Sean Glen - Bank of Scotland

 

He's either being very naughty or it's a fake.

Another one out of five as it's a fake letter. Don't answer it.

From: BANK OF SCOTLAND,
LONDON BRANCH.

Dear Friend,

Please do not be offended if I have invaded your privacy. I am Mr. Sean Glen, and I am contacting you on business transfer of a large sum of money from a deceased account. I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.We came to know of you via the London. Global. Database.Center
(L.G.D.C.) Hence i am making this contact.

PROPOSITION.
I was the account officer to Mr Salah Adam (deceased) one of our foreign customers. While he banked with us, we oversaw his accounts and other official obligations as my office demanded being his accounts officer. Unfortunately, he died together with his entire family in the plane crash of 31 October, 1999 on board the Egyptian Airline 990 alongside other passengers. . You can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated according to the law of your country.Most likely, if there are next of kin, they all get an equal share. If there are(mysteriously) no next of kin (claiming or otherwise), the money goes to the state.

Having made a very franatic and exhaustive search for any family member that would lay claim to this fund, I decided to take my chance with you. I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have all documentations including his Testament (Will) & last testament that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he had a closing balance of £15,500,000.00 (Fifteen million, five hundred thousand pounds sterling) here in our bank in London. I also have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any member of deceased family to become beneficiary of this fund.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following, vial reply to my private E-mail: seanglen077@yahoo.ie

1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers

These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and file your name in form A2ag and other vital forms as next of kin which before now was left blank by the deceased upon opening of the account. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must assure you that if you are serious and follow my lead religiously, then this funds will be released to you within a seven-working-day period.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, I await your urgent mail.

Please reply to my private e-mail: seanglen077@yahoo.ie Regards,

Mr. Sean Glen
Accounts Management Section.

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland, constituted under an Act of Parliament dated 1695, Head Office: The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ

North Island Credit Union

 

They can't even spell island.

What a bunch of anal-retentive tossers.

Nought out of five.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO NORTH ISLAN CREDIT UNION CUSTOMERS.

Dear Customer,

This is your official notification that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed
immediately. Previous Notifications have been sent to the Billing Contact assigned to this account.

As the Primary Contact, you must renew the service(s) listed below.

SERVICE : North Island Credit Union Online Banking and services.
EXPIRATION : September 1st 2007

What you need to do:

It`s easy to renew your Online Banking Services :

- Go to MYISLAND Sign On
- Update your North Island Credit Union information immediately.

Thank you.
North Island Credit Union.

Copyright 1998-2007 North Island Credit Union. All rights reserved
Island Paradise artwork property of North Island Credit Union.

Video Scam

 

I've had a few of these. Don't click the link.

Hurricane Chris filmed the most amazing new video.

Be the first to see it. Go here to get the video: http://xx.xxx.xx.xxx/

Accept this Little Token from my Heart

 

Why are they always your friends? I choose mine carefully and it would never be crooks like these.

One out of five. Lynne Truss would have a field day on the punctuation.

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the compensation of a new partner from England.

Presently I am in England for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile, i did not forget your past efforts and attempt to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us.

Now I want you to contact my Secretary in Nigeria with his email address and ask him to send you a Certified Bankers Draft of $880,000 (eight hundred and eighty thousand us dollars) only, which I kept for you as compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me including the expenditures you incurred while the transaction lasted. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get in touch with my secretary and ask him how you will receive the draft to your mailing address. I left this draft open in case you want to use any other name of your choice presently.

Please do let me know immediately when you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the ups and down at this time. Meanwhile, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partners are having at hand which involves traveling to Asia countries etc.

finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on
your behalf about the draft, so feel free to get in touch with him to
send the draft to you without any further delay.

Name of my Secretary: John Williams
Email: john_willis001@yahoo.com

Best regards,
PAUL FOSTER.

eTyres Over The Internet

 

As an experiment I ordered two tyres for my Jaguar X-Type Estate, from eTyres.

I should say at this point, that I'm about 12 kilometres from the nearest garage and that usually they take an hour or so to fit them. So actually going to buy the tyres is a waste of time as far as I'm concerned. Especially, as I often have to go back as they don't have the tyres in stock.

I ordered the tyres on Saturday and I had them fitted today.


As you can see a fully equipped van turned up on the time we'd agreed and an hour later, the tyres had been changed.

I would use them again.

