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Category: scam

  • Japan Earthquake Scams 8.9 – March 2011

    11 Mar 2011, Japan just had a series of huge earthquakes (including one that was 8.9). The result was a huge tsunami and loss of life still being calculated. The tsunami of fraud and scams have already started on Facebook and have surely hit the shores of email spam inboxes everywhere.

    Example:

    Submission date: March 2011

    To:

    The quake triggers a tsunami that threatens much of the Pacific. Up to 300 bodies are found in the city of Sendai in northeastern Japan, an area believed to have been hit hardest by the massive waves.

    Hundreds are dead after the worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean, threatening everything in its path.

  • Romantic Scams

    I have to speak out loud now because its eating me inside what I thought was a true relationship which continued for several months until mid beginning of December which questioned myself about the relationship I met someone on the British online dating site called meetic, I was going to close my account when I saw this gorgeous guy on site just the type I was looking for, I sent a wink and he winked back, then We started chating, he gave me his email address so We can communicate more as far as I knew this guy Kyle Maclaren this was his name was born in Aberdeen just up north of England he was just what I was looking for anyway, I asked what he did for a living he said he dealt with gems, I asked what do you mean ? he said precious gems oh I see, he said he had his eight daughter over weekends as he was divorced and they go to church and they were cooking dinner, he said he was trying to get full custody, anyway a few weeks along he says he is going to Ghana on business and will contact me when he got there, when I hear from him again he says his laptop has been stolen at the airport and ask me if I could send him a top of a range laptop, I thought Ive only just got to know this guy and he is asking me for a laptop I told him I couldn’t do it his English typing was terrible for a businessman I hadn’t fallen yet, anyway he asked me a favor again banks where so so we the bank he needed favor he needed 1000 pounds so silly me goes send him the money I said I would send it to his personal bank account he insisted western union under the name of Stephen before, when he asked me again because he had to go to the states to get a loan as he had brought into the gold mining business and sent me a two different types of certificate a sworn affidavit approving the sale of some land forestry, week later he asking me for more monies this time he equipment he has sent over from Houston, Texas which he had gone with a close friend helped him to get this loan, then I questioned my self if he got a loan for this equipment surely he has enough to cover any expenses, his excuse was the mining equipment was held at customs in Ghana a shipment from the states another from china, could I help him out I declined as he was already owing me 2000 pounds and I wasn’t going to put myself in any further date he pleaded with me and said he would pay me back with interest I declined and told him I couldn’t do it, he said he wouldn’t let money get between our relationship and he would sort it out himself, when I spoke to him he was always in a business meeting he was always going to church, or he was always driving, months went by and our conversations grew less he was too busy, he then asked me for two mobile phones again top of the range,one for him another for the security guard looking after his equipment, I go along with it once again, I last spoke to him on Dec 4th 2010, that was the last time he was selling his business up I asked for the monies back once he sold his business, I never heard from him, I rang his mob number and some stranger answered it I asked for him and said what are you doing with his mobile, where is he, he declined to answer I asked him again he said he had gone to south Africa, I asked if he was coming back he was in decisive said don’t know, I rang the number he used to speak to me from the states the old woman who answered it didn’t know of Robert who was his friends number, I came to realize he was a scammer for sure this man needs to be stopped he uses Kyle Maclaren, kyle love, kyle dean
    I should have heard alarm bells ringing but he had me reeled in for the catch I feel so stupid and the biggest fool alive I thought he was so genuine he deceived me real good he need to be stopped now he could be scamming some other woman this minute, please pass this on to the authorities he belongs behind bars with his accomplices.

  • Filipino Date Scammers

    “Necessity is the mother of all invention” so its no wonder that countries with unstable economic conditions and decent access to the Internet have an disproportionate number of scammers, liars, con artists and criminals online. Its all about survival.

    This post is one man’s assessment of certain member’s of on dating site.

    The dating site filipinocupid is full of desperate people. Some desperate for love, some for companionship, and some desperate for money… I am certainly that not talking about all the members on Filipino cupid. Its actually a great site with many great people to meet. But the level of desperation and online panhandling on the site is something that must be mentioned.

    I ran across several types of people on the site:

    Real ladies looking for real relationships: Typically, will not ask for money and will get PISSED if you compare them to other ladies who do that. They usually have a decent job and are doing alright for themselves. Sometimes they will have a degree or be a professional in some career field. This is certainly not always the case. They are usually looking for stability, companionship, love…

    Desperate ladies: They are really in need of help and will say anything to get you to help them. There is no telling how they got in their situation or how much of what they are saying is the truth. Some will scam you and there is just no way of telling whether or not they are being truthful. Some of these ladies are ladies are desperate for stability.

    Ladies Desperate for Stability: They might already have a relationship with a local filippino guy but they are not able to pay bills, not able to buy much food, and need support. They seek support with ANY western guy. They are not usually choosy. I am not saying there are not good women here. And I am not saying that its bad for them to want stability. You should just be aware of this… to make a good decision before you commit to anything.

