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Update as of December, 2008:
I still continue to receive these types of emails every day.
However, they are now more diverse and imaginative than ever.
Bottom Line: If the offer sounds too good to be true...
IT IS A SCAM !!
I just can't give you any better advice than that.
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Counterfeit Check Cashing Scams
We've all done it. At one time or another we've posted an ad in an online classified site.
Usually, no problem. But....
More and more scum/scam artists are scouring these sites to gain your email address with one purpose in mind.
Yep, you guessed it.
The scam goes like this: Let's say you have some jewelry you are
trying to sell, so you post an ad on an online classified.
(Please keep in mind it can be any item you advertise, even motorized vehicles!)
What the scum artist does is contact you and offer you well above your asking price for the jewelry you are selling.
In a few days you may receive a check for $1000, when all you were
asking was $200 for the jewelry.
They ask you to cash the check, keep $400 for your "trouble" and wire the rest of the
money back to them.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS!
The check you will receive is counterfeit, I will bet my life on it.
Cash that check and this is what will happen:
The FBI will be knocking on your door and hauling you back to their office for questioning.
Your bank will also require that you pay the money back.
What becomes of you? You will be left in the dust, at best!
It doesn't matter if the bank says the check is "good " at the time of cashing it.
At this particular time, your bank has no way of knowing the check is counterfeit.
And they won't until the company whose name is on that check starts investigating why you received a check from them and cashed it...
Eventually, they will. So you see, asking the bank if the check is good at the time of cashing is no guarantee that it is NOT fraudulent.
Once you cash a fraudulent check, YOU are responsible for it. NOT your bank.
BE AWARE! If you have applied to job banks online, you may receive a job offer asking you to follow this same principle!
Never accept an employment offer if they ask you to accept and cash checks on their behalf. They claim that after you are "hired," you will be authorized by their company to receive checks, cash them, keep a certain percentage of each check that is cashed as your salary, and that you then wire the remaining cash back to them at some pre-determined location.
It's a scam, and you can be charged with crimes !
Update as of December, 2008:
I still continue to receive these types of emails every day.
However, they are now more diverse and imaginative than ever.
Bottom Line: If the offer sounds too good to be true...
IT IS A SCAM !!
I just can't give you any better advice than that.
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Counterfeit Check Cashing Scams
We've all done it. At one time or another we've posted an ad in an online classified site.
Usually, no problem. But....
More and more scum/scam artists are scouring these sites to gain your email address with one purpose in mind.
Yep, you guessed it.
The scam goes like this: Let's say you have some jewelry you are
trying to sell, so you post an ad on an online classified.
(Please keep in mind it can be any item you advertise, even motorized vehicles!)
What the scum artist does is contact you and offer you well above your asking price for the jewelry you are selling.
In a few days you may receive a check for $1000, when all you were
asking was $200 for the jewelry.
They ask you to cash the check, keep $400 for your "trouble" and wire the rest of the
money back to them.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS!
The check you will receive is counterfeit, I will bet my life on it.
Cash that check and this is what will happen:
The FBI will be knocking on your door and hauling you back to their office for questioning.
Your bank will also require that you pay the money back.
What becomes of you? You will be left in the dust, at best!
It doesn't matter if the bank says the check is "good " at the time of cashing it.
At this particular time, your bank has no way of knowing the check is counterfeit.
And they won't until the company whose name is on that check starts investigating why you received a check from them and cashed it...
Eventually, they will. So you see, asking the bank if the check is good at the time of cashing is no guarantee that it is NOT fraudulent.
Once you cash a fraudulent check, YOU are responsible for it. NOT your bank.
BE AWARE! If you have applied to job banks online, you may receive a job offer asking you to follow this same principle!
Never accept an employment offer if they ask you to accept and cash checks on their behalf. They claim that after you are "hired," you will be authorized by their company to receive checks, cash them, keep a certain percentage of each check that is cashed as your salary, and that you then wire the remaining cash back to them at some pre-determined location.
It's a scam, and you can be charged with crimes !
How do I know this? Because both incidences happened to me.
My outcome turned out just fine.
That is because I educated myself about internet scams, just like you are doing now.
