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.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Beijing 2008 Olympic Lottery SCAM

Ending today's post with a fake lottery scam, but of course a new twist the Beijing 2008 Lottery Scam.. next up is "Guess the real ages of the Chinese gymnast lottery" both impossible to win and both FAKE

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PROMOTIONS HEADQUATERS
Beijing 2008 Olympic Lottery
BHP Billiton Plc, Neathouse Place
Victoria London SW1V 1BH
United Kingdom

ATTENTION: e-Mail Recipient Only,

We happily announce to you Results of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Lottery, online Sweepstake international program held 6th August 2008. Your e-mail address attached to winning ticket number: 75600567 with serial number 2168/008. We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake .This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used, as 250,000 email addresses where drawn from all continents of the world. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users and fans of sports; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for the lottery game.

However, your email address was attached to winning ticket number 75600567 with serial number 2168/008 . which eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws. Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards of £750,289.00 GBP and a free ticket to watch the finals.

This is from total prize money of £3,444,023 distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd categories. Note that this program and The Olympic was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some other big multinational firms in China e.g Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Co. Ltd, Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents in United Kingdom as stated below:

Claims Agent
Processing Agent: Mr. Vincent Walker
Email: agentvincentwalker08@yahoo.com
Phone: +44 702 407 0755

When contacting the agent, please provide him with your winning ticket
number: 75600567 with serial number 2168/008.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
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. Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

CONGRATULATIONS !!! At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours
Mr. Hong Lu
Notification Officer.
BHP Billiton (UK) Plc

Mrs Rafi Kouyate Nigerian Scam

Typical Nigerian Scam, if you don't know what a Nigerian Scam is by now, read the other 100 posted below / archived.

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From Mrs Rafi Kouyate.

I am Mrs Rafiatou Kouyate from sierra leon, the only wife to Mr Abubarkar Kouyate, from Cote D' Ivoire.My Husband was a highly reputable business man (a coacoa merchant) he operated in the capital city of Ivory coast during his days.He later died in the Plane Crash during his business trip to Benin.

Before his sudden death,he have money to the tune of Twelve Million, United State Dollars.(USD$12.000.000.00) left in a Trust company which he propossed using for a foreign business transaction.The pressure from my deceased husband's family for his inheritance has made me to move out from the family house for solution.My husband deposited this money and no name was given to them as the beneficiary. They are therefore asking me as the only wife to the depositor,to forward to them the name of the Beneficiary of this deposited Trunk Box before they could release it to me.

The Mettalic Package Containing this Money, that was deposited in the Security & Delivery company here in Cote D'ivoire was Registered as Rafi's Valuables.

This means that the company does not know that the content of this Package, that was deposited in their custody is money.I am therefore,presently seeking for assistance in this purpose.I am interested to invest this fund with your company in your country . kindly forward all your companys activities to me for immediate decission on the investment program,before I will make your name available to the security Company as my late husband's partner/Beneficiary who is to recieve the Rafi's Valuables.

Anticipating your immediate reply:MrsRafi1@yahoo.fr Best regards, Mrs Rafiatou Kouyate.

PayPal Phish, Fake Email, Phish, Fraud from China

Links were removed from this PHISH, but the original link went to a domain owned by someone in china.
Domain Name.......... records-updates.com
Creation Date........ 2008-07-16 02:47:49
Registration Date.... 2008-07-16 02:47:49
Expiry Date.......... 2009-07-16 02:47:49
Organisation Name.... Wen Feng
Organisation Address. NO.397,zhuquedadao street,xian City,shanxi Province
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. xi an
Organisation Address. 710061
Organisation Address. SX
Organisation Address. CN
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Dear PayPal ® customer,
We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account.
Protecting your account is our primary concern. As a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive information.
Paypal features.To ensure that your account is not compromised, simply hit "Resolution Center" to confirm your identity as member of Paypal.
" Login to your Paypal with your Paypal username and password.
" Confirm your identity as a card member of Paypal.
Please confirm account information by clicking here Resolution Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations."
*Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
Copyright Š 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved.

katesolomon61@gmail.com - Nigerian Type Fraud Scam

Wow, I am a beloved.. not sure if they got Solomon by research or by accident, but nice to know I am loved before I am scammed.

