Here are some examples of scam emails. If you receive an email like one of these, you should simply delete it. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. No one is going to give you a large sum of money for doing little to nothing to earn it.
"This account was recently infected! It will be good idea to change your password this time! You probably do not know me me and you may be probably wanting to know why you are receiving this particular letter, is it right? I'm a hacker who cracked your email box and OS a few months ago. Don't try to get in touch with me or look for me, it is hopeless, considering that I forwarded you a letter from YOUR account that I've hacked. I've started virus on the adult videos site and suppose you visited this website to have fun (you understand what I want to say). When you were paying attention to movies, your browser began functioning as a RDP (Remote Control) that have a keylogger that gave me authority to access your screen and network camera. Afterward, my application aquired all info. You entered passwords on the web-sites you visited, I caught them. Without a doubt, you are able modify them, or already changed them. Even so it does not matter, my spyware renews information every time. What I have done? I generated a backup of the system. Of each file and contacts. I got a dual-screen video recording. The first screen shows the clip you were watching (you have got a good taste, ahah...), and the 2nd screen reveals the recording from your own webcam. What exactly should you do? Good, in my opinion, 1000 USD is a fair amount of money for our very little secret. You'll make your deposit by bitcoins (if you don't know this, try to find “how to buy bitcoin” in any search engine). My bitcoin wallet address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (It is cAsE sensitive, so just copy and paste it). Attention: You have only 48 hours to perform the payment. (I put an unique pixel to this e-mail, and at this time I understand that you have read this email). To track the reading of a messageand the actionsin it, I utilizea Facebook pixel. Thanks to them. (The stuff thatcan be usedfor the authorities might actually help us.) In case I fail to get bitcoins, I will immediately give your video to each of your contacts, such as relatives, co-workers, etcetera?"
"Thanks for the interest in regards to the puppies I have for adoption. There is a female (Suzzy) and a male (Diego) and are brothers and sisters T-Cup Yorkie Puppies. They are 12 weeks old, vet checked and will come with all papers needed. The puppies are very playful and are all of absolute temperament as they also love playing with kids and other household animals and will be about 4lbs full size. Attached to this mail is videos of the puppies. We am giving the pups out for no adoption fee if you are within driving distance and $180 if you are not within driving distance because they belonged to my late son who was keeping them as home pets but he just past away after a long term cancer thus we can't keep all of them as our home pets but we'll keep their parents so we had to relocate to his home to give these puppies away and some property. I will be very willing to give you these pups if you can promise me of never to sell them because they have been like kids to him, also do get back to me with the answers of our question below so i can have an idea of where our puppies will be going to. -Have you own a pet before? - Do you have a vet doctor? -where precisely are you locate - Are you a breeder? - Which of the puppies are you looking at, what sex? - Give me a Brief Description about your Environment? All i need is just a very caring and loving home for our babies where they will be well loved and spoiled. Thanks and will be Happy to read from you again I plan on coming to pick them up within the next 3 days also I would like to have your name and contact information in case I have difficulty finding your address once I arrive â–¶ Show quoted text okay, am sending my names and address to you right the way but you should know incase i forgot to tell you that you are going to spend $180 if one but if the two babies its going to be $360 for the paper works of transfer of ownership so it fully be yours the decision on one of the babies or both is yours to make, this am not responsible for its the council . that is, To make a start on the NSW Pet Registry you need to create an owner profile(which is certain cause you already sent the needed information about you). ... details such as change of address;transfer ownership of pets;; report your pet ... paper forms at a local council to register or update their pet's details on the Pet Registry. so you need to understand you will be spending the above sum .so if you will need it fast as you said then i will give you the information of a friend here in 5 Jo Anne Terrace, Dorchester Center since am always too busy so he will facilitate the paper work at most tomorrow depending on your reaction concerning the situation .Am VERONICA SMITH, 5 Jo Anne Terrace, Dorchester Center, MA 02124(we are just here cause our son was here after re-homing the babies we will be here for 8 days then go back to our home in CALI). Attached to this mail is a pic of us and our original home in Cali where we came from to re-home these little ones. Sorry for the delay was busy..... ▶ Show quoted text You stated that the pup would be free if I was in driving distance and since I am planning on driving to you they shouldn't cost me anything I don't need papers proving that they are purebreds ▶ Show quoted text"
From: WESTERN UNION
Subject: Re, Western Union Payment
To: Undisclosed recipients
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION
E-mail: markbenny48@gmail.com
From the desk of Rose Ben
I am here by apologizing for the delayed of your $2.500,000 00. Two million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars because I traveled out of country since and have been in Paris-France all this while; I just came back 2 days ago. However I asked Mr. Daniel Eze about your funds and he told me that you did not get the fund till this date. I asked him why and he explained to me that you couldn’t be able to pay the required fee needed to start releasing your payments. I ask him why they requested such huge amount from you instead of $95 I instructed him before I traveled. Right now the only amount you have to send to my (Secretary PAUL CHIKA ) is only $95 for the activation of your Western Union VAT File paper, to entitle you receiving your daily payments till done?
