This is an obvious scam. I just received this e-mail, and it has all the halmarks of a scam: It wants to much info, it uses "legitimate" agency names, yet all the e-mail addresses are not to that agency. it mentions Nigeria... Don't fall for this one.
Scam e-mail Below:
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
HELLO, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE:
THIS OFFICE HAVE BEEN ALERTED BY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT BOARD OF AFRICA. THE SETTLEMENT BOARD OFFICE HAVE PREPARED A CASH DISPATCH PACKAGE OF US$15.5 MILLION FOR YOU. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FUND IS A OVER DUE PAYMENT WHICH HAVE BEEN UNCLAIMED FOR OVER 8YEARS NOW.
THE US EMBASSY IN NIGERIA HELPED THEM TO VERIFY AND GAVE AN ABIDING ATTESTATION FOR YOU TO BE THE LEGAL OWNER OF THIS FUND.
SO NOW YOU WILL CONTACT THE US EMBASSY SECRETARY (TROY CARTER) ON HIS E-MAIL: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
PLEASE NOTE WHILE CONTACTING THE US EMBASSY IN NIGERIA, YOU WILL QUOTE HIM YOUR DETAIL IN THE FORMAT BELOW WITHOUT MISTAKE:
YOUR NAME IN FULL:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
POSITION:
HAVING FILLED THE ABOVE, PLEASE YOU SEND IT TO: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
CONTACT PERSON: TROY CARTER
UNITED STATE EMBASSY, LAGOS OFFICE
EMAIL ADDRESS: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
DIRECT TELL +234-7046144294
BEST REGARDS,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Another Nigerian Scam
Does anyone take e-mails like this from Nigeria seriously?
Scam e-mail Below:
DEAR.
I AM DR. HEATH OTEGAR, THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA ON
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
I HAVE A BUSINESS OF $65.3MILLION DOLLARS FROM OUR FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WHO
HAVE EXECUTED CONTRACTS WITH OUR NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION
{NNPC} AND THEY ARE FULLY PAID WITH THEIR CONTRACTS PAYMENTS. THIS
$65.3MILLION DOLLARS WAS OVER-INVOICE WHICH I MADE DURING TIME OF
PAYMENTS TO OUR FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.
I WANT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER TO RECEIVE THIS $65.3MILLION IN YOUR ACCOUNT
AS FOREIGNER. I WILL GIVE MORE VITAL INFORMATION OVER THIS BUSINESS
SHORTLY AFTER HEARING FROM YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT
AFTER RECEIVING THE SAID AMOUNT IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
NOTE,THERE IS NO RISKY INVOLVED AT ALL IN THIS VERY TRANSACTION, I
SINCERELY PROMISED. ALL THE FIRST CLASS ARRANGEMENTS
TO MOVE THE SAID AMOUNT INTO A FORIEN ACCOUNT ARE EVER READY. THE NEXT
SHALL BE FORWARDED TO YOU SHORTLY AFTER
YOURS IN PRESIDENCY
DR. HEATH OTEGAR
FINANCIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA
E-MAIL: drheathotegar@zhot.net
Scam e-mail Below:
DEAR.
I AM DR. HEATH OTEGAR, THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA ON
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
I HAVE A BUSINESS OF $65.3MILLION DOLLARS FROM OUR FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WHO
HAVE EXECUTED CONTRACTS WITH OUR NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION
{NNPC} AND THEY ARE FULLY PAID WITH THEIR CONTRACTS PAYMENTS. THIS
$65.3MILLION DOLLARS WAS OVER-INVOICE WHICH I MADE DURING TIME OF
PAYMENTS TO OUR FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.
I WANT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER TO RECEIVE THIS $65.3MILLION IN YOUR ACCOUNT
AS FOREIGNER. I WILL GIVE MORE VITAL INFORMATION OVER THIS BUSINESS
SHORTLY AFTER HEARING FROM YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT
AFTER RECEIVING THE SAID AMOUNT IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
NOTE,THERE IS NO RISKY INVOLVED AT ALL IN THIS VERY TRANSACTION, I
SINCERELY PROMISED. ALL THE FIRST CLASS ARRANGEMENTS
TO MOVE THE SAID AMOUNT INTO A FORIEN ACCOUNT ARE EVER READY. THE NEXT
SHALL BE FORWARDED TO YOU SHORTLY AFTER
YOURS IN PRESIDENCY
DR. HEATH OTEGAR
FINANCIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA
E-MAIL: drheathotegar@zhot.net
The Mr. William Billington Scam
This one is very short and simple. I have no blind trust for anyone, so it is obvious to me that this is a scam. A quick google search verifies that.
Scam e-mail Below:
This is based on blind trust, hoping that you will expand my wishes as desired. I have US$200 Million for charity projects. You will be getting 20% of total funds as your commission if interested.
Regards,
Mr. William Billington
Scam e-mail Below:
This is based on blind trust, hoping that you will expand my wishes as desired. I have US$200 Million for charity projects. You will be getting 20% of total funds as your commission if interested.
