I recently received this email saying that I have not signed onto Facebook for a while. I am on Facebook almost every day, so I suspect this is some sort of scam and would never click on any link in an email like this
How to fix Congress
*The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for
18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be
ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That
was in 1971… before computers, before e-mail, before
cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7)
took 1 year or less to become the law of the land…
all because of public pressure.*
*I’m asking each addressee to forward this email to a
minimum of twenty people on their address list; in
turn ask each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in The United States of
America will have the message. This is one idea that
really should be passed around.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a
salary while in office and receives no pay when they
are out of office.
2.. Congress (past, present & future) participates in
Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement
fund move to the Social Security system immediately.
All future funds flow into the Social Security system,
and Congress participates with the American people.
It may not be used for any other purpose.*
*3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan,
just as all Americans
do.*
*4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.*
*5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates
in the same health care system as the American people.*
*6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose
on the American
people.*
*7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen
are void effective1/1/12. ****The American people did
not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen
made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The
Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours
should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
*
*If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people
then it will only take three days for most people
(in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.
*
*THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!*
*If you agree with the above, pass it on.
I’m sure Mr. Moore wants to give me a million bucks
Another email I am very suspicious of. It must be my nature.
Dear Friend,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?
I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand
why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have
received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical
conclusion but i know that people has been using my identification to
contact you as a fraud act so i want you to decease from contacting them
because I know they just making earns out of you. I thank you for your great
effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one
reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the fund out of the security company to my new
partner’s account in London that was capable of assisting me in this great
venture.
Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during
the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude
to you with the sum of $950,000.00. I have left an international certified
bank draft for you worth about $950,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.
My dear friend I will like you to contact Barr. George Williams for the
collection of this international certified bank draft have authorized to
release the international certified bank draft to you as soon as you contact
him regarding this issue because as soon as you contact them the package
will be forwarded to the delivery company.
At the moment, I’m very busy here
because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are
having at hand. Please I will like you to accept comply with Mr. George
Williams so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.
CONTACT: Barr. George Williams
ADDRESS: 102 Daytona ave. Holly Hull, City 32 Abuja.
EMAIL: barrgeorgewilliams@globomail.com
TEL: +234 81 53 671 539
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
address where you want him to send the draft to you I want you to give him a
call as well for verification.
Thanks and God bless you and your family. I am very busy now i may not reply
to any email for sometime.
Best Regards
Mr. David Moore
Petroleum Company of Trinidad says I have money
This sounds suspicious to me.
The Manager
Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Petrotrin)
Trinidad, West Indies
Dear Sir,
It is a fact that we have not met before neither have
we had any previous business dealings, but I strongly
believe that with understanding and trust we can have
a successful business relationship.
For your information I am employee of Petroleum Company
of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Petrotrin), for more
information you can visit our link
http://abarrelfull.wikidot.com/pointe-a-pierre-refinery-project
I have access to very vital information that can be used
to move a huge amount of money out of the Petrotrin's
continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) platform project
account to a secured account. If it were possible for me
to do it alone I would not have bothered contacting you,
Ultimately I need a foreigner to play an important
role in the completion of this business deal. Please,
do not take this vital issue as the numerous scam mails
you received nowadays, but a serious and mutually
beneficial transaction.
The funds in question was sourced from over an invoiced
billings and contracts of the;
REVAMPING OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT (FCCU) AND
UPGRADE OF THE PETROTRIN’S GASOLINE OPTIMIZATION AT THE
POINTE A PIERRE REFINERY.
I have done my homework very well and have machineries
in place to ensure that this venture succeed and I
therefore asked of you if:
- You have a well serviced bank account that can receive
huge transfer without suspicion from your bankers
- You have a good relationship with your bankers?
- You can guarantee the safety of these funds in your
account pending my arrival for disbursement?
If YES, then I will need more information about you such as:
------Your Full Names
------Your Contact Tel
------Your Office /Residential Address:
------Your Occupation
------Any form of ID
This information will confirm that I am dealing with
the right person as you know I have to be careful to
avoid dealing with an impostor.
Kindly get back to me at your most early convenience
so that I Can Brief you on the next line of action. On
acceptance, Our Identities and total business plan package
will be relayed to you in details.
I look forward to to meeting with you where I hope to
do good business with you.
Treat this as confidential and Please respond to this
email using my personal confidential mail at
themanager@inMail24.com
Best Regards,
Manager
Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Petrotrin)
Social Security information
| History Lesson on Your Social Security Card Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION,was removed. An old Social Security card with the “NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION”message. Our Social Security Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social 1.) That participation in the Program would be No longer Voluntary 2.) That the participants would only have to pay Now 7.65% on the first $90,000 3.) That the money the participants elected to put No longer tax deductible 4.) That the money the participants put into the Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed Under Clinton & Gore Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— —- Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— — Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax A: The Democratic Party. ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— —– Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gorecasting the ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— – Q: Which Political Party decided to start AND MY FAVORITE: A: That’s right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it! ———— — ———— ——— —– ———— ——— ——— Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. But it’s worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to? Actions speak louder than bumper stickers |
Lets withhold elected officials pay
PLEASE read and forward to all your e-mail contacts, and post on your Face-book page if you have one… This is getting serious
Dear Mr. President, I heard you say you will not guarantee SS checks if the debt ceiling isn’t raised.
Why is it the threat always has to do with SS, Medicare, & our Soldiers pay? …trying to scare those who’s needs are greatest?
Why not stop YOUR pay, your staff, or Congress and the Senate to save more money for our country?
If that isn’t enough, how about withholding foreign aid?
Why use Seniors, Soldiers, & our Needy as examples?
Take the money from those who take no risks and reap the benefits!!
Instead of threatening to withhold Social Security, VA and disability payments of people who really need the money….
Lets hold the paychecks of all house & senate members, then see how fast they resolve the debt ceiling crisis !!!!!
If you agree, repost this & keep it going across the whole USA.
Thank you
A PayPal Phishing scam
I recently received this e-mail which was supposedly from PayPal and
I was am immediately suspcious when it says I need to update my
account with a link to update. I right clicked the link and retrieved the
address from the properties. I then Googled this address 82.114.94.182
and came up with this link https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?name=82.114.94.182
Surprise surprise, Norton shows this address as a Phishing attack threat.
Therefore, if you receive a similar email, don’t click on their link.
Dear PayPal Costumer,
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 before July 30, 2011
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal®
account activity will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Click here to update your PayPal account information
this link has been disabled
A new tax on home sales
Received this in an e-mail and just passing it on!
Did you know that if you sell your house after 2012 you will pay
a 3.8% sales tax on it? That’s $3,800 on a $100,000 home etc.
When did this happen? It’s in the health care bill. Just thought
you should know.
SALES TAX TO GO INTO EFFECT 2013 (Part of HC Bill) Why
2013? Could it be to come to light AFTER the 2012 elections?
REAL ESTATE SALES TAX
So, this is “change you can believe in”? Under the new health
care bill – did you know that all real estate transactions will be
subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax? The bulk of these new taxes don’t
kick in until 2013 If you sell your $400,000 home, there will be
a $15,200 tax. This bill is set to screw the retiring generation
who often downsize their homes. Does this stuff make your
November and 2012 vote more important?
