Craigslist / PayPal Scam: Notification of An Instant Merchandise Payment Received from Ebenezer Smith

A friend of mine put a Canoe on Craigslist and got a “want to buy” email from someone who is…

• · Traveling
• · Does not have a Credit Card
• · No access to a Phone
• · Has PayPal

So time for a little fun, so I emailed him and followed his instructions to the letter and then he “paid” me via PayPal but it is all pending me wiring $650 to his broker who is moving the canoe from Oregon to Ohio (really).

The FAKE PayPal emails are not bad, but they are coming from @paypal and not PayPal themselves, the root of the emails are coming from transactionteam@officeemail.net

So just a hunk of garbage, but this is a good lesson for others out there what a decent eBay / PayPal or Craigslist SCAM looks like.

PayPal does NOT broker deals or hold money pending you complete a task. Escrow.com may, if you are transferring a domain or delivering a rare item, they act as a true Escrow company, but PayPal only cares about their commission.

Here are the two FAKE email(s)

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:26 AM, ®service@paypal.com <transactionteam@officeemail.net> wrote:

Dear

You have a PayPal Payment of $3,185.00 USD PENDING from Ebenezer Smith (ebe.smith714@yahoo.com).

A temporary hold has been placed on this transaction!

As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's account which includes the buyer's Agent pick up fees.

In order to complete this transaction and get the funds approved in your account. We advice you go to your nearest

Western Union Office, and send the $650.00 USD to the Agent and send us the Scanned Copy/Receipt for the Western Union Transaction Receipt.

NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction and also for the safety of both buyers and sellers.

Address:		Name: Christopher Lewis Address: 1027 Holland Park Blvd, 43528 OH.US
Address Status:		Confirmed

Your Account will be credited accordingly upon the receipt of details requested. It should either be sent in JPG format or send type details as:
Sender's Name; Receiver's Name; MTCN Number; Amount Sent;

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You are advised to contact the PayPal Customer Verification Department the the email below with the Western Union MTCN number information and include either transaction ID or reference number (PP307) for quick recognition of this transaction at:

transactionteam@officeemail.net

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Sincerely,
PayPal

From: collins.shawn714@gmail.com [mailto:collins.shawn714@gmail.com] On Behalf Of ®service@paypal.com

Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:24 AM
To
Subject: Notification of An Instant Merchandise Payment Received from Ebenezer Smith (Transaction ID: 0TR19308DU070732T

You've received an PayPal Payment From Ebenezer Smith

Dear

This email confirms that you have received an Instant payment of $3,185.00 USD From Ebenezer Smith (ebe.smith714@yahoo.com) via PayPal MERCHANDISE Payment Service.

Reversals : This method of payment can not be reversed.

Status : Pending - Transport Company Awaiting Payment.

View the "NOTE" of this pending transaction below Please read carefully

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Payment Details

Merchandise Amount:		$2,435.00 USD
Transport Charges: Western Union Chargers: Total:		$650.00 USD $100.00 USD $3,185.00 USD
Transaction:		0TR19308DU070732T
Quantity:		1
MERCHANDISE Title:		Canoe 18' Wenonah Champlain

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Transport Company: Worldwide Speedpost Delivery Address: Name: Christopher Lewis Address:1027 Holland Park Blvd, 43528 OH US. . Address Status: Confirmed

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NOTE: This is to confirm to you that the payment has been successfully transferred by the Sender and been deducted from his Account which is ready to be credited into your account, been that this Payment has been subjected to be a Payment for an MERCHANDISE purchased from you, we reserve the right to make sure this transaction is safe and secured also to verify the legitimacy level on this transaction because of the high sum of funds involved.

NOTE: we do not ENTERTAIN CALLS on transaction like this as we have many customer's to attend to and If there is any information/verification you may need to make/have, email our customer care service via:transactionteam@officeEmail.net

The above sum has Included the transport charges and taxes as we and the Transport Company quoted for the buyer (as per PayPal MERCHANDISE PAYMENT POLICY). You will receive a Message from the PayPal Customer Verification Department Shortly informing you on how to send the Transport fares and taxes to the transport company with the above details as soon as possible.

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You may contact PayPal customer service directly to this email by using the reply button in your Mail Box and Quote the Above Transaction ID for quick recognition of this transaction.

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Sincerely,

The PayPal Team.

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PayPal Email ID PP307

SCAM: YOUR COMPENSATION FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED,KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT.

A scam that is supposed to help you due to your scam, mirror in a mirror.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministry of finance [mailto:ministryoffin@w.cn]
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:22 PM
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED,KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE ONLY 14 WORKING DAYS TO RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT, NOW
IT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN YOUR NAME IF YOU ARE WILLING OR WE WILL CANCEL IT IF
YOU FAIL TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AS REQUIRED.

