"Mr. Phoenix Mcferrin" claims to be with "Western Union," he's sent you $100,000, and says you can get $5,000 per day for 20 days. It's supposed to be your "lottery winnings" from "Blackberry," and it will only cost you $85.00 to "unlock" the MTCN LOL. The $100,000 does not exist and never did, of course. For more samples of these silly scams, Click Here. You can also see a Western Union scam video on YouTube, Click Here.
Hmm this would appear to be a "next-of-kin" scam, since that's a part of what this scam-mail is asking for. "Larry" isn't trying to claim that anyone has passed away, however, all he says is that your "fund" is available on an ATM card, neither of which exists, of course. Note the free Japanese Yahoo e-mail account. Click Here for some ATM Card scam samples.
From: Mr. Larry Williams <[email protected]> reply-to: [email protected] Attn, It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Funds would be released to you through the method of an ATM Card. You are Advised to re-confirm YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, NEXT OF KIN, PHONE, MOBILE, AND FAX NUMBERS respec-tively to receive your ATM Card. Thanks Yours Sincerely Mr. Larry Williams "Mr. Peter Hamilton" is an "offshore manager" who doesn't make any pretense about where his scam-mail is coming from. It's a free Yahoo e-mail account. He does try to cover up just exactly where his private mailbox is on Victoria Island, though. It's in Nigeria. He says he has "instructions" from Apex Bank to "transfer your $3.5 million 'fund' directly to your bank account without further delay." All you need to do is provide a name, address, and phone number. Then he wants to know "what method of payment" you would like, by "transfer," or by "ATM Master Card." He'd like to hear from you within 24 hours. This is one of the older, classic 419 Nigerian advance fee scams. It is never, ever real, and the money does not exist. Do not ever fall for this scam in particular. If you do, and then try to find out where your "money" is, you do so at your own peril. People have been killed trying to get this nonexistent money. For more samples of these scams, Click Here.
Some online loan offers are real. Many more are not. This is one of them. How do I know? Well first, it was sent to an undisclosed recipient list. More telling, it also claims that it was sent from the "nc.gov" domain. I checked, and that is indeed the State of North Carolina's website, with a welcome message from Governor Beverly Perdue. However, "Breanna Freeman" @ "nc.gov" wants you to respond to a free Microsoft Hotmail address LOL. For a few more of these, Click Here
Let's put in a few more !'s to see if it make it any more "important." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmm. Nope. LOL. "Li Chen" is a "Chinese bank account manager" who had a "rich, late client" without any next-of-kin, as always, and now he wants us to step in and "claim the money," which doesn't exist, of course. For more "next-of-kin" scam samples, Click Here. I've got zillions. Don't fall for these stupid things. This is just a phishing attempt to get the login and password to your bank account. They do not, of course, even know whether you have an account with the bank they are phishing for. I'm assuming that "N.B." is something like "P.S." LOL. You can see more Financial scams Here.
Dear Customer, Due to on-going maintenance upgrade at Bank of America, all customers are required to update their information to the new security system to enable a faster, easier and more secure online banking experience. Click here to LogOn and confirm the simple step. N.B: Remember to fill your complete and correct Security Question. Online Service Team Beware, these people are extremely aggressive spamming scammers, trying to cheat others out of a $97.00 signup fee. It is designed to look like a news site, but each and every link always goes to the same page: a sales and signup page. With each new website comes a different news channel number. They've been shut down by GoDaddy and many others, and are currently on NameCheap.com. When one domain gets shut off, they simply buy another domain name, come right on back again in a day or two, and start spamming again. Click Here.
This is similar to "next-of-kin" but not exactly the same. They simply want us to "stand-in" on their nonexistent deal in lieu of "investors." Click Here for financial scams.
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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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