Those pesky emails

[laurel love]

I just got this one in my box this morning. I don't even understand it LOL.

My associate has helped me to send your first payment
of $7,500 USD to you as instructed by Mr. David Cameron
the United Kingdom prime minister after the last G20
meeting that was held in United Kingdom, making you one
of the beneficiaries. Here is the information below.

MTCN Numbers: 6096147516
Sender First Name Is = Johannes
Second Name = Davis

I told him to keep sending you $7,500 USD twice a week
until the FULL payment of ($820000.00 United State Dollars)
is completed.

A certificate will be made to change the Receiver Name as
stated by the British prime minister, send your Full Names
and address via Email to: Mr Garry Moore

You cannot pickup the money until the certificate is issued to you.

Regards
Mr. Garry Moore.


....What does the G20 meeting have to do with beneficiaries. Why in American dollars if issued from Britain to a resident in Canada?

 

[Puddlegurl]

I get those emails daily, its always the same, someone very official in Africa or somewhere like that wanting to give me LOTS of money..lol.. I usually do the same thing, pause for 10 seconds and daydream about what I would do if it was actually true then report it to whoever the phishing scam people are.. Its more about identity theft then anything.

They almost got me once a couple years ago, I was looking around for a rental house on the peninsula (Sidney area) and was peeking on Craigslist.

I came across a gorgeous house in the Deep Cove area that was perfect, and pretty well priced for what it was. Anyways, I proceeded to email the contact and was given the address and time to do a "drive-by" . It was a ways from where I was at the time so I dragged a couple girlfriends with me to go check it out. It all looked awesome, I was sold. Now just have to go through all the motions. When I got back from checking it out I emailed the guy back, btw, he was a property management guy with all the info and phone number on the signature of his email .. Looked very official .

I wrote him and said, omg, I love it, I want it NOW! He said ok, and told me a bit about the owners and how they were business/world travellers, even giving me a website of theirs, and how they left the house in his hands to find tenants and went into great detail telling me how diffucult of a time he was having renting it because of lame applicants and or too far a drive for most, again, sounding very official.

I let him know I am the perfect tenant for many reasons, blah blah blah all that stuff you say when you want something..lol.. and he said, ok, its all yours. And went on to ask me to go to a local money sending place, ie Money Mart or Western Union and that I had to send the damage deposit through there to somewhere it Africa!! and that he would Express mail the key to me.. :doh:wtf?? Spidey senses started tingling and I turned the tables and started asking tons of questions, like, um, if these people are business people then why can't I go meet there lawyer here or something like that.

I knew what it was a scam right away but thought I'd play along and see how far they would go. I googled the Property Management Group he said he was from and his name and it was real, he was real. So I sent him a text on my cell phone and it turned out he was renting the place properly and these people had hijacked his ad on Craigs made up a fake email address .. wow.... I knew this stuff went on but hadn't ever experienced anything like it personally.

Thank goodness my mommy taught me if its too good to be true it ALWAYS is

A-HOLES!

 

[laurel love]

this is the first one in this email account, but, on another account I regularly get BMO warnings. I don't bank online so I knew it was just crap

That was a pretty scary story, Puddlegirl, and good thing you were on the ball.

Hey, any good deals on swamp land are always appreciated. I miss the feeling of black, pungent muck oozing between my toes.

 

[bcneil]

I guess nigeria is stepping it up.
I always get the 20-100 million scam letters.
Last week finally one worth my time.
1.4 Trillion euros

 

[mercyshooter]

just mark them as phishing scam and make sure your email setting is correct. then they are all gone!

 

[mercyshooter]

I have to check my junk emails regularly. Sometimes emails that are on your email list somehow sneak into the junk section.

I had my shaw cable bill go into my junk once which shouldn't have! And because of that I was late on the payment . So now I always read my junk emails regardless what they are. You never know.....mistakes happen.

put all email address in your safe list, then the email program will re-direct those into your inbox!

 

[Guardian Angel]

Sorry bcneil, but they already sent me the money!!!!!!!!!!!!
G.A.

 

[Oldfart]

Your Payment is Ready via ATM CARD !!

After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the
African Development Bank(ADB),Under the direct authorization of the
African Union Office Benin Republic in Conjunction with the United
Nations,we wish to bring to your notice that orders given by the
Presidency and the entire house of senate for the year 2011 is that my
bank is the chosen to pay out all foreign contract/inheritance funds,My
bank was ordered after meeting held in the presidential village to contact
and proceed
with payment of your contract/inheritance Funds by informing you that the
former bank in charge of your payment via ATM card being,Zenith Bank,Union
Bank,Eco Bank ETC is no longer in charge of this payment.

so note that you're (7.5Million) outstanding payment has been approved and
ready to be paid but we want to confirm first from you by giving you our
mode of payment this arrangement was agreed between the African
Development Bank(ADB),African Union Office Benin Republic,United Nations,
Presidency and the Senate committees so take note that we have three modes
of Payment delivery via ATM CARD to your home address as all means to
receive your Fund through Banks had failed,
Mode of payment of which you must choose one that will be more convenient
to you location


(DHL COURIER COMPANY)
(FedEx COURIER EXPRESS)
(UPS COURIER SERVICE)

Also reconfirm your full information's such as
Your Full Name:
Your Address:
Your Country:
Your City:
Your Home Address:
Your Office Address:
Your Occupation:
Your Contact Home Phone Number:
Your Cell Phone Number
Your Age:
Your Sex:
Your Next Of Kin:
Your Choice of delivery :
A Scan Copy of your Identity:

You are expected to provide the needed information correctly to avoid
mistake during the delivery by any chosen courier service of your
choice,furthermore,you are advice to stop all contact with any
office,organization or individual claiming to be in charge of your
fund,After following the instructions above you will receive your ATM CARD
without any delay,feel free to call me for oral discussions.you can
contact me via email listed below (dralhmedmusa@gmail.com) or call for
oral discussion
I will require you to get back to this office with your decision over a
Chosen mode of payment and we will take it from there,
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated
Congratulations

DR ALHMED MUSA
EMAIL:dralhmedmusa@gmail.com
CELL NUMBER: +229-9959-2125