Due to conjestion of return payment files in the security depatment of
foreign operations and with the report of scam and fraudlent activities that
is being received daily, the board of directors finance ministry has
resolved that all clients that has over due payment must receive their
compensation fund of
$750,000 usd by CASH OR ATM MASTER CARD payment but it must be through a
reputable courier service to ensure a safe delivery of this compensation of
$750,000 and it has to be monitored by our security department to ensure
that you receive it and confirm and you will not be scammed again.

From the record and report we have been receiveing, it is noted that you
have been scammed of your hard earned money before and could not receive the
payment due in your name and base on the fact that your name fall among the
victims, this compensation of $750,000 usd has been granted in your favour
and you are advice to respond to receive this fund within the next 14
working days or we have no option than to cancel this payment in your name.
Reconfirm these informations below :

1.YOUR FULL NAME:========================= ======== 2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS.==================== 3.YOUR CURRENT HOME/OFFICE/CELL PHONE
NUMBER.========== 4:YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITION :========================== 5.A
COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY OR PASSPORT COPY:============

CONTACT THE DIRECTOR ENGR. VICTOR ANESTESIA FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
EMAIL: fgndelivdeptmntinfo@globomail.com

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Sylvia Rhodes
Director ministry of finance

Bank Scam / Money Scam : hallifaxbnkplc.co.uk / Accept in Good faith

Check out www.hallifaxbnkplc.co.uk and see if you believe this is a bank? 

Why is reply to aol.co.uk?

Confused

Bad Scam

2011/5/14 Ursel Stauffer <urselstauffer@gmail.com>

May the peace of the Lord be unto you, I am Mrs. Ursel Stauffer, 89 Years old woman and the wife of Late Peter Stauffer who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. Please see site below for more information. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

We (my husband and I) have the sum of 800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling's) with Halifax Bank PLC UK; I have not made any transaction with my account for over a year now because of my illness and the doctor said I have few months to live. Right now I want to give you the said sum for you to help the less privileged in your country and for your own personal use.

You have to contact Halifax Bank Plc now for the transfer of the funds to your personal account with this information below;

Contact Person: Dr. Wilson Cole.
Email Address: transferdpt@hallifaxbnkplc.co.uk

Phone:+447031886668
Fax:  +448715039971

I also want to let you know that I have prepared the change of ownership affidavit, power of attorney and the insurance bond, so please, do not pay for any of this documents I just mentioned, you will be given the said documents as soon as you contact the bank.

Send the below information to the bank.

Full Legal Name:
Residential Address:
Occupation:
Telephone Number:

When contacting the bank, also include this code number: (4033/spce/9ty) for verification.

the only money you are expected to pay is the account activation, i have not used the account for a long time, so the Bank might ask you to pay for the account activation.

I know all this may sound surprising g to you, I do not know you, but I want to trust you will use this fund to help the less privilege and for your own personal use, please if you know you cannot be able to carry out this transaction, discard this email.

Yours Faithfully,
Ursel Stauffer

Email Scam: CAN YOU ASSIST PLS? Col Harrison Clark

Nope, sorry Col Clark, I am sharing your secret with the world.  I guess I can't be trusted to be defrauded. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Col Harrison Clark <michelle@yakpasman.com>
Date: 2011/5/15
Subject: CAN YOU ASSIST PLS?
To:


Hello, I am Colonel Harrison Clark, an officer of the U.S Army. I am on the move to Afghanistan from Iraq
as the last batch just left and have some items I will need to ship to you. Can you be trusted? You can please
go ahead and contact me on my personal e-Mail. ( harrison_clark3@hotmail.com )

God Bless America
Colonel Harrison Clark.

SCAM / Money Fraud: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS FROM IMF

ATTN: BENEFICIARY = Who.. why don't you know who I am?  Really, you're giving me money and you have no idea who I am... yet people still fall for this scam.  Why?  Greed? Something for FREE?  Overwhelming desire to be debt free? Lack of common sense? 

Not sure..

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. Franklin Hendrik <test@xbaobaox.com>
Date: 2011/5/8
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS FROM IMF
To:

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission

Wuse Zone 5, Garki

 

 

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

 

 

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

 

 

I am Mr. Franklin Hendrik a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why i was appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria.

 

 

All Governmental and Non-Governmental Parastatals, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks,Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment. You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transfered to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at your own risk.

 

 

Respond to this with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

 

 

Regards,

Mr. Franklin Hendrik

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

Money Scam > : FEDERAL REVERSE BANK WASHINGTON

Rule #1 = Nigeria = Scam

Rule #2 = See Rule # 1

Good day everyone!

ps... see highlighted below.. (really, scan my ID and give you banking details)...   geez, next thing I need to pee in a cup!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DR LARRY THOMAS <tep@dbmail.com>
Date: 2011/5/14
Subject: FEDERAL REVERSE BANK WASHINGTON
To:


FEDERAL REVERSE BANK WASHINGTON.
2001 C St Washington D.C., DC 20001,
United States - (202) 452-3000
Telephone:+1 206 317 1626,Fax:12062384602

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to alert you that we received your fund worth the sum $27,000,000.00 from the Central Bank of Nigeria Africa. We are informing you to send your information and banking details where you desire to receive the fund. The Information's we need is such as the following:


1 Your Full Name:
2. Your Current Address:
3. Occupation
4. Your telephone numbers and fax
5. Banking details
6. Scan copy of your valid ID card.

