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THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Have you noticed how many scammers use capital letters for the subject line of their scams? This one is no exception. This scammer wants me to believe that I “bear the surname identity” of one of his deceased clients and can therefore have millions of pounds. Pull the other leg, sunshine!
Just ignore this scammer. If you make the mistake of replying you will find the scammer starts asking you to send money to pay fees.
Jason Moore & ASSOCIATE
Department Head – Wills, Trust & Probate
This is for your attention:
We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the
total sum of ?4,257,017.00 (Four Million, Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven
Thousand, Seventeen Pounds) in the intent of the deceased (names now
withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because
you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the
beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written will.
Our legal services aim to provide our private clients with a complete
service. We are happy to prepare wills, set-up and administer Trusts,
carry out the administration of estates and prepare and administer powers
of attorney.
All the papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of
this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of
acceptance, your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding
address to enable us file necessary documents at our High court probate
division for the release of this sum of money.
I await your reply soon.
Yours faithfully,
Jason Moore & ASSOCIATE
Barristers’ Chambers
Jason Moore Esq.(PRINCIPAL PARTNERS)
Contact Mr Desmond Adewale Directly at {gt_customersservice@nba.im}?
Stephanie Campbell writes to me from Cleveland State University in Ohio to tell me she is called “Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso” and has granted me $200k. Sounds unlikely to me. I suspect that Ms Campbell thinks she has found a sneaky way to pay her college fees – by becoming a scammer and trying to take money from you by charging you fees. I imagine that when she’s found out (which she will be) that her college days might end rather sooner than she’d hoped.
Ignore her. She just wants your money.
2011 Western European Union Council 66th Anniversary,
This is to inform you that you have been granted the sum of $200,000.00USD , by the Western European Union Council Board of Trustees as one of the final recipients of (2011) cash /donation celebration we are celebrating Western European Union Council @66th Anniversary wish you are to instructed to re-confirm this information’s below for immediate claims
CLEARANCE FORM:
Full Name:
Contact Address:
Country:
Occupation
Age:
Sex:
Direct Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Next Of Kin:
Valid Identity Card/National Passport:
Note: This clearance form is to be submitted to our affiliated financial body Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, contact Guaranty Trust Bank Plc with the information’s below for urgent transferring of your Compensation funds of $200,000.00USD.
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Contact Person: Mr. Desmond Adewale
Email: gt_customersservice@nba.im
Telephone: (+2348057509097 )
Once again congratulation’s from the entier staff’s and member’s of the
Western European Union Council (WEUC).
Sincerly
Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso
(WEUC Commission President )
Dearest one i trust,
The reason why Miss Solobiya asks you to keep this email secret isn’t because she is “afraid of my wicked uncle who has threatened to kill me” but because she doesn’t want you to expose her as a scammer. If you make the mistake of replying to this person you will find yourself being asked to send money to pay “fees”. You will never see a penny of the $5.6m she claims to have, because there is no such money.
Ignore this scammer.
Dearest one i trust
Greetings my dearest one,my name is Miss Helen Pella Solobiya i am 24 years old Girl from Southern sudan.I want to have a common relationship with you, I need to tell you more things, but first I need your help to Stand for me as a trustee.
My father Dr.Solobiya yak Arop was the former Minister for SPLA Affairs and Special Adviser to President Salva Kiir of South Sudan for Decentralization. My father Dr.Solobiya Yak Arop, my mother including other top Militery officers and top government officials where on board when the plane crashed on Friday May 02, 2008. You can read more about the crat through the below site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm
Some months after the burial of my father, my uncle conspired with my step mother and sold my father’s properties to a Chinese Expatriate. On a faithful morning I opened my father’s briefcase and found out document which my beloved late father used and deposit money in a Bank in Burkina Faso , with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money so that I can start a better life and take care of myself. The Branch manager of the Bank whom I met in person told me that my present status does not permit me by the local law to clear money or make a transfer of money into an account, he advice me to provide a trustee who will help me and invest the money or I should wait till when I will get married it demand by their Authority……
I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own blood sister and help me. Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well, I will say that my mind convinced me that you are the true person to help me. More so, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my uncle has threatened to assassinate me. The amount is $5.6 Million and I have confirmed from the bank in Burkina Faso . You will also help me to place the money in a more profitable business venture in your Country.
However, you will help by recommending a nice University in your country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment As soon as I receive your interest in helping me, I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. Please do keep this only to your self. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked uncle who has threatened to kill me.
Sincerely yours
Miss Helen Pella Solobiya.
My Private Email Address ( helenpellasolobiya@one.co.il )
Wedding and Bridal Dresses – vicyc
Be wary of this company http://www.vicyc.com, whose website claim they have been “operating in the bridal dress and formal dress industry for more than 4 years since we have built our company in the United States.”. They even give a convincing looking US address on their website.
However, this company has been spamming a holiday accommodation site that I own with adverts for bridesmaids dresses. When I wrote and complained this is the answer I received from the contact email address on their site:
“thank u for ur interest in our company. there are many beautiful
dresses in the website .we are prefessional in dress making, we will
make the dress perfect for u. we are custo made. We can make the dress
according to ur request We can make the dress in any color from the
color chart in the website. We also can make the dress in any size, we
are located in HK,China”
Clearly:
a) they are not located in the USA.
b) they don’t actually read their emails – which makes me wonder what their customer service would be like if you tried to place an order.
JOINT VENTURE
The only person that will “benefit” “a lot” from this proposal is J.H. – who is a scammer hoping that you will believe his ridiculous email. If you make the mistake of replying you will find that he just starts asking you to send money to pay fees.
Think about it. Would someone who really had that kind of money need to send out random emails to unknown people to find a business partner? I don’t think so!
Dear Friend,
Greetings from Hong Kong
I am sending you this message concerning
a Business Proposal of $24.5 Million USD
and I want you to partner with me in this project.
This business will benefit you a lot.
Please contact me back with the below
address for details:
Email: jkhu902@qq.com
I await your prompt response.
Thanks.
J.H
The Real Truth about your Inheritance
This is the first time I can remember receiving a scam that claims to come from Togo. It’s the usual story of crooked officials and millions of dollars, which I can have if I just send the scammer some money!
Ignore this scammer who will just keep asking you to send money if you make the mistake of replying. If you don’t believe me, read the comment left on this post a few days ago http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/02/apex-bank/
Sadly, it’s because victims like this exist that scammers continue scamming.
I am MR Adam David. a computer scientist working with central bank of lome togo.I just started work with central bank of lome togo. and I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and but the fund was not released to you.
The most annoying thing is that they won’t tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you,instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily,I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security.
I needed to do this because you need to know the statues of your Funds and cause for the delay,Please this is like a Mafia setting in lome togo, you may not understand it because you are not a Togolaise. The only thing needed to release this fund is the Anti drug/terrorist clearance certificate which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE(IRS)for clearance of the transfered amount in your account.
Once the Anti drug /terrorist clearance certificate is obtained funds will immediately reflect in your bank within 10 Minutes,the certificate is all that is needed to complete this transaction.
Note that the actual funds is valued at $15.5 MILLION USD and the president made a compensation fund release for all unpaid beneficiary valued at $10 million usd.
Listed below are the mafia’s and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind persual.
1) Prof. Charles soludo
2) Senator Mark
3) Chief Joseph Sanusi
4) Dr. R. Rasheed
5) Barrister Awele Ugorji
6) Mr Roland Ngwa
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Dr. Patrick Aziza
Deputy Governor – Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor – Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor – Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
14) Barr Jacob Onyema
15) Dr. Godwin Oboh: Director Union Bank Of Nigeria.
16) Mr John Collins: Global Diplomat Director.
17) Foreign fund diplomatic courier
18) Barr. Becky Owens
19)Rev. Steven Jones
20) bank of Africa
21)Mrs. Debbie Hargrove
22)Mr. Micheal Wagner
23)Barr. Isa Farid
24)Dr. Raymond Faye
25)Ibraheem Fashola
26)Dr. Leslie Fawaz
27)Mercy Fajaroo
28)Walter K. Falana
29)Azeez Fatou
30)Ibrahim Fabumi
31)Daniel Faras
32)Micheal Faras
33)Minassa Fernandez
34)Viresh Fernando
35)Deacon Diende Fernandez
36)Ben Felix
37)Dr. Ige Femi
38)Chen Hsiu Fei
39)Gloria Festus
40)Lopez Fernando
41)Aloye Fidelis
42)Augusto Fish
43)Dr. Raymond Fingesi
44)Dr. Martin Fibu
45)Joseph Finn
46)Ogom Fidelis
47)Jennifer H. Fiedler
48)Dr. Jimmy Fowler
49)Robert Fortin
50)Dr. Sharon Forrest
51)Prince Michael Fofano
52)Sarah Fofano
53)Tony Foster
54)Dr. Koman Fofar
55)Samuel Fona
56)Grace Fona
57)Funmi Folorunso
58)Mike Franklin
59)Egbo Francois
60)George Freeman
Do get in touch with me immediately with my direct number +2288522437 to conclude this final transaction immediately,and also send to me your convenient tel/fax numbers for easy communications.
Thanks while i look forward to your positive reply.Please reply back to me on my private email id if you are interested mradamdavid2007@yahoo.com.hk
Regards,
MR Adam David
DEMANDE DE PARTENARIAT
I don’t need Google translate to tell me that anyone who claims to be in the Cote d’Ivoire and have 3.7m Euros to share with me is a scammer.
Ignore him – if you make the mistake of replying you will find yourself being asked to send money to pay fees.
Mes sincères salutations à vous, Je rentre en contact avec vous dans le but d’entretenir une relation d’affaire sérieuse et bénéfique pour tous. Je suis BERNARD Jean Pierre, âgé de 50 ans. J’ai servi l’armée française pendant des années. J’ai participé à la guerre du Koweït où j’ai acquis la somme de 3.700.000€ par le biais d’un citoyen nanti du Koweït qui, sa famille et lui ont eu la vie sauve grâce à mon aide. J’ai placé cet argent dans une banque sur un compte bloqué en Côte d’Ivoire. Suite à un accident de circulation le 23 Aout 1996 à Marseille, j’ai perdu mon épouse et mon fils de 12 ans. Je me suis en sorti mais paralysé des deux membres inférieurs. Je suis présentement en Côte d’Ivoire dans le but de faire rapatrier mes fonds compte tenu de la situation sociopolitique du pays. Mais, Je suis dans une situation financière difficile. Je sollicite votre assistance dans le but de m’aider à faire face aux frais des documents pour le processus de transfert et aussi me fournir un compte bancaire où les fonds seront transférés. En retour je m’engage à vous donner une récompense de 20% du montant. J’attends une réponse de votre part. BERNARD Jean Pierre.
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This is a service notification from PayPal regarding important to your accounts or services.
This, so called, notification from Paypal has some obvious giveaways that it’s a fake. One – it addresses me as “Dear Customer” and doesn’t use my registered Paypal identity. Two – if you click on the link in the email you are taken to http:// mail.g7g.sk/ssl128.site/cgi-bin/index.php……….. which is NOT the paypal website.
NEVER click on a link in an email that claims to come from Paypal – even if you think it might be genuine. ALWAYS enter the Paypal web address directly into your browser. I there is a problem with your account you will see it after you have logged in to the genuine site.
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Please note: This is a service notification from PayPal
regarding important to your accounts or services.
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Dear Customer,
A strange ip from a different location was recently login into your Paypal account and we have decided to limitate your account on our ongoing effort to protect your account and our relationship, we monitor your account for possible fraudulent activity.
As a result,we require you to confirm and verify your account information By Clicking Here and completing the confirmation process.
If you spot a transaction you don’t recognise call us immediately on 408-373-8400 as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Paypal Fraud Prevention Department
European City Guide
These scammers must think I’m daft. They want the princely sum of 997 Euros just to include me in the “the next and following two editions” of their guide on “CD-Rom – Internet”. What??? Who on earth searches for a local (or even national) services on a CD-Rom.
Just ignore these scammers.
Response to this letter will be appreciated…
“Mr.Peter Lee” writes to me from the Netherlands to tell me he is South Korean. Then he tells me the usual scam story about needing my help to transfer large amounts of money.
The only money this scammer wants to transfer is yours. He’s hoping you will fall for his story and start sending him money to pay “fees”. Ignore him.
Good Day To You My Friend.
It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. I got your reference in my search for someone who suits my proposed business relationship.
I am Mr. Peter. Lee a South Korean, happily married with children, and i am a Director of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, in charge of the International Remittance department. I have a confidential business suggestion for you. I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from Hong Kong to your country. It involves the transfer of a large sum of money. Everything concerning this transaction shall be legally done without hitch. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.
Once the funds have been successfully transferred into your account, we shall share in the ratio to be agreed by both of us. I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below (peterjplee@yahoo.cn) and finally after that I shall furnish you with more information’s about this operation. Should you be interested, please forward the following to me urgently:
1. Full names
2. Occupation
3. Private phone number
4. Current contact address
Please if you are not interested delete this email and do not hunt me because I am putting my career and the life of my family at stake with this venture. Although nothing ventured is nothing gained.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr.Peter Lee
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Hong Kong.(Asia)
Email: – peterjplee@yahoo.cn
Money Gram Malaysia!
The scammer who sent this email is going to have a hard time just working out which email address to look at to see if they have any replies. The email was (allegedly) sent from herenowcallme-backdooropen@yahoo.com – with a Reply-to address of allendavis_transfe101@yahoo.co.jp – but I’m asked to reply to moneygram11@blumail.org.
Do you want to guess where this email was sent from? Malaysia (Money Gram Malaysia)? Japan (yahoo.co.jp)? No. It was sent from the Australian National University. I think maybe their students need to spend more time on their academic studies and less time on their computers trying to scam innocent victims.
The G-20 Group in relationship with HSBC London has concluded that
our working partner (Money Gram Malaysia) has helped us to send your
first instalmental payment of US$5,000 as instructed by the Group of
Twenty (G-20) in conjuction with the Malaysia government and will keep
sending you $5000 twice a week until the full payment of (US$820,000 )
is completed.
To track your funds, You are to forward your name to our money gram agent
(Mr Allen Davies) via email: moneygram11@blumail.org
Best Regards,
Mrs Patricia Lee
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It’s been a while since I added a fake PayPal email – so here is another one. Firstly, when Paypal write to you they ALWAYS use your Paypal name and NEVER address you as “Dear valued PayPal Customer”.
Secondly – NEVER click on a link in a PayPal email, even if you think it might be real. ALWAYS enter the address of the Paypal website directly into your browser. If there are any problems with your account you will see them in your account area when you log in.
If you think you have accidentally given your Paypal account details to a scammer, contact paypal immediately via their REAL website.
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Proposition for job seeker
Internationally located corporation searching for employe in the United Kingdom for representation job with part-time and full-time schedule options.
Relocation is not required, job seeker will operate from her city. Medical and travel fees are repaid.
Must be motivated organized person, 18+ age. Compensation from 3000 pounds + commission earned.
This work is ideally become to an individual with demonstrated experience across client service, supply chain & logistics within a production environment where quality is high.
Simply respond to this email to get more answers. Feel free to enclose your Resume for a confidential discussion. They are looking forward to talk over the job position with you.
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If my inbox is to be believed, Nigeria is full of wicked people who’s sole aim is to “divert funds” so that I don’t get them. All I have to do, apparently, is reply to any of these emails and untold riches will come my way. Or not. The only money that will exchange hands if this scammer gets his way will be your money flowing into this scammer’s bank account.
You know perfectly well that you aren’t expecing a “contract / inheritance fund” from a scammer with a gmail address.
Just delete this email.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
EMAIL: slsanusilamido447@gmail.com
Attn: Beneficiary
This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your contract / inheritance fund. The instruction to this Board to authorize your payment was given by the President himself Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan following intelligence report on contract payment he received which revealed that the lower offices and department including some departments of Apex bank are engaging in the practice of payment delays through unnecessary use of bureaucratic office processes and imposition of unauthorized fees. This apart has been allegations that some officials of NNPC and CBN deliberately divert funds approved with the name of a beneficiary to accounts that were not given by the known contractor/ inheritor after the due processing and approval of such payment.
