Email Scams. post the ones you receive here

hotdog0077 · January 2006

I tried to sell my bike again aand the same scam person sent me an email with exactly the same phone numbers as before. I rang him up and he couldn't understand me. here are the numbers. Feel free to ring him at any time. He claims his names are:
1. Fred Peterson
2. Bobby Ransom
3. Ransom Bobby

Mobile Number:+07031843663
Mobile Number:+07031845984
Fax... Number:+080719942647

rayman · January 2006

Received this one today. Yet another alias - caught the forum stuff as I did a Google search on the fax number he supplied. Will tell

James Andrew <jamesndrew_01@yahoo.com>

Hello,
In Response to your advert offnet.I will like you to know that i
amintrested in the advert will appreciate it if you could get back to me with your last asking Price and also with the Picture so that i can
have aLook.
Greetings
James Drew
Mobile Number:+447031843663
Mobile Number:+447031845984
Fax... Number:+4480719942647

[;)] objects in your rear view mirror may appear closer than they actually are....

gadgetruiz · January 2006

Dude i just got that bloke! he's like james drew and stuuf can't speak english not very good, not fuzzed about any shiping costs coz they will just pick up, even tho he says he lives in scotland.

I know something you don't.

jebus hucker · January 2006

Think this might make people chuckle! they even tried to use a man and womens death to make it more believable!
FROM MR JONAS KOROMAH
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.
Every four years BANK OF AFRICA transfer to its treasury,millions of
dollars
of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the Banking
Laws
and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to my bank-BANK
OF
FARICA, the money normally runs into several millions of dollars.Until
the
Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY death, along with his wife and their son and
daughter in Kenya,East Africa,
on a festive visit from Los Angeles.

(http://www.wral.com/news/2345844/detail.html)

I was his foreign currency denoted bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till
this
time of writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to
claim
his money with us.Naturally, as long as Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY money
remains unclaimed, the bank remainsricher in free funds with his money.

However, with me being in direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the
Foreign Remittance Department of my bank. I have all the neccessary
informations that you will presents to the bank as a next of kin or
relation
of Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.

Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having
been
highly recommended as then right and proper person to handle this deal
by a
Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled
widely,including
your country is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting
to
U.S$7.2M (seven million two hundred United States dollars). with your
cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number
for effective communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how
to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text of
Application
you are required to forward to the Bank.For your cooperation and
efforts 30%
of the money will befor you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be
for my
colleague and myself that will eventually visit your country for
disbursement of our portion. Send me your reply immediately you receive
this
message for more
directives to my private e-mail:(jonaskoromah01@excite.com).

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Best Regards,

Mr Jonas Koromah.

nicklouse · January 2006

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa.

Dearest One ,

Greetings to you and your family.

Please i will be very glad if you could take your time to read this letter and let me know your sincere capacity to be my guardian about my inherited money.

In details: I am Master Thomson Kato, the only son of late Chief Alfred Kato from the Republic of South Africa. I will be 22 years old this june 2006.

My father was a well established diamond and gold dealer in Johannesburg, South Africa. After 3 days he came back from a business meeting to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire he was mobbed and attacked by unknown gunmen on his way to his private warehouse on his routine inspections accompanied by my only little sister Nene, who died instantly from a gun shot.

And my father died after 5 days in a private hospital. While on his sick bed he disclosed to me that he deposited huge amount of money up to 6.8million American dollars in one of the big banks in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire indicating my name as his next of kin and heir to the money. He also told me during our conversations that in case he died of this attack i should look for a capable and trustworthy person who will take good care of me and will guide me in retrieving and investing this money wisely and to become useful in life.

Because of many wicked and frustrating ways of my Uncles back home in South Africa. I am here now in Abidjan and have located the bank where my father deposited the money and have successfully identified myself to them. But they refused to release the money to me insisting that i must present to them my legal guardian as demanded by my father's deposit agreement with them before they can release the money.

Please could you be my legal guardian by providing a safe bank account where this money will be safely transferred into for a very good and lucrative business in your country and also help in my relocation to your copuntry to stay with you for some time and to be able to comfortably finish my education.