Email was sent using Dodo email, no kidding!

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Beloved,
Do accept my apology if this mail does not meet your personal ethics. I am Kate Solomon now undergoing medical treatment for cancer. I am married to Dr. Peter Solomon who worked with South Africa embassy in Malaysia for nine years before he died in the year 2006.

Before my Husband died, Both of us make a deposit of a total sum $7.6M in a Finance Company in Europe.Recently, my Doctor told me that I have few months to live due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I have decided to donate this fund to a honest Person.


My Attorney will issue you a Letter of Authority from high Court naming you the original Beneficiary of these funds.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to hear from you.

In His Arms.

Mrs. Kate Solomon.
Email:katesolomon61@gmail.com

Work At Home Scam - Luksus Finland

Most likely the same as all the others, send you fake money, you wire them real money, you lose money.

Their domain is so fake they are even hiding their DNS

Contact: info@rustelekom.biz

Domain name: luks-jobs.com

Registrant Contact:

HOLD DOMAIN HOLD DOMAIN

HOLD DOMAIN
HOLD DOMAIN, HOLD DOMAIN
IT

Real owners are in Russia

Domain Name: RUSTELEKOM.BIZ
Domain ID: D5379469-BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. DBA PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 303
Domain Status: ok
Registrant ID: DI_458343
Registrant Name: Dmitry Ivanov
Registrant Organization: Rustelekom Ltd.
Registrant Address1: Kashirikij pr. 21/4
Registrant City: Moscow
Registrant State/Province: Moscow
Registrant Postal Code: 115230
Registrant Country: Russian Federation
Registrant Country Code: RU
Registrant Phone Number: +1.8666254678
Registrant Facsimile Number: +1.9782465632
Registrant Email: admin@robodesk.biz
Administrative Contact ID: DI_458343
Administrative Contact Name: Dmitry Ivanov
Administrative Contact Organization: Rustelekom Ltd.
Administrative Contact Address1: Kashirikij pr. 21/4
Administrative Contact City: Moscow
Administrative Contact State/Province: Moscow
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 115230
Administrative Contact Country: Russian Federation
Administrative Contact Country Code: RU
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.8666254678
Administrative Contact Facsimile Number: +1.9782465632
Administrative Contact Email: admin@robodesk.biz



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We are currently hiring, work at home positions, to provide administrative assistance with sales in North America and would like to introduce you to our current vacancy. Luksus, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, serves the luxury lifestyle and offers unparalleled access to the finest luxury goods. We offer a unique mix of brands, partnerships, and product expertise.

Candidates for the job should possess excellent organizational skills as well as the ability to efficiently multi-task. Ideal candidates have a strong focus on day-to-day operational excellence. The candidate should be motivated, proactive, be able to learn and adapt quickly.

Other duties include, but are not limited to:

o Incorporating effective priorities for the virtual office function
o Administer day-to-day financial responsibilities for clients
o Reporting online daily
o Preparing brief summary reports, and weekly financial reports

Salary part-time (3 hours per day, Monday-Friday): $1,000/month, plus commission.

If you are interested in this position please send us an email to Mila.Evans@luks-jobs.com expressing your interest and we will forward you the detailed job description and the working agreement.

Thank You,
Luksus Team

DAYZERS LOTERIJ NL - SCAM / FRAUD

Simple.. you wire them the taxes for your win and you ________(nothing) that is it, you wire them money and you lose money, short story.

Remember Dayzers is real, however the people emailing you are not from Dayzers, they are using them as redirection back to their emails

Email: ganzgrossint@aim.com
ganzgrossint@myway.com

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THE PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR OF DAYZERS LOTERIJ NL
Official Website: www.dayzers.nl

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 8th of July, 2008. This is a scientific computer game in which email addresses were used selected from the internet online. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users in all over the World. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number; GAN/231589763334 with serial numbers GAN/UYH667898365, Batch Number GAN/2KU7876535425/JK, Reference Number GAN/8712098323 and

