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Monday, July 23, 2012

Fw: hello

So many secret admirers!
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From: lilian amadu <lilian_amadu4real@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:39:18 -0700 (PDT)
To: <lilian_amadu4real@yahoo.com>
ReplyTo: lilianuwanga@yahoo.com
Subject: hello

Hello
My name is Lilian,
i saw your profile today at (www.nairaland.com  ) and became interested in you, i will also like to know you more, and i want you to send an email to my email address so that i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am. Here is my email address (lilianuwanga@yahoo.com)
I believe we can move from here. I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.
(Remember that distance or co-lour does not matter but love matters allot in life.

yours new friend.
Lilian.
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Fw: {CONGRATULATION DEAR WINNER VIEW THE ATTACHMENT CONTACT DR.JOHN PATRICK}

Open the attachment at your own risk
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From: 2012 MICROSOFT YAHOO ANNIVERSARY AWARD NOTIFICATION <promotion052@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:41:26 -0700 (PDT)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: claimdept22@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: {CONGRATULATION DEAR WINNER VIEW THE ATTACHMENT CONTACT DR.JOHN PATRICK}

view the attachment
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Fw: From:Mr Waleed Abd Alraheem

Anyone ever find out what these bloody attachments contain ?
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From: Mr Waleed Abd Alraheem <waleed-abd-alraheem@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:40:43 -0700 (PDT)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: Mr Waleed Abd Alraheem <waleed-abd-alraheem@hotmail.com>
Subject: From:Mr Waleed Abd Alraheem


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Fw: GOD BLESS YOU

You too darlink !
------Original Message------
From: MR BERNARD BARUCH
ReplyTo: bernardbarruch909@aol.com
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU
Sent: Jul 12, 2012 2:52 AM

Greetings to you,

Please if for any reason you find this mail offensive you can ignore it and do accept my apology for any inconveniences this mail most have cost you to read, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe everyone will die someday my name is MR. BERNARD BARUCH from Saints Kitts and Nevis and a merchant in Dubai, 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 since my wife and 3 children died in a car accident, since then I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but only 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 when God gives me a second chance to come to this world, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.

Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so 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, Thailand. 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 organizations in Asia and America; 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 USD$65 million dollars (Sixty five million united states dollars) that I have with a finance institution in Europe. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations. I have set aside 20% for your time and effort. Please reply me back if you are willing to assist me ON MY EMAIL: bernardbarruch909@aol.com God bless you.

MR.BERNARD BARUCH


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Fw: For Your Information.

Now I sure could do with a lot of money to invest
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From: "Rainer Marc Frey"<Rainer@ubs.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:47:33 -0700
ReplyTo: <rainer@ciudad.com.ar>
Subject: For Your Information.

Hello.
I am aware that this is an unconventional way of relaying an important message such as this. I did try without success to locate both your contact address or phone/fax number and as such, I resorted in contacting you via email. I am Rainer Marc Frey, An investment consultant working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshore department.
I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with holding balance of US$ 320,000.000.00 {Three Hundred And twenty million US Dollars only}.
If you are not familiar with Swiss Dormant Accounts and profile, please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about Swiss dormant accounts:
website: www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtm
I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust and can keep secret and ready to take 40% of any amount I transfer to your account from the dormant accounts and I will take 60%, then get back to me immediately with your details by return mail at (rainer@ciudad.com.ar), tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive the above information.
I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free and you can send an empty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is capable to receive incoming funds, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
Send also your private mobile phone number where I can reach you now.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest regards,
Rainer Marc Frey.
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Fw: From:Ms. Gloria Pattugalan.

Poor rich girl
------Original Message------
From: Ms Gloria Pattugalan
ReplyTo: gloria_pattugalan11@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: From:Ms. Gloria Pattugalan.
Sent: Jul 13, 2012 9:42 PM

From Ms Gloria Pattugalan.

My name is Ms.Gloria Pattugalan, daughter of Late Judge Nathaniel
Pattugalan.From Abidjan Ivory Coast. My father survived an attempt
murder in life on the 27th of October 2005. And was killed 19th of
January 2011 crisis.Since the first attempt till date his murderers have
not been identified.

I am afraid of my life because i believe his death has to do with the
government or politicians because my father was against corruption.After
the first attempt on my father's life, he deposited US$3 Million in one
of the bank here.

I would want you to assist me retrieve this money,so that i will come
to live a new life in your country and both of us invest the money in
your country.

