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Before: WTF, ofcourse I am not NICOLA! Can't you read my name??
"When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten million six hundred thousand Euros (10,600,000) with a Finance Deposit Firm, this money is still with the Finance House. I have decided to donate this fund for the service of charity and humanitarian service through a capable God fearing individual or an organization that will utilize this money for the purpose of charity service."
After: HANG ON!!! I THINK MY NAME IS NICOLA!!! PLEASE GIMME THE MONEY!
As you can see from our publishes, we do not release any of your information (including email and real name). Anyway, you don't have to send us using your real name, and we don't care who you are. Thanks for sharing any scam reports.
New! You can sign-up as an author to submit a scams in an article directly for faster response, or ask a question in our new Section, "Is this a Scam?".
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Acai-Berry Scam
- Published 06/28/2009
Always becareful when signing up for free trials. Scammers may use this to get you into a "paid monthly subscription", and one that is difficult to get out.
People who visited one of the many web sites running this scam were promised free trial supplies of the product -- which, by the way, has never been proven to fulfill extravagant weight-loss claims.
However, hidden deep in the mouse print of the agreement was a clause that enrolled them in a very expensive, open-ended monthly resupply program. Customers attempting to reach the company to stop the orders when they realized the true cost of the 'free' products had a hard time reaching company representatives. No surprise there.
To file a claim, you must contact the Arizona Attorney General's office by Monday, August 17th. The office can be reached at 602-542-5763 or 800-352-8431 or by email at consumerinfo@azag.gov.
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People who visited one of the many web sites running this scam were promised free trial supplies of the product -- which, by the way, has never been proven to fulfill extravagant weight-loss claims.
However, hidden deep in the mouse print of the agreement was a clause that enrolled them in a very expensive, open-ended monthly resupply program. Customers attempting to reach the company to stop the orders when they realized the true cost of the 'free' products had a hard time reaching company representatives. No surprise there.
To file a claim, you must contact the Arizona Attorney General's office by Monday, August 17th. The office can be reached at 602-542-5763 or 800-352-8431 or by email at consumerinfo@azag.gov.
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Renting a House? Watch out for scammers!
- Published 06/28/2009
One of the most pervasive scams is a keys-for-cash gambit. Carried out online where almost all rental transactions begin these days, this ploy separates would-be renters from their money before they so much as set foot inside a dwelling. In this scheme, information and pictures from legitimate rental or sales listings are lifted from other sites and reposted under another name at an eye-poppingly low rent.
In another case...
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In another case...
... someone claiming to have relocated to London advertised Ms. Seidner’s one-bedroom apartment on Craigslist. At least one prospective renter was induced to fill out an application and send personal information before becoming suspicious of a request for a $200 deposit to borrow the keys.
“Two people who contacted me about it had Googled the address of my apartment and found it listed for sale,” Ms. Seidner said.
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Scammers Exploiting Death of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett
- Published 06/28/2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned on Friday that Web scammers were seeking to take advantage of the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett.
US-CERT said it is "aware of public reports of an increased number of spam campaigns, phishing attacks, and malicious code targeting the recent deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett."
"Email messages may attempt to gain user information through phishing attacks or by recording email addresses if the user replies to the message," said US-CERT, the operational arm of DHS's National Cyber Security Division.
» Read MoreScammer Busted in Debt Collection Scam
- Published 06/14/2009
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings fell victim to a sophisticated debt
collection scam, to the tune of more than $400,000. But its quick
reporting of the crime has led to the arrest of suspects.
The Nashville Post (sub. req.) reported yesterday that the law firm wired more than $400,000 to the foreign bank account of a scammer posing as a client. Lawyers at the firm believed the funds were covered by a check it had deposited—a check that turned out to be phony.
The law firm says it quickly reported the scam to the FBI, leading to the arrest of suspects and the freezing of the funds. "It was an elaborate criminal plan on many levels," Bradley Arant managing partner John Grenier said in a statement released to the ABA Journal. The firm quickly reported the crime, leading to "the apprehension of the suspects in this scheme and the freezing of the funds."
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Job Scam: Typical Case of 2 Possible Scams
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/28/2009
- Job Scams , Anti-Scam Guide
- Unrated
This is a typical job scam for a money mule + fake check scam, in disguise.