To avoid and curtail such official misconduct and deliberate delay of foreign contractor?? payment under one flimsy reason or the other, the President of the Country therefore mandated me the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise contractor?? and inheritance payment and ensure that such payments are received by the beneficiary within a short period of five (5) days from the day of notice.
Based on the information in your payment file submitted to us from NNPC, formal CBN Governor (Prof. Charles C. Soludo) and FMF. Your name was in the list of Category? A? Beneficiaries whose payments have been verified and approved with the records indicating that your payment has long over due.
The directive from the President based on all these findings is that I Mr. Lamido Sanusi the Governor of CBN should make immediately uninterrupted payment of your contract/inheritance fund direct from the Federal Treasury. Other offices including Formal CBN Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo earlier handling your payment has been advised to hand over to me to avoid duplication of efforts, though such offices hesitate to let you know of this new development.
I hereby use this medium to congratulate you and heart fully thank you for your patience and understanding during all this years of delays on your fund.
In respect of this, I held a meeting with the representatives of concerned govt. bodies during which your contract file and other information of your payment were submitted. After going through your file a lot of official irregularities, impending stop orders and complexities surrounding the payment were discovered. Therefore, this office and the concerned bodies unanimously decided and approved that your payment will be made available and release to you this week once you reconfirm to me your details as shown below:
1) Your full name:
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name if any and position.
4) Profession:
5) Address:
5) Copy of Working ID / DIRIVERS LICENCE OR INT’LPASSPORT:
6) Amount expecting:
I will advice you to reconfirm your details to me so that I can verify it and get back to you.
NOTE: Should you want your payment via telegraphic wire transfer or cash delivery, quickly notify me.
Further details concerning your payment this week will be given to you as soon as i receive your respond.
Yours in service.
Dr. Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Federation
Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN)
Important massage from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
How nice of this scammer to tell me up-front how much money to send him – $530!!!! If you make the mistake of paying you will find this scammer will start ask you to send yet more money.
This is an old, semi-literate, scam that keeps being recycled. Don’t fall for it, just delete it.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
I am Mr. Robert S. Mueller, The FBI Director; After proper investigations, we
discovered that your impending payment that have been withheld by imposters,
claiming to be Joseph Roland Dottie, Professor Charles Salado (Governor of the
Central bank of Nigeria), Mr. Patrick Aziza, Kenneth Orin, RICK EDO WESTERN
UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC Joel Mathew FedEx Benin, Mr. Frank Nweke, None
existing officials of the Oceanic Bank of Nigeria and Zenith Bank, UK winning
Lottery, Andy Lear of Hsbc bank, Coca-Cola winning lottery and among a list of
others is now under our custody with the help of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Local Police Force.
Investigations revealed that you have spent a lot on your personal earned money
just to conclude the successful transfer of your funds to your nominated bank
account by obtaining transfer documents as requested by the imposters, costing
you a lot of money but all to no avail.
The FBI had to send some financial crime investigators from our head quarters in
Washington DC to Africa in other to carry out proper investigation, after
receiving series of other reports similar to yours as you are not the only
person awaiting the legal transfer of funds from Africa.
The FBI has giving authority to the International Monetary Funds (IMF) to
assist all the organization involved; such as the Central Bank, Zenith Bank,
and Legit lottery organizations to immediately commence with the compensation of
all the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of their funds.
With the help of some of the best Internet investigators attached to the FBI, we
traced your information from the Internet as one of the beneficiaries awaiting
the successful transfer of funds to your nominated account.
I am pleased to inform you that a meeting was held as regards the best way to
carry out with the compensation exercise for transparency and most especially to
avoid reoccurrence of the delay in transferring your funds and the high cost of
procuring transfer documents and came to a final conclusion as all head of
organizations involved was duly represented.
It was approved to be issued to you as a valid international ATM card cashable
at any ATM machine designation in the world. The ATM account has already being
credited with two million, five hundred thousand United States dollars. ($2.5,
000, 000.00USD), with a daily Limit of withdrawal of Ten thousand United States
Dollars. ($10.000, 00USD).The ATM card has already being packaged and approved
to be delivered to your door step via express courier delivery service.
Contact Agent Brown Smith {Our FBI ATM Rep.} at the ATM PAYMENT CENTER and
reconfirm your delivery information as stated below and your security code with
five digit (12090) number has to be submitted alongside with your delivery
information for security reasons.
DELIVERY INFROMATION
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
AGE:
=======CONTACT INFORMATION========
NAME: Agent Brown Smith (FBI)
EMAIL: revbrownsmith@mail.mn
HAVE IT IN MIND THAT THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR PACKAGE DELIVERY TO YOUR
DESTINATION HAS BEEN SETTLED BETWEEN US AND THE COURIER COMPANY IN CHARGE OF
YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY. SO YOU ARE MANDATED TO PAY FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE
ONLY FOR YOUR ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN BE REST ASSURE
THAT YOUR ATM CARD IS WELL SECURE.
A RELIABLE AND A TRUSTED COURIER COMPANY HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO DELIVER YOUR
PACKAGE TO YOUR DESTINATION, AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT Agent Brown Smith HE WILL
UPDATE YOU WITH THE COURIER COMPANY EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESS IN OTHER TO AVOID ANY
UNDUE DELAY OF YOUR ATM CARD.
NOTE: Under normal circumstances you are suppose to come and collect your ATM
CARD in person and sign some documents as proof of the collection of your ATM
CARD but the IMF insisted that you pay for the SECURITY KEEPING FEE ONLY of your
ATM CARD via western union money transfer, which will cost you only $530.00 USD
to cut down travel expenses in other for the western union payment receipt and
the receipt of payment of $530.00 USD to the nominated courier company that will
carry out with the delivery to your door step to be documented in your file as
proof your collection. We hope that is very clear. A receipt to this effect will
be sent to you and a copy kept in your file for future documentation.
We also advise that you stop further communications with these imposters and
forward any correspondence / proposal you receive from them to Agent Brown
Smith in other for the FBI to bring justice to does still at large.
GOD BLESSES US.
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as you receive this message
Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank – Payment received.
A bit more convincing than the usual scam bank email, poorly written rubbish. Still a scam. NEVER click on a link in a bank email, even if it appears to have come from your bank. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank website directly into your browser.
That link takes you to deltaprisma.com, which redirects to http://mybusiness.servehalflife.com – NOT the A&L website. Once there you are asked for all your confidential bank info so that the scammer can help him or herself to your money.
Delete the email.
Dear Customer,
You Have One New Message
Unfortunately we are unable to accept the secure message to authorise a CHAPS payment, please log on to online banking and check the messages.
Please click on the following link.
Online business banking with mybusinessbank
Payment received from:
Company: PEACH MARKETING
>From Account: 003513807 — 09-01-50 03513807
Amount: ?500.00
Payment Reference: DRAWINGS
Payment Type: CHAPS
Status: In Progress
Transaction Number: 20884571
Payment Date: 02/05/2011
Message: We telephoned you today in relation to your CHAPS payment, unfortunately we were unable to contact you on the telephone numbers registered for your account to verify the payment.
Please click on the following link to to view a copy.
006090126337f076
To donate to Easter Seals Blake Foundation click here
Limitations On Your Lloyds TSB Account
Short and ungrammatical – this scam bank email should be sent straight to your email trash can. I didn’t look at the attached webpage, but I’ll guess it asks for all your bank account details so the scammer can help him/herself to your money.
Your Online Access is Limited. Download to restore access from been Suspended.
Partnership Invite
This cunning scammer thought he’d send his scam as an attached graphic so that spam filters wouldn’t detect it.
So – for your entertainment and the scammer’s embarrassment I’ve reproduced the graphic below.
Read the attached file on partnership invitation and get back to me.
Kind Regards,
Thom Jeson
thomjeson@aol.com
ggr.2010@rediffmail.com
Your account has been suspended !!
Dear member ,
It’s been a while since I posted a fake bank email. So here is one to remind you that you should NEVER click on a link in a bank email – even if it looks as if it came from your own bank. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank, building society etc directly into your browser.
This scammer is after your bank account details so that s/he can log in and help him/herself to your money.
If you think you have accidentally given your account details to a scammer, contact your bank immediately.
Your account is suspended due to multiple number of
incorrect login attempts.
For your protection, we’ve suspended your account .
To reactivate your login access please download the
form attached to your e-mail and update your details .
Note: If not completed until April 22, 2011,
we will be forced to suspend your account .
Thank you, Customer Support Service.
Copyright © TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe) Limited.
All rights reserved.
Spam from your account
Hot on the heels of the last post here – another fake Facebook email – yet again with a load of rubbish text at the bottom and yet again with attachments that you shouldn’t open as I suspect it might contain a Trojan.
Just delete this email.
Good afternoon
Spam is sent from your FaceBook account.
Your password has been changed for safety.
Information regarding your account and a new password is attached to
the letter.
Read this information thoroughly and change the password to
complicated one.
Please do not reply to this email, it’s automatic mail notification!
Thank you.
FaceBook Service.
But he soon composed himself and thought, Thou hast been unfortunate
from no fault of thine own, and straightway went back again to hell,
complained of his misfortune to the old Devil, and begged for his
help.The Devil said, Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you,
cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you, and when he had
done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings,
and said, Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money,
or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your
place. Hans went up and said to the landlord, Thou hast stolen my
money; if thou dost not return it, thou shalt go down to hell in my
place, and wilt look as horrible as I. Then the landlord gave him the
money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret, and Hans
was now a rich man.
Facebook. The new password to your account. N0137
Facebook will NEVER change your password automatically. The “attached document” will be a trojan that will most likely be after confidential information or will send you lots of unwanted advertising. I don’t which because I didn’t open the attachment. Neither should you. DON’T OPEN THE ATTACHMENT.
Look at all that rubbish text at the bottom of the email. The real Facebook would never send you all that. Delete the email.
Security service of FaceBook.
Your password is not secure!
To secure your account the password has been changed automatically!
Attached document contains a new password to your account and detailed
information about new security measures.
Thank you for attention,
Your Facebook
Which seemed to remind my friend the policeman that he had authority
to exercise. He began to poke his stick into the humped backs of poor
Jewish tailors, and into the ample stomachs of fat Jewish housewives.
Come on now, get along with you, and let somebody else have a bit o
the street. I pushed my way forward, by virtue of my good clothes, and
got through the press about Carpenter, and took him by the arm,
saying, Come on now, lets see if we cant get to the Labor Temple.
There was a crowd following us, of course; and I sought to keep
Carpenter busy in conversation, to indicate that the crowd was not
wanted. But before we had gone half a block I felt some one touch me
on the arm, and heard a voice, saying, I beg pardon, Im a reporter for
the Evening Blare. Now, of course, I had known this must come; I had
realized that I would be getting myself in for it, if I went to join
Carpenter that morning.
Congratulations!!!
There is no such think as the De Lotto Internet Sweepstakes. This is just a scammer, who is hoping you will be taken by his story. If you make the mistake of replying, this scammer will start asking you to send money to pay fees. Just delete this email.
De Lotto.
Postbus 3074
GB Rijswijk Zh 914
Congratulations!!!
We write to inform you of the result of our Internet Sweepstakes program that was conducted on the 26th Day of March, 2011. This e-mail address which was extracted among other e-mail addresses from the Internet Data Base and entered into our program with a File Serial Number: AM-71070/137AY, has won you its owner cash prize money of ?400,000, (Four Hundred Thousand Euros Only). You can only claim this fund by contacting our paying bank to release your winning to you .
Mr. Paul Adams
Tel: +31-645725358
Fax: +31-847596057
Email:ingpbnl@post.com
This lottery program was conducted and sponsored by us De Lotto Company as a Goodwill Gesture and you don’t need to purchase our lottery ticket before entering this program because it was a free email sweepstakes program. Your winning must be claimed not later than the 28days of your receipt of this message hence we advice you provide our paying bank above with the below stated details for the processing of your Won prize.
1). Complete Full Names:
2). Residential Address:
3). Occupation:
4). Phone/Fax Numbers:
5). A Scan Copy of any valid proof of your Identification like International Passport or Driver’s License that will be use for the processing of your payment file:
Congratulations and happy spending upon your receipt of the winning funds.
Sincerely yours,
Marijke Gessel. (Programs Coordinator)
For: Lotto NL. (Lotto is een onderdeel van De Lotto).
Copyright(c) 2009 by De Lotto, the Netherlands.
ReplyReply AllMove…adds
Mutual Benefit.
Katherine Lobuglio writes to me from Harvard University (klobuglio@oeb.harvard.edu) to tell me that she is called “Iain James” and has a scam business proposal for me.
Do you suppose that Ms Lobuglio thinks that scamming is a good way to pay her university fees? I don’t. I think she should pay more attention to her studies and get herself a proper job. I can’t imagine that “internet scamming” will look good on her CV when she starts applying for jobs after leaving university.
I am Mr Iain James MACKAY I have a business proposal worth 22.4milliondollars for you email me for details: Email: lain.jamesmackay@yahoo.com.hk
Respond to me if interested.
“Dijk Van Michan” is no friend of mine – or yours. He’s a scammer. He doesn’t have access to millions of unclaimed dollars, and if he did he most certainly wouldn’t want to share them with you or me. This scammer’s only interest in money is yours – he is hoping you will believe his story and then he will start asking you to send him money for fees. Ignore him.
Dear Friend.
I know it will be a surprise for you to receive my proposal through the internet which could not be the best method of sending you this message, well. My name is Dijk Van Michan, I work with the Finance Monetary Unit here in the Netherlands , we are in charge of auditing foreign account holders in all various banks here in Netherland . I actualy found your contact email address through my country international Web directory.
During our last annual inspections of all foreign account holders in all various bank accounts here in the Netherlands , My department found a dormant account with an enormous sum of US$ 6,500,000.00 (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollar) which was deposited by one Mr. Jerry R. Williams a British citizen,and to my investigation why the account has be dormant for so long I found out that the accound holder has actualy died in a plane crash in november 1999 which lead to the dormant of the account.
As I investigate further I found out that the late Jerry R.Williams has not indicated any beneficiary or next of kin in his certificate of deposite which he used to deposited the money in post bank here in Netherland to claim these
Funds.(US$ 6,500,000.00)and to the law of my country here in Netherlands when an account is dormant for more than eight 8 years the authority has every tendency to confiscate the account and the money will go to the government account,this is why am contacting you to stand as the next of kin or beneficiary to the deceased account since you are not a Netherlands citizen. I will provide all support proof documents to put you in the place of the beneficiary with the help of my lawyer upon hearing from you.
I will need us to work together if you are interested, and I assure you that I will provide all useful information’s and documentation that we enable us transfer the funds out of the bank where it is deposited here in post bank Netherland into your designated bank account in your country legally without any problem. I would explain better to you on phone conversation upon hearing from you as I await your prompt responds. You can contact me on my private email:vanmichan@aol.com
Best Regards,
Dijk V.Michan
your VISA card 4XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: possible fraudulent transaction # 4210057
Your card hasn’t been used in Iran – this is a phisher – who is hoping you will click on the link and give them your credit card details. NEVER click on a link in an email that appears to come from your bank or credit card company. ALWAYS enter the address of their website directly into your browser and log into the website. If you are in any doubt, get the phone number of your bank or card company and phone them.
Dear VISA card holder,
A recent review of your transaction history determined that
your card was used at an ATM located in Iran, but for security
reasons the requested transaction was refused. You need to
complete the VISA Card Holder Form. You can do this by
clicking the link below:
https://www.visa.com/cforms/cholderform.php?sessionid=7D51f602f6e15e3d166d5a33404c465c09061fc4ed2bd50f3b0
VISA Cards Support
Message-ID: [ #72aef00a915d47de9b93e911accf4888 ]
Dear Friend;
I’m not sure why “Dr Chan” addresses me as “Dear Friend” and I have no idea why he thinks I need to know that he is married with children. Somehow I doubt that he is either of those things. If he is, then I recommend for the sake of his children that he stops trying to scam people and gets himself a proper job.
