Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Don't listen to David

Name: David Francis
Mail: dr.david1100@.com
Telephone: +
Guests: Adults 2 Children 0
Message: Hello ,
David from florida state and i will like to know if your property is
available from :
Checking Date : 1 june 2010
Checkout Date 30th July 2010
2 Adults : 0 children
Let me know if the property is available or not and don\'\'t forget to
include the prices if the property is available
Thanks
+
Sent from my BlackBerry®

Friday, 20 November 2009

Philip Maxwell


I received two emails from different (older) rental sites. They are quite believable.

You have a Mini Rental Request for Marina de la Duquesa from 411

Please Contact: Phillip Maxwell
Requested Check In Date: February 12 2010
Requested Length of Stay: 14
Contact Phone Number: +44

This email has a unique address for your 411 account which will help stop spam. (that's a joke)

and then

phillipmaxwell3@ymail.com
Day Phone Number: +44
Evening Phone Number:
Requested Check In Date: 02/12/2010
Requested Length of Stay: 14
Adults in This Group: 3
Children Under 12 in this Group: 1
Comments: Hello, My family are coming to your country for vacation holiday,we will like to book in your facility for our holiday. If you have accommodation, y

This email was sent from:UGANDA - KAMPALA

If it comes from uganda, why the UK phone number. Delete, delete.

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Google Awards Centre

Here's a nasty one which comes with a gobbledegook code. "London, United Kingdom?" and "Great British Pounds"?

Google 10th Anniversary Awards Centre
London W1U 4RY, United Kingdom.

We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won an Award in the Google 10 Years Anniversary Awards as organized held this year 2009 in London, United Kingdom.Google Inc. randomly selected 15 email addresses through a computer ballot system to receive an award of Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds (500,000.00 Pounds) each as a part of their for-profit philanthropic wing (GOOGLE.ORG)promotion. Awards MUST be claimed by the email owner ONLY,not later than 3 weeks from the day of notification and your complete personal information as requested below with your Award Reference Code and File Number to the verification department to enable them
process your claim;

Award Reference code: GOOGLE568A2009/ File number: G245.

Full name,Country,Contact Address,Telephone/Fax no,Marital
Status,Occupation,Sex,Age

Mr.Frederick Brown
E-Mail: @googlemail.com
Tele :

Sincerely Yours,
Google Management.

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

This one stinks - Timothy Eads

Why does this stink? No mention of where 'the place' is. He came from a website with a description so why would he need a description but the clincher is bad grammar coupled with the cashier cheque.

Hello
My Name in Timothy Eads...i came across your property in which am indeed
interested in renting it,So kindly get back to me with the below info;the
details of the property?the description of the place for rent?the
address?also will you take cashier check for payment?hope to your
immediate response.............
Regards
Tim.....

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Email Phishing

This one is spam. Note they put the sense of urgency by asking you to reply within 72 hours. Any web hosting company would never ask for your password.


Dear EIRCOM.NET web-mail User,

Due to spam complaints of email users in our web-mail system, our investigation shows that your email address is compromised and is used to send out spam message
in our web-mail system. As a result, your User name will be disabled if you do
not send us the required information within 72hrs.

Information Required:
Your Full Names:
Email address:
Password:
Retype Password:

Thank you for using the internet service
Eircom.net Webmail Technical Informations Department

NB: We request your username and password for Identification purpose only.

From India ghazal

This one was caught in my spam folder. Clues to look for are 'your country' and that he doesn't specify hotel/B&B/whatever. Delete.

Hello,

I am Dr. Shobha Rao from Agharkar Research Institute, India. I want to book 2 double rooms in a B&B/Camping/Overnachten/appartementen/Pension for 4 guests from my Department arriving from India to your country for a research programme from July 23rd - July 30th, 2009(7 days).

Kindly get back to me with your rates and the total cost for 4 delegates who will stay for the duration of 7 days.