Yours sincerely,

Gloria Pattugalan,


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Fw: Hi dear

My sweet looooove!
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From: Sussan Khalifa <sussanm20@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:25:24 +0100 (BST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: sussankhalifa123@yahoo.com
Subject: Hi dear

Hi dear
How are you today, I hope all is well with you .I am sorry to worry you with my Proposal for a relationship with you, but I know that you will grant my request in good sense and understanding, My name is miss sussan i saw your email  today when i  was searching for a nice trusted partner and became interested in you,i will also like to know more about you. I'm hoping to hear from you soon at my email address () so that I can send you more details about my self Including my picture. I believe we can move from here. Bear in mind that friendship and Love has no colors barrier, no educational back ground barrier, no socio-economic Barrier, religious, language, nationality or distance barrier, the only important Thing there is love.
Yours Sincerely
sussan
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Fw: TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUATER0

Wow Toyota's now making fast lottos.
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From: "Mr Steven lee"<slee93@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:33:39 +0800
ReplyTo: <toyotamotors_jpn@126.com>
Subject: TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUATER0

 
                      Customer Service Department Affiliate of Toyota Japan .
                                3 - 4 Kojimachi Chiyoda-ku,
                                Tokyo 102-0083 Japan JP
  Special report,  Note: PAYMENT TO MAKE ONLY BY ATM CARD
Please bear with us since it is a new payment policy to eradicate fraud.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among the winners of the TOYOTA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 343-221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/ 453L /GMSA and consequently you won in the Second Category of the TOYOTA FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.
You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500, 000, 00 in cash, including a Toyota car which is the winning present /amount for the Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Please be informed that your ATM CARD of the sum of US$500,000.00 is now with the card center. Contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning under your full names. Together with the port where your winning car should be ship to.
Note: payment to make only by ATM card and by bank transfer.
To receive your cash/ATM card all you need to do is send us your informations,
Please bear with us since it is a new payment policy to eradicate fraud.
Mr. Steven Lee
reply to your agent immediately.
Mr. Ming
Add: 3 - 4 Kojimachi Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0083 Japan
Email: toyotamotors_jpn@126.com
 
 
TOYOTA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please quote your
.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Occupation:
**Monthly Salary:
6.Telephone Number:
7.Present Country:
8.Short comment on our products. [Optional]
9. Fax [optional]
10.Email address:
Send above information in your correspondences with your claims agent.
Sincerely
reply to your agent immediately,
V.P FINANCE
Steven Lee
TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUATER)
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Fw: Hello

Never found what the attachment contains :)

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-----Original Message-----
From: "FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C."<director@fbi.gov>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:30:36
Reply-To: <jacob3839@yahoo.cn>
Subject: Hello

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

VIEW THE ATTACHED EMAIL TO CONFIRM FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE FROM FBI DIRECTOR.
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Fw: Product Inquiry!

Scammed!
------Original Message------
From: Adel Said
ReplyTo: ebescosupplies@zmail.com
Subject: Product Inquiry!
Sent: Jul 15, 2012 4:29 PM



Attn:

Having gone through your listed products, we offer great interest to
do a purchase agreement with your company. Please get back to us with
the following information

PLEASE QUOTE

1. Prices FOB
2. Payment terms
3. Delivery Period
4. MOQ
5. Specified delivery date assuming from the Date of Order.

please reply urgently to our Purchasing Admin Manager email
address:ebescosupplies@zmail.com

Your quick reply will be highly appreciated

Regards,
Helen Purchasing Operations Manager
EBSCO Supplies Company Limited.



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Fw: YOU HAVE JUST WON YOURSELF THE SUM OF US$5.5MILLION

Scammed
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From: mrjohnsmith41414141 <delivery@yousendit.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:13:26 -0700
To: <mail@ensap.com>
ReplyTo: mrjohnsmith41414141@hotmail.com
Subject: YOU HAVE JUST WON YOURSELF THE SUM OF US$5.5MILLION

YouSendIt
 
 
A file has been sent to you
from mrjohnsmith41414141@hotmail.com via YouSendIt.
ATTENTION:

YOU HAVE JUST WON YOURSELF THE SUM OF US$5.5MILLION IN
OUR ON GOING BRAXTON LOTTO PROMO :REF
LUCKY NO.:43-11-44-37-10-43:YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENTBARR. MR PETER WOOD.

Email: ( mrpeterwood_3131@hotmail.com )
Email: ( mrpeterwood_3131@hotmail.com )


Sincerely,


MR.JOHN SMITH.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
BRAXTON PROMO LOTTERY,THE
SPAIN.
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Fw: PLEASE WRITE ME BACK URGENT.

Scammed!
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From: ban bien tap <banbientap@tdtt.gov.vn>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:49:10 +0700
Subject: PLEASE WRITE ME BACK URGENT.

Greetings.

