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Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius (scam alert)

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There are lot of scams online, and the scammers know it, and they know you know it. So many scammers now try to hook people into “meta-scams.” They tell you that they know you’ve been scammed before, and investigators have checked into this. They have found that, yes, you were cheated out of your rightful money. Now (the scammer assures you) the Government of Nigeria (or wherever) is going to make good and your money will be delivered soon.

This example of a meta-scam has all the usual components: a United Nations investigation, an urgent plea for your help, and a need to reply right away:

Reply-To: mrs_brittahlenius_un9086@yahoo.es
From: “Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius”minhnguyen@lilama10.com
Subject: Urgent information From: Mrs.Inga,
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division

From: Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Attention: Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from London, after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South Erica and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for he rate of scam activities going on in these two nations.

I have met with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria who claimed that he has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund in your account.

Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of $10M approved by both the British government and the UN into your account without any delay. The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in your account is your Notarization fee which will cost you only but $350, 00 united state dollars, to the UN.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours. For oral discussion, call me on this number which I just acquired in Nigeria today+2348109395660.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius.
Contact (ahlenius755@yahoo.es)

Also contact our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, for more investigation.

Name: Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
E-mail: (mrban.kimoon75@yahoo.es).
Call me (518) 772-3928

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Behzad Hamid (scam alert)

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The “Prince Alwaleed bin Talal” scam must be paying off for the scammers this month, because this is the second (no, the third!) message of this kind we’ve gotten recently. Alas, they are all just examples of the good old “advance fee fraud” — read more about how these scams work so you can learn to avoid them in the future.

Subject: Re:You have been selected as recipient/benefactor for $5Million Dollars
From: hamid
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015
Reply-To: dy.logan@yandex.com

Message from Saudi Arabia Prince Alwaleed bin Talal for his charity donation and You have been selected as recipient/benefactor for $5Million Dollars from Alwaleed Philanthropic Foundation Grant.for more information contact Via email to behzadhamid58@yahoo.com

Behzad Hamid

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Senator Olubukola A. Saraki (scam alert)

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The scam message below uses a common strategy: “Senator Saraki” apologizes for failing to deliver your payments on time (this is to get you on his side). Then he asks you to contact him to finalize the details. If you make the mistake of replying to the (phony) senator, you’ll discover you still have to send him some “transfer fees” or “bank taxes” or some such thing before the (non-existent) fortune can be delivered to you. If you make the bigger mistake of paying, the scammer will disappear with your money, never to be heard from again.

Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015
Subject: Re: Hello.
From: “Senator Olubukola A. Saraki” jefferyk@niucap.com
Reply-To: debtspayment0011@gmail.com

Hello

We Apologies for the delay of your payment, the Inconveniences and Inflict that the delay might have indulge you through as you have not received your funds up till now. Please get back to me for more details on receiving your funds, reply to debtspayment0011@gmail.com and please include your phone number in your reply.

Regards

Senator Olubukola A. Saraki

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Xiao Gang, Business Proposal (scam alert)

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Scammers have discovered that they don’t always need to send long and convoluted messages to hook their victims — sometimes a short mysterious message will do just as well. In this example, sent randomly to thousands of people around the world, “Mr. Xiao Gang” is hoping that if you’ll just answer him, he can find a way to trick you into sending him money. Like a sleazy salesman, he just wants to get you on the hook, and then he can take as long as he likes to reel you in.

Subject: From My Heart
From: Xiao Gang
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015
Reply-To: xiaogan@yandex.com

I have a business proposal for you. If you are interested. Please revert back for more details.

Regards,
Mr. Xiao Gang

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Gibson Radford, IMF MoneyGram (scam warning)

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This is a standard type of advance fee fraud message, sent this week to thousands or tens of thousands of random people around the world. (Read more about how advance fee frauds work.) If you make the mistake of replying to “Gibson Radford” you’ll find that you have to pay a “transfer fee” or a “charity tax” or some such thing before he can release your (non-existent) fortune, and if you make the bigger mistake of paying this advance fee, “Gibson” will disappear with your money, never to be heard from again.

Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015
From: “Mr. Gibson Radford” good_luck@cantv.net
Reply-To: MGramwireTransfer@foxmail.com
Subject: Your first Payment of $5000 usd is approved to sent to you
today____

Atten Beneficially,

Your first Payment of $5000 usd is approved to sent to you today,So kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name information to the money gram office for the approval of your fund payment of($2.700`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately you send the information below to them:Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF.

Receiver’s Name_______________
Address: ________________
Country: ____________
Phone Number: _____________

Contact money gram office (( MGramwireTransfer@foxmail.com )) Our money gram office will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you will receive each day from today is $5000 usd daily until the funds complete Transferred. Once we receive your information.the transfer will commence.the IMF compensating all mail address and your name is listed one of the approved to pay sum of fund.

Best Regards

Mr. Gibson Radford

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Dave Dawes Donation (scam warning)

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This is a classic example of a “mystery scam” message. (See more examples of mystery scams.) Someone who says his name is “Dave Dawes” has a check for you. But why? And who is he?

We can be pretty sure of who he is: he’s a scammer trying to pick your pocket. Please share this scam alert with your friends and coworkers so they can avoid this scam!

Subject: Reply
From: Dave Dawes
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015
Reply-To: davedawes222@qq.com

I have donation cheque for you reply back for more details

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Alwaleed Philanthropic Foundation (scam)

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You remember “Prince Alwaleed bin Talal” — we met him a couple months ago when he started trying to give away free money. Well it looks like he’s still at it!

It would be nice to receive a fortune, but alas, “Prince Alwaleed” is just a scammer trying to get you on the hook so he can make a fortune for himself by emptying out your bank account.

Subject: Re: Alwaleed Philanthropic Foundation
From: f44d@alyhs.onmicrosoft.com
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015
Reply-To: ally00256@yandex.com

Message from Saudi Arabia Prince Alwaleed bin Talal for his charity donation and You have been selected as recipient/benefactor for $5Million Dollars from Alwaleed Philanthropic Foundation Grant.for more information contact Via email ally00256@yandex.com

Thanks

Ally Mohammed

Please, reply should go to ally00256@yandex.com

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Rich Orphan Scams

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One of the most common types of scams messages people get via email is the “rich orphan” scam. A lonely orphan — in this case, “Miss Ann William” — has inherited a fortune and doesn’t know what to do. Won’t you help her? (And who wouldn’t want to help an orphan.) Alas, the person sending the message isn’t really a rich orphan: he (and it’s probably a he) is just a scammer trying to find a way to pick your pocket.

Sender: lusia_madona1111@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015
From: Ann William awilliam0@outlook.com
Reply-To: Ann William ann.william9@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: FROM MISS ANN WILLIAM

Dearest

I am Ann William 22 years from Ivory cost Please i want you to assist me in investing a total amount of (7.3 million Dollars) which i inherited from my late parents,i will like you to help me get this fund invested while i continue my education in your country. I will give you more details as soon as i hear from you.

Your Best Wishes

Miss Ann William

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