| It's hard to believe that these e-mail scams are still floating around but here are some that I recently received. If you have copies of other scam letters please e-mail them to me for posting. Thanks. ALL OF THESE EMAILS BELOW ARE SCAMS. DO NOT REPLY TO THEM OR CONTACT THEM! YOU WILL GET ON A LIST THAT YOU WILL START RECEIVING UP TO 20 EMAIL SCAMS A DAY! I'm gong to start with one that will tear at your heart. It looks so real and tugs at every emotion you have. You will feel bad for this "75 year old lady that wants to share her wealth with you" Do you ever wonder how she got your email? here it is:
Number 1) one thing to do is not to open the email if you think it is fishy. 2) You never, I repeat never have to send money to pay for taxes in advance when inheriting or winning a prize. They will take it out of the prize or you will owe it to the government later. 3) Most email scams are looking for account information, or cash from you. If you give an account number or social security number they will take you for everything you have. 4) No legitimate company will ask you for your password, social security number, or account number in an email that you have not called them and they have told you that they are going to email you asking for that information to be verified. call them on their toll free number. Yes it will take time but it better than somebody taking all your money. 5) If you think something is funny exit the email immediately and google search the correct address for the company and report it. 6) If you think it is a scam put in the wrong id and password. They have set it up that it will accept any password in order to get you to the next screen. If it accepts a bad password or id then you really know it is bogus 7) Think about it did you really sign up for it 8) Do not reply back to them you will only get more bad emails. You will make the mailing list of all the scammers. Email scammers prey on your fears (more info on a lawsuit scam) and your desire to get rich. This first example is a great example of Phishing where they try to pretend to be the real company in order to steal your account numbers and passwords.
 Dear Chase Manhattan's Bank Customer, This is your official notification from Chase Manhattan Bank that the service(s) listed below
will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately. Previous notifications have been sent to the OnlineSM Contact assigned to this account. As the Primary Contact, you must renew the service(s) listed below or it will be deactivated and deleted. Renew Now SERVICE : Chase Manhattan Bank¢ç OnlineSM EXPIRATION: April 09, 2006 Thank you, Chase Manhattan Bank USA N.A.
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¨Ï 2006 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Nineteen Million Dollars all mine just for asking (no you can't have it, I was emailed first) he probably only emailed 15,000 other people too, but he is a family man and a christian, too
DEAR SIR / MADAM,
PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS DR. WILSON ANNAN
THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAY'S BANK OF GHANA. I AM FOURTY NINE (49) YEARS OLD, MARRIED WITH TWO LOVELY KIDS, A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE. I CAME ACROSS YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A WORTHY PARTNERSHIP FROM A YELLOW PAGE AND DECIDED TO APPROACH YOU IN GOOD FAITH. I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU
AND I AND THIS IS A RISK FREE TRANSACTION.WITH MY POSITION IN THE BANK AND JOB OBLIGATIONS I DISCOVERED THREE YEARS AGO THAT MY BANK IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE A SURPLUS OF NINETEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$19,680,000.00). SINCE THEN I HAVE CAREFULLY SECURED THIS FUND IN ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY AND IT WILL REMAIN THERE EVEN TILL THE END OF TIME. IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT OF OUR BRANCHES TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUT AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY,SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY THROUGH YOUR COMPANY OR PERSONAL ACCOUNT FOR CO-INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND GET 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS COMMISSION.I WILL PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT AND BACK IT WITH ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERS TO ENABLE THE HEAD OFFICE ORDER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR STATED ACCOUNT.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISKS INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS ABSOLUTE SINCERITY, TRANSPARENCY AND YOUR EXERCISING OF STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE. IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER IS +88 216 211 996 22.PLEASE CALL AND OR WRITE ME IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
SINCERELY YOURS, DR.WILSON ANNAN. They have the nerve to impersonate American military personnel! From: Major Allan Adams, Good day, My name is Major Allan Adams, I am an American soldier, and I am serving in the military With the help of my senior colleague, a lt. colonel and a contractor/consultant of the Halliburton, As military personal, we are being forbidden by the Geneva Convention on Warfare to You will be required to personally go to the firm in Europe where the brunk box are waiting If interested and capable to assist us in this transaction, please get back to us immediately, I look forward to a favorable response from you E-mail: majorallanadams@zwallet.com Respectfully, Major Allan Adams
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ANOTHER FLAVOR... FIRST MERIT BANK SWINDON,UNITED KINGDOM REPLY TO:derrson_m@yahoo.co.uk Dear Partner PRIVATE AND URGENT. I am Mr James Anderson, and I am contacting you on business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. PROPOSITION; I am the account officer to Mr Abdullah Saleh (deceased) one of our foreign customers. While he banked with us, I oversaw his accounts and other official/financial obligations as my office demanded being his accounts officer.Unfortunately, he died along with his entire family in the plane crash of 31 October, 1999 on board the Egyptian Airline 990 alonside other passengers. Please consult the British Broadcasting Corporation website below for verification. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm While he was alive, none of his family members was ever known to me other than his immediate nuclear family.Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. I cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Having made a very exhaustive search for any family member that would lay claim to this fund, I decided to take my chance with you. I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have all documentations including his certified Death Certificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he had a closing balanced of 5,500,000.00 Five million five hundred thousand British pounds sterling) here in our bank in united kingdom. I also have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any member of deceased family to become beneficiary of this fund. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following; 1. Full name and address 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and file your name in form A2ag and other vital forms as next of kin which before now was left blank by the deceased upon opening of the account six years ago. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must assure you that if you are serious and follow my lead religiously, then this funds will be released to you within a seven-working-day period. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail. Please reply Regards, Mr.James Anderson AND THE WINNER IS -- ME!! INTERNATIONAL AWARD. Luckyday Loterij Netherlands Laan van Hoornwijck 55, 2289 DG Rijswijk, The Netherlands. Dear Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Luckyday Lotto International programs held on the 30th February 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 2613707022 with serial number 21131- 061 drew lucky numbers 10-14-30-39-41-45 which consequently won in category "A", you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Due to mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money 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 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD 50 million international lotto. To fill for your claim, please contact our claims processing office and provide the following information Your Names:......................................................................... Telephone/Fax number:.................................................. Nationality:.................................................................... Age:.............................................................................. Luckyday Notary Office: Email:fssstrust@netscape.net Tel. No: +31-64- 235-9616 Fax. No: +31-84-755-6915 Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 30th May, 2006. 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. Yours Sincerely, Mrs. Jenny Bosch (Lottery Coordinator) MR. BEST HENDRIK (Processing Officer) STCODE LOTERIJ, GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ. VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70 GK AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM HOLLAND THE NETHERLAND. TEL:+31-642-680-695 FAX:+31-847-300-536 Fax:+31-847-387-292 www.postcodeloterij.nl Another Phishing by a Paypal fraud - They want to protect your money by taking it from you!!!! They
an unauthorized person has logged into your account. We require that you login to your account and update your billing information and security questions, so that furter third party access can be prevented. Faillure to update your billing information and security questions before 72 hours may ressult in To proceed in updating your billing information and security questions, please click on the http://www.paypal.com/us/cggi-bin/webscr?cmd= login-update&login access=1142486462 Updating your billing information and security questions will prevent unauthorized third party access, Sincerely,
Dear Sir / Madam,I am a native of Cape town in South Africa and an Executive Want to go into business ? Compliments of the seasons! Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation. JOHNSON ABBEY From:Miss Glory Bamba.
Abidjan,Republic of Cote d'ivoire. Attention,
I have a proposal for you-this however is
not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Miss Glory Bamba. .22years old and the only Daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Bamba. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 12th.Febuary 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 6 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2003 he called me secretly to accompanied him to the hospital and told me that he has the sum of Seven million,Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$7.500,000) left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told me that he deposited the money in my name,and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the necessary but legal documents to this fund and the bank. I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:- 1. Can you honestly help me as your Daughter? 2. Can I completely trust you? 3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account? Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible at (gloory_bamba1@yahoo.ca) Thank you so much. My sincere regards. Miss Glory Bamba. |
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Add Mobile Alert ANYONE NEED A NEXT OF KIN? Hello, I am William Wilcox, a private financial consultant/Account portfolio manager. I Happen to have managed a particular account for a Resident Foreigner, here in the United Kingdom, who accidentally died Interstate ,leaving in our care a reasonable amount in a Domiciliary United States Dollars Account. The Highly confidential nature of our client and our Business Confidential disposition on Client to client Basis, did not warrant us to have an easily identifiable next of Kin to this particular Client. I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients relatives immediate and extended, this has proved unsuccessful. Hence, I am contacting you. I need you to assist in securing the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance House here in the United Kingdom where his deposits were lodged. The Finance House has issued a Government Mandatory Formalty, notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the next one month. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over two years and convinced that no one is coming up and having satisfied the mandatory legal requirement of Beneficiary/next of kin Notification, I now seek a Reliable and Trustworthy person, with your consent and perfect understanding, to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at Twenty One Million, Three Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars, interest Inclusive, can be paid into an account to be provided by you( prefereably outside the United Kingdom Financial institutions or its Isles), as the perceived Next Of Kin Legally and Otherwise. I have all necessary documents to back up this claims as Next of Kin on your behalf. All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence in me, which I believe that it is not easy as we have not done similar transaction before and not by reference. Hence the reason I choose to call this a Deal, as it will be based on trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I would advise that you give this a positive consideration and get back to me soon I would be very flexible as well as considerate in percentage share that will be given to you for your assistance. Upon receipt of your response l will send to you my private number so that you can reach me for further discussion regarding this project. Best regards, William Wilcox. |
DO YOU NEED A JOB? SOMEBODY IS GOING TO TRUST YOU WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GIVE THEM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION. DON'T DO IT Hello, I am Mr. Francis King, Marketing Head of Sun Oil Limited based in The United Kingdom. I am 54 years old, and have been in this position for approximately 2 years. We are a small scale company with staff strength of 10. Our website is currently under construction and shall get to you once it has been set up. Our company deals on import and export of Communication Accessories and Household Appliances. We specialise mainly on mechanical equipment, hardwares, soft wares, electrical, medical, chemicals, light industrial products, office equipment and other products for world trade. We are currently recruiting processing agents in The United States of America only, whose function would be primarily assisting us receive and disburse payment for sales and purchases in which we are basically involved in from our customers in the states only If selected, your role will be that of a payment agent. You shall handle cash payments on our behalf. A 7% commission based on all financial transaction you handled for us shall be yours. This will be reviewed and updated based on your work efficiency. Kindly send below details for consideration, if you are interested in this special offer to email: francis.kiing@caramail.com (1)Your full names (2)Contact address and (3)Phone/fax numbers (4)Your residential address (5)Your present occupation (6) Your marital status (7) Your Age Thank you for your time. Very Respectfully, Mr Francis King. Marketing Head. Sun Oil Limited. |