Plus, common sense told me this was a scam.
After all, why would a complete stranger entrust me with their money, in the hopes that I keep a small percentage and wire the remainder back to them?
Come on folks, that goes completely against human nature.
The scummer I encountered sent me a $2500 check
and I was only asking $350 for the jewelry I was selling.
The company name on the check was from a boating company in Florida.
I contacted the boating company who informed me that it was a bogus check.
Anyhow, this scumbag was going to "pay" me $1000 for my jewelry.
After I informed her I had received the check, she asked me to wire the remaining $1500 to her
aunt in England who was severely injured in the London terrorist bombing.
Who knows, maybe this scummer had something to do with that horrific attack!
I reported it to the FBI. To date, no word back from them.
Too many scammers, so few agents unfortunately.
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Stay tuned: More scams and viruses and keyloggers available to you, coming your way daily to your inbox and computer.
Yes my friends, welcome to the internet age.
Why am I on a rant? Let me tell you why! I am fed up with it. I am ready to run screaming down the road like a rabid ape pulling and clawing my eyes out! These so-called-online opportunities where you earn advertising credits by autosurfing websites, and in turn others visit your website, is just hype and BS!
They promise the moon and deliver nothing but wasting your time, taking your money and providing you with a wide assortment of malware and keyloggers.
Keyloggers are malware that can be put into your computer from virus-laden websites.
They track what you type.
Hence the term "keylogger." It is malware downloaded into your computer that can actually track, keystroke for keystroke what you type.
Also, there is malware that can take "screenshots" of what is shown on your computer monitor which could be captured by scummers.
This means if you purchase something online using
your debit card/credit card acct. numbers, it could be captured by these internet scummers using malware that take screenshots.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE MEANING OF "SCREENSHOT."
THERE IS A BUTTON ON THE VERY TOP OF YOUR KEYBOARD, TO THE RIGHT. IT SAYS "PRINT SCREEN."
Press that button right now.
Now go to any kind of editor you have...PAINT, WORD PAD, MICROSOFT WORD, ETC..
Just go to your start button at the very left hand corner on your computer monitor.
It's the GREEN button. Now click it. A list of items will appear.
Just click ALL PROGRAMS, then click ACCESSORIES. That is where you find PAINT, WORDPAD, NOTEPAD, EXCEL, ETC....
Go to one of these.
Now click EDIT.
Click PASTENow go to FILE.
Click Print , or Click SAVE TO and put this "Screenshot" where you will remember to retrieve it. You can do this for your own personal use too.
Either way, you now know how easy it is to capture your computer doings if there is malware such as a KEYLOGGER in your system, without your knowledge of course.
I hope you succeeded with Print Screen 101. Now back to SCAMS...
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I have been conducting online activities in the past 5 years, and since then, I have had no thefts of my online accounts.
I'll tell you why.
I use a password generator. It's Roboform.
(FYI, I am not making a dime informing you of Roboform. It is a great product and I am sharing my experience, that is all.)
Please read on.
With 1millionvisitors.com I had to autosurf 10,000 sites to earn 30,000 credits.
Wow!!! Just think, 30,000 credits!
Think of all the sales I'll make.
So what seemed like an eternity, I finally fullfilled my surfing obligation after umpteen hours and days.
After I had surfed all those hours and fulfilled my surfing obligations, I am then informed that I would have to surf at least every 3 days to get hits to my websites.
WHAT?? I earned 30,000 credits after surfing all those hours, now why should I have to surf at least every 3 days to use the credits I earned???
And to add gasoline to the fire, I never made any sales when I finally used up my 30,000 credits.
But all is not lost folks. After surfing all those sites I ran anti-spyware and anti-virus programs on my computer and discovered I really got some some freebies alright!
There were 2 keyloggers in my computer and about 400 other malware was found.
Do Yourself A HUGE Favor!
Please Don't Bother To Join internet Companies That Offer
"autosurf-to-earn-advertising-credits."
It is truly a huge waste of your valuable time and could easily lead to your identity being stolen from the massive amounts of malware your computer will obtain from visiting virus-laden websites.
