Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Monday, October 30, 2006

An "exclusive list of 60,000,000 email addresses"!?

Pah!

De Loterie Romande
Rue Marterey 13
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland.
Reference Number: LR/19-CH/4310
Batch: LR/05/0018
From:Mrs. Marylyn Nadal

Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual draws of the DE LOTERIE ROMANDE Program International held on the 29th of october, 2006.
De Loterie Romande draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 60,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every
year. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers 6-13-18-24-33-39 which consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky winners in the second category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €2,000,000.00 (Two Million EUROS) in cash credited to file LR/19-CH/4310.
This is from a total cash prize of €50,000,000 (Fifty Million) Euros shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for De Loterie Romande. The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the €363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Your funds is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Your winning Prize of €2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe.
The paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our Paying Bank .
[Friesland Bank, Amsterdam.)
Send them the following:
(i). Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.
Contact person:
Gordon Collins.
Friesland Bank,
Amsterdam.The Netherlands.
Customer Service Dept.
E-mail : frieslandbk@aim.com
Tel: 31 633-705-260
Fax: 31-847-137-590
The paying bank will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than two weeks.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference (LR/19-CH/4310) and Batch numbers (LR/05/0018)
in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform the paying bank as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Marylyn Nadal (Mrs)
(Lottery Coordinator)

Thursday, October 26, 2006

In this particular scam, the scammer wants me to help him commit fraud and steal non existent money from a non existent dead man's bank account (which of course doesn't exist).

Rather incongruously he assures me that there is "no risk involved"!

Unfortunately the scammer is none too bright, he starts off by talking about $24.5M, then later he talks about $20.5M. Where did the $4M go to?

Clearly this transaction is not as risk free as he would have me believe.

One other point, what the fark is an obscured business proposal when it is at home?

In summary, this scam is utter garbage.

Reply
FROM: Lee Raymond Wing Hung,
Bank of China, Hong Kong
Email: raymond_leehung@yahoo.com.hk

I am Mr. Lee Raymond Wing Hung, Chief Financial Officer, Bank of China, Tower Branch, 1 Garden Road Hong Kong. I have an obscured business proposal for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Aajel Jiber Hassef a Merchant made a numbered fixed deposit valued at Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, for 18 calendar months, in my branch. Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again, after the war another notification was sent, but still no response came from him. We later found out that my client, his wife and two sons had been killed during the war.

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/names.htm

After further investigation, it was also discovered that Aajel Jiber Hassef did not declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the paperwork of his bank deposit. He also confided, in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So Twenty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country, at the expiration of 3 years and 6 months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government, if nobody applies to claim it. Against this backdrop, I will like you, as a foreigner, to stand as next of kin to Aajel Jiber Hassef, so that we can receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE

I want you to know that there is no risk involved. I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney who will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Aajel Jiber Hassef. All that is required from you, at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names, private phone/fax and current residential address, so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Should you be interested I shall provide you with more details on this operation. You can reach me with the email below.

raymond_leehung@yahoo.com.hk

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Lee Raymond Wing Hung.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The improbably named Noel Panga has written to me today, asking me to help him commit fraud by stealing money from a dead person's bank account.

Mr Panga, rather incongruously, adds that this fraud is "100% risk free". Aside from the fact that there is no money, and no dead person, Mr Panga should note that I do not participate in criminal activities.

One other piece of advice for Mr Panga:

"Turn off the capital lock on your keyboard!"

GOOD MORNING.


DON’T BE OFFENDED IF I MAY HAVE DISTURBED YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES.


MY NAME IS MR NOEL PANGA, I AM A BANKER, AND I WORK WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AS A SENIOR STAFF. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION .


DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.


THE SAID AMOUNT WAS U.S 18.4M (EIGHTEEN MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE CONTACTS THROUGH INTERNET. MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME, AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.


IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT(A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT.


I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BILLS, WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.


I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVICE US TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY VITAL NFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.


IF THE TRANSACTION INTEREST YOU, GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO CALL YOU SO WE COULD PROCEED.


