THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND‏

August 21st, 2010

Over the last few months I have seen a growing number of scams similar to this one where the Scammer is claiming to be real and working for you against the scammers.  Nasty!

It never stops amazing me how many different ways the scammers can think up ways of trying to steal money from unsuspecting victims.  A faceless crime is still a crime!

As usual with most scams luckily enough for us they always make the same mistakes. Firstly, and this is a personal recommendation that anything remotely or directly connected with Nigeria just delete 99.9% of the time its a scam!   They are one of the leading countries of online scams and not only email scams.

Anyways, back to this scam email, as I was saying there are a number of very easy to spot mistakes with this scam and scams like it:

1) The Scammer claims to be in the USA but is using a .uk email address

2) The contact phone number is using the international dialing code for Nigeria

3) There is no COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE

4) This email was sent from a cloned FBI.com email address, now do you honestly think that firstly they would email you about such a claim and secondly if they were trying to get hold of you personally they certainly wouldn’t start an email with ‘My Dear’ Haha that’s too funny

The Scam email ——————————————————————————————————————

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mr. Steve Morgan, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United States, I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $50,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation documents, and I was directed by the ( F B I) Director to contact Mr. Anthony Powell, who is a representative of the ( F B I ) and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Nigeria, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest man on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $1.5 Million Us Dollars Moreover, Mr. Anthony Powell, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Mr. Anthony Powell.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: Mr. Anthony Powell
Email: anthonypowel@gmx.co.uk
Telephone Number: +234-706-336-5378

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Mr. Anthony Powell was just $320 for the paper works, take note of that.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr. Anthony Powell so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mr. Steve Morgan
108 Crockett Court.
Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas,
United States of America

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One closing comment which I have to mention as I actually find it funny! Can you imagine for one minute the FBI signing off on an email ‘Thank You and Be Blessed’ HAHA!

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Scammers and Spammers

August 21st, 2010

There are two things that I really do hate and in my opinion spoil the internet and the sooner they are stopped the better!

Let me spell it out!

This site is here for one reason only and that is to help build awareness of all the Scams being received by you, me and your friends on a daily basis.  I hope that by posting the warning that it will at least stop a few people from becoming victims of these criminals.

Now as for Spammers, well they are not as bad but they are very annoying!

Anyone who finds the Warning I post useful, then please feel free to post a comment as they are very much appreciated.  On the other hand if you think for one minute I am going to accept a ‘spam comment’ you have come to the wrong place.

I will not accept comments with links to ‘online money making’ or anything similar.  This blog is not a backlink directory for your use! go annoy someone else or do some proper SEO work!

I apologise to all my genuine visitors I just had to point it out to the spammers out there!

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Domain Registry of America Scam (DRoA)

July 2nd, 2010

I would like to warn domain registrants regarding another Domain Transferal scam.

Domain Registry of America (DROA) are at it again with another Email Scam going out to all registrants of gTLD domain names offering to transfer their domain to them. The notice looks like the process is a mandatory requirement for the registrant to enter into. The email was sent by illegally harvesting the public Whois database for .com and other gTLD domain names.

Registrants do not need to transfer their domains away to DROA, and would like to encourage customers to simply ignore/delete the scam email.

The notice provides a URL to an online agreement page for the domain name transfer, copy of the email and page is provided below. As the registrant clicks to agree to the transfer, the resulting page requests the domain EPP password, which is required in order to transfer the domain registration.

Please note, by submitting your EPP domain password on this page, you are confirming your authorisation to transfer the domain registration to another company away from your current ISP. Your current ISP will no longer be responsible for your domain registration renewal and registration management.

Copy of email notice:

Re: Transfer of DOMAIN.com

BRANDON GRAY INTERNET SERVICES INC. dba Namejuice.com has received a request from Domain Registry of America on 6/4/2010 4:48:56 PM for us to become the new registrar of record.

You have received this message because you are listed as the Registered Name Holder or Administrative contact for this domain name in the WHOIS database.

Please read the following important information about transferring your domain name:

1) You must agree to enter into a new Registration Agreement with us. You can review the full terms and conditions of the Agreement at http://namejuice.com/regagree.asp
2) Once you have entered into the Agreement, the transfer will take place within five (5) calendar days unless the current registrar of record denies the request.
3) Once a transfer takes place, you will not be able to transfer to another registrar for 60 days, apart from a transfer back to the original registrar,in cases where both registrars so agree or where a decision in the dispute resolution process so directs.

If you WISH TO PROCEED with the transfer, you must respond to this message via one of the following methods (note if you do not respond by Wednesday, June 30, 2010, DOMAIN.com will not be transferred to us.).

Option 1
Please go to our website, https://namejuice.com/agree.asp?e=1&o=1122232&p=1122321 to confirm.