Oh, you weren’t aware this was in the obamacare bill? Guess
what, you aren’t alone. There are more than a few members of
Congress that aren’t aware of it either.
I hope you forward this to every single person in your address
book. VOTERS NEED TO KNOW.
So much for the promise that “we are not going to raise taxes,
not one thin dime, for anyone making under $250,000 per year.”
IF this is incorrect, someone please enlighten me!
Who is World Debt Recovery Committee?
This must be some kind of scam. It has been over two years
since I have flown in an airplane.
WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)
Address: Head Office: 3, Kofo Abayomi
Street, Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria
YOUR-UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION
I am Mr. Desmond EKE of the newly inaugurated World
Debt Recovery committee (WDRC).in conjunction with
U.S.A Government My committee has a mandate to
recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts,
Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc
ranging from
$1M-$19.5M owed to various beneficiaries and
companies across the globe
(Asia, Europe, USA,
Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official
paying Banks for
immediate payment of the fund.
In the course of our investigation, your email
address/particulars were short listed among the first
fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this email.
However, we received a petition today from one Mrs.
Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her,
you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be
paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted
her Bank account with Federal Reserve System for the
transfer of the fund to her.
To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong
individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you
for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72
hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs.
Morgan is true
and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.
Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,
(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company’s name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int’l passport or any scanned identity to prove you.
6) The country where your fund was originated
NOTE: IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS FUND DOES NOT
BELONG TO YOU, OR YOU CANNOT BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE DON’T
BOTHER TO REPLY THIS MESSAGE.
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Desmond EKE
OF (WDRC
Now Yahoo says I won a million bucks
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOU WON ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1, 000. 000.000 USD)
Dear Lucky Winner,
We are Pleased to inform you that your email was selected among the
winning numbers of the recently Lotto conducted from the Lottery Company
and we shall be glad if you can claim your prize,
please respond to this mail within 72 hours otherwise we will assume that
you are not interested.
We conduct the Lotto using Lotto as part of our tax relief program set up
by the International Lottery Board and Yahoo Inc, on this note we
congratulate you and wish you best of luck as you claim the prize attached to this Lotto.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.
Ticket number…………………085-12876077-09
Serial number…………………..51390-0
Lucky number……………….03-05-12-14-28-38
Ref number……………….N.EGS/3662367114/13
You are to send the completed verification form below to the coordinator
whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what
to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!
1.FULL NAME………………………..
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN………………….
3.PRESENT ADRESS…………………….
4.POSTCODE………………………….
5.DATE OF BIRTH……………………..
6.OCCUPATION………………………..
7.SEX……………………………….
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER……………………
9.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY)………………….
10.MARITAL STATUS……………………..
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30 days of receiving
this notification. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to
HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed
that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY).
Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery
in your name.
Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.
THAILAND CONTACT PERSON: MR. KANE IVA.
(Winner?s directorate office)
E-Mail: officelottery10@yahoo.com.hk
TEL:+ (66)835481357
Office Fax: + (66) 261-382-62
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Customer Care
Yahoo-Thailand Online Lottery Org
Regd No: 79472002
Secret Shopper, yea right!
I get the feeling this is a scam and so does this site http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=20741&p=58652 Chase Secret Shopper® LLC 2123 West industrial Estate Santa Clara, CA Chase Secret Shopper® LLC is a company that conduct surveys and evaluate other companies. We get hired to go to other peoples companies and act like customers in order to know how the staffs are handling their services in relation to their customers. We all shop, and many of us enjoy shopping. But very rarely does opportunity present itself to do what we enjoy doing and getting paid for doing it. Imagine earning extra income just for going shopping and filling out a questionnaire! Your job will be to evaluate and comment on customer service in a wide variety of shops, stores, restaurant and services in your area. No commitment is made on this job, and you would have flexible hours as it suits you. Confidentiality is also very important. In most cases, the establishment is not to know that a mystery shop is taking place. Additionally, the questionnaires may be protected by copyrights. Often, the employee evaluated will be informed of the results of your evaluation later and may even be allowed to read your comments. But this is for management to determine. The information most often requested by management concerns employee to customer relations, employee performance, product quality or presentation of the establishment including cleanliness and convenience. This information helps management to identify areas of strength and weakness so they can take steps to correct the problem or potential problems before business is lost. Most of the time, the compensation for the assignment is established in advance and paid after the questionnaire is returned. As a mystery shopper, you are not an employee of the company that provides you an assignment-- but rather an independent contractor. As such, there is no employee benefits and no taxes will be withheld from your pay. You are responsible for reporting your own income. However, you may want to consult your tax advisor as some tax breaks may apply. You will be provided funds in advance for any upcoming Evaluation in form of United States Postal Money Orders to cover wage and evaluation. Which you will cash at your financial institution and you use the money to carry out the Evaluation . You do not have to use any money from your pockets. We will provide you the money for all your assignments. EARNINGS Pay can range from $200 to $300 per job assignment, with an average of $100 per assignment. Additionally there is a stipend for purchases. The number of assignments per day vary but if you are assertive in seeking work-and work for several mystery shopping companies-you could garner up to 20 assignments per month. While most mystery shoppers consider this a part time or "hobby" job, if you approach the work as a full-time job, you can earn $4,000 to $5,000 per month. ==================================================== If you are interested do send in these information: FULL NAME:........................ CONTACT ADDRESS..(PLS NO PO BOX ADDRESS)................... CITY............... STATE............. ZIP CODE ................ TELEPHONE NUMBER:................... MOBILE NUMBER:...................... OCCUPATION:........................ EMAIL:........................... So we can look at your distance from the locations which you have to put your service into, and your address would also be needed for your payments. Great Pay** Fun Work** Flexible Schedules**No experience required.If you can shop-you are qualified! No start off fees is required Must be above 18years old Must be computer literate Must be very honest and committed pls note that this is a part time job James Hodege Chase Secret Shopper® LLC 2123 West industrial Estat
1% tax on all bank transactions HR4646
1% tax on all bank transactions HR4646
Watch for this AFTER November elections; remember this BEFORE you VOTE in case you think Obama’s looking out for your best interest.
1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646
This government just cannot think of enough ways to hurt the American people! I sure hope this dies!!!!!
FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646 – ANOTHER NEW OBAMA TAX SLIPPED IN WHILE WE WERE ASLEEP. Checked this on snopes, it’s true! Check out HR 4646.
Check it out on Snope: http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/debtfree.asp
President Obama’s finance team is recommending a one percent (1%) transaction fee (TAX). Obama’s plan is to sneak it in after the November elections to keep it under the radar.
This is a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution – banks, credit unions, savings and loans, etc. Any deposit you make, or even a transfer within your account, will have a 1% tax charged. ~If your paycheck or your social security or whatever is direct deposit, it will get a 1% tax charged for the transaction. ~If your paycheck is $1000, then you will pay Obama $10 just for the privilege of depositing your paycheck in your bank. Even if you hand carry your paycheck or any check into your bank for a deposit, 1% tax will be charged. ~You receive a $5,000 stock dividend from your broker, Obama takes $50 just to allow you to deposit that check in the bank.. ~If you take $1,000 cash to deposit at your bank, 1% tax will be charged.