Many scum artists posts websites to these auto-surfing companies, which contain computer viruses. The scum artists do this intentionally so that when you or someone else visits their website,
the viruses will be transferred to your computer.
This now allows these scum artists to capture very sensitive info about your online activities.
It is very important to have anti-virus, anti-spyware and a password generator on your computer.
Password generators will automatically fill in the "fields" when you are prompted to enter a password and/or user ID.
A password generator will prompt you to enter a MAIN password, and then the password generator enters the password for whatever internet activity you want password PROTECTED.
Need a password generator? Store up to 10 passwords for free: go to www.roboform.com
(If more than 10 secured passwords are required, there is a fee.)
I have been using roboform for almost 5 years now and never had my accounts compromised!
The best part! I have never paid a dime to use it.
It doesn't get any better than that!
Please Don't Bother To Join internet Companies That Offer
"autosurf-to-earn-advertising-credits."
It is truly a huge waste of your valuable time and could easily lead to your identity being stolen from the massive amounts of malware your computer will obtain from visiting virus-laden websites.
Many scum artists posts websites to these auto-surfing companies, which contain computer viruses. The scum artists do this intentionally so that when you or someone else visits their website,
the viruses will be transferred to your computer.
This now allows these scum artists to capture very sensitive info about your online activities.
It is very important to have anti-virus, anti-spyware and a password generator on your computer.
Password generators will automatically fill in the "fields" when you are prompted to enter a password and/or user ID.
A password generator will prompt you to enter a MAIN password, and then the password generator enters the password for whatever internet activity you want password PROTECTED.
Need a password generator? Store up to 10 passwords for free: go to www.roboform.com
(If more than 10 secured passwords are required, there is a fee.)
I have been using roboform for almost 5 years now and never had my accounts compromised!
The best part! I have never paid a dime to use it.
It doesn't get any better than that!
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PHISHING SPOOFS
- Be aware – spoofers often use fake email addresses that look like
they’re from your bank, major retailers, email providers such as Yahoo! and even PayPal to fool you
into revealing your password and financial information. I received a spoof from someone claiming to be Bank of America.
- Look out for any email that starts with something like “Dear PayPal user” or “valued customer,” instead of your name.
- Be wary of emails asking you for personal information such as:
- Credit and debit card numbers
- Bank account numbers
- Driver’s license numbers
- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Your full name
- Never give out your username or password on a site you’ve clicked through to from an email – especially if the email uses a false sense of urgency about your account being closed or your credit cards expiring.
- Instead, if you doubt the authenticity of an email from a trusted vendor, simply open a new web browser, type in the URL by hand, and perform the requested activity.
- Look closely at any email about updating your account, password, or credit card numbers. Spoofers use tricks like these to get you to respond. See an example of a spoof email.
- Visit the PayPal Anti-Spoof page for more information.
***Here are examples of some PayPal & Bank of America
phishing spoofs that I received.***
Dear member,
It has come to our attention that
your PayPal®
account information needs to
be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your
account and to
reduce the
instance of fraud on our website. If you could
please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run
into
any future problems with the online
service.
However, failure to update your records will
result in account
suspension.
Please update your records on or
before September 17, 2006.
Once you have updated your account
records, your PayPal® session will not
be
interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your PayPal® records click on the
following link:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/restrictedaccounts.asp
Thank You.
PayPal® UPDATE
TEAM
Accounts Management As outlined in our User
Agreement, PayPal®
will
periodically send you
information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you
have any questions.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside
<<< This PayPal Spoof I received has obvious grammar, spelling and punctuation errors (posted below).>>>
This is a significant clue that you are dealing with a scum artist.
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I deleted the link to click on, with this particular spoof. My computer prompted me that this could contain a virus. I posted this spoof without the link that "directs me to update" my records. My records NEVER needed to be updated, and I knew this. It's a phishing spoof. I FORWARDED this to abuse@paypal.com. | ||||||||||||
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Customer ID : 000-5432-654386-PSI
This e-mail is to inform you that your account will be suspended within 48 hours due to your Account Inactivity. You will have to confirm certain Account Information in order to continue your account subscription.
You can help us provide you with the most relevant information by
taking a moment to tell us your
e-mail preferences. And of course you can unsubscribe at any time.
