KatmanDo
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2013 11:18:49 AM
"How are the weak-minded supposed to "perorm accumulating shares"? Huh?"
Hehehehe. Unfortunately, not every attempted scam is that inscrutable. Perhaps the most disarming ones are when the scammer personally telephones or knocks on one's door, as we may have a tendency to want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
[Edited by: KatmanDo at 6/15/2013 12:20:51 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2013 1:51:39 AM
Scams can't work if the person the scammers want to influence can't understand the email because the scammers used a bizarre yet colorful translation program. How are the weak-minded supposed to "perorm accumulating shares"? Huh?
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 11:16:55 PM
"my good buddy the prince of India wants to give me money"
Seems like it's been quite a while since India last had a royal family. Perhaps the perps figure many in North America might not think of that.
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 11:14:13 PM
"Telephone call indicating this was my last chance to take advantage of the 'stimulus' program......I've gotten more than one of these....."
I haven't gotten that one -- yet. The closest I've received is a notice of my selection for a federal grant because I've paid my bills and taxes on time.
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 11:11:20 PM
"He informed me my computer was infected by a virus "
That's a new one on me. I suppose some of the folks they call are seniors who don't even own a computer. What a racket!
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 3:06:45 PM
my good buddy the prince of India wants to give me money
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 3:02:18 PM
Telephone call indicating this was my last chance to take advantage of the 'stimulus' program......I've gotten more than one of these.....
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: Jun 3, 2013 11:53:36 AM
Got a phone call from "UNKNOWN" (a big red flag in the first place). The speaker had a foreign accent. He informed me my computer was infected by a virus and they wanted me to go to a website. I hung up the phone on them.
I have a non-Windows computer so I basically don't get virii.
[Edited by: Sneakers55 at 6/3/2013 12:55:21 PM EST]
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Message Posted: May 27, 2013 8:12:02 AM
United States Consulate General Lagos 2 Walter Carrington Crescent Victoria Island, LagosNigeria. Dear Sir/Madam My name is Terence Patrick McCulley, the new United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States Senate had confirmed my nomination on August 5 2010 after being nominated for this position by U.S. President Barack Obama on June 28, 2010. My credentials as the new Ambassador appointed were presented to His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 2, 2010. I am a career member of the senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor whose diplomatic career has been spent mostly in Africa or working on African issues. I served most recently as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, DenmarK. Prior to this, I was the U.S. Ambassador to Mali, and I have served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassies in Tunisia, Senegal and Togo. Other overseas postings include Niger, South Africa, India and Chad. In Washington, I was the senior desk officer for Zaire (now Democr atic Republic of the Cong http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html However, following the resolution of the meeting held with His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday with some members of the Federal House of Senate, an agreement was reached that the sum of $500,000.00 USD must be paid out to you in the form of a compensation for all the years you have wasted in waiting for your funds to be released. Hence, the $500,000.00 USD compensation fund has been instructed to be paid out to you in the form of a Certified Check drawn on Intercontinental Bank. The said Certified Check will be packaged inside a U.S Embassy Official Envelope to be sent to you via Postal Mail at no cost to your mailing address. And the time frame for delivery is 72 hours, which is 3 days since it would be sent via a Postal Mail Service. Meanwhile, a "Custom Clearance Certificate" must be obtained from the Nigerian Customs Authourity at a fee of $120.00 USD for a full clearance certification on the BANK DRAFT. Hence, the $120.00 dollar fee must be paid within 24 hours upon your receipt of this notification via western union or MoneyGram, so that all neccessary arrangement can be made ahead of time.The fee should me sent directly to the "Embassy Protocol Officer" Please take note that the "Custom Clearance Certificate" and the ATM VISA CARD will be packaged together inside the U.S Embassy Official Envelope for immediate dIspatch to your mailing address. Hence, you are advised to comply as requested to enable me discharge my official duty accordingly. Congratulations!!! Respectfully yours, Mr. Terence P. McCulley US Ambassador to Nigeria
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: May 23, 2013 11:01:08 PM
"Rules and regulations for Michigan deferred presentment service transactions"
Thank you for pointing this out, Sneakers55. While I've seen ads for payday loans in other states, I've not yet seen one in Mich.. So, apparently they're not heavily marketed in my neighborhood now.
