This is a standard advance fee fraud message that claims you have money coming to you via MoneyGram. (Read more about how advance fee frauds work.) In reality, there is no money to be delivered and no “Mrs. Blessing Adam,” “Dr. Tony Mike,” or “Mrs. Francine Brown.” These are all fake names made up by scammers trying to pick your pocket.
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015
From: Mrs Francine Brown samuelwomack@cantv.net
Reply-To: money.gram.off@qq.com
Subject: Your first payment of 5000USD has been sent today
Attention
We have deposited the check of your fund ($3.500`000 Million) through money gram after our finally meeting regarding your fund,All you will do is to contact money gram director Dr. Tony Mike via E-mail: ( money.gram.off@qq.com ) He will give you more direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily.Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer such as,
Maria Obi has sent $5000 in your name today So contact their Director Dr.Tony Mike as soon as you receive this email or call him +22968721040 to start receiving your Reference Number .Contact money gram now.
Best Regards.
Mrs.Blessing Adam
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One popular “hook” that scammers use to get you talking to them is to claim they have found an abandoned trunk full of money that has your name on it. Would you like this money delivered to you? (Who wouldn’t!) In reality, of course, there is no trunk full of money — there’s just a scammer trying to find a way to pick your pocket. The message below, which was probably sent to tens of thousands of random people this week, is a good example.
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP
From: “Mike Johnson” nelarg@cantv.net
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015
Reply-To: mike.johnson1@yandex.com
I am Mike Johnson Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent in Hartsfield International Airport Atlanta Georgia. During our investigation, I discovered An abandoned shipment through a Diplomat Agent James Duru from United Kingdom which was transferred to our facility here in Atlanta and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box. Please read attached for full details and get back to me as soon as possible.
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This message is a classic Nigerian scam message with all the trimmings. “Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala” says he knows you have been scammed before, and now the Nigerian government is going to set everything right. There is an ATM card waiting for you and all ready to be delivered — you will get the fortune you deserve very shortly.
Alas, there really is no fortune and no ATM card, and “Dr. Iweala” is just another scammer trying to trick even more people out of their money.
Reply-To: ngoziokonjoiweala2006@yahoo.it
From: “Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala” secretariagabinete@cubatao.sp.gov.br
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2015 S20.
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2015.
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment.Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.
After the Board of director’s meeting held in Abuja in conjunction with United Nations and G8 countries, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT With Central Bank Of Nigeria, this is part of the mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling. And also the Nigerian Government is using this means to reward all the citizens of the United states and all part of Europe including Asia, Australia, South America, Canada, Antarctica e.t.c and all those who have lost their funds in either scam, or an uncompleted business, or otherwise, You should know that if you are interested to receive your ATM card which will be credited with $5,000,000.00 united states dollars before it is being sent to you direct to your doorstep through the FedEx courier service, you will have to respond to me with your full information’s, After your response you will be directed to the FedEx shipping courier representative
He will send you your ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, and the maximum daily limit is Fifteen Thousand United States dollars ($15,000.00) only. And also note that the Nigerian Government has taken care of the shipping fee of your ATM card, so if Mr. Edward is requesting for another shipping fee, you will have to report him to me immediately. As soon as your ATM card is dispatched i will immediately send your withdrawal pin code to you because your Atm Card has already been activated.
If you like to receive your fund this way, kindly contact me with the following information’s below.
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone and Fax Number
(4) Occupation.
(5) Personal Identification. Driver’s license or International Passport.
(6) Age
(7) Marital Status
(8) Sex
This message is supported by the Nigerian Government. Note that you might receive this message in your inbox or spam or junk folder depends on your web host or server network.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Respectively
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
Minister, Federal Ministry of Finance
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Scams come in all languages and they are mailed to people all over the world. You don’t have to be able to read French to recognize that the message below is a standard dying-of-cancer scam message from someone who calls himself “Antoine Schmidt.”
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015
Subject: Lettre
Bien aimé,
Je me nomme Mr Schmidt Antoine née le 07 Janvier 1944 de nationalité Française. Je vous envoie ce présent message pour solliciter votre accord pour la réalisation d’un projet de donation que je souhaite accomplir depuis un bon moment.