Remember, Bank of America is committed to your security and protection. To find out more, take a look at our Information Security section under Privacy and Security on the Web site. |
** This Spoofer's Website has been shut down, but when I first received this and clicked on the "Verify My Account Information" link, these scammers requested the following information....
My ATM pin number, checking account and routing numbers, driver's license and
social security number, my mother's maiden name, my site key, etc. **
Hey scum artists... Is that all the highly sensitive and personal info you need? Do you require anything else?
Here, let me give you my children's and husband's Social Security Numbers and his ATM PIN number too!
I FORWARDED this to abuse@bankofamerica.com
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"YOU WON THE LOTTERY" SCAM
THESE ARE POPPING UP DAILY IN MY INBOX.
They all claim I won millions in a lottery because my email address was picked.
To date, I have "won" about 300 lotteries. I usually "win" one almost everyday now.
Incredible! Now what are the odds of that?
Well I am not sure either, so I tried to use Excel to calculate that and it went off the charts.
Seriously, these are just thieves and liars and scammers trying to part you from your money.
More than likely, it's the same scammers committing the 419 Nigerian Scams but have moved on to another lucrative venture.
They use the same principle as the 419 Nigerian Scams.
In order to claim your "winnings"
you will undoubtedly be asked to pay some sort of fee up front.
And as always, these thieves will ask you to wire the money to them.
Of course you will never, ever see a dime. That's because you never won anything to begin with!
These scams vary greatly. I have received "Coca Cola, Yahoo and Microsoft" spoofs, stating I had won their lottery.
I did verify that they were scams.
All I did was cut and paste the message to these companies, after I researched their REAL contact address.
[NEVER reply to the email address in a suspected scam email.]
Within a few days, these companies were more than happy to email me back and let me know that these "you won the lottery" emails did not originate from them.
I've posted some lottery scams that I have received.
UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
www.acculotto.com
POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game 2006,
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consultation Prize Winner,
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE
Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and
co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International, officially bring to
your noticeof the final draw result of the 18th November 2006 POWERBALL
LOTTO
-wheel E-gamewhich was conducted at our international corporate office
complex in
The UNITED KINGDOM.
Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out
prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation
seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and
business pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music, theater,
art,literature,projects in the social and political arena with a focus
on health, as well as
science, research, and higher education.
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email
coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize
winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was
selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries
from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your
email ID
was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by
ourpartner international email provider companies. You have won a
consultation cash prize of GBP 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds Sterlings) only.
The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of your
consultation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by
the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will
render
to you complete assistance and provide additional information and
processes
for the claims of your consultation prize. For due processing of your
winning
claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer Mr Elton Benson who
has been assigned to assist you.You are to contact him with the
following
details for the release of your winnings.
Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone Number:
6.Present Country:
7.Sex:
Contact E-mail: claimsagent_promolottery@yahoo.co.uk
Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consoltation
prize winning, we hope you will part take our forth coming POWERBALL
LOTTO -wheel Email-games.
Regards
Mr. Nelly White.
(Group Coordinator)
THESE ARE POPPING UP DAILY IN MY INBOX.
They all claim I won millions in a lottery because my email address was picked.
To date, I have "won" about 300 lotteries. I usually "win" one almost everyday now.
Incredible! Now what are the odds of that?
Well I am not sure either, so I tried to use Excel to calculate that and it went off the charts.
Seriously, these are just thieves and liars and scammers trying to part you from your money.
More than likely, it's the same scammers committing the 419 Nigerian Scams but have moved on to another lucrative venture.
They use the same principle as the 419 Nigerian Scams.
In order to claim your "winnings"
you will undoubtedly be asked to pay some sort of fee up front.
And as always, these thieves will ask you to wire the money to them.
Of course you will never, ever see a dime. That's because you never won anything to begin with!
These scams vary greatly. I have received "Coca Cola, Yahoo and Microsoft" spoofs, stating I had won their lottery.
I did verify that they were scams.
All I did was cut and paste the message to these companies, after I researched their REAL contact address.
[NEVER reply to the email address in a suspected scam email.]