Mind you, this is from the man who promised that, if you make under $250,000 per year, you will not see one penny of new tax. Keep your eyes and ears open, you will be amazed at what you learn about this guy’s under-the-table moves to increase the number of ways you are taxed.
~Oh, and by the way,if you receive a refund from the IRS next year and you have it direct deposited or you walk in to deposit that check, you guessed it. You will pay a 1% charge of that money just for putting it in your bank. Remember, any money, cash, check or whatever, no matter where it came from, you will pay a 1% fee if you put it in the bank.
Some will say, oh well, it’s just 1%. Are you kidding me? It’s a 1% tax increase across the board. Remember, once the tax is there, they can also raise it at will. And if anyone protests, they will just say, “oh,that’s not really a tax, it’s a user fee”! Think this is no big deal? Go back and look at the transactions you made from last year’s banking statements. Then add the total of all those transactions and deduct 1%. Still think it’s no big deal?
Check it out on Snope: http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/debtfree.asp
Go ahead and close my account
I don’t even have a Warcraft account. Go ahead close it! This appears to be a scam of some sort
Greetings,
It has come to our attention that you are trying to sell your personal World of Warcraft account(s). As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement. If this proves to be true, your account can and will be disabled. It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment’s employees. If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership.
You can confirm that you are the original owner of the account to this secure website with:
Login to your account, In accordance following template to verify your account.
If you ignore this mail your account can and will be closed permanently.
Once we verify your account, we will reply to your e-mail informing you that we have dropped the investigation.
Blizzard Entertainment SAS
TSA 60 001
Service Administration des Comptes
78143 Velizy Villacoublay Cedex
If you wish to review our current Rules and Policies for World of Warcraft and Battle.net, they can be found at:
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/policy/
http://us.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/about/termsofuse.html
Regards,
Game Master Dunarthra
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
http://eu.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=35726
Please retain all history if you reply to this mail
Sorry Mr Wilson, I am not keeping this confidental
Attention, I am Mr. Howard Wilson, Director Unit United Nations Inspection Agent in Hartsfield International Airport Atlanta Georgia USA . During our investigation, I discovered An abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom via Africa under iship forwarder which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in Atlanta. When scanned, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 55kg each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as (money) rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees. On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $3 to $4M each and the consignment is still left in storage house till today through a registered shipping Company, Diplomatic Courier Service Limited a division of Tran guard made for Top politicians and Top Government officers . The Consignment are two boxes with weight of about 55kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 380 L.)Approximately. The details of the consignment included your name, are tagged on the Trunk boxes so provide your private Phone Number full address, name of nearest Airport around and other details. You can send the required details to me for onward delivery. All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything concluded within 1-2days upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. But I must get assurance from you concerning sharing 50%/50% before I will proceed. I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the shippers have abandoned it. I will pay for the Non inspection fee with the Demurrage and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to your address, once we are through I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared to provide the security it needs to your doorstep. Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will share it 50% to you and 50% to me. But you have to assure me of my share. If you agreed with my condition get back to me immediately. Howard Wilson INSPECTION OFFICER
Sounds risky to me
Hello, I am interested to invest my money ($107,Million) in any profitable business venture in your area, because my Illness is at its terminal stage and I must invest for my little children and you will be compensated with 30% of the money. Please respond as soon as possible so that we can discuss more about this project.i know as a health care practitioner you can help EMAIL ME BACK ; fdanielstewart@yahoo.com Best Regards and God Bless. yours Sincerely, Daniel Stewart Ferguson
Yeah, I bet this is risk free
Sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you, I wish to notify you that you have been legally privileged. Hence this business proposal which certainly will be of mutual benefit to us. This proposal has in it the sum of 4,500, 000.00 Pounds (Four million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) This transaction is legal and totally risk free. Therefore I crave your indulgence to seize this opportunity here present, full details of this transaction will be given to you upon request. Please contact the solicitor with the e-mail address below for further details.
Email: barrhartbrn05@w.cn
Brian Hart
I don’t even know this person
I get the feeling this letter is looking for some easy money.
My Dearest,
I know you will be surprise to receive this email, but Before I go further I will like you to understand that, I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business, honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my present situation here in the refugee camp. My name is Miss. Joy Kipkalya Kones, 25yrs old female and I from Kenya here in Africa; my father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong’a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.
After the burial of my beloved father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold all my father’s properties to an Italian Expertrate which they shared the money they sold from the properties among themselves and live nothing for me. Unfortunately to me I fined my father’s briefcase and when I opened it I found a document which my Father used to deposited amount of money in one bank here in Burkina Faso, with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso here I am, to withdraw the money for a better life
so that I can take care of myself and start up a new life and also further my education, when I arrival to the bank, the Bank foreign Operation Department Director whom I meet in person told me that my father instruction to their bank is that the fund would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee/partner who will help me and invest the fund overseas after the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look for a foreign partner, that was why am contacting you, which I believe that you are going to be honest and reliable person that will help me and stand as my trustee/partner, so that I can present you to the Bank for the release and transfer of the inherited fund into your bank account in your country.
I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister. Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you will be the true person to help me. Moreover, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my stepmothers have threatened to assinate me. The fund my Father deposited into the bank, is ($8.5 USD) Million United State Dollars, and I have confirmed from the bank here in Burkina Faso, on my arrival, You will also help me to place the fund in a good profitable business venture in your Country, However you will also help by recommending a nice University in your country so that I can further my education. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. Now my dear as soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest and wiliness to help me, I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and wilingness to help me and also handle this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive response. Please my dear I want you to keep this as a top secret only to your self for now until the bank will release and transfer my inherited fund to you as my appointed trustee/partner. I beg you once again not to disclose this to any body until i come over your country because I am afraid of my weeked stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have my inherited fund alone. I thank you very much and am expecting to hear from you soonest.
Yours Sincerely
Joy Kipkalya Kones.
This has to be a scam
This has to be a scam, because I trashed all emails from Publishers Clearing House and never registered. With that said, there is no way I could be a winner. Your e-mail has won $1,000,000.00 in the recent Publishing Clearing House Lottery,please reply immediately to collect your winnings.Please Send Your Info, Name Address, Phone Number to customerservicepch@w.cn You will be given more details by our information centre when you send them your reply. Yours Sincerely, Mr. Todd Sloan
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What kind of game is this?
Tom Please reply to this notice. Claim your winnings. We will send you 500 a week for the rest of your life. This is your 2nd and final notice.
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Attn: Customer Care.
One way to lose some of your money
Hello,
How are you doing today? hope this mail gets you all in good health and fine spirit. I’m deeply sorry for not informing you about my travelling to Spain for a Program. It has been a sad and bad moment,the present condition i found myself is so intoxicated to explain. I felt so ashamed and devastated because i am stranded and stocked in Madrid,i forgot my little bag in the Taxi where my money,documents and other valuable things were kept,hint of embarrassment to my personality. I’m so confused right now i don’t know what to do or where to go.