Without your id card your fund can not be transfer into your bank account. Your Id card is very vital. Be informed that this is FEDERAL REVERSE BANK WASHINGTON you can call this phone to discuss with the manager in charge  Dr Larry Thomas a+1 206 3171626)

Waiting for your urgent respond.

Thanks for the patronage.

FEDERAL REVERSE BANK WASHINGTON
BANK DIRECTOR DR LARRY THOMAS
+1 206 317 1626

SCAM / Fraud > : Good News-----Read the letter and follow the instructions

Why do all these people that don't know me want to give me money, and those that do know me don't wish to give money.  Must be a personality flaw! 

SCAM.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. Hernando Carlos <account@kdbl.com.np>
Date: 2011/5/9
Subject: Good News-----Read the letter and follow the instructions
To:


Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Hernando Carlos, I am a Citizen of Brazil but base in United States of America, i am 55 years Old.

I am here to share my experience with you and i know you will also achieve enough from my experience, i am one of those that executed a CONTRACT in Nigeria years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $230,000.00USD trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, And I was directed to meet Barrister Scott G. Alvareel, who is the lawyer for the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me.

He told me that those people that is contacting us through emails are fake. Then he directed me to the paying bank, which is International Offshore Investment Bank (IOI BANK), and now I am the happiest man on earth, because I have received my CONTRACT funds of $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars only).

Moreover, Barrister Scott G. Alvareel, showed me the information of those that have not received their payment, and I saw your name and your email address on the next payment file, that why i decided to email you and tell you to contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel so that he can help you to get your fund transfer to you as well.

Immediately that i received the $15,000,000.00USD inside my account, i quickly relocate to Brazil with my family to invest the money in my country, i am now in Brazil with my family, because i have to invest the $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars) in my country, i am now into buying and selling of estate in my country, so i will advise you to contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel so that he can give you a helping hand in order for you to also receive your funds.

If you have been paying any money to anybody before, i will advise you to stop it now, because that is how i was paying some people in Nigeria before, and i thought they are going to help me, but they only scammed $230,000.00USD out of me, but i am happy today that i have found the good man which is Barrister Scott G. Alvareel that made me to be able to receive my fund.

Below is the contact of Barrister Scott G. Alvareel.

Name: Mr. Scott G. Alvareel (Barrister)
Office address: 70 International Airport Road Mafoluku, Lagos, Nigeria
E-mail: barrscttavareell1@live.cn
Te: +234-7088-3903-700

Quickly contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel on the above contact, i am very sure that he will help you, because he is a good man and he will give you all the necessary information you will need in to claim the funds successfully, and make sure you don't communicate with anybody again but the person above alone, i don't want you to be dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking you for different kind of money to complete your transfer, it is only Barrister Scott G. Alvareel that can give you the right steps to follow and you will receive your funds peacefully.

I wish you best of luck as you contact him, because me and my family has already been blessed now.


Warm Regards
Mr. Hernando Carlos

FRAUD: FROM MR ROBERT SWANN MUELLER III

I can't do this anymore... once to twice a week I get this Robert S. Muller III scam.  If you fall for it now, it is your own fault. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MR ROBERT S MUELLER III <rose@yahoo.com>
Date: 2011/5/10
Subject: FROM MR ROBERT SWANN MUELLER III
To:


> OFFICE OF OCEANIC BANK PLC.
> ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
> OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION,
> INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
>
> ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY.
>
> I am Mrs Rose Uka The Operation Director In Charge of Your ATM CARD delivery Here in Oceanic Bank Plc,I have been trying all Effort to Reach you with the information coming to my Desk that you are Dead and Of which,
>
> We receive an email that you are dead and you ask one MR LARRY MOORE to come and claim your ATM Card of (5million, five hundred thousand United States dollars. ($5.5,000, 000.00USD). Your ATM Card that has been with us since 1 month now and he has also agreed to pay for the Security fee which is $250 UNITED STATE DOLLARS, so I am writing you to know if you are (DEAD OR ALIVE), if you do not reply back before 48hrs we will have no other alternative that to believe that are truly dead according to MR LARRY MOORE.
>
> If you are still alive you can get back to us as fast as you can or you can call the Barrister in charge on his cell phone,take note that every thing has been paid for it is just for the Security fee that this MR LARRY MOORE has agreed to pay for, if you refuse to get back to us.
>
> Am afraid we shall give him the ATM Card and collect the money from him and he will sign on your behalf and claim your ATM Card that means that he is right that you are dead and you ask him to come and claim the ATM Card on your behalf.
>
> WE HAVE WITH US A SECRET PHOTO we took him and his Friend the day they came to our Office,Contact the Barrister and he will give it to you for Verification
>
> Please take note that you have been given just 48hrs to get back to us so that we can know if you are alive,
>
> Pls fill the Information Below and Contact Our Barrister In Charge of your File with Him,i will advice that you act fast with the Barristers proceedings in other to Avoid Any Undue Delay of your PACKAGE.
>
> Name and Surname:
>
> Driver License and Age:
>
> House Address:
>
> Phone Number and Occupation:
>
> ......................BARRISTER CONTACT INFORMATION.................
>
> Name: Barrister Martins Dike
>
> Email: barristermartindike@gmail.com
>
> ..................................
>
> Contact the Barrister with your swift response in regard of this email we have received from MR LARRY MOORE
>
> Regards.
>
> MR ROSE UKA....
> OFFICE OF OCEANIC BANK PLC.
>
> CONTACT THE BARRISTER FOR YOUR FUND....