Within a few days, these companies were more than happy to email me back and let me know that these "you won the lottery" emails did not originate from them.
I've posted some lottery scams that I have received.
EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE
Sir/Madam~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Spanish
Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 19TH OF JULY
and result where release on the 18TH OF SEPTEMBER 2006. Your E-mail
address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number
345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which
consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of € 1.000.000.00 Euros.(One Million Euros)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your award remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spainsh European Lottery
board in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users
and Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes
place once in three years. We hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our end of year 50 millions Euro International lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent.
(CLAIM AGENT)
DR.TOM C.BLATT & CO. LEGAL/SOLICITOR,
LIBERTY SECURITY COMPANY ESPANA.
Email:libertyoffice4@aim.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks, after
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified
Sincerely yours,
MRS,COMFORT JOSE
Lottery Coordinator.
………………………………………………………
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise
protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have
received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not
copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and
from Liberty Security Company España may be monitored to ensure
compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the Euro
Million Spanish Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our
usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official
business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.
UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
www.acculotto.com
WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and aof winners of
the
LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 30TH of Sept 2006.Having
picked
your mail address by our electronic
web site visitors collectors in-recognition of your patronage to the
Internet services.
In the final draw,your name was attached to ticket number
6325698-44596-222,
with serial number 410-32659,draw lucky numbers 4014-236985744-596
which
consequently won in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (850,000.00
Euros
Eight Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros), In cash accredited file
No:LP/26510460037/03. This is from a Total Cash Prize of (Euro
48,400,00000
FOURTY EIGHT BILLION EURO) shared among the 22 International Countries
in
this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand,
America,Europe,North America and Asia as part of International
Promotions
Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and
Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt
congratulations to you.
We hope that with a fraction of your wining money,you will be able to
assist
the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next
year
high stakes promotions of Euro 100 million
International Lottery.
For your information on how you will start the Processing and
remittance of
your prize money to your designated account of your choice.
Please contact the claiming Manager stated below to receive your
winning
Money immediately:
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.
NAME: MR. Adam Smith.
Email: Claimingm@gawab.com
Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 25th oct 2006.
After this duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry of
Economic
Affairs as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should
there be
any change of your address, do inform the claiming
Manager to process your transaction as soon as possible.
!!!CONGRATULATION!!!
Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Best Wishes.
The Management,
Lottery Organisation.
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POWERBALL LOTTO. Bv
POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game 2006,
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consultation Prize Winner,
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE
Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and
co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International, officially bring to
your noticeof the final draw result of the 18th November 2006 POWERBALL
LOTTO
-wheel E-gamewhich was conducted at our international corporate office
complex in
The UNITED KINGDOM.
Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out
prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation
seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and
business pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music, theater,
art,literature,projects in the social and political arena with a focus
on health, as well as
science, research, and higher education.
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email
coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize
winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was
selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries
from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your
email ID
was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by
ourpartner international email provider companies. You have won a
consultation cash prize of GBP 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds Sterlings) only.
The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of your
consultation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by
the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will
render
to you complete assistance and provide additional information and
processes
for the claims of your consultation prize. For due processing of your
winning
claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer Mr Elton Benson who
has been assigned to assist you.You are to contact him with the
following
details for the release of your winnings.
Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone Number:
6.Present Country:
7.Sex:
Contact E-mail: claimsagent_promolottery@yahoo.co.uk
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419 NIGERIAN SCAMS !
It's truly astonishing how many foreign millionaires require my assistance to retrieve the millions of dollars that they are privy too.
In order to accomplish this they must have the help of a complete stranger living
thousands of mile away that they contact via email.
OK, stop laughing. Why?
Unfortunately, many people fall for this obvious scam.
It seems that just the mention of millions of dollars and cents can really overcome common sense!
These scummers continue to this day with these scams because there are people who really
believe this crap, lose huge amounts of their money and sometimes lose their lives!
Now you ask; what do you mean losing their lives?
How could these victims lose their own money?
Well let's think critically about this scenario:
I (the scum artist) know of millions sitting in a bank account but cannot obtain access and need a "lawyer" to do so, and the "lawyer" has to be paid up front.
