Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

SCAM > Mrs.Joan Rodriquez > Congratulations Unpaid Beneficiary !!!!!!

Fighting a 9-hour headache today, so please just trust me, this is a scam..

Comes from China.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mrs.Joan Rodriquez <alex@chinalab.com.cn>
Date: 2011/3/26
Subject: Congratulations Unpaid Beneficiary !!!!!!
To:


Congratulations Unpaid Beneficiary,

It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $1.2million due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the releasing of your fund.

We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes(NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Spammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria and with the information gathered from this Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current acting president of Nigeria his Excellency President Goodluck Jonathan to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes.

Now how would you like to receive your payment? via a certified bank draft or by ATM card?
To effect the release of your fund valued at $1.2million, you are advised to contact the director of payment via his email address with the information below,

Dr. Michael Thomas.
Email:  mailbag81@yahoo.co.jp

On contacting him do provide him with the following informations:

Your full Name...
Your Address:.................
Home/Cell Phone:...................
occupation...........................
Preferred Payment Method (ATM/certified bank draft):.................
age/sex

This morning our local time I sent a fax to the office of the president Dr Goodluck Jonathan who issued a mandate to compensate scam victim like you through your prefered method of payment that will be shipped to you alongside the documents to back them up, the fax I sent to him was to let him know, who will be responsible for the Insurance document and Federal tax document on his response to me through same fax he said he will talk to the head of the ministry offices where this documents are procured.

You are therefore advice not to toy with this developments as a mandate was also issued to terminate the fund immediately if you fail to claim your fund soonest.I have done my best as a clergy drafted newly to this position to assist people like you the rest is left for you. urgent response will enable me forge ahead towards the onwards delivery of your payment to your residential address.

I await your response to this email so we forge ahead with your payment delivery.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Elinor Brown David.
Financial Crimes Commission
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol
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