beware the email scams.

[Aren Jay]

Just received this email:


Dear Friend,


I am happy to inform you about my success in getting your winning funds under
the cooperation of a new partner from Spain. Presently I'm in South Africa for
investment projects with my own share of the total sum.


Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to get your
winnings
despite that it failed somehow.Now contact my secretary in Lagos his
name is Mr
Richard Williams.


Find below his contact information.


Name: Mr.Richard.williams
E-mail: richard.williams10@yahoo.dk (richard.williams10@yahoo.dk)



Ask him to send you the total $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
certified bank Cheque, which I raised in your favor for your compensation for
all the past efforts and attempt in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at
that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary and give
him your address where to send the draft to you.


Please do let me know immediately you receive the Cheque to enable us
share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I'm very busy here
because of the investment projects, which the new partner and me are having at
hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to Receive that money. So feel free to get in touch with him
(Mr.richard williams) without any delay.


Best regards,
James Longman.


Clearly a scam


But I also received this one and have my doubts:


DATE:7TH MARCH,2007
FROM:SANTA IMPORT AND EXPORT OIL COMPANY PLC.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to Work Online from home and get paid Weekly?
SANTA IMPORT AND EXPORT OIL COMPANY PLC. needs a Book-Keeper in USA
and other countries.I want to know if you will like to work from home
and be getting paid for the services being rendered without leaving or
affecting your present Job?

SANTA IMPORT AND EXPORT OIL COMPANY PLC.We have Customers that we
Supply Weekly around the world .Our Customers make payments for our
Supplies every Week in form of Money Orders,Bankers Draft and Cashier's
Checks,Checks which are not Readily Cashable Outside the United States
and the country of issuance.Do write to this email if you are
interested so we can explain more to you.This Job Opportunity is for
only people residing in the United States Of America.

Thank you for your time.
N/B: IF INTERESTED PLEASE REPLY TO MR FRANK JAMES AT THIS Email :
santadirector_77@yahoo.co.uk (santadirector_77@yahoo.co.uk)
============================== ============================== ===========
Below is the APPLICATION FORM, these are the following details,fill the
form below and submit via email.

APPLICATION FORM FOR SANTA OIL COMPANY PLC.

FULL NAMES: ______________________________ ___
GENDER________________________ ______________
DATE OF BIRTH:________________________ ________
NATIONALITY: ______________________________ __
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ______________________________ _________________
MARITAL STATUS: ______________________________
HOME ADDRESS: (Where payment will be sent to,No P.O.Box)
Steet:________________________ __________________
City:_________________________ ____________
State:________________________ _
Zip Code:_______________________
Country:______________________ _
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______________________ _______


NB:PLEASE REPLY TO MR FRANK JAMES AT santadirector_77@yahoo.co.uk (santadirector_77@yahoo.co.uk)

I Await your Urgent Response.
Thank you for your time.

Warmest Regards,
Mr FRANK JAMES,
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION.
SANTA PLC HEAD OFFICE...

Branch Office Stallion House (8th-10th floor),
996 RAMA 9 RD,BANGKAPI..BANGKOK...THAILAN D


While it may not be a scam, like the one above, I can't get over the Santa import export name. Seems like the phishing trip.

[offroadkarter]

Of course they are scams, espically on yahoo, i get some really odd emails. I won 5 lotteries in 5 different countries, ireland and england to name acouple.


I coulda had so many marauders if i got my money :(

[The Big Stu]

The second one is a scam also (A friend got suckered into a more realistic one) you get the money order or whatever they send you and deposit the money in your bank then cut the scammer a personal check or something that is guaranteed money for him. After that the bank finds out the money order was fake and that money gets taken from you so you are out double the value of the fake payment.

[Bluerauder]

You don't think that Santa is in on the scam do you? ;) I think he's just messing with the elves.

I am more curious as to the math involved in your 1 of 13 flag avatar. :confused:

[1of327]

I am more curious as to the math involved in your 1 of 13 flag avatar. :confused:[/quote]


Yes, Please do tell!!!:confused:

[CBT]

He's one of 13 Canadian's here.;)

[RCSignals]

Go ahead contact Mr Richard Williams. Get yourself a Yahoo mail address first.

[knine]

I am more curious as to the math involved in your 1 of 13 flag avatar. :confused:


Clearly a scam ;)

[martyo]

No offense, but how does anyone think these are real?????

Just how did he find you? The magical e-mail directory?

Can you please PM me you social security number, birth date, mother's maiden name.....

Wake up Son!

[Dr Caleb]

He's one of 13 Canadian's here.;)

No, there are more than 13 of us. He's got 1 of 13 DTR Marauders in Canada.

As an aside, I saw a Silver one in town yesterday. First ever.

[RCSignals]

No offense, but how does anyone think these are real?????