But I (the scum artist) cannot pay the lawyer because I haven't the money.
Oh, but you (the intended victim) have money, so "wire" to this account an X amount of money to such and such "lawyer" and he will start all the proceedings to obtain the millions in this (fictional) bank account.
Some of these victims actually flew to the destinations of these scammers because they believed it to be a legitimate business deal. The scammers will even encourage it, because it adds credibility to their lies.
After all, they aren't paying for the airfare, their victim is!!
Once the victim arrives at the destination, they are met by the scammers who will disguise themselves as taxi drivers, liasons, assistants, whatever...The clueless victim is never seen alive again.
There are many variations of this scam. Some will claim to be Arab, Russian or Chinese business people. My favorite, posted below, claimed to be a "Christian" wanting to leave their millions to me to better their religious cause, before they died of cancer.
Most claim to be very prominent individuals/politicians/officials, or the spouse of such.
ALL HAVE ONE GOAL IN COMMON: TO STEAL AS MUCH MONEY FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE.
Here are just a few examples of these emails I have received.
Yeni bir e-posta adresim var!Å~imdi bana e-posta gönderebileceÄxiniz
adres: sssaaauu@yahoo.com.tr
DEAR BELOVED,
I am Sussan Adams
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. I am the above
named
person. I am married to Dr. Donald Adams A LIBERIAN but Iâ¬"m now in
Nigerian General HOSPITAL taking treatment for my sickness, who worked
with U.S embassy in LIBERIAN for nine years before he died in the year
2000. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were
both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry
or
get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$10.5 Million
(Ten
Million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with A Bank Presently, this
money is still under the safe keeping of the Reserve FINANCE COMPANY
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next SEVEN
months due to my cancer
problems.
Though what disturbs me most is my stroke.Having known my condition, I
decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian or
muslim individual That will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a church that will use this fund on,
orphanages, deaf and domb and poor widows propagating the word of God
and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to
understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my
husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard
earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason
for
taking this bold decision.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I
am
going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the
lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any
telephone
communication in this regard because of my health because of the
presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them
to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As
soon as I receive your reply I forward your personal information, such
as Your full name, Your full address, with Your telephone and fax
number
to my lawyer so that he will contact you as the legal owner of my fund
before the bank will be transferring the fund into your nominated Bank
Account in your country.
I will also issue you a letter of a authority that will back you up as
the real next of kin and the original- beneficiary of my fund. I want
you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shepherd,you will also promise me that you will not seat on the fund
when it gets into your bank account. My happiness is that I lived a
life
of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve
him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your
life, any delay in your reply will give me room in serching for a
church
or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that
you
will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you as
soon
as possible.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Sussan Adams
MRS. MARIFE C. DERONA
CREDIT ACCOUNTS OFFICER
HEAD OFFICE EQUITABLE PCI BANK TWR.
MKT AVENUE. COR.H.V DELA COSTA STR
PHILIPPINES.
Good Day,
Let me start by introducing myself, I am MRS MARIFE CARREON DERONA, CREDIT ACCOUNTS OFFICER EQUITABLE PCI BANK. I am writing you this letter based on the latest development at my bank, which I will like to bring to your personal edification. I am writing you this letter with so much joy and excitement even though my heart goes out to the very powerful and distinguished gentleman who I was fortunate to have worked for and extremely privileged to have known for numerous years. I am a top official in charge of client accounts in EQUITABLE PCI BANK inside the Philippines.
In 2001, my client was going through a horrendous divorce in the United States Of America and Was on the verge of losing most of his estate to his vicious and diabolical wife. As a result of this alarming predicament, my client came to me with a very brilliant idea. He transferred some funds,ten million two hundred thousand dollars($10.2m) to a fixed deposit account in my bank under an alias which only the two of us knew about as the confidentiality of the matter was necessary for his protection. Due to his untimely death in early 2002, the funds have been sitting in the account ever since and will continue to do so perpetually unless we do something about it. This is where you Some in. I located you through an agency that helps seek people by their email. My client did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. Against
this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I would like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to our client so that you will be able to receive his funds. I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we can come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to my client. All that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.