    Before you decide to play Mother Theresa, consider this:
    1) If they are so desperate how do they have Internet services?
    2) How do they afford the utilities and rent of the place they are in?
    3) How do they have a computer?
    4) How can they have a webcam?

    Very Good Very Truthful ladies looking for a Long Term Relationship: If you find one, consider yourself lucky. The economic situation in the Philippines makes very difficult to be a good person when you are in real need of help. As of 2010, unemployment is high in many provinces and the wages for many jobs are really not much compared to western standards. So the good ladies here are not just good, they are the best in the world. Consider this: they are willing be good for the sake of being good ahead of their own real needs. These are REMARKABLE women.

    Webcam girls: Aside from the very good honest ladies, Web cam girls are my favorite. They are about business. They want money and they are honest about it. They need to figure out who you are so they will flirt to see what you are after. They will then mention that they really need help with money. Then when the moment is right, they ask if you want to see them naked. Not all of them are scammers, but since its an honor based system, if you pay first, you have to realize that there is a chance you will never see them again. Yahoo Messenger is the instant messenger of choice.

    Date Scammers: These are people that hang around dating sites to trick you out of your money. They put a false profile to draw people in. Once they are talking with you they will attempt to quickly gain your trust by being very nice or saying that they are from your area and wish they could get home. Sometimes they will just tell you how very desperate they are to eat (remember the 4 points listed above before playing Mother Theresa). To be perfectly honest, unless you get to know them of a long period of time or have it on good faith from someone else that they are who they say they are, you just don’t know. And you should not give them anything. In a perfect world it would be nice to help those in real need, but the truth is that their profile is not real, they just took several other people’s money and are laughing all the way to the bank.

  • Transfer fund Email Scam

    Recently, I received an email coming from someone whom I do not know. Below is the email I received:

    “My Dearest in christ,
    My name is (MRS RITA GUNTHER)a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to late (MR NGOSSAN GUNTHER) who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year Octorber 2005. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a the illness that lasted for four days. Please I know this may come to you by supprise , because you did not know me, I needed your assistance that was why I write you through divine direction, it is my desire of going into relationship with you.
    Before his death we were both born again Christians.When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of (Ten Million U..S.Dollars) with one of good company here in Cote d’Ivoire Presently, this money is still with the company. Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem,Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.I want a person or church that will use this fund to churches,orphanages, research centres and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.
    The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I have a child that will inherit this money but my son can not carryout this work only because i and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our son to have a better live.our son is just (17 year old) now and been grow up in africa, he have low manterity and my husband’s relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers,I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
    I will like you to understand that my contact to you is a divine direction from God , I don’t want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this money but I know that With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/company . I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth,Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here and Please I will like you to contact me Immediately you receive this mail so that I will instruct the company to ship this box of the money into your country for me and my Son to start coming over there because since now we are having a very big problem in Abidjan for political crisis so we need this transaction very urgent.but the company did not know that the content of the box is money
    Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
    MRS RITA GUNTHER AND SON JOHNSON.”

    This email went directly to my spam folder.
    Now, what exactly is a spam? According to Wikipedia Spam is “the use of electronic messaging systems including most broadcast media and digital delivery systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.” Spam is often used to scam people. Typically, the distributor/creator of the message will send you a message just like the email above to collect information about you. The bait is usually a large sum of money that needs to be transferred to your account. They will ask for personal information such as your home address, contact number, bank account, and other information about you. Once you give all the information they need, they will start asking you large amount of money in order for them to transfer the money to your account.. but of course, there is not money transfered to you after you’ve paid them.. they vanish and you get ripped off. So if you received one of these scam emails, it is important that you DO NOT respond. The Scammers are likely to act upon any response from those they see as potential victims. The people behind these scams are criminals.

  • internet dating scam

    September I joined Match.com, I met a “wonderful” man, or so I thought, His name is Frank, Frank Henry…He said he was from Germany, but lives in London, is a civil engineer, self employeed single father. He has a 10 year old daughter named Sandra, and that his wife died 3 years ago giving childbirth. He told me he loved me within 5 emails, He asked me to get off Match.com’ because he didn’t want anyone to steal me from him!!! Well after nearly thre months of wonderful emails, phone conversations, and chats, he asked me to relocate to London, I AGREED, But then he asked me to send $ to him to pay some taxes on a huge contract he was working on, I did….then he asked me to send $ for a PS3 and laptop for his daughter, i did, then $$$ to set the wedding up, ya know secure the date, I did….well twoweeks before I was to move he called me frantic, saying “Sandra” was in an accident @ school and is in the hospital, in a coma with blood on the brain…Two nights before I was to travel, he text me and she”Sandra” was being moved to a different hospital 5 hours away from London, then 4…yes 4 hours before I was to board a plane hetext me and asked me to postpone my trip for a week, because he didn’t want “his wife” to be stranded at the airport…so I did, lost the entire fare, but I did. Two days later, he text me, poor thing died, and he needs $$$ to bury her. He is a LIAR, all lies, I set up a dummy account, and he bite, hool, line, and sinker to the “new” woman, saying he is just getting ready to go to church with his daughter “Sandra”…and sent me the EXACT same photos of he and she!!! Ladies beware….he is a shark, but this SHARK HUNTER is gonna bring him down. His email is frank_henry1@yahoo.com BTW ladies, have you noticed a pattern with these scammers? they all have two first names??? LET’S BRING EM DOWN…ALL OF THEM…HIS # IS 44 7011162949

