Tag Archives: Banking

May 23 2009
Lost in Translation

Not a Drug Money

What do you mean I am under arrest, she gave me a certificate guaranteeing it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack?

Greeting !!!

This is to bring to your notice that a bank draft of $1,000,000.00 United States Dollars,have been issued in your favour by the World Bank from a random computer e-mail search. I Mrs. Jenny Brown , a worker in the World Bank have deposited the draft with (UPS EXPRESS, NIGERIA), after many e-mails to you which you have not replied.I have travelled out of Nigeria now, I do hope that you will receive this mail and act fast.What you have to do now is to contact the UPS EXPRESS, NIGERIA as soon as possible to know when they will deliver the package to you because of the expiring date. For your information,I have paid for the delivering Charge,Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.You are advice to contact the courier services immediately Again, I would have paid for the Security Keeping fee but they refused because they said they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact the UPS EXPRESS, NIGERIA now for the delivery of your Bank Draft valued at $1,000,000.00 United States Dollars with this information, All you have to do is contact or furnish UPS EXPRESS NIGERIA with your identification for verification of the details there in their office. Send them the following details with their email there as emailing me back will be impossible.

Names in full

Residential Address….

Country…..

Telephone number,….

Contact Person: Mr. Noyin Efe

Email Address : ups.service.ng@[Domain Removed].com

Telephone Number : +234-806-6[Number Removed]

Contact Mr. Noyin Efe there and know when the Draft will get to your address,Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $999.00 US Dollars Only for their immediate action.You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Jenny Brown.

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May 19 2009
Hook, Line and...

Please help the rich!

Even rich criminals need help sometimes, lets join them and commit another crime.

Dear Friend ,

I am Mrs.Ruth Madoff, wife of bernard madoff.

I am actually going through some kind of difficult time with my family right now, as my husband is at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City.

My husband Sentencing is scheduled for June 16, 2009 and he is likely to face a maximum sentence of 150 years in prison and $170 billion in restitution, so there is need for me to move out alot of my personal funds and peronal belongings around the world , particularly  from outside america, but i need somebody to trust now, because i cannot receive funds here in america right now.

I would need your help in acquiring some properties and keeping some large cash amount for me. but first i would  prefer to chat with you either on yahoo chat or Skype. if you are not comfortable with yahoo then write me, so we can communicate via email.

This is very urgent, i would have to entrust a large amount of money into your hands  and some personal valueables. But this would have to be very confidential, just between me and you, because the press are afetr  me and my husband name all over the headlines, because of his Wall street business.

Anyway! don’t be scared about the risk, it is a very safe deal i can assure you of your condidentiality.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Ruth Alpern Madoff

Email Contact: ruthmadoff013@[Domain Removed].com

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May 17 2009
Lost in Translation

Toyota Hits Hard Times

It looks like Toyota is so bad off they can’t even hire an editor for their email offers. Now let me see if I can find my Annexation receipts.

Dear Mr/Ms.

Prius Hybrid OFFERS!

Toyota announced today that global cumulative sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles have topped the one million mark, with approximately 1,047,000 units sold worldwide as of 31 May 2007. 
Due to the recent global financial crises, Toyota stuck in stock with 1200 Prius HYBRID cars, because in this stock are cars unsold for over 6 months, TOYOTA launch the Advantage Program where is 30% discount for 1200 Prius HYBRID cars.

The Advantage Program have 5 steps, the first one it is the application form to accept your request.
The second step: An agreement between seller & buyer.
The third step: After the agreement, the buyer need to deposit $5,000 to TOYOTA Dealer Bank Account, necessary for delivery, completion all documents, and submission of a balance of $2,500.
The fourth step: Annexation receipts of the two parties (Buyer: proof payment & Seller: receipt of payment), and completion all contractual documents.
The fifth step : Delivery & buyer signature of delivery.

We offer you the opportunity to purchase a very good Auto with 30% discount.
The payment shall be made in installments through the bank at 1 month after signing the contract. 
If you are interested in this offer please fill out the application contact form, A representative will contact you about this vehicle within five business day if your application will be approve. 

Application Contact Form:

Fullname: ………………………
Billing Address: ………………………
Mobile Phone Number: …………………..
E-mail: ………………….
Your Age: ….

The application contact form will be sent to: [Very Realistic Email Address Removed]

Best Regards,
TOYOTA ASSISTANCE
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
19001 South Western Ave.
Dept. WC11
Torrance, CA 90501

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May 14 2009
Hook, Line and..., Too Good

Western Union Refund

It is amazing I keep getting all these refunds for things I never purchased. Must be my Doppelgänger.

 

From: support@westernunion.com

Subject: Western Union Transfer MTCN: 6598390484

Date: May 13, 2009 4:21:35 AM PDT

 

Dear Customer!

