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Recent News
I paid £1800 and where is my dog?
- Published Today
A Cameroon conman(African) scammed £1800 from Gillian and never deliver the pet as promised. Puppy scam is rife on the internet, and its far more safer to buy a pet from the local pet store where you can see, touch and know exactly who you are buying from. If the real pet you want is so much cheaper on the internet, never believe it. The same goes for online love scams.
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"MUM Gillian Mchendry thought her luck was in when she spotted an advert offering a puppy free to a good home.
But the dealer scammed £1800 from her then failed to deliver the Cavalier King Charles spaniel, for her gutted children Caitlin, eight, and Ben, three.
He claimed to be in Dundee but turned out to be a conman from Cameroon"
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Hot Scam! PIN Code Theft!
- Published Today
Wow! I didn't know this works!
"Citibank machines in 7-Eleven convenience stores across America were the target of the biggest and most effective remote PIN code theft scam in US banking history between last autumn and this spring when at least $2 million (£1 million) was stolen..."
"PIN codes have always been the most closely guarded secrets in banking transactions, and the are supposed to be encrypted the very second they are tapped into a keypad. Until recently, it was virtually impossible to get at them without physically looking over someone’s shoulder as they punched in their digits to withdraw money. Indeed, scams involving strategically placed mirrors or tiny video cameras have become something of a common threat for banks."
You'd better survey the entire area around an ATM next time before you draw 10 bucks from the machine.
"...Other cash machine crime has involved fraudsters setting up fake keyboards to glean PINs — or, for less sophisticated criminals, simply crashing a car into the wall of a bank and hoping it breaks open the part of the cash machine where the banknotes are stored. PIN codes have also been obtained through so-called e-mail “phishing” scams.
But technology has changed over the past few years. The infrastructure is now built on Microsoft’s Windows operating system, and the cash machines themselves can be remotely diagnosed and repaired online. Unfortunately, this means that PIN codes have started to “leak” along the way — suggesting that industry guidelines on encryption are not always being followed."
Fortunately, I don't use Citibank. :P
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"Citibank machines in 7-Eleven convenience stores across America were the target of the biggest and most effective remote PIN code theft scam in US banking history between last autumn and this spring when at least $2 million (£1 million) was stolen..."
"PIN codes have always been the most closely guarded secrets in banking transactions, and the are supposed to be encrypted the very second they are tapped into a keypad. Until recently, it was virtually impossible to get at them without physically looking over someone’s shoulder as they punched in their digits to withdraw money. Indeed, scams involving strategically placed mirrors or tiny video cameras have become something of a common threat for banks."
You'd better survey the entire area around an ATM next time before you draw 10 bucks from the machine.
"...Other cash machine crime has involved fraudsters setting up fake keyboards to glean PINs — or, for less sophisticated criminals, simply crashing a car into the wall of a bank and hoping it breaks open the part of the cash machine where the banknotes are stored. PIN codes have also been obtained through so-called e-mail “phishing” scams.
But technology has changed over the past few years. The infrastructure is now built on Microsoft’s Windows operating system, and the cash machines themselves can be remotely diagnosed and repaired online. Unfortunately, this means that PIN codes have started to “leak” along the way — suggesting that industry guidelines on encryption are not always being followed."
Fortunately, I don't use Citibank. :P
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Featured Articles
Canadian Lottery - Visitor's Post
- By Jay HS
- Published Yesterday
- Knowledge Sharing
- Unrated
Subject: Canadian Lottery
Question/Comment: I just wanted to let you guys know and hopefully, you will post this information for all to see, that my father got a letter in the mail with a $4900 check for his to cash and it had a number for him to call and they informed him that in order for him to collect the rest of his winnings, he had to send over 1/2 of the $4900 for taxes. Thankfully, my father called me about this and I told him that it was a fake check and to NOT send any money to these scammers. They call theirselves Standard Trust Inc. based in Toronto, Canada and their phone number is 47-219-4267. I looked this number up and it is someone's private cell phone number.
Please, be aware of these scammers. My father does not use the computer, but they still got a hold of his name and address to send him this fake check. These guys are getting bolder and bolder.
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Question/Comment: I just wanted to let you guys know and hopefully, you will post this information for all to see, that my father got a letter in the mail with a $4900 check for his to cash and it had a number for him to call and they informed him that in order for him to collect the rest of his winnings, he had to send over 1/2 of the $4900 for taxes. Thankfully, my father called me about this and I told him that it was a fake check and to NOT send any money to these scammers. They call theirselves Standard Trust Inc. based in Toronto, Canada and their phone number is 47-219-4267. I looked this number up and it is someone's private cell phone number.
Please, be aware of these scammers. My father does not use the computer, but they still got a hold of his name and address to send him this fake check. These guys are getting bolder and bolder.
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Thanks for taking your time and effort to share with us. I have also received a (physical) letter from the scammers by post. They can get your address online, either you own a domain name, or through some websites.