The $95 should be sending to below:
Receiver: PAUL CHIKA
Country: Benin Republic
Amount: $95
Mtcn:::
Sender name:
So you are to re-confirm to them the below information,
Your. Receiver
Your. Country
Your. City
Your. Tel
Your. Test question
Your. Answer
Your. Passport
Be advice that after this very $95, therefore will be none payment from you again than your daily confirming payment of $5500 till the whole $2.500,000.00 is completed. My word and order to the western union Manager Director is that you should pay only bet $95 no more no less. Therefore if anybody asks you for any additional payment after you paying $95, kindly report to me because the person has cross line of my orders. Please I’m real sorry for the inconveniences this delayed might cause to you.
Thanks:
Mrs. Rose Ben.
E-mail: markbenny48@gmail.com
"I also recently found the same add in my local newspaper regarding the adoption of English Bulldog Puppies from (Janet.Morgan00@yahoo.com). I then received a E-Mail from her telling me the puppies were all sold but that a Reverend by the name of Mr Williams (pbtowilliams@yahoo.com) had 2 of the puppies but needed to get them back into the US due to him being sent on a mission to West Africa. I thought this was an okay deal, but after being sent 20 E-Mails from the both of them I started to get a little worried & then seeing the scam letter from someone else I was shocked to know that someone who poses as a reverend could be doing this. Just goes to show you how many messed up people are in this world."
Subject: Adorable English Bulldog Puppies For Adoption.
Hello..
I am a nurse and my late grandma was a bulldog breeder, she died about 3
months ago and left behind 2 female english bulldogs one of which recently had a litter of 8 puppies, they are so adorable, my job as a nurse cannot allow me to
take of these puppies.
I want to find them loving homes, if you interested in having them, please contact me immediately.
Have a nice day.
Angelina.
Sender's name: mike
Sender's email address: moore190@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: (323) 210-6141
Sender's message:
hello, i saw the advert of your Beautiful Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog on the net
and i am much more interested in purchasing it for my son\'s birthday coming up
soon, um you might be wondering about the pick up to our location, but do not be
bothered about that cause i have my own arrangement made for the pick up, an
international pick up agent who will come straight down to your location to have
it picked up, and as for the payment i can do better by the us certified
cashiers check or a money orders. so i,ll like you to mail me back as soon as
you get this message with the price and your full information such as
address,city,state and zip code also cell phone number so as to contact you and
send you the check in the right way ok, thanks and God bless.
my regards,
please mail me back as soon as you get this message here or moore190@yahoo.com
Management c/o
M.moore
(323) 210-6141
I also received a relay phone call along with this e-mail.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr.Williams Osong [mailto:williams_osong@yahoo.com.cn]
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:35 PM
To: info
Subject: Accept This Token For Your Past Effort
Dear Good Friend, I am much delighted and privileged to Contact you again. It takes faith, courage and fear of God to remember old friends and show Gratification for the time shared together in the past irrespective of the circumstances that punctuated our intension to actualize things. I take this liberty to inform you that the transaction we were pursuing together has finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and favour. I decided to contact you to let you share from the good news and help me in thanking God for the abundance grace and favour that are flowing moving all over me. I am happy to inform you that I am in Luxemburg for Numerous business negotiations and establishment. I arrived on 25th of last month where I am under going intensive Property and Capital investment project with the foreign firm that helped me in realizing this transaction at last. I have raised a duly signed and seal Certifies International Bank Cheque, to the tune of USD$980,000.00(NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanity and contribution in the past. You are required to contact my Pastor Rt.Rev Vincent Okonne Email: rev.vincent1969@hotmail.com, He will advise you further about the shipment of the CIBC to your Residence Address or Office Address. Urgent response shall be admired. Sincerely Yours, Dr. Williams Osong, Director, Financial & Planning Dept.
