I have enough of the spam and fraudulent emails being sent to me by people claiming from Nigeria, London and Timbukto claiming I am the lost beneficiary of the funds to be release. If it’s true I won’t be blogging about it.
Here’s the recent email(s) I received about this kind of spams just this week.
This guy is using serge.moreau6@wanadoo.fr but when you reply you will get atmlondonoffice008@gmail.com.
“”ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CODE (811)” <serge.moreau6@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CODE (811)
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY This Is To Officially Inform You That We Have Verified Your Contract/Inheritance File And Discovered Reasons Why You Are Yet To Receive Your Payment. It Is Because Of Irregularities And Complications Discovered On Your Payment File By Our Technical Experts In Respect To Your Contract /Inheritance Payment Requirements Which Have Just Been Duly Rectified.
Meanwhile, We Have Been Informed That You Are Still Dealing With Impostors And Non Recommended Officials In The Bank. Such Acts Must Stop For Security Reasons if you wish to receive Your Payment.
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited in your favor through ATM card. You are therefore advised to send your contact to
NAME: Mr. Ben Anderson.
EMAIL: atmlondonoffice008@gmail.com
Our International Audit unit of the Presidency, United Nations Liaison Office in London To collect your original payment slip with your ATM card. They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine any part of the world, but AMOUNT IS 9.5million pounds AND YOU CAN Withdrew The Maximum OF Is five Thousand pounds Per Day, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund
Clease indicate your information�s Information to Swift Card Center to the authorised office in London:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Profession, age and marital status.
4) Copy of Drivers License I .D.
5) Amount $ and Contract Number
6) Home Equity {YES OR NO}.
7) Address Where You Want Them to Send the Card through Diplomatic Courier
Please Indicate To The Card Center The Total Sum You Are Expecting And For Your Information You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Institution Or Office Until You Receive The ATM Card.
Note: Because of Impostors, We Hereby Issue You Our Code of Conduct
Tag Number Which Is (811) So You Must Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center.
We Await Your Urgent Response.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CHIKEREUBA MADU
Office of the Presidency”
Comment:
This is the first time I’ve seen an “official communication using gmail address. Moreover, when this guy is replied he’s asking for a deposit of sum of dollars for the “processing” of the payment.
Here’s another one.
“Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:22:21 -0700
From: ”INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT” lsoslsl@gmail.com
Subject: ATTN FUND BENEFICIARY, TREAT AS VERY URGENT IMMEDIATELY.
FROM THE DESK OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT,INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICE COMMISSION(ICPC).MAITAMA-ABUJA,NIGERIA.
This management is hereby to inform you that,out of our records,for the year investigation,it is dawn to us that you have been victimized by the men of underworld(Pretenders).However,the management has been dutifully empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria to curb all illicit transaction and workload of this perpetrators.
In line with the Anti-corruption crusade of the presidency,Umaru Musa Yaradua(GCFR),you are by this Email notification to stop any contact regarding this illegal transaction with this Hood-lumps.Out of our finding,the image of this country has been dented Internationally during the past administration of the Federal Government of Nigeria.Presently,we have employed a strategy to remit sanity,and vow to terminate the activity of this fraudsters,by consolidating our security Network all over the country in view to monitor all outgoing and incoming communication to enable fish out and avert all illegal and suspicious transaction both domestically and internationally respectively.
Moreover,it occur that some of our Financial Institutions(Bank) serve as a conduit pipe by which this fraudsters use to perpetrate the undo crime.We have signalized all these financial institutions to implement scrutinized investigation before carrying any transaction.Any bank found culpable of breaching the law,must have their operational license revoke.
In accordance with the criminal and other related offense act,25 of 1999 constitution, we have been officially compel by Senator. A.Aminu(JP),Chairman, Senate committee on Foreign Affair to mapped out billions of Dollars from the Annual Budget to compensate all defrauded victims as part of the ongoing National Reform Scheme of the presidency,and means to radiate immunity for criticism.
In view of this,we have been informed that you are still dealing with those hood-lumps in all your attempts to secure the release of your fund.We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Do be informed that we reserve the right at our discretion to sue you for damage on recognition of further contact with this people.
You have been approved US$850,000(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) as a compensation funds.Therefore you are required to contact the Verification department for proper evaluation into your file.Do be informed that your file security code is PA9877BR67NG.You are to quote these file number for proper identification when contacting this office.Contact the Head of the Verification Unit::
Name: Prof.Bellow William
E-mail: verificationdepartment.nig@live.com
Direct line: +2348068395632
Fax:+234-01-6228
You are to contact this office upon receipt of this notification immediately to enhance proper consideration and immediate release of your approved compensation funds as the defrauded victim.
Vision:
To fight corruption to a standstill and restore Nigeria to the enviable standard of respectability and dignity within the comity of nations.
Best Regard,
Rev.Stanhope Malcolm,
For:
Justice Emmanuel Ayoola
(Chairman,Independent Corrupt Practice Commission,ICPC.)
****************Disclaimer*****************
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named.”
Comment: this guy has the gall to put a disclaimer on the email, and just read the sentences, honestly to con English speaking people with a bad grammar will not entice them for their evil plans.
This are just few emails I received everyday. I don’t know where they get the emails and by using free email services such as Yahoo, Gmail or Live (Hotmail) the can get away easily.
But since, like any other users who are sick and tired of these scams, I’m posting a list of ways to put these scammers where they belong.
You can try to send the spam emails to these addres
Report AOL users to abuse@aol.com
Report Hotmail spammers to report_spam@hotmail.com
Report Hotmail users to abuse@hotmail.com
Report MSN users to report_spam@msn.com
Report Yahoo users to mail-abuse@yahoo-inc.com
Report Netscape users to abuse@netscape.com
Report USA.NET users to abuse@usa.net
Report eBay to spoof@ebay.com
Report to Mail.com at abuse@outblaze.com
Report to Amazon at abuse@amazon.com
Report to gmail.com gmail-abuse@google.com
Report to paypal.com spoof@paypal.com
Or you can also send any any unsolicited email offers to spam@uce.gov.
Deceptive emails can be forwarded to spam@uce.gov since the FTC uses the spam stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive email.
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