Scams like these

[QF WP]

I've had a slew of emails from Roman Inc trying to get me to open a document (supposedly from a Xerox Multifunction printer) and today it changed to Vental Inc. The problem is when hovering over the link, it never matches the email address details. Sorry scammers, you lost here. The links are from Singapore

Also, is back trying to connect with me. I thought one of you would have beaten me to it, so I have been excommunicating her emails to junk. Perhaps I had better save her from her wicked stepmother.

 

[prozac]

Slightly different one to me. Selling something rather than giving something. Price appears to be about US$12,000 under todays prices, so a real bargain!

Dear friend,
We have gold bars and gold dust for sale to interested buyers. ...

OZDUCK,

It is actually a little pricey for West Africa. Gold is usually delivered Dubai. The risk on acceptance BF is you get hit over the head either before or after the transaction, or you get hit up by the govt. for excise to take the gold out of country. Then you also have the transport and insurance cost. Better you only agree to Dubai.

There are lot's of artisanal miners in these 3rd world countries, something of a boom at present from Mauritania down through Ghana, Cameroon, ghana. The little miners usually use one local guy to broker the deals. Not my cup of tea. If you want to mess with him, tell him you'd be interested if he sends the gold to Dubai where it can be assay tested and the transaction closed.

It might be real but it probably isn't.

 

[wandering_fred]

Get a loan between R100 and R200,000
rapidloan dot co dot za

Subject: Please find attached proof of payment for the invoice
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:15:34 +0000
From: Ziman, Laura <lziman at bu [dot] edu>

Good day,
Please find attached proof of payment for the invoice
Kind regards

Wrong countries

Just wandering
Fred

 

[bad]

I had an email congratulating me on my choice of pretty females which met this persons approval however using them to pleasure myself which had all been caught on my computer and iphone camera and will be released publicly if I do not purchase bitcoin for this person within the next 3 days. The name of the hacking group was very impressive. Please forgive the robot if you see semi-naked photos of it somewhere online.

 

[OZDUCK]

OZDUCK,

It is actually a little pricey for West Africa. Gold is usually delivered Dubai. The risk on acceptance BF is you get hit over the head either before or after the transaction, or you get hit up by the govt. for excise to take the gold out of country. Then you also have the transport and insurance cost. Better you only agree to Dubai.

There are lot's of artisanal miners in these 3rd world countries, something of a boom at present from Mauritania down through Ghana, Cameroon, ghana. The little miners usually use one local guy to broker the deals. Not my cup of tea. If you want to mess with him, tell him you'd be interested if he sends the gold to Dubai where it can be assay tested and the transaction closed.

It might be real but it probably isn't.

My father spent 40 years in the goldfields north of Kalgoorlie up until the early 1950's (he never made a big find) but I don't think I am cut out to be a gold trader.

 

[OZDUCK]

Hmmm I am not sure about this statement "march, the month of fraud prevention"


We sincerely appreciate your business

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Let's make this year the best year.

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[prozac]

Have had a couple this week purporting to be paypal from a microsfot acct, another from an outlook acct. Emailed Microsft and received an email in return saying they have investigated and kicked their behinds to the kerb.

 

[prozac]

My father spent 40 years in the goldfields north of Kalgoorlie up until the early 1950's (he never made a big find) but I don't think I am cut out to be a gold trader.

That would have been interesting. Sorry to hear he did not make it big and you have to work for a living. lol.
I received a gold offer from a bloke I was discussing a totally different trade with in Sierra Leone. I think the offer was real but it is not my area of expertise. I was given the advice above from people I know who do buy gold. It is nearly always transacted in Dubai and even then is not without risk.

I can sell you bauxite, metallugical or cement grade.

 

[OZDUCK]

That would have been interesting. Sorry to hear he did not make it big and you have to work for a living. lol.
I received a gold offer from a bloke I was discussing a totally different trade with in Sierra Leone. I think the offer was real but it is not my area of expertise. I was given the advice above from people I know who do buy gold. It is nearly always transacted in Dubai and even then is not without risk.

I can sell you bauxite, metallugical or cement grade.

He said that the big problem with being a prospector was knowing when to walk away from a patch. You kept convincing yourself that the next shovel or pan load might make you rich. I didn't realise that there was such a thing as cement grade bauxite until today so thanks for teaching me something new.

 

[prozac]

He said that the big problem with being a prospector was knowing when to walk away from a patch. You kept convincing yourself that the next shovel or pan load might make you rich. I didn't realise that there was such a thing as cement grade bauxite until today so thanks for teaching me something new.

