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Miss Zainab from Iran, My New Found Friend

LOL, you want a new friend? You can have mine:

Hello

I believe you are the one i’m searching for
Assalamu”alaikum,

I am miss zainab from the country Iran, your profile caught my attraction,
please reply to my email address (zainabbolhassan33@hotmail.com) so we can
communicate easily to know each other the more, i promise to also send you my photo for you to know me. Remember that distance, religion or tribe does not matter in life but true affection is everything we need to live our life and be happy.

Yours new found friend,
Miss zainab.
(zainabbolhassan33@hotmail.com)

July 25, 2014 Posted by | Lies, Scams | 2 Comments

“In Other” to Serve Me Better

LOL, if you are a scammer, work a little harder on your grammar ‘in other’ to succeed!

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July 24, 2014 Posted by | Lies, Scams | , | 1 Comment

Don’t All Lawyers Send Summons by E-Mail? LOL

I was about to hit delete, and I thought I would post so anyone else getting this who might think to check would come across this posting.

No. No, this is not how legal firms communicate with people. It is a great way to scam a person, or steal their identity, scare them and scam them.

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July 13, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Scams | Leave a comment

Scam Targets CitiBank Customers

Right. Just sign in and give this scammer all your identification data for CitiBank. And I am not even a CitiBank Customer, LOL.

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July 12, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Lies, Scams | , , | Leave a comment

Scam Death Notice: A New Low in Scams

Today I got this. It’s a common name; it’s entirely possible I know someone of that name, but I have never seen a notice like this, official, impersonal, and not mentioning the specific name of the deceased. It smells. No. It stinks.

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July 7, 2014 Posted by | Circle of Life and Death, Crime, Lies, Scams | , | Leave a comment

Generous Pedro Quezada

 

 

 

 

My friend, “Pedro Quezada”, wants to share his lottery wealth with Me! Who knew?

 

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June 7, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Scams | Leave a comment

AOL Mailbox Scam

 

 

This one almost gets me every time. I always check the details – that does not look like an authentic AOL Team e-mail address. These scammers are sometimes better than other times.

 

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May 27, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Lies, Scams | | Leave a comment

UN Will Help With Transfers?

This has to be the real thing, right? It says United Nations – that has to be the real deal. . . right?  But I didn’t deposit any funds or invest in Nigeria . . .
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division.
 
 
 
My name is Ms. Carman L. Lapointe, from the United Nations. It is a distinct pleasure to write you again and as you are well aware many foreigners have invested thousands of United States Dollars into Nigeria transactions in Hopeless Dreams to have none of them become a reality.
 
 
Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr.Ban Ki-Moon, We have agreed with the Nigeria Government that US$100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) would be paid to you through the Western Union Money Transfer Via special arrangement as first installment.
 
 
This is to enable you have enough funds to pay for the Tax Clearance and bank charges before you will receive the balance of US$4.1M (Four Million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). Please take note that you will pay US$185 only, being Notarization fee and this is the only financial obligation that you will undertake to receive the US$100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) through the Western Union Money Transfer.
 
 
Lastly,i will like you to reconfirm your information to me such as your full name, address and telephone number so that I will proceed with your Western Union Money Transfer within the next 24 hrs and the transaction information will be released to you.
 
 
I await your response for further proceedings.
 
 
Sincerely yours,
 
 
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
{Under-Secretary-General}
United Nations

May 20, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Financial Issues, Nigeria, Scams | Leave a comment

“Private and Discreet”

I heard a program on NPR this weekend telling that the Nigerian scams are based on these letters appealing to the most gullible, and eliminating the skeptics. Evidently, it is a very effective technique.

Dear friend,

Your immediate reply needed please.

My name is dr.ousman diallo from the Republic of guinea conakry.

I am presently in morocco, I have a confidential transaction worth of 25 Million U.S Dollars to discuss with you. Kindly let me know if you are interested so that i can email you some more details about what i really need you to do for me and for us to organise, how and where to meet for a better discussion.

We would need to adopt one attitude “discreet” for something that is of a private and secret life.
Please send your reply only through my private email address at:

( drdiallousman@yahoo.com )

Thanks.
I await your prompt response please.

Regards,
dr.ousman diallo.
E-mail,(drdillousman@yahoo.com)
Tel: +212629618977.

May 19, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Financial Issues, Nigeria, Scams | Leave a comment

Third Notice?

This one looks pretty real. Only the return e-mail address looks fishy:

 

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April 21, 2014 Posted by | Crime, Lies, Scams | 2 Comments

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