Option 2
Please email us with the following message:

‘I confirm that I have read the Domain Name Transfer – Request for Confirmation Message.

I confirm that I wish to proceed with the transfer of DOMAIN.com from (Your Current ISP). to BRANDON GRAY INTERNET SERVICES INC. dba Namejuice.com .’

Option 3
Please print out a copy of this message and send a signed copy to :

(fax to)+1-905-415-2682
(mail to):7100 Warden Avenue, Suite 8, Markham, Ontario, Canada, L3R8B5

If you DO NOT WANT the transfer to proceed, then don’t respond to this message.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact us at following information. info@namejuice.com

or please contact your reseller Domain Registry of America support@droa.com

BEWARE! This scam has been very successful and catches many people, so don’t let them catch you!

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Email Scams and Scam Warnings

June 27th, 2010

Hi Everyone

Rather than write about an specific email scam or scam warning, I thought I would take the opportunity to just air some views on the matter.  As anyone who reads my blogs will know I am not a fan of scammers in any shape or form.   I am never cease to be amazed by the number of email scams and scams that are circulated over and over again online.  However, what amazes me more is! why do people keep on falling for them?

Well there in lays the truth behind the scam industry and why they continue to grow in numbers each and every day! it’s very simple really… GREED!

Nearly all scams rely on one simple key incredient and that is to fire up the victims greed to the point where rational thinking goes out the window.  When you understand this you understand not only how to avoid being the victim of a scam but alot about our society as a whole.

Society is always changing and it’s gone through many changes over time but somethings have alwys been present.  Greed, getting something for free, getting something that no one else has or only a few have seems to be the over riding driving force behind all societies.

So, until this changes no matter what we do to object to what they are doing and believe me! I am no fan of scammers.  The Scammers will not stop!  with that in mind always think, if it is to good to be true! then it probably is…

In this life you do not get anything for nothing! everything always comes at a cost to someone or something else! so don’t let that cost be You!

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Natwest Bank Scam Email

June 20th, 2010

Let me just start by saying that if this Scam manages to catch anyone out I will be amazed! First their is no subject line for the email, secondly it’s sent from brazil (presumably that is where the member of staff has relocated to with the  imaginary £18.5 million and lastly I would be amazed if Natwest would employ someone who’s spelling, grammar and general understanding of the english language is so bad.  I thought the only place for them was indian call centres and railway platform announcers haha!

Ok the scam email:

Dear Beloved

This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as
serious could come into your mind but please consider it with a divine
wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility.Before proceeding,I wish to
introduce myself to you,I am ANDREW COLE a staff of Natwest Bank plc London.I
am the head of the accounts department.I am pleased to get across to you for
a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit
the both of us after completion.

I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling
this business transaction, which i explained below.

The sum of ( £ 18,500,000.00 Million Pounds),has been floating as unclaimed
since 2000 in my bank as all efforts to get across the relatives of our
client who deposited the money have hit the stones.

There is this immigrant Mr.
Andreas schranner,property magnate who was based in the U.K.who happens to be
one of our very good clients. On the 31st of July 2000, Mr. Andreas
schranner,his wife Maria ,their daughter Andréa eich, her husband Christian,
and their children katharina and maximilian all died in the air France
concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.Click
on the link,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.My position here at my
office requires me to investigate and I therefore made further investigations
and discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of  kin or
relation in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork
in my bank.According to the British Law. The money will revert to the
ownership of the British government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

To avoid this money being sent to the British treasury as unclaimed funds,I
have decided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so
that the said funds ( £ 18,500,000.00 million pounds),would be released in
your name as the next of kin and paid into your account.All documents and
proof that will have you claim this fund will be forwarded to you without any
stress upon your response to this mail more soon,i want to inform you that i
have unanimously agreed to offer you ( £7.2M ) of the total sum for the
assistance and role you are going to play in this transaction,(£2.8 M )will
be given to charity organisations in your country with your supervision while
the remaining will be for me.Please send us your Names,Telephone No,Address
and your fax number in your reply to this business transaction,

I await for your urgent response to this email.(coleandrew2010@live.com)

Best Regards,
Andrew Cole.

Scammers are low lifes! but whoever thought it would be a good idea to include some poor unfotunate family
who really died in the concorde crash is just demonstrating a complete lack on compassion! but why am I surprised
after all they are going to steal whatever they can from as many people as possible! 

As usualy to help stop the and all scammers, please send a link to this scam bloag to as many of your friends as possible

Thank you for your support!