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: May 23, 2013 5:19:00 PM
>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
>TELEPHONE: (206) 309-0312
Interesting that the Washington, DC office of the FBI has a telephone number in Seattle, WA!
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Message Posted: May 23, 2013 5:17:24 PM
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC
Dear Beneficiary,
Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $5,200,000.00 due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.
The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Good luck Jonathan to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes. Now how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have two method of payment which is by Check or by ATM card?
ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $3,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years time which is 2015. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Even if you do not have a bank account.
Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three working days. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via FedEx. Because we have signed a contract with FedEx Express which should expire by the end of this month, you will only need to pay $312 instead of $585 saving you $273 So if you pay before the end of this month you save $273 Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in contact with any. Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is $312.00 nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to you within the next 48hours after the receipt of payment has been confirmed.
Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government of Nigeria, The United Nation and also the FBI and including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $312.
DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $585 but because FedEx have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual fee of $585 to $312 nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort!
To effect the release of your fund valued at $5,200,000.00 you are advised to contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery officer Barrister Alexandra Toms with the information below,
Name: Barrister Alexandra Toms
Email: btoms@yahoo.cn
You are advised to contact him with the information?'s as stated below:
Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)
Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is sent within 48 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package within the next 48hours after you have made the payment for shipping we the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) will get your funds refund back to you with immediate effect
Yours sincerely,
NICHOLAS STORY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (206) 309-0312
FAX: (202) 666-5283
Note: Do 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 Barrister Alexandra Toms of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.
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Message Posted: May 23, 2013 11:59:33 AM
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Message Posted: May 15, 2013 2:31:37 PM
On Apr 22, 2013 10:00:05 PM, KatmanDo wrote:
>I was surprised to receive a very bold telephone call recently from an
>outfit apparently involved with consumer lending somehow. The
>sales pitch began:
>"We understand you have online payday loans you'd like to pay off."
>2. I don't believe Mich. even has an authorized form of lending called
>"payday" loans.
They have "deferred presentment service transactions" under Michigan law. Interestingly enough, the Michigan Attorney General's Consumer Alert calls them "payday loans."
Rules and regulations for Michigan deferred presentment service transactions
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Message Posted: May 15, 2013 2:19:03 PM
>"Golden China brokage company"
You'll probably be broke once Golden China gets through with you!
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: May 15, 2013 2:10:59 PM
Hello:
I am Achmad S. Kartohadiprodjo an underwriter with Golden China brokage company Malaysia.
Have contacted you with the hope of getting you to act as trustee in clearance of $40million fixed income deposit and to subsequently
invest the funds.
You earn 20% as your commission for acting as my trustee.
I will urgently need your full names,address and phone number to regularize on the funds as the new beneficiary with the bank where the funds are presently domicile.
Note that the fixed income deposit has to be cleared before the ending of this quarter of the financial fiscal year 2013.
Ensure to be honest with me when the funds are paid to you and remit my share to my Swiss bank account belowABN AMRO Bank
Postfach
8022 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: (+41.1) 631 41 11
Fax: (+41.1) 631 41 81
Acct # name Achmad S. Kartohadiprodjo
Acct # 56097327864
Swift code: ABNACHZZ80A
Will be quick to reassure you that I have a due probate as the underwriter of the funds to present a new beneficiary ,so as to inform you the transaction is legal and the funds will be cleared without a breach of the law leaving your personality intact.The funds will be cleared within 7 banking days once your details is regularized and approve as the new beneficiary.
Looking forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Achmad S. Kartohadiprodjo
kartohadiprodjo@aol.com
Golden China brokage company
Ground & 1st Floor Boulevard Complex, Lot 2528,
Jalan Boulevard Utama Boulevard Commercial Center 98000 Miri Sarawak Malaysia
PH: +603 2178 4466
DL: +60166940290
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: May 4, 2013 10:46:55 PM
"I believe my contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God can use any body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he has ordained.
I am Rose Marry,"
Quite imaginative! Too bad the wannabe perp doesn't put their considerable talent to some useful purpose.