With the switch from coal to gas fired kilns, the cement clinker misses out on minerals originally provided by the coal. Producers are using used car tyres (for the steel belts) and scrap engine blocks (for alumina) to add back these essential ores to the cement. This is polluting (tyre rubber), one of the reasons for moving away from coal, and causes blockages in the kiln leading to periodic shut-down of the plant for cleaning with associated down-time and lost production.This bauxite is high in alumina and iron, so is a direct substitute for the scrap currently being used.
Is also suitable as a fertiliser.
Appologies for thread drift.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Had a call on land line, Indian lady from the Subcontinent...
She said she was from the "Call Blocking Department..."
I put the word out by calling her a scammer, she as the males that call, dare to say she was not a scammer.
Seems like/Looks like if they see they provide a fake service, for an inflated price, its no longer a scam!
Tried to have a snoop online, within Australia no such fake department comes up, but in the UK, there have been scammers there that try to suck money from people to provide people with call blocking services for $.

 

[wandering_fred]

Had to look twice at this one. The clue was I received four copies each to a different email address and from a different sender

GO VIA
ACCOUNT STATEMENT
Your statement is now available to view
Hello xx_xx_xx_xx_X,
Thanks for travelling with us. Your statement is now available.

Just wandering
Fred

 

[QF WP]

Had a couple of beauties over the past couple of days:

-----Original Message-----
From: AirAsia <redacted>
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2018 8:09 PM
To: Recipients <redacted>
Subject: AirAsia Exclusive Special


Airasia Exclusive ProgramAsia Pacific Regional HeadquartersKota Kinabalu International AirportOld Airport Road Tanjung Aru 88100Kota Kinabalu Sabah,Malaysia.

The 2018 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus program selection has been performed at our Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters here in Sabah, Malaysia. The 2018 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus program is registered and organized in accordance with the Asian Gaming Board (A.G.B.) and the World Lottery Regulation Act (W.L.R.A.).

We are therefore pleased to officially notify you of the status of your Winnings. An official notification of AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus is hereby issued to you as your email ticket number;AirAsia-09-0-96-10, with serial number; AirAsia /01/2018, and ref no; AirAsia /019/2010007 in batch A /6183 randomly drew for the lucky numbers 000-31-0584 which selected your email address as a winner of our Exclusive Special Bonus program selection. You have therefore consequently won the 2018 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus in its first batch.As regards the above, we have officially approved a sum payout of $130,000,00 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United State Dollars) only to you as our Exclusive Special Bonus winner, The 2018 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.) will immediately commence the immediate dispatch of your cheque of $130,000,00 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United State Dollars) as soon as you have contacted them.

You are therefore advised to contact the 2018 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus program's Organising Commitee

(L.O.C.) immediately as stated below;

Contact Person: Aiman Ashraff Dispatch Officer in Charge 2018 AirAsia lottery program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.)

Email: <redacted> (but why a gmail address and not an airasia one?? >

***********************************

1.Full Name:.......2.Residential Address:.....3.Country:......4.Occupation:......5.Telephone:...


Your's Sincerely,

Rachel Chang

Chairman(c)2018 AirAsia lottery program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.)For and on behalf of AirAsia, Asia Pacific Regional

 

[QF WP]

Another gem received on Saturday:

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister Simon Aldridge, of Simon Aldridge legal Advocates, Attorney-at-law; actually I got your contact information through your state Public Record while searching for a last name similar to my late client's name, a business tycoon who lived in Europe for over Twenty-One years; Oil & Gas trader,who was my client, he died as a result of lung cancer.

However the circumstances and urgency of this claim have prompted me to send you this unsolicited email, which I humbly apologize for.

Now I am solociting to present you as the next of kin and the beneficiary to the vault of my late client? Since you are bearing the same surname with him.

Honestly, Before his demised; He deposited a vault worth $10.2 (TEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a security Firm here in Europe.

As the attorney to the late client, the security Firm has mandated me to present the next beneficiary to the vault (heir/inheritor) to make the claims or the vault will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau as unclaimed.

Therefore on this brief notice kindly Get back to me for more details and you will be glad you did.

Kind Regards,

Barrister Simon Aldridge

 

[QF WP]

Or even this one from today:

-----Original Message-----
From: Bank <redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 5:47 AM
Subject: Letter From Bank

CONFIDENTIAL

Hello,

After my official enquiry from the foreign trade office of the chambers of commerce & industry here in Johannesburg, I decided to contact you but I did not disclose the intention to anyone else because of the delicate nature of the project and decided to reach you directly to solicit for your assistance and guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of US$45,500,000.00 (forty-five million Five Hundred US dollars) to your country within the next few days. Please, i must plead for your confidence in this transaction.

