Scammers and Phishers

I haven’t studied French since I was at school, so I can’t be certain of the exact meaning of the text.  I do know it’s a scam and the link in the email ISN’T a link to Orange.

If you think there might be a problem with your Orange account, enter the address of the Orange website directly into your browser and then log into your account.  NEVER verify your account details for anything [Continue reading Votre facture internet de Aout 2009]

If you click on the link in this scam email, you will see that Acculotto DON’T hold draws.  They provide you with a system for choosing numbers for other lotteries.

If you make the mistake of replying to this email you will find a scammer hoping to take money from you by charging you fees.

EMAIL AWARD ACCULOTTO.COM
REFERENCE: 67/80/ESP
BATCH: ESP-541-623-782
DATE:29-JULY-2009

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the http://www.acculotto.com/ lottery.html Winners International E-mail programs held on July 19th, 2009 and result where release on July 28th,2009,  Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675,with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 33-32-90-43-32, which consequently won in the 2ND category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of One Million Dollars ($1.000,000.00) Dollars.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Meanwhile, to clarify your doubts on how come you were s elected and frequently questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???). Continue reading EMAIL AWARD ACCULOTTO.COM

This scam was sent to me by a US reader.  It contains a fake email address – hmrc@ tax-revenue.uk.  This is not the address of the Inland Revenue’s website – the real website address is www.hmrc.gov. uk

If you really are due to get a refund from the Inland Revenue you will receive a letter from them, not an email – a badly written email that can’t even decide how much of a refund [Continue reading Tax Refund]

This scam was fordwarded to me by a reader.  Another “take” on the usual scam requiring financial representatives.  Yes -it is a scam.  The giveaway?  Mr Ruffer claims he lives in the UK, yet he says he “majored in art in high school” – a totally American phrase.

Mr Ruffer doesn’t want anyone to handle his financial dealings, he’s a scammer – he’s hoping you will start sending him money.  If you make the mistake of applying, you will find that money is desposited in your account.  You will then be asked to forward most of it to Mr Ruffer.  At which point the original deposit will be removed as fraudulent and you will be left out of pocket.  (See the scam victims page of this site to see how these scams work)

Delete the email and don’t reply.

My name is Merschmann Ruffer and I am an artist.

I live in the United Kingdom,with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life Anita(my Wife).It is definitely a full house. I have been doing artwork since I was a little child. That gives me about 23years of experience.

I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses. Most of my work is done ineither pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I haverecently added designing and creating artwork on thecomputer.

I have been selling my art for the last 3 years andhave had my work featured on trading cards, prints and inmagazines.I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world,But,I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works toAmericans and Canadians they are always offering to pay with a US POSTAL MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHEQUES,which is difficult for me to cash here in the United Kingdom. Continue reading Merschmann Ruffer

Mr Danny Blind writes to tell me I’ve won a non-existent cyber draw.  Why would he tell me that?  Because he’s a scammer and he hopes I might think I really have won$2.5m for no reason at all.  If I make the mistake of falling for this fake win, Mr Blind will start trying to take money from me by charging me fees.

Mr Blind is a scammer.  There was no draw.  Delete the [Continue reading AWARD WINNING NOTICE]

This scammer claims he is an employee of HSBC in Malaysia.  He tells me it would be  ”hard for you to believe, we stand to gain 7.2 million USD between us in a matter of days.”  Strange though this may seem to him, I get emails every day telling me I am going to be sent millions of dollars.

Do I believe them.  Of course I don’t – and neither should you.  This scammer isn’t [Continue reading Matter that needs your attention?]

For some reason “Mrs. Inna Gudavadze.” thinks it will come “as a surprise” that she tells me she is a) rich, b) widowed and c) just needs my help to move her money.  No, that’s not a surprise, it’s one of the most common scams.

Yes, it’s a scam.  ”Mrs. Inna Gudavadze.” isn’t rich, she isn’t a widow and she certainly doesn’t want to give you money.  She is hoping you will be taken [Continue reading Please Acknowledge!!!]

A reader sent me this gem from hoaxland.  It contains no less than THREE hoax warnings, all rolled into one email.

They contain the usual give away for hoaxes:  Forward this to every one you know, it happened a few weeks ago (no date given), shock horror language etc.

NEVER forward a scare story to ANYONE without checking it on the internet first.  They are designed to frighten people and turn you into a [Continue reading Warning]

It’s been a while since I’ve been sent a hotel scam.  I posted a selection in November last year on my original spam blog (before this one started).  The scam works like this:

You reply to the scammer saying you have rooms available.  They reply with some complicated story along the lines of  - they have the credit card numbers from their guests but they don’t have a POS machine.  So, would you just [Continue reading Reservation]

I’ve read this one three times and I still don’t understand it!  Whatever it means, it’s a scam.  I’m sure that if you make the mistake of phoning “Liz Monteroso” you will find yourself being asked for money.  If it isn’t a scam, it’s certainly spam.

[Edit]  It’s definitely a scam.  I just received the same email again, but this time from “Robert Sexton Dir/Business Development, SPN Solutions,Phone: 800.481.2979, ext 2001″

Hello, Courier services (7/27/2009)]