SCAM Rev Franklin Bel > PACKAGE DELIVERY.

We're in the money, we're in the money;

We've got a lot of what it takes to get along!

We're in the money, that sky is sunny,

Old Man Depression you are through, you done us wrong.

(1933  The Gold Diggers) 

Yea!  My train just came in.... Opps.. derailed by a SCAM

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rev Franklin Bell <no-reply11@yahoo.com>
Date: 2011/5/12
Subject: PACKAGE DELIVERY.
To:

Immeuble CRRAE-UMOA - Boulevard Botreau Roussel,

Derriere la BCEAO, Face la Rue des Banques

Abidjan - Plateau Republique de Cite d'Ivoire

01 BP 1874 Abidjan 01, C`te d'Ivoire

 

ATTENTION:CATEGORY A BENEFICIARY.

 

Hello and how are you doing today. I wanted you to know that the funds was released from West -Africa  and now in Philadelphia. It was carried by our diplomat Michael Barnabas  and the funds is now in Philadelphia in USA  at the present time.

 

 

The funds are now lying with the diplomat who brought the funds from west Africa  to Philadelphia and the consignment is contained the sum of 5.5 Million US Dollars. The diplomat doesn't know the content of what is in the consignment he brought to USA . On the documents that were given out to him he was told the consignment contains industrial items and documents. So, please do not let him know the content of the consignment.Till it is delivered to you and opened by you. You will be given the pass code to open the consignment box as soon as we confirm its had been delivered and signed by you.

 

 

When contacting him don't let him know that the consignment contains Money, which he had brought to USA.

 

 

You will be contacting the diplomat for the delivery of the consignment to you. Below its his contact information's. You give him a call and let him know your location so that the consignment can be delivered to you.

 

 

You are to send to him your contact phone number and address with the below email.

 

 

Name: Michael Barnabas

Email: mbarn76@blumail.org

Phone: 717 447 3137

 

 

When contacting him you send him your address and phone number and make sure you give him a call. Its important you give him a call. If you have any question you can contact me . Please do let me know as soon as you contact the diplomat.

 

 

Yours truly

Rev Franklin Bell  (Director)

 

HUGE Job Scam >> : eWorkers Needed - You could make $24,000 in 24 hours

NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER FALL FOR THESE SCAMS.

The only way you can make $24K in 24-Hours it to have the interest on Donald Trump's savings (or Gates, etc..), win the lottery, and/or have a rich aunt die and leave you $24K.

You reply to this offer, you lose money. 

Simple Fact!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: eWorkers Needed <offer@newsostrich.com>
Date: Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Subject: You could make $24,000 in 24 hours
To: Undisclosed Recipient <mail@vtrg321obackup.com>


You could make $24,000 in 24 hours - Click Here

SCAM > AMES VICTOR GBEHO > : Do you know i am still waiting for your response?.

You're right, support the FBI and the EFCC by causing more crime.. good idea.  Gas on the Fire anyone. 

How do you pronounce GBEHO anyway?

SCAM!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ambassador Gbeho <ecowasmandate@ecowas.net>
Date: 2011/5/10
Subject: Do you know i am still waiting for your response?.
To: You


FROM THE ECOWAS PRIVATE DESK OF AMBASSADOR JAMES
VICTOR GBEHO, A WORLD BANK, UN, EU AND AU AFFILIATES.
ADDRESS; 1ST AVENUE, OFF BISALLA ROAD, INDEPENDENCE
LAYOUT GHANA. PHONE= +233-260-764-568.


To Your Attention;


I am Ambassador James Victor Gbeho a United Nations,European Union,
African Union and World Bank Affiliates mandate on outstanding delayed
and denied foreign payments.


Your email address was among the outstanding beneficiary's whose fund
has been pending for so long and some hoodlums or rather scammers have
been using this opportunity to get money from you. Using the name of top
personnel's and co-operate offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory Cost,
Benin Republic, Spain, Germany, Malaysia and London.