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: May 4, 2013 5:59:24 PM
Dear Friend,
I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal and I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health.
I pray God that this message reaches you in wonderful spirit as I am making this contact with you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because of the nature of the situation I found myself. I got your contact from web through personal endeavour and decided to contact. I believe my contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God can use any body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he has ordained.
I am Rose Marry, I was hospitalize after I had a car accident with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were also on board in the accident. After the accident, I have been battling with some health problems from the major injuries that I sustained in the cause of accident.
Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due the surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs is my presence predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my spinal cords in the accident. Having known my condition, I have decided to Willing/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million(Five Million,Five hundred thousand Dollars) to charity and individual through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows. Because I am the only surviving person and nobody else that will inherit this money because they are now dead. I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the officials of the finance company where it was deposited by my late husband who used to work with shell development company as an engineer before his death.
All I want you to do is to assist in safe-keep of this fund valued at US$5.5 Million United States Dollars deposited at the custody of the security firm before it gets confiscated or declared un-serviceable.I seek your consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
If you are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact me immediately, so that I can arrange all the modalities to effect the release of the fund to you. I know I have never met you but my mind tells me to do this, and I hope you will act sincerely. I have also decided that 30% of this money should be taken by you from the total sum upon the success release of this fund, because I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because of my present health problems.
I have been given 21 working days by the finance company for the collection of the deposited item before it will be confiscated. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish.
Kindly furnish me your full name and your address also your contact number, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the assistance of our family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to you.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Rose Mary
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: May 3, 2013 10:46:14 PM
"Damsel in distress seeking hero
turtlehero has authorized you to view private photos & videos."
I don't suppose those photos and videos would include any nudity now, would they?
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: May 3, 2013 10:44:01 PM
"My name is Sgt Gloria Casada, presently I’m on active duty in Afghanistan."
Representing which nation, exactly, Sgt. Casada? Your word pattern brings to mind the Nigerian scams.
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 4:00:37 PM
Greetings for Partnership
I am Mr.Kiby George, Director Contract Administrator working with the Ministry of Finance ,here to solicit your urgent assistance to claim the sum of US$22.4M (Twenty Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars).
The money was deposited in the affiliated reservoir Bank via Europe as unclaimed Fund belonging to one of the Mrs.Janet Leech a Foreign Contract who died with her entire Family on the Air crash.
The deal is a risk free and legitimate, furnish your private telephone and fax numbers,home/office address together with scan copy of your international passport or identity card and The 30% will be for you while I take 60% .
Regards,
Mr.Kiby George
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 3:55:12 PM
We are a charter member of the MS-Shopping Provider's Association (Ms-PA).We appreciate your interest on the job opportunity to become a "S.e.c.r.e.t - S.h.o.p.p.e.r". You can work on your spare time for carry out the assignment. Payment can range US$200/
assignment, at least 2 assignments a week will be assigned to you.
There is no charge to join us and this project takes place every month. Money order/Payment check will be a certain am0unt that’s would be required to cash at your Bank for remittance the money of your salary and use for your evaluation.
Contact us with your personal INF0 if you interested;
** Full Name :
** Full Address :
** State City Zipcode :
** Cell Phone & Home Phone :
** Occupation & Gender :
** Your Age :
Your response would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 11:22:30 PM
sneakers, you have a new PRIVATE MESSAGE!
Alina
PROFILE HEADLINE:
Damsel in distress seeking hero
turtlehero has authorized you to view private photos & videos.
VIEW MEGGAGE
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Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 1:47:44 PM
Reply to: sgt.casada@aol.???
My name is Sgt Gloria Casada, presently I’m on active duty in Afghanistan. Please, I have an obscured business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. Please I am searching for an assistance to help me secure some large cash which i have found now hidden
I came to a conclusion that if the funds are handed over to the Afghan Police, there is the possibility that the funds will be confiscated for their personal consumption. Therefore, it was my duty to find a partner whom will receive this fund for the benefit of us.
I want you to be my partner in receiving this funds. The funds will be moved out of this country through a air cargo transport means and all you are required to do is receive the funds and an account will be provided to you, which you will use in transferring my share.