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Notice of Domain Names Property Protection

June 16th, 2010

This Scam plays on your fears!  It is one of the oldest scams in the Domain Name Registration and Hosting Business.  It always starts with the same basic idea – ‘We have received a request from a Mr … who wants to register the follwoing domain name(s)’

Basically all they do is what is known as a WHOIS lookup also known as a Domain Search to check availablility against existing websites.  Then they simply make up the bogus request and contact you and try to scam you into purchasing one or more domain names at a higher price than usual.  You end up with a load of extra domain name that you didn’t want and have paid out heavily for them!

Fact: The domain name registration system is very simply! generally it’s done on a first come, first served basis.  In some cases, there are conditions of registration that makes the issue of someone else registering your company name in your country less likely.  However, usually the registration is processed without question.  If you can provide that someone is using a domain name with your company name it maybe classed as ‘trading off’ in which case you may have a good case to go to the registry and use their ‘domain dispute’.

My Advice is simply! when registering a domain name in the first place make sure you register all relevant domain names to your company name and if you have specific products or services you may want to protect them as well with related domain names.  Usually however .com and/or your country code exyension for your business name or service is sufficient.

So back to the scam, see copy below:

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Dear Sir/Madam
I’m sorry to disturb you so abrupt. We are a domain name registration service company in Asia,

On 16th June. we received a formal application submitted by Mr. John Wang who wanted to use the keyword “your domain name” to register the Internet Brand and with suffix such as .cn /.com.cn /.net.cn/.hk/.asia/ domain names.
After our initial examination, we found that these domain names to be applied for registration  are same as your  domain name and trademark. We aren’t sure whether you have any relation with him. Because these domain names would produce possible dispute, now we have hold down his registration, but if we do not get your company’s an reply in the next 5 working days, we will approve his application

As authorized anti-cybersquatting organization we hereby suspect Mr. John Wang is a domain investor. so we need you to attach importance to this issue.

In order to handle this issue better, Please contact us by Fax ,Telephone or Email as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely 　　　　　　　　2010-6-17
Aimee
Oversea Marketing Manager
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Room 1008,
International Building,
No.38 YueLong road,NanTong City
Tel:+86(513)85330968
Fax:+86(513)80260081
Email:Aimee@domainasia.cc
Website: www.domainasia.cc

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Although scamming anyone is not funny I can help finding the part where they say ‘authorized anti-cybersquatting organization’.  What a JOKE! there is no such thing in the industry.  If I’m wrong then please send me the full contact details of the company that gives out the Authorised status to companies as I will pass it onto GoDaddy, Enom and Tucows as they are the three biggest Registries and they are not Authorised! haha

Well as always! please pass the link to this blog onto your friends and business associates to help stop these scammers

Thank you for your support!

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winning numbers: 47-14-34-85-67-32‏

June 8th, 2010

Just in! You can win lottery without entering them and magically even select your numbers!!!  Come on guys this Scam is a Joke!

The latest in a long line of lottery scams but by no means the best of the bunch! That is if you can class any scam as the best, but you know what I mean.

This new scam start as do most without your name, so that should be a give away that there is something not quite right!  Next, since when have publishers clearing house’s been paying out lottery wins!  And finally why wouldn’t the company whom you have won the lottery with, not want you to reply to them but to some random hotmail email address at qatar.io

So, the scam goes like this:

GOOD DAY
WE ARE FROM THE PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE (PCH) AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
JUST WON YOU ONE MILLION DOLLARS($1,000,000.00 USD) IN THIS WEEK PCH
LOTTO,WINNER YOU ARE TO CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY.PLEASE NOTE,IF YOU ARE NOT THE RIGHTFULL
OWNER OF THIS EMAIL,DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MAIL THANKS.

winning numbers:  47-14-34-85-67-32
email ticket number:  FL 754/22/76

AGENT: Mr. Barry Badmos
EMAIL:pch_claimsdpt1@qatar.io

YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND THE INFORMATION BELOW TO PROCESS YOUR CLAIM

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age/Sex:
6.Nationality:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Telephone Number:

REGARDS
Yours in service,
Mr. Barry Badmos.
Dispatch Director

Sent from: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE (info@winning.com)

Why on earth would you have to tell a lottery company your occupation, marital status, age/sex, nationality and country of residence?  Of yes of course! That’s because they want to steal your identity as all REAL Lottery Companies do not require any of these details and they are giving you real winning!

So as usual beware and before letting the ‘Greed Monster’ kick in! Think… can you win something without entering it in the first place? NO!!!

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COMPENSATION‏ – May 2010 Worst Scam

June 4th, 2010

Hi Everyone

I know that scamming people is not to be taken lighty hence why I run this blog.  However, I have decided to post the worst scam of each month as I must admit this next scam is so badly written and thought out that I doubt even a 4 yr old would fall for this scam!

Nevertheless better safe than sorry!