1.Receive payment from Customers.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which which is your commission/Payment on check cashed.
4. Forward the remaining 90% to the information that will be provided later on..
1.Receive payment from Customers.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which which is your commission/Payment on check cashed.
4. Forward the remaining 90% to the information that will be provided later on..
Lottery: Help needed to deal with scammer
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/28/2009
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
About a week ago, I was contacted by a man who identified himself as Brian Shaw from a company he said was Global International. He has two separate 876 numbers and claims to be working out of Manhattan, Suite 12, 8th St. 10027. He sounded to be Pakistani or Indian and the call was a poor connection which I think was on an overseas trunk line. Anyway, his name did not fit his accent. He told me I’d won 2.5 million in an international lottery....
Recent Articles
Is this a Scam: Buy Gold
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/28/2009
- Is this a Scam
- Unrated
If you are a businessman and you receive an email like this below, would you even think about dealing with this guy?
"We are miner and Dealers in Gold and diamond based in Accra Ghana. Soliciting a genuine buyer, we mine from Sierra Leone , Conakry , Angola , Congo and Ghana Gold Coast.The following are quantity of alluvial Gold Dust, Bars, Dore and Diamond Originated from different part of Africa for sale. The details stated as follows:"
"We are miner and Dealers in Gold and diamond based in Accra Ghana. Soliciting a genuine buyer, we mine from Sierra Leone , Conakry , Angola , Congo and Ghana Gold Coast.The following are quantity of alluvial Gold Dust, Bars, Dore and Diamond Originated from different part of Africa for sale. The details stated as follows:"
The scammer says:
1) Just pay $355 for "Fedex" to send $800,000 to you.
2) But don't call Fedex, but email to this: dispatch_uk@btinternet.com
1) Just pay $355 for "Fedex" to send $800,000 to you.
2) But don't call Fedex, but email to this: dispatch_uk@btinternet.com
"Frank Donald" is a fake name, and so is the $220million dollar story.
I am an investment consultant working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshore department Zurich Switzerland. I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transfer this money to your account.
During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with holding balance of US$ 232,000.000.00 {Two hundred and Thirty Two million US Dollars only} Sometimes a person will open a bank account, deposit money, and then disappear into the tin air.
Haha "TIN" air. Fine spelling from an investment consultant.
I am an investment consultant working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshore department Zurich Switzerland. I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transfer this money to your account.
During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with holding balance of US$ 232,000.000.00 {Two hundred and Thirty Two million US Dollars only} Sometimes a person will open a bank account, deposit money, and then disappear into the tin air.
Haha "TIN" air. Fine spelling from an investment consultant.
Pay For ATM Card Shipment
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/28/2009
- Commercial Scams
- Unrated
Someone wrote:
"Please verified this mail is true or fake.
We were directed to contact you as regards the shipment of your ATM card package by the United Nations office here in the UK. We just received the items to be couriered to you from an official of the United Nations informing us of your possible communication to us.These include an ATM card, classifieds documents and Pin Certificate."
"Please verified this mail is true or fake.
We were directed to contact you as regards the shipment of your ATM card package by the United Nations office here in the UK. We just received the items to be couriered to you from an official of the United Nations informing us of your possible communication to us.These include an ATM card, classifieds documents and Pin Certificate."
If you ever received a phone call from a stranger asking for your Credit Card details, never give it to him. Do not feel threatened over the phone, just put the phone down and walk away. If they call you again, tell them that you will call the police and trace the call back to their location. And if you really need to do so, do it.
Lottery Scam: Another Coca Cola Company Award 2009
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/14/2009
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (20th April, 2008) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £1,000.000 (One
million Great Britain Pound Sterling s) each on the THE COCA'COLA COMPANY PROMOTION.
Lottery Scam: Shell Petroleum Development Company
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/14/2009
- Lottery Scam
-
Rating:
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (200,000.00 GB
Pounds) for the June 2009 International E-mail Draw which is Organized
by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
SPDC collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla, Gmail, Russian Mail and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected Monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
SPDC collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla, Gmail, Russian Mail and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected Monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
Phishing Scam: Click this Paypal link to dispute transaction
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/14/2009
- Online Payment Scams
- Unrated
Have you ever received an email saying that you have paid someone money through Paypal, but in fact, you didn't authorize the transaction?
