The Hells Bank of London Scam

This is a typical Scam. It tries to sound official, but it is not. Did you notice the sender is from "Hells bank of London". that made me chuckle.


Scam e-mail Below:

Welcome to Wordben London United Kingdom.
Address: Wales, 71 Queen Victoria Street, London United Kingdom
Attention: Beneficiary,
I am Dr.Alex Paul, the Managing Director of the Bells Bank of London United Kingdom England.
After the swearing in of our new Prime Minister, Mr.David Camron, held A meeting on the 30th Day of June 2012 at the capital City (London). The Purpose of the meeting was to address the spoiled image of our country, the United Nation was so concern about foreigners complaining about their contract /inheritance payment and also some Scam Victims, The government of United kingdom has sign to fixed the sum of (Ј1,000,000.00) {One Million British Pounds Only into ATM VISA CARD to pay 100 victims the sum of (Ј1,000,000.00) {One Million British Pounds each.
Secondly, on the meeting held with all banks including the Hells Bank of London Governor. On the 31th Day of July 2012, your name was listed and approved for this payment as one of the victims and our bank Bells Bank of London was among the listed bank to pay the 100 of you the sum of (Ј1,000,000.00) {One Million British Pounds each.
We have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment of (Ј1,000,000.00)One Million British Pounds) through our ATM CARD (AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE) which shall be deliver to your door step, this is the instruction given by our New Prime Minister (Mr. David Cameron) London United Kingdom.
This Bank will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world. But the maximum is (Ј15,000) Fifteen Thousand pounds in three transactions per day. However, every other thing has been put in place for safe delivery of the ATM CARD to your Door step.You are hereby advised to stop fast your dealing with any one regards to the issue of inheritance payment, Lottery Payment,Contract Payment/investment of any sort and even some Non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act now and will have to stop if you wish to receive your payment compensation immediately Via ATM card payment you are advice to get back to this office with the following information's below so that we can get back to you quickly with full details on how to receive your card.
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARD:
(3) Phone and Fax Number:
(4)Occupation
(5)sex/ Age
We shall be expecting to receive your information's as you are advised to stop any further communication with anybody or office.Find below is the contact person who will handle the shipment of your ATM CARD.
Contact Person:Mr.Roney Owen
E-mail contact:(emmanuelpaul884@yahoo.com.vn)
Lastly, in receipt of your email and the required information's above, I shall forward your file to our International Remittance Department for immediate processing and dispatch of your ATM Card to your nominated address without any further delay.

Best Regards,
Dr ,Alex Paul
the Managing Director of the
Hells Bank of London
United Kingdom 

The Benin Du Republic, Western Union Scam

Here is a simple scam e-mail

Scam e-mail Below:

Good Day;

This is to inform you that your $1.5M USD will be send to you via Western Union
Money Transfer. The total amount mentioned above is with Western Union outlet
and they will send the money via Western Union to you. Note they will be sending
$4000 every day to you. Therefore, i want you to email DR.YOUNG MBA, the
Western Union supervisor and ask him to give you the MTCN you need to pick up
the first $4000 today.

Call DR.YOUNG MBA, now and ask him to give you MTCN and every other
information you need to pick up your $4000 today. Be in mind that they will
requested you a fee to renew your expire file before they will starting
releasing your payment of $4000 every day to you. Here is what he may require
from you.

Your Receiver Name...
Tel;........
Address............
text Question.....
Answer.........

Contact him now on this we bmail address:
(westenrunion_moneytrans@Safe-mail.net)
phone:+229-985-205-06.
Contact DR.YOUNG MBA.

Thank you & have a nice day,
Mr.John Ikenna.
Minister Of Finance Benin Du Republic.

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The Attachment Only Scam

Mostly on this blog, I post copy/pasted scam e-mails in the hopes that someone out there will do a search on an e-mail they received before sending money, and find their e-mail here. That maybe this blog can save someone from being scammed. I have, however, not mentioned on of the biggest e-mail scams out there. It is difficult, because there is no e-mail body to copy/paste. Simply an attachment. (and sometime a subject that will try to convince you you need to read the attachment.) I have never actually opened one of those attachments, so I have no idea what is usually on them, but I can tell you what is probably in them. You see, the easiest way to install spyware, or other viruses onto a computer, is to have someone at the computer double click on the installer. These scams try to get you to install their malware by getting you to "open the attachment". Once you double click that attachment, the malware is loaded into your computer and the can get what they want.
So, in conclusion, don't open attachments from people you don't know. I've attached a picture showing 2 of these e-mails.

the "Dad died twice, help us invest his fortune" Scam

This Scam cracked me up. It is a standard "we inherited money, help us invest it" scam. but this one, referring to the deceased, says "he suddenly died (a) few months after he had a fatal car accident." Anyway, this is a scam. don't fall for it.

Scam e-mail below:

Hello Dear,

How are you today,I hope this email get to you in good health? I contact
you to see how best you can help me and my sister to invest our
inheritance into a lucrative business in your country.

My name is Benjamin Akpokoma Sekou, I am 25 years old, and my younger
sister name is Salama Sarah Akpokoma Sekou 22 years old,we are Citizens of
Ivory Coast in West Africa currently in Ghana to claim our family
inheritance which we have decided to invest into lucrative business in
your country as our late father advised.