Yes, Dr Chan is a scammer. He certainly doesn’t have millions of dollars to share with you. The only money he is interested in is yours, which he is hoping to take from you by charging you fees.
Dear Friend,
I am Dr. John C.C Chan a Korean Republc, happily married with children, and i am a Director of Hang Seng Bank Ltd,
in charge of the International Remittance department. I have a confidential business you of 25.5 million dollars for you.
Please endeavour to reply me if interested johnccchan@yahoo.com.hk
Thanks,
Best Regard,
Dr. John C.C Chan.
Congratulations Your winning Reference # is: M728182F
…….. and I’m “happy to announce to you” that this is a scam. There is no such thing as the Coca-Cola annual on-line free draw and you haven’t won anything.
This is a scammer – who is hoping you will be taken in by his story and then start sending him your money when he starts demanding fees. Ignore him (or her).
Congratulations,
We are happy to announce to you that your email address attached to ticket
number 13R47B47 has subsequently won you the star-prize of $750,000.00USD
(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollars) in the just
concluded Coca-Cola annual on-line free draws held on the (31th March,2011)
Participants for the draws were randomly selected through an
automatic email generating ballot system, drawn from a wide range of web
hosts. To begin your prize claims process, it is important that you
acknowledge your receipt of this correspondence. Send your response to
your claims agent by replying to this notification:Please note, if you
are not the right full owner of this email, do not respond to this mail
thank
Claims Agent: Mr. Chong Samad
Tel: +60102617208
Email: coca.colaclaimsorg@yahoo.com.hk
Do provide your claims officer with the requested data below.
1. Full Name:___________
2. Address:__________
3. Country:__________
4. Phone Number:_____
5. Occupation:________
6. Sex:______________
7. Age:______________
8. How Do You Feel As A Winner?
Congratulations to you from all members of this program.Send response
to”coca.colaclaimsorg@yahoo.com.hk” only..
Best Regards,
Online Co-coordinator,
Dr. Fred Johnson.
Coca-Cola Online Promotion
Domain Renewal Group
I regularly receive printed renewal notices from these chancers. Today the Domain Rewnewl Group want to charge me £25 (UK) to renew a domain that costs approx £6 to renew via my usual registrar. Their “best value” offer of 5 years for £75 compares with $50 ( approx £47).
They do state on their notice that “this notice is not a bill”, but I wonder how many people get taken in by the notice and pay well over the going rate – only to discover that this isn’t their usual registrar and their domains have been transferred?
Just ignore these notices. If you do want to change registrars there are many reliable ones that don’t feel the need to try to trick you into paying them
Human Security (UNTFHS)
I’m not entirely sure what this scammer was on when he or she wrote this load of nonsense. Whatever it was, I suggest s/he stops smoking it/drinking it/taking it now – because it seems to be addling his or her brain.
Apparently I’m going to be sent millions of dollars to help improve the standard of living of the “Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for developing States” which is, obviously, governed by “article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”.
What else can I say. This is just rubbish and you haven’t been awarded anything. This scammer just hopes (falsely I would think) that you will fall for his story and start sending him the money he wants to take from you.
Just ignore this daft email.
FROM THE DESK OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
Government Accredited Licensed Promoters!
United Nations Trust Fund
England Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Palais des Nations CH-1211, England
(Customer Services)
Date: 19/03/2011
OUR REF: UN004/92/80KLG
Dear Beneficiary,
This email is to inform you that you have been emerged a winner on United Nations (UN) cash grant award prize of ($1,552,000.00) One Million five hundred and fifty two thousand United States Dollars for this year award. Your email address was selected during our random email balloting through our computerize email selection system for the cash grant, and if you have receive this notification, it means that you are a lucky beneficiary of our cash grant award.
The united nations authorities has decided to give this award to 10 beneficiaries from all over the world to help facilitate and improve the standard of living to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for developing States, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and compliance with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This is to notify you that you are entitled to receive your grant funds on completion of all requisite demands issued by funds clearing house prosecuting file records. This grant is been aided by the United Nations development programmed and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) YOUR CASH GRANT PIN No: (UNT-009/8540/205)
Our corresponding office United Nations Trust Funds in South East Asia (Kingdom of Cambodia) will give you details on how your funds would be remitted to you. Do contact our payment office immediately with the information below. Your grant numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the event manager/Claims Department, send your winning identification numbers and fill out the verification form below, to enable him verify your claims.
FULL NAMES:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
WINNING EMAIL:
PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
SEX: MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
With regards to this, you are to send the filled copy of above requested information to our approved region payment department office in Cambodia via E-mail Address for verification purpose by them before the delivery of your winning cheque can be commences for delivery to your destination address provided to us.
Contact our payment office immediately with the information below;
—————————————
Payment Officer: Barr. John Richie
Phone Number: +855975073382
Email: undpcambodiadepartment@w.cn
—————————————
YOURS TRULY,
MR. BAN KI-MOON
(UNITED NATION SECRETARY GENERAL)
Dear Mail User,
This very unconvincing scammer needs to go back to scam school – or better still get a proper job.
Firstly – he doesn’t even bother to say which “Mail servers” or which mail provider he is talking about. Obviously he has no idea who your email provider is. Secondly he couldn’t even be bothered to put up a fake website or design a fake form for you to fill in, he simply asks you to send him your “customer ID” and password. What an idiot. Ignore him or her.
Due to the congestion in our Mail servers,there would be removal of all unused Mail Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 48 hours for security reasons.
Customer ID:
Password:
Country/Region:
Note: This email is only for Account owner.Thank you for using Mail !
The Mail Team
pdnames.com
Clearly these scammers think I’m daft. They have picked the .com version of a domain that I own in the .info version. The .com version they want to sell me for $99.97 is currently available from my own registrars for just $9.98.
This company is just a trying to frighten you into paying 10 times the real cost, for no good reason. Ignore them.
We are selling the domain name domainfortesting.com. As the owner of domainfortesting.info if you would like the preferred .COM version we are making it available.
The one time cost is $99.97. This includes transfer of ownership to you and a full year of domain registration.
For details or to purchase go to:
http://www.pdnames.com/co.php?domain=domainfortesting.com
This is a one time note. Unless you respond we will not contact you again.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Me Austin
Do you remember writing to “Ekaterina”? Of course you don’t, because you haven’t. “She” is a scammer who is phishing in the hope that someone will be taken in by her advances. When “she” thinks you have become friendly enough “she” will start asking you to send “her” money for fares, medical bills, college fees – or anything else that you can think of.
Why have I put she and her in inverted commas? Because she might not even be female. This is just a scammer. She could easily be a he! Ignore him or her.
Hi. I am glad, that you have written to me. Excuse, that I answer you not at once. I have been occupied and could not come on the email some days. Now I had a free time, and I have decided to answer you. I with the girlfriend looked a site of acquaintances, and I was interested by your questionnaire. I have there no questionnaire, and on it I have written to you from the questionnaire of my girlfriend. Now it is a little about itself. My name Ekaterina. To me of 28 years. I live in Russia. In city Rostov. This city is approximately 850 kilometres from Moscow. Write me on my email: truesweetkiss@yahoo.com .
Lifestyle Claims (aka Client Connection Ltd)
This isn’t an internet scam – it’s a telephone scam, posted by a fellow member of a small email based forum I belong to. This isn’t a round robin, hoax warning. This was posted by a member after it actually happened to her. I have little to add apart from her recommendation – take a look at this thread on the Money Saving Expert forum http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=38298346 .
Don’t engage in conversation with these scammers. Just put the phone down.
This is what happened to her in her own words:
“I just had a quite unpleasant ten minute phone call on my mobile phone from a man who knew my name and address and mobile number – and wouldn’t tell me how he knew these things! He just said airily “oh, mobile numbers aren’t ex directory” but only about 8 people know my number!
This man said he was from a government related company called Lifestyle Claims and which, he claimed, is also part of the Ministry of Justice.
He claimed to get me refunds based on payment protection interest paid on mortgages/credit cards over the years, even though I’d never taken out such payment protection!!!
…………this man just would not get off my phone. I told him to get off my line.
He told me he wanted 145 pounds plus VAT to chase my ‘refund’ which he was positive I was due, and that my refund would be many hundreds, possibly a couple of thousands of pounds.
While he was talking, I somehow was able to google Lifestyle Claims. The first web page google brings up is their own, and he got very excited that I had found their website.
The second website on google is the following which is much more cautionary and tells that this is a SCAM to please do be aware if someone rings you: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=38298346
….Please be aware as this seems a very current scam, and ensure you read the warnings on the money saving expert forum re LIFESTYLE CLAIMS – and never give out any money up front to claim back ‘refunds’ on PPI insurance, mortgage interest etc”
YOUR FUND IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP.
This scammer can’t decide if I’m owed money for an inheritance or a win. I’m also not sure why the United Nations would pay either. If it’s an inheritance, why on earth would they pay me rather than the executors of the deceased person. If it’s a win, why wouldn’t the organisation who I won the money from pay?
All silly questions, of course, as there is no money. All “michael Davidson” wants is to get his hands on my money – or yours. He’s a scammer who is hoping you will start sending him money when he starts asking you to pay fees. Ignore him.
YOUR FUND IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP.
Your Inheritance/Winning payment was paid out to the United Nations
Organization, and they have succeeded in depositing your funds with us.
They have ordered Western Union to take full responsibility in the
transfer process of your funds, and we have received your application for
the first installment of $5,000 USD from the total amount of $2.5M USD,Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.
Here is the first installment payment of $5,000 USD transferred with the
MTCN NUMBER: 094 621 xxxx the remain four number will be released to you to
pick it up until you Re-confirm Your information For some security reasons
to Person In charge MICHAEL DAVIDSON {:EMAIL:paymentoffice@inMail24.com} to
avoid wrong person.
These was the new payment formula of western union to avoid scam of the fund.
Full Name:…………
Sex** :……..,,,…
Contact ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Country*:…………..
Telephone Number:…….
Copy of your id…………
Yours truly
Michael Davidson
E-mail:paymentoffice@inMail24.com
For Western union payment Centers
You have new bonus
This incompetent scammer can’t even make a link that works. Probably just as well, I’m sure the link would ask you for all your credit card details. Clearly this is a “fill in the blanks” scam – and this idiot couldn’t even be bothered to fill in how much you are supposed to have been “rewarded” with.
Just ignore this scammer.
Greetings from Post Office United Kingdom
Welcome to the Post Office United Kingdom Online Reward program, the first and largest loyalty program in the world! We are proud to inform you that today, The UK Post Office rewarded you Please take the 4 steps survey. For your effort you will be rewarded you with £
Your bonus code is P742UK2910
Please track your Bonus Code in to: Thank you very much for your help and your patient and hope you will enjoy the UK Post Office reward program in the future.
Sincerely,
Sandra L. Weller
UK Post Office Reward Department
With Due Respect
A reader forwarded me this scam.
“Mr Wankoye” isn’t a cotton producer. The only thing he produces is hot air and scam emails – hoping that you will fall for his story and send him some money for his non-existent cotton. What a ridiculous scam. How many people would be daft enough to want to buy raw cotton from someone they’ve never heard of, know nothing about and how sent them a random email.
Dear Sir, Madam,
I am MR BOUREIMA WANKOYE from Burkina Faso West Africa and a member of the Burkina
Faso local cotton producer union (association). I hope this will not be an embarrassment or something new to you, kindly permit me for this explanation. I am extending this view to inform you.
We are local producer of cotton in Burkina Faso West Africa. Now we have in stock enough of raw cotton for sale, if you are interested and in need of this item (material) kindly reply back for more purchasing details.
Thanks
Yours Sincerely
MR BOUREIMA WANKOYE
Greeting from Wong Tang…
The reason why “Mr Wong Tang” wants me to “keep this proposal as a top secret” is because he doesn’t want me to expose him as a scammer. Sorry mate, I just did it. You’re a scammer.
If you make the mistake of replying, you won’t find yourself being send $6.5m. Instead, you will find a scammer asking you to send him money to pay “fees”. Ignore him
Acknowledge,
I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, delete it if you are not interested and get back
to me if you are interested for details as regards to the transfer of $6,500,000.00 to you. This
money initially belongs to a client who died and had no next of kin in his account-opening package.
Most importantly, I will require a confirmation of
acceptance from you after which I shall furnish you with the full details of this transaction.
Reply via this Email Contact: replytowtang@nba2k.com.cn
Regards,
Mr Wong Tang..
Vacancy – apply online
My sister forwarded me this scam. In fact she sent me 7 – all with similar titles, all with exactly the same content and all with slightly different email addresses – someone@bg-bestoffer.com
I looked up the domain gb-bestoffer.com – it was registered today by someone in Moscow.
I hope you realise this is a scam. There is no job, just a team of scammers who are after your money. If you make the mistake of replying you will be asked either to send the scammer money, or you will be sent a fake cheque or payment and asked to forward the balance to an associate of the scammer.
Edit I used an online email address to pretend to be interested in the job. The reply had a job description attached, which included this text:
“When it is necessary you as the company representative,will indicate your bank account as the company’s account and will receive money.Then finance and investment department will instruct you on how to process theincoming amounts of money.”
This is the classic payment processor scam. You believe money has been paid into your bank account. You are instructed to forward some of it to an associate of the scammer. The original payment is then withdrawn, leaving you out of pocket and with no way of recovering the money.
Ignore these scammers.
Sent: Thursday, 3 March, 2011 10:55:34
Subject: Vacancy – apply online
One of the UK’s leading professional design services company is currently looking to recruit an ambitious Business Support Assistant.
Our historically steady growth is expected to continue apace in and beyond 2011.
This is a fantastic opportunity to begin your career within an international market leading business.
Reporting to the Business Support Manager your role will be to provide administrative support to the Education,
Training & Skills team.
– Salary J29,000 pa + excellent benefits package
– Flexible hours
– Immediate start
– Pension available
– Holidays and overtime will be discussed at interview.
General administrative duties will include photocopying, binding,
maintaining stationery requirements, mail distribution, and taking phone messages for the ETS team.
You will assist in producing seminar packs and material for seminars
and business development events plus helping to arrange business development meetings,
as well as supporting the team with billings, recharges, expense claims as and when required.
The ideal candidate for the role will be an ambitious person looking for an opportunity to begin or develop a career within a large international firm.
Previous experience in a similar administrative role, or an NVQ Level 2 in Administration,
would be preferred, however not as essential as an enthusiastic personality and hard working attitude.
Team working skills will be necessary as will a “hands on” approach, plus excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
You will have a focus on achieving and maintaining excellent standards of delivery of all work carried out at all times.
To apply for the Business Support Assistant role please e-mail your CV and a covering letter to Ray@gb-bestoffer.com
you have won US$2,950.000.00
What a load of rubbish. Who makes up these silly names that the scammers use??? I’m sure I’ve seen the name williamsalberton on a scam before. Probably because this scammer is too lazy to even write their own scam and has just copied an old one.
Just ignore this idiot. If you reply you will just find yourself being asked to send money to the scammer.
REPLY TO : williamsalberton1@gala.net
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of US$2,950.000.00 (TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) for 2011 Prize promotion which is organized in CANADA by YAHOO, GMAIL, AOL, WINDOWS LIVE and other internet subscribers.
YAHOO and MICRO SOFT collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
FOR PRIZE CLAIMING
MR. WILLIAMS ALBERTON
TEL: 0027 729583035
EMAIL: williamsalberton1@gala.net
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 20 days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Your Winning numbers
NO: 01,03,08,12,32,47 Bonus 19
Ticket no: (7Y206)
Ballot no: (BT/A)
Winning numbers for Wednesday January 5th 2011 Draw
Visit: http://www.lotterycanada.com/lottery/?job=show_results&lottery=na_lotto_649&month=1&year=2011
Confirm under Lotto 6/49. Send the below details about you.
NAMES……………………….……………….
CONTACT ADDRESS……………….……
NATIONALITY……………………………..
SEX…. ………………….…………………..
AGE…………………..………………………..
PHONE / MOBILE NO: ………………………..