Drew from lucky numbers 765-998-923-983-897 which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have been approved for a lump sum pay out of US $ 1,000,000.00 by the DAYZERS LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL COMPANY in conjunction with Microsoft Co-operation, Payable in cash credited to security file numbers; GAN/POLK87653456545/KJ at the Netherlands Payment Bank.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you Keep your winning information's confidential until your claim has been processed and your winning fund remitted into your provided bank account as the authorized legal beneficiary. This is part of our security protocols to avoid unwarranted abuse of this Program by some participants. This compensational program was sponsored by Microsoft Co-operation and William Henry Gates III and His Giant cofounder of the Microsoft Corporation, holds 30.7 percent of its stock making him one of the richest people in the United States and the world in general. Microsoft had help people and Businesses by providing affordable, reliable and convenient payment services and software in the world today and we have invested US$2.5b into software, hardware, computers and a simple to use interface. Dayzers NL was Founded in 1726 and one of the oldest lotteries in the world. On February 3rd, 2003, in an endorsement of its work for refugees worldwide, UNHCR has received 1 million euros in donation from the Netherlands Dayzers Company. It is a great opportunity to anyone looking to increase sales through email marketing! So you can realize your dream of financial independence. Note that all winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over 850,000,000 companies and personal email addresses from all over the world online of which three (3) where selected at random as winners in different categories. Please contact the Clearance Department for your claim:

Mrs.Maris Godman,
For Dr. Jabez Jan van (Director of operations).
(clearance/administration consultants in the Netherlands)
GANZGROSS INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AUTHORITY.
TEL: +31-610-698-903, Fax: +31-847-301-110
Email: ganzgrossint@aim.com
ganzgrossint@myway.com

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 29th of July, 2008. After this date, all unclaimed Funds will be transfer to the International Debt Payment Reconciliation Unit in the Literary Fund. The Literary Fund is used solely for educational purposes, such as school construction, renovation, and teacher retirement funding. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your Reference numbers in all your correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your contact address or information's about you, do inform our clearance Agency immediately to avoid disqualification of winnings.

Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Mrs. Y.R.C. (Yvonne) van Oort. (Lottery Director)

De Nederlandse Dayzers International.

Paleisstraat 5 2514 JA Den Haag

Bank of East Asia Limited Bob Chen - Nigerian Scam

Same as the dozens prior, everything is the same, just different bat time, different bat channel

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Mr. Bob Chen
The Bank of East Asia Limited
Hacienda Heights Branch
17180 Colima Road,
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, US

Greetings Friend

You may wonder why I am reaching out to you in spite offriends that I have known for years, the singular reason is that I have by the very nature of this proposition and the required confidentiality decided to deal with a person that I have not known before so that we can develop the trust and execute this transaction without a third person knowing.

I would not have used this medium (Internet) but I chose to reach you through it because it is the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is un-official and private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.

I am Mr. Bob Chen of THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD ( Mr. Bob Chen The Bank of East Asia Limited, Hacienda Heights Branch, California USA) I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD) in a recent meeting recommended that the account of MR. JAMES D.CLEERE, who was one of my branch depositors, should be declared Dormant, confiscated and the depositor\'s fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to American Banking and financial law. He died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11,2001 incident that befall the United States of America. The bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can confirm through this site:

(removed)

MR. JAMES D.CLEERE is an account holder in my branch; he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$58.2M (Fifty Eight Million, two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the account holder (the brother) nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim this is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me.

This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased; I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 60-40.that is I will have 60% while you will have 40%.

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on the next step to follow.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,
Mr. Bob Chen
The Bank of East Asia Limited
Hacienda Heights Branch

Mr. SMITH LAKE ANDERSON. Nigerian Scam

Dear Mr Smith Lake Anderson, I am Craig Pond-Water, saying thanks but no!

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Name:Mr. SMITH LAKE ANDERSON.
Email:mrsmith.anderson@yahoo.co.uk
Allternative Email: infosmithla@jmail.co.za
Tele:+27 83 210 88 73.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good Day,

Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as Mr. SMITH .L. ANDERSON, a staff in foreign remittance department in the Private Clients Section of a well-known bank, here in south africa.

One of our accounts, with holding balance of $52,000,000 (Fifty Two Million Us Dollars ) as a foreign tourist into south africa and this has been dormant and last operated seven years ago. From my investigations and confirmation, the owner of the said account, a foreigner by name Mr.John Shumejda .US Citizan and his senior vice president Mr. Ed Swingle died on thier tour to u.k on the 5th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham; you can view this CNN websitehttp://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/ for details on the crash.

Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge or idea as to the existence of either the account or the funds in our bank; after i have check how he come into south africa, Information from the National imigration also states that Mr.John Shumejda was single on entry into south africa as a tourist ,but his motive was not disclosed to any one after all series of investigation and non of both family have any knowledge of any existing account in south africa since seven years.

I have confidently discussed this issue with the bank manager and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We therefore propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds will be transfer to your account after necessary processes have been followed.

Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this Transaction if accepted, do send to me promptly to my email: mrsmith.anderson@yahoo.co.uk
OR Allternative Email: infosmithla@jmail.co.za

the following.
(1) Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.

This transaction is totally 100% free of risk as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drugs, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.

On your interest, we have map out 2% out of this $52,000,000$52,000,000 (Fifty Two Million ) for any expenses incured during the process of transfer of this fund into your account,let me hear from you what will be your percentage as soon as you dim it good and nescessary to work together for the success of transfer of these cool lucky fund into your account in your country URGENTLY.

Thank you for your time and understanding.
Very Respectfully,

Warm Regards,
SMITH LAKE ANDERSON.

Finance Corp International Inc - Job & Money Scam

Typical of all the others posted, you receive fake money, send real money and lose money. Guy gets the girl, guy loses the girl, guy jumps off a bridge.. etc.

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Good morning !

I'm Oliver Prahm, Manager of Finance Corp International Inc . I have found your resume and want to offer you the vacancy of "Account Manager".

1 - We do not require payment from you for anything, this is a job.
2 - This is a commission based job, you are paid based on performance.

Job description:
The major duty of the "Account Manager" is to process payments between our clients and our company via Direct bank transfer. You will get 7 percent per transfer.

Salary: 500 dollars - 3500 dollars per month.

Benefits of this vacancy:

1. Flexible work schedule, work 3-5 hours per week.
2. Possibility of your career rising.
3. Home-based.
4. Ability to take unlimited vacation (without guaranteed salary).

Minimal requirements:

1. You must have bank account.
2. At least 18 years old.
3. Internet and Email skills.

If you need more information ...
If you want to apply for this job ...
If you’ve got some questions about this vacancy ...


Write here (e-mail) : financecorp@email.su


Best regards

Oliver Pram
Administrative Director
Finance Corp International

Mr. Victor S. Hagan - Nigerian Bank & Money Scam

Wow Risk Free... cool, no risk to him, a ton to you if you fall for this common scam.

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From the Desk of Mr. Victor S. Hagan.


Dear Sir,
I am Victor-Sam Hagan. I hail from the republic of Ghana , 47years old married and the Deputy Director of Inter-con Trust Security & Services Ltd. in Ghana. I got your information and credibility from a reliable source and I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God, that you will not disappoint me over this deal. I have been working with this company for over ten years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Head of State, Ministers and government functionaries have being using Inter-con Trust Security company to move huge sums of money {CASH} to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignments of funds and secretly declare the contents as FAMILY TREASURE.

Laurent Kabila of Zaire {Dead}, Foday Sanko of Sierra Leone {Dead}, Charles Taylor of Liberia, Prince Johnson of Liberia {Dead}, Gnasingbe Eyademah of Togo {Dead} Etc. All of these people have consignments deposited with my office. Their foreign partners are claiming most of these consignments. Some are lying down here unclaimed, nobody have ever come for them as much as {9}years because in most cases, the documents of the deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors, where most of them are dead.

Since the inception of 2000, Inter-con Trust Security & Services Management changes the procedure of claims of consignment. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand from our record. I have finalized every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment No.000218 containing {$36M} Thirty-Six Million United States Dollars, My duty is to supply you with all the information and documents by fax or e-mail and you will send it by attachment to the management of our company.

The procedure is simple; I will use your name, address and passport number to change the original document in the file. I assure you that this transaction is risk free. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner and I need your full co-operation to make this work successful. Our mode of sharing is 50-50 or we use the fund for profitable business you desire in your country. Please reach me by email and I will direct you on what to do.

Yours Sincerely,
Victor S. Hagan.

