And scammers fall like ripe fruts

Another one, this one from Craigslist.

name: white williams

email: whitewilliams69@gmail.com

Here is what he send me after asking of course if the item was still available

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY I WANT TO PAY VIA PAYPAL BECAUSE IT IS VERY RELIABLE AND I HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR THE SINCE 1998. I WILL HAVE PREFER LOCAL PICK UP BUT AM CURRENTLY IN SHIP NOW COS I AM A MARINE OFFICER AND AM BUYING THIS LAPTOP FOR MY SON WHO SCHOOLED OVERSEA SO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT EMAIL.

other email addresses this person uses are:

gbengulo12@gmail.com and

trackingnumberneeded@accountant.com

and his address and details are:

Name : ABAYOMI ADEKUNLE
Address : # 24 Adeniyi street Eleweran,
City : Abeokuta
State : Ogun State
Country : Nigeria
Zip Code : 100011.
Number ; +2347057840652

Eat #$@%^ Nigerian scum

Friday-ad.co.uk Scammer

It has been some time since I last posted a new scamer, but the wait is over. New scammer found just around the corner!

Mrs Kelly Cummingham with email: kellycummingham12@gmail.com

responded to a Friday-ad.co.uk advertisment the folowing:

Hello mate,
thanks for your response, i am glad that you still have it.Unfortunately, i am away from home and won't be able to come for its pick up or receive it at home.
I'll be offering you £50 for the postage cost via Royal Mail International Signed for to my Grandson who is with the mother in West Africa as they live there with their African father,i want to send it as a Birthday present to him...I would have loved to handle it myself but unfortunately I'm presently in Finland on a business trip, so I'll really appreciate your help to send it for me on my behalf.

Please note, Payment will be made through PayPal as this is safe and secure way for both of us.Send me a PayPal request of the total cost of the item plus the postage cost tokellycummingham12@gmail.com and I'll make the
payment asap.
Hope to read from you soon
Regards

Mrs. Kelly Cummingham

Other email address used by this scum are:

ashbarry2010@googlemail.com, customercareonline@net-shopping.com

And his address

Name: Daniel Francis
Address:12, Randle Avenue
City:Surulere
State:Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Zip Code:23401

and this is his email to make sure I know he "paid"

Good morning mate. Hope all is well with you.I write to inform you that i have just made payment for you for your item.sorry for the delay as i was busy attending to my company work. I want to believe that PayPal have contacted you about my payment to you.I did offer you £50.00 for its postage plus £400.00 the cost of your item making a total of £450.00 for your item.
Please as soon as you get the confirmation of my payment from PayPal,
kindly post it out and get back to me with the tracking number and
possibly scanned receipt.

Below is the address

Name: Daniel Francis
Address, 12, Randle Avenue
City: Surulere
State: Lagos
Country: Nigeria
Post Code: 23401


I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and God bless...

Mrs. Kelly Cummingham

Well think again Mrs Kelly and Mr Daniels, you are a scummbag and you know it.

Oil scam

A different kind of scam is the corporate kind. I think it is also called white collar scam but I might be wrong.

In any case the scam linked on the following article talks how big banks and huge corporations suck us dry in regards to oil use. The article can be found here. Just because they can dictate legislation, doesn't mean that it is right or ethical.

The only solution to this problem in my opinion is for us to stop using oil and its byproducts. Use alternatives as extensively as we can. You don't have to do it cause someone else says so. Do it cause you don't want to be victims. Neither for 1.000.000$ nor for 50 cents.

...I hop on my bicycle and I go...

Information on new scams

Yahoo.com has a nice article about new types scams.

Remember, knowledge of scams gives power to avoid them.

I am very happy that I have some frequent visitors from Nigeria:)

New Email Scam, Western Union Fraud

A supposedly Western Union Agent, send me and other undisclosed recipients the following email:

The email it was send from was: kas3191@ameritech.net

but the email showing when responding was: westernunionagent@ctitexpress.com

Dear friend,

I am Wendy Marks. I works for Western Union in Spain. At the momemt I got some money from a dead client with 6,000.00 Euro . I know it is small money but I cannot collect it here.

Can you help me to collect there then send me 50% ? If you want to deal, just reply me and I will forward you the details with your name as receiver's name

Regards

Wendy

after I replied to it, they asked me for my address for fuck's sake.

why the fuck do they need my address? Nothing good I must presume.

besides, Western Union doesn't require the address of the recipient, only the city. You can see it here. And read their guidelines for fraud protection. Not much, but better than nothing.

UPDATE

It is quite funny, cause when I asked Wendy what the hell needed my address for, the answer was not far from expected.

"I need your address so that U will not run away with my money, fucking idiot"

I don't mind the lack of trust between criminals, but the fucking idiot really hurt my feelings and hence demanded a proper answer.

It is more than obvious that these people are looking for victims to screw.

If there are really money involved, nothing assures me that they will keep their part of the deal for splitting the profit. What is certain is that they are criminals. And I don't know anything about them to safeguard me from them

If they have my details they can terrorize and blackmail me at will. There are numerous stories like this online of people getting screwed by those criminals.

the bottom line is AVOID AT ALL COSTS as the artist would put it.

New Email Scam

Mr Val Hill (aa5963@coventry.ac.uk) send me the following Scam Email:


Microsoft Award Team

20 Craven Park, Harlesden

London NW10, United Kingdom .

Ref: BTL/101OXI/02

Batch: 12/25/0340

Microsoft Award Notification

This e-mail is to inform you that your e-mail address has won you the sum of £500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) from the 2010 MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY Draws. For your payment, you are required to contact our fiduciary agent with the below contact details:

please this is a notification webmail box and thus cannot receive replies, you are hereby to reply to: msl2010@rcweb.net

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Michael Earnes

Email: msl2010@rcweb.net

Tel: +447024035589

You are also required to contact him with the below information.

INFORMATION REQUESTED:

(a) Your full Name:

(b) Contact address:

(c) Sex

(d) Your Telephone and fax numbers:

(e) Your Age:

(f) Your occupation:

(g) Your country of origin:

Regards,

Mr. Thomas Barnhart

Online Co-ordinator



NOTICE

This message and any files transmitted with it is intended for the addressee only and may contain information that is confidential or privileged. Unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you are not the addressee, you should not read, copy, disclose or otherwise use this message, except for the purpose of delivery to the addressee.

Any views or opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Coventry University.

I suppose this particular email address got hacked, (I had one of my emails hacked too) but you never know.