My Purpose of writting this mail is to ask for your urgent help which you can do only if it is possible.I want you to please loan me the sum of 2,500 EURO to enable me sort-out myself probably confirm my basic travelling allowance fees back home. In case you couldn’t come up with all the requested amount due to the short notice kindly go ahead and send me any amount you can afford at this time and email me the transfer details i’ll be so grateful to receive the money. Be rest assured i’ll return the money back to you as soon as am back to colorado.I want you to understand my tight and critical situation at the moment,i know you will never disappoint me that is why i have contacted you in this regards and please as you endeavor to help me with this money i don’t mean you should disclose my predicament to anybody for my personal reasons till when am successfully back home. Anyway,it is not compulsory that you should help or send me the requested amount but if my situation and our good relationship touches you i want you to quickly proceed to any of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER station or post office around you and transfer me the money as soon as you have receive this email. Western union money transfer is the most convenience and safe for me to receive the money here without any delay or problem.
Below is the information where to send me the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
Receivers Name: Someone in your email address book
Address: San Vicente Ferrer 10
City: Madrid
Zip Code:28004
Country: Spain
After you have sent the money email me the western union transfer details such as:
MTCN (Money transfer control number)
Test Question: My son’s name?
Answer: Frank
Amount Needed: 2,500 EURO
I’ll check my email soonest to pick up the western union transfer details to enable me return back home with the next available flight,i need the transfer # MTCN (money transfer control number) as soon as possible.Thanks and Blessings, as usual!
Sincerely yours,
Maria
This sounds so authentic
Dear: Beneficiary,
How are you today?
I am writing to inform you that we have already sent you the sum of $5000.00USD through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment totalling the sum of $800,000.00USD via western union by this government. I was calling your telephone number to give you the payment details but, your phone was on voice mail throughout yesterday even this morning.
Now, I decided to email you the payment details so that you will pick up this $5000.00USD to enable us send another $5000.00USD today as you know we will be sending you only $5000.00USD per day.
Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the money and call me back to send you another payment today. Immediately you pick-up the cash do get back to us through this infomation so that we can send you the next payment details.
Mr. Richard Flemming
phone line : +234 705 500 0827
For Verification visit our official website http://www.westernunion.com, you will find TRACKING on the top of the site page,click on it and kindly insert accordingly this details bellow:
Sender’s Name: First Name: George Last Name: Cheng
Text Question: who
Answer: Me
MTCN :7621452945
City: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Amount To Receive: $5000
I am waiting for your call once you pick up this $5000.00USD, Please email me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we send the next payment.
Remain Bless,
Management of Western Union
Western Union® Welcome to Western Union Send Money Worldwide.
No way would I click on any of these links
This email looks fishy to me. I don’t want to take a chance with a possible virus malware or something else bad. No way would I click on any link in this kind of email. The links have been removed and disabled.
Tom Please reply to this notice.
Claim your winnings. We will send you 500 a week for the rest of your life. This is your 2nd and final notice.
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Attn: Customer Care.
Another email from The United Nations
I just cant believe this is a letter from the United Nations.
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Internal Audit , Monitoring, Consulting and InvestigationsDivision 5H087 Washington,DC 20233,United States of America ATTN: BENEFICIARY This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from United States of America, after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these two nations. Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon. We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). We have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of US$1,500,000.00 approved by both the British government and the UN into your account without any delay. We already have your name in our Claimant List as stipulated in article 41 of the Provisional Rules for claims.The Governing Council therefore devised a mechanism for the allocation of available funds to successful claimants that gave priority to the three urgent categories of claims and which, within each category, would give equal treatment to similarly situated claims. Only when each successful claimant in categories "A", "B" and "C" had been paid an initial amount up to US$1,500,000.00, thereafter other payments commence for claims in ot In conformity with the Provisions of article 40 , paragraph 5 of the Rules, Information concerning the identities of individual claimant will not be made publicly. See our press release below: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc. htmNow your new payment approved numbers are follows United Nation Approval No; Un5685p,White House Approved No: Wh44cv,Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632Pin Code No: 55674Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,World Bank Released Code No: 0763; We are conducting a standard Process investigation on behalf federal credit Union Bank, United State Of America, The private banking arm of the international banking conglomerate. This investigation involves , a man Who Came To our Office Claiming To be your true representative. Here is his information for you to confirm to this office if this man is truly from you or not as the government will not be held responsible for wrong transfer. For Paying Into The Wrong Account.Name: Mr. Edward MarshBank Name: Wells Fargo BankBank Address: California, USA.Account Number: 6503809428. Please reconfirm to this office, As a matter of urgency if this man Is From you. As a matter Of Fact, we have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN Secretary General, and the Governing body Of The United Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessary delay of your fund payment. However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. Edward Marsh, If we do not hear from you within The next Seven working days from today. I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours. Regards, Mitchell GoldsteinInvestigation Department (UN)Tel: +234-805-189-4488
A new twist on a scam
As long as I get these questionable emails, I will continue to publish them on this blog. Many of these published emails are found by someone using search engines and entering keywords in the emails. If just one realizes that these are scams before they move forward the effort is worth it.
Attention: Beneficiary.
Let me start by introducing myself, I am MRS STELLA ENUANI,THE CHAIRPERSON IMAGE RECONCERN
GROUP,UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIR. I was directed by DR Good Jonathan President of
Federal republic of Nigeria and the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) Chief Mrs.Farida Mzamber Waziri (A.I.G R.T.D)to notify you on the investigation that took
place here in Nigeria.
In regards with the investigation that has happened recently here in Nigeria we noticed that you
are dealing with some Nigerians who claimed you have money with them and they have failed to make
you get the money and you lost so much money during this process,we are currently paying so many
people with the same problem, so I have been directed by the settlement committee held by our new
elected president DR Good Luck Jonathan to include you in our payment roll.This is as result of
the recent provision in the 2009 / 2010 fiscal year budget that was made for scammed victims.
We are directed to pay a sum of $7.6million to each of the victims,but due to large number of
enrollment we have, we are hereby paying a sum $6 000,000.00 ( six million U.S.D)
Find below is dispatcher contact information.
NAME: Rev G.A Adaba
EMAIL: payingoffice1@onet.pl
phone number:+234-8065757495
Note: The government of Nigeria has presently re straight a measure to apprehend and bring to
law any individual or cooperate body caught in this act .
You are advice to disregard any email and forward the emails to this contact.(Rev G.A Adaba
payingoffice1@onet.pl )
On behalf of President DR Good Luck JONATHAN and the people of Nigeria, we are truly sorry for
the inconveniences and for what you encounter from the Nigerians that make you lose so much money
please speak well about Nigeria in your country as soon as you get Receive this fund.now you are
to forward to us your full information such as your house address and your full name a copy of
your i.d card and your Direct telephone number for immediate delivery,bear it in mind that you
will ask to pay for insurance fee which will cost you only $155 because we need to insure your
fund so that it will be release and deliver to you while my government will take care of delivery
fee on your behalf.remember that is the only fee you will paying before reciving your
compensation fund i will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible thank you.
