"Scammers often rely on the greed and dishonesty of the mark, who may attempt to out-cheat the con artist, only to discover that he or she has been manipulated into losing from the very beginning. This is such a general principle in confidence tricks that there is a saying among con men that "you can't cheat an honest man." - Scams

This book is about dishonesty - from street level to Cyberworld . It describes the common scams in circulation today and their origins. It shows how each fraud is perpetrated and how the informed reader can avoid or at least minimise their losses when faced with the scenario. If after reading this book you still manage to get scammed, you deserve to be put facing a corner with a dunce cap on your head and whipped with your empty wallet !

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fw: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT?


Hey Joe
Send me your address and I will have police deliver the information to you.
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From: "MR. JOE KALIE" <joekalie12@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:14:32 +0800 (SGT)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: kaliejoe@yahoo.com.vn
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT?



Dear Friend.

My name is Mr.Joe Kalie, an Accountant with a bank in West Africa. I will like you to indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$8.5 Million. I got your contact from the Internet on my search for Honest/ Reliable person or company to execute this business together.

SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately invest extensively in a very business venture. I am intending to retire from government services to private business I decided to contact you for an urgent business proposal. I have decided to deal with a neutral person like you because of the nature of the transaction as I will equally be happy to arrange with you on terms of trade and possible transfer of the funds needed for the investment into your company ?s account or personal account.

To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your bank account successfully within 9 banking days, I need the following information from you by e-mail:

1.Full name:
2.Address:
3.Country:
4. Private cell phone:
5. Occupation:
6. Age.

Note that as soon as I receive this information i forwarded it the appropriate departments for final processing and approvals. With the modalities I have worked out to makes it possible for you to act as the next of kin to my late customer whose account is presently dormant for claims who died 10 years ago with his family in a car accident.

This transfer is 100% risk free having done all the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account within the shortest period. I advised that you should keep this transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to e-mail or phone only, because I am occupying a sensitive position in the government circle and also this is once in a lifetime opportunity.

Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction and my own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with (40% which is $3.4 million) of the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation, (60% which is $5.1 Million) remain for me.

Contact me by return mail for any question and further discussion on EMAIL: kaliejoe@yahoo.com.vn

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mr. Joe kalie.

Fw: Western Union®


Ggrrrrrrrooooooooaaaan!
Some people are so dumb. But I guess this is the guy's calculation : $98 x 10000 (fools) = nearly $1m !!!

Not bad for just spending a couple of hours on the internet sending emails.
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From: "Mr.Malaki Mazen" <hermanrhansley1968@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:52:52 +1200 (NZST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: unionwestern306@yahoo.fr
Subject: Re: Western Union®



August 2012
 
Attention  Beneficiary,
 
We hereby wish to notify you of your payment inheritance funds of US$1,200.000 from International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is credited to file KTU/9023118308: after the meeting held on 28th July 2012. His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this Department to send your funds through our Western Union Branch for easy receive of your inheritance funds without any further delay. You are required to re-confirm your name and address where you want your fund to be send through This Western Union money Transfer.

We will commence the transfer of your funds to you immediately you comply with the transfer requirements which will enable release your first transfer to you and send out the second transfer on your confirmation of getting the first one, we will be making a daily transfer of $5,000.00 to you till the total funds are completely transfer to you. Contact the Director in-charge Mr.Malaki Mazen on the below details:

Contact person:  Mr.Malaki Mazen
Email: ( unionwestern306@yahoo.fr )
Phone:+229-68296010

Send me your details for his to make out your first transfer to you:

Beneficiary name--------------
Address------------------------------
Tel phone----------------------------
 
The maximum amount you will be receiving per a day starting from today is $5000.00 and the MTCN NO# will be sent along with the Text Questions & Answers for you to receive your fund through any Western Union Location in your Country, also you are required by this Department to send the little cost of the  International Remittance File which will cost only $98
 
For further procedure get back to us urgently with your information above where to start sending the money Because As soon the required fee of ($98) is received today for the cost of the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from Tomorrow morning. Send the (US$98) through western union with the name and address below:
 
Receiver Name/  ANENE OBIKEZIE OSE
City/ Cotonou
Country/ Benin Republic
Zip Code/ +229
Text Question/ God is
Answer/ God
Amount/ US$98
 
We await for your urgent email or call with the payment details. Call me on +229-68296010.
 