Colonial Bank WebBiz Emergency Alert System - FRAUD - SCAM

Bank scam, hard to fall for as the info makes no sense to 99.99% of the population, however the link may have contained malware. The DNS information for the link is at the bottom of this message. A China / Russia mix.

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Colonial Bank WebBiz Emergency Alert System

Dear WebBiz/WireBiz Customer:

You should have received a notice recently about the upcoming security
enhancement on July 7, 2008 to WebBiz and WireBiz called Colonial
Connection. We would like to remind you that your existing digital certificate will
not provide access to Colonial Connection.

Colonial Connection will provide additional security information, such
as digital certificate installation instructions, digital certificate
removal instructions, updated FAQs and information regarding potential
security threats.

Colonial Banks Web site will be updated with a change to the login
section. Dont forget, within the updated login section, WebBiz and
WireBiz will be replaced with Treasury Management. WebBiz and WireBiz
customers must click Treasury Management to access Colonial Connection.
If you would like to update your digital certificate and web address of
your bookmark or favorite,

Press CONTINUE>> (removed, link went to a messy subdirectory under ngfsfsf.com)

Again, we appreciate the opportunity to serve your financial needs.
Sincerely,
Kevin Talley
AVP, Treasury Management Product Manager


Registrant Contact:
DomainsReg, Inc.
Sergey Astakhov abuse@domainsreg.cn
+4.536946676 fax: +4.536946676
Lenin str. 38, 77
Saratov Saratovskaya oblast 150040
ru

DNS:
ns1.hstnmb.com
ns2.hstnmb.com

Created: 2008-07-02
Expires: 2009-07-02

MARIAM JONES BTCI BANK LOME TOGO - Nigerian Scam

MARIAM JONES BTCI BANK LOME TOGO - Nigerian Scam.. hmmm isn't Togo's once of those Subway shop / food places? :)

Anyone know what "GAZZETED " means?

I love "HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:"

It is like a word search puzzle for typos

RECIEVE / PROCEEDURES / REMMIT / INHERITTANCE / WITHEN / TRANSFERING / INCOVINENCE

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KINDLY ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR OFSHORE OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN M/S JANET WHITE CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:

NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECOMFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID $13.5 US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE 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 ACCOUNT DETAILS:...................................



AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

YOURS IN SERVICE,
MARIAM JONES
(BTCI BANK LOME TOGO).

Dr. Christopher C. Marshall - Nigerian Money Scam

Do we really need to say more about this scam. However I do give this scammer credit, they did spend time writing a long and involved email, which is better than most.

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Hello,
I sincerely hope that this letter will not come to you as a surprise or an embarrassment since we neither knew each other before nor had any neither previous correspondence nor contact. Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because it's fastest means. I believe it 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. Let me start by introducing myself.

My name is Dr. Christopher C. Marshall; I was into currency exchange business, a British national from United Kingdom. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends .I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far,

I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Two Million dollars ($2,000,000.00) that I have with financial institution abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations. Please kindly note that upon the receipt of these funds from the financial institution abroad, you shall invest it in your line of business and dispatch the profit to charitable home. As soon as i receive your response, I shall communicate with you, and let you know the details of the transfer. Whatever your actions and your decision, I thank you for taking the time to read this email.

Regards,

Dr. Christopher C. Marshall

Mercado Libre Limited - Wire Transfer Job Scam

Get fake money orders, deposit them, wire the amount less 10% lose your money and repay your bank. Great job!

Scam

0000000000000

If you have access to a computer, you can get paid.
Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly? If
yes, Mercado Libre Limited is glad to offer you a job position
in our company,Mercado Libre Limited in conjuction with Ebay as
part of our ongoing Multi Level Marketing Network.

Your tasks are:
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1. Receive payment from Customers.
2. Deduct 10% which will be your Commission/pay on Payment processed
and remit our balance to us either via Western Union
Money Transfer or Money Gramme.
To get started your are to provide the below informations:

First Name:Last Name:Full Address and not P.O. BOX:City:
Zip Code:State:Home Phone:Cell Phone:Age:Gender:Marital Status:

Contact Mr. Claude Jackson
Email: claudejackson27@live.com

nkemdilim ani: Thanks for your Co-operation
Merca doLibre Limited
Condiciones de MercadoLibre S.A.
Copyright © 1999-2008 Mercado Libre S.A

N.B. CONTACT Mr.Claude Jackson{claudejackson27@live.com}IF INTRESTED!