Our late father Mr. Gilbert Akpokoma Sekou who was living in Ghana made a
deposit of family treasure that contains $4.850 Million and 50 kilograms
of gold dust in a safe keeping company here in Ghana. our father was a
local gold miner,cocoa farmer,gold and diamond dealer in Ghana and ivory
coast, he suddenly died few months after he had a fatal car accident. Our
mother has died long ago before this happened to us.

Please according to my late father's lawyer he said that all we need to do
now before these metal boxes of the gold and the cash money can leave
Ghana to your country or any country of our choice is provide a foreign
investor with valid contact information so as to enable the lawyer work
out the legal papers that will back up the shipment of the gold and put
the funds to a transferable position that you can transfer the money to
your location.

This agreement would require your present here to meet with us and visit
the finance house as my chosen foreign investor to take care of our
deposited property. Please I believe my lawyer will explain more better to
you as soon as you come in contact with him.

Once you agree to help me and my sister, we will provide you contact to
our late father's lawyer who will help us in securing some necessary
documents for the shipment and retrieving the funds. As soon as the
transfer is completed successfully, we will come to your country where I
and my sister will invest the money under your guide. So please let us
know your mind and what will be your compensation or percentage for
helping me and my sister in this great task.

I wait for your favorable reply and please feel free if you have any
question to ask.

Thanks and be bless
Best regards
Benjamin Akpokoma Sekou
Email:bjamin55@rocketmail.com

United Nations simple scam.

Here is a nice, simple scam attempt (that I received 3 times yesterday). I have multiple e-mail addresses, and it becomes very obvious to me when I receive multiple copies of the same e-mail (all to different addresses) that the e-mail is a scam.

Scam e-mail Below:

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFER UNIT
WORLD BANK AUDITORS RELEASE
LAGOS NIGERIA

OUR REF:UN/WR/011.4XXVX/100
YOUR REF;CBN/WBA/345-BS/2012

 
 
SUBJECT: FUND RELEASE THROUGH ATM VISA CARD.
 
The above subject refers.
This Thursday morning the 1st of Nov. 2012, confirmation of payment was forwarded to us for the immediate release of your Fund through inter bank ATM VISA CARD process of the United Nations, World bank and the Interbank Payments.
 
Please confirm your mailing address for delivery of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.
YOUR FULL NAME: 
YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Once more congratulations and do get back to us without delay.
 
Yours in Service
Thomas Wilson
For International payment,
United Nations/World Bank group.

Some Scams have all the Scammy

This scam has it all. Official sounding "sources" (FBI, EFCC, Presidential committee on foreign payments). This fraudulent e-mail claims you are owed money from the lottery, an inheritance, awarded contract funds, and money you lost to a scammer... (they like to cover their bases). And of course, don't forget to send a copy of your drivers liscense and or passport... Obvious Scam is Obvious...

Scam e-mail Below:

Attention:Beneficiary

Please read this mail carefully and proceed to collect your ATM CARD worth US$7.500,000.00 payment.

Following this year's (2012) review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in conjunction with the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (E.F.C.C), it is revealed that your email is among the list of people who have never received any of their payments among lottery, inheritance, compensation and awarded contract funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to scammers while trying to claim their funds.

In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$7.500,000.00 has been approved in your favor and credited into an ATM CARD which shall be delivered to you.

Note: Thousands of fraudsters have been using this method in scamming most foreign creditors that we have in the payment list here in our office. We use this medium to inform you that any mail that do not come with the new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/.is false. In this case, you’re adviced not to respond to any mail that does not come with the above communication code for safety purpose.

Our final conclusion was that, the fund should be paid to you via an automated teller machine card (ATM) as it seems, this will be easier and faster for you to receive payment.

Your new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/.Do complete the below details for proper verification and documentation also Reconfirm the followings.

1. Full Names:
2. Residence address:
3. Telephone/Fax number:
4. Age:
5. Next of Kin
6. Country of Residence
7. A copy of your driver’s license / international passport: Attached

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and we are looking forward to hearing from you.


Regards,
Mr.Matthew Peter.
Swift Debit ATM Card Payment System
Presidential Committee On Foreign Payments

Obvious e-mail Scam is Obvious.

This e-mail combines tactics from several other e-mails. It claims to have your "inherited payment", It claims to have received your e-mail address from a list of scam activities, and it asks you to send them money so they can send you money. Obvious scam is Obvious.


Scam e-mail Below:

EXTREMELY URGENT;
Dear Sir/Madam,

This message is coming to you from the compensation unit, Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). We wish to inform you that compensation payment has been assigned to you after a long time of failed attempt on your inherited payment. Your name and Email address was found in the list as one of the victim of scam activities. In view of this development, you will be paid the sum of US$1, 700,000.00 as compensation. Please note; Money Gram Headquarter office has been assigned with the responsibilities of transferring the total sum to you instrumentally.

Furthermore, an agreement was reach between the Money Gram and the Ministry of Finance that you will not be charge for  transfer cost of total sum, rather the agreement has it that all beneficiaries should show commitment on their part as indication that they are willing to receive their entitlement by paying $88.00 USD as commitment charges. This will enable the Money Gram office to move your first installment to your location for pick up.

Therefore, you are advised to forward your full information and send them the required commitment fee to Money Gram Payment unit on ( moneygram.files@rocketmail.com ) Contact person is Mr. Usman Bello, for instruction on how to send the required commitment for completion of your payment.


CONGRATULATIONS!

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Sanusi Audu Shagari
Scam Compensation Unit
Federal Ministry of Finance