Yours in service

Mr.Malaki Mazen

Fw: Private info about your money


I will like to introduce you to a hard working good looking girl who can punch a computer to credit your account in exchange for a cutloose.
I salute you Miss ESA
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From: "EVELYN SANDOVAL ADEYEMI"<evelyncbn@mail.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:41:53 -0600
ReplyTo: <evelynadeyemi@yeah.net>
Subject: Private info about your money

 
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
TELEX / COMPUTER DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE
ABUJA - NIGERIA
CABLE: CENBANK NG
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
MY NAME IS MISS EVELYN SANDOVAL ADEYEMI OF THE TELEX / COMPUTER DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. I AM SENDING THIS PRIVATE MESSAGE BASED ON THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE IN RESPECT OF YOUR FUND PAYMENT. PLEASE I WILL LIKE TO ADVISE THAT IF AFTER GOING THROUGH MY SUBMISSION AND YOU DO NOT ACCEPT IT, KINDLY KEEP IT TO YOURSELF FOR GOD'S SAKE.
I AM STILL IN SERVICE WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LOSE MY JOB. AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT.
YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT D OTHERS THOSE PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORK WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE CALLS AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NIGERIA, UK AND USA EVERYDAY.
THEIR WHOLE GAME PLAN IS TO FRUSTRATE YOU IN-ORDER FOR YOU TO ABANDON THE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND THEN THEY WILL BE COMFORTABLE AND FREE ENOUGH TO TRANSFER THE CONTRACT FUNDS INTO THEIR OVERSEAS ACCOUNT. HENCE, YOU HAVE LOST TRUST ON WHOM TO BELIEVE TO BE GENUINE.
TO SUM IT UP, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH MY POSITION HERE AS A HARD WORKING, GOOD LOOKING YOUNG COMPUTER GRADUATE IN THE TELEX DEPARTMENT I CAN PUNCH THE COMPUTER AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT STRAIGHT WITHIN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WILL GIVE ME AT THE CONSUMMATION OF THIS DEAL BECAUSE I AM NO MORE INTEREST IN STAYING IN THIS COUNTRY.
FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, IF YOU ACCEPT MY SUBMISSION, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY ON THIS EMAIL: evelyncbn@blumail.org
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT MY OFFER, I WILL SINCERELY ADVISE YOU TO FIND TIME YOURSELF TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY AND REGULARIZE YOUR DEFECTIVE DOCUMENTS TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS INSTEAD OF FRUITLESS EXCHANGE OF EMAIL AND FAX MESSAGES WITH VARIOUS OFFICES HERE.
WHEN REPLYING THIS NOTE, PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE RESPOND ONLY VIA EMAIL FOR NOW BUT WE CAN BE TALKING ON PHONE ON MY BEST CONVENIENT NOT ALWAYS IF YOU REALLY WANT US TO SUCCEED.
HIGHEST REGARDS.
MISS EVELYN SANDOVAL ADEYEMI

Fw: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIERS


Hey... Hey...hey... Slow down man !
Your office is located at Asylum down ? Wow!
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From: Kenneth Munakah <k_munakah@yahoo.com>
Sender: kennethmunakah8@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:45:33 +0000
ReplyTo: k_munakah@yahoo.com
Subject: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIERS

Attention: Sir/Madam,

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIERS

We Are interested in your product and to do business with you or your
company. Please Can you furnish us in full details about the standard
of your products.It will appreciated more if you can give us with
detail specification to avoid making a wrong choice of product.Let us
know if you can handle this supply, your product is needed here.

Please note that the ministry makes an advance payment(Mobilization
fee) of 70% of the contract sum by telegraphic transfer and an
irrevocable L/C of 30% to be confirmed by your bank before supply.

Tender is open to all eligible foreign contractors from eligible
source countries as defined in the guidelines of the procurement Board
of the Republic of Ghana.Get back to me for more details. I am a
commision agent.

Mr.Kenneth Munakah
(Links International Ltd.
Plot 124 Michael Samora Rd,
Assylum Down,Accra).
Phone:+233 454 38521

Fw: BE OUR AFRICAN / NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVE (RESPOND URGENT PLEASE)

You know I very nearly fell for this one.Why did he have to spoil my fun with the unspecified raw material bit.


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-----Original Message-----
From: "DR.YOSHIO KOJIMA" <yoskoj@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:59:10
Reply-to: "DR.YOSHIO KOJIMA" <yoskoj@w.cn>
Subject: BE OUR AFRICAN / NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVE (RESPOND URGENT PLEASE)


--
KYOCERA MEDICAL CORP.

UEMURA NISSEI BLDG.

3-3-31 MIYAHARA,YODOGAWA-KU

OSAKA 532-0003,JAPAN

TEL:+81-6-6350-1036

SAT.MOBILE:+8821644416705

FAX:+81-6-6350-5736

WEB:http://kyocera-md.jp/


Attn:

I am delighted to inform you that the above named company is a
manufacturing company which is base in Tokyo Japan We manufacture advance
hospital equipments (AHE), computer accessories, focal glasses/lens and
microchips., Presently my company wishes to come down to Africa Nigeria,
as we have been made to understand from the Chamber of Trade and Commerce
in here that mineral resources are sold in Nigeria. We want to procure a
raw material and if possible site our annex office/industry in your
country due to the nearness of the raw material based on your good
recommendation. Our humble purpose of contacting you is to make sure my
company does not fall into awful hands in Africa as we like to come
through you, because we have not been to Nigeria before. We also want you
to be my company\'s representative concerning the sitting of our annex
office/industry, which is solely going to be under your supervision, you
shall aid the process of construction and incorporation and my company
shall go into bilateral relationship personally with you. We shall come
with letters of memorandum of understanding for your official endorsement.
We implore you to assist our company in confirming a raw material by
contacting this company (below) in Nigeria to enquire the availability
and indigenous price of the raw material.