FAX…………………………………………
OCCUPATION……………………………
COMPANY………………………….……
Your email Attached to Ticket No. (7Y206) and Ballot No: (BT/A)
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
NAME: MR WILLIAMS ALBERTON
TEL:0027 729583035
E-Mail: williamsalberton1@gala.net
Winning Details/Information – Cash prize of ?10,0000,000.00.
“Mrs. Maria Lee” tells me she intends to “sensitize the public”. Don’t worry love, I’ve done it for you. You’re a scammer. There, that should do it – now everyone who reads this blog knows.
I received this bit of rubbish twice, with two different subject lines, and both sent from the same IP address in Nigeria. I picture two scammers sitting side by side in an internet cafe!
Just ignore them. You can’t win a lottery you haven’t entered – these scammers are just hoping you will start sending them your money when they start demanding fees from you.
TOYOTA LOTTERY PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
25 Bridge Street ,Staines Middlesex
TW10 8TP United Kingdom.
CVR-nr. 25554493.
This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of ?10,0000,000.00.(Ten Million Great British Pounds) and a brand new Toyota Prius car International programs held 2011 in London Uk.
You can view our website to view your car
(http://www.toyota.com/prius)
Description Of New Toyota Car to be Shipped to you.
Miles:New…………………..Doors:4 doors or more
Transmission:Automatic…………Interior:Tan
Engine:4 – Cylinder………………..Year:2011
Warranty:Existing……………..Cruise Control
Title:Clear…………………..Exterior:Red
Condition:New…………………Engine: 1.9L DOHC MPFI VVT-i
16-valve 4-cylinder engine w/integ
CD Player…………………….Side Airbags
Passenger Airbag………………Driver Airbag
Anti-Lock Brakes………………Air Conditioning
Power Windows…………………Power Locks
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
Mr. Kelly White
25 Bridge Street ,Staines Middlesex
TW10 8TP United Kingdom
Email: claimsprocessingunit_kellywhite@hotmail.com
Phone Number: +44 703 192 5961
When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code Y7448500 and your reference number 799BV90.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:
CLAIMS REQUIREMENT:
1.Name in full :
2.Address :
3.Nationality :
4.Age :
5.Sex :
6.Occupation:
7.Phone/Fax:
8.Present Country:
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this notification,your winnings would be revoked.Winners are advised to keep their
winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards
Mrs. Maria Lee
Lottery Manager.
Dear Lottery Player,
What a load of rubbish. There is only one way to win the UK National Lottery and that is to buy a ticket.
There are no double claims by “close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties” and we don’t have “attorneys” in the UK. Clearly this scammer doesn’t even live in the UK. (His/her ip address resolves to Portugal).
All this scammer wants is your credit card details so they can help themselves to your money. Ignore him or her.
Dear Lottery Player,
We are pleased to notify you of the result of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM held on this week.
You are winner of category IV: is worth £ 1,356.00
You have therefore been approved for a sum payment of £ 1,356.00 only, payable in Instant Card Payment
using File Number: GWK/558B/5355/GBP in The National Lottery United Kingdom.
Due to the security, we ask that you keep all information confidential until your claim will be
processed and your money remitted to you.
THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO AVOID UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME UNKNOWN PARTICIPANTS.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY has discovered a huge number of double claims due to beneficiaries informing close friends relatives,
attorneys and third parties about their Awards. As a result of this, this close friends relatives,
attorneys and third parties try to claim the prize on behalf of the real recipients.
For your security payment please click here:
Get secure access to your £ 1,356.00 – Instant Card Payment
Your Secure Code: 721948
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping
us maintain the integrity of the entire National Lottery system. Thank you for your prompt
attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
The National Lottery
United Kingdom
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
© 2011 The National Lottery & Co. Security Manager
Becky Draftel
Apply now for your tax refund
Another scam UK Tax refund email. Another scammer after your credit card details. If you really are due a refund by HMRC they won’t email you and ask for your card details. They will either write to you or, if you gave them instructions on how to issue any refund you are due when you filled in your tax return, they will simply send you the refund.
Ignore this scammer. If you think you have accidentally give your credit card details to a scammer, contact your bank immediately.
This is Margaret V. from the Refund Operations Department at HM Revenue & Customs
Dear Applicant:
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you
are eligible to receive a tax refund of £381,29
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 5-9 days in order to process it.
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple (invalid records or
applying after the deadline).
The good news is that HM Revenue & Customs will make this refund directly to your
visa and/or mastercard linked
to your checking/savings account instead a check or a direct deposit.
To access the form for your tax refund, please continue to our secure server
form at: https://sa1.www4.hmrc.gov.uk/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetrefund.jsp
Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that
are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.
Regards,
Margaret V.
HM Revenue & Customs – Tax Refund Specialist
If you read the bbc story quoted in that link below you will see that all the money found in 2003 was either a) sent for safe keeping or b) stolen.
This scammer seems to be pretending to be one of the thieves. Would you trust a thief and a scammer??? I hope not.
This scammer doesn’t have a “huge amount of money”. The only money she is interested in is yours – which she is hoping you will start sending her when she demands that you pay “fees”. Ignore her.
Hello,
I am Mrs. Ruth Cole, of (Appva) Peace Keepers stationed in Iraq, Due to the financial melt down, I have a proposal for you, and it will be of immense benefit to both of us. I am in possession of huge amount of money, the funds were found in a container here in Iraq, there is no trace up till now, before I go further please see confirmation news from bbc below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
http://www.jonathanforeman.com/military/nyp_iraq/04192003_chest.html
I want to know if you will be capable of receiving these funds, I will send you further details/information as soon as i receive your response, Note that if we both collaborate and share the proceeds 60/40. Your part would be to receive the funds as the beneficiary and I will prepare the required documents and in just day’s the funds would be transferred to you. Please reply this mail stating full name, age and phone details, and country of residence if interested. So I can start the claims process as we build a mutual trust.
Many thanks in advance as I look forward to our partnership and trust.
Regards,
Mrs. Ruth Cole.
(ruthdo2@aim.com)
Treat as Urgent
This scammer tells me to treat his emails “as Urgent”. I’ve taken him at his word and added it to this blog immediately.
I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that this scammer most certainly isn’t an executive director of the Hang Seng Bank – or any other bank. If he was, sending out thousands of emails to random people offering them money would be a good way of making himself unemployed very quickly.
This is a scammer, who is hoping to take money from you by charging you fees. Ignore him.
Treat as Urgent:
From:(CEO and CFO)
Hang Seng Bank Limited,
Des Voeux Road 1983, Central.
Hong Kong SAR.
E-mail: chanpat1@aim.com
Dear Sir,
This communication is in reference to an investment opportunity involving a lucrative business proposal for a common interest to share with you.
I am Mr. Patrick KW Chan Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, here in Hong Kong. I need you to assist me in dealing with a business project from Hong Kong to your country. This concerns the transfer of a large sum of money. Everything about this transaction shall be legally done without hitch. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.
Once the fund has been successfully transferred into your account, we shall share in proportion to be agreed by both of us. I will prefer that you reply me or mail back, through my private Email address:( chanpat1@aim.com ) and, finally, I shall give you more informations about this proposal, as soon as I receive your positive response.
Please, if you do not want this offer, delete this e-mail, because I am putting my career and my family’s lives at stake in this matter.
Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr Patrick Chan
Invitation: United Nations Global Summit 15-18 March, 2011 @ London, United Kingdom.
Ok folks – I can see from the comments this post has been receiving that I need to make this one easy for you – so here goes.
IT’S A SCAM
It’s been a while since I received a scam conference invitation. This one was forwarded to me by a reader of this blog.
There is no conference. That email address (booking@thehydeparkhotelslondon.net) has been set up just for this scam. If you look at “thehydeparkhotelslondon.net” there is no website there.
All this scammer wants to do is take money from you by charging you fees. Just ignore him or her.
United Nations Global Conference at the Highest Level on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development.(15 – 18 March, 2011 @ The International Convention Centre London, United Kingdom).
Dear Invitee, Nonprofit/NGO Colleague,
On behalf of the organizing and scientific working committee, the United Nations invites you to a Four-day summit of Economists,Educationists,Administrators,Manufacturers,Researchers,Non-Governmental Organizations,Religious Leaders, Community Organizations, individuals from the public and Private Sector from 15 – 18 March, 2011 in London (UK) to assess the worst global economic down turn since the Great Depression.The aim is to identify emergency and long-term responses to mitigate the impact of the crisis, populations, and initiate a needed dialogue on the transformation of the international financial architecture, taking into account the needs and concerns of all countries of the world.
The United Nations summit coming up in March was mandated at the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development, held in June 2009 in New-York. Member States requested the General Assembly to organize the meeting “at the highest level”.
Date: 15 – 18 March, 2011
Venue: International Convention Centre London, United Kingdom.
Conference Theme: Impact and implications of the global financial and economic crisis on sustainable development & climate change proposals for an integrated global response to the crisis.
Registration to this Summit is absolutely “free” and strictly for invited individuals and organizations only. As an invitee,you have received a registration code UN/UK/WFEC/LND-0596/2011 with the invitation letter, which grants you access to the registration form. The United Nations General Assembly will sponsor free travel costs and all-round flight ticket for all participant. Invited participants will only be responsible for their hotel accommodation and feeding cost at the Hyde Park Hotel. The International Convention Centre London, United Kingdom is the venue of this summit while the Hyde Park Hotel has been officially designated to accommodate all participant for this unique and prestigious global financial and economic crisis summit.Participants will enjoy shows, attractions, activities, and tours available in host city.
The Hyde Park Hotels
168-174 Sussex Gardens,
Hyde Park, London, W2 1TP
United Kingdom
Phone +44(0)702-408-2895
Fax +44(0)870-495-9561
E-mail booking@thehydeparkhotelslondon.net
Call for papers:
United Nations welcomes paper presentation from interested participants, scholars, financial experts, policy makers, and other practitioners.Paper presentations will be scheduled for 15 minutes each including questions.
The following topics can be covered in your submission and presentation:
* Causes and Solutions of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis
* Global Repercussions of the Financial and Economic Crisis
* Fundamental Defects of the Free Market System
* The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Developing Countries
* The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Millennium Development Goals MDG’s
* Accounting & Financial Regulations
* Government and/or Private Sector Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis
* Any other topic relating to Finance and Economy
Participants will enjoy shows, attractions, activities, and tours available in host city.
Important Dates:
Submission of Paper Presentation and Proposals — Immediately
Submission of Registration form and Proof of Accommodation from Hyde Park Hotel — Immediately
Closing Date — Monday, 28th February, 2011.
For further details about registration form,visa,flight ticket and other details, write an acceptance letter to be part of this event and send directly to Ms. Lisa Munoz (Conference Organizing Secretary) E-mail: unwfec@conference-un.org
Register Now!
Karoly Kovacs,
[Coordinator]
Communication and Public Affairs,
United Nations Global Financial and Economic Crisis Summit Organizing Committee.
GOOD DAY CONTACT DR DAVID PATRICK MARSH FOR YOUR ATM CARD
Oh look – a scammer who thinks that telling me his scam comes from Nigeria is a good idea! Dohhhh!
The only money Mr Richard Ramos is interested in is yours. He has no intention of giving you anything – he is, though, hoping to take money from you. He’s even told you how much to send him – $450. Just ignore him.
Just to prove that scamming is in interntional business, this scammer appears to be in Iran, at least that’s where the ip address of his scam email resolves to – His internet provider is the Petrochemical Economic Zone.
(I added that as I had a conversation with a journalist recently who still believed that most scams come from Nigeria. Personally I don’t think that is necessarily so. I think scammers are worldwide.)
Good day,
I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD $5.500,000,00 United state dollars to the Capital Diplomatic Courier Services Company Delivery services here in West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your contract/Inheritance payment funds will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (CBOA) here, but because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the Capital Diplomatic Courier Services Company with your previous information as you listed it that time. I have paid to them their delivery charges & stamp duty fee, the only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of $450 dollars only, Four hundred and fifty United State dollars .I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. I will be travelling to China to see my boss and I will not come back till next four months, therefore I will advise you to contact !
them.
Attention: DR.DAVID PATRICK MARSH Shipment
Officer of Capital delivery services Nigerian Republic
mail Address: ( capitalldeliveryservices2011@live.com )
Tel/FAX: + 2348167136906
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-BJ
Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of African Magazine
to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery as I already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to them.
1. Full Names……..
2. Telephone…….
3. Contact Address……..
4. Age……….
5. Occupation……….
6. Sex……….
7. Country……..
8.Your Picture for Identification……………….
Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 or 3 working days the magazine will arrived to your door step according to the shipment officer. Once again, the Capital delivery services do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don’t know it contains ATM MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I don’t want you to lose your inheritance funds. Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (1148) take note, once you receive the card you take it to any cash point around your area, slot it in and enter the pin code for withdrawal, the amount you are to withdrew per day is USD$4,500.00. Only (Four thousand and five hundred United State dollars) each day. Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security keeping fee to them so they can affect immediate delivery on your parcel.Remain blessed and enjoy!
!your funds.
Thanks.
MR. RICHARD RAMOS,
Scam Loan Offer
I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that the scam loan lenders are the thickest scammers on the internet. I’m losing count of how many of them are stupid enough to leave their own scams as comments. This is the latest and as always I’ve promoted it to a post of its own.
“Mr Braxton Leo” has no intention of lending you any money – all he wants to do is take money from you by charging you fees.
Good day,
Looking for a business loan, personal loan, loans, car
Loans, student loans, debt consolidation loans, unsecured loans, venture
Capital, etc. … or you were denied a loan from a bank or financial
Institution for one or more reasons? Are you in the right place for
Your loan solutions!
I am a private lender, I give out loans to companies and individuals to
low and affordable interest rate of 3%. Interest. Contact us with this e-mail address braxtonleoloanlender@gmail.com
Regards,
Mr.Braxton Leo
You have been rewarded by Post Office UK!
By the time I received this scam email the website that it links to had been removed. I’m guessing that the scammer was asking for your credit card details. Not so that they could send you a “reward” but so that they could help themselves to your money.
Greetings from Post Office United Kingdom
Welcome to the Post Office United Kingdom Online Reward program, the first and largest loyalty program in the world! We are proud to inform you that today, The UK Post Office rewarded you Please take the 4 steps survey. For your effort you will be rewarded you with £
Your bonus code is P742UK2910
Please track your Bonus Code in to: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/survey and follow the reward steps.
Thank you very much for your help and your patient and hope you will enjoy the UK Post Office reward program in the future.
Sincerely,
Sandra L. Weller
UK Post Office Reward Department
Your case ID for this reason is PP-539-501-58
It’s been a while since I added a fake paypal email to this blog – so here is one. If you point your mouse at the link (don’t click) and then look at the bottom left of your email client or browser, you will see that the link doesn’t point to the Paypal website.
NEVER click on a link in a PayPal email – even if you think it might be real. ALWAYS enter the address of the PayPal website directly into our browser. If there is any problem with your account you will find out what the problem is once you have logged into your account.
Dear valued PayPal® Customer,
PayPal® is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Why is my account access limited?
Monday, February 7, 2011: We have reason to belive that your account was accessed by a third party. We have limited access to sensitive PayPal®account features in case your account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party. We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenince, but protecting your account is our primary concern. (Your case ID for this reason is PP-539-501-5802.)
How can I restore my account access?
To restore your account please proceed to our secure webform by clicking here.
Thank you for your time,
PayPal® Customer Service.
Top Urgent Needed
The huge amount of money that Mr Wong is interested in is yours. He’s a scammer who is hoping you will be taken in by his story and then he will start asking you to send money for fees. Just ignore him.
contact me immediately for more information with respect of business
proposal involving huge amount of money I intend given you 30percent of
the total funds for your assistance.
Hope to hear from you soon
Mr Tsu-Hing Wong
Booking Enquiry
Another hotel scam – forwarded by my B&B running friends. The only interest that “Rev Fred Walker” has in “your facility” is trying to extract money from you. If you reply he will come up with some reason why he needs to send you a check and can’t pay you by credit card. If you accept the cheque he will ask you to send money to a third party (accomplice) – after which you will find the original check was a fake and you are out of pocket with no way of reclaiming the money. Ignore him.