Especially, as I got the tyres about twenty percent cheaper than from my normal supplier.

East Antiques

 

This is another of those money laundering scams, where you either lose all your money, get arrested or both.

As it's so old, I'll give it one out of five.

I am a recruiting manager of “EastAntiques”. Our organization provides commercial services for sellers of antiques from Eastern Europe and buyers from North America, Western Europe, Asia and Oceania. In other words our organization assists in locating possible buyers and connoisseur of antiques. EastAntiques deals with authentic antiques as well as rare subjects of the recent past.

EastAntiques will not deal with customers, which are looking for items older than the 17th century – as authenticity of such items cannot be fully verified, and religious attributes. Most of our clients are people from the former USSR. In most cases these people are not able to value their items at a correct price.

Our organization is registered in three countries Estonia, Russia and Ukraine. International wire transfers are usually delayed mainly due to the lack of accuracy of the banking system in these countries. This pushes us to search for foreign correspondents to receive payments and further shipments of rare items. The position of a correspondent requires a minimum of your time (1-2 hours per day). No investments are required. The duties of the correspondent involve accepting the payment to the correspondent’s bank account and further transfer to the associates via Western Union/ Money Gramm. The payments are usually done via wire transfers or Pay-Pal (www.paypal.com). In order to apply for this position the following criteria must be met:

- You must be at least 21 years old.
- You should live in the countries of Western Europe, USA, Canada or Oceania.
- You must be a citizen of the country you are residing in.
- Internet Access.
- Bank Account with online access or Pay-Pal account.

If you want to receive funds via Pay-Pal, your account must be verified and have no withdrawal limits. To check the withdrawal limits of your Pay-Pal account you must login in and click ‘My Account”, than “View Limits” in balance window.

Your commission will be 10% per transaction that you will handle. Any banking fees that will be met during the process will be settled by “EastAntiques”. Most of our foreign correspondents are able to earn 800 – 1500 US dollars weekly.

If you are interested in our proposal please visit our web-site: http://www.east-antiques.com

Software Scam

 

This is a fairly incidious scam that I got two of yesterday. Install the software and you get something very nasty on your computer.

So far I've found Home Reno Planner and Digital Kittens.

Would you help us with our new software Home Reno Planner

This beta testing will enable us to fine tune the software for public release. All beta testers will receive a free copy of the final version and free updates for life.

Simply download the software. Try it out for one week. Email us what you think of it. Here is your chance. Follow the link to our secure download center: http://90.188.139.194/setup.exe

Harvey Investment Company

 

Another fraud or more likely a scheme to get you to launder some load of ill gotten gain such as drug money.

Not all the weird characters at the end of the message, which are I suspect designed top get through spam filters.

One out of ten.

Join Harvey Investment Company team. Our customized employment solutions and personalized approach give job seekers access to great opportunities with competitive salaries. Our company offers comprehensive benefits that allow making good money, without spending too much time for that. Don't put your career in the hands of just anyone; put it in the hands of a specialist. Launch or rejuvenate your career today with Harvey Investment Company and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.
Today we are looking for customer service associates who share our command spirit and are looking to land an outstanding position with a company who has consistently been recognized on the national level for their work in the investment and securities area. We work tirelessly to build solid relationships with well-recognized organizations across the nation to learn about projects and opportunities.
Take a look at the job responsibilities and qualifications below and if you think you would be an asset to the team, we invite you to apply for the position.

Customer service associate is responsible for being in close touch with the staff from the head office, accepting customer payments to his bank account and making further calculations regarding them. The associate should deduct his 10% interest out of every transaction he is going to deal with, as well as all the related charges. The associate further makes a Western Union/MoneyGram transfer of the balance left to the company's regional department.
A position requires excellent customer service skills, employee's ability to manage time and accomplish duties with a minimum of supervision. Ideal candidate should possess 1-2 free hours a day, a bank account, available to be used for the company needs, should be outgoing, dedicated to meeting deadlines and objectives and able to follow procedures.
Whether you're interested in short-term temporary work or full-time permanent hire, we are confident that we have the right job for you. Apply today and let Harvey Investment Company help you realize your true potential.
For further, more detailed information, please visit our web site
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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Gassim Al-Jafari

 

What a sad story. Don't worry, I don't believe in any God, except the one in my head that tells me to behave nicely to everyone.

Not like this idiot.

He only scores one out of five.