Please forgive them for the inefficiency, this mandate has promised to make
sure that you receive your entire funds and also get the culprits arrested
immediately. You have to reply immediately you get this message and call
me on the above Phone Number so that i will direct you to the banking
institution that will release and transfer your funds to you and I promised
to make sure you get your money in less than 72 hours  provided you follow
the due process and not short-cut.



SINCERELY
AMBASSADOR JAMES VICTOR GBEHO

SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) AND
THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

Sucky Scam > eurolotteryagent@e-mail.cz Please Confirm Your Email

WooHoo!

What a  Sucky Spam / Scam!

One line?  Really!  I bet I can train a chimp to do a better job!

-------------------------

to: eurolotteryagent@e-mail.cz

2011/5/9 LOTTERY <lottery@gmail.com>

YOU WON A LOTTERY

Mr.Albert Gaston Scam

My Dear Friend my sweet Aunt Alice's @#$@#

I love all these friends I have that want to give me money, yet one does not know my name... 

SCAM

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Albert Gaston <albert.gaston013@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Subject: Hello,
To:

Dear Friend, I am Mr  Albert Gaston  I work as the Foreign Operations Manager with one of the international bank here in Burkina Faso. Although the world is very small place and hard place to meet people because you don't know who to trust or believe, but as I have developed the trust in you after my fasting and praying, i made up my mind to confide this confidential business suggestion 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 allot. It has been 7 years ago, 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  am sending this message to you, I was able to divert Ten Million five Hundred thousand United State Dollars ($10.5M) to an escrow account that belonging to no body in the bank. Now the bank is very anxious to know who is the real beneficiary of the funds because they have made a llot of profits with the funds. It has been more than five years now and most of the politicians are no longer using our bank to transfer funds overseas, majority of them don't have the power again, because their tenure has expired. The $10.5 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's 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 hesitate to reply me back, but if you are not interested delete my message from your box. Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks, Mr.Albert Gaston.

SCAM _ ZAINUR BIN ZAKARIA: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED.

ehem.... "Bullshit" 

Scam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ZAINUR BIN ZAKARIA <info@no-reply.com>
Date: 2011/5/8
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED.
To:


My name is Bar. Zainur Bin Zakaria a legal practitioner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.I discovered your email and information through comprehensive web email search on directory so I decided to contact you. A deceaseed client of mine diied as the result of a heart-related condiition on March 12th 2005His heart condition was due to the lost of all the members of his family in thetsunami disaster on the 26th December2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.

He secured a contract of $5.6M left behind in the bank. I contacted you in distributing the amount.

Please treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,

Zainur Bin Zakaria
Attorney at Law

Bad News Scam >> Good News-----Read the letter and follow the instructions

Read the letter and follow the instructions << And Lose Money!

Huge Scam!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. Hernando Carlos <account@kdbl.com.np>
Date: 2011/5/7
Subject: Good News-----Read the letter and follow the instructions
To:


Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Hernando Carlos, I am a Citizen of Brazil but base in United States of America, i am 55 years Old.

I am here to share my experience with you and i know you will also achieve enough from my experience, i am one of those that executed a CONTRACT in Nigeria years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $230,000.00USD trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, And I was directed to meet Barrister Scott G. Alvareel, who is the lawyer for the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me.

He told me that those people that is contacting us through emails are fake. Then he directed me to the paying bank, which is International Offshore Investment Bank (IOI BANK), and now I am the happiest man on earth, because I have received my CONTRACT funds of $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars only).

Moreover, Barrister Scott G. Alvareel, showed me the information of those that have not received their payment, and I saw your name and your email address on the next payment file, that why i decided to email you and tell you to contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel so that he can help you to get your fund transfer to you as well.

Immediately that i received the $15,000,000.00USD inside my account, i quickly relocate to Brazil with my family to invest the money in my country, i am now in Brazil with my family, because i have to invest the $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars) in my country, i am now into buying and selling of estate in my country, so i will advise you to contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel so that he can give you a helping hand in order for you to also receive your funds.

If you have been paying any money to anybody before, i will advise you to stop it now, because that is how i was paying some people in Nigeria before, and i thought they are going to help me, but they only scammed $230,000.00USD out of me, but i am happy today that i have found the good man which is Barrister Scott G. Alvareel that made me to be able to receive my fund.

Below is the contact of Barrister Scott G. Alvareel.

Name: Mr. Scott G. Alvareel (Barrister)
Office address: 70 International Airport Road Mafoluku, Lagos, Nigeria
E-mail: barrscttavareell1@live.cn
Te: +234-7088-3903-700

Quickly contact Barrister Scott G. Alvareel on the above contact, i am very sure that he will help you, because he is a good man and he will give you all the necessary information you will need in to claim the funds successfully, and make sure you don't communicate with anybody again but the person above alone, i don't want you to be dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking you for different kind of money to complete your transfer, it is only Barrister Scott G. Alvareel that can give you the right steps to follow and you will receive your funds peacefully.

