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  • Dating Scams (part II): Fante Ghana Love

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    Part two of the Dating Scams series: Dating Scams (Part 1)

    Here is sample letter from a “woman” named Sadia. She is from Ghana, she is part American Indian and African. She enjoys long walks in the part and is an English Literary genius:

    hello my love
    ho are u am very happy to get ur mail ,well am happy that u have ask me more about well my real name is sadia ampah mmum is not a real musilm but my father he is from here in Ghana and he his real musilm dear,well i have beenn liveing here for very love time love now i want both of us to know each other better bcz i need some to spend the rest of my life with him and i have met u so i how u will be real for me in life.
    well u asking how about my government her in Ghana well love here is a freedom county and there are plenty buness over here and many people love this country but the work payment over here is not good the government who is in power now is N.P.P PART.AIN FEW MOUTH THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELECTION LOVE WELL MY LOVE I WILL BE HAPPY IF U SHOW ME ANY MISTAKE AND CORRECT ME IN MY NEXT MESSAGE I WILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT MY NEXT LANGUGUE IS FANTE THE SPEAK IT HERE IN GHANA LOVE I WILL LIKE TO END HERE HOPE TO HEAR U SOON GOOD BYE TAKE CARE I LOVE HOPE TO HEAR U SOON I LOVE BUT WHTA WORK DO U DO BYE.

    This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship. I think I’m in love.

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  • Dating Scams

    dating scam Sadia Ghana
    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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  • Chinese Hackers Switch to Skype Scam

    chinese skype scamIf you go to that URL – I don’t recommend it – the page looks like a Skype page and it is designed to trick you into giving up your login name and password – and possibly more.

    Alan Gray @ newsblaze:
    “Over the past few weeks, Chinese hackers targeted Google Adwords account holders, sending out scam emails designed to look like messages directly from Google. The messages aimed to catch business people unawares and trick them into giving up their account information.”

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  • The Irish National Online Lottery

    The Irish National Online Lottery
    P O Box 1010 Dublin, 11 G
    Lower Dorset Street
    (Customer Services)
    Ref: UK/9420X2/68
    Batch: 074/05/ZY369
    Dear Winner
    This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
    £750,000.00(GBP) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. held on
    the 1th of MARCH, 2008 in United Kingdom.The selection process was
    carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system
    from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from which
    you were selected.
    The Irish National Lottery is approved by the Uk Gaming Board. In other
    to claim your won prize from the lottery board you are required to fill
    out the claims processing form and send it to our Claims Agent here in
    the United Kingdom with the details below:
    Name Of Claims Agent: Mr John Mccall.
    Email address :success_alert@msn.com
    Phone :+447045725852
    +447045727401
    **************************************************
    Below is the claims form you are required to fill:
    FILL AND SUBMIT.
    PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
    1.FULL NAMES:———————-
    2.ADDRESS:—————————
    3.SEX:————————————-
    4.AGE:————————————-
    5.MARITAL STATUS:—————–
    6.OCCUPATION:———————–
    7.ANNUAL INCOME:——————
    8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:———-
    9.AMOUNT WON:———————-
    10. COUNTRY:—————————
    11.EMAIL ADDRESS:—————–
    12.RELIGION:—————————–
    Goodluck from me and members of staff of the IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.
    Yours faithfully,
    PAUL OSMAN.
    Online coordinator for
    IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

  • YEAR DRAW GUINESS INTERNET AWARENESS PROMOTIONS 2008 (arabic)

    Reply to all رد على الكل
    Forward الامام
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    Filter messages like this فلتر رسائل مثل هذا
    Print اطبع
    Add to Contacts list اضف الى دفتر العناوين
    Delete this message حذف هذه الرسالة
    Report phishing تقرير التصيد
    Report not phishing ليست سرقة معلومات خاصة
    Show original اظهار النسخه الاصليه
    Show in fixed width font تظهر في عرض ثابت خط
    Show in variable width font وتبين في خط بعرض متغير
    Message text garbled? نص الرسالة مغربل؟
    Why is this spam/nonspam? لماذا هذه الرسائل الاقتحاميه / nonspam؟
    Translate this message ترجمة هذه الرسالة
    GUINNESS INTERNET AWARENESS PROMOTIONS 2008. غينيس الانترنت الوعي الترقيات 2008.

    show details Feb 27 (2 days ago) عرض التفاصيل فبراير 27 (2 قبل ايام)