Don't rush to "dispute" the transaction. If you did't authorize the payment, then it never did (unless your real paypal account shows otherwise that your account is hacked!).
Don't rush to "dispute" the transaction. If you did't authorize the payment, then it never did (unless your real paypal account shows otherwise that your account is hacked!).
Lottery Scam: Texas Lotto Promotion
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/14/2009
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
This is to inform you that you have won prize what of EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($800,000.00) for the month of JUNE 2009 Lottery promotion which organized by U.S.A TEXAS LOTTERY INC.
Is this a scam: Buy $1million Dollar Home for As Low As $1,995!
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/10/2009
- Commercial Scams
- Unrated
Does this sound "too good to be true"?
You can get $1,OOO,OOO homes as low as $1,995!
You can get them in any county in the United States!
You can get them all with just 1-3 clicks using just your mouse!
You can resell them to banks, lenders or any buyers!
You can resell them for as much as 20 times what you paid!
You can REPEAT this as often or as little as you want!
You can get $1,OOO,OOO homes as low as $1,995!
You can get them in any county in the United States!
You can get them all with just 1-3 clicks using just your mouse!
You can resell them to banks, lenders or any buyers!
You can resell them for as much as 20 times what you paid!
You can REPEAT this as often or as little as you want!
In order to transfer out (USD 6.5M ) Six Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) from UBS Bank. I have the courage to ask you
to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this
important business believing that you will never let me down either now or
in future.
Lottery Scam: Fake Freelotto Lottery Winnings
- By Jay HS
- Published 06/8/2009
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
We don't support or endorse freelotto business, but this scam mail is a separate issue. The scammer is using this website's name in this 419 scam, or it could also turn out to be a fake check scam.
"We gladly announce to you the draw of the FREELOTTO online International program held this month.Your e-mail address You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number:F2-003-036 and Batch number R/45-300-07. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in the first category A."
"We gladly announce to you the draw of the FREELOTTO online International program held this month.Your e-mail address You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number:F2-003-036 and Batch number R/45-300-07. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in the first category A."
Before: WTF, ofcourse I am not NICOLA! Can't you read my name??
"When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten million six hundred thousand Euros (10,600,000) with a Finance Deposit Firm, this money is still with the Finance House. I have decided to donate this fund for the service of charity and humanitarian service through a capable God fearing individual or an organization that will utilize this money for the purpose of charity service."
After: HANG ON!!! I THINK MY NAME IS NICOLA!!! PLEASE GIMME THE MONEY!
Can SOMEONE find a Hollywood director? Jay wants to produce a new movie using one of these interesting story and scripts from 419 scammers.
"My name is Madam Marisa Mayor . A complete citizen of the Philippines,widow to the late Mr Desmond Mayor who died of ulcer (Jay: OUCH!) and he has been buried (Jay: oh... rest in peace!).
I inherited a total sum of 12.3 million dollars (Jay: WTF!!!) from my late husband (Jay: THANK GOD HE IS DEAD... MUHAHAHA), this money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in Cote D' Ivoire Due to the instruction he laid down before he deposited the box, that he needed maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body nor government organization can trace where about of the box until were ready and prepare to claim it. (Jay: Aw... I am so sorry)"
"My name is Madam Marisa Mayor . A complete citizen of the Philippines,widow to the late Mr Desmond Mayor who died of ulcer (Jay: OUCH!) and he has been buried (Jay: oh... rest in peace!).
I inherited a total sum of 12.3 million dollars (Jay: WTF!!!) from my late husband (Jay: THANK GOD HE IS DEAD... MUHAHAHA), this money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in Cote D' Ivoire Due to the instruction he laid down before he deposited the box, that he needed maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body nor government organization can trace where about of the box until were ready and prepare to claim it. (Jay: Aw... I am so sorry)"
Sometimes of these stories from Nigerian scammers are classic pieces that deserves to be archived.
"I am Lt General JAMES GOODMAN JR. (Rtd), National Security Adviser to President Musa Umar Yar'Adua Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it’s seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country."
"I am Lt General JAMES GOODMAN JR. (Rtd), National Security Adviser to President Musa Umar Yar'Adua Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it’s seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country."