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  • Your email address emerged as a winner in the EXXONMOBIL 2011 with GBP700,000‏

    Dear Winner,

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  • Dear Beneficiary-Customer- Psy Matt

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  • Romantic Scams

    I have to speak out loud now because its eating me inside what I thought was a true relationship which continued for serval months until mid beginning of December which questioned myself about the relationship I met someone on the British online dating site called meetic, I was going to close my account when I saw this geougous guy on site just the type I was looking for, I sent a wink and he winked back, then We started chating, hegave me his email address so We can communicate more as far as I knew this guy Kyle Maclaren this was his name was born in aberdeen just up north of England he was just what I was looking for anyway, I asked what he did for a living he said he dealt with gems, I asked what do you mean ? he said precious gems oh I see, he said he had his eight daughter over weekends as he was divorced and they go to church and they were cooking dinner, he said he was trying to get full custody, anyway a few weeks along he says he is going to ghana on buisness and will contact me when he got there, when I hear from him again he says his laptop has been stolen at the airport and ask me if I could send him a top of a range laptop, I thought Ive only just got to know this guy and he is asking me for a laptop I told him I couldn’t do it his english typing was terrible for a buisnessman I hadn’t fallen yet, anyway he asked me a favor again banks where so so we the bank he needed favor he needed 1000 pounds so silly me goes send him the money I said I would send it to his personal bank account he insisted western union under the name of Stephen brefoe, when he asked me again because he had to go to the states to get a loan as he had brought into the gold mining business and sent me a two differnt types of certificate a sworn affidavit aprroving the sale of some land forrestry, week later he asking me for more monies this time he equipment he has sent over from houston texas which he had gone with a close friend helped him to get this loan, then I questioned my self if he got a loan for this equipment surely he has enough to cover any expenses, his excuse was the mining equipment was held at customs in ghana a shipmnet from the states another from china, could I help him out I declined as he was already owing me 2000 pounds and I wasn’t going to put myself in any further date he pleaded with me and said he would pay me back with intrest I declined and told him I couldn’t do it, he said he wouldn’t let money get between our relationship and he would sort it out himself, when I spoke to him he was always in a business meeting he was always going to church, or he was always driving, months went by and our conversations grew less he was too busy, he then asked me for two mobile phones again top of the range,one for him another for the security guard looking after his equipment, I go along with it once again, I las spoke to him on Dec 4th 2010, that was the last time he was selling his business up I asked for the monies back once he sold his business, I never heard from him, I rang his mob number and some stranger answered it I asked for him and said what are you doing with his mobile, where is he, he delined to answer I asked him again he said he had gone to south africa, I asked if he was coming back he was in decisive said don’t know, I rang the number he used to speak to me from the states the old woman who answered it didn’t know of robert who was his friends number, I came to realise he was a scammer for sure this man needs to be stopped he uses kyle Maclaren, kyle love, kyle dean
    I should have heard alarm bells ringing but he had me reeled in for the catch I feel so stupid and the biggest fool alive I thought he was so genuine he deceived me real good he need to be stopped now he could be scamming some other woman this minute, please pass this on to the authourities he belongs behind bars with his acomplacies.

  • Fraud

    scam!!!!

    Fresh Cut BG, SBLC and MTN which are specifically for lease, our bank instrument *scam?*

    April 5, 2009

    *Update*

    Dear sir,
    We are direct providers of Fresh Cut BG, SBLC and MTN which are specifically for lease, our bank instrument can be engage in PPP Trading, Discounting, signature project(s) such as Aviation, Agriculture, Petroleum, Telecommunication, construction of Dams, Bridges, Real Estate and all kind of projects. We do not have any broker chain in our offer or get involved in chauffer driven offers. We deliver with time and precision as sethforth in the agreement. Our terms and Conditions are reasonable, below is our instrument description.

    DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS:
    1. Instrument: Bank Guarantee (BG/SBLC) (Appendix A)
    2. Total Face Value: Eur 10M MIN and Eur 20B MAX (20Billion).
    3. Issuing Bank: HSBC, London or Deutsche Bank Frankfurt or any Top 25 WEB
    4. Age: One Year, One Day
    5. Leasing Price: 6% of Face Value plus 2% commission fees to brokers.
    6. Delivery: SWIFT TO SWIFT.
    7. Payment: MT-103.
    8. Hard Copy: Bonded Courier within 7 banking days.

    All relevant business information will be provided upon request. If Interested kindly contact me immediately.

    Thank you,
    Stuart Baird