For your honest participation in this deal, i am ready to divide the funds into two equal parts,details will be provided to you as time goes on. Please response if you like to participate
Sgt Casada
Reply to: sgt.casada@aol.???
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Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 8:55:47 PM
Here's a scam variation I haven't received previously:
"8717468586322059771 - This is a secured message sent to KatmanDo@aol.com. Please maintain confidentiality of this notification for your utmost protection.
KatmanDo@aol.com,
Alert: There may be some inaccuracies in Your CreditScore - Please confirm/check your true score.
You can verify the accuracy of your score here: LINK
To better aid you, please select your known score range:
350 - 619 (Poor)
629 - 649 (Fair)
650 - 749 (Good)
750 - 849 (Excellent)
Unsure of your score-range? Look here: http://check.whengetbuynow.pw/sw?fed$p-q~37113568885zz+kls;we@2181801=GF-DX_ss&41860453245"
When there are rather well-known places to check one's credit bureau files, why would anyone turn to an unfamiliar source for such information?
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KatmanDo
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Message Posted: Apr 22, 2013 10:00:05 PM
I was surprised to receive a very bold telephone call recently from an outfit apparently involved with consumer lending somehow. The sales pitch began:
"We understand you have online payday loans you'd like to pay off."
1. I don't.
2. I don't believe Mich. even has an authorized form of lending called "payday" loans. Perhaps the perps figure folks might obtain such loans from any state ...?
I had never heard that particular approach before.
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Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 9:32:35 AM
Hello,
My name is Schaller Herm, a chartered Management Accountant and an External Auditor. I am currently working with a team of external auditors that is under retainership engagement by the HSBC Bank (UK) to audit its activities in the entire British Isles since last year.
In the course of a routine audit of the HSBC Bank, I discovered some investment accounts that have been dormant for some years. Most of the investment accounts belong to single beneficiaries, unlike the corporate ones belonging to very few establishments. The balance in all these accounts currently stands at about 150 million British Pounds. However there is a particular one among the accounts that stands out for me. The current balance is 8.5 million GBP .No activities has been carried out on this particular account since year 2000.Statutorily, an investment account is regarded as dormant if such an account is not operated for a 5-year period. In other word this particular account has been dormant for 11 years. It goes without saying
that this unusual extended period of dormancy on an account with such a huge sum aroused my curiosity as a professional auditor. And in line with the regulations of the Financial Service Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom, it is my duty to report such a discovery to the management of the bank.
But after a discreet investigation on the name of the account owner, I have just found out that he died in year 2000, which is the year the account was last operated. He may have died obviously died intestate which is responsible for why nobody has come forward for claims all these years. What may also interest you, coincidentally, is that the late investor is from your country. I have been weighing a lot of options on how best to make these funds my own without the knowledge of the authorities. You will appreciate this more when you realize that I have been keeping every bit of my discovery secret for such a long time while pondering on how to contact a prospective partner like you. Rather than informing the HSBC management, I decided to go for an option that will be of immense benefit to both of us, with an explicit understanding for both of us to share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. This is obviously a great opportunity. I chose to get you involved becaus
e of the following reasons:
1. On the ground that you bear the same last name with the deceased and therefore urging you to come forward for the claim. And even if you are not in any way related to the deceased, with the same last names for both of you, all the needed approvals can be facilitated in your name.
2. Also because I am of the conviction of the fact that we can capitalized on my insider leverage for us to secure the funds and release them in your name as the next-of-kin to the deceased investor.
I will provide you with all relevant approval documents (both legal and institutional) that will facilitate our achieving this goal. And it will be part of my responsibility to guide you on how to make the needed application for claim to the bank. And I can assure you that we are completely in charge of the transaction, and going by the way we are going to handle this, you are not going to be exposed to any risk. The transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You will be protected all the way, during and after the conclusion of transaction. However it is important to let you known all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I believe I will be able to work with you only if you are willing to guarantee me your sincerity and honesty which is regarded as a basic foundation for mutual
trust. You have to be very reliable, trustworthy and absolutely discreet.