The money transfer you have sent on the 11th of March has not been received by the recipient.
According to the Western Union regulation the transfers which are not collected in 30 business days are to be returned to sender.
To collect funds you need to print the invoice attached to this mail and visit the nearest Western Union branch.

Thank you!

[Attachment with Bogus address removed]

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May 13 2009
Hook, Line and...

Another IRS Refund

Notice the bogus domain name in the email address. It isn’t really important, because the form they attached goes to their address in Colorado. If you believe you have received such a message, you can visit the IRS page to report it directly.

From: irs@irs.agencygovernment.gov

Subject: Confidential Information

Date: May 26, 1936 3:00:00 AM PST

Reply-To: no-reply@irs.agencygovernment.gov

This is Francis V. from the Refund Operations Department at Internal Revenue Service

(United States Department of the Treasury).

After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you
are eligible to receive a tax refund of $184.23.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple (invalid records or
applying after the deadline).
The good news is that Internal Revenue Service will make this refund directly to your
visa and/or mastercard linked to your checking/savings account instead a check or a direct deposit.

To access the form for your tax refund, please continue to our secure server
attachment form.

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that
are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

Regards,

Francis V.
Internal Revenue Service – Tax Refund Specialist
[Attachment Removed]

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Apr 27 2009
Lost in Translation

PayPal needs a grammar check.

If you ever get a email message like this, remember to hover over the link before clicking it and make sure it goes to www.paypal.com. This one did not. Although the wonderful grammar should have been a tip off, that this was not legitimate. For more safety tips on how to protect your self at PayPal, please visit the PayPal Safety Center.

Dear PayPal Valued Member,    

Have Noticed That Your PayPal Account Needs To Be Updated, because we have made a new updates on our online service and we lost some information of our customer online Paypal accounts, we are sorry for that but you should update your Paypal accountIn accordance with PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy, and to ensure that your account has not been compromised yet, access to your account was limited.
Your account access will remains limited until this issue has been resolved.

To secure your account and quickly restore full access on your account, we encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible by clicking the link below:
Please click here to update your account access
Failure to verify and/or update your personal records, or if you choose to ignore our request, may result in further limitations or eventual account closure.   

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this case intended to help protecting you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Sincerely,

PayPal, Inc.
P.O. Box 45950 
Omaha, NE 68145
Copyright © 2007 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.
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Apr 05 2009
Lost in Translation

A Classic Benin Transaction

While this is a classic Phishing email, trying to get your contact information and maybe even you money, it tries several different approached. Greed, religion and the classic “third-party verification”. One of the best lines is “helping me over the transaction in the past despite it came to fail us.”

My Dear,

I am hereby to inform you that i have been able to complete up with the transaction we had in the past regarding to the sum of $6,000,000.00usd which was supposed to be transferred into your account,though it came to fail us somehow because you were unable to meet up with the requirement of the bank.

Therefore, i am very happy to inform you that i have been able to complete up the transaction with the aid of a business counterpart in person of Mr.Harrison T.Douglas from united states.And i am presently, in japan for an investment project with my own part of the fund which was supposed to be transferred into your account.

I must also confess to you that i appreciates all your efforts and endeavours in helping me over the transaction in the past despite it came to fail us.So be informed that i have been able to map out the sum of six hundred united states dollars for your kind help and assistance to me in getting the fund transferred into your account in the past.

Now, all you need to do is to try as much as possible and correspond with my personal assistance right there in benin republic in person of Mr.Ben Worlker on his email bellow: ( sdy.max44@[Removed].com ) ask him to send to you the certified international bank draft worth the sum of $600,000.00usd which i had written and signed in your name before i left for the investment project in japan.

You should also endeavour to get me informed as soon as the bank draft is been sent to you so that i will be aware that it has gotten to you without any hitch ok.You can as well contact him via his private phone number if there is any where you are confused and would like to ask him question:+229-####-#397.

Kindly reconfirm to him your informations as stated bellow to enable him deposit your bank draft with any of the courier service company over there in benin republic that will handle the delivery to your destination without any problem.

(i) Name and address
(ii) Current contact phone

Thanks and remain blessed and may the almighty God continue to guide and protect you and your family in jesus mighty name i pray…..amen.

Best Regards
Dr.Efi Chioma

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Apr 03 2009
Too Good

Investment Opportunity

Why yes, I have some extra cash just sitting around. Should I mail it to you?

From: David Nicolay <[Removed]@hotmail.com>

Date: March 9, 2009 7:35:14 AM PDT

To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Subject: 03/09/09/ Mail.

