Email Scams

[geekerati]

Lol! It is crazy how many people on the web are scamming for a living, I wish they would "die in a fire" Speaking of fire, Firefox has its spoofstick plug-in to help verify the website that you are currently on.(use it) I have received banking,ebay and lottery scams.. AKA 'phishing'schemes. If you use PayPal, ALWAYS open a new browser window to complete your transaction's, do not trust just 'clicking on links at random'.

Paul you mentioned virus's (virii) There are tons of them going around at the present time, way more than normal. I've been sent the W32.Netsky virus four times in the past week alone. It is in the form of an attachment, file size is 37k. Be safe out there and never send money to anyone that you can't afford to lose.

[Paul123]

Heh, the truth is, i wouldn't send money PERIOD. Just doesn't have a very solid story behing it... BTW: thanks for the heads up about the virus, i don't ever open anything unless i know already what its about or who its from. Anyway, probably a few suckers get reeled in weekly, but not us!!! HA!!!

Anyway, lol.
Thanks,
Paul

[cysite]

woa i have never goten those emails thats really weird i get other spam stuff like you win 1,000,000,000 dollars and stuff

[geekerati]

Originally Posted by cysite

woa i have never goten those emails thats really weird i get other spam stuff like you win 1,000,000,000 dollars and stuff

cysite, that is the type of email you need to avoid responding to aswell, because many times it is just gain your confidence in order for them to acquire more information from you. At the very least ask yourself the simple question, 'Is it too good to be true', chances are the answer is yes! Follow your gut instinct, it's rarely wrong.

Many times they want you to pay for the shipping and handling costs for an item you never receive. They make lots of money 'nickel and diming' people to death only to vanish like a phantom days or hours later. You have the most powerful weapon available to you, it's your delete key!

[cysite]

yeah i no, i was just saying i get really dumb spam and that was just an example besides i don't even open spam because of the viruses and it is really to good to be true.. but anyways thanks for the advice

[Anonymous]

I Have Just Recived This Messege About The director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Africa Development Bank
At My Yahoo Mail Account
And I Replyed to see Who is this guy
And Here Is The Messege I Got


I am in reciept of your email and would like to start by thanking you for your respond. I have to clarify to you that what i sent to you is a business proposal which means that it is not obligatory or
mandatory that you will help me,but a proposal.Having written this,i plead of you to HELP me and have this manifest.
I want to also bring to your notice that if this business is going to bring some kind problem i would not be part of it as i would not want my name in this country to be blemished.
I want to assure you that this transaction is 100 risk/hitch free why because before I contacted you I have perfected strategies that will guarantee a smooth and hitch free transaction principally because of my position in this bank.
All that i need from you is honesty,sincerity and abidence to my instructions because i am like your eyes in this bank,i am your inside man,your advicer and advocate on what you are to do,what i need from you is sincerity and honesty even after this fund is transfered into your account. Like you saw in my proposal letter this money has been lying in this bank after the death of the owner who is a foreigner here in this country Burkina - Faso and unfortunately the customer died with his wife and two children in the Egyptian airways flight mishap of October 31,1999(http://www.greatdreams.comassEAir990.htm) and since then all efforts to get across to his relatives profed abortive and since then this money has been in a dormant account.
Now because of my position in this bank(I have been working in this bank for up to thirteen years) I have decided to use my position to present any reliable and competent foreigner as the next of kin to the deceased who should be paid this money.
Once an approval for payment is granted this money will be transfered into any of your nominated bank accounts and as soon as this is done I will come down to your country to see the investment climate there.
As soon as this transaction is over all documents relating to the account of the deceased customer will be destroyed and the records in our computer system will be deleted to ensure that in the next one million years no body will ever have any reason to remember this account again.
What you should do now is to assure me of your capability to do this business with me by calling me on 00226 78 82 07 74.
Moreover,there is a text of an application I will send to you as soon after speaking with you,you are to fill and send to this Bank as the real and only beneficiary of this fund,of which i will be here in the bank to give you adequate instructions and important information that will be needful by you.
You should also feel free to call me on phone number 00226 78 82 07 74 for us to discuss and familarise with each other before i send to you the application.
I am waiting for your urgent response because time is very short.
Thanks and remain blessed as you co-operate.
Sincerely,

Mr.A.Kabore.

what do you think

a clear scam is'nt it????

[Daft Fan]

Why does this email look familiar. Oh yeah! It's because I was offered this deal aswell! about 4 months ago to be precise. He gets your bank details and rinses your account. if he does come from africa then you've got no chance of tracking him down. The other way he may be conning you is this number he's given you. It may be some sort of premium number. That way while he's having a long nice chat with you about all this money that he's gonna give you, you're bringing up a huge phone bill that's making him richer by the minute.

[geekerati]

Look at this one I just received this morning:

Dr Ikenna

Greetings.

My name is Dr James Ikenna of credit and foreign bills of Ecobank Plc.I am
writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number14-255-
2004/utb/t
who perished in a plane crash (Korean Air Flight 801) with the whole
passengers aboard on August 6, 1997.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as none has come
to claim his funds of usd.15.5M (Fifteen million five hundred thousand united
states dollars)which has been with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of
kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here
does not allow such money to stay more than Eight years, because money will be
recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal after realizing
that your name and country is similar to the deceased. I will give you 30% of
the total.Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail
the application, bank's fax number and the next step to take.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can
be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter.

Kindly send me an e-mail through my alternative email [email]j_ikenna@latinmail.com[/url]
or [email]drjamesi@yahoo.co.uk[/url] signifying your interest including your private
Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

Yours faithfully,

Dr James Ikenna

[DrakeWurrum]

I remember getting an e-mail a few weeks back from someone claiming to be Dr. Ojo or something like that. The offer was obviously a scam, though, so I just made sure to delete it.

[DrakeWurrum]

Well, look at the e-mail I just now received...and deleted:

Dear One,

I am YURIY LAGUTIN and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the
former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very sensitive and
confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your
partnership in re-profiling funds over US$450 million. I will give the details,
but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep. This is a legitimate transaction.
You will be paid 4% for your "management fees".

If you are interested, please write back by email
[email]yurilagutin@yahoo.com[/url]
and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and
email address and I will provide further details and instructions.
Please
keep this confidential; we can’t afford more political problems.
Finally,
please
note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back
promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news sites on the internet
to
be better informed about this project.

http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.pht...._Khodorkovsky

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/st...interview.html

http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/...stIdu&passYear
04&passListType=rson&uniqueId=IF&datatype=rson

http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/

Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards

Mr. YURIY LAGUTIN