Dear Friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Gassim Al-Jafari a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone(not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of fifteen million dollars $15,000,000 that I have with a Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit stashed in a diplomtic box and dispatche it to the less priviledged and hungry.I am failing in health and i have been restricted to a solitary life by the doctors till i die.
I have set aside 30% for your time and service and expenses.
N.B:dear friend, please do reply only to my alternate email address only:
Malhakim@albaha.cc
, for a faster response
God be with you
Gassim Al-Jafari

Online Voter Registration

 

Just renewed the Voter Registration online.

Excellent!

Programming Specialists Required! Freelance Work!

 

Genuine? Judge for yourself. I had several copies yesterday.

WiSoft INC. is currently seeking outstanding people for freelance working to fill position of Software Development Team of a group of 6-10 developers. Free working graphic, stable payments, career growth, migration opportunity.

Position A: System modules and driver deveploer.

------- Successful candidates should correspond to the following required competencies / skills:
- C++/ASSEMBLER expert programming skills
- Expirience of programming TCP\IP-based applications.
- Average english language skills
- Deep knowledges of win32 systems structures
------- SALARY: Starting: 2.000$/Month

Position B: Web-developer.

------ Successful candidates should correspond to the following required competencies / skills:
- Average english language skills
- PHP(or Perl) & Mysql professional development skills
- Expirience of development large web-based project
----- SALARY: Starting from 1000$/Month

Interesting? Send us your CV now!
Contact e-mail: natashaivanova@ukr.net

Senior Railcard

 

I've just turned 60, so I've bought my first Senior Railcard, which gives me discounts on train travel.

I did it online and got the card the next day in the post.

YouTube Scam

 

I had fourteen e-mails like this yesterday.

Man you have got to tell me where you picked her up. I saw this on the web, it has to be you. here is where I found it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEL9tKRejAY

It looks innocent enough, with a standard link to YouTube.

Goto the link in this topic and you'll get a message ferom YouTube saying that the video has not been uploaded.

But click the link in the e-mail and you will be taken to some disreputable site. I suspect, it's another version of the postcard, fake subscription scam.

MoneyBookers System Reminder

 

This is an interesting attempt based on the web site qt.to, that has been setup to try and obtain your personal details.

Note what they are asking you to send them.

Payment details

Amount: USD 386.56
ID: 23455643
Subject: You must use the link below to accept the payment.
Note:

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are writing you this email in regards to your account with moneybookers.
In accordance with our terms and conditions, article 3.2., we would like
to kindly ask you to confirm your identity by doing the following:

1. Click the link below and update your account informations by filling the forms.
https://www.moneybookers.com/app/identify.pl
2. Send us copies of following documents:

- personal identification document (identity card or driving license or
international passport)
- a proof of the address submitted with our system (bank account
statement or utility bill)

You can send those scanned to our email address
service@moneybookers.com or faxed to +44 709 204 2001.
With best regards,
your moneybookers team

Moneybookers Security Reminders

Protect Your Password
Moneybookers and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone asks for your password by phone refuse and immediately report this to security@moneybookers.com.

Postcards Make a Comeback

 

Obviously, the fake subscriptions didn't work, so they've gone back to postcards.

Anthony Edwards

 

This idiot keeps sending me spam e-mails offering his search engine services.

There is no address, no contact me or any means of stopping them.

So fuck off Anthony Edwards.

Regional Representative

 

Another worthless job offer, badly targeted as it's for Austalia and I live in the UK

One out of five.

Our International Corporation has a variety of high-paid vacancies
available at the moment. We are proud to offer you an interesting,
respectable position in a field of Financial Services.

If you:
- Live in Australia;
- are over 21;
- have a personal computer with Internet access;
- are able to work 9 - 11 AM (your local time);
- have basic accounting skills (we will proved full training);
- are a good team player;
- have no criminal records.

Then you can apply for this position. Send your CV/enquiry on gapfg@icmail.net
and we will forward you the complete information about available
positions. We will provide full training and good salary plus bonuses
for right applicant.

____
William D. Miller
Management Department
Geneva Finance

Note :-

1. "we will proved full training" - Some mistake as should be provide.

2. "have no criminal records." - Does that include any singles by Des O'Connor?

3. The e-mail address is not one you'd expect for a respectable company.

4. And what respectable company doesn't provide a name.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

 

I got this one yesterday and I suspect it's spam, as the web site name doesn't seem to work and the e-mail address is anaonymous.

