Do not call the number, of course. Poor "Andrew." He's "stuck at the airport," and he's "lost your address." He wants to deliver $950,000 to you out of the goodness of his heart, but it's claimed that he doesn't know he has "cash," which doesn't really exist, of course. He wants to know where you live, and which airport you live near. He doesn't say which one he's at, but I suspect if you call him and tell him, he will magically say that that's the very airport that he's currently at, even if it's out in the middle of the Alaskan bush somewhere LOL. All you need to do is come up with a small "fee," and he will come straight to your door. This one is very similar to the DHL, UPS, and FedEx delivery scams. Click Here and Here. Also see this link for a two minute story from ABC.
These are becoming more frequent; so far I've only seen them supposedly coming from UPS, FedEx and DHL. They don't. There's a zip file attached; don't download it. It contains a virus. I'm not sure, but I believe the virus is used to put computers on the spammer's botnet, so it can be used to send out more and more spam like the one below. I wish I knew how to be a hacker, I'd understand this stuff better LOL. Click Here to see more examples of UPS scams.
Dear customer. The parcel was sent your home address. And it will arrive within 7 business day. More information and the tracking number are attached in document below. Thank you. ©1994-2011 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. Here's another delivery scam, from "Tony Parker," most likely copied from the one I posted on March 19. See more of these here.
Someone out there is attempting to distribute viruses by using one of the major delivery companies names. The virus is contained in a zip file, and Norton doesn't pick it up. I've seen them using UPS and Federal Express so far. The worst part, in my opinion, is that they leave no reply address, so we can't scambait them LOL. They don't yet have the sense to use a BCC though, and we can attempt to warn others that they've spammed. Here's the e-mail I got; it's very short. Click Here for more examples of delivery scams.
Dear customer The parcel was sent your home address. And it will arrive within 7 business day. More information and the tracking number are attached in document below. Thank you. © 1994-2011 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. These guys are getting better. They're finally starting to figure out that money weighs something, especially if it's millions of dollars or any other currency. They used to talk about millions that they supposedly had for us gullible people here in the States, and said that DHL or some other delivery company was looking for us so they could deliver our "package." It could also have been one of the "military" scams where some "soldier found millions" in the Iraqi desert, or in Baghdad or some such place in Iraq. The "millions" was always said to exist in some "package" that could apparently be easily picked up and taken somewhere by one person. In the scam-mail I got just now, they finally acknowledged that $4.5 million would take up a large suitcase on wheels that weighs about 80 kilograms LOL. It still doesn't mean the money is real, though. It never is. Don't ever forget that, and don't send them any money. Click Here for DHL delivery scams.
These are way too funny. These guys actually want you to believe in their initial scam-mail that someone from overseas is looking for you, just for the singular and sole purpose of giving you millions of dollars for absolutely nothing. They say they've flown to New York, which is a lie. I'm guessing they'd say they booked airline tickets at their own expense. However, if they have two nickels to rub together, they were both stolen LOL. Everything they say in these is a lie. They say nothing about where the nonexistent money supposedly came from. It's all just "we're looking for you so we can hand $10 million over to you at your doorstep." They're hoping, of course, that we live somewhere near New York City, but they really have no idea. It's true that a lot of people live in New York, but they make stabs in the dark with these. I can't figure these scam-mails out. It's like they're teenagers or something, and they're still trying to figure the "scam" game out on their end ROFLMFAO. Click Here for more delivery scams.
I just got another one of those "FedEx Notices" about 30 minutes ago. I just got it again a few minutes ago. These say that a "parcel" was sent to "my home address," and will "arrive" in so many days. These are sent out BCC to many people, and of course the scammer has no idea what your home address is. There is no parcel, of course. There is also a "document" attached that's in a zip archive, and Norton doesn't pick it up. Norton's worthless anyway, there's plenty of free anti-virus protection available that does better. Personally, I recommend Comodo, which is currently analyzing it in their labs, because this "document" was interesting. I downloaded it, unzipped it to a flash drive, and none of my 3 anti-virus software programs would detect it as malware. Must be a brand new virus.
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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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