However I know you will be surprise to read an email of proposal like this from an unknown fellow to you. Apart from being surprise you may be skeptical to reply back to me as one needs to be very careful due to the invasion of the internet world in recent times by dishonest people. But I can assure that this is a different case. I got your contact from a professional colleague who had worked with your country's chamber of commerce. He intimated of your pedigree.
In conclusion, I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this proposal extraordinarily confidential no matter whatever may be your decision. If you are interested please contact me at once to indicate your interest to enable me give you more details regarding the procedures and strategies to be adopted and also the full account names of the deceased which is being kept to my chest until I am sure you will be interested.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to receiving your response mail soon. . but If this business proposition offends your moral values, please do accept my apology.
Regards
Schaller Herm
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Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 10:45:18 AM
Here's an astonishingly modest proposal which hit my Inbox at 1:45AM today (EDT) (so perhaps it was still April 1 where the sender lives):
"From: "Song" <info@mail.xxx>
I am Song Chen, I have a business proposal of 12.8 USD to handle with me
in my bank, get back to me if intrested for transact"
I'm quite surprised that a con person would even bother for the paltry sum of $12.80. Perhaps the meager amount is a ploy to provide a false sense of security. Or, perhaps the perp intended to type "12.8 MILLION USD". It's hard to say.
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: Mar 28, 2013 6:02:52 PM
Hello Dear ,
I am Miss Gloria Uzoka. A computer scientist with central bank of Nigeria. I am 26 years old, just started work with C.B.N. I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificate but the fund has not been release to you. The most annoying thing is that they cannot tell you the truth that on no account wills they ever release the fund to you; instead they let you spend money unnecessarily.
I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security, and how I can run away from this Nigeria if I do this, because if I don't run away from this country after I made the transfer, I will be Seriously in trouble and my life will be in danger. This is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria; you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian. The only thing I will need from you to release this fund is a special HARD DISK we call it HD120 GIG.I will need two of this hard disk to recopy your information from the corrupted one, destroy the previous one, and punch the computer to reflect in your bank within 24 banking hours.
I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from Nigeria to meet with you. If you are interested. Do get in touch with me immediately, You should send to me your convenient tell/fax numbers for easy communications and also re confirm your banking details, so that there won't be any mistake. For phone conversation, please call me on ???-807-676-6856
Regards,
Miss Gloria Uzoka
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Message Posted: Mar 28, 2013 9:15:24 AM
HEAD OFFICE STALLION PLAZA
36 MARINA, P.M.B 2027 LAGOS, NIGERIA
PHONE:234-1-4347061 FACSIMILE234-1-774-3535ATTN:
NOTIFICATION OF IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR INTEREST FUNDS VIA ATM PREPARED CARD
Today , we hereby arranged for your approved inheritance interest payment of US$2.182.Million Dollars only via ATM CARD directed to us by the
Federal Government of Nigeria Authorities . Now, you are among the seven (7) beneficiaries who will receive
his/her approved payment via (ATM CARD), for the immediate withdrawal of your funds. On contrary, arrangement will be made with Courier
Services accredited to this bank to book for delivery of your (ATM CARD), which will be delivered to your office address. Note that this
payment instrument (ATM CARD) on a reason cannot be delivered to P.O Box for your information.
In furtherance to the above mentioned, you are hereby advice to furnish us with the bellow listed information to enable us carry the
payment procedures. In which upon the receipt of (ATM CARD), you will insert it with your bank instrument and make withdrawal of your funds as programmed
(1) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
(2) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
(3) YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY
Urgent response to this mail will enable us dispatch your ATM Payment prepared Card for onward claim. Accept our congratulation in advance
Please You can contact me to this email address : ubabankofnigeriaplc@yahoo.***.hk
Yours faithfully
Mr. Udoka Ezeij
+234-80-6568-3300
Director Foreign Operations UBA Bank Of Nig Plc
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Message Posted: Mar 27, 2013 5:27:16 PM
Humanitarian Service from Madam. Julie Dave writing from hospital,
This is Dave's wife, Julie. I am writing this message to you today because my husband Dave passed away on December 17 2009. My late husband was diagnosed with cancer and heart attack just before he was admitted to the hospital. He did begin treatment, but suffered a blood clot and heart attack after his first treatment. After all he died on the same sickness. As a fellow faithful person like you it is my desire and enthusiasm to donate a token/huge amount of money he told about for the less privilege as he instructed me when he was at the point of death. Being a devoted Christian family I have no other option than to use this amount is $22 million to help those that is in need. so I would like you to think over this huge privilege that i am entrusting to your hand for the survival of the casualties and homeless, just send me your full names, home address, telephone number, occupation and more information about you like photograph in your next message for the service of God! in your country and for the less privilege one's. Finally, I know you join me and the rest of Dave's family in our sorrow and ask God to accept him in his kingdom. Kindly reply immediately together with your complete address which will be used for the transferring of the money to your country.Reply to humanitarianserv@mysinamail.***
Thank you so much and God bless
Mrs. Julie Dave
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Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 1:51:05 AM
"Message subject: "PayPal - Update ur details." From a domain in Russia."