DR. COLLINS CHUKWU.
AFRICAN PETROLEUM COPORATION
OLU OBASANJO WAY,
PORT-HARCOURT(GARDEN CITY)
RIVER STATE NIGERIA.
PHONE:+2348077858374
FAX:234-17595127.
PRIVATE EMAIL: chukwu5477@yahoo.es
Goodday!
It is such a pleasure for me to contact you and with respect, I am project director with African Petroleum corporation {APC}, and also the personal assistant to the former managing director of (APC) Mr.BABA GANA. He was appointed to head the Oil marketing Company in 1991. Having handed over to his successor and subsequent embarkment on privatisation, there are some concealment of funds from PEAT MARWICK, an external auditors which conducted due diligence for the Bureau for public Enterprises {BPE} on AP, prior to it's Privatisation. Mr.BABA GANA,manadated me to seek for a foreign partner who can help us transfer the fund out and also advice on possible investment. His account is being investigated by Government appointed commission.
I want you to assist us to secure the money into your company's account or private account to avoid been seized by our government. The sum is $121.1m(ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) and we will be gladly compensate you with 10% after the deal is done. Presently, the fund in question is been conclealed with U N I O N Bank of Nigerian Plc in accordance with the managing directors confidence. He has assured us of his maximum coperation as soon as we present a foreign partner who could help us to receive the fund on our behalf.
I want to bring to your notice that a special bank and good arrangement has been made in europe for the smooth conclusion of this transfer which the full details will be given to you as soon as you signify interest in helping us to finalize the deal. We got your contact through a trade journal when we were making a research on a foreigner that we will use in this great opportunity.
It is our interest to channel the above mentioned fund in oil and gas drilling investment, first real estate morgage or any other viable investment you may wish to advice upon. Please do indicate your interest by responding with my above private email address, which is as follows: chukwu5477@yahoo.es
Waiting to hear your quick responses.
Yours Sincerely,
DR. COLLINS CHUKWU.
From: steven_edwin28@zipmail.com.br [mailto:steven_edwin28@zipmail.com.br]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:33 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: CONTACT MY SECREATRY IMMEDIATELY
Dear friend
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
that fund Now, I want you to contact my secretary on the information
below.NAME; Mr. JACKSON MOSES
Telephone Number:+229-931-572-50
EMAIL: jackson_moses_10@yahoo.es
Ask him to send you the total sum of 800,000.00)
Eight hundred thousand dollars in a bank draft, which I
kept for your compensation.
Sincerely Yours,
Barr Steven Edwin
your former
business partner
From: kinelin [mailto:kinelin@ig.com.br]
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:34 AM
To: kinelin@ig.com.br
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
I know you will not know me again I am Dr.KINE LIN an old friend . My partner
contacted you earlier for a business transfer into your account but
unfortunately, it did not work out between both of you. I'm happy to inform you
about our success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a
new partner from LONDON.
Presently I'm in LONDON for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum. meanwhile, we didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that you failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
NAME : ChRISTNZE
Email: CHRISTNZE285@YAHOO.FR
Office: Suite 970 Midombo plaza,Derokpo Cotonou Benin.
Ask him to send you the total of $1.600.000.00 which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.sofeel free and get in touched
with my secretary Mr.ChRISTNZE and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy
after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, Im very busy here because
of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,
finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. ChRISTNZE,
he will send the amount to you without any delay.
CONGRATULATION
Regards
Dr.KINE LIN
From: keddy smith [mailto:keddy_smith@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 8:32 AM
To: info
Subject: Interested......................Buyer
Sent from the Internet
Hello,
I am a veterinary doctor based in US, well i saw ur advert of Ad been advertised on this precious site and i'm so impress and interested in buying ur puppy[Dog Mix] for a client of mine to keep in his house and i will like to know the present condition of the puppy[Dog Mix] and (pics) if available and re-affirming your asking price, and also i will like to know your last price offer for the puppy[Dog Mix] and also i will like to pay through a certified cashier cheque, Money Order or any other check transaction, so i would gladly like to view ur full contact address which will confirm the direction of my clearified cheque and where to be issued to..........Bye.
Hoping To Hear From U Soon.
Best regards,
Keddy Smith
Subject: Project email.
Hello,
I want to solicit your attention to recieve money on my behalf.
The purpose of my contacting you is because you live in western world.
