"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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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fw: Funds Alert

Yes it should remain in my spam folder

------Original Message------
From: Western Union Alert
ReplyTo: office.westernunion55@ymail.com
Subject: Funds Alert
Sent: Sep 13, 2012 4:32 AM


Dear Mr. /Mrs.
This is to inform you that the first $5,000 has been sent today, please
contact Mr. Donald Omario Smith TEl: +2348027292724, E.MAIL:
office.westernunion55@ymail.com with the following details Full Name,
Occupation and
telephone. Tell him to give you the M.T.C.N and details which you need
to
collect the
money. We told him to keep sending you $5,000 until the payment of
$750,000 is completed.

Note: You might receive this notification in your spam folder due to
poor network.


Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

Fw: Attention


Idiot ! Your instruction was to bring me the check personally.

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

From: MR TONY EBUBE <officefile2461@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:39:55 -0430 (VET)
To: <madawg19@hotmail.com>
ReplyTo: westernunion305@ymail.com
Subject: Attention

 
Attention,
I have deposited the check as we agreed with western Union.all you will do is to contact them at(westernunion305@ymail.com) they will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily. My agreement with them is 10,000USD daily until the whole of 1.5USD is transfered.
You are not expected to pay for the tansfer charge as that will be deducted from the funds once the remittance is done. The only fee you will send to them before the transfer is 108USD for paper work and remittance.Email them with above address, the contact person is MR TONY EBUBE with phone number; +22998736166
Thank you.
MR TONY EBUBE
Your Funds transfer is Ready