Love it! Apparently efforts to perpetrate online swindles is a cottage industry in some parts of the world. Unfortunately, some of the sham messages are getting more sophisticated, less easy to spot.
[Edited by: KatmanDo at 3/22/2013 2:52:26 AM EST]
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Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 9:51:30 AM
Message subject: "PayPal - Update ur details." From a domain in Russia.
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Dear PayPal Customer,
Due to a recent upgrade in our server, we
are currently reviewing member's account and
we request you to please take
just a second out of your time to comply with
this upgrade for effect on your account.
Download the attached form and update your information.
Failure to comply might lead to suspension
or problem accessing your account.
Thank you
PayPal Security Center
Copyright © PayPal Plc. Limited. All rights reserved.
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Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 1:40:18 AM
"You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me in person."
Yep -- because it means my spam filter isn't working as expected. Drat!
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Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 8:45:07 AM
FROM MR.David Cruz
SUITE 115 SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
D/L27-78-0-44-4669.
Email.davidcruz1971@gmail.???
ATTN: Sir/Madam
SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me in person. I am David Cruz the first son of late Mr. Philip Cruz, who died in earthquake in Haiti Island. I got your contact from trade journal information online directory, I decided to write you and seek for your assistance. Before the death of my Father, he called me one day and told me that he has the intention of opening a company in South Africa.
My father also told me that he will take me with him for a holiday in 2010 during our summer holiday there my father deposited the sum of US$22.500,000,00. (Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), in one of the private security company in South Africa, as if he foresaw the looming danger in our country.
All I need from you is to come over to South Africa and stand as my late father’s business partner to the claim of the fund from the security firm. However all the relevant documentation for the deposit of the consignment will be provided by me, I am willing to offer you 30% of this money for your assistance to stand as my family’s beneficiary to the fund while the remaining 70% will be for I and my family, which I will like to invest in your country with your help.
If you are really capable and willing to assist me pleases contact me immediately with the above e-mail.
Thanks for your mutual co-operation.
I expect your soonest response.
Yours Faithfully
David Cruz
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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 8:39:58 PM
Attention: Beneficiary
This Is To Officially Inform You That We Have Verified Your Contact Inheritance File Presently On My Desk, And I Found Out That You Have Not Received Your Payment Due To Your Lack Of Co-Operation And Not Fulfilling The Obligations Giving To You In Respect To Your Contract /Inheritance Payment.
Secondly, You Are Hereby Advice To Stop Dealing With Some Non-Officials In The Bank As This Is An Illegal Act And Will Have To Stop If You So Wish To Receive Your Payment Immediately. After The Board Meeting Held At Our Headquarters, We Have Resolved In Finding A Solution To Your Problem, And As You May Know, We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centre In Europe, America And Asia Pacific, Which Is Then Instruction Given By Our President.
This Card Centre Will Send You An Atm Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any Part Of The World, But The Maximum Is ($15,000.00) Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars Per Transaction. So, If You Like To Receive Your Fund This Way, $15,000 Usd For You To Withdraw For A Day And Each Transaction Is $ 5,000usd Minimum Which You Have To Withdraw $15,000 Usd For One Working Day. Also Be Informed That The Total Amount In The Swift Atm Card Is $14.6 Million Usd.