Cela vous paraît peu suspect bien vrai que vous ne me connaissez pas et que je ne vous connais pas. J’ai un cancer qui est en phase terminale, mon médecin traitant vient de m’informer que mes jours sont comptés du fait de mon état de santé dégradé. Selon ce que le Docteur m’a justifié, une Boule s’installe présentement dans ma cage cérébrale, j’ai cette maladie depuis plus de 4 ans.
Je vous prie d’accepter ma donation. Je possède la somme de 850.000 Euro comme un don. Je vous prie d’accepter cette somme car elle pourra bien vous êtes très utile. Il faut me répondre si vous accepter mon offre directement par mon mail : toinou.7@outlook.fr
Je me sens très mal et j’ai très peur, je n’arrive presque pas à dormir la nuit comme la journée. Je ne peux pas mourir sans avoir fait don de toute cette somme sinon je pense que cela serait un gâchis.
Que Dieu reste avec vous.
Mme SCHMIDT ANTOINE
Mon mail Direct à me répondre : toinou.7@outlook.fr
My name is Mr Anthony Schmidt born January 7, 1944 of French nationality. I send you this message for this request your agreement for a project donation I want to accomplish for some time.
Does that seem little suspect true that you do not know me and I do not know you. I have cancer which is terminal, my doctor just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health condition deteriorated. Depending on what the Doctor justified me, a ball moves currently in my brain cage, I have this disease for more than 4 years.
Please accept my donation. I own the sum of 850,000 Euro as a gift. I beg you to accept this amount as it may of you are very helpful. We must answer if you accept my offer by my mail: toinou.7@outlook.fr
I feel very bad and I am scared, I hardly sleep at night as the day. I can not die without having donated all this money otherwise I think it would be a mess.
May God be with you.
Ms. SCHMIDT ANTOINE
My email Direct answer : toinou.7@outlook.fr
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Email scammers routinely use the names of real people to try to make their scam messages sound legitimate. The message below, which was probably sent randomly to tens of thousands of people this week, claims to be from “Jack Lew.” There is a real Jack Lew who is a US government official, but the real person has nothing to do with this message — the scammers are just using that name to trick their victims.
In reality, this is nothing but an old-fashioned “advance fee fraud” and the sender is someone trying to pick your pocket by promising you a fortune.
Reply-To: collinswayne60@gmail.com
From: Jack Lew test@fleetlocate.asia
Subject: COMPENSATIONAL SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Address: 700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
COMPENSATIONAL SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00
It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some imposters who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers.
Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected imposters account. This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in United States, on the financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating their economy with the international global standard.
After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of customers to be paid who fall victims to this imposters due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment.
We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers, which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.
The card center will send you an ATM Debit card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.
Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Contact Manager: Mr. Wayne Collins
Email: collinswayne60@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +1 (202) 656-9907
1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Your age and Current Occupation
4. Contact Address where you want your ATM Card to be delivered to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)
For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-7750) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.
Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for the delivery of the donation parcel.This is due to Legal law protecting all donation funds misappropriation.
Yours in Service,
Mr. Jack Lew
Admin Chairman International
Reconciliation and Logistics
Vaults International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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This is a classic example of a Nigerian “419” scam message. “David Smith” claims to be a representative of the United Nations and to have a large sum of money ready to be delivered to you.
Alas, there really is no money and no “David Smith” either — there is just a scammer trying to get you to take his bait so he can string you along and eventually pick your pocket.
United Nations House
617/618 Diplomatic Zone,
Central Area District,
Abuja- Federal Capital,
Nigeria Annex Office.
Our Ref: YBNGWB/UN/2012. Your Ref: ATM/2014-P/10M
Dear Beneficiary
RE: APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT AWARD OF US$10M.
This is to inform you that a Debit Cash Card Number 7876310003001420 Valued at $10 Million United States Dollars has been accredited in your favor. Your name was forwarded to me for verification and further directives.