Names of Guests

1. Dr.M.K.Gokhale
2. Dr. Shobha Rao
3. Dr. Vaishali Agte
4. Dr. D.G.Naik

Kindly get back to me if you have availability on those dates. Also calculate the total cost including all taxes so that we can get our sponsors
to make payment to you for our accommodation.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Dr. Shobha Rao,
Agharkar Research Institute
G.G.Agarkar Road,
PUNE India

Saturday, 14 February 2009

Mr Thomas Gram


Why did this email raise my scan antennae?

I am Thomas Gram, I came across the posted advert of the property in
which am indeed interested in renting,here is my date below.
Checking in date will be September 01 09.
Checking out date will be September 2011.
Or alternatively if its will not be possible for the
12 months rentals we can as well start the rentals right from
Checking in date will be November 01 09.
Checking Out will be December 31 2010,
we are 2 people, My Wife is my second person Sonia Gram, Pls email me with the below details The full conditions and description of the place for rent? The address of the place?The Total amount needed? Will you take a Wire Transfer for payment pls? The pictures of the place?we required for discount for the cost of the rentals. So kindly get back to me asap.


THe unusual grammar but mostly because it makes no reference to where the property is. I googled one of the sentences and found another reference in a completely different country. Scam.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Never email your password

Never send anyone your password and be very careful giving out your address.
Note they add an air of urgency by saying to respond immediately. Like before you put your brain into gear. Spot the one unfortunate misspelling.

Dear Webmail Subscriber,

This message is from Webmail messaging center to all email account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused email account to create more space for new accounts.

To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that we will know that it's a present used account.

To complete your Webmail account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your Name ( )
Username: ( )
password ( )
Contact address: ( )

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your Webmail account

Failure to do this will immediately render your email address deactivated from our database.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of eceiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thanks,
Webmail Support Team

Sunday, 18 January 2009

Here's a clever one - northwest airlines

This was caught by my gmail spamcatcher but I clicked on it by accident

Hello!

Thank you for using our new service "Buy Northwest Airlines ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login:
Your password: pass71TT

Your credit card has been charged for $428.75.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the Northwest Airlines ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Karyn Riggs
Northwest Airlines

Monday, 11 August 2008

Here's an interesting one where they tell you the 'funds' are already out of the problem country (Belarus here)and that you assisted them. They want to pay you for your {imaginary} efforts but in order to get the {imaginary} cheque, you have to pay a small insurance fee and contact the insurance company. The phone number is Nigerian, the email Romanian and he is supposed to be in Saotome & Principe. Avoid.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Belarus.
Presently I'm in Saotome & Principe for investment projects with my
own share of the total sum.

It may interest you to note that I didn't forget your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in transferring the funds though you were
not able to see it through for whatever reasons. After due
consideration, I have decided to compensate you for your efforts.

I have issued a Check of $750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) for you and had to drop it with
Pegasus Delivery Service in Nigeria and you are to contact
them with the following information as stated below for
re-affirmation and to ensure a safe delivery.

Full Name: .................................
Address: .....................................
Phone Number: ........................

Note that the shipment fee and the insurance of the check has been
paid by me and the only fee you will be required to pay is $240.00
(Two Hundres and Fourty Dollars) being the security charges for
duration the check has been in their possession. I would have made
the payment but I do not know when you will get in touch with them as
the charges increases with the amount of days they secure it.
Endeavour you contact them immediately before the security charge
increases with days.

You are to contact them through the information as stated below
and note that the only fee you are to pay is the Security Charges
as every other stable fees has been paid.

Pegasus Delivery Services.
EMAIL:
Tel:
I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I
and my partner are involved in. Note that I have instructed
Pegasus Delivery on your behalf to this effect. Get in touch with them
and they will ensure you get the check.

Thanks once again for all your effort during the course of the
transfer.

Sincerely

Jacques Olusola Esq.

Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Tsunami

Here's one using the Tsunami. The subject was Wikipedia as if quoting wikipedia makes an email more legit.