THANKS.

MR NOEL PANGA.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Question:

1 Why would the Microsoft Corporation run a lottery?

2 Why would the Microsoft Corporation, based in the USA, run that lottery from the Netherlands?

Answer: They wouldn't.

The following is a scam, I am sure that Microsoft will be trying to catch the perpetrators to put a stop to their good name being besmirched in this way.

MICROSOFT PROMOTION YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON!!!
Boeing Avenue 33
6612 PE Schiphol-Rijk.
The Netherlands.

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,the results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT PROMOTION INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the FirstCategory, which is part of
our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 21st of October,2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,America Asia,Australia,Europe,Middle East,and
Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.Your e-mail address,attached to ticket number QZ-316-NL, with serial number 8222-66 drew
the lucky numbers 9-17-5-73-8-11 and consequently won in the First Category.You have therefore been awarded alump sum pay out of 1,000,000(One MillionEuros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.This is from the total prize money 1,500,000 shared among the two winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to avoid
Disqualification we request that you keep the entire details of your award
strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has
been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account.this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non winners of this program.You are advised to contact claim department by email.Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification,find below your Reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence
with your claims Department.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Please contact microsoftclaim department immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
***********************************************************
Dr Peter Hans
Tel.:+31-644749864
Email: microsoftclaim20@netscape.net
microclaim@mail.wowmail.com
***************************************************************
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact your claim department immediately.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Betty Rice
PROMOTION CORDINATOR

Friday, October 20, 2006

As a piece of friendly and free advice, whenever you see the words "Nigeria", "safe deposit box" and "honesty" all in the same email, throw it away.

This particular scam claims that "honesty is the watch word in this transaction", ROFLOL!

Goodday friend,

I am Mariam Hajia Abacha the wife of the late Nigeria head of state, General Sani Abacha.

Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria in june (1998), I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country.

My son was under detention arraigned before the federal high court of Nigeria for an offence he did not commit. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in different security firms abroad, some companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there or many outright blackmail.

In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of ($700). Million dollars. And they are not relenting to make me poor for life. I got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium.I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you. I have deposited the sum of ($15)million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.

I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and my son Mustapha alone, so my son will deal directly with you as security is up my whole being.I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting this fund into your account which will accrue you (30%) of this fund. Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction.

I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately and I will give you a more detailed picture of things. In case you dont accept please do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total trust and confidence .I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith. Please expedite action.May your heart desire be granted as you are willing to help me and my family, Amen.

Best Regards
Mariam Hajia Abacha.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

When someone signs off their email with the name "Lucky", I instinctively reach for my revolver.

This scam email sent to me by a certain "Lucky Joseph", who claims to have a large quantity of gold dust for sale, is no exception!

lRef: ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST FOR SALE


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are small scale gold minners here on the subregion of West Africa. We
have some huge quantity of Alluviall gold dust for sale at a considerable price
which is below world market price.

If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to us as soon as possible
for us to give you our co-operate offer.

We look forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you

Best Regards

Lucky Joseph

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

This is without a doubt the most badly written email scam that I have ever received.

Once you have worked your way through the assault on the English language, it becomes clear that the scammer is trying to persuade you of his good faith by offering you his credit card number.

Be warned, there is no credit card.

The scammer will use this "act of faith" to lull you into a false sense of security, and try to do the following:

1 Elicit from you your bank account details, and other personal information, so that he can commit identity theft.

2 Claim that he has "overpaid" you by accident, with regard to any deposit made into your account. He will ask you to settle the overpayment by transfer. By the time that you realise that no money has in fact been paid into your account, it will be too late.

3 Convince you to take other larger deposits in your account, which are in fact laundered money.

Avoid!

Hello Mr., Mrs.

I am Mr. ROUDAUT, at the time of the marriage of my son; I would like to reserve your restaurant for the day of October 30, 2006.

I intend to regulate by credit card has distance. For that I would like to be in liaison with the person in charge in load for the room.

