Scams like these

[love_the_life]

It’s an unauthorised transaction. By Australian law she is entitled to full restitution. Tell the bank to remember that there’s a Banking Royal Commission on at the moment.

I told her it was an unauthorised transaction and to challenge it but she’s been away for the past few weeks so not sure how she got on.

 

[TheRealTMA]

My pick of the week (looks like I have a new love interest in France)....

I do not know how to start our communication right? I understand that you may have some important things to do.

I just want to be happy, and that my heart be not so lonely as it is now. I try to find somebody who will save me from loneliness.

Serious, responsible, who knows exactly what he wants. That's why I'm writing you.

I really hope that we can have communication with you and maybe something more serious in the future. I'm not kidding.

I'm a real girl who wants to find her destiny. And I understand that for this we need to get to know each other better.

I hope that soon I will see your letter, and we can begin our communication.

Tanilya

Not gay then?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Or this one is a slightly different take on the UN ones I've previously received:

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION 1775 K ST NW # 400 WASHINGTON D.C., DC 20006-1500, UNITED STATES

Attn: Beneficiary,

PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM VISA CARD

We have actually been authorized by United Nations New Secretary-General Antуnio Guterres, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit to ensure you receive your approved USD$7,500,000.00 (seven million and Five hundred thousand Dollars) your accrued interest Payment from United Nations Organization through government in West Africa.

We have discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank in West Africa who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM VISA CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD. We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your complete Inheritance funds have been credited in your favor through ATM VISA CARD. You are therefore advice to contact our Agent in West Africa:

Agent Name: <redacted>
Mobile Number: +234 <redacted> {Of course it's Nigeria }
E-mail Address : <redacted>

Contact him for the issuance and the delivery of your ATM Card and make sure your ATM CARD is activated before delivery to your postal address as instructed. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM card will be issued to you immediately. Send the following information’s as stated below to avoid wrong delivery:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your postal address:
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Mobile Numbers:

We expect your urgent response to this matter to enable us monitor this payment to avoid further delay.

Congratulations in Advance as you follow instructions.

Yours in Service.

MRS. SUSAN GRAHAM

United Nations

Cheapskates! Reply and say you won’t settle for less than 10!

 

[prozac]

My pick of the week (looks like I have a new love interest in France)....

I do not know how to start our communication right? I understand that you may have some important things to do.

I just want to be happy, and that my heart be not so lonely as it is now. I try to find somebody who will save me from loneliness.

Serious, responsible, who knows exactly what he wants. That's why I'm writing you.

I really hope that we can have communication with you and maybe something more serious in the future. I'm not kidding.

I'm a real girl who wants to find her destiny. And I understand that for this we need to get to know each other better.

I hope that soon I will see your letter, and we can begin our communication.

Tanilya

And no hint of an accent.

 

[OATEK]

I have had the "Windows Technical Team" call twice in the last 24hrs to fix an important error!

 

[JessicaTam]

I have had the "Windows Technical Team" call twice in the last 24hrs to fix an important error!

Let me guess - you use a Mac?

 

[OATEK]

Let me guess - you use a Mac?

No, I have several Windows 10 machines, but you do not get a support call for free before you know you have a problem.

 

[JessicaTam]

No, I have several Windows 10 machines, but you do not get a support call for free before you know you have a problem.

Windows 10! I wonder what the scammers would say to my office's Windows 7?

 

[drron]

Windows 10! I wonder what the scammers would say to my office's Windows 7?

You've got a problem I guess.

 

[wandering_fred]

Not half the problem with my ancient XP system.....

Just wandering
Fred

 

[love_the_life]

Not half the problem with my ancient XP system.....

Just wandering
Fred

Now XP, that was a great OS. Loved it!

 

[Major]

Hello Dear,
I will like you to get back to me for more update

Regards and God bless you

Celine


I think it's a different Celine

 

[Deleted member]

Here's a new one we've been receiving over the last few weeks.

"
Good day.
Dо not mind оn my illitеraсy, I am frоm Jаpаn.


I uploаdеd the maliciоus рrogrаm оn yоur systеm.


Since thаt mоmеnt I рilfеred аll рrivy bаckground from your systеm. Аdditionally I havе sоmе more cоmprоmising еvidеnce. The most intеrеsting еvidencе thаt I stole- its а videоtаpе with your masturbаtiоn. I аdjusted virus оn а рorn wеb site and after yоu lоаdеd it. Whеn you decided with the video аnd tapреd on a рlay buttоn, my delеterious sоft at оnce sеt uр оn your systеm. After аdjusting, your cаmerа shoоt thе vidеotapе with you sеlf-abusing, in аdditiоn it saved рrecisеly thе роrn vidео yоu mаsturbatеd on. In next fеw dаys my mаlwаre collесted all your soсial and wоrk contаcts.