    Reply الاجابه

    from GUINNESS INTERNET AWARENESS PROMOTIONS 2008. من غينيس الانترنت الوعي الترقيات 2008.
    reply-to mrstevewilson001@hotmail.com , – الرد على mrstevewilson001@hotmail.com ØŒ
    to الى
    date Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:26 AM تاريخ الاربعاء ، فبراير 27 2008 في 6:26 صباحا
    subject CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMERGED A WINNER ON THE ON GOING YEAR DRAW GUINESS INTERNET AWARENESS PROMOTIONS 2008 !!! موضوع التهاني ، وعنوان بريدك الالكتروني ظهر الفائز على الذهاب على ألسنة استخلاص غينيس الانترنت الوعي الترقيات 2008!

    hide details Feb 27 (2 days ago) اخفاء التفاصيل فبراير 27 (2 قبل ايام)

    Reply الاجابه

    GUINNESS HOUSE دار غينيس
    HOUGHTON STREET ,LONDON, هوغتون الشارع ، لندن ،
    WC2A 2AE, UNITED KINGDOM. Wc2a 2ae ، المملكه المتحدة.

    Date:26-02-2008 التاريخ :26 – 02 – 2008

    GUINNESS STOUT NEW YEAR GREAT INTERNET AWARENESS PROMOTIONS 2008. غينيس بيرة ستاوت السنة الجديدة العظيمة الانترنت الوعي الترقيات 2008.

    Attention. الاهتمام.

    We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded 2007 يسرنا ابلاغكم نتيجة اختتم للتو 2007

    End of Year draws held on the 21th of FEBRUARY 2008 by GUINNESS EXTRA نهاية السنة تلفت عقدت على 21th شباط / فبراير 2008 من قبل غينيس اضافية

    STOUT Worldwide Internet Awareness Promotion, your email was among the بيرة ستاوت الانترنت فى جميع انحاء العالم لتعزيز الوعي ، بريدك الالكتروني كان بين

    30 lucky winners who won GBP (One Million Great British Pounds) 30 المحظوظ الذي فاز الفائزون جنيها استرلينيا (واحد مليون جنيه البريطاني العظيم)

    £1,000,000.00 each on the GUINNESS COMPANY. £ 1،000،000.00 غينيس على كل شركة.

    However, the results were released today 26th of FEBRUARY 2008 and your ومع ذلك ، ونشرت نتائجه اليوم السادس والعشرين من شباط / فبراير 2008 والخاص بك

    email was attached to ticket number (GUI45856CS89) and ballot number البريد الالكتروني جرى ضمه الى رقم التذكره (gui45856cs89) وعدد الاقتراع

    (BN: 6220914657/HBZ-T). (مليار : 6220914657/hbz-t). The online draws was conducted by a random الانترنت يسترعي اجرته عشواءيه

    selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 250,031 E-mail اختيار عناوين البريد الالكتروني من قائمة حصريه 250031 البريد الالكتروني

    addresses of individuals and corporate bodies, picked by an advanced عناوين الافراد والهيئات الاعتبارية ، ونشطت بها متقدمة

    automated random computer search from the internet. الحاسوب الآلي عشواءيه البحث من خلال الانترنت. However, no tickets ومع ذلك ، لا تذاكر

    were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket بيعت ولكن كل عناوين البريد الالكتروني التي خصصت لمختلف التذكره

    numbers for representation and privacy. الاعداد لتمثيل والخصوصيه.

    In other to claim your GBP £1,000,000.00 winning prize, which have been في آخر لمطالبه الخاصة بك جنيها استرلينيا جنيه استرليني 1000000،00 الفائز الجاءزه ، والتي تم

    deposited in a designated Finance Security Company here in United اودعت في المعين تمويل شركة أمنية هنا في الأمم

    Kingdom. المملكه. However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to ومع ذلك ، وستضطر لملء النموذج ادناه وارساله الى

    the Promotion manager of Guinness Worldwide Internet Awareness Lottery تعزيز مدير غينيس للانترنت في جميع انحاء العالم للتوعية اليانصيب

    Company for verification and then you will be directed on how you can شركة للتحقق وثم انك ستوجه عن كيف يمكنك

    claim your won prize as it has already been deposited in your favour. المطالبة الخاص بك فاز الجاءزه لانها سبق ان اودعت في حسابك صالح.