GREETINGS
I am Jim Leon. , an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, that shares the same last name as yours, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in
Sumatra Indonesia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
I can be reached on (@yahoo.com.hk) for details.
My late Client has a deposit of Eighteen Million Dollars ( US$18 Million) left behind.
Best regards,
Jim Leon.
Attorney at Law

Monday, 7 July 2008

This is a quite a good one. Many people travel and connect warily to their bank while away. I admire the touch of the 'do not reply to this email.' The web address however is nothing to do with Lloyds. Ignore and delete.

"Dear

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your Lloyds Internet Banking account from a different IP address.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in
attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate
the log ins, please visit Lloyds Online as soon as possible to check-up your
account information:

Thanks for your patience.
Sincerely,
Lloyds Centre.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered."

Sunday, 6 July 2008

Scams on facebook/bebo etc

I have a rarely used facebook and bebo and others entries. I sometimes get emails like this below. I don't know exactly what the scam is. (sexual?) but who would write to a complete stranger of indeterminate sex like this?

"Hello,
it give me a great pleassure to write you after viewing your profile which really interest me to have communication with you if you will have the desire with me so that we can get to know each other and see what happened in future.
i will be very happy if you can write me through my email for easiest communication.
my email is @yahoo.com
i will be waiting to hear from you.
have a blessed day.
helen"

Monday, 17 March 2008

Rather clever from 'Halifax' bank

It virtually cut and paste from a real screen. So why go to all that trouble and spell the subject wrong? And I don't think any UK bank would use the adverb 'kindly.'
Also check out bad grammar and the 'May 2008' reference.

Subject: * IMPORTANT * Your Online Banking Has Been Temproary Locked

Dear Customer We're making improvements to the online service to make your online banking experience even better!

Due to the ongoing improvements, we kindly ask you to update your online banking details by clicking this link (the dodgy link) to start updating your accont.
Click the 'link' below CLICK HERE TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT .
Enter your present username .
Enter your present password that which presently you are using to access your online service.
Fill in your present security question and click 'sign in' to continue.
Make Sure all Details you are filling are your present details which you are using to access your online banking.
Once you've set up your security details, you should also fill the other required informations which is on the next page and you will be able to use the service straight away.
If you've forgotten your username or lost your password, you can easily reset them by clicking on the 'Forgotten your sign in details or is your access suspended?' link on the sign in page. If you need further help, you can call our helpdesk any time day or night on 08456 02 00 00 and one of our advisers will be happy to assist you.
Best wishes
Mark Banks
Head of Online

Calls from BT landlines will cost a maximum of 4p per minute. The price of calls from other telephone companies will vary. The call price is correct at May 2008.

Friday, 18 January 2008

another possible scam

This sounds like a scam to me. No mention of the area. And we don't have standard single rooms. Otherwise, it's a good effort.
Head Office:
Flat 2-1, 35,
Polwarth Street,
Glasgow,G129UE,
Scotland.
United Kingdom.
Hello,
Could you please confirm availability and total cost
for the dates stated below for 3 guests from the
Scotland, UK. I am Jim Smith of the Smith Tours
Ltd, Flat 2-1, 35 Polwarth Street, Glasgow, G129UE
Scotland, United Kingdom.
Arrival Date: 11th March, 2008
Departure Date: 24th March, 2008
Room Type: Standard single Room
Number Of Rooms: 3
Length of Stay: 2 weeks
Please advise availabilty.Moreover, what is the TOTAL
COST in EURO or USD for the entire period? and the
total cost however should reflect government taxes. As
our policy, my agency will make a deposit for this
booking via certified cheque, once availability and
total cost is confirmed. Is this ok? Your prompt
response will be appreciated and hoping that we could
partner in the hospitality business.
Sincerely yours,

Jim Smith.

possible scams

SCAM. The apartment isn't in the US.