Year Profit and HYIP
- By Jay HS
- Published 10/4/2008
- Commercial Scams
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Rating:
Has anyone heard of Year Profit and other HYIP that offers you 25% or even 300% returns within a very short term?
If you have $10,000 in your bank account, you can earn 300% after 30 days. Oh, that also means that you can stop working now. Why do you have to work when these guys can perform magic (better than the well known smartest people on earth) and let you earn more than what you get from your day job? The best thing is that you don't have to do a thing. Does this make sense?
Considering all the smartest people working in government and banking sectors, all we get are guaranteed interest rates very small percentages.
If you have $10,000 in your bank account, you can earn 300% after 30 days. Oh, that also means that you can stop working now. Why do you have to work when these guys can perform magic (better than the well known smartest people on earth) and let you earn more than what you get from your day job? The best thing is that you don't have to do a thing. Does this make sense?
Considering all the smartest people working in government and banking sectors, all we get are guaranteed interest rates very small percentages.
Recent Articles
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam
Likely Fake Names: Idigbe I. Anthony
Offer Type: Money Transfer
Transfer Amount: US$26.5million
Storyline: Some legal representative trying to illegally smuggle out deadman's money with your help.
Scammer Location: Nigeria (*cough* you can guess what I am going to say.)
Scammer Email: punuka_chamber24@msn.com
Scam Type: 419 Scam
Likely Fake Names: Idigbe I. Anthony
Offer Type: Money Transfer
Transfer Amount: US$26.5million
Storyline: Some legal representative trying to illegally smuggle out deadman's money with your help.
Scammer Location: Nigeria (*cough* you can guess what I am going to say.)
Scammer Email: punuka_chamber24@msn.com
Lottery Scam: Microsoft Email Promotion
- By Jay HS
- Published Yesterday
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Likely Fake Names: Alan Organ, Mary Rose
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 1 Million
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Appears to be UK, based on the phone IDD code +44
Scammer Email: contact_alanprivately@yahoo.com,
Scammer Phone: Tel.: +44 703 593 3916. Tel.: +44 703 593 3917. Fax : +44 702 564 6354.
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Likely Fake Names: Alan Organ, Mary Rose
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 1 Million
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Appears to be UK, based on the phone IDD code +44
Scammer Email: contact_alanprivately@yahoo.com,
Scammer Phone: Tel.: +44 703 593 3916. Tel.: +44 703 593 3917. Fax : +44 702 564 6354.
Some scam mails are dead giveaways, like this one:
FROM THE DESK OF: DR Tunde Lemo CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
Its like saying "This is a traditional, 100% original recipe, 419 Scam mail from its mother land". Yeehar!
FROM THE DESK OF: DR Tunde Lemo CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
Its like saying "This is a traditional, 100% original recipe, 419 Scam mail from its mother land". Yeehar!
Lottery Scam: Oxford International Lottery
- By Jay HS
- Published Yesterday
- Lottery Scam
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Rating:
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr.Dennis Rod-Man (lol), Mrs Carol David (this is 2007 version, checkout the 2008 version in 2nd page)
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: 1million GBP
Storyline: You won the fake 50th Anniversary Lottery this year again!
Scammer Location: Claims to be UK
Scammer Email: oxfordannual_ltd@hotmail.com, gmarzella@optonline.net (new emails in 2008 version!)
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr.Dennis Rod-Man (lol), Mrs Carol David (this is 2007 version, checkout the 2008 version in 2nd page)
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: 1million GBP
Storyline: You won the fake 50th Anniversary Lottery this year again!
Scammer Location: Claims to be UK
Scammer Email: oxfordannual_ltd@hotmail.com, gmarzella@optonline.net (new emails in 2008 version!)
Lottery Scam: Heritage Lottery Scam
- By Jay HS
- Published 10/4/2008
- Lottery Scam
- Unrated
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Likely Fake Names: Cyndi K Rupprecht, Simeon Richards,
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 600K
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Appears to be UK, based on the phone IDD code +44
Scammer Email: hlf-orguk.simeon@live.com, inkmaam@cqnet.com.au
Scammer Phone: +(44) 703-195-0796
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Likely Fake Names: Cyndi K Rupprecht, Simeon Richards,
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 600K
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Appears to be UK, based on the phone IDD code +44
Scammer Email: hlf-orguk.simeon@live.com, inkmaam@cqnet.com.au
Scammer Phone: +(44) 703-195-0796
We are surprised to see a "unitednations.org" as the only contact address in a scam mail.
A quick check on the site shows that it is a parked page. The WHOIS shows that the owner of the domain has blocked their registration information from view by the privacy service.
A quick check on the site shows that it is a parked page. The WHOIS shows that the owner of the domain has blocked their registration information from view by the privacy service.
When I read this first sentence in the mail, I thought whoever receives this is caught red-handed and is in trouble.
"THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) THROUGH OUR INTELLIGENCE MONITORING NETWORK HAVE DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE A TRANSACTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE BRITISH LOTTERY COMPANY AS A BENEFICIARY OF AWARD PAYMENT OF(£1.000.000) ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS IN AN ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTION."
