Monday, December 10, 2012

The UN, Africa, Western Union, Philippines Scam

This is a simple scam. They are trying to get your info. Maybe if you respond they might ask for money, or more info. Something to note in this email is the email return address. Although this email claims to be from the UN, and claims your money is in Africa, the .ph at the end of the e-mail suggest that this was sent from the Philippines. They are obviously not being honest.

Scam e-mail Below:

Attn,

Your Compensation entitlement of $700,000.00 usd from the United Nations has finally been moved down to Africa, precisely Lagos- Nigeria and the Office in charge is ( Western Union Head Office). The arrangement is to transfer the money by $5000 in each batch to you. Therefore forward your FULL NAME, CURRENT ADDRESS and DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER to Mr. Nzeh Collins here ( nzehcollins08@yahoo.com.ph ) for further details

It is important for your compensation.

Thanks,
Mr. Paul Robbison.
United Nations.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The FBI has your Money Scam

This scam is nice. It assumes you have already fallen for a scam, and tries to explain that the y are the reason you have not received the money. They will send you the money if you send them all the info they need to steal your identity.
Hopefully, most of you are like me, and haven't fallen for any of these scams. That way it is easy to spot this type of scam.

Scam e-mail Below:

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
Attention Fund Beneficiary.

This is an official advice from the FBI department. it has come to our notice that Central bank of Nigeria has released us$10.5m payment to BANK OF AMERICA in your name , The bank Nigeria knowing fully well that they do not have enough facilities to effect this payment from Nigeria to your account, They used what we know as a “secret diplomatic transit payment” (S.T.D.P) to pay this fund through wire transfer, but this means of transfer can not reflect to your account as this was wrong method of transferring fund.

Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer?, if your transaction is legitimate, if you are not a terrorist, then why did you not receive the money directly into your account, This is a pure coded means of payment, the Records we have had with this method of payment in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as a world wide commission to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account.

Due to the increased difficulty and unnecessary scrutiny F.B.I crime commission has (STOPPED THE TRANSFER)on its way to deliver to your account. as We govern oversee funds Transfer and the rest of the world. We advice you contact us immediately, as the funds have been stopped and are being held in our custody, until you can be able to provide us with a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) within 3 days from the world local bank that authorize the transfer from where the funds was transferred from to certify that the funds that you are about to receive from Nigeria are not anti terrorist drug free or we shall have cause to cross and impound the transfer, we shall release the funds immediately we receive this legal documents mentioned from you.
FBI have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now in your name in BANK OF AMERICA IN SUSPENCE ACCOUNT. for your information we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you.
In this regards you are to re-assure and prove to FBI that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money you are about to receive is legitimate and real money.

You are to forward the documents to us immediately you secure the mention document , but if you dint have it in your possession, do let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the documents and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding your funds to go ahead Crediting your account immediately.
This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you dint have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by the bank that initialized the transfer Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment,naturalization, or military service. These conditions is Valid only for few days after we shall take actions on canceling the payment and then charge you for illegally moving funds out of Nigeria.
Final instruction:
60fCredit payment instruction: irrevocable credit guarantee
61eBeneficiary has full power when validation is cleared
62 Beneficiaries bank in Usa/outside. can only release funds-
62 Upon confirmation from the world bank/united nations.
64 Bearers must clear bank protocol and validation request

NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive.

The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in U.S and outside. An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e.,Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history background,etc.)
WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next72 hours, legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you, if found guilty, you will be jailed. As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.


THANKS
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The "You're not being Scammed... Really" Scam

This scam is truly a work of art. It claims that the other scam that you fell for isn't a scam. Instead, it claims, you have not received the money because this guy is holding it up. Of course, he will help you get the money... But you have to deal with him, and not the other scammers. This scam is actually trying to steal a scam victim from other scammers. It is odd, however, that I continue to get these in the mail even though I have never responded to one.

Scam e-mail Below:

Dear Sir/Ma,

After a serious thought, i decided to reach you directly and personally because i do not have anything against you, but your Nigerian partners. I am a Director in charge of Wire Transfer/Telex Section at the central bank of Nigeria, Sometime in the past your Nigerian partners approached me through a friend of mine who works with one of the ministries here and requested that i assist them conclude a money transfer deal, they told me to help program the transfer to you.

According to them, they wanted to use this strategy to transfer a huge Amount of United States dollars, the money has been floating in the CBN suspense account since then. we agreed that once i do this, they would give me $USD100,000.00 and give me another $USD100,000.00 when i release the fund to your account. When they saw that i have programmed it and your name has been approved among the list of those to be paid, instead of giving me the agreed deposit of us$100,000.00, they started avoiding me and resorted to threats. I immediately deleted the transfer code of the fund, which is only known to me because of my position, and released other contractors? fund and inheritance payments without yours. They became angry. When they saw that their threat did not work, they started bribing other officials to get another approval to transfer the money to you without success. i want you to know that i am 100% responsible for the delay and obstructions because of their breach of trust.

If you doubt what i have just told you, then consider what has transpired through out your claim process, they continue to ask you to pay money and at the end no result and they still tell you to another fee with any result yet, they are simply wicked. Now if you want us to work together, these are my conditions.

1. I will have 20% of the money because it is only the two of us left for now.


2. You will assist my son to open an account in your country where i will pay in my own share.


3. It will be useless and mere waste of time and money if you continue with any other person, so we will conclude this transaction with utmost
secrecy with the above telephone and email only.

4. You will provide me with your private telephone, mobile and a private email to facilitate easy communication between you and I only. If these conditions are acceptable to you, contact me as soon as possible to let us finalize, so that the funds can be released to your account after due protocols has been observed. But if you are not interested, i advice you to forget the fund and stop wasting your time with your so called partners.

