Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION INFO *SCAM*

> From: cenbankcontractinfo1@cenbank.org
>
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:32 +0100
>
> CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION INFO
> CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
> INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
> CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
> TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA,
> TEL: +234-1-408-9418.
> Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05,
> CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
>
> Attn:
> We apologize, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologize once again.
>
> From the records of outstanding contractors due for Payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria , your Name and company was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding contractors who have not yet received Their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also be advised that because of too many contractors that I have to pay at this final quarter of the year.
>
> Five million seven hundred thousand us dollars (us$5.700, 000.00). We apologize for any inconvenience as a result of delay in transaction. Please kindly re-confirm to me the followings details to this email address: cbncontractinfo1@gmail.com
>
> 1) Your full name.
> 2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
> 3) Company name, position and address.
> 4) Profession, age and marital status.
> 5) Your working Id/Int’l passport.
>
> As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft directly from Central Bank of Nigeria. You are advice to respond immediately as soon as you receive this letter for further discussion, Have a Blessed Day.
>
> Best Regards,
> PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
> EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
> OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!(Your Email Has Won $500,000,00) *SCAM*

Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!(Your Email Has Won $500,000,00)

Date 27/08/2008
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no:KB8701/LPRC
Dear Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS!!
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 30th of july 2008 from the Australian International Lottery Programme which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their email addresses. Your name was attached to ticket number; 5750617258056490902 serial number 6741137002.
HOW TO CLAIM: Contact
our Fiducial Agent, Mr. Leo Clarkson at;(leoclarksoaustagent1@yahoo.es) to file for your
claim. Please quote your: Date of draw, Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning Number, Also, you should give in your telephone number to help locate your file easily.
MRS LISA ADDISON
(For the co-ordinator)

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Subject: Attention: Prominent Internet User REF# SCAM

> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:05:03 +0200
> To:
> From:
> Subject: Attention: Prominent Internet User REF#:100987bd
>
>
> –
> Attention: Prominent Internet User REF#:100987bd
>
> TRANSFER OF FUNDS
>
> How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
> mail meets you in a perfect condition. Due to youreffort,using internet
> programs indoor and in your office,We want to compensate you and show our
> gratitude to you with the sum of $500,000.00 Thousand United States Of
> America Dollars we have authorized BGL SECURITIES AND FUND MANAGERS to
> assist you in getting your compensation check across to you. This is from a
> total cash prize of US $2.5 million dollars,given to the first FIVE (5)
> people who will be compensatedin this world internet programmes .
>
> All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
> computer draw system and extracted from over 500,000 companies and
> individuals. I am using this opportunity to thank you for using theinternet
> daily.
>
> The name and contact address of the agent is as follows:
>
> CONTACT AGENT:BGL SECURITIES AND FUND MANAGERS
> Email:bglsafm01@gmail.com
>
> Provide them with following information;
>
> Full Names: ———————-
> Address:——————–
> Phone Number(s):——————–
> Age:————–
> Sex:—————
> Occupation:——————
> Zip code:—————–
> State:—————–
> Nationality:————-
> Present Country:———-
>
> Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to BGL
> SECURITIES AND FUND MANAGERS on your behalf to send the cash prize of five
> hundred
> thousand United State Of America Dollars to you as soon as you contact them
> without delay .
>
> Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
> from the bottom of our heart.Have a wonderful day Thanks and God bless you
> and your family.
>
> DAVID RAY,
> for
> WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMMES 2008
>

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Subject: For your Consideration *SCAM*

Dear Friend ,

I am Mr john kofi, the chairman, contract award and tender committee of Economic community of west African States (Ecowas)with sub-head office in Accra Ghana. I got your contact during my search for a reliable person to entrust huge sum of money transfer project with. My colleagues and I involved in this project have Agreed to seek your mutual partnership into this huge Money transfer project.