But it may be related good. Treat carefully.

Small and Mobile Production (SMP) to resolve giant problem in developing regions

SMP developed a revolutionary production method that is self-contained, immediate, portable, competitive, accessible because it is so cost-effective and transportable by any means whatsoever: by land, sea, railroad or air with more than hundreds Small and Mobile Production systems. From a technological standpoint, it is an incontrovertible fact that this system is aimed at solving very serious problems, starting with that which is most basic: the survival of millions of human beings.

The SMP is the only system in the world that can provide up to six of the most essential products for basic sustenance for just one dollar per day. SMP will supply to countries and developing regions the technology and necessary support for these Small and Mobile Units.

If you are interested in being a partner in your country or region, you can send your CV to SMP Partners Program Marcia Anderson, Project Manager.

Another Crooked Barrister

 

He can't spell either.

One out of five.

DANIEL & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dear Friend,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that due to your delaying in coming down here to pick up your Cashier Cheque worth of $1.850,000.00 which my Director left here on your behalf before he travelled out of this country, I went to the bank that issued this Bank Draft yesterday to confirm if the Cheque is still valid or it has expired or getting near to expire and the Director of African Development Bank (ADB) Dr.Bankole C.Williams told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $$1.850,000.00 (One Million ,Eight Hundred And FIFTY Thousand United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.850,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.

Here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Dr.BankoleC.Williams the Director of (ADB) here in Cotonou has already packaged the total sum of $1.850,000.00 cashed the whole amount and it was Packaged in a Diplomatic Iron Box for delivery to your address, Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. a UK company with affiliate office here, Infact I'm happy that every thing goes normal that very yesterday.

As for our agreement with the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on this weekend, but the Director of the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. said that they need your full contacts informations to enable their delivery agent locate you on his arrival with your box worth of your total sum of One Million,Eight Hundred And FIFTY Thousand United State Dollars.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
This is their Contact Address,
Contact: Hon.ALEX DOUF ROBERT
Director: shalom delivery company Benin Republic.
E-mail:(info_shalomdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr)
Phone number (+229-9366-1691)
Please, Send them your full contacts informations as demanded below to enable their delivery agent locate you immediately he arrive in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME:___________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:__________________
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________________ 4.YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:_____________________ 5.YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:___________________________ 6.YOUR OCCUPATION:______________________________
7.YOUR COUNTRY:
8. INCLUDE YOUR BOX REGISTERED NUMBER(FTC-00864)

Please make sure you send those needed infoïmations to the Director general of SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY, with their email address stated above.

Note.It is only their official charge,cost only $85.00 that you are to send to them and don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money ok, and mind you that SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY,don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a BOX of an African cloths. They don't know, it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know, that it is money that is in that Box.

You can even call the Director of the company with this line:(+229-9366-1691)

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Barr. Daniel Mac

A Busy Lady

 

I got two adverts, one from BT and the other from EBuyer in the last couple of days. (I should say that they were not spam and I use both companies and have no complaints.)

It was interesting that they used the same picture.

Here's BT's girl in a white bikini.


And here's EBuyer's one.


As Private Eye would say. Are they by any chance related?

Meltdown - But No Let-up in Viagra Ads.

 

This letter from Richard Whitbread appeared in the FT.

Sir, Is it possible that one benefit of the meltdown of credit lending will be a reduction in the number of spam emails I receive telling me I have been pre-approved for some unimaginably large amount of borrowing in US dollars? I wish I could see a similar end to the enthusiasm for telling me about Viagra.

I replied as follows :-

Richard Whitbread is unlikely to see much of a drop in spam because of the problems in the financial system.

A year ago, spam to our spam trap and analysis system was running at about 2,000 messages a day. Now it is around 10,000 in every twenty four hours. Over that period loan offers in the trap have fluctuated to as high as 10% of the total and almost disappeared for some weeks. They now sit at around 6%. Even if loan offers stopped completely, their place would be taken with the endless rise in Viagra and other drug ads which have risen in the last year from about 40% to a figure yesterday of over 60%. There are also plenty of other scams coming on stream, including the latest one of fake subscriptions designed to sign your computer up as a spam-generator.

The only good news is that the so-called Pump and Dump scams promoting shares have fallen from about 40% to a few percent and almost nothing on certain days.

Why should this be so?

Because the SEC has taken strong action against companies that are mentioned in the scams and restricted trading in their shares. There’s no point pushing something you can’t buy and sell.