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Address Where You Want the Payment Centre to Send Your Atm Card.:
(3) Phone and Fax Number:
(4) Age and Occupation:
(5) Your Nearest International Air Port in Your City Of Residence:
We Shall Be Expecting To Receive Your Information, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Anybody Or Office On This Regards, Do Not Hesitate To Contact Me For More Details And Direction, And Please Do Update Me With Any New Development.
Thanks for Your Co-Operation.
Best Regards,
Mr. Michael Giacalone
Remittance Manager
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Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 3:18:50 PM
"Low Gainer PROFIT TAKER For Tomorrow (Read ASAP)!!! Record Revenues!"
I figure that anyone who takes investment advice from an unknown emailer deserves to get the disappointment which will likely result. As they say, "There's no cure for ..."
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Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 12:04:57 PM
It could be a small float mover! Think the Markets had Good Returns Lately?
Date: Tuesday, Mar 12th, 2013
Company: Pengram Gold Corp
Ticker Symbol: P NG_M
Current price: $0.027
Short Term Target: .20
Low Gainer PROFIT TAKER For Tomorrow (Read ASAP)!!! Record Revenues!
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Message Posted: Feb 4, 2013 2:35:05 PM
"Wow! the IRS is working on a Sunday."
And using clunky English, to boot! It's amazing that they located your email address but not your telephone number. I didn't realize that the bureau now signs fund release bonds.
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Message Posted: Feb 4, 2013 7:37:07 AM
Wow! the IRS is working on a Sunday.
This is a new one to me. Never saw it before.
Love the address: phishing@irs.gov
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Internal Revenue Service!!!
Sunday, February 3, 2013 5:40 AM
From:
"Steven Miller." <phishiing@irs.gov>
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Recipients" <phishiing@irs.gov>
Internal Revenue Service
Washington D.C. USA
Dear,
Be informed that we have resolved every requirement concerning the release of your worth $10.5 Million US Dollars which came from Africa. The USA government has mandated the FBI to sign the fund release bond. So you are free of any more requirements from the FBI. Get back to us so that we can advice you on how to receive the fund.
Respond immediately to receive your funds. Do also confirm your telephone number to this office for proper communication.
Note that the government requires you to receive this fund so that we can get the Tax from the fund after the transfer into your account. So to avoid charging you for tax evasion it is most important that you pick up this fund immediately.
Thanks,
Steven Miller
IRS Commissioner
Washington D.C,
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Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 4:14:55 PM
"Also, I found they legally make tons of money on shipping, processing and handling. "Just pay separate shipping, processing and handling...that's the catch..and it is a legal ploy, and that is how they get away charging you up the gazoo"."
I tend to be skeptical about any super-hyped products sold on TV. I figure if they're really any good, eventually regular stores where we shop should carry them. Some "As Seen on TV" (ASOT) products look very interesting from their commercials, but I generally wait until we can get to the local ASOT store at the mall to check it out prior to purchase.
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Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 2:12:04 PM
To date I have found these items to be a scam, sham or not a suitable product for the price. Also, I found they legally make tons of money on shipping, processing and handling. "Just pay separate shipping, processing and handling...that's the catch..and it is a legal ploy, and that is how they get away charging you up the gazoo".
1. ShamWow
2. Flex Seal (Watch the commercial they actually say "Flex Steel".
3. Flexihose...That hose that weighs around 2 lbs and stretches to 50 feet, you need 2 or three extra to make it useful and the plastic ends break easily.
4. Orgreenic Pots and pans. The 12" pan is the only good part and you can buy it at Walgreen's for only $19.95. Nice pan, but not perfect.
5.Most Male-Enhancement items with exception of Post-T-Vac.
6.There are more, but I can't think of any others at the moment.
Items that do work and are worth it:
1. Magic Jack, don't buy it online, get it at RadioShack, Best Buy, or other electronics store. If it doesn't work for you the first time, take it back and get a replacement. They are trustworthy, and I have used them for 4 years without an incident or problem.
2. Most of the tools offered aren't bad.
3. LittleGiant ladders.
More later, thanks all.