As you read this, don't feel sorry for me, because it is the destiny of everyman to die someday. I am Mr.Ivanov Redouane Mekideche,a naturalised Polish by birth and a business merchant based in the Warsaw Poland. 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 regret that I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself), but my trade. Though I am very well to do, I was never open handed; I was always hostile to people and regarded them like they never had hopes of becoming as successful as myself.
 
Now I know that there is a lot more to life than just prosperity.I believe that when I am given a second chance to come to this world, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that death is eminent, I have willed and given most of my belonging to immediate and extended family members, as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul. Hence I have decided to support charity work; this is what i want to be remembered for. So far, I have been able to reach out to a few charity organizations in the Singapore, 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 aid me in giving of alms to those organizations catering for the less privileged in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the resources to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contempt with what I have left for them.
 
The last of my belonging which no one knows of, is the huge deposit of Eigh milion US dollars that I have in a safe keeping compnay abroad, which I will want you to secrue and bestow to charity organizations.
 
Please endaevour to reply me via email: ivanov.redouanemekideche@gazeta.pl
For your time and devotion, I have set aside a 20% of this for you.
God be with you.
Mr: Ivanov Redouane Mekideche.

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Fw: hi

Scammed
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From: lovina rossi <lovina_rossi@yahoo.com>
Sender: lovingggrossi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:02:09 -0700
Subject: hi


My name lovina,
I got your contact today
when i was browsing
It is very interesting
For me to get intouch with you,
then you can contact
Me with my e-mail
I'll give you my picture from there
And tell you more about myself.
Kiss from lovina.

CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL BELOW.


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Fw: hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Scammed
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From: Faith John <lady.faithjohn@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:52:03 +0100 (BST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: favorjama@yahoo.com
Subject: hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


(favorjama@yahoo.com)
  Hello, It is my pleasure to contact you after going
through your profile
on
  my search for friendship, please contact me on this email
address
(favorjama@yahoo.com)so that we can share our picture and
tell you more
  about myself I will be happy to know a little about you
and hobbies

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Fw: Rappel: Anethin t'a ajouté à ses contacts sur Twoo et souhaite que tu te connectes

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From: "Anethin via Twoo" <noreply+5vlqpc@twoomail.com>
Sender: noreply+5vlqpc@twoomail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:33:56 +0000
To: mail@xceedia.co.uk<mail@xceedia.co.uk>
ReplyTo: "noreply+5vlqpc@twoomail.com" <noreply+5vlqpc@twoomail.com>
Subject: Rappel: Anethin t'a ajouté à ses contacts sur Twoo et souhaite que tu te connectes

Je viens de trouver un super moyen pour faire des rencontres en ligne : Twoo.com.
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Se connecter sur Twoo
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Fw: Verify your activity ,

Login

   Security Check

Please enter your security details below



Complete The Informations Below

  All informations are required

 
Scammed!

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Barclays Bank PLC."<internetsecurity@barclays.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:34:20
Subject: Verify your activity ,

Dear Customer,

We detected irregular activity on your
Internet banking account.

For your protection, you must verify this
activity before you can continue using your
account.

Please download the document attached to this
email to review your account activity.

We will review the activity on your account
with you and upon verification,

we will remove any restrictions placed on
your account.


If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice
but to temporary suspend your account.

We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be
investigated and we strongly recommend to verify your
account in that time.

© Copyright Barclays Bank Holdings plc 2012 - All rights reserved
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Fw: hi dear

Scammed!
------Original Message------
From: favorjama
Sender: favorjama@econetmobile.co.zw
To: (Recipient List Suppressed)
ReplyTo: favorjama@yahoo.com
Subject: hi dear
Sent: Jul 18, 2012 11:25 AM


(favorjama@yahoo.com)
Hello, It is my pleasure to contact you after going
through your profile
on
my search for friendship, please contact me on this email
address
(favorjama@yahoo.com)so that we can share our picture and
tell you more
about myself. I will be happy to know a little about you
and hobbies









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Fw: COMPULSORY VERIFICATION

Scammed

From: "GTbank"<info@gtbank.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:37:39 +0200
Subject: COMPULSORY VERIFICATION

New Page 1





Dear  Valued customer,

Guaranty Trust Bank eLectronic Notification Service (GeNs)
we are running a major security verifications on our internet banking gateway which requires that you must click on www.gtbank.com/verifications  immediately for a compulsory verifications on your account .Failure to do so will result to termination of your internet banking.
This verifications will help us to verify all our internet banking users/customers in order to provide them with the best internet banking sessions and maximum security.
 
Click here now for the verifications.
                         .
GTBank is committed to protect the identity of it's internet banking users.
 Help us to serve you better. It's all about your security.
 Thank you for choosing Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
NB:
Our notification service sent this mail to you using a default setting and the information you supplied to us when your account was opened.


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