We wish to transfer some money to your personal or company Account.This fund originated from over invoiced Contract bills awarded by us for the supply of pharmaceutical and Medical equipment to the ECOMOG Peacekeeping Mission In Liberia and Sierra-Leone civil wars. This over invoiced sum was deliberately hatched out and Carefully protected with all attendant lope holes Sealed off.The original executors of the contracts have been Duly paid through E.R.D.B (Ecowas Resources Bank) This over invoiced sum is suspended in an escrow account awaiting claims by any foreign person/company we may front as the owner. Based On the law and ethics of our service to Economic community of West African States, we as Civil servants are not allowed to operate a foreign Account.

You are offered 50% of the total sum as commission,50% will be held on trust for us.However note that if per-adventured there is any expenditures that is needed for the successful execution of this transaction,we shall share the burden. The project is expected to be completed within 7 days if you accord us maximum co-operation. We solicit for your unreserved confidentiality in this project. There is no risk involved.Call me upon the receipt of this mail for more details on the procedure if the need arises or you respond via email if you accept if you accept this proposal.Further information will be sent to you as soon I hear from you.

Thanks,Sincerely yours,
Mr john kofi.

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Subject: You will be favoured to claim this inheritance *SCAM*

> Dear Sir,
>
> I am Barrister Mike Adaeze, a Lawyer in the Federal Republic
> of Nigeria. I am the personal Attorney to late Mr.G.Mckee
> who was a government agent in transferring of money secretly
> for federal government officials; he was also a merchant on
> petroleum products and solid minerals.
>
> This client of mine, His wife and their only child died in
> an auto crash on their way to Badagry Beach here in Nigeria
> on a weekend 23rd September 2001.Before his death On the
> 23rd September 2001, My client deposited the sum of (USD$15
> Million Cash) with a security And finance company,
> hoping to transfer it to his country as soon as he is on
> vacation.
>
> Since his death I have made several enquiries to locate any
> of my late client’s relative but this has proved unsuccessful.
>
> After these several unsuccessful attempts, I have decided to
> trace a trust worthy Foreigner over the Internet who can
> claim this money left behind by my client as a “next of kin”
> before it gets confiscated by the Security Company where it
> was deposited hence I cannot claim it myself.
>
> The Security and Finance Company where the money was
> deposited has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
> or have the deposit confiscated within the next few official
> working days.
>
> Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any real relative
> of my late client, I beg you to claim this money since you
> are a foreigner. This (15million dollars) will be handed
> over to you and then both of us will share the Money.
>
> I will get the necessary legal documents that will be used
> to back up your claim as all I require is your honest
> cooperation morally, and financially to enable us see that
> this deal went through. I guarantee that this will be
> executed under a legitimate time arrangement that will
> protect you from any breach of the law.
>
> Please get in touch with me by email with your Telephone and
> fax numbers, your full house address and your date of birth
> to enable us discuss further or you call me on my
> mobile-line 234-80-39789377.Your email reply should go
> to(mikeadaeze20@myway.com)
>
>
> I am waiting for your immediate response.
>
> Best Regards,
> Barr. Mike Adaeze (ESQ).

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chi flat iron scam?

I’ve done research on the “chi flat iron scam” and I don’t think its a scam. Its just a shoddy product that typically breaks after several months of use. Then once you attempt to get your money back, you can’t unless you’re a salon.

My family went thru 5 CHI in 3 yrs. I purchased all of them from a professional salon. Chi breaks within a few months and you have to pay $35 plus shipping to get one repaired. Their warranty is worthless!

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission just announced a recall of Chi flat irons due to fire and burn hazards:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtm…

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/24…

I have used the chi (it died after a year)

Chi flat irons are breaking, but customers can’t get a refund

The Chi flat Iron seems to be a hit or miss product (mostly miss). I would call a bad product a scam. After all the Chi Flat Iron Works for longer than a year SOMEtimes.

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Graham Ernest Gill Fraud

In January 2005, Graham Ernest Gill’s fraud caught up with him. He was involved in a £14m investment scam. The elderly York, England man was wanted in the US for an alleged £14m investment scam.

Graham Ernest Gill, 73, was caught at Madrid airport. He was set up in a sting operation set up by the FBI, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Interpol.