    NAMES: أسماء :
    AGE: العمر :
    SEX: الجنس :
    MARITAL STATUS: الوضع العائلي :
    HOME ADDRESS: عنوان المنزل :
    COUNTRY: البلد :
    MOBILE PHONE: الهاتف المحمول :
    OCCUPATION: المهنة :

    Completely fill the form above and send it immediately to our promotion تماما تعبئة النموذج اعلاه وارساله فورا الى تعزيز أعمالنا

    manager through email for prompt collection of your fund using the من خلال البريد الالكتروني لمدير التحصيل الفوري للصندوقك باستخدام

    contact details below: تفاصيل الاتصال ادناه :

    CONTACT: الاتصال :
    Name: Mr. Steve Wilson الاسم : السيد ستيف ويلسون
    (PROMOTION MANAGER) (مدير الترقيه)
    EMAIL: ID: mrstevewilson001@hotmail.com البريد الالكتروني : كود : mrstevewilson001@hotmail.com

  • euro million (scam?)

    **This email doesn’t seem to have anything to do with http://www.euro-millions.com/ but I could be wrong**

    Attention: Winner,

    Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of
    Euromillion Loteria Español 2008 promotions.We are happy to inform you
    that
    your email address have emerged a winner of Five hundred and fifty
    thousand euro(550, 000.00)Euros.
    NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below

    on email or phone
    REDBOATH FINANCE AND SECURITIES,S.L
    Contact person: Mr.Lopez Javier
    Tell:34 696 756 270
    Email:redboath007@aim.com
    Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember
    to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent

    PROMOTION DATE: 19.march2008.
    REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/07
    BATCH NUMBER: 15/051/IPD

    Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for
    believing >on email
    communication and also for being part of our promotion program.
    Sincerely Yours,
    Mrs.maria alonso
    THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR

  • PROCEDURE TO CLAIM PRIZE *Scam?*

    **SCAM?.. Whats suspicious to me about this one is that it comes from a free email address. ***

    Subject: PROCEDURE TO CLAIM PRIZE

    THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS AND RELEASE DEPARTMENT.
    The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
    England.
    8th March 2008

    GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
    THE INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY
    IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
    (Registration U971133B).

    ATTN: Winner,

    PROCEDURE TO CLAIM PRIZE

    We have received your e-mail with utmost delight in the Sweep Stakes International programs held in ENGLAND.

    Congratulations once again from all the staff here.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 8390281 with serial number 3422/06 drew lucky numbers 03- 11-13- 18- 26- 31 (bonus no.35), which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 250,000.00 pounds (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling).This is from a total cash prize of 1,000,000.00 pounds shared amongst the (4) lucky international winners in this category.

    Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. We hope with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten million pounds international lottery.

    Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible

    Ref:INTL/5464K2/71
    Batch: 012/06/DR432
    Ticket Number: : 8390281
    Serial Number: 3422/06

    Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification

    Attached to this email,is the OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM.

    You are required to complete and return this form immediately without any further delay,for further processing and verification of your claims.

    THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS FORM
    1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

    2.ADDRESS :__________________________________
    __________________________________
    3.SEX :_______________________
    4.AGE :________________________
    5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
    6.OCCUPATION:________________________
    7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
    8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________________________
    9.MOBILE :_____________________________________
    10.FAX NUMBER:________________________________

    11.TICKET NUMBER:_____________________________

    12.AMOUNT WON :_____________________________
    13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________________________

    14.CITY / STATE:________________________________
    15. NATIONALITY:_______________________________
    This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. YES ___________ NO ______________(PLEASE INDICATE)
    PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC

    Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Lottery Processing Unit . The Processing of your form will be completed within the shortest possible time of receiving your VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM. You will receive an update on the status of your verification form if it was accepted or denied.

    NOTE: THIS VERIFICATION FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT AND E- MAILED BACK TO ME WITHIN 72HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS FORM.

    Warm Regards,

    Mr Adams Martins
    Tel:+447031926684

  • Peter Wong – Subject: Details. *scam*

    **Thanks Mike for the SCAM Alert***

    Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 04:46:01 -0800 (PST)
    From: Peter Wong
    Subject: Details.

    5th March 2008.