For Succinct introduction, I am the Representative of FBI attached to the United Nation to supervise the long Outstanding project payment due to Foreign Beneficiaries that has been delayed since 1998 till date. Based on that, your name was forwarded to me for the payment above as it is recorded with World Bank Plc..
Be informed that your ATM Card was deposited in our custody for further dispatch to you. Meanwhile, The ATM Card will be upgraded in your name and favor. Note that a maximum withdrawal value of US$10,000 is permitted daily and we are duly inter-switched, you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) Center of your choice/nearest to you anywhere in the world.
So take note that you have to send a copy of your identification, to serve as Proof of Identity. Be aware that having proved your identity beyond doubt,your card could be delivered at your door steps through the aid of courier services. Pls note that you might need to visit access bank head office in Nigeria to obtain your card personally if your identity proves unclear in any form,taking this step is to make certain that your card be delivered to the legitimate beneficiary
Treat as very urgent, as we have limited time frame to dispatch our duties. Attached are the Scan copies of my identification. Upon your response, the ATM Clearance Certificate as approved in your name, as issued and approved by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Authentication from the Supreme Court of Law will also be sent to you for your perusal. It is imperative that the fund release does not violate any known Law here in Nigeria nor any International arbitration.
Revert back urgently to enable us finalize the payment procedure.
Waiting to hear from you.
Yours Faithfully,
David Smith.
Special Agent to UN.
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This is a standard phishing scam message aimed at people who may have an Apple computer ID. It is not a legitimate message from Apple: it is an attempt to steal your passwords and other private account information. (The scam link is deactivated in the copy below for safety.)
You should always be suspicious of unsolicited email messages that ask you to click on a link and enter private information. That is how scammers can gain access to your private accounts.
Subject: Your AppIe ID has been disabled for security reasons !
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015
From: Apple ID ne_pas_repond@apple.id.com
Dear Customer,
You have a problem in your Apple account, you must complete the data to check, you have a period of 24 hours s business.
Check now [link deactivated for safety]
For more information, see Questions and Answers.
Thank you,
Assistance to Apple customers
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This is an example of a typical charity “mystery scam” message, and it has probably been sent to tens of thousands of random people in the last few days. “Ms. Maria” wants to share her funds with you — but why? And who is she? It’s a mystery.
Actually, it’s not a mystery. “Ms. Maria” is just a scammer trying to find a way to get you on the hook so she can eventually pick your pocket.
Ms. Maria giving part of her philanthropic funds to you.
Reply to accept wire.
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The message below is an example of a charity “mystery scam.” It implies that you have money coming to you from a charity, but it gives no further information. The return-address used (@qq.com) points to a free website in China (like Yahoo or Hotmail) that scammers often use for criminal purposes. In reality, there is no “Charity Foundation Project” and “zinnhans@qq.com” is just a scammer trying to find a way to pick your pocket.
Charity Foundation Project For You….. E-mail:( zinnhans@qq.com ) For More Information.
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This “mystery scam” message will probably trick many people this week (and you can be sure it was sent to tens of thousands of people around the world — if you got a copy, you weren’t singled out). Did you know there was three million dollars waiting to be delivered to you? Probably not, because in reality (sad to say) there isn’t. There is only a scammer using the name “Tim Roller” who is trying to pick your pocket.
reply-to: timroller62@gmail.com
date: Thu, 17 Sep 15
from: giorgisycia@speedy.com.ar
subject: Fund Release Order Notice!
Your total fund of Three Million six Hundred Thousand U.S.D need to be deliver through check and your details are needed. Forward your receiving information to Mr. Tim Roller, E-mail: timroller62@gmail.com or Call: +229 68006989 for the processing of the Fiduciary. Director George
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Please be aware that scammers often use the names of real people and legitimate businesses in their fraudulent messages. Why? To lend an air of legitimacy to their criminal enterprise. Just because the name of a real person or a real bank or a real government agency appears in a scam message that doesn't mean the person or organization in question is involved in the scam in any way. The scammers are just stealing these names in order to make themselves look legitimate.