Hello,
I want to make a reservation in your facility for Six (6) newly ordained priests from Greece ; they will be visiting your country for a seven (7) day religious program in the month of April. 2011.
Arrival Date: 22nd April. 2011
Departure Date: 29th April. 2011
Number of guest: 6 Persons
Number of rooms: 3 Rooms
Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with the total cost to pay, so that we can pay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them. Am waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible.
Send your email response only to: rev.fredwalker@yahoo.com.hk
Thank You.
Best Regards
Rev. Fred Walker
CITOYEN FRANÇAIS SOLLICITE VOTRE PARTENARIAT
My French isn’t great, but anything that tells me the writer wants a relationship that is beneficial to both parties is always a scam. This is the usual story of a tragic accident leaving millions of Euros etc, etc.
The only person who will benefit from this relationship is the scammer – who is hoping you will be taken in by their story and will start sending them money. Ignore him.
CITOYEN FRANÇAIS SOLLICITE VOTRE PARTENARIAT
Mes sincères salutations à vous,
Je rentre en contact avec vous dans le but d’entretenir une relation d’affaire sérieuse et bénéfique pour tous.
Je suis BERNARD Jean Pierre, âgé de 50 ans. J’ai servi l’armée française pendant des années où j’ai participé à la guerre du Koweït. Suite à un accident de circulation le 23 Aout 1996, j’ai perdu mon épouse et mon fils de 12 ans. Je me suis en sorti mais paralysé des deux membres inférieurs.
Je me suis installé en Côte d’Ivoire où j’avais placé une somme importante de 3.700.000€ sur un compte bloqué avec l’aide d’un ami juriste.
Je suis dans une situation financière difficile, je sollicite votre assistance dans le but de m’aider à faire face aux frais des documents pour le processus de transfert et aussi me fournir un compte bancaire où les fonds seront transférés.
En retour je m’engage à vous donner une récompense de 20 % du montant.
J’attends une réponse de votre part.
BERNARD Jean Pierre.
The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and as applicable
Self-assessment tax returns are due to be filed by tomorrow (31 January) so here come the scammers trying to pretend you are due a tax refund. If you are due for a refund the Inland Revenue won’t email you and ask you to fill all your details in online. They will either write to you, or just refund your money directly to your bank account.
This is a scammer – probably after your credit card details.
Dear Applicant:
Please note that you must apply now for tax refund, today we have sent your Tax File Number (TFN): 7 3 1 9 4 8 1 1 5
(See the tax privacy note in the Taxpayer’s declaration on page 8 of your tax refund) and is valid only 24 hours for security reasons.
Please take a few minutes of your time to complete the form, for your safety please do not reveal your TFN number to others.
In order to take your refund amount, please follow this link:
# https://www.hmrc.gov.uk/refunds-2011
The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and as applicable, copyright in these is reserved to Hm Revenue & Customs.
Unless expressly authorised by us, any further dissemination or distribution of this email or its attachments is prohibited.
Sincerely,
HM Revenue & Customs
United Kingdom
Application Form 2011
Rescuedomains.com anything.com Available For Purchase
This is the third scam notice I’ve received. I don’t own ribbesford.co.uk or any of the other domains stated. This domain isn’t “now available” – it is just free for anyone to purchase. My regular domain registrar has it available for $9.98. Ignore these scammers who are just trying to get you to pay way too much for a domain you neither want nor need.
If you do need the domain – got to a reputable registrar and pay the usual price.
This is a notice that the domain name ribbesford.com is now available for purchase from our company.
It would make a valuable addition to your existing domain name ribbesford.co.uk.
It is available for a one-time fee of only USD$49.
To purchase the domain name, please visit
Please Respond
This despicable scammer has used a true story to add authenticity to her lies. She also sent her scam as an attachment, presumably in an attempt to avoid spam filters. I’m sure you realise that if this scammer really had large amounts of money deposited in Europe she wouldn’t need your help nor would she need to transfer the money in boxes – she would simply do an electronic transfer.
This person is just a scammer – hoping you will fall for his or her story and then will start sending them money. Ignore him or her.
Dear Good Friend
Greetings
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if I have in
any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of
contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private
nature.
There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in
respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have
taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby
making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons
to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will
be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you.
My name is Mrs.Vivian Salem, wife of late Salem Nasim in Iraq, some years ago, I
lost my husband Nasim and three children -Husam, 15 years old,Wasim, 12 years
old and Merna, 6years old, this Happened when a Combatant Military Tank shelled
our car as my family attempted to flee heavy fighting in Baghdad, View the
Website below for detail Story of how I lost my family.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/04/vivians_story/html/1.stm
Before my husband and my Children were killed, he Deposited the sum of $31.6
million ( Thirty one million six hundred thousand Dollars ) with a Security &
Finance company in Europe. I had contacted a Diplomat who was attached to the
United Nation Peace keeping forces in Europe and he had assured me of assisting
me to move the Boxes through Diplomatic Cargo,ONLY if I had a PARTNER to receive
it on my behalf.
All I need from you is to receive the Fund as my husband business Associates and
Invest the fund into any Lucrative Investment in your country.I will remunerate
you with 30 % at the end,but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this
transaction and will not want you to betray me at the end Please in your reply
to this my private email include your Mobile number, Home telephone number and
your residential or company address for easy Communication.
Thank you,
Mrs.Vivian Salem
Guaranty Trust Bank,
(UK) Limited,
60-62 Margaret Street,
London W1W 8TF.
Mrs Judith Jones
You have to admire the shear stupidity of a scammer who leaves their scam loan information as a comment on an anti-scam blog. Some of them are so thick you wonder how they manage to operate any kind of scam at all. I decided to promote this idiot’s scam comment to a post of it’s own.
Come to think of it – you also have to admire the stupidity of people who leave comments here asking the scammers to contact them! Yes really, people do that. You won’t see them because I always delete them – at least I delete any that contain personal details such as phone numbers or email addresses.
Are you in need of a loan help ?? i am 100% ready to give you ant
amount you may need as loan ,for more info kindly email me now for
procedures ??
BORROWERS INFORMATION Your names ….Your country….State:…Phone
Number…..Monthly Income….Your Age….Sex…..Amount
Needed…Duration:…Occupation:….
Reply Asap
JOB VACANCY IN BRUNEL HOTEL LONDON.
This is a SCAM. There are NO JOB vacancies. This is a SCAMMER who wants to take your money.
PLEASE DON’T LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS IN A COMMENT ASKING A SCAMMER TO CONTACT YOU
This semi-literate scammer has sent out his scam job vacancy to millions of email addresses. He has no idea who you are and he doesn’t care. There are no job vacancies at the Brunel Hotel – this scammer just wants to start demanding money from you to pay for fees. Ignore him.
If you want a hotel job in London, apply to a reputable agency, don’t answer random emails.
From Mr Eddie Lay, Job vacancy in Brunel Hotel London, Please Brunel Hotel London Needs Men And Women Who Can Work And Live here In Brunel Hotel London the hotel
We Will Pay For Your one way flight ticket your feeding and accommodation also exercise in your visa processing with the Embassy/immigration so if you are interested to work in the hotel with us please write us back as soon as possible on our hotel
email below, manager_brunelhotel@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.brunelhotellondon.co.uk
Contact Person Mr Eddie Lay
From Mr Eddie Lay.
Tel: +447024034362.
Attn: Dear Beneficiary, From International Commercial Bank of Ghana. (ICB).
It takes a certain amount of brains to write a believable scam. Clearly this scammer is just thick!
Ignore him.
This is to notify you that $4.5 million has been credited in your favor, contact Mr. Raymond Hack, with the following information to enable your fund transferred via bank to bank, AS THE CASE MAY BE.
Your full name, Age, Sex, Nationality, Direct phone number, Residential Address, Occupation. Thank you for banking with us.
YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
The usual blah from a scammer who has no idea who you are or where you are. He doesn’t care who you are or where you are – all he wants you to do is start sending him money. If you make the mistake of replying you will find this scammer starts asking you to send money to pay fees. Ignore him or her.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
CABLES CENBANK
TELEGRAM: CENBANK
From the desk of: Mr. Ben O. Akume,
Telex Department Director, C.B.N
YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer to you or through any of our Correspondent bank nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer. Meanwhile, a man came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Here are his information’s:
BANK NAME: ALLSOUTH FEDEREL CREDIT UNION
BANK ADDRESS: 6923 NORTH TRENHOLM ROAD COLUMBIA, SC 29206, USA.
ROUTING NUMBER: 253279031
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 10822734
ACCOUNT NAME: GERALD M. HARMON
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is from you so that the Federal Government will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account name, if this man is not your representative, you are requested to fill and send this information’s for verifications purposes so that your fund valid US$10.5M United States Dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank account information.
This fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf.
1. YOUR NAME:…………………………
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:……………………………..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE …………………………….
4. FAX……………………………………….. ….
5. AGE……………………………………….. …….
6. SEX:………………………………
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:………………………………..
8. YOUR VALID BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:……………………………..
As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to remit this money into your account. The Central Bank Governor, Executive Board of Directors and The Senate Committee for Foreign over due inheritance fund has approved and accredited this reputable bank with the office of the Director, International Remittance / Foreign Operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this First Quarter Payment of the year (2011).
However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. Gerald M. Harmon, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today.
We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have caused you.
Best regards,
Mr. Ben O. Akume
Telex Department Director
Central Bank of Nigeria
Telephone: + 234-802-660-9742
Email: benoakume@yahoo.co.jp
Letter Attached
This load of rubbish came as a pdf attachment – presumably to avoid being zapped by spam filters. As it says at the top of this blog, you cannot win a lottery that you haven’t entered. There is no such thing as the “Yahoo & Microsoft Internet Lottery Awards”. If you make the mistake of replying you will find a scammer asking you to send money.
YAHOO & MICROSOFT INTERNET
LOTTERY AWARDS
YAHOO AWARDS CENTER
Dear Email Owner,
CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This is to inform you that you have won prize money of GBP800, 000, 00 British Pounds (Eight
Hundred Thousand British Pounds). Only for the New email users this 2011 Prize promotion
which is organized by YAHOO & MICROSOFT INTERNET SERVICE.
Yahoo! Collects all the email addresses of people that are active online this 2011, among the
millions that subscribed to YAHOO, HOTMAIL, GMAIL and few from other e-mail
Providers/Domains. And Microsoft users. 12 people are selected monthly to benefit from this
promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners this month.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE / CLAIMS
Winners shall be paid in accordance with their Settlement Centers. Yahoo Prize Award must
be claimed not less than3Weeks from the date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed
within this period will be forfeited and returned to its source as unclaimed Prize/Fund.
STATED BELOW ARE YOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/07/APA-53659
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2009234523
FILE NUMBER: YAHOO/UK76-441/011
You are Advised to contact your Claim Agent with the below contact details and forward your
winning and personal identification numbers to him:
Claim Agent Name: Dr. James Smith
Telephone Number: + +44 703 174 0762, +44 703 174 1788
Contact E-Mail: drjamessmith.claim@winning.com
You are advised to send the below following information’s to your claim agent to enable him
facilitate the release of your fund to you by our Paying Bank.
1. Your Full name:
2. Your Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Fax Number:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:
Congratulations!!! Once again.
Yours in service,
Mrs. Susan Leonard.
(Awards Notification Officer)
Reservation
This was sent to some friends of mine who run a bed and breakfast establishment. It sounded plausible so they replied to say that they did have accommodation for the dates requested. (I realised as soon as I read this that it wasn’t genuine – the phrases “in your facility” and “your country” were the giveaways – clearly they had no idea who they were writing to, nor did they know which country my friends live in.)
Hello
We require accommodation in your facility for two (2) , we will be
visiting your country for a Seven (7) nights in the month of Jan. 2011
Please check availability and get back to me with the costs forthe
duration of our stay:
Dates: 23rd JAN. -29th JAN. 2011
Duration: 7 nights
Person: 2
We are willing to book immediately and will make deposit
to be secured for the period we requested:
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Kind Regards,
Mr&Mrs krone
My friends then received this reply, which (in my eyes) was the giveaway that this was a scam.
I told my neighbours to issue a Paypal invoice. They never heard from this scammer again. I suspect that they were intending to send a fake cheque for more than the requested amount and then ask for the balance to be forwarded to a (fake) third party (car hire, tour guide etc).
I need your help
A reader sent me this story about tragic death and, surprise, millions of dollars. Oh yes, and I can have a share of it. Or you can. Or any of the other thousands (if not millions) of people who received this email. This is a scammer – he doesn’t have millions of dollars, but he would very much like to have your dollars – which he will start asking for if you make the mistake of replying. Ignore him.
My Dear,
I know this proposal letter might be a pleasant surprise to you as we don’t know ourselves before. I am Mr David Nimba a Liberian born 30 years ago, now seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR) I contacted you as a cause of my serious search for a reliable and trust worthy person that can handle such a confidential transaction of this nature.
My father (Late) Dr. Johnson Nimba the former Deputy Minister of Finance under the executive civilian president of Liberia, but was assassinated by the rebels during the civil war and properties destroyed, but I narrowly escaped with some very important documents of (US$7.5M) Seven Point Five Million U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in a high financial company here in Dakar Senegal under my name as next of kin.
However, I seek with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality like you to help me transfer this money pending when I will come over to your country for us to meet for investment of the money. Furthermore, I only want this to be done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment, and I also want to add here that if accepted by you, you will serve as the original beneficiary of the money.
I feel confidence therefore, to introduce this offer to you. For your participation and all your assistance regarding this transfer, I have decided to give you 15% of the total money. Therefore, you are requested to furnish me back immediately you receive this request to transfer this money from Dakar Senegal to your country resident account or any account of your interest.
On commencement of this transaction I want to let you understand that the future of myself depends solely on this money. So please keep this business to yourself only to avoid raise eye brow of any third party.
I am eagerly expecting your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely
David Nimba.
RESPONSE TO YOUR EMAIL (CODE NO:AM-002)
A reader sent me this tale of tragic death in war, no relatives/next of kin and, surprise, millions of dollars! The scammer even attached a fake identity card, to try to lend a touch of authenticity to his scam. If Mr Ming Yang really was the “Director of operations of Hang Seng Bank Ltd” he would get the sack the instant he sent out this email. He isn’t an employee of the bank – he’s just a scammer hoping you will be taken in by his story and start sending him money. Ignore him
Dear Partner,
I am Mr. Ming Yang. Director of operations of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.
An Iraqi named Mr. Sadeq Ja’afar Hussain, a business man made a numbered fixed deposit of Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war, Five years ago (2005). Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that Sadeq Ja’afar Hussain and his family had been killed during the war in Gunfire that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil-well was.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Sadeq Ja’afar Hussain did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration seven years six months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Be informed that the fact that you are a foreigner gives you the priviledge to stand in as my deceased client beneficiary as my deceased had no relation all his family died with him during the war and i can not use my relation because its no accepted here in Hong Kong. Also I am very confident that we will be able to establish the trust that is needed to complete this deal and all that I need for the time been is your willingness and commitment so that we can end this in the next one weeks.I like to inform you that I got your email account from my country commerce center.
What you need to understand about this transaction is that I will make sure that it passes through all international laws regards to this I will take care of all the expenses and the cost of retaining the service of my Attorney to give the transaction the proper documentation that is required to perfect the finishing.Your only obligation in this transaction is to accept to stand in as the only existing relative of my deceased client and you will have to set up offshore account that can accomodate these funds with my principal bank which I will give you information later once we finalize this deal. Please note that whatever you shall spend in opening the account you shall deduct it from the $24.5million before we share 50/50, secondly the account will be opened in your name and you shall be the only one to have access to this account.
Further more I sending you my personal information.. below;
Name: Ming Hoi Yang.
Address: Garfield Robbins International, Location: Hong Kong.
Tel:+85-281753559
Working Identity Card Number:NO:102/C/86. Also see attachment for a copy.