Church Of Christ In England - Money Loan Scam

Should be the Church of "Christ you are trying to use God to steal from people" however I don't think it would fit on the Church sign very well and not draw a big crowd.

What worries me is people still fall for this scam daily.


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Church Of Christ In England

St Johns Lane Bedminster

Bristol, England

BS3 5AY England, UK



DEAR SIR/MADAM,



I'M REV.EMMANUEL MATHEW THE PUBLISHER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN

ENGLAND.WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CALLING FROM THE LORD

TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AND IN FINANCIAL PROBLEM,BY GIVEN OUT LOAN

TO ANY,INDIVIDUAL,COMPANIES AND SOCIETY THAT NEED MONEY TO DO

BUSINESS. THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN HAS BEEN SIGNED AND APPROVED BY THE CHURCH

COMMITTEE THE SUM OF £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION POUNDS) WHICH YOU HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO

LOAN

£25,000.00 , £50,000.00,£100,000 TO £150,000 YOU ARE TO



RETURN THE LOAN WHICH IS GRANTED THE YOU IN 4 YEARS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED KINDLY CONTACT BISHOP ALAN JOHN CLIFTON WITH



THE INFORMATION BELOW.

NAME : BISHOP ALAN JOHN CLIFTON

Email: bishopalanjohnclifton1@yahoo.co.uk

AMS Group Co - Money & Job Scam

Dear Mr / Mrs __________nobody? I love people come to you (unnamed) people, with great job offers to make money. Supposedly MULTI MILLION DOLLAR companies need you to negoitate and make deals and process funds on their behalf. Any Yahoo with a checking account could make them millions. If a trained guppie answered their email the spam / fraud would come back the same. There are no work from home get fast free money jobs with the exception of the person creating these scams.

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Dear Mr/Mrs,
The " AMS Group Co.", an international advertising agency, is looking for full-time company representatives all over the USA.

The position name is purchase agent, available in all states.
The function of this role is to organize purchase activity of company, coordinate all projects, control all phases of the work with suppliers from the pick up to Contract Award in compliance with Company requirements.
Your duties will include the selection of suppliers, making of contracts, coordination of work with suppliers, scheduling the transportation, tracing the shipment and checking up the payment to suppliers.

You will have to keep in touch with supplier's attorneys, accountants and handle other administrative duties.

Salary: $95,000/year
Full-time.

Position requirements:

- Undergraduate degree required;
- Credit score not less then 650 (Will be checked through credit bureau);
- Computer knowledge of order processing;
- Skills in marketing activities, sales and promotion;
- Knowledge and experience in international export documentation and procedures;
- Ability to state clearly (compose detailed analytical documents);
- Ability to promptly handle multiple detailed tasks simultaneously;
- Strong organizational skills, time and stress management skills;
- Leadership abilities;
- Responsibility.

If interested, please forward your resume to amsgroup.hr@gmail.com or request further details.

Tatiana Mankara Nigerian Scam with China Email

Nigerian scam with a return email of Yahoo China. Makes perfect sense to me!

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From Tatiana Mankara
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Email: Reply through this address ( tatiana_mankara@yahoo.cn )
Dear,

In confidence,I have to introduce myself for I am Miss Tatiana Mankara, the only child of late Chief and Christian Mankara, I wish to request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the transfer of my inherited funds for investment ventures Overseas.

I have Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) here in my name with one of the prime banks here and I will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of the funds in your local account for investment purposes. As it is my desire to come over to your country to further my education while you take care of the investment of the money.

I will be very appreciative if you can return to me with urgent dispatch to enable me advise you on the modalities.

I await in anticipation to receive your immediate response.
My Kind Regards!

Miss Tatiana Mankara
Please always contact through my personal email address for security and confidential reasons.
tatiana_mankara@yahoo.cn

PayPal Phish, Fake Email, Phish, Fraud

Typical PayPal fraud & Phish, fake emails come warning you of your account being in jeopardy in some fashion and wanting you to log in to repair the damage before you lose your money and account. Always 1000000% fake.