I make a point of announcing that my budget for the marriage is 6 000 euros planned for a cocktail and a dinner (of 10h with 18h).

You will thus understand that I want the best for my only son and all that is essential with the good course of this reception. Also I would like to make a reservation for 15 guests or to reserve the entire restaurant if possible. Is what with my budget you will be able to ensure the good course of the ceremony?

I would like to ask you for a service:
I would like to make come from here October 27, 2006, a group of 3 people towards you so that they can work with you during the preparations (they will be occupied of the choice for the menu, decoration to be little and if required to make a simulation of the ceremony before my arrival). In fact, it is also so that you have physical people with whom to treat before my arrival on your premise.

However I would wish by the same occasion that you regulate the travel agency which is occupied of their plane tickets. I remind to you that knowing that this is not your activity; we offer to you a commission of 500 euros for this service.

It is has to say you will take on my N° of credit card an amount of 3500 euros as instalment (once arrived I will freeze again you the remainder of the amount is 6000 euros) for the reservation + your commission as well as the amount of 3000 euros for the bills of the team of 3 people of which I spoke to you and to forward this sum by mandate Western Union to the agency PRESTIGE VOYAGE located In Ivory Coast of which I will communicate the co-ordinates at the convenient period to you.

In fact, my company has a reduction with this agency, thus I envisaged there to regulate their tickets. I am currently in New Guinea for a congress and I benefitted from the occasion to take my son as his future wife with me for the choice of the accessories which they will need at the time of the ceremony.

Thus I am on standby of your confirmation in order to communicate to you my N° of credit card + the scratch date for the payment to accompany by an authorization which I myself will sign.

I ask you moreover to render this service, because the travel agency cannot will take remote credit card if not, I would have forwarded to them my N° of credit card.

In waiting of your confirmation, please join to me as of reception of this mail.
Very Cordially

Mr. ALAIN ROUDAUT

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

I have lost count of the number of times that I have "won" this fake lottery.

They really should at least change the script!

CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA.
DATE:OCTOBER 9Th, 2006.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-652-067-222
REFERENCE: 77/13/KTT
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY held on the 6th of OCTOBER 2006. The results was released on the 9Th of OCTOBER 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 331-554-075-495 with serial number 321-570-160-006 that drew the lucky numbers of 00-87-85-69-89, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been awarded a lump of 550, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) cash credited to file with REF:
Nº EGS/774/161/888.
This is from €5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in
cash among the 20 participants finalist playing 100 full tickets in which 10

winners was selected.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with Santa Lucia Security Company and insured in your email address. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims have been processed and the money remitted to your account.
Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequently questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???). Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a
computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over
100, 000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL).
This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it has happened in the past. This programme is sponsored by EUROPEAN UNION/ WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD.We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent.DR JUAN LUCAS
mailsantalucia@netscape.net
SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMPANY
Telephone number: 0034-686-756-126.
You are required to present your information of identity to prove you are the user of this email address, either your country passport or any other valid identity is required. Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks from the day you receive this
notification. Any requirement not met before this date,funds will be returned to
the EUROPEAN UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUATERS. Also be informed that
10% of your lottery winning belongs to the security company because they are the company assigned by the European Union to process your winnings to you.From your winnings, 10% will be collected after you have received your winning prize because the money is insured in your e-mail address and can not be removed.Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers ( BATCH: EGGS-652-067-222 REFERENCE: 77/13/KTT) in every of your response to your claim agent. Further more, should there be any change of address, inform your claim agent as soon as possible.A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, DR JUAN LUCAS.
Once again from all members of our staff CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of our International promotions program.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years ( -18yrs ) are disqualified from this
programme.
We wish you good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS,JANET CROLL
*************************************************************************************
SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT
VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: _______________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________
9. SERIAL NUMBER: _______________
10.WINNING NUMBER: ___________________
11.REF NUMBER:___________________
12. BATCH NUMBER: ______________
13.AMOUNT WON: ______________________
14.CATEGORY:________________________
15.IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING
LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD.
16. COUNTRY___________________________

Monday, October 16, 2006

550K Euros!