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Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 12:01:57 PM
We recently received a post card which bares the logo of American Airlines on the front and back. The body of the message reads:
"Congratulations
In celebration of our new fall packages we've selected you to receive 2 round trip airfares to most major airports in the contiguous United States -- good for the next 12 months!
Call within 48 hours and receive a 3 day 2 night hotel stay at major brands."
To claim this "special offer" simply call: 888-639-6990.
When I checked this out via a search engine it turns out this offer is just a scam to entice folks to sit through a 90-minute sales presentation for some travel club. As the post card looks very legitimate, it could easily fool quite a few people. (It seemed at least worth looking into to me, in contrast to the other scam offers I receive which are immediately obvious.)
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Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 8:37:27 PM
"Note: If not completed until November 06, 2012,"
The above wording is probably not the most likely to come from a bona fide business in Canada or the USA.
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Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 8:33:11 PM
"Greetings to you my dear beloved, I am writing you this e-mail not to
disturb you but to ask for your assistant"
I didn't realize that Sneakers55 has an assistant.
Too bad the GB forums don't accommodate sound effects, as it would be a nice touch to listen to some violin music while reading some of these sob-story scam messages.
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 5:05:08 PM
My Dearest,
Greetings to you my dear beloved, I am writing you this e-mail not to
disturb you but to ask for your assistant based on my
personality and my present condition in life and in particular what I
intend doing for CHARITY.
I am Mrs. Muslimah Nasif a great citizen of United Arab Emirates Dubai. I
bring to you a proposal which I want you to assist me
with. I am worth $ 22.5 billion Dollars which rated me as the 2nd Richest
Woman in the Dubai. But as the saying goes, money
is not everything. It is painful now to let you know that I have been
suffering from a Heart disease for the past 22 years
and just few weeks ago my Doctor told me that I won't survive the illness.
And my Will being with my Lawyer of which my
family is aware about, but nobody is aware of my 40% Bank Worth which is
$9,000,000,000 (Nine Billion United State Dollars).
I intend to use the $ 9,000,000,000.00 for CHARITY. It will surprise you
to know that I have not seen anybody from my family
since my condition became critical as they should probably be of help in
this issue. Because I always had this DREAM for
CHARITY and I have always promised myself that I will do this very big to
CHARITY I decided to vie through the internet for a
trustworthy person that would be of help. Can I please trust you to help
me give this amount of money to CHARITY because like
my doctor has informed of recent, I have just 3 Months left to live and
probably die. As I write to you now, my eyes are
filled with tears as I await my death.
Please reply me back with your below details to enable us proceed further
and please do keep this confidential.
NAME.............................
AGE.................
ADDRESSES...................
MOBILE:........................
COUNTRY:...................
OCCUPATION...................
My contact mail : muslimahnasif@yahoo.***
God Bless You.
Mrs. Muslimah Nasif
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 5:01:16 PM
Phish - note that they said they suspended your account, then turned around and said they were going to suspend your account. Don't have an account with Halifax Bank in the first place!
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Dear Halifax Online Customer,
Your account is suspended due to multiple number of incorrect login attempts.
For your protection, we've suspended your account.
To reactivate your login access please download the form attached
to your e-mail and update your details.
Note: If not completed until November 06, 2012, we will be forced to suspend your account.
Sincerely,
Halifax Online HelpdeskCopyright (c) Halifax Bank | a little extra help
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Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:14:27 PM
I've been warned of a virus email, "Black muslim in the white house" - DON'T OPEN IT!
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Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:05:12 PM
"If they get your electric account number from you they will switch you to their company."
I haven't heard of alternative electricity suppliers before. However, we periodically get contacted by alternative natural gas suppliers who can really give the hard sell. What I've noticed about them is that they offer a fixed price per unit for a period, often one year, in contrast to the variable rate charged by our traditional utility. The deal only makes sense, however, when the variable rates are trending upward, as the alternative fixed rate is typically higher than the current variable rate. Apparently enough folks buy their pricing anyway or they wouldn't bother to mass market the way they do.
I'm glad news articles discussing natural gas pricing trends are often posted here on GB or I might not be aware that the variable rates have been declining lately. (We tend to focus more on the units used & invoice totals from month-to-month, rather than on the unit pricing.)
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