In fact, if you didn't realise, most storyline behind the 419 scam mails are all about illegal money tranfers. We are not referring to the fact that they are trying to scam you, but that the "money transfer" story itself is supposed to be an "illegal activity".
"THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) THROUGH OUR INTELLIGENCE MONITORING NETWORK HAVE DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE A TRANSACTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE BRITISH LOTTERY COMPANY AS A BENEFICIARY OF AWARD PAYMENT OF(£1.000.000) ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS IN AN ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTION."
In fact, if you didn't realise, most storyline behind the 419 scam mails are all about illegal money tranfers. We are not referring to the fact that they are trying to scam you, but that the "money transfer" story itself is supposed to be an "illegal activity".
I saw your profile
- By Jay HS
- Published 10/4/2008
- Love Scams
- Unrated
Does anyone still bother to reply to such mails these days? I hope not. But I believe some... the minority might just give it a try.
She is sending using an Indian email address, but after you responded she might be sending you some blonde girls' pics with big boobs. Unfortunately, in real life "She" might just be a "He" couch potato, drinking a beer while sending out scam mails like this. Watch out!
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Lilian Williams <lilian1net@yahoo.co.in>
To: lilian1net@yahoo.co.in
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:22:19 PM
Subject: Hello my dear
Hello my dear
My name is miss lilian i saw your profile today at gumtree and i became intrested in you,l will also like to know you more,and l want you to mail me to my email address so that l can give you my picture . Here is my email address( lilian1net@yahoo.co.in ) I believe we can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my email address above. yours new friend lilian (Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life).thanks from lilian..
She is sending using an Indian email address, but after you responded she might be sending you some blonde girls' pics with big boobs. Unfortunately, in real life "She" might just be a "He" couch potato, drinking a beer while sending out scam mails like this. Watch out!
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Lilian Williams <lilian1net@yahoo.co.in>
To: lilian1net@yahoo.co.in
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:22:19 PM
Subject: Hello my dear
Hello my dear
My name is miss lilian i saw your profile today at gumtree and i became intrested in you,l will also like to know you more,and l want you to mail me to my email address so that l can give you my picture . Here is my email address( lilian1net@yahoo.co.in ) I believe we can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my email address above. yours new friend lilian (Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life).thanks from lilian..
This is a short and simple partnership offer, likely to be money laundering scam. Anything that is similar, please ignore. Good and real jobs don't land on your email without solicitation.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: CMIEC PLC <woo_yeng3@libero.it>
Subject: PARTNERSHIP !
Dear partner,
Sales Representatives/Collection Agents who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in USA and Canada is needed.If interested you can contact me on my email for more information cmiec14@yahoo.com.hk
Thank you for your time
Very Respectfully
Mr Woo Yeng
President/CEO
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: CMIEC PLC <woo_yeng3@libero.it>
Subject: PARTNERSHIP !
Dear partner,
Sales Representatives/Collection Agents who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in USA and Canada is needed.If interested you can contact me on my email for more information cmiec14@yahoo.com.hk
Thank you for your time
Very Respectfully
Mr Woo Yeng
President/CEO
This is a short scam mail claiming to be so called Ali Bello. Its TOO SHORT for US$10.5million scam.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Ali Bello <alibello2_bf@yahoo.com>
Subject: CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS+226-78-89-17-04
You're invited to: CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS+226-78-89-17-04
By your host: Ali Bello
Message: Dear Friend,
I am the the Director in charge of Auditing section Bank in the Bank of African,I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of (US$10.5 million) immediately to your account. upon you repley I will send you full details on how the business will be executed
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Ali Bello <alibello2_bf@yahoo.com>
Subject: CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS+226-78-89-17-04
You're invited to: CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS+226-78-89-17-04
By your host: Ali Bello
Message: Dear Friend,
I am the the Director in charge of Auditing section Bank in the Bank of African,I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of (US$10.5 million) immediately to your account. upon you repley I will send you full details on how the business will be executed
Please click link to see a 419 scam mail who claims to be Mr "Tim Harris" of Ariel, email timharris112@yahoo.com.hk
Though I recall that this may not be the first, but it would be interesting to see if there would be more 419 scam mails coming from China. We are unable to authenticate if the scammers are really in China,
In this email, the scammer is trying to claim (i.e. faking) that he is someone in Bank of China, and ofcourse the old story about a rich client died leaving behind millions for someone like you to pick up.
By way of introduction, I am Lihui Li, vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Member of Asset-Liability Management Committee and Member of Strategic Development Committee, Bank of China....
In this email, the scammer is trying to claim (i.e. faking) that he is someone in Bank of China, and ofcourse the old story about a rich client died leaving behind millions for someone like you to pick up.
By way of introduction, I am Lihui Li, vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Member of Asset-Liability Management Committee and Member of Strategic Development Committee, Bank of China....