Pah!

I don't get out of bed for a fake lottery for less than 1M Euros.

Also, where the hell is the "middel East" by the way?


Mrs.Lola Franco

Expert Lotto Programme,
Plaza Castilla,23-24
C.P 28035
Madrid-Spain.

REFF:/HGT/RRG/YUI/ES.
BATCH:ES/6MM/LQA/PZ5.

We are
pleased to inform you of the result of 30th of
September 2006. Your e-
mailaddress attached to ticket
number 9985798-11478 with game Number
77482 drew lucky
numbers 03,02,12,33,08, which consequently won.You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
550,000.00 Euro.
(Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand)CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants
were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over
70.000.00 company and
1.000.000.00 individual email addresses and names
from
Middel East, Asia,Africa, Canada, Europe North and
south America,
Oceania and around the world. To file
for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent;


FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.David Alvarez.
Email:
publicfinanceag@aim.comÂ
Tel:+34-627-864-515

Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your Winning information
confidential until
your claims have been processed. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participant.

Please, note that you will be
required to pay for the
issuance of your winning certificate. Be notify
also
that all winnings must be claimed not later than 26st
November
2006 After this date all unclaimed winnings will
be null and void.In
order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications remember to
quoteyour reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,

should there be any change of address do inform our
agents as soon as possible.Congratulationsonce more
and thank you for
being part of our promotional
program. Note:Anybody under the age of 18
is
automatically disqualified.



Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Lola Franco,
Winning Co -ordinator.

EXPERT SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME-SPAIN/CENTRE AWARD-
SPAIN

Thursday, October 12, 2006

I am very disappointed, this scam email says that I only came third in the fake lottery "dip".

Disgraceful, I feel "cheated":)

INORBIT PROMOTION S.A,

PLAZA DE TORO, E-28830,

BARCELONA, SPAIN.

TEL; 00-34625803064

Attn; REF NO; ILP61693628-09,
      TICKET NO;Â
40338522CH

In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named

organization held on the 5th of October,2006.It is my pleasure to

inform you that your e-mail address attached to the above Ref No
came
up in the third dip.
 This invariably means that you have emerged as
the
prize recipient in the third category with an allocated sum ofÂ
Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars(850.000.00USD).
Be
informed that all participants were selected from a randon

computing ballot system.
 This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by a
group of
corporate organizations and governmental parastatals drawn
from
major cities in Europe.
As a matter of principle,you are to
donate at the
minimum 10% of the fund to an outstandi ng charity
project in your
locality,after the reception of your fund.
To file
for your claim and
other enquiries,contact the designated fiducial
consultant;Mrs
Natalia Antonio;(natalia_antonio2@inorbit.com)


Congratulations once more
Faithfully yours'
Maria Lopez(Mrs)

NB;
Ensure that your Ref No is sent in your application to the above
designated office.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Amazing, a fake lottery that I have never won before!

Maybe it's genuine?:)

Not!

2006award:

Dear Winner,

We bring to your notice the result of our computer balloting sweepstake held
on 10th of October, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer
game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for
it. You have been approveD for the star prize of 950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And
Fifty Thousand dollars Only).

Ticket Number:SPL-56458867
Batch Number:
1688/RV/99
Â
contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact
Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number also age &
occupation) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize IMMEDIATELY.
ACCREDITED AGENT.

DR.ALBERTO GILBERT
EMAIL:gilbertconsults@yahoo.es

Any claim not made before the 25th of October. will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE E CONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed prize money .

Do accept our congratulations.

Regards,

Mrs. Juliana Perez.
Programme Cordinator.

Friday, October 06, 2006

This particular scam email, that I received today, must rank as amongst the worst that I have ever received.
  • The writer claims to be British, yet her grasp of the English language is appalling. For her reference, the pronoun "i" should be upper case "I" not lower case.


  • She claims to live in London, yet gives an address in York; then for good measure says that she lives in London Zealand (wherever that is).


  • One of the email addresses that she uses is based in Russia.