I wish you best of luck as you contact him, because me and my family has already been blessed now.


Warm Regards
Mr. Hernando Carlos

Job Scam: Mystery Shopper Assignment In Your Area

Reverse of a Job, this one lands you in jail for purchasing and dealing in stolen credit cards, money orders, and fraud.  However it can put you in Federal Prison where there are little bills to worry about and your food is supplied for you, unless of course you are assigned Kitchen Duty then you are making the food for 3K inmates... good times.. good times! 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Betty Palmer <shoppersguide118@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 7, 2011 at 2:23 AM
Subject: Mystery Shopper Assignment In Your Area
To: craigsolomon@gmail.com



Hello,

Here is another opportunity for all Wal-Mart/other stores fans and customer. We are a company that conduct surveys and estimate other companies. We get hired to go to other companies and act like customers in order to know how the staffs are handling their services in relation to their customers. Once we have a contract to do you would be directed to the company or outlet and you would be given the funds you need to do the job (either purchase things or require services) after which you would write a comment on the staffs activities and give a detailed record of your experience.

we have a Grocery shopping opportunities throughout the United States. If you are a reliable, articulate, observant person,you can take in for this. No special skills or experience is required.

Its fun and rewarding, and you choose when and where you want to shop. You are never obligated to accept an assignment. There is no charge to become a shopper and you do not need previous experience. After you sign up, you will have access to training materials via e-mail, fax or postal mail.

You will be required to interact with the shop clerk. You may conduct the shop alone or as a couple. The assignment will pay $200.00 per duty.

If you are Still interested do send us the required information below to : shoppersguide119@gmail.com

Your Full Name:
Your Residence address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home and mobile Phone numbers:
Current Occupation:
Gender:
Age:

We await your urgent response. And look at your distance from the locations which you have to put your service into, and your address would also be needed for your payments.

We look forward to working with you.

Regards,
Betty.

UN Fraud / Scam > Bret_wilson@secretarias.com UN NATIONS COMPENSATION!!

Funny each time I get these it amazes me how people can toss around words like, God, Love, Peace, Family, etc.. all to rip you off... special place in the universe for these people.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. Ban Ki-Moon <webmaster@zhxz.gov.cn>
Date: 2011/5/6
Subject: UN NATIONS COMPENSATION!!
To:


Attention:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this email came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD $850,000 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand United State Dollars Only), This also includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Bret Wilson of BLAKWOODS INTERNATIONAL BANK UNITED KINGDOM, as he is our representative in Malaysia, contact him immediately for your payment of USD$850,000 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand United State Dollars Only)which way you need the fund to be delivered. So he will send it to you and you can clear it in any means of your choice.

You are advice to get in contact with Mr.Bret Wilson and provide him with below information.

Full Name:
Country
Address:
Occupation:
Telephone Number:

Person to Contact Mr. Bret Wilson.
Email: bret_wilson@secretarias.com


Thanks and God bless you and your family, Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Fund.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN Secretary General.

Scams Getting Funny: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI

Ah ha ha ha ha...  fbisecuritydepartment0099@gmail.com

Gmail.. love it.. getting funnier by the day! 

Helen Keller knew this was a scam! 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <info@fbi.org>
Date: 2011/5/6
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
To:

OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI

ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

FROM: ROBERT MUELLER III

 

 

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

 

 

The federal bureau of investigation (FBI).Through our intelligence-monitoring network has discovered that the transaction that the bank contacted you previously was legal.Recentlythe fund has been legally approved to be paid via Central Bank of Nigeria. So, we, the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington Dc, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your transaction with the Central Bank of Nigeria legal. You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction to claim your fund US$10.5,000,000.00 (Ten million Five Hundred Thousand united states dollars) Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria.We the federal bureau of investigation decided to contact the FedEx Courier Service Company in Nigeria

for them to give us their procedures on how to sent this money to you without any further complain or delay. We just got an information from the Central Bank of Nigeria and they have loaded your US$10.5,000,000.00 in ATM CARD and submit to the FedEx courier service company for immediate delivery to your doorstep. You are required to choose one option, which you will be able to pay and also convenient for you, for quick delivery of your parcel containing your ATM CARD and other two original back up documents.

Service Type | Delivery Duration | Charges/Fees

 

------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------

Premium Express (24hrs Delivery)

Mailing $200.00 00.00

Insurance $150.00 00.00

Vat $100.00 00.00

TOTAL $450.00

$450(Four Hundred and fifty US Dollars Only).

 

.............................. .............................. ..........

Special Express (2 Days)

Mailing $180.00 00.00

Insurance $50.00 00.00

Vat $150.00 00.00

TOTAL $380.00 00.00

$380(Three Hundred and Eighty US Dollars Only).

 

.............................. .............................. ................