YOURS FAITHFUL
MRS STELLA ENUANI
Reverse pin numbers at ATM machines
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON
THE RECENT TRAGEDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN BEING KIDNAPPED AND
EVENTUALLY KILLED; AFTER SHE HAD REPEATEDLY GIVEN THE KIDNAPPER A WRONG
PIN TO HER ATM CARD. IF SHE KNEW THE METHOD BELOW, SHE COULD
HAVE BEEN SAVED. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO
LET YOU KNOW.
IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE FORCED BY A ROBBER TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM
AN ATM MACHINE, YOU CAN NOTIFY THE POLICE BY ENTERING YOUR PIN
# IN REVERSE.
FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUR PIN NUMBER IS 1234 THEN YOU WOULD PUT IN
4321.
THE ATM RECOGNIZES THAT YOUR PIN NUMBER IS BACKWARDS FROM THE
ATM CARD YOU PLACED IN THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WILL STILL GIVE
YOU THE MONEY YOU REQUESTED, BUT UNKNOWN TO THE ROBBER, THE
POLICE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO HELP YOU.
THIS INFORMATION WAS RECENTLY BROADCAST ON FOX TV AND IT STATES
THAT IT IS SELDOM USED BECAUSE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW IT EXISTS.
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG.
Another scam using the military
Here is an email I recently received. No way am I going to click on any link in these types of emails. I wonder how many unsuspecting internet users click on these links and pay the price.
Hello Dear,
I am Col. Owen White, an officer of the U.S Army. I am on the move to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left and have some items I will need to ship to you. I want to know if you can you be trusted?
Please check this site so you could understand what I am trying to say: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm. Contact me immediately if you can assist as I will only highlight more on this transaction if you meet my conditions.
Please signify your interest by replying to my private email: owenwhite67@hotmail.com
Thanks
Col. Owen White
NOTE: THIS E-MAIL IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL AND SHOULD BE KEPT HIGHLY SECRETIVE FROM ANY THIRD PARTY.
LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE
A politician was seated next to a little girl on an airplane so he
turned to her and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if
you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the
total stranger, “What would you want to talk about?”
total stranger, “What would you want to talk about?”
” Oh, I don’t know,” said the politician. “How about global warming,
universal health care, or stimulus packages?” as he smiled smugly.
“OK,” she said. “Those could be interesting topics, but let me ask you a
question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff –
grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat
patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?”
The legislator, visibly surprised by the little girl’s intelligence,
thinks about it and says, “Hmmm, I have no idea.”
To which the little girl replies, “Do you really feel qualified to
discuss global warming, universal health care, or the economy, when you don’t
know shit?”
And then she went back to reading her book
I have read about these Usama scams
I have read that scammers and malware would use the death of Bin Laden to advance their agenda. I have a feeling this is one of them.
This is the email address used to send out this letter (megaprjan@overdailyshore.com) It sure don’t look like an address Google earth would use.
Dear Google Earth User,
We wanted to let you know that you can now see high resolution imagery of Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan using Google Earth.
See it Here
We’re also taking this opportunity to introduce our newest 2011 enhancement for Google Earth.
Download the 2011 Version Here
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the planet to see satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, the ocean and even galaxies in outer space.
Explore amazing geographical formations, save your toured places, and share with others.
Download the Latest 2011 Version Here
Thanks,
Earth Enhancer
Customer Support
No thanks Emily
My Dear,
I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met before and you would also be
asking why I have decided to chose you amongst the numerous internet users in the world, precisely I cannot say
why I have chosen you but do not be worried for I saw your profile on the Internet, which has made me accomplish
my request. May the almighty God bless and see you through with this mission if you can carefully read and digest
the message below.
Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography, I am Mother Emilly Olivier, 87 Years old
woman and the wife of Late Sir Jackman Olivier who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT
14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. Please see site below for more information.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that I am old and weak I have decided to
spend the rest of my life with my family and loved ones whom I never had time for during the course of my business
life, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we
have worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and close
friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak and old
now, hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.
Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity homes and to some of the less privilege
in different countries. Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also
agreed to render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due to the fact when we were still young
in life we receive an anonymous help from an individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know
till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same.
I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to know me because I have just concluded the
assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon before his sudden death and you happened to be the beneficiary
of our last WILL, irrespective of your previous financial status, hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting
our offer that will cost you nothing.
I have presently deposited a Cheque in the sum of £360, 000.00 British Pounds with FAST WAY COURIERS EXPRESS to
deliver to you, what you have to do now is to contact them as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your
package to you because of the expiring date.
I only made the deposit with your EMAIL ADDRESS and SECURITY KEEPING CODE (SCT/0433/F) because I do not know your
name and the address you would want to receive the parcel with. I couldn\’t find them on net while browsing your
profile if not I would have given it to them for immediate and fast delivery of this parcel to you.
For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance Premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of
the cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.
You have to contact the FAST WAY COURIERS EXPRESS now for the delivery of the cheque with this information bellow;
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. George Greg
Email Address:georgegreg@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: Tel: +447024054918
Again, you are not to pay for the delivering Charge, the Insurance premium and the Clearance Certificate Fee of
the Cheque because I have already paid for them, the only money you are expected to pay is 165 British Pounds for
the security keeping of the cheque so far.
I would have paid the fee but the company insisted that I should not because they don\’t know when you will be
contacting them and to avoid demurrage or further cost.
You are to reconfirm the below information to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.
Postal address;
Full Names:
Direct telephone number;
Below is the security keeping code: (SCT/0433/F) of the draft, you are to also present it to them for verification
before delivery.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember
to ask them to provide you with the method they wish to use in receiving their security keeping fee of 165 British
Pounds for their immediate action.
Note: Please I do not want you to thank me or my husband all I need you to do is, When you get this fund, use ONLY
£110,000.00 British Pounds (One hundred and Ten thousand British pounds) for your effort and USE THE REST OF THIS
FUND FOR CHARITY PORPOSE IN THE WAY IT WILL PLEASE HUMANITY.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Emilly Olivier Jackman
Scams, scams, and more scams
Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd19th Floor, Plaza IBMNo. 8, First Avenue,Persiaran Bandar Utama47800 Petaling JayaSelangor Darul Ehsan Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification Attention Dear Beneficiary, This is to inform you that the Malaysian Union Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International Inc. wishes to congratulate you on the successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM card users around the globe. This scheme was initiated by the CUP and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the sustainable 2010 poverty alleviation scheme. In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at (US$1.800.000.00) One million and eight hundred thousand United States dollars has been authorized to be released to you through our corresponding financial institution in Malaysia. BENEFICIARY SELECTION PROCESSNo tickets were sold out. Your email was one of the lucky emails/ATM Card users selected RANDOMLY via E-wheel Computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 companies and 300,000 individual email/ATM card users, from all over the world during the ATM Online EMAIL selection draw. In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this payment via our swift card payment centers, which is the latest technology powered by the CUP/ATM Inc.This World Union Pay card will be uploaded with your fund and couriered to your location via speed post and a tracking number issued to you to enable you track your parcel till it gets to its final destination. This card can be used in any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting our ATM Center Manager with the requested information as listed below to the follow office via email. Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd19th Floor, Plaza IBMNo. 8, First Avenue,Persiaran Bandar Utama47800 Petaling JayaSelangor Darul Ehsan Telephone:+60146230520 Email:atmcardunit@telexbocn. tkContact Person: Mr. Michael Young Required information:1. Full Name 2. Phone and Fax Number 3. Address Were You Want Us to Send the ATM Card 4. Your Age and Current Occupation5. Country Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-3714) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our ATM center Manager for more details. We Wait For Your Expedite Response. Yours in Service,Mrs.Tracy Lou
I know this is a scam
I know this is a scam because I don’t have any credit card linked to my PayPal account. Don’t click on any of the supplied Links in these emails.