  • She talks about the problems of receiving cheques in dollars. Dollar cheques can easily be deposited in British bank accounts, she is lying.


  • She then rambles on about an arrangement with the FBI.
The email is utter garbage from start to finish. I would hope that no one is gullible enough to fall for this bullshit.

OFFICE
34 Parliament Street,
York, YO18SG,UK
Email:art.susan@hotmail.ro,justainsusan@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend ,

My name is Ms Susan Harrison-Justain, I am an artist with my husband James Harrison,We own SUS ART WORLD in London,Zealand(United Kingdom)I lives in London United Kingdom, with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my husband Mr James Harrison. It is definitely a full house, I have been doing artwork since I was a small child That gives me about 23 years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses Most of my work is done in either pencil or art brush mixed with color pencils.

I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering to make payment with casher's cheque or company checks , which is difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom because it takes longer time to clear which is about one month why in united state is just three to five banking days to cleared.

I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldnt affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the United States Of America who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.

But the problem i have is trust, i have made arrangement with the FBI in Washington,that if anybody gets away with my money they will definately get hold with the person,and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my funds.

NOTE: All charges of the Western Union money transfer or Money Gram including bank transfer will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldnt spend a dime out of your personal money.

If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email. N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:

YOUR FULL NAME:...............................................................

CONTACT ADDRESS:...........................................................

YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:..........................

YOUR AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:...........................

You have to provide me with the following address so that i can forward it to our customers to contact you and send payment through courier service immediately.




Thanks for your assistant and God bless,


Susan Harrison-Justain.
Director of SUS ART WORLD INC,
London, United Kingdom.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

I have but one thing to say to the scammer who wrote to me in French today (same old shit, but in French).

TWAT!

Salutation,

C'est avec respect et humilité que je vous j'écris cette
proposition suite à ma relation avec vous . je crois que ma relation
avec vous me sera beaucoup utile . Je souhaite solliciter votre aide
dans la migration et l'investissement dans votre pays la fortune que
j'ai hertitée de mon père . Brièvement, je suis une sierra léonaise
agée de 22 ans et la fille unique du défunt DR Kouakou Bah Theodore.
Jusqu'à sa mort, mon père était le Directeur général d'une société
d'extraction d'or et de diamant dans la région de Kanema en Sierra
Leone. Le 6 Avril 2002 les forces militaires fidèles au gouvernement
d'Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH ont envahi la mine de diamant et d'or et ont
assassiné mon père, le confondant avec son frère kouakou Sankoh qui est
le député du (RUF) du révolutionnaire FODAY SANKOH.Quand ma mère,
absente car venu me voir en côte d'ivoire où j'étudie dans une grande
école a appris la nouvelle ,elle est retounée au pays malgré tous les
risques et a récupéré certaines des affaires qu'elle jugeait sacrées
pour mon père dans notre villa de famille. Parmi les objets récupérés
figurait un dossier contenant des détails d'un dépôt que mon père a
fait dans une société de compagnie de sécurité à Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.
Il y a déposé $ 10.500.000,00 (Dix millions cinq cent mille de dollars
des États-Unis) contenus dans une (1) boîte de tronc à son nom. Il n'a
pas révélé le vrai contenu de la boîte à cette société. Néanmoins il a
déclaré le dépôt comme biens de famille pour des raisons de sécurité.
C'est l'argent que mon defunt père a gagné à partir de la vente de l'or
et de diamants pendant son temps comme Directeur général.
Compte tenu
du climat politique instable en Cote d´Ivoire , j'ai décidé de chercher
un partenaire afin d'investir cette somme hors de la Côte D'ivoire dans
des domaines rentables, c'est donc la raison pour laquelle je viens
vers vous pour solliciter votre assistance et nous aider à investir
dans votre pays. La meilleure méthode pour conclure cette transaction
vue la tension politique en cote d´Ivoire, serait d'expédier la caisse
contenant les fonds dans votre pays . La compagnie de sécurité a la
possibilité de nous faciliter les choses en expédiant cette caisse dans
votre pays par la voie diplomatique que j'apprécie beaucoup. Dès
l'arrivée de ces fonds dans votre pays, vous allez les récupérer et les
sauvegarder et engager les démarches pour nous aider à venir s'établir
dans
votre pays. Ici en raison de sa proximité à notre pays et de la
guerre, notre
statut de réfugié ici ne peut pas faciliter les affaires
pour nous.
Nous vous demandons également de rechercher des affaires
fiables et lucratives, de sorte que nous puissions investir sagement.
Nous avons à l'esprit de vous donner 15 % de toute la somme
(10.500.000,00 millions de dollars $), et la part de 25% dans n'importe
quel investissement que nous ferons au moment venu si vous acceptez de
nous aider. Cette fortune que nous vous avons indiquée devrait
demeurer confidentielle.
dans l'attente de vous lire.
Au plaisir de
collaborer avec vous.
Bien à vous,

