Here follows a few questions some of my readers have asked, via the ‘Report A Scam’ link at the top of the page.
Thanks to Evelyn and Donna for taking the time to submit these emails they have obviously received.
To Evelyn : The email you have received is obviously a scam. Who on earth is going to award you £450000 after pulling your email address out of a hat? You didn’t enter a competition and no company is going to make money from such an offer, however generous it may seem.
To Donna: Again, both of the emails you submitted are scams. The latter made me laugh… they are giving you money because you have been previously scammed!! Have you actually lost 750000 Euros Donna? And why do you think they need all that personal information from you?
evelyn asks : is this scam?
Dear Winner,
Congratulations your email address has been selected as one of our winning email.
You have won the sum of 450,000.00 Pounds via your email,congrat.
contact Claims department via email.
CONTACT PERSON:-HARRISON FINCHLEY OF
SEA-GATE FINANCIAL TRUST FUND (S.G.F.T.F)
***********************************************************
PHONE NUMBER:+Tel:+447024065381
44-7011152801
EMAIL-drharrison_dept@yahoo.co.uk
***********************************************************
CO-ORDINATAOR**MARTIN MAC.
donna says : what a joke this scam?
Batch No:0460037/07
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 10th august, 2007 of winners of the Gladwin Sweepstakes International Promo Incorporated held on 30th july 2007.
Ticket number:910-153-00-234,
Serial number:22290-10
Lucky numbers:36-09-20-37-99-2007,
Ref: GSLI /101/231/0460037/07
Amount: GBP 1,000,000.00
contact claims release officer
Mr. Allen Kelvin
E-mail:gladwinsweepstakes23@myway.com
donna also asks : i received this email im sure its a scam ?
613 viewsFEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.
Attn: Beneficiary
This to acknowledge you that your e-mail id is found among those that have been scammed,and the compensation have been approved from the Federal high court here in Nigeria and we are asked to contact you by the Federal Ministry of Justice on how to send you the bank draft total value Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro by a courier.So you are adviced to contact the lawyer in charge of this Bank Draft and by name is Bar.Fredrick Chucks and make sure you contact him.
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HIM:
Your full names;………………………….
Your contac address:……………………………
Your country:……………………………
Your age:…………………………………..
Your occupation:……………………………
Your telephone number:………………………..For more information on how to make the Bank Draft sent to you because many People complain about scamming every day from Nigeria and we are trying to stop this fraudulent activities from Nigeria and I assure you that it will stop because we are now working with the internet operation such as YAHOOMAIL,HOTMAIL and also the united state FBI and Nigeria police with Nigeria EFCC so the scam can be eradicated in this country and I want you to follow your Bank Draft code below,and which is given to you by the high court of Nigeria and the code is (NG74678FGN).
And I want you to keep this code, because this code will ensure you and alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country.And as soon as you contact Bar.Fredrick Chucks with your full contact information requested, he will be forwarding everything to the Federal Ministry of Justice to issue out your award certificate as the rightful beneficiary of the Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro.And here is the contact information from the lawyer in charge of this Certified Bank Draft below and you must contact him to enable him comence all the fastest processes in order to have the BankDraft delivered in your doorstep in located area.
Name: Bar.Fredrick Chucks
E-mail Address: barfredchucks@gmail.com
Direct Telephone: +234-80-5460-5697Contact him in regarding of your Bank Draft to be delivered to you by a courier service and also as soon as you contact the lawyer in charge of your Bank Draft he will alert your state security bureau for the certified bank DRAFT to be deliver to you without any restriction and problem when the certified Bank Draft get to you in your located area.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs Maryam Abdul
(Federal High Court’s Secretary)
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You can tell they are all scam mails. It is easy to spot them. Look, I receive 3 such mails all in one day from 3 individuals all with the same content, same style. Obviously it must have come from the same internet cafe where scammers does most of the spamming from.
Scam Mail 1:
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 03:13:28 +0200
From: barrmarion3 @ zipmail.com.br Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW
To:
Dear Friend.
I’m happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred
under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently I?m in
Paraguay.for
investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile, I
didn’t
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now
contact
my secretary, his name is Mr.Mark William and his Email Address is (
mail_mark_william1 @ yahoo.fr
) ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 which i kept for your
compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist in the matter. I
appreciated
your efforts at that time very much.Feel free to get in touched with my
secretary Send instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy
after
all sufferness at that time. At the moment, i am very busy here because
of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand,finally,
remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf
to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.Mark
William
and he will send the amount to you without any delay.
With Best Begards,
HON:Barrister Marion.
Scam Mail 2:
From: “ray mar” Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW.
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:39:58 +0100
Dear Friend,
I’m happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently, I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum meanwhile,i didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in BENIN his name is Mr.MARTHINO IJEOMA,his Email:(mar_ijeoma002 @ yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the total $1.3 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS,certified bank draft which i raised in your favour for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get intouched with my financial secretary .Mr.MARTHINO IJEOMA. And give him your address whereto send the draft to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.in the moment,i’m very busy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to my financial secretary on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with Mr.MARTHINO IJEOMA.without any dellay.
He, will advise you further about the shippment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach him via this very E-mail address; (mar_ijeoma002 @ yahoo.fr) Fell free to contact my secretary.
Best Regards
.Dr.RAYMOND IGWE
Scam Mail 3:
Subject: compensation for your past effort
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:02:12 -0400
From: patric.kman.ko1 @ aol.in Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To:
Dear friend
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund Now,
I want you to contact my secretary on the information below
NAME; Francis Emeka
EMAIL;emekafrancis107 @ myway.com
PHONE;+22993859811
ask him to send you the total sum of ($850,000.00)Eight hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in a certifed bank draft, which I kept for your compensation CONTACT THE
SECRETARY ON this email;emekafrancis107 @ myway.com
Regards,
Patrick Mankou
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