The Scam Hunter

‘He was a victim with Concord Air Line flight AF4590, killing 113 people, crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris.’

Scam artists routinely use the names and identities of real people and legitimate businesses in their con games. The people being named have nothing to do with the scam, of course: they are victims of the scammers just as you will be if you take the bait. Here is a familiar “plane crash scam” that [...]

‘We discover that the late German died along side with his wife and children who supposed to be his next of kin.’

‘I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client, Mr Richard R. Lyons, who died in a plane crash in January 8, 2003.’

‘I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client, Mr David Clemetson, who died in a plane crash.’

‘Please reply me true this my private mail for security reason: drmiketanta1922@gala.net or phone:+ 27 837-704-945.’

‘Do not disclose it to any body. REPLY TO ahmed_muda123@yahoo.fr.’

‘Please reply me via my private email address ffredrickola@aol.com.’

‘I discovered an unclaimed/abandoned fund, sum total of US$16,000,000.00 that belongs to one of our foreign customers.’

‘I discovered an abandoned sum of US$16,00, 000.00 (Sixteen Million Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign Customers.’

‘The account belongs to the Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, a citizen of Atlanta, United States of America and contractor with Anglo Gold.’

‘In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $9.2m US dollars (Nine Million two hundred Thousand US Dollars).’

‘I was adopted in 1960 by an American Multi-Millionaire of Fair Bank Alaska of USA who died in a plane crash.’

‘I am the manager United Bank of Egypt (UBE). In my bank I discovered an abandoned sum of $33.3usd.’

‘I am Miss Tochi Ibeh secretary of the Director in charge account and audit of FIRST BANK OF NIGERIAN PLC.’

‘Mr. Morris Thompson, an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.’