When you reply this message,i will send you the full details and more information about myself and the funds.
My personal email is: xinshengmou55@yahoo.com.hk
Thank you.
Mou Xinsheng.
Dear Sir,
Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact,and i ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on. My name is Alex Williams, the son of Late Jenni Williams, the spokeperson of CFU "Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe" please go through this link http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/index.html,
During the crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender
all farms to his party members and his followers. My father is One of the most successful multy farmers in our country, managed by himself and my mother and because he did not support Mugabe ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm in the process. Before his death, my father had deposited with a
SECURITY AND FINANCE HOUSE IN SOUTH AFRICA the sum of (USD $60 MILLION). He informed me about the security company and the money before his death, he told me that the money was statched into two trunk boxes and deposited at the security company. He told me that the security company officials do not know the true content of the two trunk boxes because it was declared as classified personal effected.
Based on the invitation of farmers to Kwara state
Nigeria "see link :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4247993.stm" I decided to move in there with my mother and sister, hoping that one day I would be able to claim the money from the finance house n South Africa. After several
efforts I was unable to claim the consignment because the secret services of president Robert Mugabe have found out the money and they are bent on ensuring that we do not near South Africa. Since we were unable to fulfill the requirement of the Nigerian Government, we
decided to seek for asylum.
As we are now, my mother and sister are still stranded in Africa and the only means of their livelyhood is by working as labourers in the New mega farms out here in Kwara state Nigeria.I am begging for your help because without this money we will remain refugees and
therefore be feeding from hand to mouth. I was lucky to have found myself here in the United Kingdom through the help of a non-Government organization, there was only one space and my parents decided I should go.
I want you to help us claim the boxes of money from the security company so that we can start a new life again.
If you are interested in helping us, we shall give you 30% of the total sum and you should provide the following information:
Immediately the above information, I shall send to you the certificate of deposit and more information on how you are to claim the boxes from the security company.
Sincerely Yours,
Alex Williams
Please reply on my direct email: alexwilliams205@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,
SALLAM ALLAIKUM.
As you read this, I don‘t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is christopher henry a merchant in Dubai, United Arab Emirate. I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe if given a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Due to this illness,I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia.Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of eighteen million dollars $18,000,000,00 that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad.
I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations. I have set aside 20% for you and for your time. Yours Faithfully, christopher henry
PLS SEND REPLY TO MY PRIVATE BOX chrr_232@walla
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr.Walid Mohammed [mailto:mohwalid@aim.com]
Subject: CARRING OUT MY FINAL WISH.
My Dear One,
May the blessings of almighty allah be with you, i am a muslim but my believe in life is that muslim or christain, we all serve the same god and all humans are created by the same god so we must love one another. i am ibn mohammed mohammed, i am 72 years old and i am a citizen of Dubai and i am living here in Dubai, i was born an orphan,i have no father or mother and i have no relatives. as a young orphan, i struggled and worked hard and almighty allah blessed me abundantly with his riches. I used to be a dealer in gold and diamonds, due to my illness my company was liquidated and sold 3 years back.i am now old and sick, but i am not a happy man as i have no wife and no children and for 4 years now i have been seriously sick. I am presently suffering from lung cancer and i have a heart attack which has affected my speech and my body is now paralysed. the doctors say i have about few months left to live. so i am sending you this mail with the help of my private nurse,who is helping me through my illness. what i have written is been sent to you via email by my private nurse and i have little time so i have committed it to spreading my remaining wealth towards better health care for mankind and especially abandoned children. My contacting you is the wish of almighty allah, as i dont know you, but due to my condition and the instruction of almighty allah i have decided to contact you. in my mind almighty allah {swt} says that i must contact a total stranger to carryout this wish. this i have done and i am therfore contacting you with the hope that you will carryout my wish and the instruction of almighthy allah [swt} for the sake of humanity. I have one boxes with a storage/delivery company, and i want you to take custody of the box, inside it is twelve million dollars and i want you to use the money to build an orphanage in your country. you will name it after me,mohammed orphanage home. you must follow my wish for it will gladen the heart of almighty allah.if you are ready to do this for God"s sake and carryout my wish, then send me [1]your full names [2] your phone/fax number [3] and your residential address [4]company name. Note:please reply:mohammedwld@aim.com and with the help of my private nurse i will be in contact with you,may almighty allah bless you. i await your
swift reply.
Sincerely,
Mr.Walid Mohammed