So this action by the SEC has been many times more successful, than the US Can-Spam Act (Often called the Shut Up and Eat Your Spam Act) and all the legislation enacted by the EU. We are fighting nuclear and chemical weapons with pea-shooters and tissues.

Something must be done soon, as if my five times increase in spam transposes to the whole Internet, we will all be in an Internet meltdown of immeasurable proportions.

It wasn't published.

WikiScanner

 

WikiScanner is a concept that lets you see who edits the entries on WikiPedia.

Michael Linehan of Marketing-Alchemy.com has posted this in the LED Digest.

It's fun to play with WikiScanner, and you can find this search engine here: http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr

That's the basic. Now for some points I have not verified.
Supposedly, among many revelations, some of the more interesting (and funny) ones are:

MSN Search is "a major competitor to Google". That's what MSN added to their page

Microsoft edits Apple entries, adding more negative comments about its rival

In the 9/11 Wikipedia article, the NRA added that "Iraq was involved in 9/11"

Exxon Mobil edits spillages and eco-system destruction from oil spillages article

FBI edits Guantanamo Bay, removing numerous pictures

Dell Computers deletes negative comments on customer services and removes a passage how the company outsources work to third world countries

Microsoft tried to cover up the XBOX 360 failure rate

DieBold, the company that controversially supplied computerised polling stations in the US elections, removes numerous paragraphs with negative comments

Fake Memberships - 3

 

This is the latest list.

Cat Lovers
CoolPics
Dog Lovers
Downloader Heaven
Entertaining Pros
Free Ringtones
Free Web Tools
Fun World
Funny-Files
Game Connect
Internet Dating
Job Search Pros
Joke-A-Day
Mobile Fun
Net Gambler
Net-Jokes
Office Antics
Online Hook-Up
Pet World
Poker World
Recipes Galore
Resume Hunters
Ringtone Heaven
Ringtone World
WebTunes
Web Cooking
Web Connects
Web Players
Wine Lovers

Global Trust Management

 

For real crap this one takes the biscuit. Where did he learn his English?

A real none out of five.

I am writing to inquire if you are interested in part-time position
in the of book-keeping/clerical services.
Management, Ltd., a major investment asset management
, is looking for chargeable and determined
to fill the specialist and associate positions within the Receivables department of
our Transactions/Finance group in the United Kingdom. As a specialist or associate,
you will be in charge of monitoring and processing transfers initiated by our UK clients
and reporting to the Receivables department manager.
We are looking for numerate who are also capable team-players,
with some education and/or previous /clerical .
Monthly gross : USD 1800-3600 per month
The career opportunity is completely home-based, and no relocation is required from the successful candidate.
This position does not involve any fixed working hours and is suitable for older citizens or self-employed individuals.
Please confirm if You are interested in becoming a part of our system and EMAIL US. We will reply You more information concerning the job of a /clerical services.

Thank You very much for You time and for Your wish to assist and joint support.

Another Nigerian Wanker

 

One out of five because he's using an Italian e-mail address and his curious spelling of Michael.

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSFER OF US$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

I, on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards the transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This fund arose from the over-invoicing of various contracts awarded in my parastatal to certain foreign contractors sometime ago.

We as holders of official positions in our various parastatals, were mandated by this new civilian government to scrutinize all payments made to certain foreign contractors by the past military government, and we discovered that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over-invoiced, either by omission or commission. Also, we discovered that the sum of $25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five million American Dollars only) was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing the said contracts.

We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use) into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of the Federal civil service does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.

However, we have succeeded in transferring some of these monies, precisely US$5M (five million American Dollars only) into a foreign account in GENEVA
(SWITZERLAND) last week, but unfortunately the provider of the account has severed all forms of contacts with us as he has refused to adhere to our earlier mutual agreement insisting that the total amount be paid into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect. If for US$5.Million (Five million only) we are not compensated, how can one guarantee full compensation on remittance of the balance of US$20 million (Twenty million American dollars only).

We are therefore seeking your assistance based on the balance amount of US$10 Million which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the fund into your account, you will be compensated with 25% of the amount for assistance and services and 5% set aside for expenses contingency while 70% is for me and my colleagues

This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our SENSITIVE POSITION we cannot afford a slip, I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. We will avail you with our identities as regards our respective offices when relationship is fully established and smooth operation commences.