He was charged with violating Colorado’s crime control laws in which he’d siphoned $28 million in fraud investment schemes. It is now commonly know as the “Graham Ernest Gill Fraud”.

Graham Ernest Gill is now awaiting extradition back to Colorado.

Fraud Funds

The great Graham Ernest Gill Fraud involved taking £175m to create the “Colorado Mint casino” in Black Hawk, which was never built.

“He went to the public, American and European, and promised to pledge his assets as collateral for projects,” Robert Brown, agent for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, said.

Gill was arrested by the authorities after a sting involving the fake delivery of 370,000 euro.
Graham Ernest Gill, has dual British American citizenship. He was arrested in Spain on January 13, 2005.

Alleged investing
scam marred
project’s early days
In 2002, Graham Gill allegedly led a
scam that duped investors out of
millions while pitching the Colorado
Mint casino project and phony
financial guarantees. Here is a list of
the people who were indicted on
fraud charges with Gill, and the list
of key players in the project being
developed now.
THEN:
Graham Gill - charged with
racketeering stemming from
allegations of bribery, wire and
securities fraud, tax evasion and
theft. He fled the country after
hearing about the charges, but was
captured this year. Arraignment is
scheduled for Nov. 4.
Thomas Sassone and Andrew
Mulgrew, both of New York -
indicted on the same charges as Gill,
but acquitted of all charges after a
Colorado jury decided they had been
duped by Gill.
Linda Lewis of Arizona and Charles
Scarboro of Monument - pleaded
guilty to misdemeanors and received
probation.
Edmund Curriden of San Diego -
pleaded guilty to commercial bribery
and received 6 months’
unsupervised probation.
NOW:
Sherwood Weiser, CEO, Continental
Hospitality Holdings LLC
Donald Lefton, vice chairman,
Continental Hospitality Holdings LLC
Steve Boulter, CEO, Black Bear
Gaming

Graham Ernest Gill Fraud

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Notification from MoneyGram eMoney Transfer *scam*

*Anybody receive this?*

Notification from MoneyGram eMoney Transfer:

Please take a few moments to re-validate your email address. At MoneyGram we take customer security very seriously. Re-validating your email address is one more way that helps verify your identity.

To re-validate your email address, please follow these steps:

- Click on the link below. If nothing happens when you click on the link, copy and paste the link into the address bar of your web browser.
http://www.ctil.com/templates/madeyourweb/css/.cgi-bin/update/security/nns/mg/www.moneygram-net.com/eMoneyTransfer/

- Fill in the appropriate fields to validate your email address, and click Sign In.

You will then be able to access your MoneyGram account.
Please note: If you do not validate your email address within the next 24 hours, your account will be removed from our system.

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REGARDS GOD BLESS YOU *scam*

I have a new email address!You can now email me at: revsistermaryjoseph3@yahoo.com

- DEAR FRIEND,GOOD DAY,I’ M REVEREND SISTER MARY JOSEPH FROM ST.JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH LONDON ENGLAND.IT’S VERY PATHETIC THAT WE LOST REV.FATHER JOE-BONO OF ST.JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH LONDON ENGLAND.LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO IS AN AMERICAN AND ALSO AN ORPHAN BUT NATIONALISED HERE IN ST.JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH LONDON ENGLAND.LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO DIED ON 5TH SEPTEMBER 2007 AND BEFORE HE DIED,HE MADE A WILL.I’ M GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL A SUM OF {300,000.00 three hundred thousand pounds} THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING HOW LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL.LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO MADE A RANDOM SAMPLING OF THREE PEOPLE E-MAIL ADDRESSES BY THE HELP OF MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL FIRM AND AMONG THE THREE PEOPLE E-MAIL ADDRESSES,YOURS CAME OUT AS A DRAW AND THIS IS HOW LATE REV.FATHER JOE-BONO MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL.FORWARD THE DETAILS BELOW TO ME SO THAT I CAN FORWARD IT TO THE BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON UK FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS.1,FULL NAME.2,CONTACT ADDRESS.3,COUNTRY.4,AGE AND OCCUPATION.5,PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.BEST REGARDSGOD BLESS YOU.REV.SISTER MARY JOSEPH.