After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.The allocation of our money will be as follows: 20%($2.02m) to you for your part in this, 75% for me and my partners and 5% for any unforeseeable expenses we may incur. I think this is extremely fair, as you have nothing to lose but just a little time, while on the other hand I am staking my flawless reputation among other things. And besides $2.02 million is no pocket change. Once you are approved, the entire transaction should take no longer than twelve business days after which we will go about our daily business, but just millions of dollars richer.
As you can see this is easier than taking candy from a baby, but mind you, trust is something that is developed over time and that is something that we do not have. So I have to let you know that it will highly unfeasible to try to run away with the money because even though only you can transfer money in and out of your account, the transfer can only be authorized by my department of which i happen to be the head. The money will be transferred from my bank to an account you will provide. So please, there should be no room for greed because ten million two hundred thousand dollars can quench even the most insatiable desire for the almighty dollar.
Again, I will be in charge of everything else. I will assume all responsibilities for this endeavor so you don't have to worry about any legal ramifications, just what you will do with all that money. Your urgent response is highly anticipated so please email me through this email; demarife1972@yahoo.com.ph, for more details on this transaction as soon as possible. This should be kept very secret and confidential. I believe you know.
kind Regards,
Mrs. Marife C. Derona.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies, Chairman
CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it’s Branches all
over the world)Though he has been arrested by the Russian government.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount an excess of US$28.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me as much as i shall equally be
requiring your full confidents and trust. You will be rewarded with 20% of
the total sum for your partnership and co-operartion.Can you be my partner
on this issue as i will appreciate your kindness and understanding.
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
As a personal treasurer/consultant to him, i had the authority over the
transaction and transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last
oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left
the shores of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting
is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, my Boss got
arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing the leading and
opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces(URF),led by Boris
Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor
Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as
Russian president.
YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum
and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The
European Bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this Sum to
relocate to another country/ continent and never to be connected to any Of
Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates.
As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with
me, I Will provide you with the details. Please reach me through this
email address: larisaosnit@netscape.net for
further corresponding.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya.
I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies, Chairman
CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it’s Branches all
over the world)Though he has been arrested by the Russian government.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount an excess of US$28.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me as much as i shall equally be
requiring your full confidents and trust. You will be rewarded with 20% of
the total sum for your partnership and co-operartion.Can you be my partner
on this issue as i will appreciate your kindness and understanding.
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
As a personal treasurer/consultant to him, i had the authority over the
transaction and transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last
oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left
the shores of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting
is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, my Boss got
arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing the leading and
opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces(URF),led by Boris
Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor
Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as
Russian president.
YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum
and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The
European Bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this Sum to
relocate to another country/ continent and never to be connected to any Of
Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates.
As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with
me, I Will provide you with the details. Please reach me through this
email address: larisaosnit@netscape.net for
further corresponding.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya.
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MR IBRAHIM BELLO .
The Manager of Audit
and Account Department,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ( A.D.B )
Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.
Dear Friend,
Please read carefully and get back to me, I hope that you are well
today.I
am the Manager of Audit and account dept of our bank, with due respect,
i
decided to contact you over this business
financial transaction worth the sum of EIGHTEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($18,300,000m) in other to entrust this
fund
into your bank account.
This is an abandoned fund that belongs to the one of our bank customers
who
died along with his entire family on 25th July,2001 in a plane crash
disaster. I was very fortune to meet the deceased file when i was
arranging
the old and abandoned customers files of 2000-2001 in other to submit
to
the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.
Following our banking financial policy, it was obviously indicated and
signed law fully that if such money remains unclaimed after five years
without somebody been a foreigner apply and claim the fund as the next
of
kin , the money will be transferred into the Bank Treasury as an
unclaimed
fund.
So the request of you as a foreigner is necessarily needed for the
claim
because a citizen of Burkina Faso cannot come forward to claim the fund
since the law does not permit an indigene to claim such fund Since the
real
beneficary of the fund is died , the bank are expecting the next of kin
to
apply for the release of the fund for him or her without delay but
unfortunately i learnt through the investigations which I carried out
that
there is nobody behind who can come and claim the fund.