Customer Name: curtis benneth

Customer Telephone: +44 phonenumner

Customer Email Address: cbn00100@wellknownmailserver.com

Date Of Arrival: 1st of march

Length of stay: 1 month

Number in Party: 3

Enquiry: hello there

my name is curtis benneth,i my wife and our little boy would like to rent your apartment for a full month.from the 1st of march til 30th or 31st,its going to be my second time visiting the states but the first for my wife and kid,we live in

the uk ,manchester to be precise.so pls kindly let us know if it will be available for the said period, the company i work for is responsible for expenses based on vacation rentals,as i am on a 2 months leave from work,pls send to me the sum of the total charges and ill get them to pay you A.S.A.P.so it would be secured for us.

hope to hear from you soon.

Sunday, 13 January 2008

GOOD DAY

Practically no risk involved in this scam from Ghana for a change.

Dear Sir/ Madam

Pardon my approach without a prior consent.
My name is Mr. Thompson Dankwa, Manager with SG-SSB Bank of Ghana; I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us.

I have US$2.5Million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) I will like to invest in your country in a profitable venture and real estates. This money is in an account declared dormant. As a banker I have worked out all strategies to have this money transferred successfully to a safe overseas account.

So in my quest to locate a reliable person/company to assist me overseas, hence I contacted you. According to Laws of Republic of Ghana, at the expiration of 5(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghana Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in and as the next of kin to the depositor. As an officer of the bank, I will use my position to smooth all transaction until the money is successfully accredited in your account.

I intend to part with 60/40 , 60% for me and 40% for you . I do need to reassure you that there is practically no risk involved; it’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. I shall provide all relevant depository documents, which might be required by the Bank. please you can reach me on this email addresses: thompsondankwa_2008@welknown mailserver

Looking forward to hearing from you, thank you and God bless.

Best Regards,
Thompson Dankwa
REGIONAL MNG.
SG-SSB BANK LTD

Sunday, 2 December 2007

Do Not Fail to reply to me

Or what? What an ENTIRED family, I wonder. And please don't type in uppercase. It's SHOUTING and not very polite. Does Bank of Africa exist? What country is this supposed to come from? What a pathetic attempt.


FROM THE DESK OF MR CARREY ALI
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.

HOWEVER AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA TO FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREGN CONTRACTORS AND TO EFFECT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US10.5M(MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERWHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRED FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH I WANT YOU TO VISIT THE WEB SITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEING EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIM BILL.

I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNER PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME, THEN 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION. THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGE, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNITCATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH/ FREE RISK AND THIS TRANSACTION WILL ONLY TAKE US 14BANKING DAYS BECAUSE AS A BANKER. I KNOW WHAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE DATA INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO CALL ME phone number
DO NOT FAIL TO REPLY ME
MR CARREY ALI
Bill & Exchange Manager,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)

Sunday, 11 November 2007

Fake college degree

Who would buy a college degree from someone who can't spell? And what's with the ending text?

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!
We provide a concept that will allow anyone with sufficient work experience to obtain a fully vreifiable University Degree.
Bachelors, Masters or even a Doctorate.

Think of it, within four to six weeks, you too could be a college graduate.
Many people share the same frustration, they are all doing the work of the person that has the degree and the person that has the degree is getting all the money.
Don?t you think that it is time you were paid fair compensatino for the level of work you are already doing?

This is your chance to finally make the right move and receive your due benefits.
If you are like most people, you are more than qualified with your experience, but are lacking that prestigoius piece of paper known as a diploma that is often the passport to success.

CALL US TODAY AND GIVE YOUR WORK
EXPERIENCE THE CHANCE TO EARN YOU
THE HIGHER COMPENSATION YOUD ESERVE!

Ring Anytime +1-413-lots of numbers
Live All The Time

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the girl without showing that he appreciated the interest she
The weight in the towing craft, and the lightness of those that were

Friday, 9 November 2007

website to check for accommodation scams

The United Kingdom Accommodation Providers Alert Scheme website logs loads and loads of accommodation scam emails so this is the place to check first if you receive a suspect email.
They explain how the scam is supposed to work and the signs to look for. Words to ring warning bells

delegates
christian organisation
summit
honeymoon
wedding
research
conference
in your area
Titles such as Dr, Rev