If you desire to destroy the records- pay me 200 united state dollar in BTC(cryptocurrency).
Here is my Btc wallet address - 1C1xppwcbetRufsLhNAoUJF8bQd5ZnkAKS
You have 12 hours after reading. If I see transaction I will erase the videotape permanently. Differently I will forward the tape to all your friends.
"

I got that one. Problem is I don’t have a camera on my PC.

 

[JessicaTam]

You've got a problem I guess.

Indeed. I keep trying to convince the IT dept to switch to OSX but they keep saying 'no'.

As long as they are happy being three versions of an o/s behind I guess I will just leave them to it. *sigh*

 

[QF WP]

A couple of crackers over the weekend and today:

"Attn: Beneficiary

I am Mr Ibrahim Mustafa Magu the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). In alliance with Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations.

We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, GABON AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Inter-Pol have ordered the money recovered from these Scam Artist to be shared amongs 100 Lucky people around the globe.

This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria. You are therefore being compensated with $1.5 Million United State Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are Barristers, Bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist.

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive this compensation of $1.5 Million, we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center.

Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr Richard Powell. The swift card has been Financially Activated to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day on withdrawals.

So you are adviced to contact the processing officer Mr Richard Powell with your provided information’s required and also call him in regard to this information.


CONTACT PERSON: MR RICHARD POWELL

CONTACT ADDRESS: <redacted>

PHONE NUMBER: +234 (Nigeria again)


Provide the information below deatails to him to enable him prepare your Your ATM Master Card including your Pin to access it.


1)YOUR FULL NAME.

2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.

3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.

4)YOUR PROFESSION.

5)YOUR ID/AGE


Best Regard,

MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU

CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION ABUJA-NIGERIA."

 

[QF WP]

Yeah, sure you received your lottery winnnings dear...

"Good day,

I am Mrs. Hannah Freeman, a US citizen, Am 52 years old. I am one of those people that took part in receiving Inheritance funds and Lottery funds from European banks even from many lottery organizers few years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid different fees while in the United States trying to get my funds from those banks and lottery organizers but all to no avail. So I decided to travel to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed by the IMF Director to contact the reconciliatory Attorney Anderson Morris who is an attorney, A British citizen and a member of the UNITED NATIONS & IMF COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently working with IMF in the Nigeria and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake. Attorney Anderson Morris personally directed me on how to claim my Inheritance or Lottery payment.

Right now I have received my compensation funds of $5,500,000.00 (Five million five hundred thousand dollars). Moreover, Attorney Anderson Morris, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their Inheritance or Lottery payment and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you.

I will personally advise you to contact Attorney Anderson Morris, he will assist you as he is a very religious man with the fear of God.

Compensation Award Office.

Name: Attorney Anderson Morris
Email: <redacted>

Listed below are the name of fraudsters and banks behind the non release of your funds that I managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.

1) Mr. James B. Comey Jr
2) Robert S. Mueller, III
3) Mr Ban Ki-moon
4) Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
5) Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
6) Mr. Dan Rochas (I.M.F)
7) Mr Jim Ovia: Zenith Bank Plc In Nigeria
8) Dr Godwin Emefiele
9) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
10) Mr Danny Blessed
11) Micheal Edward
12) Miss Donna Gwen
13) Mrs. Sherry Williams
14) Mr Wilson Norman
15) Ms Barbara Cox
16) Mrs. Rachael Adams
17) Mr. Wood Gates
18) Mr. Mark Ruben
19) Mr Daniel Albert
20) Mr James F. Entwistle (US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA)

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing. The only money I paid after I met Attorney Anderson Morris was just $350 for the Endorsement Fee, take note of that.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs. Hannah Freeman.

<address and phone numbers supplied, but redacted>"

 

[OZDUCK]

I liked the bit about the "safety of our clients".

Dear Client,

We are sorry to inform you that your access has been flagged by our financial department due to irregular activity.

We therefore have no choice but to put your access on suspension until you unlock it.

“Click Link Deleted”

Or by copying the link below :

xx_xx_xx_x


These measures are always taken to ensure the safety of our clients.

 

[SFSC]

Has anyone else noticed a significant reduction in phone scam calls recently? I don't know if the scammers are becoming discouraged due to a reduction in the number of "bites" generally or if our landline has made it on to a sort of "don't bother calling" list because of the sort of interaction I recounted up thread some time earlier.

 

[QF WP]

Gee, I wish we had a scammer calling us - it's been many months since the only two that I can remember (in quick succession) - the taped ATO one and a Microsoft "we've noticed you're having problems with your computer" one. Not surprisingly when I lied and said I only use Macs and I wasn't sure they were from my local IT company that look after my computer system - they hung up. Although I did add a couple of expletives at the end, maybe that was why they hung up.

 

[VPS]

I still get at least 2 calls a week