I hope that the above is well clear to you,if so kindly send me the following;
1. Your Full Name
2. Your Current Home Address
3. Your Personal Phone Number
4. Occupation
5. A scanned copy of your means of identification Either International Passport,Driver’s License or Working ID card.
Mind you your names and address will be use by my Attorney to prepare the needed documents that will back you up as the sole beneficiary of my deceased client funds while I shall contact you with your phone number for further discussions.
Once again thanks for your interest and willingness to partner with me in pulling out my late client funds from my bank,I am anticipating to reading from you
very soon.
Please always write me with this code(AM-002)for security reasons
Sincerely
Ming Yang.
Manager/CEO
“Thompson Harrison” isn’t looking for an “investment manager”. He’s a scammer who is looking for a victim. He has no intention of investing any of his money in your country – he doesn’t even know who you are or where you live. He is, though, hoping you will “invest” your money in him. He’s a scammer who will start asking you to send him money for fees. Ignore him.
Manager/CEO
My name is Mr. Thompson Harrison, I work with the Federal Ministry of works and housing here in Spain. I am under political Appointment with the present government in power.
My aim of contacting you is to collaborate with me to transfer the sum of (9.5 Million Euros) Nine Million Five hundred thousand Euros into your personal bank account in your country for investment purposes.
I am going to invest this money in your country through your personal assistance and cooperation, whereby you are going to be my Investment Manager.
Please when replying I want you to tell me the type of investment that will be encouraging for us to invest in your home town for us to talk about the conditions and modalities.
Please send your phone number and I will call you OR email me back to this email address:thompsonharri@aol.com
Thanks and regards,
Mr. Thompson Harrison
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
The only person who will benefit from this “business proposal” is “Mr Wing Yang”. He doesn’t have $24.5m and he certainly doesn’t want to share it with you. He’s a scammer who just wants to get his hands on your money by charging you fees. Ignore him.
Greeting from Hong Kong
Dear Friend, this is Mr.Ming Yang from Hong Kong. I am sending you this message concerning a
Business Proposal of $24,500,000.000 and I want you to partner with me in this project.
This business with benefit you a lot.
Please contact me back with the below address for details.
mingyang11@live.co.uk
Thanks. I await your prompt response.
Mr.Ming Yang
Lucky Loan Firm
It never ceases to amaze me how many scammers are stupid enough to come to this site and leave their scams as comments. This is one of those stupid scammers. He left this scam as a comment – but I’ve promoted it and given it a post of all of its own.
I’m sure you can see that “Mr Lucky” is just a scammer. He has no intention of lending you anything – all he wants to do is take money from you by charging you fees.
Hello, Are you in dept? Have you been denied of loan from Bank? Or do you need a loan to pay off bills? worry no more,Your help comes now, Mr lucky company is a loan lending firm that offers all kinds of loan to people, firms who are in need of loan with a low interest rate of 3% contact us via email: luckyloanxxxxxx@gmail.com LOAN APPLICATION FORM (FILL AND RETURN BACK) FIRST NAME ______________________ LAST NAME _______________________ AGE ______________________________ SEX _______________________________ ZIP CODE _________________________ COUNTRY __________________________ STATE..____________________________ CITY _____________________________ MOBILE NUMBER _____________________ OCCUPATION ________________________ Monthly Income ____________________ AMOUNT NEEDED_____________________ PURPOSE OF LOAN ____________________ LOAN DURATION _____________________ We await your urgent response. Regards Mr lucky
Manager/CEO
“Mr. Thompson Harrison” is so desperate to send me his little scam that he sent it twice, to two different email addresses.
Notice that he has no idea where “your country” is – he’s sent this scam to thousands, if not millions, of email addresses. He has no idea who you are or where you live. He is just hoping that you will be taking in by his scam and start sending him money.
Ignore this scammer. He doesn’t have millions of euros – the only money he is interested in is yours, which he is hoping you will send to him.
Manager/CEO
My name is Mr. Thompson Harrison, I work with the Federal Ministry of works and housing here in Spain. I am under political Appointment with the present government in power.
My aim of contacting you is to collaborate with me to transfer the sum of (9.5 Million Euros) Nine Million Five hundred thousand Euros into your personal bank account in your country for investment purposes.
I am going to invest this money in your country through your personal assistance and cooperation, whereby you are going to be my Investment Manager.
Please when replying I want you to tell me the type of investment that will be encouraging for us to invest in your home town for us to talk about the conditions and modalities.
Please send your phone number and I will call you OR email me back to this email address:thompsonharri@aol.com
Thanks and regards,
Mr. Thompson Harrison
BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER
“Mr.Escot Esmahill” resorts to the old scam technique of telling me he is a (dishonest) banker whose client died in a tragic accident leaving millions of unclaimed dollars, which I can have if I just reply to this random email.
Just ignore this scammer – he will start asking you to send money if you make the mistake of replying.
BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER
From Mr.Escot Esmahill.
United Arab Emirates
Greetings From Dubai,
This message might meet you in (utmost surprise),however,it’s just my urgent need for
foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction I am a banker by
profession from United Arab Emirates and currently holding the post of Director
Auditing and Accounting unit of
the bank.
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds
($17.5million)our bank deceased customer late Richard Burson, who died on (Egypt Air
Flight 990)along with his family on a plane crash
below.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm.
Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us
in the ratio of 50/50 as a brotherhood.
If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the
transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail.
Respectfully.
Mr.Escot Esmahill.
Asian Domain registration service in china
A classic scam and one that it is easy for an inexperienced website owner to fall for. I have seen this one as a written letter and personally torn it up in front of the recipient. No domain company anywhere EVER looks to see if ANY variation of a domain you want to register has already been registered. It is none of their business.
There is no client wanting to register all these variations of your domain name. There is a scammer, hoping you will fall for their story and send them lots of money so that they can register the domains for you. Ignore these scammers.
This was sent to me by a colleague who initially replied. You can see the scammers subsequent replies below.
(It’s very urgent, Please transfer this email to your CEO or appropriate person, thanks)
Dear CEO,
We are the department of Asian Domain registration service in china. have something to confirm with you. We formally received an application on December 23, 2010, one company which self-styled “Aoyi Investment Co., Ltd” were applying to register “yourdomainname” as Network Brand and following domain names:
yourdomainname.asia
yourdomainname.cn
yourdomainnameg.co.in
yourdomainname.com.cn
yourdomainname.com.hk
yourdomainname.com.tw
yourdomainname.hk
yourdomainname.in
yourdomainname.net.cn
yourdomainname.org.cn
yourdomainname.tw
After our initial checking, we found the name were similar to your company’s, so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized this, we will finish the registration at once. If you did not authorize, please let us know within 7 workdays, so that we will handle this issue better. Out of the time limit we will unconditionally finish the registration for “Aoyi Investment Co., Ltd”.
Best Regards,
Allen Zhang
Tel: +86-551-5223-174 || Fax: +86-551-5223-175
10/F,Jindi International Building,No.588 MaAnshan South Road,
Baohe District,Heifei,China
My colleague replied that he hadn’t authorised the purchase of these domain names and received this reply
Dear “Your Name Here”,
Thank you very much for your confirmation. If it is the case, I should declare following on behalf of our company:
As soon as receiving the application of Aoyi Investment Co., Ltd, we checked and found “yourdomainname” is your company’s using name. that’s why we sent email to you. we don’t hope the domains will be registered without your awareness. but you should know that the domain names regisration is open in the world, Aoyi Investment Co., Ltd also has the right to apply for the available domain names. you only own the preferential rights to register them.
If you think Aoyi Investment Co., Ltd application will effect your benefit, we can help your company dispute their application and then register them under your own name. pls let us know soon, or else we think it as your waiver. In that time we don’t bear any responsibility, Because we had informed you.
Have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Allen Zhang
Tel: +86-551-5223-174 || Fax: +86-551-5223-175
10/F,Jindi International Building,No.588 MaAnshan South Road,
Baohe District,Heifei,China
When my colleague didn’t reply, he received this email
Dear”Your Name Here”,
Notice: Regarding the Domain name dispute and registration case, we did not receive any of your reply until now. Concerning the mentioned Domains names and Network Brand please confirm whether you need to register those names by yourselves? If need, please let us know in time, we can send an application form to you. If you think the registration of that company or the use of following domain names will not bring any negative effect to your company, I suggest you can give up these domain names, then we will accept that company application unconditionally. Further questions please contact me in time.
Have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Allen Zhang
Tel: +86-551-5223-174 || Fax: +86-551-5223-175
10/F,Jindi International Building,No.588 MaAnshan South Road,
Baohe District,Heifei,China
He still didn’t reply, and then received this email:
Notice: Hi, I am Allen. We had discussed the case about disputing your company’s domain names and Network Brand. You have never registered these domain names and Network Brand, and I had told you that the domain name registration is open. The dispute period will come soon. If your company does not register these domain names and Network Brand, we will finish aforesaid company registration within 2 workdays. that company will become the legal owner of these domain names in the world. We had notified you, so we are not responsible for any dispute question about your intellectual property right and trademark after they succeed in registration. If you have any questions, pls contact us within 2 workdays.
Best Regards,
Allen Zhang
Tel: +86-551-5223-174 || Fax: +86-551-5223-175
10/F,Jindi International Building,No.588 MaAnshan South Road,
Baohe District,Heifei. China
UNION BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
This scammer seems to think he can scam me by telling me that I am a scam victim and need compensating. He adds a touch of authenticity to his ridiculous story by telling me he is writing from Nigeria. (No disrespect to Nigeria intended, I have a Nigerian colleague who struggles against the odds to run a legitimate business there.)
Just ignore this scammer – who will just start asking you for money if you reply.
From: Mr.Richard Williams,
Phone:+234-708-451-2118
Email: mrrichardwilliams222@gmail.com
UNION BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:04454 $5MILLION USD.
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Union Bank Of Nigeria to pay 100 Nigerian scam victims $5Million USD each, you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible with a scanned copy of your international passports or drivers license for identifications and for the immediate payment of your $5Million compensation funds.
On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last United Nations meetings held recentely at Abuja Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $5Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,the payments are to be paid by Union Bank Of Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under fundling assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria(C.B.N.).
According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 beneficiaries has been paid,half of the victims are from the United States,we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $5Million each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria/London as one of their victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.
For more vital information please call my direct number:+234-708-451-2118, You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you choose, Account To Account Fast Wire Transfer or Atm Card Payment Mode,I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you,send a copy of your response to my private email: mrrichardwilliams222@gmail.com and call me immediately you receive this urgent message.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Richard Williams,
Phone:+234-708-451-2118
Email: mrrichardwilliams222@gmail.com
Director Union Bank Compensation Payment Department.
N/B: Please call me for your response.
Domain Notification: CAROL SMITH This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing – yourwebsite.COM
This is an blatant scam. Apart from “search engine submission” this scammer doesn’t even bother to explain why he (or she) is asking for money. The only email address given is a gmail address – no proper business contact. I’m told that once I’ve submitted the form by fax they “will send you instructions on how to make a payment by credit card”. I’m sure they will!!!
If you own any domains, ignore this scammer. There is no need to submit your site to search engines – Google, Bing and all the major search engines will find your site for themselves.
Ignore this blatant scammer.
Attention: Important Notice
DOMAIN SERVICE NOTICE
Complete and return by fax to:
1-718-799-5355
47-47 36th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States of America
ATT: CAROL SMITH
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
FRIENDLY COMPUTER TRAINING
CAROL@IT-TEACHER.CO.UK
My Address here
WWW.mywebsite.COM
Domain Name: mywebsite.COM
Search Engine Submission
Requested Reply
December 23,2010
PART I: REVIEW SOLICITATION
Attn: CAROL SMITH
As a courtesy to domain name holders, we are sending you this notification for your business Domain name search engine registration. This letter is to inform you that it’s time to send in your registration and save.
Failure to complete your Domain name search engine registration by the expiration date may result in cancellation of this offer making it difficult for your customers to locate you on the web.
Privatization allows the consumer a choice when registering. Search engine subscription includes domain name search engine submission. You are under no obligation to pay the amounts stated below unless you accept this offer. Do not discard, this notice is not an invoice it is a courtesy reminder to register your domain name search engine listing so your customers can locate you on the web.
This Notice for: WWW.XXXXXXXXXXXX.COM will expire on December 23,2010 Act today!
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DETAIL OF SERVICE: ANNUAL WEBSITE SEARCH ENGINE SUBMISSION FOR DOMAIN NAME WWW.ABERGAVENNYBEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
Detail of Service:
SEARCH SUBMISSIONS
Reply by Date:
12/23/2010
For Domain Name:
ABERGAVENNYBEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
*100% SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK
Select Term Your Existing Domain Period Covered Price
ABERGAVENNYBEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
[ ] 1 year 12/23/2010 – 12/23/2011 $75.00
[ ] 2 year 12/23/2010 – 12/23/2012 $119.00
[ ] 5 year 12/23/2010 – 12/23/2015 $199.00
[ ] 10 year -Most Recommended- 12/23/2010 – 12/23/2020 $295.00
[ ] Lifetime (NEW!) Limited time offer – Best value! Lifetime $999.00
Please ensure that your contact information is correct or make the necessary changes.
Full Name: CAROL SMITH Email: CAROL@IT-TEACHER.CO.UK
Email 2: ____________________
Phone: _____________________
Want to receive this notification for other domains you own? simply list them below:
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Today’s Date: _____________________ Signature: _____________________
Payment by Credit Card
PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN BY FAX: 1-718-799-5355
(Please do not include your credit card number on this form just fill the information above and fax it to us, once we receive your fax we will send you instructions on how to make a payment by credit card)
ABERGAVENNYBEDANDBREAKFAST.COM
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HM Revenue & Customs Tax Refund Notification
The Inland Revenue don’t email you if you are entitled to a refund, they write to you. They don’t ask for you bank details, you have to phone them and request a refund.
This is just a scammer who is hoping you will give them your credit card details.
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 965.80 GBP. Please s_ubmit the tax refund request and allow us 5-7 days in order to process it.
Click the “Refund Me Now” link below and follow the on screen step in order to have us process your request.
Note : You will need to provide a valid bank account in which the funds will be payed to. A refund can be delayed for some reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline.
Best Regards,
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Investment
“Barr Miller Victor” tells me he saw my “listing in the site”. However he doesn’t say which listing or which site and clearly doesn’t know my name.
He’s just a scammer. He hasn’t seen my site listed anywhere, he’s just sending his scam email to thousands of random email addresses in the hope that someone will fall for his story. If you make the mistake of replying, this scammer will start asking you to send money. Ignore him.
Sir,
I saw your listing in the site and was impressed hence my resolve to contact you for Investment purposes. My name is Barr. Miller Victor and I am a staff of Anderson and Millers Legal Office.
I have a client whom I am representing and she has asked me to solicit for a reputable person that will participate in investing a huge sum of fund which has been set aside for direct investment overseas and she intends to invest this huge sum in your country.
I will inform you of your remuneration in participation when I receive your mail and for future correspondence, I advice that you contact me via my private email address which is: millervictor@mail.com
I will wait to receive your email.
Regards,
Victor Miller
Attention !!!
This rather stupid scammer left her scam as a comment. This is a blog about scams, so I guess she got that bit right! Rather than leave it as a comment, I thought I’d promote her and give her a post all of her own. Curiously enough, she then equally stupidly left another comment using a different name and a different email address. Both from the same ip address, of course.
Yes, Mrs Justin is a scammer. She certainly isn’t “reputable, legitimate” or “accredited”. She has no intention of lending you money – all she wants to do is take money from you by charging you fees.
I am Mrs Lucia Justin, a reputable, legitimate & an accredited company money Lender. I loan money out to individuals in need of financial assistance. Do you have a bad credit or you are in need of money to pay bills? I want to use this medium to inform you that i render reliable beneficiary assistance as I’ll be glad to offer you a loan. No credit check, 100% Guaranteed. email: luciajustinfirm@xxxxmail.com
Note: We only welcome serious minded people. We are legitimate and ready to fund out loans for real and serious people. Get back to us with the following if you are interested:
Full Name:
Country:
Phone Number:
Amount Needed As Loan:
Loan Duration:
Sex:
As soon as we received your mail, we shall send to you our loan terms and conditions for proceedings. Contact our company email : luciajustinfirm@xxxxxmail.com
Mrs Lucia Justin.
