E-mail Scam #4

And then there was this one.
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Let me start by introducing myself, I am MRS. MARIA SOCORRO, CREDIT ACCOUNTS OFFICER EQUITABLE PCI BANK. I am writing you this letter based on the latest development at my bank, which I will like to bring to your personal edification. I am writing you this letter with so much joy and excitement even though my heart goes out to the very powerful and distinguished gentleman who I was fortunate to have worked for and extremely privileged to have known for numerous years.

I am a top official in charge of client accounts in EQUITABLE PCI BANK inside the Philippines. In 2001, my client was going through a horrendous divorce in the United States Of America and was on the verge of losing most of his estate to his vicious and diabolical wife. As a result of this alarming predicament, my client came to me with a very brilliant idea. He transferred some funds,ten million two hundred thousand dollars to a fixed deposit account in my bank under an alias which only the two of us knew about as the confidentiality of the matter was necessary for his protection. Due to his untimely death in early 2002, the funds have been sitting in the account ever since and will continue to do so perpetually unless we do something about it.

My client did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit and now i need somebody to act as the next of kin. Your urgent response is highly anticipated so please email me for more details on this transaction as soon as possible. This should be kept very secret and confidential, I believe you know.

If interested please reply to this email address: REMOVED

kind Regards,
MRS. MARIA SOCORRO

E-mail Scam #3

So,how many people would respond to this e-mail scam?
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UK National Lottery,
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6H,
United Kingdom

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Ref: UKNL/245512568021/07
Batch:UKNL074/0507
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Our Dear Winner,
You have won the sum of 1,500,000 (ONE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND GBP ) from the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY held on the1st of May,2007.

You are therefore requested to contact immediately our Claims Department below quoting winning number: WINNING NUMERS :02-18-31-38-39-46-{42}.

Contact Person :
Aaron robertson Email: REMOVED
Tel phone: +447031925915
Fax Number: +447092884926

Regards, MRS KATE BROWN
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY
ENGLAND

E-mail Scam #2

These people actually must believe we are all stupid.
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We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Microsoft Word International Promotions Program held on the 20th of April, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number S/N-00168 serial number S/N-00168, drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 5,500,000.00 GBP . To claim your kindly submit the completed form to your verification unit by email: VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:
*Name of Winner: *Address: *City/State:
*Nationlity:*Sex:*EmailAddress*Phone no:*Occupation:*Age:*Amount won:The claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mr Steve Scott
E-mail: contact --REMOVED
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Amelia Hunts

E-mail Scam # 1

The following is an adaption of the old Nigerian scam that has been around for years. I have received several variations of this one. I don't understand how anybody could believe that this could actually be true - but some must for the scams to continue.
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/007
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK

CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH C/N:CBN/ NNPC/FGN/
MIN/009.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMFand the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armedforces (Chief General Olusegun Obasanjo) that all outstanding foriegndebtsespecially next of kin /contracts payment should be released to thebenefeciaries forth with unconditionally this first quarter 2007. From therecords of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal governmentof Nigeria your name was discovered as next on the list of theoutstanding,who have not received their payments.

We wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will beReleased to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that frommy record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$6 million dollars(Six Million United States Dollars).

Please re-confirm to this office if this is online with what you have inyour record and also re-confirm to me the followings.
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company name if any, position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card. forproper identification before the payment. this is to aviod any wrong payment.

As soon as this information's are received, your payment will be made Toyou by Wire Transfer for you to your bank and confirm it.

Regards,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL B
ANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

Scams by Email

I seem to get so many email scams. The number seems to have risen dramatically over the past few months. I use Yahoo as one email provider and this seems to be the one that the majority of scams arrive in. I suspect my email is being sold or found from my blogs. I wonder are there really that many gullible people out there who actually respond to these scams or are people just getting more desperate and sending out that many more e-mails.

I will post the scams that I receive on here - I will copy the entire e-mail - probably without comment. Although it is frustrating to keep receiving these scams, it is interesting to see the lengths that people will go to try to suck others in.

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Secret of Attraction
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