Dear Valued Member, Recently, our system has just detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Access to your account was limited for the following reason: We have established that someone tried to access your PayPal account withoutyour permission. To ensure greater security, we have limited access to your account. We have sentyou an attachment which contains all the necessary steps in order to restore your account access. Please download and open it in your browser. (The locator for this reason is PP-612-362-109) We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that thisis a security measure intended to protect you and your account. We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you,PayPal Account Review Department
Google earth users, be careful
You can receive Google Earth updated versions from Google free. Why take the chance from a strange email address like this megaprjan@overmovefor.com I have a feeling you would receive malicious software clicking on these hyperlinks in this email.
Google Earth User,
We wanted to wish you the best in 2011.
We’re also taking this opportunity to introduce our newest 2011 enhancement for Google Earth.
Download the 2011 Version Here
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the planet to see satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, the ocean and even galaxies in outer space.
Explore amazing geographical formations, save your toured places, and share with others.
Download the Latest 2011 Version Here
Thanks,
Earth Enhancer
Customer Support
Sorry, Mrs. Kone you’re not scamming me
Another twist on the traditional scam. These scammers never give up. You should find someone else, not me.
I AM MRS JULIAN KONE
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU , BURKINA FASO .
Dear Friend.
CONFIDENTIAL
I will like you to help me, in receiving of this fund into your Bank Account .However; it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance Department of BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of (US$27.2 Million dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign Customer (MR. PAUL LOUIS from Paris, France) who died along with His entire family in July 2003 in a plane crash.
I am afraid if this money stays in our bank without claim for long period of time, our government will step in because
The Banking laws here does not allow such huge amount of money to stay
Dormant for more than 9years. And you will be receiving this money into your Bank account within 10 or 14 banking days.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Eight years an above, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account, and while 70%would be for me.
If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail. Make sure you keep this transaction as your top secret and make it confidential till we receive the fund into the account that you will provide to the Bank. Don’t disclose it to any body, because the secrecy of this transaction is as well as the success of it, have a great day.
Place contact me immediately
Yours faithfully.
Mrs Julian Kone
What kind of game is Who’s Who playing?
I am retired, why would I be selected to represent the professional community in Who’s who. I am not the only one who thinks this is a scam. Here is another link alerting on this possible scam. http://emailscamalert.com/whos-who-scam-email
By the way, the links in the email has been disabled.
recipient@hotmail.com,
You have recently been selected as a candidate to represent your professional community in this year’s edition of Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals.
Your candidacy for membership was officially approved. You have been selected based upon your professional experience and achievements, and as such, we believe that your profile makes a fitting addition to our publication.
There is no fee or obligation to be listed in our publication. We must receive verification from you that your profile is accurate. After receiving verification, we will validate your registry listing within seven business days.
Once finalized, your listing will share prominent registry space with thousands of fellow accomplished individuals across the globe, each representing his or her professional field and geographical region. As a member of the registry, you are also afforded a unique networking opportunity with other professionals and potential employers across a range of industries, as well as business coaching opportunities from industry experts. Of course, this unique accolade would be a welcome addition to any resume.
To verify your profile and accept the candidacy, please go to our website here.
Our registration deadline is **WEEK FROM CURRENT DATE**. In order to guarantee your inclusion, your verification must be completed on or before this date. On behalf of our committee, congratulations on your achievement and welcome to our association.
With best regards,
Jason Price
Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals</strong
Vice President, Research Division
Notice of Confidentiality: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete the communication and unsubscribe from the mailing using the options available in this email. This is a career enhancement opportunity, not an offer for employment. To opt out visit this link: here or write to: 2885 Sanford Ave SW #12258 Grandville, MI 49418
I just won from the Belgium National Lottery
Here is another get rich potential scam. I never realized I received so many of these get rich emails until I started to copy them and post them on my blog for all to see.
Confirmation E-mail Ticket NO: (1-07-92-01-55-4-12)
REPLY TO EMAIL: gaspardppp@aim.com <mailto:gaspardppp@aim.com>
DEAR WINNER
Following official publication results of the E-mail electronic On-line Sweepstakes organized by the BELGIUM NATIONAL LOTTERY CORPORATION, the Slide circular award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, held on the 25th of April 2011, in Brussels Belgium, wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the on-line winning emails in the 1st category, hence your email address was attached to a cash award of EUR2,200.000.00Euro (Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Euro), you are advice to contact the processing officer immediately upon receipt of this message.
Contact the claim agents: FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
CONTACT: Mr.Gaspard Philippe
CITY/ COUNTRY: Bruxelles Belgium.
TEL: +32-484-822-486+1132-484-822-486
Reply to Email: gaspardppp@aim.com <mailto:gaspardppp@aim.com>
It is important to note you that your award information was released today with the following particulars.
E-mail Ticket NO: 1-07-92-01-55-4-12
Reference NO:APML-62175002148
Serial NO:BNL2355947127
Batch NO:TMGB4021116358
Draw Lucky No: (1-34-01-57-5-4*11*)
Your Full Name & Telephone Number
Please note that all winning must be claimed not later than 30 working day
Congratulations!!!
Sincerely
Mrs.Janzen Julia.
CITY/ COUNTRY: Bruxelles Belgium.
TEL: +32-484-822-486+1132-484-822-486
Please note,do not send email to the alert email you are to contact Mr.Gaspard Philippe via Reply to Email: gaspardppp@aim.com <mailto:gaspardppp@aim.com>
82ND Airborne says I have two trunks waiting
Here is a new email I recently received stating that I
have two military trunk boxes waiting for my reply. It is
probably stuffed with money from Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship.
(That is my speculation) I just don’t think I will reply to this
potential scam
Greetings,
I am Col.Stefan Dotson, a Col in the US Army,a West Point
Graduate presently serving in the Military with the
82nd Air Borne Division Peace keeping force in Baghdad, Iraq.
I really need your help in assisting me with the safe
keeping of two military trunk boxes which has just
arrived the USA from the UK, and it also has your name
and address as the legal beneficiary to the boxes.
You can view the link below for more info,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
Please can you be trusted on this?If you can,please
do let me know,and get back to me as quick as you can.