REAL MINING INT\'L LTD
JOS PLATEAU STATE
NIGERIA WEST-AFRICA
LOCAL MINER ENGR.M.MOMOH
TEL:+234 817 8550 178 , +234-815-8228-816

The company ability was recommended from the Economic desk of the Nigeria
High Commission in Tokyo Japan as a local miner who deals on this mineral
in industrial quantity as advertised also by the company in the
International Local Miners Brochure when they attended exhibition in Tokyo
Japan 2009. Please take note of our specification and price data.

COLUMBITE SOLID MINERAL
DESCRIPTION:-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
5.2 GRANITIC PEGMATITES
RICH IN LITHIUM
COLOUR:DARK BROWN
INT\'L STANDARD SCALE:1000G = 1KG
INT\'L PRICE PER KG=$2.100
QUANTITY REQUIRED 25.500KG

NOTE:

On your contact to Engr.M.Momoh, with the above telephone number for
enquiry on our behalf, you may not disclose to him that foreigners will be
coming for procurement to avoid possible increase of their price above the
International standard price my company\'s is willing to buy. Beware this
was the system with our previous dealers in Afghanistan before the recent
turmoil that lead to the availability fall. The board of directors
unanimously agreed that if we can get an indigenous confirmation of
substantial quantity of the raw material and most especially- fair price
we shall endorse 7% commission of the total purchase for you as our host
representative forth first time. It is important to inform you of the
continuity of this transaction because we\'ll be buying the product
four-month intervals for five good years through you then we can discuss
how to get landed properties for the establishment of our annex office
through you in Africa . We will also like to speak with you on telephone
we there for require your direct telephone number.

Best regards.

DR.YOSHIO KOJIMA
V/PRESIDENT
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR



________________________________________________

Fw: Greetings Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitni.J


I give to you Abdul; at least you didn't say you are Gaddaffi.
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From: "Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitn"<ivanfeng01@21cn.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:53:14 -0700
ReplyTo: <hueti1ful@gmail.com>
Subject: Greetings Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitni.J

From:Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitni.J,
Central Bank of
Libya Building
Al Jalaa Street
P.O. Box 1103
Tarabulus
Tripoli
Libya.
 
 
 
Greetings
 
 
I am the Finance Minister/Governor of Central Bank of Libya.there was a great late industrialist,who has an account with my Bank here in libya.
 
 
This account was opened in 2005 and has not been operated (remained inactive) since 2009.Realiable sources revealed that the oil merchant died in one of the terrorist attacks in his Sirte residence.Until his death there was no written or oral will.His name is George B. Eastwood,The account has no other beneficiary and until George B. Eastwood's death, he was the manager of National Oil Corp (NOC)in Libya.My investigation through the Immigration Department proved to me as well that George B.Eastwood was single and he had no beneficiaries or next of kin,before or after his entry into the Arab Republic of Libya .This account in question has been floating (dormant)since 2009 and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing since my bank has been sold to another Bank in Kuwait .this is top secret and the management of the bank is ready to release the Fund to any foreigner who has the correct information! ! of the account before fully handover.
 
 
I am writing you now because a successful takeover bid was launched last May by a Kuwaiti Bank, and by next month,2012,the 2 Banks will merge! This means that a management internal AUDIT will reveal the money,and it will surely be donated to one of the ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST GROUPS,who are really armed terrorists!With your help,I can transfer this money LEGALLY to your nominated Bank Account anywhere in the world.So please reply urgently so that I will start.
 
 
inform you about the next step to take. With my influence and power in the Bank, all will be safely handled and legally done; THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO RISKS!
 
 
At the conclusion of the transfer, you will give me 60% of the money and keep 40% for your self.This is a deal if you cannot handle it.please do not reply.
 
 
Awaiting your prompt and positive response.
Yours Truly,
Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitni.J

Fw: Portfolio Investment...

Re-profiling ? I must check that up in my dictionary. I bet it is no more than the old "lend us your bank account thing". Right ?

------Original Message------
From: pak
ReplyTo: p.kwhang@yahoo.co.kr
Subject: Re: Portfolio Investment...
Sent: Aug 17, 2012 3:47 PM

Good day
I am the foreign operations director of the Bank of Korea.
My name is Pak Whang. I have a sensitive and private offer
from the top executive to seek your partnership in re-profiling
some offshore investment funds worth 11.5 M. I am constrained however
to withhold most of the details for now. This is a legitimate transaction.
If we agree on the terms you will be given 15 % of the total funds, If
you are interested please write back via email Providing me your personal
details and phone number for further directives.
If you are interested and willing to render your assistance please respond.
I look forward to your response.
Best regards,
Pak Whang


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