 

Economy Express (3Days)

Mailing $100.00 00.00

Insurance$?150.00 00.00

Vat (5%) $50.00 00.00

TOTAL $300.00 00.00

$300(Three Hundred US Dollars Only).

 

.............................. .............................. ........

 

You are hereby required to advice us, on your parcel delivery option by filling in the required form stated above. Please note that the deadline for claiming your fund is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this period, your fund will be return back to the ordering costumer. That is the instruction given to us .So take note. We request that you reconfirm your mailing address to ensure conformity with our record for immediate dispatch of your parcel to you. Only valid residential/ Office address and postal address are certified OK.

 

 

DELIVERY DESTINATION INFORMATION:

 

------------------------------ ------------------------------ -

Receiver's Name :............................. .................

Address:...................... .............................. ...........

Tel/:......................... .............................. ...............

Delivery Information/ Parcel Description

 

------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------

 

Delivery Terms: .............. .......International Delivery

Condition Of Delivery..............Priority Delivery

Consignment Note No: ........... MI 49866-2110

Color of Parcel: ..................... Brown.

Total Weight: ..........................36.2 kg

Total Net Weight: ...................1.7 kg

 

 

We are here to protect you from any problem till you receive your package .You can as well get in touch with the FedEx delivery company assigned to deliver this financial package to your doorstep.

 

Below is the delivery companies contact information:

 

 

Companies Name: Federal Express Courier Service.

Contact person: Rev Dele Robert

Email: courieservice0099@hotmail.com

 

 

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

Email:fbisecuritydepartment0099@gmail.com

SCAM > Mrs Anna Gates My Dear Friend, gate200@blumail.org

Dear Anna, the last friend that screwed me over... well I plead the 5th.  Also seems like you need a shave, if Anna is indeed your real name.

Huge SCAM of course...

------------------

ps.. if she is my "Dear Friend" why does she not know my name? 

Oh, and I think I breached her confidentiality agreement!  Oh well.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: From Mrs Anna Gates <admin@linewell.com>
Date: 2011/5/5
Subject: My Dear Friend,
To:


My Dear Friend,

Let me  inform you, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead. I am Mrs. Anna Gates from United Kingdom, married to Dr. Harry R. Gates who worked with Texaco Oil Company in Malaysia before he died in a ghastly motor accident on his way to a board meeting. My husband and I were married but without any child.  Since his death, I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 69 Years old. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of $15.5M. (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Bank.

Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authority to somebody to receive it on my behalf.  I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment  for Cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.   So I think the best thing to do is to use the money for charity purposes.
 I want a person who has the fear of God and trustworthy, whom I can make the beneficiary of my late husband's fund deposited with the bank, so that the person can get the money and utilize 70% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact details of the bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as  stated herein and keep this contact confidential till such a time this fund gets to your custody. This is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

I await your urgent reply.

Regards,
Mrs Anna Gates

From Mrs Anna Gates

Job Scam > Fwd: DANNON Job Offer

Oh, I thought I would be deep in Yogurt, but I guess they are pretending to be a different company!  Regardless the same type of Job Scam I have mentioned 100 times before.   You process stolen money and you get arrested and are broke and in jail saying "I did not know!" but you did, you read it here. 

Also email goes to dannongroup.com but there is not even a website there... if that is not a RED FLAG what is?

http://www.dannongroup.com/

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DANNON <humanresources@dannononline.info>
Date: Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:45 AM
Subject: DANNON Job Offer
To: cls241@gmail.com


Dear Sir / Madam

   This is an opportunity to earn some extra income working as a consultant for our company which head office is located in France, called DANNON.
We found this medium as an opportunity to contact those that are  interested in working with our company.
   We received your information from jobs online agents.

***YOUR TASK WILL BE:
To participate in a paid Mystery Shoppers program as one of the Research Personnel selected under this program. You will be working as a Consumer Service Evaluator of some selected merchant outlets and service providers. This research program is a fully paid program and would become a permanent part time position for a selected few who are able to distinguish themselves in the course of this program. You are being paid $500.00 as your salary for these first three assignments. You will be assigned different jobs every week, for each job assignment you will get paid different salary depend on the nature of the job.


BENEFITS:
* Earn up to $500  weekly
* This job takes only 3-5 hours in a week.
* You do not pay any form of taxes.

REQUIREMENTS***:
* First Name..................
* Last Name...............
* Mailing Address...............
* City..................
* State.................
* Zipcode...........
* Phone.................
* Email 1.................
* Email 2 (if you have)...............

NOTE***:
  Qualified candidates must be 18 or over and have regular account. We pay salary via CHECK and need to be deposited for security reasons.
  Note, We do not require your account information, please, don`t send your bank details us.


Send requirements as soon as possible if you are interested. For more details,  e-mail us at: humanresources@dannongroup.com

Best Regards,

DANNON Co.

Reference: 10987913

Lottery Scam ---> FW: YOU HAVE WON

I really don't know WHY people who try to scam you think that we would
belive that Big Companies that would be giving away MILLIONS of dollars
would not have their own email and have to use Microsoft's Live mail for
replies?

