Yet anouther email scam

[Kliro]

Just thought I'd give a heads up to anyone receiving this email (attached below)

Its fake, remember to never give out your details to anyone, ever!

Also, is there no way to trace emails like this?

I would report that to Ebay.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Scott

I would report that to Ebay.

Absolutely-just forward it to spoof@ebay.com.

[Kliro]

Just have done, hope they do something, hope noone thinks its legit!

[Gareth]

also, as it's gmail, click the more options and you can report phishing to gmail for other gmail users' benefit.

[Ramrod]

Off topic (sort of) ..........I just received a scam letter from Nigeria today--a real, written on paper in an envelope letter! .....and the envelope was addressed by hand!

[Gareth]

uh-oh, did they have your personal details correct? Getting spam email is one thing, but if they know your personal details, that would really freak me out!

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Off topic (sort of) ..........I just received a scam letter from Nigeria today--a real, written on paper in an envelope letter! .....and the envelope was addressed by hand!

now that is scary , have you asked the police about it

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

now that is scary , have you asked the police about it

No, I just binned it, after I picked my jaw up off the floor

Originally Posted by Gareth

uh-oh, did they have your personal details correct? Getting spam email is one thing, but if they know your personal details, that would really freak me out!

They sent it to one of my clinics.......that info is freely available

[Maggy J]

Even more off topic I just got this at the weekend as an email.

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#916) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on Saturday 6th November 2004.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01,05,06,31,33,41,35 which subsequently won the Jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2,500,000(Two million five hundread us dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $2,500,000 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr Smith Eze(Esq.)
Email:smith_chambers2004@fastermail.com
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Richard Harp.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.

Do they really think I'm that stupid?

I just got an email from the so called "billing" department on Ebay. But the most ironic thing about it is this:

I don't even have an account on Ebay!

Fowarded it to spoof@ebay.com though.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Even more off topic I just got this at the weekend as an email.




Do they really think I'm that stupid?

W00t! 4-1-9 scammer alert!

Sadly, these people do make money out of scams like this. It works according to a simple formula: Where the greed of the victim is equal to or greater than the stupidity of the scammer, there is money to be made.

[Mr_love_monkey]

I've been looking through the job sites and found this :

This sounds a bit fishy to me - or is it real? - it's the $900 fee that makes me think it's not quite right...

ROWLAND RECRUITERS COMPANY,
25 AJAOKUTA STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA,
23401.
E-mail: *****@yahoo.com
From the Desk of Mr. Femi Oluwa
ATTN:

ROWLAND RECRUITERs COMPANY, pursuant to the service contract with NIGEREX COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, intends to Invite experienced and reputable persons having prime experience and capable of providing an Information Technology support services (as individuals or in a team).
You are liable to contact The project Co-Ordinator of NIGEREX COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY for any confirmation in regards to the project at hand through as follows: (Mr. lUIS Da Costa) ldc_ng@hotmail.com TEL: 234-1-8954914.
The ideal candidates will have commercial acumen and people skills, and must be forward thinking, flexible, committed and passionate. Must demonstrate previous experience from within a similar role.
This article is been advertised, so as to confirm your application for the project. If you are interested in the offer please select one of the skill sets below, in which you feel you can work well. We would not be giving contractors a telephone interview due to logistics, so a personal interview is scheduled to hold one on one as soon as you resume for duty.

Contractors should be aware that as soon as we receive your CV, you will eventually be qualified based on your CV and your work experiences,and we will automatically get back to you soonest as soon as you are been shorlisted due to the limited time factor before the date of resumption for duty.

Contractors are hereby mandated to respond to this article as soon as possible because the project will eventually be proceeding on the 1st of AUGUST, 2005. In Respect to this offer if interested, you are required to contact the project Co-Ordinator,

Mr. lUIS Da Costa
ldc_ng@hotmail.com
TEL: 234-1-8954914
The Company will be expected to act on your behalf and lease with our company were relevant, as such you are to forward your passport copy to the company.

You are liable to make charges of about USD$900.00 for the procurement of your working and residential permit documents which covers:
1, Administrative charges:
2, Diplomatic Courier Charges:
3, Working Permit charges:
4, Residential Permit charges:
5, Hard copies of the terms:
Expenses incurred, in respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later re-embursement after 14 days of procurement. You are to receive the hard copies of the contract terms and agreement and also your working and residential permit altogether, it will be delivered through Courier Services(DHL or UPS) to your various designated addresses respectively.

This is the preview of the contract terms and agreement as follows referred to all the skill set below:

PLACEMENT TERMS FOR PROFESSIONAL IT SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDER (S)

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We are pleased to inform you of LTD approval for your provision of IT SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROVIDER. The management of ROWLAND RECRUITERS hereby wishes to present to you the following terms of contract.

CONTRACT PERIOD: You shall resume for duty on the 1st of August 2005.

ENTITLEMENTS: All salary and expenses figures shall be in U.S. Dollars (USD).

SALARY: Expatriates shall be entitled to a Net Salary of US$60,000.00 in six (6) months. This salary shall be paid monthly at US$10,000.00. Work time shall be 40 hours workweek for the 26 weeks contract term. Any work performed beyond the normal 40 hrs a week, work time, shall be due for an overtime benefit to be paid at $100.00 per hour.

LODGING: First class accommodation will be provided.

TRAVEL: US$2,000.00 flat rate travel/entertainment allowance, shall be paid to employee by employer for each intercontinental trip.

MEDICAL EXPENSES : Employer will provide employee with comprehensive healthcare for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract.

VACATION : Employees shall be authorized two weeks of paid vacation during the term of the contract.

Office Assets: Employees are entitled to a laptop computer system.

LOCAL TRANSPORT : Vehicles and other means of transport shall be adequately provided for.

Signed,
Mr.Femi Oluwa
CEO/MD ROWLAND RECRUITERS COMPANY

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

I've been looking through the job sites and found this :

This sounds a bit fishy to me - or is it real? - it's the $900 fee that makes me think it's not quite right...

There is one word, right at the top of that email, that confirms this is a scam.

Nigeria.

Sad but true. It's not for nothing that advanced fee fraud has become widely known as '419' fraud, after Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. Most of this stuff originates from there.

If you want to know more about it, and what some people are doing to combat it, there are plenty of belly laughs to be had here: www.419eater.com