So the winner of May 2010 Worst Scam goes to: The Compensation Scam

Dear Friend,

Good day to you and your family.I am happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new
partner from Belgium.Presently I am in Belgium for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts you made in
getting your winnings sent to your delivery address, despite that it
failed us some how Now contact my personal adviser in United Kingdom his
name is (Rev John Smith ),Find below his contact information.

Name: Rev John Smith ),
E-mail: revjohnsmith718@hotmail.com

Ask him to send you the total $550,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank Check,which I raised in your favor
for your compensation for all the past efforts you have made in receiving
your
winnings in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very,much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary and give him
your address
where to send the check to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive the Check to enable us share
the joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment,I am very
busy here
because of the investment projects,which the new partner and me are
having at hand, finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money. So feel free to get in
touch with
him (Rev John Smith ) without any delay.

Best regards,

Jessy Jackson
GOOD NEWS CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY

Now I know I can make spelling mistakes but seriously this email is a Joke!
Whoever composed it must have been on something rather strong if you know what I mean
compensation, winnings, compensation.... but my favourite part has got to be that
his secretary is called Rev John Smith! Now that is just too funny! Let me guess he
murdered Mrs Plum in the library with a candle stick.

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Reply via website‏ – Competition Scam

June 4th, 2010

This is another new scam and definately one to watch out for as it’s a really nasty one and so easy to fall into their trap in more ways than one! So as also please pass this warning onto everyone you know to help stop this scam your family or friends.

So back to the scam!

Why you might ask do they want you to reply via their website you may ask and no harm done visiting the site, right? WRONG! the site has lots of potential threats just waiting for you to visit! malware, virus, cookies and of course their scam to get your details.  This scam plays on each and everyone ones greed as do most scams! Something for nothing but the reality is that the only people who get something for nothing are the scammers themselves.

The scam:

Dear Email-User,

You have won a cash prize of $485,000 and a brand new Range Rover SUV.For further information and guidelines on how to claim,login to our official website with the bellow details.Ensure to fill our online application form when successfuly logged in.

Website : www.onlinewenzhou.co.cc
Username : win2
Password : cmj5

Regards,
Dr.Ben Walcott(Zonal Co-ordinator)

But send from the follwing email address: Ashley E Littlepage (alittlep@gmu.edu)

The domain name is owned by:

Bogdan Dabrowski
lake stevens, WA
UNITED STATES
Email : mr_gizzyt@yahoo.com
Phone : 2063693737
Instant messenger :
Updated Date : 07-Apr-2010
Creation Date : 07-Apr-2010

I have also traced the IP address of the website back to the main hosting company and reported the activity so let’s hope they act responsibly and close this site down as soon as possible! This scam is unusual as it all coming out of the United States.

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Alert‏ – Western Union

June 4th, 2010

Well let me start by saying that I personally think that Western Union should take some responsiblity for allowing this to happen using their system.  After all I am pretty certain that they are well aware that most scams are coming out of Africa at present so why allow transactions to even be done… oh! of course silly me they make money whether you get scammed or not so why should they care!!!

Note to Western Union: If you are reading this scam warning then please! take some reasonable action and help stop the scammers.

So, back to the scam email, see below for details:

I wish to inform you that We have sent 5000.00 USD
already, that was given toyou by the United
Nations,(ECOWAS) as we are mandated to send you the total
sum  of 150,000USD through Western Union. Send name,
address, phone number. we have  Process your first payment
of $ 5,000 USD.to collect / Sender: Sender: ANDY GREENIZAN
MTCN 155-504-9276, you can track at www.westernunion.com
before going to pick to it up, United Nations and (ECOWAS)
are supporting individial due to the worldwide economy
meltdown, your email was luckly picked among 100other
people.

Regards Mr.Henry Croxy
Phone: +234-803 819 2429
Contact Email: henrycroxy@12956.hk

On this occassion the email was sent from the same email address
and the one they would like you to reply to! now if that isn’t a
‘big f**k you very much’ what is!

I mean seriously! these guys are getting away with the scams
so easily and without fear of any law enforcement that they leave
an open channel to an email address.  Which for those of you who
don’t know is really stupid as all ISP’s know exactly which IP
Address is accessing every single email account in the world.
So if and I mean a BIG if, law enforcement really wanted to catch
these scammers it wouldn’t take them more than a few hours to trace,
locate and arrest them!

Anyways, the reply email address is a Hong Kong email address:

henrycroxy@12956.hk

But the dialing code for the phone number they supply:

+234-803 819 2429

+234 is a nigerian dialing code!

In defence of law enforcement! I would just say that they are powerless in reality

as the Nigerian govt are the one’s who should be addresses is issue first!

Secondly,  It should also be the responsibility of our Govt and ISP’s to block all

and I mean all IP addresses and traffic from all known Scam locations.  Hey guys

If you need a list of them just ask! I’ll send you a list to get you started…







				


				
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