Huge Scam

UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION [mailto:reservations@krahejahospitality.com]
claimsdept_michaellambert02@live.com

-----Original Message-----
From: UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION [mailto:reservations@krahejahospitality.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:35 AM
Subject: YOU HAVE WON

The British National Lottery
P O Box 1010
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
(Customer Services)

Ticket number:56475600545 188
Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Winning Number:103220

This is to inform you that your email won a consolation prize of
£500,000.00 (British Pounds) of the INTERNATIONAL EMAIL DRAW held on the
24th April 2011 in London Uk.The selection process was carried out through
random selection in Our computerized email selection system
(ess) from a database of over 200,000 email addresses drawn from which you
were selected. And Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02, 18,
31, 38, 39, 46 (Bonus 42) ,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Five Hundred
thousand Pounds,in cash credited to fileKTU/ 9023118308/03. This is from a
total cash prize of £500,000 Pounds,shared amongst the (4)lucky winners in
this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.For due processing of your winning
claim,please contact the FIDUCIARY AGENT Information Officer Barrister
Michael Lambert who has been assigned to assist you. You are to contact him
with the following details for the release of your winnings.

For Claims, Contact:

Agent; Barrister Michael Lambert
Email; claimsdept_michaellambert02@live.com

Note: CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF TRANSFER.
(1) Bank to Bank Telegraphic Transfer.

(2)Diplomatic Delivery.

Provide the information below:1. Full Names:....................
2.Address:......... 3.Sex and Age:............. 4.Present
Country:...........
5.Occupation:.......... 6.Phone no:...... 7.
Nationality......................

If you do not contact your claims agent within 5 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 prize claim by Winner.

Regards
Mrs Jennifer Holmes
Lottery Announcer to Uk Lottery Gaming Comm.

Repeat Scam: Federal Bureau Of Investigation/Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.

Same scam, over and over and over again.  If you need more info on this scam, please search this blog, we keep reporting on this one that keep making the rounds.  Sames are the same, they change a few words.  This one came out of Korea. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robert S. Mueller <webmaster@klid.or.kr>
Date: 2011/5/2
Subject: Federal Bureau Of Investigation/Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
To:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC

 

 

Attention Beneficiary,

 

Records show that you are among one of the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling, Contract and Inheritance. Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that over the past you have been transacting with some impostors and fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Prof. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen and some impostors claiming to be The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ICCC) formerly known as the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost outrageous sums of money to these impostors. As a result of this we hereby advise you to stop communication with any one not referred to you by us

 

We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your payment totaling $850,000.00 be released to you via a custom pin based ATM card with a maximum withdrawal limit of $3,000 a day which is powered by Visa Card and can be used anywhere in the world were you see a Visa Card Logo on the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). We have advised that this should be the only way at which you are to receive your payment because it's more guaranteed, since over $5 billion was lost on fake check year 2008.

 

We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have perfected everything in regards to the release of your $850,000.00 United States Dollars to be 100% risk free and free from any hitches as it's our duty to protect you. (This is as a result of the mandate from US Government  to make sure all debts owed to people which includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery etc are been cleared for the betterment of the current economic status of the nation and its citizens as he bas always believed "Our Time for Change has come" because "Change can happen

 

To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card Center via email for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order on your behalf which will cost you $135 only nothing more and no hidden fees as everything else has been taken cared of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $135 only.

 

Contact Information
Name: Andrew Lamar
Phone: +234 808 254 8308
Email: andrewlamar@yahoo.cn

 

Do contact Mr. Andrew Lamar of the ATM Card Center via his contact details above and furnish him with your details as listed below,calling him on his hot line will be faster than to email him:
 

 

Your full Name:
Your Address:
Home/Cell Phone:
Occupation:
Age:

 

On contacting him with your details your files would be updated and he will be sending you the payment information in which you will use in making payment of $135.00 via Western Union Money Transfer for the procurement of your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order. After which the delivery of your ATM card will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay, extra fee or any authority raising eyebrow.

 

Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is sent within 24 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive your ATM CARD Shippment Confirmation within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.

 

Once again we are so sure of you receiving your payment at no any other cost as we have taking it upon our duty to monitor everything in other to cub cyber crime that is perpetrated by those impostors.

 

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

 

ROBERT S. MUELLER,

DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000
FAX: (202) 666-5283
 
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Mr. Andrew Lamar of the ATM card center who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office via the above fax number so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.

Worthless Scam > Fwd: One Million!!!

Have they stopped trying?  Why not just sent this email.

Hello, 

I can bore you with a scam, but you will see through it, so can you just wire me some money instead!  

Hmmm... may work.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Millie Rincon <mr2743@nyu.edu>
Date: Tue, May 3, 2011 at 1:21 AM
Subject: One Million!!!
To:




Send your details for the claim of £1,000,000 Pounds.
Names....
Tel...
Country...