Managing Director
Plea for Help
Oh look – a long, sob story from someone in Nigeria!!!!! You’d think that anyone writing from, or claiming to write from, Nigeria might just have realised that Nigeria is (sadly) known as the home of many scammers. Clearly this scammer hasn’t quite got the point yet.
Whatever this scammer is on about, ignore him. He certainly doesn’t have millions of dollars to share with you. The only thing this scammer wants is your money. If you make the mistake of replying you will find yourself being asked to send money.
Alhaji Mohammed abacha
2/8 gidado drive,gra,
kano – nigeria.
Please excuse my intrusion Into your private life as I write you this
letter in Good faith and to the glory of almighty God who thus Brought
me out clean after all the allegations Leveled against me after the
death of my father General sani Abacha (former
Nigerian military head of States). my release from prison was
necessitated by the Efforts of the former senate president chief Anyim Pius
Anyim and the then speaker of the lower house Alhaji ghali
Na??bba.
Since my father’s death and my detention for close to six years, my
family has been loosing a lot of money Due to vindictive government
officials who are bent on Dealing with our family. After my release the
federal Government of Nigeria has made me sign some documents That will enable them
extract the sum of one billion
Five hundred million us dollars from my father’s bank
Accounts in London, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and jersey
Etc.
My family and I are looking for a trustworthy foreign Partner who can
assist us by taking possession of the Total sum of us$15,000,000.00
(fifteen million United states dollars), which the government did not
Know about. Because in their thinking they
want to
Leave only one hundred million to my family this money Is presently in
the possession of a security company Abroad. This money was of course,
acquired by my late Father and is now kept secretly by the family. The
Swiss government has already frozen all the accounts Of my family in Switzerland,
and some other countries Also
tried doing like wise. This bid by some Government officials to deal
with this family has made it necessary that i seek your assistance in
receiving,This money and in investing it on behalf of my family. this must be a
joint venture transaction and we must all work together. Since this
money is still cash, extra security measures have been taken to Protect it
from theft or seizure. I have personally Worked out all modalities for the peaceful
conclusion Of this
transaction with the security company.
However, based on the grounds that you are willing to Work with me and
also all contentious issues discussed Before the commencement of this
transaction. you may Also discuss your percentage before we start to
Work. as soon as I hear from you, i will give
you all
Necessary details as to how we intend to carry out the Whole
transaction. Please, do not entertain any fears, As all necessary modalities are
in place, and i assure You of all success and safety in this
Transaction. Please, this transaction requires absol
ute Confidentiality and you would be expected to treat it As such. If
you are interested in assisting me please
Send me your consent and telephone number.
Please, you may also ignore this letter and respect my Trust in you by
not exposing this transaction, should You not be interested.
I look forward to working with you.
Thank you
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha
IMPORTANT: Alert about your billing information on file
A sneaky one this, as it was sent to a Tiscali email address. If you make the mistake of clicking on the link (which is now flagged as a scam by most browsers) you will find the scammer is asking you for ALL your credit card info, including your mother’s maiden name. (see screen shot at the bottom of this post).
NEVER click on a link in an email from your email/internet provider. ALWAYS log directly into your account.
If you think you might have accidentally given your credit card details to a scammer, contact your bank immediately.
Dear Customer,
This e-mail has been sent to you by Tiscali© UK Forms to inform you that we were unable to process your most recent payment of bill.This might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information. (eg: billing© address, phone)
2. s_ubmitting incorrect information during bill payment process.
Due to this, to ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your billing© information today by clicking here.
If you have already confirmed your billing© information then please disregard this message as we are processing the changes you have made.
Regards,
Tiscali© UK
Billing© Department
Thanks for your co-operation.
Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, Tiscali© (r) will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Dont forget to get back to me immediately.
What a load of garbled rubbish. I have no idea what this is meant to be about or why this scammer would think that I (or you) would want to “pay off all your payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world”. Why can’t this scammer’s made up government office pay their own beneficiaries? Why should I (or you) pay them?
Enough rambling. This is a scammer – all he wants is your money. If you make the mistake of replying he will start asking you to send money. Ignore him.
FROM: BARRISTER JOHN M. WALTERS
FOREIGN/COMMONWEALTH OFFICE,
FCO MAIN BUILDING,
KING CHARLES STREET,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Good day,
My name is John M. Walters. I am an attorney/consultant for the British Foreign and office (FCO). I was directed to contact you by the office of the Foreign affairs Secretary, to urgently confirm from you, if actually you know one Tom Biggs. He claims to be your business Associate/Partner in the United Kingdom? The said Tom Biggs is claiming to us that you are dead and he has requested to change all the Information’s that you gave to us as the legal beneficiary.
This development is coming now that the department wants to pay off all your payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world, of which you are included.
We need to confirm from you through this email, if it’s really true that you are dead, and if not, your association with the said Mr. Tom Biggs.
If we do not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Tom Biggs is correct. We would proceed to transfer the funds to the Barclays bank account he has provided us with.
You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with you, so that we won’t make the mistake in remitting you rout-standing payment to a wrong person/account.
Your Full Name:
Your Complete Address:
Name of City of Residence:
Date of Birth
Direct Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Fax:
Your swift response will help the department immensely. Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy communication, your age and occupation to this effect. Finally send you urgent response.
Yours truly.
Bar. John M. Walters,
For: Foreign Affairs Office.
Direct Tel: +44-704-576-2385
Email: jmwaltersbf@voila.fr
URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE
It’s been a while since someone sent me a scam virus warning. I have no idea how long this one has been circulating, but it contains all the old cliches – “it is better to receive this e-mail 25 times than to receive the virus”, “discovered yesterday by McAfee”, worst virus ever, send this to all your friends, blah, blah, blah.
These warnings are just designed to scare you and turn you into a spammer. NEVER forward a warning to ANYONE, unless you are 100% that the person who sent it to you wrote it themselves from their own personal experience.
URGENT!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE to your friends, family and contacts .
In the coming days, DO NOT open any message with an attachment called: Black in the White House, regardless of who sent it to you . It is a virus that opens an Olympics torch that burns the whole hard disk C of your computer . This virus comes from a known person who you have in your list .
Directions: You should send this message to all of your contacts . It is better to receive this e-mail 25 times than to receive the virus and open it . If you receive a message called Black in the White House even if sent by a friend, do not open, and shut down your machine immediately . It is the worst virus announced by CNN . This new virus has been discovered recently it has been classified by Microsoft as the virus most destructive ever .
This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee . There is no repair yet for this kind of virus . This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the hard disk, where vital information function is stored
Urgent!!!
I have no idea who “Kathy” really is, but I do know that she is a scammer. The only reason she asks me to keep her scam request for money “between us” is because she doesn’t want me to tell the whole world that she is a scammer. Sorry – I just did.
Kathy has no intention of refunding your money, she doesn’t even know who you are. If you make the mistake of falling for this scammer you will never see your money again.
Hi,
Sorry to disturb with this mail but I’m out of the country in London and found myself in a situation which I really need to take care of now. I need a loan of $3000.I’ll explain better and refund the money back to you immediately I get back on Tuesday. If you can help out with the money or whatever amount you can come up with I will really appreciate if you get back to me as soon as you get this email.Please keep this between us.
Thanks
Kathy
GoogleUK 11th Anniversary Promo ** Contact Mr. Grahams Benfield via e-mail for more info***
“Grahams Benfield” seems to be one of those scammers who suffer from an identity crisis. His email claims to come from Ir. Neri Depaoli.
There is no such thing as the “Google UK anniversary promo”. This is just a scammer who wants to take your money by charging you fees. You haven’t won anything. Ignore him.
From: Ir. Neri Depaoli
Date: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Subject: GoogleUK 11th Anniversary Promo ** Contact Mr. Grahams Benfield via e-mail for more info***
To:
Congratulations to you!!
Your email just Won £ 850,000 UK Pounds in our on-going Google 11th Anniversary Promo! You were selected as one of our 10lucky winners for this year anniversary promotion which is aim to say “Thank you” to all our numerous customers/users of our service.
YOUR DETAILS:
L u c k y # : 12-12-23-35-40-41(12)
T i c k e t # : 00869575733664
C G P N : 7-22-71-00-66-12
FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT CLAIM/PROCESSING OFFICER:
==========================================================
MR.GRAHAMS BENFIELD,
Emails : grahamsben13@gmail.com
Customer service #: (44)-703-185-7527
==========================================================
Congrat!!
(c)2010 Google Online Coordinator/Announcer.
I hope to receive your feetback.
Mr Tang tells me he wants my “feetback”. Well he can’t have em – they’re my feet and they’re attached to the ends of my legs.
Apart from an inability to spell, Mr Tang’s other problem is that he is a scammer. He doesn’t have millions of dollars and his only interest in money is his interest in your money – which he wants to take from you by charging you fees. Ignore him.
Acknowledge,
I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, delete it if you are not interested and get back to me if you are interested for details as regards to the transfer of $6,500,000.00 to you. This money initially belongs to a client who died and had no next of kin in his account-opening package. Most importantly, I will require a confirmation of
acceptance from you after which I shall furnish you with the full details of this transaction.
Reply via this Email Contact: replytowtang@nba2k.com.cn
Regards,
Mr Wong Tang.
Security Center Advisory
This scammer was too lazy to even read their scam before sending it out. Clearly they copied a scam email that someone else wrote – they couldn’t even be bothered to change the date from October 2010 to November.
Paypal NEVER ask you to verify your information. The attached online form asks for all your credit card information and I’ve reproduced it below.
Dear valued PayPal Customer,
Due to a policy update we need to verify your PayPal account.
Please download the attached file , open it using your browser ,fill in the required information and click update .
Should you decide you do not wish to accept the verification process you can notify us before 09/10/2010 to close your account immediately without incurring any additional charges.
We do hope, however, that you continue to use PayPal and enjoy the following benefits:
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When you pay with PayPal your financial details are never shared with sellers or retailers, so you?e more protected against fraud.
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You don? have to type in your card details each time you pay, so you can check out faster online. You can also get eBay items delivered more quickly, as you can pay the seller instantly.
It?’s easier
PayPal is the preferred web payment method in the world because it? a smarter, savvier way to pay online in just a few clicks. All you need is your email address and a password.
Copyright © 1999-2010 PayPal. All rights reserved.
Dear Sir/Madam
James Kane/Nelly Lee writes a garbled message to me, presumably from an ancient computer in a seedy internet cafe somewhere, since the message was dated 2003.
Whoever he or she is, the only “alliance” they are interested in is the sort that involves you sending them your money. He or she is a scammer. Just ignore him.
Dear SirMadam
In line with the recent international business for profitable investment opportunity across the globe, we seek this medium to increase
Our client’s interest in global and domestic alliances via various services Including Import and export of commodities in and outside your
Country, Micro Financing, Real Estate Business, Building of small or big scale company or factory, expansion of any good business
And a host of other profitable ventures.
If you think you are good in any of the mentioned business sector. Kindly contact us for possible business co-operation. (We take care of the finances)
Please do not hesitate to contact us true our private email: nellylee@vip.163.com or
Regards.
James Kane
Kelso Consulting UK .
Greetings From Mr. Wong Tang !!!
The only reason why “Mr Wong Tang” asks me to keep his “proposal as a top secret” is because he doesn’t want someone like me to expose his scam. Sorrrrrrrrry. I just did.
“Mr Tang” is a scammer – he has no intention of sending you money – he wants to take your money by charging you fees. Do as he suggests – delete his email and don’t reply.
Acknowledge,
I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, delete it if you are not interested and get back to me if you are interested for details as regards to the transfer of $6,500,000.00 to you. This money initially belongs to a client who died and had no next of kin in his account-opening package. Most importantly, I will require a confirmation of
acceptance from you after which I shall furnish you with the full details of this transaction.
Reply via this Email Contact: mr.wongtang2010@nba2k.com.cn
Regards,
Mr Wong Tang..
No Subject
“ann” (ann@brokcenter.com.ua) writes to me from the Ukraine to tell me that “she” is called “Mr Mark Wailers” and works for the FBI.
Do you get the impression that “ann” is confused? Not sure if she’s male or female, not sure if she’s in the Ukraine or the USA?
She (or he) is just a scammer. Although I’m not sure how many people she will find who will be taken in by her story about needing to claim their visa.
Ignore this scammer. If you reply, he or she will just start asking you for money. If you really want a US visa, go to the US Embassy in your own country and apply on the correct, official forms.
casefile@secretary.net
Re: FROM THE DESK OF U.S IMMIGRATION SUPPORT DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION
NOTIFICATION FROM THE DESK OF U.S IMMIGRATION SUPPORT DEPARTMENT.
WE RECEIVED MAIL FROM OUR ASIA/PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE IN THAILAND, WE WANT TO KNOW MORE INFORMATIONS REGARDS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CLAIM YOUR VISA.
URGENTLY INDICATE AND MAKE IT CLEAR TO US IF YOU ARE WILLING TO CLAIM YOUR VISA OR NOT.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR MAILS TO MR DAVID TAN AND FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE TOTALLY LOST TRUST REGARDS TO CLAIM YOUR VISA.
I AM HERE GIVING YOU MY PERSONAL ID AS A GUARANTEE.
REGARDS
MR MARK WAILERS
(FBI CASE FILE SECRETARY
This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you Are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediatley and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden
win bonus issue and send a message
“jane” writes and tells me she is called “Mrs Rose Denise”. She seems to be having an identity crisis.
Any email that starts by addressing you as “Dear Esteemed” anything is ALWAYS a scam. No legitimate organisation uses that term. As for skyrock – I’ve never heard of them.
This is just a scammer, who is hoping you will fall for his or her story – then she or he will start asking you to send them money. Ignore them.
Dear Esteemed skyrock User/Member,
We the skyrock Team Heartily welcome and send you our Warm Congratulations!!! for being one of our lucky winners in this years 2010 skyrock Mobile and Profile Promotion which was recently held in the United Kingdom.
To that extent we sincerely wish to inform you that your skyrock User Name has been selected among the Lucky Winners in the 2010 skyrock Mobile and Profile Promotion of which your profile has won you the grand sum of £350,000.00 Great British Pounds Sterling.
For more information and calls,You are advised to contact the Claims Consultants with the email below:
skyrock Claims Consultants
Name: Mrs.Rose Denise
E-mail: worldclaimsprofile2010@live.com
Sincerely,
The skyrock Team
© 2003 – 2010 skyrock Inc.All rights reserved.
hi
“Rejoice” didn’t find my profile on prfire – I’ve never heard of it. Somehow I doubt that “she” is even female. He or she is just a scammer – a romance scammer. These are dangerous people – they pretend to form a relationship with you and then start asking you for money. Read the page on Romance Scams on this site.
Ignore this scammer. The only relationship s/he wants is with your money.
My name is rejoice. i am a female I was impressed when i saw your profile at
(http://www.prfire.co.uk) and i will like to establish a long lasting relationship
with you. In addition,i will like you to reply me through my e mail box
(rejoicegukama@yahoo.in) This is because i don’t know the possibilities of remaining
in forum for a long time. please If you are interested in knowing more about me, and
for me to send you some pictures of mine,i will like you contact me back through my
email address.
Thanks waiting to hear from you .
rejoice
TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
Here we go again! Another fake lotto draw. There is no such thing as the “Toyota International Lotto”. The only reason “you are advised to keep your winning information confidential and private” is so that no-one stops you from replying to this scam.
This is a lazy scammer, who couldn’t even be bothered to change the date – it’s Nov 2010 now, but this scammer claims the draw took place in Jan 2010. He/she couldn’t even be bothered to change the date before sending out their little scam.
Just ignore this email. If you reply, the scammer will start asking you for money.
TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUATER)
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFFILIATE OF TOYOTA JAPAN,TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT TOYOTA AVENUE
14 TOSHIKO ROAD
TOKYO,JAPAN.
TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
PRIZE NOTIFICATION 2010 NEW CARS PROMOTION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the 1st January,2010 by Toyota Motor Company in conjunction with the Japan International Email Lottery Worldwide Promotion,your email address was among the 20 Lucky winners who won US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United State Dollars) each on the Toyota Motors Company Email Promotion programme dated as stated above.This is from the total price of $10 million United State Dollars ($10,000,000.00usd)shared among the 20 lucky winners,you are therefore approved for a lump payment of US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United State Dollars,in cash ,including a Toyota car which is the winning present /amount for the Second category winners.
However the results were released and declared on the 26th January,2010 and your email address attached to ticket number 4500542188(TMPWAYZ20051), with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky number 3,8,13,22,27,41 and bonus number 12,your INSURANCE Number:FLS433/453L/GMSA. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 35,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy to make sure the money reaches you.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Email Lottery Promotion is approved by the Japanese Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the general public about toyota motors 2010 new cars(Toyota motors 2010 latest cars).As indicated by the computerized selection machine,your lucky winning number falls within our Asia booklet representative office in THE REPUBLIC OF THE CHINA as showed in the coupon.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential and private until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim the prize money and the toyota car your winning present.This is part of our precautionary and security measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.In other to claim your US$2,000,000.00 winning prize,which has been deposited in a designated bank by Toyota Motors Company Ltd and insured to Royal Insurance company with Insurance Number (FLS433/453L/GMSA)to make sure the winning prize(US$2,000,000.00) and the Toyota car reaches you intact and complete.
The toyota car shipping documents will be forwarded to you to claim ( A toyota car which is the winning present for second category winners) in any port of your choice,once your winning amount(US$2,000,000.00) proceessed and transfer to you by ATM card or Bank to bank transfer.
However,you have to fill the form below,together with the name of the port where your winning present a toyota car should be ship to and send it to the online promotion manager of THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of US$2,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favor under your email address.
NOTE :PAYMENT TO MAKE ONLY BY ATM CARD OR BANK TO BANK TRANSFER.THE PAYMENT BANK HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT THE ATM CARD IN YOUR NAMES ONCE ALL CONDITIONS ARE ABIDE AND PROVIDED BY YOU IF YOUR CHOICE OF RECEIVING YOUR WINNING PRIZE IS BY ATM CARD.THE BANK ALSO MANDATED FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR
WINNING PRIZE TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT DELAY BY BANK TO BANK TRANSFER IF THAT IS YOUR CHOICE TO RECEIVE THE PRIZE.
FILL THE FORM BELOW;
NAME:……………………………….
AGE:………………………………….
SEX:………………………………….
ADDRESS:(RESIDENT ADDRESSONLY)………………………….
YOUR OTHER EMAIL:………………………………
PHONE:……………………………..
OCCUPATION:…………………….
AMOUNT WON……………………
COUNTRY:………………………….
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PORT FOR SHIPMENT OF YOUR WINNING CAR ………………….
SHORT COMMENT ON OUR PRODUCTS ………………………………………
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund
(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
TOYOTA MOTORS FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER
NAME: MR. Alexis kohler
TELEPHONE:+ 0086 13763374969
EMAIL: toyotalotterpromo@insing.com
EMAIL: toyotalotterpromo@yahoo.cn
WARNING !! You are to keep all the winning information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.(this is important as a case of double claiming will not be entertained)
Staff of Toyota Motor Company and the Japanese International Lottery Company are not to partake in this Lottery. Accept my hearty congratulations once again! for being selected among the 20 lucky winners .
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Alexis kohler
(V.P FINANCE)
TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION LTD.
Notification of Limited Account Access
Clearly the use of graphics software is beyond the limited skills of this scammer. I’m sure you can see all the obvious clues that this email doesn’t come from PayPal.
I’m addressed as “PayPal Customer” – I’m sure you know that all genuine Paypal communications include your username.
The email was sent from PayPal@mail.nu.
If you open that attached html page – you are taken to a page where you are asked for all your credit card details.
If you think you might have accidentally given your credit card details to a scammer, contact your bank immediately.
If you think there might be a problem with your PayPal account, log in to your real account by entering the address of the PayPal website directly into your browser. NEVER click on a link in a PayPal email.
Dear PayPal Customer : PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of customers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity. We are contacting you to remind you, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal’s User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you for the following reason: We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your card. This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your account or credit card may be
CHECK YOUR MAIL AND REPLY
I think this scammer needs to go back to school. Her email claims to come from the wonderfully named “Mrs” – not a name to inspire confidence in her readers. She then goes on to tell me the usual tale of wicked goings on and irregularities regarding millions of dollars that she claims I am owed.
Before you reply, just stop and think. Are you really owed millions of dollars? Of course you aren’t. This scammer just wants to take your money by charging you fees. Ignore her.
Attn: Beneficiary,
This is to officially inform you that an agreement has been reached between the United Nations, World Bank Group and the Federal Government of Nigeria to release all Inheritance/ Winning/contract payments and we have verified your delayed payment file and found out why you have not received your payment, is because you have not fulfilled all official obligations given to you in respect to the release of your fund payment thereby, having irregularities and Complications in your payment file.
Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with none officials in the bank in your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop, if you wish to receive your payment since World Bank Group have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now, we have arranged your payment through Our ATM Card Payment or Wire Transfer method by INTERCONTINENTAL BANK NIGERIA P L C. That Is The Latest Instruction By Our President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic Of Nigeria. Below Is The Arrangements;…
The Payment Center Will Transfer your fund or Send You An ATM Visa Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money From Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, you will receive the ATM Visa Card within 72 hours or If you want it by Wire Transfer into your account within 72 hours, So, If You Like To Receive Your Fund now Contact INTERCONTINENTAL BANK NIGERIA P L C Payment Center, and send these required info.
1.Your full name
2.Phone and fax number,
3.Address where you would like to receive your ATM CARD (p.o box not Acceptable)
4.Your age and current occupation
5 Total Amount that you are expecting to receive from Government of Nigeria
6. Your occupation
Please reply with the above details;
OR
Fax your information to our USA foreign payment coordinator Mr. Donald Beans, Fax #: 213-403-5278 for payment advice and confidentiality.
Instead of losing this US$7.6Million dollars.
Note that, your local representative wants to present another person on your behalf to claim this fund; they said you have abandoned your fund. We hereby, issue you our transaction code of conduct Tag Number, which is (INTCON/X10X) so, you must have to indicate this code for processing payment.
We await your urgent response.
Mrs. Mary Oboh
Chief Accountant
Hello
This is a classic hotel scam. “Rev Raymond” claims he wants 6 rooms for 6 people who are visiting for a religious program. Obviously he has no idea where your hotel/B&B is located and doesn’t really care as there is no such “religious program”. If you reply (which I will do using an online, scam only, email address) you will find the “Rev” will claim he needs to send you more money than you ask for, so that you can pay a car hire company, or travel agent, or whatever. Simply put – he wants you to send money to his scammer accomplice.
Ignore this scammer.
Hello,
I want to make a reservation in your facility for Six (6) newly ordained priests from Malaysia; they will be visiting your country for a seven (7) day religious program in the month of December.
Arrival Date: 3rd December .2010
Departure Date: 9th December.2010
Number of guest: 6 Persons
Number of rooms: 6 Rooms
Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with the total cost to pay, so that we can pay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them. Am waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible. Thanks
Best Regards
Rev.Raymond
LOAN FINANCE
Times are hard for a lot of people, so the scammers are trying to take advantage of this by offering fake loans to people who they know don’t have much money. How low can these scumbags stoop? I guess there’s no answer to that – they are scammers, they don’t care about their victims.
Ignore all these fake loan emails. There are no accreditations, no addresses, no contact details – nothing. These are all scammers, who just want to take money from you by charging you fees for your non-existent loan.
If you are desperate for money try approaching your local credit union, if you there is one. Or try doing a little freelance work – window cleaning, cleaning, garden tidying are often good ways of earning little cash quickly – and legitimately.
Do you need financial assistance? Do you need a loan? SEARCH NO FURTHER Comfort edge loan finance is willing to assist you take off your financial problem with just an application. We are a registered loan lending firm,based here in Spain and we are into international loan scheme of all kind, our interest re-payable % is just 3%.We give all kinds of loan grants as stated below: 1.Long Term Loans
2.Short Term Loans
3.Small Scale Loans
4.Large Scale Loans
5.Mortgage Loans
6.Non- Collateral Loans
7.Student Loans
8.Home Loans
9.Religious Loans
10.Business Loans
11.Personal Loans kindly contact us via email : comfortedge2010@aol.co.uk with the following details: Full name: Age: Gender: Marital status: Occupation: Monthly income: Amount needed as loan: Time / duration: The purpose of the loan: Home address: Country of residence: Home phone: Mobile No: Yours faithfully
Maria Luz
(Loan Administrator)
YOU HAVE WON US$2,950.000.00 ON E-MAIL
rtypkkkkkkkkk@att.net writes to tell me to “VIEW THE ATTACHMENT MESSAGE AND REPLY URGENT”. What a nice, reassuringly relevant email address – heavy sarcasm there folks.
I can’t be bothered to pick all the holes in this scammer’s attachment – I’d be here all morning, and you’d die of boredom reading it all. As usual, just ignore this scammer who’s only aim is to get his hands on your money by charging you fees. Ignore him.
Here’s that daft attachment:
REPLY TO : williamsalberton3@gala.net
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of US$2,950.000.00 (TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) for 2010 Prize promotion which is organized in CANADA by YAHOO, GMAIL, AOL, WINDOWS LIVE and other internet subscribers.
YAHOO and MICRO SOFT collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
FOR PRIZE CLAIMING
MR. WILLIAMS ALBERTON
TEL: 0027 729583035
EMAIL:williamsalberton3@gala.net
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 20 days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Your Winning numbers
NO: 4,8,11,12,34,43 Bonus 22
Ticket no: (7Y206)
Ballot no: (BT/A)
Winning numbers for Wednesday September 23rd 2010 Draw
Visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6
Confirm under Lotto 6/49. Send the below details about you.
NAMES……………………….……………….
CONTACT ADDRESS……………….……
NATIONALITY……………………………..
SEX…. ………………….…………………..
AGE…………………..………………………..
PHONE / MOBILE NO: ………………………..
FAX…………………………………………
OCCUPATION……………………………
COMPANY………………………….……
Your email Attached to Ticket No. (7Y206) and Ballot No: (BT/A)
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
NAME: MR WILLIAMS ALBERTON
TEL:0027 729583035
E-Mail: williamsalberton3@gala.net
CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS.
I couldn’t be bothered to read most of “Mr Marva Adamson’s” rubbish. He tells me he works for “THE BANK” – but can’t be bothered to decide which bank he works for.
I hope you can see this is just a load of rubbish – written by a scammer in the hope that you will fall for his scam. NOBODY is going to suddenly decide to send you millions of dollars for no reason. What this scammer wants is to get his hands on your money. If you make the mistake of replying, this scammer will start asking you for money.
Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and your family my good friend, I am the manager of bill and exchange in THE BANK,I have a business proposal of 5.5 Million United State Dollars, to be transfer to your account for investment in your country ,if you are ready to assist me get back to me, i will give you full details on how the fund will be transfer to you.
Be rest assure that everything will be handled confidentially because, this is a great opportunity we cannot afford to miss, as it will make our family profit alot.It has been 10 years go, that most of the greedy African Politicians used our bank to Launder money overseas through the help of their Political advisers.
Most of the funds which they transferred out of the shores of Africa was gold and oil money that was supposed to have been used to develop the continent.
The Political advisers always inflated the amounts before transfer to foreign accounts so I also used the opportunity to divert part of the funds hence I am aware that there is no official trace of how much was transferred as all the accounts used for such transfers were being closed after transfer.
I acted as the Account Officer to most of the politicians and when I discovered that they were using me to succeed in their greedy act, I also cleaned some of their banking records from the Bank files and no body cares to ask me because the money was too much for them to control.
As I am sending this message to you, I was able to divert five Million five Hundred United State Dollars ($5.5M) to an escrow account belonging to no one in the bank.
Now the bank is very anxious to know who is the real beneficiary of the funds because they have made a lot of profits with the funds. It has been more than Eight years now and most of the politicians are no longer using our bank to transfer funds overseas,as majority of them are not in power again, because their tenure has expired. The $5.5 Million Dollars has been lying in the bank as unclaimed fund.
I will soon retire from the bank and without wasting time i will like the fund to be release into your account.So that i will come to your country for the sharing of the fund, The money will be shared 60% for me and 40% for you .There is no one that is going to ask you any question about the funds because everything is well secured by me.
If you are interested in this transaction, do not fail to reply me back, but if you are not interested delete my message from your box ok.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Marva Adamson.
RE: TEST
Apparently ” Barrister Richard Walker” has at least a billion pounds to transfer to my account. Hey – who needs to buy a lottery ticket when you can just answer a random email, addressed to “Dear Sir/Madam” and get a billion (pounds or dollars I wonder?)
If you think I’m being a bit cynical – you’re right. I’m sure you realise that anyone who died, leaving billions of dollars (or pounds) would have family, friends, business partners, executors, solicitors (or attorneys) and several wills lined up. They certainly wouldn’t leave it to a barrister to send to any random person in the world who happened to have an email address.
This is just a scammer – whose only aim is to get his hands on your money. Just ignore this idiot.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Richard Walker, an attorney to Late Billionaire Mrs. Leona Helmsley who died in 2007. I have her money to transfer to your account. If you are interested get back to me for full details on this my email address:richwalker1133@globomail.com
Regards,
Richard Walker.
Your account was accesed by a third part
Clearly spelling wasn’t high on this scammer’s list of achievements at school. I’m told that my account was “accesed” and that they might “temporaly” suspend my account. Ah – the power of the mind!! This idiot then finishes by telling me that they “recommend to verefy (sic) your account”. Clearly this scammer has:
a) copied the text of their scam from somewhere else – probably somewhere that was exposing an original scam and pointing out the spelling mistakes. And
b) absolutely no idea what (sic) means!!
NEVER click on a link in a bank email – even if it does seem to come from your own bank. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank website directly into your browser. This clown is after your credit card details.
Dear Customer,
We detected irregular activity on your HSBC
Internet banking account on 02/11/2010.
For your protection, you must verify this
activity before you can continue using your
account.
Please download the document attached to this
email to review your account activity.
We will review the activity on your account
with you and upon verification,
and we will remove any restrictions placed on
your account.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise
but to temporaly suspend your account.
We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be
investigated and we strongly recommend to verefy (sic) your
account in that time.
Best Regards,
Colette Nugent
Head of Customer Communications
© Copyright HSBC Holdings plc 2010 – All rights reserved
IMPORTANT: Alert about your billing information on file
A sneaky bit of phishing here. This was sent to an old Tiscali email address. If you click on the link you are taken to the scammer’s website where you are just asked for all of your credit card details.
NEVER click on a link in an email that is asking you to reconfirm your details for any organisation. Enter the web address of the organisation directly into your browser and go to your account area. You will soon see if there are any problems and/or unpaid invoices.
Dear Customer,
This e-mail has been sent to you by Tiscali© UK Forms to inform you that we were unable to process your most recent payment of bill.This might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information. (eg: billing© address, phone)
2. s_ubmitting incorrect information during bill payment process.
Due to this, to ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your billing© information today by clicking here.
If you have already confirmed your billing© information then please disregard this message as we are processing the changes you have made.
Regards,
Tiscali© UK
Billing© Department
Thanks for your co-operation
Update Your Online Banking
There hasn’t been a “security breach” in the HSBC systems – if there had it would have been headline news on the TV, radio and papers.
There will be a “security breach” of your account if you click on the link and enter the information this scammer is asking for – your online banking ID and log-in details.
NEVER click on a link in a bank email – even if it appears to come from your own bank. ALWAYS enter the website address of your bank directly into your browser.
If you think you might have accidentally given your account details to a scammer, contact your bank immediately.
Dear Customer,
Due to a recent security breach in the HSBC Bank systems, we
are asking all our customers to immediately log-in and report any unnoticed
password changes, unexplained funds depletion or likewise.
Click the link below to the quick update process.
Online banking Log on
Thank you,
HSBC Online Serive.