Rule is that if you are concerned about your PayPal account go to PayPal.com log in and check your account. If you want to contact PayPal directly we publish their contact information on our website at e-Powersellers.com under resources.

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Dear PayPal holder,
PayPal Online Department has recently reviewed your account,
and suspect that your PayPal account may have been
accessed from an unauthorized computer or by a third party.
This may be due to changes in your IP address or location.
Protecting the security of your account and the PayPal network
is our primary concern.

Therefore, for your account protection and integrity,
PayPal Online Department has temporarily locked your account and recommends you to login and report any unnoticed password changes, unauthorized withdrawals, and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made.

To protect your account, please keep in mind these instructions:

* Do not share your password with other users.

* Log off and close the Internet explorer window after using your
online account, especially if you are in a public place.

Please follow the link below to verify your identity and unlock your account:

(removed)

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintaining the integrity of the entire PayPal system.

KeyStar Scam, Money Scam, Job Scam

Money scam, can work many ways, fake checks, fake money orders, real wire transfers (of your money), fake merchandise, moving stolen merchandise, reshipping of stolen merchandise, fake credit cards, whatever, but it is still a 100000% scam /fraud. Avoid these at all cost.



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KeyStar (Ltd) currently has an opening for Customer Relationship Manager in the U.S.A and EU.

Responsibilities :

Prompt processing of incoming money transfers in real-time mode.

Education and Experience :

- Bachelor's degree (optional)

- MBA/MS preferred

- Program and Project Management experience preferred

- Strong communication and influence skills

- PMP certification a plus

- 1-3 years financial services preferred

Knowledge and Skills :

- Strong project manager skills with a proven history of estimating and delivering projects on time, on budget, with high quality.

- Ability to establish, maintain, and monitor full project lifecycle plans for mid-scale to complex projects

- Ability to participate in identification of and planning for future resource needs.

- Demonstrated ability to balance priorities and simultaneous projects.

- Knowledgeable in technology, either gained hands on or through exposure to working with technology groups.

- Ability to work well independently and also be a strong team player.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both analysis and technical subjects.

- Strong negotiation and influence skills, particularly within customer interactions.

- Strong judgment, issues management and problem analysis techniques in order to work across the firm with both technical and business organizations to resolve conflicts and deliver functionality.

Requirements :

- US/EU Citizenship

- Valid TAX ID/TIN

- Registered Company (must register upon request)

- Computer with Internet access

- MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel)

- Valid DL or any other ID with photo

- Home phone and mobile phone

ALL RESUMES WILL BE CONFIRMED AND VERIFIED. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK

If you're interested send your full name, phone number, age and RESUME to: edgardomikavmb@gmail.com and I'll redirect it to our HR department.

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Cote d'Ivoire Bank / Mohammad Dafo Scam

Basic Nigerian Scam , nothing to see here folks, just a basic scam to get you wire money for taxes, bribes or other crapola.

URGENT AND PRIVATE

My name is Mr.Mohammad Dafo, I work in one of the prime banks in Cote d'Ivoire. I am contacting you for as assistance in regards to a business transfer of a large sum of money from a dormant account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I am the personal accounts manager to a late Foreign customers of ours who used to run an oil servicing company here in Ivory Coast (Côte d Ivoire). He was involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which all passengers on board died.Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank made by the deceased valued at about Thirteen million, Five hundred thousand US
dollars (US$13,500,000.00)

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the internet to see if I could locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you. Recently a probate order has been issued and as such if nobody comes for the claim of the deposit by the first quarter of this year, the account will be declared unserviceable and the funds called
to the government treasury.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of the relatives for over last 6 years now, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account be released and transferred into your account, then you and I will share the money. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please acknowledge receipt of this email in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information as listed below which will enable me work on the account file so you can now apply for the release of the funds as the next of kin.

1. Your full name
2. Postal address
3. Date of birth
4. Telephone and fax numbers

Any other details will follow at the receipt of your response.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation. Please reply to my private Email: (mohammad_dafo1@yahoo.com)

Yours

Mr.Mohammad Dafo

"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall" (1
Corinthians 10:12)"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the
firstfruits of all thine increase" (Proverbs 3:9)