I am also sorry if i have crossed the line by sending
the boxes to you without your knowledge, but i can
explain better. First, i need to know if you can be
fully trusted? Let me hear from you today, and i
would highlight you more on everything.
God Bless America
Col.Stefan Dotson
col.stefandotson@rocketmail.com
U.S. Army
UPS possible scam
I don’t have a UPS account. Try your scam on someone else.
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The British high commission says I have money
First I get a message from the FBI stating I have money. I did not bite on that now they are going to try the British High Commission I am still not biting. BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION Metro Plaza,Plot991/992 Zakari Maimalari Street Cadastral Zone AO, Central Business District,Abuja. TEL: +234 812 714 9506 ATTENTION: The BRITISH High Commission in Nigeria,Benin Republic,Ghana and Bokinafaso received a report of scam against you and other British/US citizens and Malaysia,Etc. whom the country of Nigeria/Benin,Bokinafaso And Ghana have recompensed you due to meeting held with Four countries Government and the world high commissions against fraud activities by the Four country Citizens. Your name was among those scammed as listed by the Nigeria Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU). A compensation has been issued out in ATM DEBIT CARD to all the affected victims and has been already in distribution to all the bearers. Your ATM CARD REF (# TNY/478593G9/19) was among those that was reported undelivered as at last Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the Committee to make sure you receives your ATM CARD immediately for your usage. NFIU further told us that the use of Nigeria Couriers and the Benin was abolished due to interception activities noticed in the above mentioned courier services in Benin,Nigeria and Ghana and thereby have made a concrete arrangement with the DHL COURIER SERVICES for a safe delivery to your door-step once the beneficiary meets up the demand of the conveyance. Due to the security, we ask that you keep all information confidential until your claim will be processed and your money remitted to you. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO AVOID UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME UNKNOWN PARTICIPANTS. THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION has discovered a huge number of double claims due to beneficiaries informing close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties about their Awards. As a result of this, this close friends relatives,attorneys and third parties try to claim the prize on behalf of the real recipients. We advise that you do the needful to make sure the NFIU dispatches your recompense on Friday. You are assured of the safety of your ATM CARD and availability and be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake lawyers and security companies who in collaboration scammed you. Call me at: +234 816 574 0484. immediately to check if the delivery date suits you. Your Full Name:...................... Your Delivery Address.................... Your phone Number...................... Your occupation ........................ Yours in Service, Agent:John Simmons CONSULAR/DIPLOMAT BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION ABUJA, NIGERIA. Phone:+234 812 714 9506 Website: http://ukinnnigeria.fco.gov.uk/en
This may contain a hidden virus
No way would I open this file. I don’t have a clue who this is and I will live without knowing who it is and I may save my computer from a nasty virus.
It’s going to get harder to get a passport
Did you know this?
http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/state-dept-wants-to-make-it-harder-to-get-a-passport/
Learning about this information I remember the following event I had.
Back in 1975 I crossed the Iron Curtain between Hungary and Vienna. This was a very chilling situation. When we got thirty miles away from the border the tour guide was getting off the tour bus. She was asked why and she “replied that she was not allowed to go any closer to the border. ” The border was very chilling. We sat in the tour bus for 45 minutes while the border guards gathered all our passports and took them into the office to check them out and make sure no one was attempting to sneak out.
The border was defoliated for 200 yards and had high machine gun towers in the center. This was a site you don’t forget.
This kind of passport questionnaire makes me very uncomfortable. In my opinion, I am getting the feeling the United States is leaning towards a strict police state just like the former Soviet Union, and the Communists did not have to fire a shot.
In ten or fifteen years will more people be trying to get out of the country than trying to get in? This is a chilling thought.
If they ask for my password, I am suspicious
I don’t even know what World of Warcraft is. Anyway, if they ask for my email password and secret question I am suspicious.
Greetings!
It has come to our attention that you are trying to sell your personal World of Warcraft account(s).
As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement.
If this proves to be true, your account can and will be disabled.
It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment’s employees.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership.
You can confirm that you are the original owner of the account to this secure website with:
Login to your account, In accordance following template to verify your account.
* E-mail Address< br />* E-mail password
* Secret Question and Answer
Show * Please enter the correct information
If you ignore this mail your account can and will be closed permanently.
Once we verify your account, we will reply to your e-mail informing you that we have dropped the investigation.
Regards,
Account Administration Team
World of Warcraft , Blizzard Entertainment 2011
No Way would I click on this link
If you want to stay away from problems do not click on these links from unknown addresses you receive in your email box. It may be a legitimate site, but I don’t take any chances.
I just won 2 million Euro’s, Yea!
For some reason I just don’t believe this email.
We are delighted to inform you that you have won the sum
of 2,000,000(TWO MILLION EURO) from NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ
(HOLLAND) Awards program.
Five people emerge winners yearly from this promotion and your
E-mail was selected
randomly from the world wide web through an Electronic
Balloting System (E.B.S.)
Please contact our approved agent and fill your claims
verification form below.
PAMELA ANN (MRS.)DIRECTOR; CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
TEL/FAX: +31 (0) 84 740 8620
E-MAIL:npcl05@hotmail.com
Prize Number :NPCL/67/89/82/28
1. Full Names:2.
Address:3.
Marital Status:4.
Occupation:5.
Age:6.
Sex:7.
Telephone Number:8.
Nationality:9.
Country of Residence:10.
Prize Number:
PAYMENT OPTION1. Courier delivery of certified winning
(.....)2. Transfer of prize money via online bank transfer (.....)
Tick an option for the remittance of your winning prize
Yours faithfully,Dr (Mrs.) Wanda MaeOn line co-ordinator.
I received the same email last month
These scammers just don’t give up
Windows Live Team Alert Confirmation®
Dear Account User,
This message is from our database center to all Windows Live account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused accounts to create more space for new accounts. To prevent your account from closing, you will have to update it below so we will know that it’s a presently used account. To do this, You have to click on your reply button to reply back to this message and then you fill the information below.
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Account owner that fails to verify his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Note: YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED.
We’ll keep making Windows Live MSN! the best email service around.
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A typical example of a hijacked email scam
Here is a prime example of an email you may receive if a friend of yours has had their email hijacked. This is just another form of identity theft.
Hello,
I need your help. I am in Scotland, U.K for a Seminar. Unfortunately, I was robbed on way to the hotel and all valuables and money were stolen. I need you to lend me
$2,880 so I can pay my hotel bill and fly home. I will pay back upon my safe arrival. I have no access to phone here and it is difficult to get help. That is why I am sending this email.
I am not hurt and will be fine with your support. Go to Western Union to send me the money so I can go to the bank with my passport to pick it up. They said it is the best way for me to receive money since I don’t have an account and it will be available in minutes.
Here is the information to send me money:
Name: Some friend or acquaintance you know
Address: 101 TAY STREET
PERTH PH2 8NP, SCOTLAND
I will need the Control Number from Western Union and other payment information to receive the money here. Kindly treat as urgent and get back to me soon with the
western union receipt or payment details.