Reply-To: [Removed]@yahoo.co.uk

Hello,

Excuse my mail but we are sourcing for a private funds investment manager who has steered another fund at his or her current company through the current down market and can do the same with investor?s funds who I am currently managing. The investors I represent believe  successful investing is as much about avoiding risk and containing losses, thereby protecting shareholder capital, as it is about  achieving profits.

The investors require short or long term investments of high quality and low risk. The goal of this type of fund is to protect capital with low- risk investments while achieving a return that beats a relevant benchmark such as a Treasury bill index. If your background is stable and have an unblemished record we could consider a partnership though it depends on what your investment qualities and plans are like. I expect to hear your view on the above and possibly a business alliance can be actualized.

 

Regards,

David Nicolay

International Financial Consultant

Willow Financial Consultants Ltd.

1st Floor Walton House,

[Removed] High Street Bromley,

Kent BR1 1JW,

United Kingdom.

Phone: (+44) – [Removed], (+44) – [Removed] 40347

Fax (+44) – [Removed]

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Feb 20 2009
Too Good

New Debt-Relief Plan

The plan is simple, they just relocate you to Cuba with a new identity. Since it was seen on MSNBC, it must be legit, but then again most of the auto industry CEOs have been seen on MSNBC, hmmmm.

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Date: February 20, 2029 12:10:32 AM PST
Subject: 2009 MasterDebt Relief Solution: As seen on MSNBC

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Feb 17 2009
Too Good

Special Offer from the FBI, Not!

Wow, this is bold. You don’t need agents Mulder and Scully to see that there is something a bit alien with this email. I really hope that the real “Intelligence monitoring Network System” is better that what these criminals think of it, because it has generated an email to someone that it was “informed that you died in an auto crash some weeks agao.”

From: “Robert S. Mueller, III”<link5422@#########.##>

Date: February 18, 2009 9:37:27 PM PST

Subject: FROM FBI WASHINGTON, CHANGE OF ACCOUNT.
Reply-To: <fbigov1969@####.###>

 

ANTI CRIME DEPARTMENT/WASHINGTON DC FIELD
FROM THE DESK OF ROBERT MUELLER III 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
 
Attn: Hounorable Beneficiary ,
 
We have been informed officially thorough the help of our Intelligence monitoring Network System that Dr. Robert Walter from Canada has presented himself to claim your funds as your Next of Kin and we were also informed that you died in an auto crash some weeks agao. Dr Robert Walter submitted an account information where he wants the money to be transferred. The account information is as follows:
Bank of Lebanon 
A/c No: 890458984589. 
Routing No: bl 275-79665.
Aba no: BL-ANAJFG-FL.
You’re requested to get back to us quickly to notify us if you’re the person that sent this man because is ready to pay for your Fund approval slip because that is the only thing keeping your payment. Also, during our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled all the payment requirements given to you in respect to the release of your Payment.
Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry of Finance in Nigeria on your behalf and a solution to your problem has been sorted out by coordinating your payment in the total amount of $10.5 USD which will be paid to you but you’ll be expected to make your choice of payment from the list of payment options below:
(1) PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD.
(2) DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY.
Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation have steped into this transaction,You’re rest assured that this transaction is legitimate and completely risk-free as it is our duty to protect and Serve our citizens of the United States of America and people around the world.
However, you’ll be expected to contact the payment center via E-mail for instructions on how to procure your Approval Slip which contains details on how you’ll receive your overdue Contract/Iheritance payment.
We have confirmed that the amount required to procure the Approval Slip will cost you a total of $190USD only and the fee should be paid directly to the PAYMENT OFFICER via Western Union Money transfer / Money Gram Money ransfer.
Below, is the contact details of the payment officer who will procure your payment Aproval Slip and process your transaction in Federal Minister of Finance in Nigeria:
CONTACT INFORMATION
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. 
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT CENTRE.
14th Floor 51/52 Broad Street, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
CONTACT NAME: REV. WALTER BODE.
OFFICE LINE: +234-7037-######. 
EMAIL :   fedministryoffinancebode@####.##
 
Contact REV. WALTER BODE of the federal ministry of finance payment Centre with the following information:
FULL NAME: 
ADDRESS: 
CITY: 
STATE: 
ZIP CODE: 
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER: 
CURRENT OCCUPATION: 
ANNUAL INCOME:
Once you have sent the required information to REV. WALTER BODE he will contact you with instructions on how to make the payment of $190 USD only for the procurement of your Approval Slip to enable him expedite action on the processing and release of your payment without any further delay.
You hereby been authorized /guaranteed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to commence towards completing this transaction, as there shall be NO delay once payment for the Approval Slip has been made to the authorized agent.
Once you have completed payment of $190 USD only to the agent in charge of this transaction, you’re advised to keep us posted to enable us follow up with the release of your payment.
Act fast.
REGARDS, 
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
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