Just how did he find you? The magical e-mail directory?

Can you please PM me you social security number, birth date, mother's maiden name.....

Wake up Son!

there must be a Lawyer behind them somewhere :D

[jgc61sr2002]

I have been getting some strange Emails which I delete immeadiately.

[DEFYANT]

You'd be surprised.

When I worked the road, I would get calls like these often. Everyone wants to get rich easy. These azz clowns make the dream seem like a reality.

[larryo340]

if you don't know who the sender of the email don't open it. Mark it as junk so you won't get their crap next time.

[Aren Jay]

I had a string of very hard to stop hackers for a while. I traced several of them, including one which I traced to Korea and one to Russia or Uzbeckistan or something.

I used to use multiple Stealth ip and other hidden gateways and programmes plus some sophisticated trace programmes. Back in my Server security days.

Anyway my EMail address was picked up by a black hat server, once, by accident and now I get these emails.

Another reason why I advocate the 6 month fresh format.

[SC Cheesehead]

No offense, but how does anyone think these are real?????

Just how did he find you? The magical e-mail directory?

Can you please PM me you social security number, birth date, mother's maiden name.....

Wake up Son!

You mean they're not real?!??

$h!t, and I was really counting on that cash to pay for that blower.:P

SCCH

[Aren Jay]

new one today.

Dear Friend,

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our
unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the
other best known to you.But I want to inform you that I have successfully
transferred the Cheque out of the company to someone else who was capable
of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the
course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you
with the sum of $500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
I have authorized the finance house where I deposited my money to issue you
international certified bank draft cashable at your bank.

The name and contact address of the Person with it is Mr Shawn David is as
follows.

CONTACT AGENT Mr Shawn David.
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-70-35-176-893
EMAIL:sh_david2005@yahoo.fr

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally,remember that I have
forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank
draft to you as soon as you contact them without delay. Please I will
like you
to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.
Contact Mr Wayne Brown now
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards
Mr JENNIFER WILLIAMS.
Contact Mr Wayne Brown now

No my name is not Jennifer or Williams.

And if it was I doubt I would be a Mr.

[Rider90]

Mr. Jennifer?

I'd be running the other way! http://images.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/willy_nilly.gif

[Dr Caleb]

Yea, after a while, you get to know the 'template' for Nigerian Spammers. Here's another one:


----------------
Quick! Tell Everyone You Know And Even People You Don't Know

* If you receive an email entitled "Bedtimes" delete it IMMEDIATELY. Do not open it. Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not only erase everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete anything on disks within 20 feet of your computer.

It demagnetizes the strips on ALL of your credit cards. It reprograms your ATM access code and screws up the tracking on your VCR and uses subspace field harmonics to scratch any CD's you attempt to play. It will program your phone auto dial to call only 900 numbers. This virus will mix antifreeze into your fish tank.

IT WILL CAUSE YOUR TOILET TO FLUSH WHILE YOU ARE SHOWERING.

It will drink ALL your beer. FOR GOD'S SAKE, ARE YOU LISTENING?? It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company! It will replace your shampoo with Nair and your Nair with Rogaine.

If the "Bedtimes" message is opened in a Windows 95/98 environment, it will leave the toilet seat up and leave your hair dryer plugged in dangerously close to a full bathtub.

It will not only remove the forbidden tags from your mattresses and pillows, it will also refill your Skim milk with whole milk.

******* WARN AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN. *******

And if you don't send this to 5000 people in 20 seconds, you'll fart so hard that your right leg will spasm and shoot straight out in front of you ,sending sparks that will ignite the person nearest you. Send to everyone.

[OneBADLsE]

Yea, after a while, you get to know the 'template' for Nigerian Spammers. Here's another one:


----------------
Quick! Tell Everyone You Know And Even People You Don't Know

* If you receive an email entitled "Bedtimes" delete it IMMEDIATELY. Do not open it. Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not only erase everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete anything on disks within 20 feet of your computer.

It demagnetizes the strips on ALL of your credit cards. It reprograms your ATM access code and screws up the tracking on your VCR and uses subspace field harmonics to scratch any CD's you attempt to play. It will program your phone auto dial to call only 900 numbers. This virus will mix antifreeze into your fish tank.

IT WILL CAUSE YOUR TOILET TO FLUSH WHILE YOU ARE SHOWERING.

It will drink ALL your beer. FOR GOD'S SAKE, ARE YOU LISTENING?? It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company! It will replace your shampoo with Nair and your Nair with Rogaine.

If the "Bedtimes" message is opened in a Windows 95/98 environment, it will leave the toilet seat up and leave your hair dryer plugged in dangerously close to a full bathtub.

It will not only remove the forbidden tags from your mattresses and pillows, it will also refill your Skim milk with whole milk.