Thanks
Someone in your address book
Finally, the hijacked owner of the email becomes aware of the scam and sends out an email similar to the below. Unfortunately, how much money has been scammed before this email is sent out.
Hi all I am fine no emergency I’m not in Scotland I’m home in Kansas City. I’ve been hacked working with yahoo on problem now sorry for any inconvience, Freddie
Someone in your address book
Hotmail hijack scam
If you are a Hotmail user and receive this do not click on their link
Windows Live Account Authentication:
- Dear Hotmail Account User,
- This message is from Hotmail Customer care messaging center, to all Hotmail account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base servers, and e-mail account center.
We are deleting all unused Hotmail accounts to create more space for new accounts. You will have to Authenticate your Hotmail Account below to show you are human and to prevent a permanent closure of this email address.
Do not click on external links, authentication should be done using the authenticate button below. Successfully authenticated addresses will be automatically notified via inbox. - Click here to authenticate
Warning!
- Account owners who do not authenticate their account after a month of receiving this update will have his or her account terminated.
- Hotmail is committed to protecting your privacy. Your sensitive details will not be shared with any third party.
I am getting flooded with these scam emails
WOW, a 15 million visa card, that sounds great!
Dear sir,
RE:RELEASE OF FUND:
By the power of my office as the new President of Federal Republic Nigeria having taken over from the late President Umaru Musah Yar Dua on Thursday being 6th of May 2010, I have to inform you that while going through files of unpaid funds received from CBN by this government following my observations on the wrong attitudes of the US Financial Authorities ,World Bank Directors, CBN Governor officials and some bank directors towards your payment.
I came across file on as the true beneficiary to the estate of Late Engr. Ramon Surra on Approved payment of fund of USD15,000,000.00 while going through Inheritance and Contract payment files and have picked interest and verified the cause of delays which are well noted.
I have resolved for the option to pay you,Through a fully loaded International Visa ATM card. In this arrangement The Visa card is ready with your outstanding fund value and will be dispatched with all relevant access information to enable you withdraw cash from any ATM machine of your choice and transfer to any account of your choice upon receipt, this option is strictly for this purpose to avoid question or disagreement between you and the financial authorities.
In a case where the beneficiary has received the ATM previously and he/she is unable to effectly withdraw or transfer into your local bank account for usage, you are hereby adviced to contact the Financial Adviser to Mr President on Contractors payment.
Name: Yakowa Sule
Tel:
Email: dunganbart@gmail.com
Also Payment by wire transfer option is available for those who prefer wire transfer, but our secured and guaranteed mode of payment is by cash card.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Bart Dungan
For Mr. President
Times are so bad in Nigeria the government has to use a free gmail email address. Mr.Bart Dungan (sgdstdudbgfjfh@gmail.com)
Here’s a new twist on a possible scam
DEAR CUSTOMER,
You are welcome to DHL Courier Company Ltd with world wide delivery at its best we are pleased to be at your service. DHL Courier Company Ltd Is regulated and stipulated by the Delivery Service
Authority (DSA), the Delivery institutions that regulates all delivery activities in East Africa.
This office has been notified by your partner of your Consigment Box deposited in our Company
with code (2661428) for the Delivery to your nominated mailing address as shall reconfirmed in this
Order below.
1 Your Full Name:
2. Your Current Address:
3. Your telephone numbers
4. Scan copy of your valid ID card …With out your I.D card your Consigment Box can not be delivered
to you. Your ID card is very vital.
You have to reconfirm your mailing address where to deliver your Consigment Box and your
telephone number, as the delivery fee and Insurance of your Consigment Box has been paid.
But you have to pay the security keeping fee of US$100 United States dollars which your Consigment
Box accumulated since it was under the safe keeping of the Security department before we can
dispatch your package for delivery.
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addresses only.
Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this communication without prior permission
from the addressee is strictly prohibited.
This mail was sent on behalf of Consigment Box delivery in Dhl delivery code of conduct, Registered
Trademark.
Waiting for your urgent respond.
Thanks for the patronage
Mr.Kimani
Tel: +254771448434
Email: dhl_customercenter@yahoo.cn
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Now the FBI says I have a ton of money
It seems like the FBI would not be very happy with these scam artists using their name and impersonating the office of the FBI.
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Edward John(FBI SPECIAL AGENT)
Chief Information Officer:Zalmai Azmi
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
Email:washington.fieldic.fbi.gov
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
READ CAREFULLY,
We the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant security Agencies here in the United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), as regards to your lotto winning payment award which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly by the government of Nigeria.It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this lotto winning payment notification as stipulated on our protocol of operation,and have finally confirmed that your lotto award payment is 100% genuine and legal with due process of law, and it is as well free from all illegal activities,which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay.Having said all this, we will further advise, that you should go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank payment officials as FBI will be monitor!
ing all their services accordingly
We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. EILEEN DOYLE from OHIO and another person named as Mr.ALLEN BUCHALTER who reside in NEW JERSEY as well has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary documentations evidencing your claims, claiming to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about US$10,000,000.00 (Ten million united states dollars), but the Central Bank officials did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information which was forwarded to them by the above mentioned names, the main reason,the federal bureau of investigation were contacted by the CBN is to assist them on making some investigation regards to this issue.
They further informed FBI that we should inform our citizens, who must have been informed of this lotto winnings payment awarded to them from the government office
to be very careful prior to these irregularities so that they don’t fall victim to scam.
The FBI are instructing you personally, that if you were already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly and make your claims immediately :
MAKE SURE YOU CALL MR.SAM BANK FOR CLEARIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING.
CONTACT PERSON: MR. EMAKPO SAM BANKS (FINANCIAL SECRETARY)
CONTROL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OFFICER
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Business District,
Cad astral Zone, federal
Capital Territory,
Nigeria.
TEL: +234 702 505 1694
Email: remittancedptt@mail.com
In your best interest, any email or fax that doesn’t come from the above official email address and phone number should be disregarded accordingly for security reasons.
Meanwhile, FBI advise you to contact the Central Bank office immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to you payment file as directed so as to enable you receive your contract fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all their procedure as required by them in order to hasten Up the effective procedures,of transferring your funds to you as designated by you. Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking realm, so any delay could be very dangerous.
Sequel to this letter stated to you on this comprehensive e-mail , you are further advise that you furnish the central bank officials with your direct
contact details such as :
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
You will also be required to request Western Union or Money Gram details on how
to send the required $350 in order to immediately ship your prize of Ten Million United State Dollars via Certified Cashier’s Check drawn from Bank Of America, also include the following transaction code in order for him to immediately identify this transaction: EA2948-910.
Note : You are only required to send $350 for the delivery fees and nothing more If any more fees is requested from you apart from the $350, kindly report back to our office and let us know in details of what is going on
Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation in advance, and always endeavor to send us an e-mail at all times if you discover any fraudulent activities in this transactions,we earnestly await your urgent response to this matter.
Our Mission To protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal,state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.
Best Regards,
Mr Edward John(FBI SPECIAL AGENT)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
This is the email address that this letter was received from
Agent Edward John (test@test.com) It seems to me that the FBI would use an FBI.gov email address.
TomT2.0 