Classic email scam

meetgifthanson@gmail.com

meetgfthanson@sify.com

Hello Dearest One,

How are you today, Please accept my sincere apologises if my email does not meet your business or personal ethics, I really like to have a good relationship with you, and I havea special reason why I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here.

Please I write not only to introduce myselfto you, but also tender a joint investment business proposal for your considerations and acceptance. I know that receipt of my communication shall be a great surprise to you considering the fact that we did not know each other or had any business negotiations before now,

I however, pray your respected self not to allow the above unnatural abnormalities to influence your decision to accept my genuine proposal and intentions which undoubtedly would be of immense mutual benefits to both of us. I pledge to you forurgent and dedicated attention which this issue deserves.

I deemit necessary to introduce myself in detail for you and the need foryour assistance to claim and invest my inheritance for me, I am Miss. Gift Thomas D. Voer Hanson, 26years old girl from Liberia, the onlydaughter of Late National Bank of Liberia Governor, Thomas Hanson whodied on June 8, 2009 at the Delaware County Memorial Hospital in UpperDarby from a massive stroke. Meanwhile he had earlier undergone a kidney transplant in april 2009 at the university hospital ofpennsylvania in philadelphia.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties fromme since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.

Meanwhile Iwanted to escape to the Europe but they hide away my internationalpassport and other valuable traveling documents. Luckily they did not discover where I kept my Father's File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presentlyseeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou Republic of Burkina Faso. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investmentassistance in your country.

My father secretly deposited the sumof US$3,628, 000.00 in one of the prime bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary information of the deposit on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund in your country. As you will also help me in an investment, and I will like to complete my studies, as I was in the school in Monrovia-Liberia, before the death of my father.

It is my intention to compensate you with 15% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is thereason why I decided to contact you. Please all communications shouldbe through this email address only for confidential purposes. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

I am staying at the female hostel. Awaiting your urgent and positive response. Please do keep this only to your self please I advice you not to disclose it to a thirdparty till I come over, once the fund has been transferred into your account. I hope my explanation is very clear but if you need further clarification, then send in your questions.I will try to scan my picture to send in my next mail.

Thanks as I hope to receive from you soon.

Yours Sincerely
Miss Gift Thomas D. Voer Hanson

Credit card fraud

Uk.Finance.Yahoo news has an interesting article about a new type of credit card scam.


[...] The scam works by the victim being telephoned by the fraudster to renew their debit or credit card owing to a fraud on the account. The owner is told to key in their pin number on the phone and a courier is sent out to collect the card. The card is then sent direct to the criminal who also has the pin number.

The majority of victims are older adults and the scammers often give an alternative number for people to call back on to ensure the call is genuine. But instead of hanging up many people are tricked into thinking the call is from their bank and stay on the line.[...]

The UK Payments Council has urged people never to hand over their card to anyone who has come to the door, never to enter their pin number over the telephone and to always speak to their bank securely by making sure there is a dial tone when calling and only ever using the bank’s advertised number.[...]

PAYPAL SCAM EMAIL DO NOT USE THE LINK

I received the following scam email a few days back:
the link claiming to lead to my paypal account

http://www.bbqhapyek.com/web/www.Paypal.com

http://animalislandkennel.com/admin/img/www.Paypal.com/webscr.php?cmd=_login-run&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f1ff80d546411d7f8a8350c132bc41e0934cfc023d4e8f9e5540ccec397876f2c7b6ded75131e16c5540ccec397876f2c7b6ded75131e16c5

is a scam link.

it came from this email:
PaypaI@int.PaypaI.com

Dear PayPal member: Warning! Your PayPal account has been limited! As part of our security measures, we proceed regularly screen activity to learn PayPal recently contacted you after having identified a problem on your Account. demand information from you for following reason: -Our system detected unusual charges to a card credit linked to your PayPal account.. Your PayPal account Cordialement, PayPal Email ID: 5138-8872 All Copyright 1999-2011 PayPal.

telephone scammers

Ars Technica has a very interesting article about the scammers that operate via phone, persuading you to give them access of your computer under the pretense of viruses and other malware.

"This scam itself is a few years old now, but I had not personally received one of the calls until yesterday—[...] And here were the scammers on the other end of the line, in what could only be a cosmic coincidence.

I walked around my office with the phone against my ear, then settled into my desk chair and put the call on speakerphone. I wanted to know just what it felt like to be on the receiving end of such a call. I wanted to know how a group of scammers half a world away convinced random and often tech-illiterate people to do things like run the built-in Windows Event Viewer, then connect to a website, download software, and install it (together, no easy feat for many mainstream users). I wanted to know just how the scammers eventually convinced their marks to open up remote control of their PCs to strangers who had just called them on the telephone.

So I played along—which was difficult without a Windows PC in my office. To buy time, I told the scammer that I was waiting for my nonexistent computer to "boot up," then sent a furious blast of instant messages to Brodkin, asking him to do whatever the scammer told me to do and report back on the results. Luckily he was at his computer and immediately agreed—and we were off."

IRS scam email

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Hello, Due to the corrections in the taxation policies that have been recently ratified, IRS informs that Limited Liability Companies, C-Corporations and S-Corporations have to validate their Employer Identification Number in order to reaffirm their actual status. You have 14-day period in order to examine all the changes and make necessary amendments. We are sorry to cause inconvenience. For the details please refer to: https://www.irs.gov/ClientArea.aspx?u=07A433AE3F28144 Email address: Sincerely yours, Napoleon Craig Internal Revenue Service Representative Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This email was sent to
by: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) · Internal Revenue Service · 1111 Constitution Ave. N.W. · Washington DC 20535

NEW Job scamming emails! (eurocitieseu.com, workeuropenet.com)

We invite you to work in the remote assistant position.This work takes 2-3 hours per week and requires absolutely no investment.The essence of this work for incoming client requests in your city.The starting salary is about 2500 EUR per month + bonuses.You get paid your salary every 2 weeks and your bonuses after fulfilling each task!We guarantee work for everyone. But we accept applications this week only!Therefore, you should write a request right now. And you will start earning money, starting from next week.Please indicate in the request:Your name:Your email address:City of residence:Please send the request to my email Walter@eurocitieseu.com and I will answer you personally as soon as possibleSincerely,Walter Coffey We invite you to work in the remote assistant position. This work takes 2-3 hours per week and requires absolutely no investment. The essence of this work for incoming client requests in your city. The starting salary is about 2500 EUR per month + bonuses. You get paid your salary every 2 weeks and your bonuses after fulfilling each task! We guarantee work for everyone. But we accept applications this week only! Therefore, you should write a request right now. And you will start earning money, starting from next week. Please indicate in the request: Your name: Your email address: City of residence: Please send the request to my email Edwin@eurocitieseu.com,and I will answer you personally as soon as possible Sincerely, Edwin Jackson workeuropenet.com

How cybercrime works and why gangs are drawn to this lucrative trade

Yahoo has an interesting article about how cybercrime works. Dig in for more details