For further response send to my secured private email: address;drtundelemocbn2011@mail.kz

Best Regards.
Mr. Tunde Lemo
Director, Wire Transfer/Telex Dept.
Central Bank Of Nigeria

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Another African e-mail Scam

Seriously though, why do all these scam come from Africa? (they don't really, but the story always seems to be from some place in Africa).

Scam e-mail Below:

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment of US$10.5Million dollars from AFRICA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward Transfer to you through an ATM CARD after our meeting with United Nations and International monetary fund (IMF)which you will use to withdraw all the US$10.5Million United States Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world,But the maximum amount you can withdraw daily is the sum of USD$5,000.00 only.

We the board of trustees of United Nations/IMF have also mandated the British Government designated bank to send your ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you which you will use to withdraw all your USD$10.5Million in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world. You are therefore advised to contact the DIRECTOR OF ATM CARD OPERATIONS in Nigeria with the information stated below:

CONTACT PERSON: Dr Ichie Umueri, THE DIRECTOR OF ATM CARD OPERATIONS, EMAIL address : unimfgroup@yahoo.com

Inform Dr Ichie Umueri, THE DIRECTOR OF ATM CARD OPERATIONS that you received a message from United Nation by Mr Larry Lewandowski in USA.

Once you have`contacted Dr Ichie Umueri, inform me as soon as possible on my email address: (lewandowski_larry@yahoo.com) Tel: +1`406 318 1260


We wish to use this opportunity to express our sincere apology over your plight in the past Years and we wish to assure you of prompt receipt of your fund through ATM Card. Thanking you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

BEST REGARDS
Mr Larry Lewandowski,
On behalf of IMF/UN.

Steal from the Thiefs scam

This is a standard scam. the names change , but the pattern is the same. Whoever does this scam seems to be operating on the principle that if you accept their offer, you are a thief, and deserve to be scammed.

Scam e-mail Below:

My Dear,               

I am Mrs. Rebecca Evans, the General auditor and head of computing department of our bank. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. I understand that through Internet is not the best way to link up with you because of the confidentiality which the transaction demands.

I discovered a dormant account in my office, as the general auditor with here in our bank. The account has been dormant and has not been operated for the past seven (7) years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a foreigner by name Mr. Michael B. Thompson, he died in July, 2004 and since then nobody has done anything as regards to claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds. It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth 10,000,000 million pounds in an account offshore.

This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. If you can be a collaborator to this please indicate interest immediately for us to proceed. Your contact phone numbers and full name will be necessary for this effect. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.

Regards and respect,

General Auditor
Mrs. Rebecca Evans
Email: 
rebeccaevans@yahoo.cn    

Diamond Bank of Cotonou Benin scam

This seems to be a standard "give us your identity info so we can send you money" scam. However, this one asks for your next of kin info. That disturbs me. Maybe they just want it because it will help them steel your identity, or maybe they are trying to collect your life insurance while you are still alive. either way, it is very suspicious.

Scam e-mail Below:

Dear Beneficiary,



This is to inform you that We have this month and next as final payment credit for the year 2012 instruction from the central bank of Benin Republic to credit your account contract funds from, the Benin Rep reserve account with our bank diamond bank of Cotonou Benin. This is to notify you that your. funds $2.2Millions Us Dollars has been programmed for immediate release VIA ATM MASTER CARD . we are waiting to receive your email regards the delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD .and subsequent delivery to your Address. Be informed that we do not delay in this office our services are absolutely facilitated and you will receive your ATM MASTER CARD. within 24 hours with assurance and guarantee Immediately the beneficiary complied. Fill this information listed below and fill the attachment Form ,for Creating your name and re-confirmation of your ATM MASTER CARD.account to enable us single your particular ATM MASTER CARD. when needed.


1.Surname,Middle name and First name....
2.Date of birth:.................
3.address were you want your ATM MASTER CARD .to be send......
4.phone and fax number................................
5.your age and current occupation......................
6.attach copy of your identification...................
7Name,address and contact phone of your next of kin.........

Kindly forward the needed information to enable us proceed because All necessary arrangements have been made and your funds of $2.2million United States Dollars will be credited into an ATM MASTER CARD. which will allow you to make deposit it into your bank account as soon as you receive it through courier service delivery below is the contact person:Mrs,Edna Anderson email tocontact(ednaanderson2012@gmail.com )


Direct Line: Tel: +229 96329624.

Best Regards


Mr,James Kwame.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The "Prove you are not Dead" Scam Pt2

This is very similar to the scam I posted here. This one adds urgency. It only gives me 24 hours to respond. Of course the story has different names, different amounts, but it still is similar enough to the other scam to show that they are both scams.

Scam e-mail Below:

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
23 HERBERT MARCULARY AVENUE
WUSE 2 GARKI ABUJA
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY


Attention Beneficiary

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two
gentle men, one of them is an American national and he is MR DAVID
DEANE by name while the other person is MR... JACK MORGAN by name a
CANADIAN national.

This gentlemen claimed to be your representative, and this power of
attorney stated that you are dead, they brought an account to replace
your information in other to claim your fund of $12.5 Million Usd
which is now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account
they have submitted:

BANK.-HSBC CANADA
Vancouver, CANADA
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you
suffered and died of throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to
confirm the truth in this information, If you are still alive, You are
to contact us back immediately, Because we work 24 hrs just to ensure
that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the transfer
of beneficiaries inheritance and contract payment.

You are to call this office immediately for clarifications on this
matter as we shall be available 24 hrs to speak with you and give you
the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your payment is wired
to you immediately.

Just also be informed that any further delay from your side could be
dangerous, as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.

Kindly reply to
+234-815-445-3633
Dr Mack Davidson
International Monetary Funds Agents


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