I work with the Department of (agriculture. land reform& rural development) in Johannesburg. I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer this sum of money. But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this profitable business investment until I get your response by email, This fund accrued from over inflated contract executed by foreign contractors, through our private connections. The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from a commercial bank.

By virtue of my position as civil servants in my country i cannot acquire this money in my name. Because as high placed civil servant, i am not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for us to keep the money here due to security reasons. I have decided to look for an overseas silent partner who could work with me to facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as follows: 35% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in facilitating the transfer, 5% set aside for expenses while the remaining 60% belongs to me and my colleagues involved. You will be free to take out your commission immediately after the money hits your account in your country. Since our objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help us with advice and direction on investing into profitable ventures in your country.

The funds are with a commercial bank special account and I can send you details of the account to convince you that this transaction is real.
All we need to do is give you an approval from the ministry and you email the approval for transfer of the funds to the bank and the funds will be processed and transferred into your bank account. If you can handle this please forward to me your contact details.

Regards,

Engr. Jonathan Mere

Telephone:<redacted>
Email: <redacted>

 

[jkbaus]

Had a call on land line, Indian lady from the Subcontinent...
She said she was from the "Call Blocking Department..."
I put the word out by calling her a scammer, she as the males that call, dare to say she was not a scammer.
Seems like/Looks like if they see they provide a fake service, for an inflated price, its no longer a scam!
Tried to have a snoop online, within Australia no such fake department comes up, but in the UK, there have been scammers there that try to suck money from people to provide people with call blocking services for $.

I had the same call.
I asked if she could block herself!

 

[cove]

Must use solo citing in my next scam letter that I send out QFWP. I changed the word to not breach copyright. I didn’t want to just be a solocitor this week.

 

[QF WP]

Another one with a different twist:

"-----Original Message-----
From: MRS. KEMI ADEOSUN <redacted, but from Gremany>
Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2018 7:14 AM
To: Recipients <redacted>
Subject: 20th March,2018

20th March,2018

For your attention

RE-[US5,5MILLION] FUND DELIVERY TO YOU

I, wish to formally inform you of the arrival of Diplomat GEORGE IBE contracted to deliver your funds to you at Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody city Wyoming,USA where he is transiting from as the Committee was reliably informed by him.

Therefore,you are advised to re-confirm your delivery address and name to him for proper delivery arrangement through his email address as:[redacted] or give him a call on his newly acquired telephone line [redacted] and make your personal telephone line available to him as to enhance means of communication between both of you during the delivery process.

The metal boxes containing the aforementioned Contract inheritance amount approved to be released to you by his Excellency President M. Buhari in line with the ongoing anti-corruption crusade and in fulfillment of his promise to ensure that all outstanding contract inheritance funds that the process of releasing them to their beneficiaries were marred by corruption are resolved ‘paid’ during his tenure are sealed with iron wax for security reasons and for the safety of the content of the boxes for your awareness.

This is not a hoax neither is it an act of scam nor an attempt to lure you rather a genuine arrangement by Economic and Debt Reconciliation Committee under the office of the Presidency headed by me to ensure the speedy release of your fund through cash delivery before the end of the current administration led by President Buhari therefore, consider this email notice a priority and adopt a proactive measure to ensure the successful delivery of your fund to mark the release of the aforementioned contract inheritance amount to you by establishing contact with Diplomat George Ibe as directed herein immediately.

For security reasons and for the safety of your personal details, reply to:{redacted} or forward your personal details to Diplomat Ibe through: <redacted>

Yours faithfully

Mrs.Kemi Adeosun

Honorable Minister of Finance,Head of Nigeria Economic Team and Debt Reconciliation Committee Direct tel line:{redacted}

Email: {redacted}"

Now if you'd put the airport code of COD in the message, you'd have piqued some curiosity in me. Electronically put in the spam folder

 

[love_the_life]

Sadly, one of the women at my classical music appreciation course was scammed by the Microsoft 'There's a problem with your computer' one. They were cheeky and rang back after she hung up the first time, to assure her they were legit. As she is about 90 and a little hard of hearing, she got conned. In the end her CC was charged $US700 without her knowledge. Has been having a bit of a time with the bank who said she may only get some of it back!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Sadly, one of the women at my classical music appreciation course was scammed by the Microsoft 'There's a problem with your computer' one. They were cheeky and rang back after she hung up the first time, to assure her they were legit. As she is about 90 and a little hard of hearing, she got conned. In the end her CC was charged $US700 without her knowledge. Has been having a bit of a time with the bank who said she may only get some of it back!

It’s an unauthorised transaction. By Australian law she is entitled to full restitution. Tell the bank to remember that there’s a Banking Royal Commission on at the moment.