Aug 28 2011

Keep It Simple

Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 8:49 pm

Ugh… scams.  When you have an email address chances are you are bound to receive a scam from time to time.  Avoiding scams completely is a phenomenon that only a few of us have achieved in our lifetime.  If you are one of the countless individuals that deals with scams on a regular basis it is time to learn how to spot them in their many forms and then hit delete as soon as you detect one.

That raises the question, what do you do when you spot a scam?  Are you quick to read the details or do you assume that you have been a sent a scam when your review only the subject line.  Depending on well-versed you are on scams, it might take a few minutes to determine if what you are reading is true or not.  Scams tend to focus on gaining your personal information and collecting money from you.

Understanding the common signs and learning how and why scams are sent can help you avoid becoming the victim. Take time to learn about different forms of scams, including Nigerian email scams and lottery scams, and arm yourself with information.

Have a good weekend all!

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Aug 24 2011

I Think We All Have Our Favorites…

Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 5:18 pm

Our favorite foods, our favorite T.V. shows, and our favorite type of email scams to make fun off.  When you take a moment and really look at the content of some of these scams it can be  hard not to laugh.  Depending on what email scam you are referring to you may be subjected to a “story” that is practically insane.

For instance have you ever read an email from one of your “friends” that claims that person is trapped in a different county with no money or passport? If so, have you every been hanging out with the friend when you received the email?!? I have in case you were wondering! :) Some of the story lines are simply insane and can cause you to giggle as you confidently hit delete.

The scams can be short, long, detailed, or very vauge.  Depending on the scam you may be told you will received money, need to help a friend, or simply have won some fake type of lottery.  In any case, you can giggle all you want when you read a scam as long as you still remember to hit delete!

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Sep 27 2010

The Trunk Box

Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 7:31 pm

Below is an excerpt from a newer lottery scam.  The scammer tries to grab your attention with a “trunk box” work of money.

We have been waiting for you to contact me for your Trunk Box worth $1,650,000.00 (One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars), being compensation fund for 150 scam victims, but I did not hear from you all this while.

I have deposited the Trunk Box with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West Africa, I traveled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not be back until completion of my 3 months course. What you have to do now is to contact the U P S COURIER SERVICE immediately to know when they will deliver your consignment to you because of the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivery Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the consignment showing that it is not a Drug Moneyor meant to sponsor Terrorism attack in your Country. The only money you will send to the U P SCOURIER SERVICE to deliver your Trunk Box direct to your postal Address in your country is US$185 only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don’t be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except US$185.



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Jun 30 2010

The Big Question

Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 5:34 pm

Due to a recently influx of scams in our inbox, we really want to spend some time this week sharing those with you.  It’s good to understand what scams are out there so you don’t have to question what arrives in your email.  Yet, this can pose the big question… “Should I forward any spam emails I get to friends and family”?

Well, our opinion is no! Our reasoning is very simple.  Instead of flooding your contact list with more spam and unneccesary forwards, you might want to simply point them in the direction of an informational blog to check in on from time to time.  Of course we want you to always visit ours, but we understand that there are plenty of information blogs and sites out there.  We don’t expect you to only visit us!  Stay aware and avoid the forward button. Just surf the internet and keep on top of all the recent scams.

Read on friends! Below is another lottery based scam we received.

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.WE ARE WRITING YOU TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE ON AN ONLINE BALLOT LOTTERY HELD ON 2nd June, 2010.YOUR E-MAIL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WON YOU THE LOTTERY IN SECOND CATEGORY. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO CLAIM £850,000. YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO A TICKET NUMBER 56475600545 188 AND SERIAL NUMBER 5368/02 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 26.29.30.42.43.47. {18} DRAW NUMBER {1464} www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do. ALL PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS ONLINE VERSION WERE SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM WORLD WIDE SITES THROUGH COMPUTER DRAW SYSTEM AND EXTRACTED FROM OVER 100,000 UNIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND CORPORATE BODIES THAT ARE LISTED ONLINE To claim your prize, Please Contact Polintan Olivia E-mail;polintanoliva1@gmail.com Tell: +447024062809
Yours faithfully,
Myers Kathy



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Jun 26 2010

More Lottery Scams

Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 5:37 pm

Below you can review an email that was recently received in our inbox. Although this is not an official UK lottery email scam, the premise is similar.  Most lottery scams resemble each other in one way or another.

The scammer is trying to make you believe that you have won $1.5 million and just need to send some simple information in order to debit the funds. This email notes that you will receive a debit card from the “Swift Card Payment Center Asia Pacific” and that you can withdraw small amounts at a time.

As we mentioned with the UK lottery scam, this scam is most likely trying to establish some form of dialogue between you and the scammer in order to build some level of trust.  The scammer depends on this trust level to obtain further information and also potentially get money from you.

Please take a look below and understand that lottery scams come in many shapes and forms. If you haven’t played the lottery, you should not be winning any random funds.  Read every email with caution.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,


NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ( USD$1.5m) ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC,THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOURMONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING ZENITH BANK ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

1.FULL NAME_____
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD___
3.YOURTELPHONE NUMBER______
4.YOUR FAX NUMBER_____
5.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION___
6.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION_____

HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE DIRECTORWHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATMPAYMENT CARD. DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
HONE:+234-30-76-33-74 EMAIL: ( atmcardzenithbak@w.cn)

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTERHAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS,WEHERE BY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

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