******* WARN AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN. *******

And if you don't send this to 5000 people in 20 seconds, you'll fart so hard that your right leg will spasm and shoot straight out in front of you ,sending sparks that will ignite the person nearest you. Send to everyone.


:rofl:

hahahah!!!!

[whoskal]

I get those things all of the time......I don't even take the time to open them, they go straight to the trash bin

[jgc61sr2002]

I get those things all of the time......I don't even take the time to open them, they go straight to the trash bin


What he said^^^^^^^^^

[Aren Jay]

new one today


Foundation's Officer, Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY.
www.fondazionedivittorio.it (http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it)

NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.

This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of the above International charity organization based in the Italy as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,education and business development Fondazione Di Vittorio as established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups was conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community development. In line with the 28 years anniversary program this year the Vittorio Foundation in conjunction with the Economic community for West Africn States (ECOWAS) , United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European union, is giving out a yearly donation of One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 10 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for their personal Business development and uplift of their enviroment.

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year, and your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation, as beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all continents.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$850,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand United states Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below filling in and submitting the necessary processing information to him for qualification documentation your Qualification Numbers is (N-222-6747, E-900-56)

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:----------------------------------
2.HOME ADDRESS:---------------------------------------------
3.SEX:---------------------------------------
4.AGE:-------------------------------------------
5.MARITAL STATUS:---------------------------------
6.OCCUPATION:---------------------------------
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:------------------------------------
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:-----------------------------------
9.CITY:------------------------------------
10. STATE:-----------------------------------
11. COUNTRY--------------------------------------
12. QUALIFICATION UNMBERS---------------------------

Executive Secretary- MR CARLO RICHIE
Contact Email: vittoriofoundation_dept@yahoo. it (vittoriofoundation_dept@yahoo .it)

You are expected to make contact with the Executive Secretary between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday for collection of your funds being won. Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by "ECOWAS" under delegated powers from the UNO. Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, not later that 15 days after notification, as failure to do so will be to that particular beneficiary cancelled and its donation reserved for next years receipients. On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations .

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Adolfo Pepe. (Foundation officer)

[RCSignals]

I won the British Lottery the other day :)

[jgc61sr2002]

I won the British Lottery the other day :)

:D:rofl::cool5::laugh:

[TooManyFords]

I never get any spam anymore because I have a Challange/Response front-end for my mail server.

If you want one too, check out www.digiportal.com (http://www.digiportal.com).

You want to see it in action, send an email to john@frieltek.com

Cheers!

John

[BruteForce]

I work in the e-commerce field and can tell you that folks using these kind of systems are likely missing a lot of mail that they would otherwise actually want due to the originator NOT responding to the "challenge". I see hundreds of these a month landing in client inboxes and they all go in the bit bucket without exception.

Of course my clients have warnings that they don't respond to these all over the check out process (plus instructions on how to whitelist using the top 4 services) but they still get maroons who claim they never got their receipt, tracking info, responses to return requests, etc (all emailed).

Not that YOU don't know how to work it properly, :D but MOST don't. They don't understand that they have to whitelist an address/domain BEFORE the mail they want is sent.

While it may cut down your spam, it isn't a reliable or efficient method for legitimate processes that are largely automated nowadays (i.e., no human reads your challenge).


I never get any spam anymore because I have a Challange/Response front-end for my mail server.

If you want one too, check out www.digiportal.com (http://www.digiportal.com).

You want to see it in action, send an email to john@frieltek.com

Cheers!

John

[Richy04]

His flag means he was one of 13 Canadians scammed by Santa Oil..

Didnt your mom tell you there is no santa??:lol:

[Aren Jay]

His flag means he was one of 13 Canadians scammed by Santa Oil..

Didnt your mom tell you there is no santa??:lol:
Actually it means my Car is more rare than yours. Unless of course you have that pink Marauder.

[Richy04]

Nah, Black... Once you go black, you never go back..

[Mike Poore]

The more insidious ones are the "PISHING" scams trying to get you to surrender your PAyPAl and Ebay account numbers. They usually warn that your account is about to expire and needs to be updated. Sometimes they will tell you the first four numbers on your credit card, and look VERY legitimate. Neither PayPal nor Ebay does buisness this way, and, apparently are helpless when it comes to do anything about these scams.

I've reported pishing attacks to both companies, as well as state and federal authorities, but apparently, all their resources are engaged in sting operations to stop and prosecute porn offences.

I'd suggest you not waste your time reporting such attacks, just delete them, and.....DO NOT RESPOND!!!! :banned:

[Aren Jay]

New one today, with prose like this how can I not say...


Hello,

I am a Financial advisor/Broker. I have a Client that has Interest in
Investing in Your Country in area Of Real Estates,Assets and other viable ventures you may Consider better; can You be of Assistance?

I shall give Details when You Reply.

Ego Barnabas esq.

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