    Greetings,

    Thanks for the email. Brief History Of The Funds: I have more than 158 Corporate Investors attached to my portfolio whose Capital Investment Funds are being managed and administered by me.This Capital Investment Funds has a value of over US$22Billion net. The US$22B is been used for trading in Stock Market, Crude Oil and Lending with Profit Returns. Every end of year, each corporate investor is expected to receive interest from his total Investment Capital Funds. However, I make an excess of 1.2% from the Investor’s Investment Capital Funds annually which have exceeded our targeted 20% of Total Investment Capital Funds. This extra of 1.2% from the 21.2% is been retained by me as my personal profits for managing the Capital Investment. However, I cannot claim these funds without presenting someone to stand as an Investor otherwise our establishment will convert the funds into the company’s treasury. The amount am talking about here is $6.5millionUSD. I really want to invest in any enterprise you will suggest but firstly i need you to stand as one of the investors in my bank. This is why I have come to you for the deal to take place. I will not make any move until you clearly understand me and grant approval.

    I hope this gives a clear picture of the messege i am trying to convey. In my next email i will send you the procedure on how this project will be executed and my ID for you to know who you are dealing with if you are still interested.

    Thanks.
    Respectfully,
    Mr. Peter Wong.

  • GUINNESS CUSTOMERS PROMOTION *SCAM?*

    Thanks Rondney of the Philipines. Do NOT send your personal information to these people:

    Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 04:06:55 -0800
    From: “MRS BUCKY OWEN” Add Mobile Alert
    Subject: NOTIFICATION.

    GUINNESS CUSTOMERS PROMOTION
    dv-2008 program
    St. Christo Road (ecowas)
    Guinness PLC, West Africa.

    FINAL NOTIFICATION.

    We happily inform you about our (Guinness National Lottery Program)held
    on the 3rd of febuary 2008, which you enterd as a dependent client and
    finally took the 1st position in our second (2nd) category winners, that falls
    within the west africa region. Your email was attached to the ticket
    number(44-40-23-777-01) which made you a winner of (us$2.5million U.S.D) and your name being
    recorded in our guinness world book of record as the 1st lucky winner of the
    year 2008. You have been approved the sum of US$2.500,000.00 which will be
    sent accross to you immediately.

    All emails are selected randomly through a computer ballot which
    subsequently won you the sweeptake of guinness internet web lottery.
    This is part of our security mearsures put in place to avoid double
    claiming or a situation where unwanted person(s) would be taking negative
    advantage of this promotions, thereby impersonating in order to claim another
    persons winning prize.

    Here is our fiduciary agent responsible for your the processing /
    release of winnings for all Second Category winners where your winning falls
    into:

    AGENT: MR DAVID RUGGY………….
    EMAIL: info_claimsdepartmentonline@yahoo.it

    GUINNESS CLAIMS SECURITY AGENT.

    You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate
    the processing of your GUINNESS CLAIMS OF CERTIFICATE.

    Fullnames / Residential address / Phone number / Occupation / Sex / Age
    /Present country / Marrital status.

    ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    Yours sincerely MRS BUCKY OWEN……….

    GUINNESS CUSTOMERS PROMOTION.

    WARNING!!!! WARNING!!!!
    KEEP THIS INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL AND BE CAREFULL OF SCAM MAILS.

  • RICHARD ANDERSON: bank in Netherlands

    RICHARD ANDERSON
    reply-torich.anderson@o2.pl,

    to
    dateMon, Mar 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM
    subjectURGENT RESPONSE.

    hide details 10:33 PM Reply

    Dear Sir,
    I am working with a first generation bank in Netherlands and also an account officer perhaps to one of your family members due to the surname which both of you were sharing.
    This family member of yours (perhaps) in Netherlands died twelve years ago leaving behind an estate/capital(US$18.9M with interest) in a bank here I work, and up till date, nobody has come forward or put application for claim. During the bank private search for the relative
    recently your name and email contact was among the findings that matchesthe same surname as the decease name who died interstate with no Will or next of kin. To maintain the level of security required I have intentionally left out the final details till I confirm your interest and confidentiality to work with me in this venture for our mutual benefit. I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed for you to claim the estate/capital so that I can be gratified by you, in this way $7,560,000.00 for you and $11,340,000.00 for me and my colleagues that will do all the crucial part in the bank to have the claim release to you promptly. To affirm your willingness and cooperation please do so by replying me urgently.
    FULL NAME:
    AGE:
    TELEPHONE NUMBER:
    FAX NUMBER:
    ADDRESS: AND POSTAL ADDRESS.
    I do expect you prompt response.
    Thank you,
    Mr. Richard Anderson