I am at your disposition to entertain any question(s) from you in respect of this transaction, so, contact me immediately through my e-mail or my direct telephone number 234 - 703 - 786 - 9085 for further information on the requirements and procedure.

Please, note that this DEAL needs utmost confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Micheal Stevens
Email: micheal_stevens02@yahoo.it

Salvador Prata (Prat)

 

Another scam for a non-existent lottery from Salvador Prata.

The scam e-mail came from Portugal.

One out of five, marked with a must try harder.

REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/940X2/68
TICKET NUMBER: 112-4540-525-106
DATE: 21/8/2007

Congratulations,

This e-mail is to inform you that you have been selected as a winner for a cash prize of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) on our ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION program which was held today, 21th of August, 2007 in London, United Kingdom. To file your claim, do contact our fiduciary agent assigned to your file via email as given in the contact details below providing your Full Name and Reference Number(UK/940X2/68) to commence the process ofreleasing your cash prize.

Contact Person: Mr. Fredrick Wells
Email: claimsoffice@uknlfoundation.com
Tel: +44 704 570 3554

Yours Truly,
Andre Walter(Online Coordinator)

It gets interesting if you look up who owns the domain registration.

Domain Name.......... uknlfoundation.com
Creation Date........ 2007-07-25
Registration Date.... 2007-07-25
Expiry Date.......... 2008-07-25
Organisation Name.... James Reid
Organisation Address. P.O Box 326
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. PAINTER
Organisation Address. 23420
Organisation Address. VA
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... James Reid
Admin Address........ P.O Box 326
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ PAINTER
Admin Address........ 23420
Admin Address........ VA
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... info@uknlfoundation.com
Admin Phone.......... +1.7574427051
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ Microsoft Office Live
Tech Address......... One Microsoft Way
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... Redmond
Tech Address......... 98052
Tech Address......... WA
Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
Tech Email........... support@officelive.com
Tech Phone........... +1.8665915483
Tech Fax.............
Name Server.......... ns1.officelive.com
Name Server.......... ns2.officelive.com

Do you think someone ought to tell Microsoft?

A Complete Film on Google

 

That's what it looks like.

Click here to have a look.

It's two hours though, but who knows how we will watch films in a few years.

Mrs. Salad

 

What a name and what a crook!!!

Another one who's found God.

One out of five.

I am Mrs. Nura Salad. I am married to Late Engr Abdulkadir Salad of blessed memory who is an oil explorer in Libya and Kuwait for twelve years before he died in the year 2000.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I too have been battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems. When my late Husband was alive he deposited a Substantial amount of money in millions of dollars with a Finance firm overseas. Recently, my doctor told me that I have only six months to live due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either a charity/orphanage home or devoted God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want this organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund charity homes (motherless homes), orphanages, and widows. Took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are into radical organization and I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner.Hence the reasons for this bold decision. Please, pray for me to recover as your prayers will go a long way in uplifting my spirit.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this transaction soon as I receive your reply. I shall give you further directives on what to do and how to go about actualizing this project. I will also issue a letter of authority to the Finance firm authorizing them that the said fund Have being willed to you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you. I want you to always pray for me. Any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for an organization or a devoted Individual for this same purpose. Until I hear from you by email my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.

Barrister NLENANYA OKEREKE

 

This one seems to be a genuine Nigerian 419 scam. But it's not as it has a Danish e-mail address.

Another one out of five.

Barrister NLENANYA OKEREKE(SAN)
JUSTICE& Co. Law Chambers
7th Floor,
St. Nicholas House,
Catholic Mission Street,
P. O. Box 80367,
Lafiaji Lagos, Nigeria
Email: bar_nlenanyaokereke_san@yahoo.dk

From Barrister NLENANYA OKEREKE(SAN),

I am Barrister NLENANYA OKEREKE(SAN), a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to a deceased contractor,a nationale of your country, who used work with Chevron/Texaco Nigeria limited,here in Nigeria. On the 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in Ikeja bomb blast here in my country. My client and his family unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided and do some research in the internet, to locate any member of his family. Hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the Gulf Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch where my client deposited US$50.7milliondollars.The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 Years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$45.7million dollars can be transferred to your account there in your country,then you and me can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that back up the claim we may make. All I require is your honest co- operation to enable us see this dealthrough.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please indicate your readiness to assist me,so that all the informations about this funds will be passed to you immediately.You should send to me your full names and your private telephone numbers for easy communications.And also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is confidentiality.So let it be only between me and you.If you give me your full coperation and this transaction is properly executed,I am prepared to give you 30% of the total sum for your kind assistance.50% will be for me and 10% percent will be for any expences we may incure along in this transaction.