Mlle kouakou Chantal

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

This scammer has written the usual formulaic scam letter:

1 She invokes God

2 She claims that her father was poisoned

3 Large sums of money and diamonds are mentioned

4 I am offered a percentage if I help her transfer/invest the money

As with all of these emails, it is a scam; do not fall for it.


PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY ME TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS vivian_kamara2005@yahoo.fr


Dear Friend

I am sorry to come to you in this way, i come across you and my spirit lead me to choose you because i know that i can confide in you. well i realy needed some one honest, truthful to share my fellings with and to share burden with and i know that by the special grace of God everything will work out fine for me.

Am Vivian kamara ,25 years old living in BOTSWANA with my uncle.Am the only child and daughter of late Dr BEN kamara. my father was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond marchant with alot of capital shares with DE BEERS mining coperation based in KINSHASHA the economic capital of CONGO before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on business matters.

After the death of my mother, as a motherless girl my father took me so special because i was motherless and he cared for me.Before the death of my father on 25th june 2003 in a private hospital in CONGO he secretly called me beside and told me that he has a sum of $10.750 MILLION DOLLARS (Ten Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand US DOLLARS) which he deposited with a fiduciary fund holdder in BOTSWANA, he told me that he used my name as his only daughter and the person that will inherit the deposited fund. he also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates that i should seek for a foreign patner in the country of my chioce where i will transfer this money to and also use it judiciously for investment purposes (such as real estate management,construction companies, commerce etc) now i am honourably seeking your assistance in the fellowing ways.
Due to the Government laws of Botswana a refugee is not permitted to own a bank account or even operate a business.

( 1) to provide a bank account where this money will be transfered
( 2) to serve as the guardian of this fund since i am a girl of 25 years and also my feminity matters also
( 3) to make arrangement for the me to come over to your country after the money has been transfered to your account.

However ,i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/assistance after the succesful transfer of the fund to your nominated account oversea and also i have mapped out 5% as miscellaneous expenses that will be incured during the cause of transfer. furthermore you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i believe that this transaction would be concluded within Ten working days(10). you signify your interest to assist me.

Please if you know that you cannot assist me please keep it to yourself and don't disclose it to anybody because of my family background please let it be sealed with secrecy,and also send me your phone numbers.

Waiting for your urgent reply

Thanks and GOD bless .

Miss Vivian Kamara vivian_kamara2005@yahoo.fr

Monday, October 02, 2006

This scammer appears to be under the impression that I am Muslim, I am not.

He also makes an interesting use of the word "apple" within his "bleeding heart" letter. He should have also used spell check before sending this out.

Nonetheless, it is a scam fit only for the trash can.

Assalam ualaikum

I am Mr. Ali Hussein business man from Basra Iraq I am writing you this email as a Muslim brother.

As you and I know about the unrest in my country, I went to use this means to apple for your help to relocate my family to your country and if there is any lucretive business i can invest over there place do tell me.

I just lost my wife some month ago because of the unrest here in Basra and 8months baby with me now.
.
Hope to hear from you
Assalam ualaikum

ali hussein