Scammers love to take advantage of legitimate online jobs, and try to promote their own fake jobs to make money. Mystery shopping is a good example, as is data entry, both of which exist on the internet, legitimately. First of all, never pay money to get a job. The one and only legitimate online job I have ever seen that asks for a fee is called Web Colleagues. Even though they charge $49 to signup, they are recommended by Squidoo. Whenever you get spam that claims to come from Secret Shopper, though, you'll notice that it never comes from secretshopper.com. Basically, when it comes down to determining what's real and what's not in online employment, you need to do a bit of research first. Never reply to any spam offering an online job, that asks for a fee, and also asks you to reply to a free e-mail address. Chances are pretty high that it's a scam. For more online job scam samples, Click Here.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is a real bank, and these scammers are trying to convince you that you have "won their lottery." In the first place, no one chooses lottery winners by e-mail address. You have to go and actually buy a paper ticket with cash. So if you didn't buy a ticket, you didn't win. Second, corporations such as Microsoft, Honda, Yahoo, and Shell do not hold lotteries. It's very likely that ICBC doesn't, either. Banks make much better money with interest than they would with a 5 percent lottery profit, and when's the last time you saw tickets for sale at a bank? So please do not believe any scam-mail hype that you supposedly "won the lottery," because you didn't. For more Lottery Scam samples, Click Here.
The NIgerian "Honorable Minister of Finance," under the "supervision" of the "United Nations," of course, has been "approved" to "reimburse" 5,000 Nigerian scam victims. After a "meeting of the minds" it was "resolved" that "funds" held by the Nigerian government should be "shipped" to "U.S. Customs" in Michigan, "just to make sure 'the funds' are being 'delivered' to the 'correct beneficiaries.'"
Man, what a load of crap. I never saw this one before ROFLMFAO. Just remember, these things are never, ever real; there is no money. No matter what they tell you, do not ever believe it. I cannot stress this strongly enough. For more samples of these little scams, Click Here. From: "MR. SCOTT W. ROGGER" <[email protected]>
"Mr. Scott Rogger" claims that the Nigerian government has "agreed" to "reimburse" Nigerian 419 scam victims. Each "victim" is supposedly to be "paid $3.5 million," and lo and behold, each person who gets a scam-mail from "Scott" is "listed as a beneficiary." He "wishes" to "redeem the image of 'our poor country," so the President has "ordered" the "immediate payment" to each of the affected victims. He admits to "corrupt and inefficient" banking system in Nigeria, so the "payments" are to be "made" under the "funding assistance" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Oh, and of course, I'm not to duplicate this scam-mail anywhere, because the criminals are currently "being rounded up." More samples of the Nigerian 419 Scam are Here. "Mrs. Sherry Lauren" tells me that "despite my effort," a "transfer of funds" didn't "work out." Nevertheless, "she" wants to "compensate" me $750,000 for those "unfruitful efforts" of mine, and tells me all about how I can contact her "attorney" to "collect." It includes a free lawyer.com e-mail account to contact, available at mail.com. I have one myself. Classic Compensation scam. Click Here for more samples.
Ooo! I'm an "honorable" beneficiary! LOL! Let's see. My "contract" has been "verified" but I haven't been "paid" because I haven't "fulfilled" the "obligations." I'm not the only one getting this scam-mail, of course, it went out BCC to an undisclosed recipient list. It's in all caps, and their spelling and grammar is kind of messed up. Don't help them, though, let them learn English on their own. I can't say too much about their mistakes because I know they will see this blog at some point.
In this one, they are saying the "funds" have been "approved" for "transfer," but they can't "deposit" into my bank account because of the IMF. They claim they're going to "deliver cash" in "consignment boxes" direct to my doorstep by courier. Yes, I get millions and millions of dollars delivered directly to my doorstep each and every single day of the year. Don't you? ROFLMFAO This is a classic, amusing Nigerian 419 scam, Click Here for more samples. A scammer assumes the identity of "David Zhou," a "Chinese bank manager." Maybe David's real and maybe he isn't. The scammer isn't him, and if he has two nickels to rub together, they were both stolen LOL.
The "next-of-kin" scam never changes. Someone rich died, left no heirs and no will, and now they need "help" getting the money. In this variety, a "Wo Welhan" was apparently arrested and executed by the Chinese government, and there's a Wikipedia article to back it up. The scammers usually use something more credible such as the BBC. Don't be fooled, though, there's never any money. More next-of-kin scam samples are Here. Scammers are currently picking on Carman Lapointe for some reason. In this one, they say she just went to Nigeria from Canada, after "a series of complaints from the FBI and 'other security agencies'" around the world. There have been a "high volume of fraudulent activities" going on, which is just exactly what this scammer is doing, and he's even got a story on the UN's website to back it up. The link just tells who she is, with an image of her.
Then they go off on a tangent to describe an "overdue payment" that is "due" to you. They say "Carman" has "authorized" the Nigerian government to "effect" your payment of $10.5 million into your personal bank account. This has been "approved" by the Canadian government and the UN, and your only "fee" will be for notarization. If you take the bait, the fees will be never ending, with one excuse after another about where the "money" is. In truth, there is no money. Then they begin to tell you that "someone else" is interested in your "fund," which does not exist, of course, so that you will hurry up and take their bait to try and get it. "Carman," of course, has only a "limited amount of time in Nigeria," so you better hurry up. This is just another 419 flavor. It kinda sounds like 'Rocky Road' LOL. Don't fall for it. As always, there is no money. People have been killed trying to get 419 money after spending thousands in "fees." For more samples of this scam, Click Here. Another "next-of-kin." These are made up in a different variety of ways. Someone takes advantage of a true news story in the media where someone died, and supposedly left no heirs. If they can't find such a person, they can make something up out of the blue. The storyline is pretty much the same though. Someone rich died, left no heirs, they want you to stand in to collect the fortune, and they'll split it with you. It's a scam, of course. No matter what it is, no matter what they tell you, there's never any money, ever. Always remember that. More Next-of-Kin samples, Click Here. Some of them are "Dying" scams, too.
This flavor of the Compensation scam says that you had some "unfinished business" with someone, but they "completed" it with someone else. Due to your "efforts," though, they want to "compensate" you with some money. I've seen as much as $2 million in these scams. To see samples of this, Click Here.
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AuthorMy name is Gary, and I live in the Midwestern United States. This site is intended to expose the frauds and scams that are so pervasive on the internet, especially today. One hundred per- cent of the e-mails you get that promise you millions are never, ever real. They'll tell you they're "dying," trying to gain your sympathy. They're not dying, they're lying. Click Here for the "Dying" scams. Don't fall for it, and never send them any money, no matter what they tell you. Oh, and good luck hacking this website. It's got a nice strong password on it. Archive
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