Please get in touch with me by my private email below to enable us discuss further:- bar_nlenanyaokereke_san@yahoo.dk

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best regards,

Barrister NLENANYA OKEREKE(SAN)
justice & Co. Law Chambers
7th Floor,
St. Nicholas House,
Catholic Mission Street,
P. O. Box 80367,
Lafiaji Lagos, Nigeria
Email: bar_nlenanyaokereke_san@yahoo.dk

Fake Memberships - 2

 

I got 33 yesterday to my main e-mail out of 479 spam e-mails.

That's 6.9%.

Incidentally my main spam trap, which contains all the made up e-mail addresses got 1150 out of 10124, which is 11.4%.

So it does seem that this group of spammers have a pretty useless database, as it contains more crap addresses than the average.

I have found a bit more about this spam and you can read it here on F-Secure's web Site.

They also seem to be inserting these messages in blogs, without the owner of the blog knowing. So check your block.

K I Bakri

 

I do hate these ones who've discovered God. What would she say, if she knew her name was being taken in vain?

But then we all know she doesn't exist.

Another one out of five.

To My Beloved Friend
I am writing you this mail after several internal battles in me, if i am doing the right thing, as i have gotten your email ever since but i have been hesitating to write you.
I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is K I Bakri , a widower and a former oil investor in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. This is a terminal illness that affects the lungs, it has no cure and i am destined to leave this world any moment from now. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone(not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the Sudan,Indonesia,Norway,Netherland.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in United States of America, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars($8,500,000) that I have with a Security Company abroad.
What i want to do is to make you the next of Kin/Beneficiary of this diplomatic box kept with the security company and collect the money stashed in the diplomatic box , and thereafter distirbute the money to the less priviledged and hungry. MY health is failing and there is nothing much i can do towards achieving this last wish of mine,all by myself because of my bedridden state in the hospital.
I have set aside 30% for your time,service and expenses.
N.B:My beloved friend please if you can perform this task ,please do not hesitate to write me,telling me about your passion to help the less-fortunate.
for a faster response

God be with you
K I Bakri
bakri24@dynamixmail.com

Krasloten Lottery Agency

 

A typical lottery scam. Note that you can't win a lottery without entering and that why would someone from a Dutch lottery, use a Yahoo e-mail address in Germany.

A definite one out of one.

KRASLOTEN LOTTERY AGENCY

REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
TICKET NO: KN/116/7631/11

FROM DESK OF PROMOTION MANAGER {MICRO/KRASLOTEN EMAIL LOTTERY}
www.krasloten.nl

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON $850,000.00USD(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), IN THE SECOND CATEGORY OF OUR COMPUTER BALLOT E-MAIL LOTTERY.

TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE, CONTACT OUR CLAIM DEPARTMENT OFFICE:

CONTACT PERSON: HENRY ZIJPEN (ESQ)
E-MAIL: henry_zijpen@yahoo.de
TEL: +31-616-424-799.
FAX: +31-847-132-517
SEND THE FOLLOWING TO THE CLAIM DEPARTMENT: YOUR FULL NAMES, PHONE/FAX NO, AMOUNT WON, REF NO, BATCH NO AND YOUR TICKET NO.

SINCERELY,
SUSAN VAN ROODE (MRS)
PROMOTIONS CO-ORDINATOR

Fake Memberships

 

So the postcards, e-cards etc. go and what do we get instead. Fake memberships.

Welcome,

Are you ready to have fun at Free Ringtones.

Member Number: 376845665434
Temp Login ID: user2762
Your Temp. Password ID: tb149

This Login Info will expire in 24 hours. Please Change it.

Follow this Link: http://98.200.206.172/

Welcome,
Membership Services
Free Ringtones

They all look the same and todays list includes; Job Search Pros, Free Ringtones, Web Cooking, Recipes Galore, Game Connect, Mobile Fun, Pet World, Cat Lovers, Net-Jokes, Poker World, Joke-A-Day, Office Antics, Online Hook-Up, Fun World and Ringtone Heaven.

Don't click the link.

By the way the IP address in this e-mail is supposedly in the US. It may be or it may be not. Take your pick.