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.

Showing posts with label wire fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wire fraud. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

FW: CONGRATULATION! - EUROMILLION-LOTTO NETHERLAND - SCAM

I did not risk opening the two attachments that came with this email. I could be harmless but it could be a virus or Trojan, was not taking the chance. They were winner forms and documents that came in .doc format. I urge people to NOT open any attachment from anyone that they were not expecting, even if it seems like family. Email them back and say “Did you send me the following attachment” and make sure it was intentional and not someone that hacked or spoofed their account.

Oh and of course the email / winning notice below is complete “horse hockey”

From: office [mailto:euro_million@hotmail.de]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:45 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: CONGRATULATION!

EUROMILLION-LOTTO NETHERLAND
MARCONYPLAIN 40,
3068DV, AMSTERDAM.
NETHERLAND
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE AMONG THIS YEARS WINNER
We are please to inform You of this year's SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGREMME and you have been awarded the sum of 815,950. Euros in the EUROMILLION-LOTTO Satellite Software email lottery, held on the 19th NOVEMBER 2010 in which your e-mail addresses was picked randomly by a system Software
your email address was amongst those chosen this year for the EUROMILLION-LOTTO Satellite lottery. And this promotional program is proudly sponsored by the ROYAL SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY . Due to the mix up of numbers ,emails and names, the results were later released on the
29th NOV, 2010. Your email was entered as an alternative number attached to Reference Number: MAIL/0999/171 with, Batch number: EGS/1983-022 drew the lucky
numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44, which consequently won the lottery , in the "3rd" Category. You have therefore been approved the lump sum pay
out of 815,950 Euros. (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS)in cash credited to file REF.NO: MAIL/0999/171.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European Booklet representative. In View of this, your winning prize will be released to you by our fiduciary agent located In the Netherlands .please open for the attactment sent to you, and fill the information sent to you
Name........................
Sex..............................
Address...................
Telephone number.....................
And send to................... euromillionlotto@dutchmail.com
you are advised to keep your winning details confidential till your claims is processed and your winning funds remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to Claim your prize. This
is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous persons.
Sincerely,
D J MARIO
President online games
EUROMILLION-LOTTO NETHERLAND
MARCONYPLAIN 40,
3068DV, AMSTERDAM.
NETHERLAND

Monday, October 25, 2010

SCAM -- Find new work - id \ 1288013790...

Job Scam, They will move money with fake or stolen credit cards, or extract money from stolen bank accounts. Send you checks and/or money order and/or cash and ask you to keep some and forward the rest onto other people and/or companies.

Several bad things will happen or could happen, at least one of these will happen.

1. Your bank will tell you that the deposits are fake, and you will now be responsible for all the money you withdrew and sent onward.

2. The police or federal agents will come break down the door and arrest you for wire fraud, and you will have your assets frozen and big lawyer fees, if and when you get bonded out of jail.

Avoid these scams.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amos Palmer <trantrvewc@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 6:30 AM
Subject: Find new work - id \ 1288013790...
To: (removed)


Good day,
We are asking you to pay attention because of the fact that PMO assistance group company recruiting department has chosen you as a possible candidate.

PMO assistance group company offers a position to United States citizens.

PMO assistance group company head quarter is located in Poland, city Warsaw.
Since the year 2004 we operate worldwide on the precious metal market.
PMO assistance group clients from Europe and US purchase different types of precious metals, selling or exchanging precious metals or making any kind of investments into certificates or stocks.

This particular offer is for people who live in United States.
We provide the vacancy for financial department employee position. The duties will include performing financial operations for the company, handling payment process for our customers. The position is remote and can be done as a part time job. We provide the fixed monthly salary of $5,500 fixed plus the per cents from the each deal. There is a possibility of a carrier growth. There is a flexible schedule and hours of work (up to 20 hours of work per week in average for the employee).

Taxes are 1099'd each year, the vacation is two times per year - paid. PMO assistance group provides the bonus electronics to ensure the cooperation quality to all employees after first two trial months of work. ( Apple iPhones 4 and Mac laptops, Blackberries and Sony Vaio laptops).

We do not work with checks, money orders or any suspicion facilities for safety purposes.
PMO assistance group has recommended itself as a valuable market player from Europe with the strongest security system.

PMO assistance group is waiting for you to join us. We are looking forward to cooperate with intelligent and responsible individuals who have/are:

-Based in United States
-18 years minimum age
-Clean record
-Normal business hours internet access
-Primary bank account operations knowledge

The vacancies have limits.

Please, reply back.

Have a good day.





Sunday, April 05, 2009

jiim.chuba@live.com JIM CHUBA - Nigerian Money Scam

jiim.chuba@live.com JIM CHUBA - Nigerian Money Scam

Not sure if anything is needed here, how many times can we say what a Nigerian scam is about?

Scam ... end of story.

Return-path: www-data@web1.nexusit.nl
PHP-Script: morningstarministries.eu/main/en/jay.php

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FROM MR JIM CHUBA
DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT
TEL /FAX : +234 8089703114
MOTTO: PAYMENT WITH GOOD FAITH
E-mail : jiim.chuba@live.com


ATTN BENEFICIARY,


THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME TO OUR OFFICE THIS MORNING CLAIMING THAT THEY ARE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT.

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED YOUR ACCOUNTING INFORMATIONS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ALLOWANCE PAYMENT OF $3.5,MILLION DOLLARS TO BE TRANSFERED, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO INFORM YOU BEFORE WE GO AHEAD TO MAKE THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE THIS DEPARTMENT WAS JUST SET UP NEWLY FOR THE PAYMENT OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE AND WE WILL BE CLOSING WITHIN 4 DAYS, SO WE REALLY WANT TO FINALIZE THIS TRANSFER BEFORE THE 4 WORKING DAYS OF THIS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT.


PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH US FASTER TODAY .


YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR. JIM CHUBA.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Nigerian Dormant Account Scam / Via London

Common sense should tell anyone that a 'Well Known Bank' or a representative of a such a bank would not contact someone via email that they don't know in an country they don't live to help them get nearly $50 Million out of their country.

This sender tried to use a small twist saying that you did not reply to the "Letter" he mailed (postal) and he is just following up, however this is the only email / contact he made to you as well as a few thousand other people.

Total scam, of course asking you for up front money to be wired for whatever reason, fees, customs, drafts, paperwork, bribes or whatever.

Plus there are 3 emails associated with this email, MSN Live, Hotmail (Also a MSN) and Yahoo.HK

mrkad13@msn.com
pin2nk@yahoo.com.hk
mrkad13@hotmail.com

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Re::Confirm


I am Mr.Kadeem Hardison, Key Account Manager in well-known Bank herein London England However I have already sent you this same letter by post one month ago but I am not sure that the letter promptly get to you since I have not heard from you now i am resending it again.

At the course of my duty I discovered a dormant account in my office as Group
Accountant with Ahli United Bank UK . It will be in my interest to transfer
this fund worth of £48.5M pounds Forty Eight Million Five hundred thousand
pounds in an account offshore. Can you be my partner?

Regards and respect

Mr.Kadeem Hardison
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISCLAIMER:

This message contains confidential information and is intended only for specified
addressee. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors
or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail
transmission. Please note that we reserve the right to monitor and read any emails
sent and received under the telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice)
(Interception of Communications) Regulations 2002.

Received: from [65.55.111.169] (helo=blu0-omc4-s30.blu0.hotmail.com)

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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:
===================
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!