Therefore I want you to apply to the bank with your reliable bank
account
details where our bank will transfer the fund into and immediately the
fund
is transferred into your account ,i will share the fund according to
the
percentage indicated below.
SIXTY PERCENT (60%) of the total fund will be for me.THIRTY PERCENT(
30%)
for you in provision of the Bank account.FIVE PERCENT(5%) will be for
unexpected expenses which may occur during the transfer.FIVE
PERCENT(5%)
will be preserved for helping the helpless people, like charity
organization
and motherless babies. Thereafter you will help me to visit your
country for
sharing the money according to the percentage indicated above.
And for the immediate transfer of this fund into your bank account as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as the only existing next of
kin
to the deceased customer and after approval which will take place
immediately as you applied, the transfer of the fund into your
nominated
bank account will proceed
Please note that you should keep this business secret until you confirm
the
transfer into the bank account which you will provide. And there is NO
RISK
in this business.
The bank will forward to you all necessary documents related to the
transfer
and which will prove that you make a legal claim of inheritance. It is
true
that i pray to GOD before i was pushed forward to contact you for this
business but i want you to assure me solemnly that you are
atrsutwothy,reliable,honest and capable to avoid cheating me in this
business.If you are really sure of your integerity,reply immediatelly
you
receive this mail for more detailed information on how the process to
transfer the fund into your account will be.
Yours faithfully,
MR IBRAHIM BELLO.
The Manager of Audit
and Account Department,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ( A.D.B )
Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.
Dear Friend,
Please read carefully and get back to me, I hope that you are well
today.I
am the Manager of Audit and account dept of our bank, with due respect,
i
decided to contact you over this business
financial transaction worth the sum of EIGHTEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($18,300,000m) in other to entrust this
fund
into your bank account.
This is an abandoned fund that belongs to the one of our bank customers
who
died along with his entire family on 25th July,2001 in a plane crash
disaster. I was very fortune to meet the deceased file when i was
arranging
the old and abandoned customers files of 2000-2001 in other to submit
to
the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.
Following our banking financial policy, it was obviously indicated and
signed law fully that if such money remains unclaimed after five years
without somebody been a foreigner apply and claim the fund as the next
of
kin , the money will be transferred into the Bank Treasury as an
unclaimed
fund.
So the request of you as a foreigner is necessarily needed for the
claim
because a citizen of Burkina Faso cannot come forward to claim the fund
since the law does not permit an indigene to claim such fund Since the
real
beneficary of the fund is died , the bank are expecting the next of kin
to
apply for the release of the fund for him or her without delay but
unfortunately i learnt through the investigations which I carried out
that
there is nobody behind who can come and claim the fund.
Therefore I want you to apply to the bank with your reliable bank
account
details where our bank will transfer the fund into and immediately the
fund
is transferred into your account ,i will share the fund according to
the
percentage indicated below.
SIXTY PERCENT (60%) of the total fund will be for me.THIRTY PERCENT(
30%)
for you in provision of the Bank account.FIVE PERCENT(5%) will be for
unexpected expenses which may occur during the transfer.FIVE
PERCENT(5%)
will be preserved for helping the helpless people, like charity
organization
and motherless babies. Thereafter you will help me to visit your
country for
sharing the money according to the percentage indicated above.
And for the immediate transfer of this fund into your bank account as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as the only existing next of
kin
to the deceased customer and after approval which will take place
immediately as you applied, the transfer of the fund into your
nominated
bank account will proceed
Please note that you should keep this business secret until you confirm
the
transfer into the bank account which you will provide. And there is NO
RISK
in this business.
The bank will forward to you all necessary documents related to the
transfer
and which will prove that you make a legal claim of inheritance. It is
true
that i pray to GOD before i was pushed forward to contact you for this
business but i want you to assure me solemnly that you are
atrsutwothy,reliable,honest and capable to avoid cheating me in this
business.If you are really sure of your integerity,reply immediatelly
you
receive this mail for more detailed information on how the process to
transfer the fund into your account will be.
Yours faithfully,
MR IBRAHIM BELLO.
THEY ARE ALL SCAMS by SCUM ARTISTS.
DON'T BE FOOLED!!!