"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, April 4, 2013

Fw: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER????

I'll think it over
------Original Message------
From: Terry Johnson
ReplyTo: pamelajohnson231@gmail.com
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER????
Sent: Apr 4, 2013 10:35 PM

Good Day Dear,


My name is Terry Johnson Johnson. I work with one of the leading Bank
here United Kingdom. I would need your consent to present you as the
next of kin to our late customer who died of heart attack in 2007. He
was a wealthy business man who deposited a huge amount of Ј17.3Million
only in our Bank,he died without any registered next of kin as he was
long divorced and had no child,am his personal account officer and the
only person that knows about the account.


I was his account officer for 11years and have in my possession all
the documents required to present you as his beneficiary next of
kin,as my bank has mandated me to provide his next of kin or the fund
will be confiscated as an unclaimed fund. I am now contacting you,so
that I can present you to our bank as his next kin hence any person I
presented will be accepted by our bank as our late client next of kin
since am the deceased account officer and I honestly beleive that you
can perfectly fit in as next of kin. We can work together to claim
this fund, Please listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over
the world without people knowing.So let us utilize this opportunity
because it does not come always.


A lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without
the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be
lost to the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot
of Bank Directors make so much money silently without the knowledge of
any person,so we can equally do it,if you agree to work with me. As an
insider,I will work out all the modalities and provide all the
required documents to make sure that everything goes well. On your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest,I will
furnish you with more details.Please endeavor to provide me with the
following information below so that we can discuss in details.


1) Mobile phone numbers
2) Full name
3) Contact address
4) Occupation
5} Age
6} Sex


I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Terry Johnson.


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Fw: Business Proposal!

This screams SCAM. I wonder why people still send thiis crap.
------Original Message------
From: Patrick Temba
ReplyTo: pat.temba@ig.com.br
Subject: Business Proposal!
Sent: Feb 11, 2013 12:26 PM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am representing a small group of investors from South Africa, who are interested in overseas investment in your country, involving large volume of funds, for which they seek your participation as their overseas representative.

The civil service regulations here, prohibit them from getting involved in private business, while under government employment, hence this proposal to you, in view of your impressive profile.

However, we are aware that several propositions like this over the internet, end up to be fraudulent initiatives, whereupon the unsuspecting victim has his or her hopes built extraordinarily high, after which they eventually loose morale and confidence as a result of failed expectations. In light of this therefore, we shall carry you along with all the processes, from inception to actual transfer of the investment funds in your country. I represent very honorable people, and our words and promises must be backed by action, to make you feel confident that you are dealing with decent people.

I am willing to give you a proper knowledge of my person, as is appropriate for a transaction like this.

If you feel disposed towards the solicited role, please indicate by prompt response, so that I may provide you further details of the transaction, and also let you know what will be coming to you as remuneration for your solicited role. After that we shall then come to an understanding concerning the prospective areas of investment in your domain, that will be conducive for investors of foreign descent.

Given the fact that my associates have relatively only academic knowledge of your country, you should therefore have a basic expectation of the kind of role that will also be required of you, after the funds transfer has been done. Bear in mind however, that this is a legitimate transaction, and the only reason why strict privacy is advised, is that the result of restrictions of the civil service laws in South Africa.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yours Truly,

patrick Temba


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