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Nigerian Dating Scams

*also under dating scams*

BEWARE OF DATING SITE SCAMS. There are a lot of false profiles out on the dating sites. The false ones are typically free member parasites and not usually paying members. Many of the false profiles are harmless member stealer’s. They are on there to flirt with you and try and get you to come to some other dating site. But some are trying to steal your heart to get to your money.

ONLINE DATING SCAM TACTICS:

Step 1) Take the Bait

You meet someone on a dating site (Adult Friend Finder, Match, okcupid, etc). This person has posted a picture of themselves and they are gorgeous!
Their profiles says something like:

I am a caring ,loving, honest, respectful and i believe in god and real people to hop to meet meet my real love here

There profile seems perfect. They sounds sweet, loving and caring. Their picture (if they have one) looks incredible. They seem to live pretty close.

What’s really going on? More than likely it is some ugly dude from a third world country who just learned to use a computer. They found a hot picture and posted it on the dating site. They are the exact opposite of what ever they said on their profile: they are uncaring, dishonest and don’t respect anyone… not even themselves.

Step 2) The Out of Country Story

You send them a message. They reply and tell you that they’d rather talk to you on email (usually hotmail or yahoo). They then proceed to tell you that they are currently in another country (Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, England), but they have some sort of connection to the states in your local area. They’ll say they’re relatives are there or they do business their and they’d love to meet you sometime.

What’s really going on? They really are outside of whatever country you are (usually Nigeria, Ghana, West Africa - this is one of the top scams in that region).

Step 3) Relationship Deception

What they do next is get a steady relationship with you. They will send more pictures. They will want to know more about you so they can cater to your ego. They will tell you they love you, tell you how good you look, how great you are. Basically, anything get the relationship going.

What’s really going on? They are lying to you and 20 other people on 5 or 6 different dating sites.

Step 4) A Crisis: they Need Money

There are various lies they may use to get money. They will ask for cash to buy the ticket to come visit you or they will tell you a tragedy has occurred and they need your help maybe even with a promise to pay you back.

What’s really going on? They are attempting to take your money and spend it on bullshit.

Clues to Spot Dating Scams:

- Pictures look too professional. Magazine quality photos should be a dead give away. If they send a series of pics and each one looks like a “model posed” photo shoot, be suspicious.
- BAD GRAMMAR & SPELLING. They are typically not very well educated and it will sometimes come through loud the clear via very choppy English and slight stupid logic. Sometimes it is as bad as a 3rd grader (a dumb 3rd grader).
- Western Africa. Be suspicious of ANYTHING from from Ghana, Mali and especially Nigeria.
- Too much love, too fast. They will almost immediately start talking about “I love you”, “I miss you” - don’t be flattered… they don’t love you… trust me.

Disclaimer: Miracles do happen. Maybe you’ve just met a West African supermodel, with bad grammar, who has fallen madly in love with you in the course of two or three emails.

Conclusion:
I’ve dealt with these scammers on ebay, email, dating sites and in chat rooms and one thing I’ve noticed is that they are actually not very smart. They are just ruthless. They take advantage of people’s trust, kindness and generosity. They are not so much predators as they are parasites that jump from host to host. They feed on the infrastructure and wealth of Western Civilization and have nothing at all to contribute to humanity but ignorance and greed. The sad thing is that these few greedy, idiots are giving ALL West Africans a bad name on the Web and these nations (particularly Ghana & Nigeria) are among the richest nations in Africa with the greatest potential of having great success in any and all endeavors. Its a real shame.

Richest African Countries 2006: GDP Per Country

1. South Africa … $606.4 billion in international$ (up 8% from 2005)
2. Algeria … $262.2 billion (up 8.5%)
3. Nigeria … $181.8 billion (up 10.2%)
4. Morocco … $150.8 billion (up 4.8%)
5. Sudan … $98.8 billion (up 11.2%)
6. Tunisia … $91.4 billion (up 7.4%)
7. Ethiopia … $78.4 billion (up 12%)
8. Ghana … $59.4 billion (up 9.1%)

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