Regards,
Mr. William Billington
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The 2013 GLOBE Award Grant Scam
This is a scam. a quick internet search of 2013 GLOBE Award Grant reveals that there is no such thing. Another quick way to determine a scam is to understand how internet domains work. When you see an e-mail address like the one in this scam e-mail (@yahoo.com.hk) you will notice the .hk at the end. That is a Honk Kong domain. The com before the .hk is the registered domain name, and the yahoo. at the beginning is a subdomain on the com.hk website. This is not related to Yahoo.com in anyway. ( Yahoo's Hong Kong website is http://hk.yahoo.com/ ). That shows a lot of deception right off the bat, and is clearly a sign that this e-mail is not to be trusted.
Scam e-mail Below:
Attention, Good Morning.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the IMF/WORLD BANKFoundation is proud to congratulate you as one of the 2013 winners of the GLOBE Award Grant valued US$2,500,000.00. under the IMF/WORLD BANK programe.
Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: (GF/529/MX/03RY4) was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.Please contact Mr. Craig Fred (DIRECTOR)with the E-mail (imf_wb9@yahoo.com.hk), for further details.
Regards,
Mrs. Elizabeth Time
Scam e-mail Below:
Attention, Good Morning.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the IMF/WORLD BANKFoundation is proud to congratulate you as one of the 2013 winners of the GLOBE Award Grant valued US$2,500,000.00. under the IMF/WORLD BANK programe.
Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: (GF/529/MX/03RY4) was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.Please contact Mr. Craig Fred (DIRECTOR)with the E-mail (imf_wb9@yahoo.com.hk), for further details.
Regards,
Mrs. Elizabeth Time
The CARRIER CRESCENT,COTONOU.BENIN REPUBLIC. Scam
Here is yet another scam email. I am sure you are beginning to notice they all look similar. This one even asks you to be on the look out for other "Scanners" (sic).
Scam e-mail Below:
Scam e-mail Below:
HON;Mr.Alex Soulaman.
MINISTER OF FINANCE(MOF)
OPERATIONAL TOWERS;8/10
CARRIER CRESCENT,COTONOU.BENIN REPUBLIC.
HOT-LINE(00229)96-87-38-09
EMAIL;mr.alexsoulaman@yahoo.fr
MINISTER OF FINANCE(MOF)
OPERATIONAL TOWERS;8/10
CARRIER CRESCENT,COTONOU.BENIN REPUBLIC.
HOT-LINE(00229)96-87-38-09
EMAIL;mr.alexsoulaman@yahoo.fr
ATTN: Sir/Madam.
I am HON;Mr.Alex Soulaman, minister of finance (M.A.R),I monitor offices and control the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Benin republic concerned foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to all foreign transfers of huge funds moving within banks both the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before me the list of foreign contract payment files, which are due to be transferred to their nominated accounts.
Meanwhile, we identified some of these accounts to be ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over invoiced sum etc. I wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid fund. I have a file before me and hope the data's are correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus fund to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposit. I have the opportunity to write you based on the instruction I received two days ago from the senate committee on contract payment/foreign debts to submit the list of payment reports expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the total sum of USD10.2 million following the idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to per fact the paperwork legally.
MY CONDITIONS
1.You will have to provide foreign account where the funds will be transferred.
2.This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by private email /telephone for security purposes.
3.There should be no other third parties as most problems associated with such payments are caused by their agents or representatives. If you AGREE with my Conditions, contact me directly through this email address;(mr.alexsoulaman@yahoo.fr) will advise you on the next line of action and immediately the funds transfer will commence without further delay as I would proceed to fix your name on the payment schedule instantly within the next 5 working days.
NOTE:DUE TO THE HIGH RATES OF INTERNET SCANNERS,IF YOU ARE REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL,DO WRITE "YOUR BROTHER" AT THE SUBJECT OF YOUR REPLY ,THAT SERVES AS OUR SECRET CODE FOR THIS TRANSACTION,BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT YOU TO FALL VICTIM OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
THANKS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY
HON;Mr.Alex Soulaman
I am HON;Mr.Alex Soulaman, minister of finance (M.A.R),I monitor offices and control the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Benin republic concerned foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to all foreign transfers of huge funds moving within banks both the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before me the list of foreign contract payment files, which are due to be transferred to their nominated accounts.
Meanwhile, we identified some of these accounts to be ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over invoiced sum etc. I wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid fund. I have a file before me and hope the data's are correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus fund to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposit. I have the opportunity to write you based on the instruction I received two days ago from the senate committee on contract payment/foreign debts to submit the list of payment reports expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the total sum of USD10.2 million following the idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to per fact the paperwork legally.
MY CONDITIONS
1.You will have to provide foreign account where the funds will be transferred.
2.This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by private email /telephone for security purposes.
3.There should be no other third parties as most problems associated with such payments are caused by their agents or representatives. If you AGREE with my Conditions, contact me directly through this email address;(mr.alexsoulaman@yahoo.fr) will advise you on the next line of action and immediately the funds transfer will commence without further delay as I would proceed to fix your name on the payment schedule instantly within the next 5 working days.
NOTE:DUE TO THE HIGH RATES OF INTERNET SCANNERS,IF YOU ARE REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL,DO WRITE "YOUR BROTHER" AT THE SUBJECT OF YOUR REPLY ,THAT SERVES AS OUR SECRET CODE FOR THIS TRANSACTION,BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT YOU TO FALL VICTIM OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
THANKS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY
HON;Mr.Alex Soulaman
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