I have made up my mind to compensate you with the 15% of the total money for your kind consideration and assistance.

In cheerful anticipation of your quick reply. Thanks and God bless.

Master Thomson Kato.

big69 · February 2006

i nearly fell for this after telling my friend about it i soon stopted all contact with the scam artist and sent him a e-mail telling him what i thought of him , and now i keep geting emails of people trying it over and over again

I got your mail safely and i really appreciate ur efforts about the DMR TRYALSTAR Right now you know I'm going to ask my client to issue the check of œ4,000 in your name and you'll send the excess funds to my shipper via western union,for him to come for the pick up of the DMR TRYALSTAR at your location,I ll give you my shipping agent's datas as soon as the check clears into your bank account,i will gets to you my shipper data,He's handles my shipping arrangement.I will be giving ¶œ100 for your (efforts).my consumer want the DMR TRYALSTAR urgently,and they are earger to see it and help to take good proper
care of it pls....
I'll need your datas for the check to get to you
soonest..
NAME..
ADDRESS..
ZIP CODE..
CITY..
STATE...
COUNTRY..
PHONE NUMBER
(HOME,OFFICE,CELL)
Pls mail me today,to let me know what's good.
I know I can trust you,
Best Regard

dirt_jumper_peasey · February 2006

Hi,

My name is Vladimir Roskov and I am in serious need of money to help pay for my sick mothers medicine. A donation would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Vladimir

So I sent back:

Hello Vladimir,

If you want money...... sell your computer

Originally posted by magnus

Dont worry about his spelling he lives on a roundabout![/quote]<center>E-Mail Me</center>
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airs05 · February 2006

EVER HEARD OF....... DORIS WHITE, WALTAR MAUS, DUNN SMITH? THESE NICE PEOPLE OFFERED 3 TIMES THE ASKIING PRICE AND SEND THE REST TO THE SHIPPER... YEAH RITE AS IF IM WE'RE FALLING FOR THAT

nicklouse · March 2006

here is another one.
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/70
Batch: 074/05/ZY345

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1053) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Saturday 21st January, 2006.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished
professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw (#1053) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545 187 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers:

(15) (16) (19) (28) (38) (42) (20)BONUS BALL

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £691,252 (Six hundred and ninety one thousand, two hundred and fifty two pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of £2,073,756 (Two million, seventy three thousand, seven hundred and fifty six pounds sterling), to be shared by you and two others, in this category i.e. Match 6.You can check
your winning by matching your lucky numbers on our result checking page in the link below
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/playe ... erStart.do Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £691,252 (Six hundred and ninety one thousand, two hundred and fifty two
pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications and release of funds. between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on
Monday through Sunday

OVERSEAS CLAIMS UNIT.
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. James Kelvin
Email: overseaclaimunits@yahoo.com.hk

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of Proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the Uk national lottery cancelling the winnings. making a loss for both the real
winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs. Calister Green.
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
COPYRIGHT © 2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED.

___________________________________________________________________________
Mail inviata dal Portale di Gondolin (http://www.gondolin.it)
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note the addys!

scottscott7 · March 2006

yeah some one got me with that hoax i spent ages trying to prove to my bank and the polce i wasn't in on the fraud i would bother yourself with it

Scott

Marshall · March 2006

Unbelievable, have just put my Cortina up for sale on a local forum and within 10 minutes I get this:
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Hello Seller, Goodday To You It's a very nice to know
this site that i finds what exactly i'm looking
for!!!My Name is Mr olly and i have a very big
intrested in buying ( item ),which i belived you will
also be very happy to sell your Item for me,Now i'll
be more glad if you can tell me the final price for it
so that i can quickly make out payment to you..And the
mode of the payment will be through cashier cheque so
get back to me if you are also interested in selling
your item to me.Thanks you very much for your
understanding.and get back with the last price.
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Do these people really think I'm going to fall this crap, It's got scam written all over it. Anyways I've fired him an email telling him to go fuck himself.

Marshall
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<center>Please somebody sponsor me!
Tina:the village bike *facelift*
MSN

</center>

richardfreytag · March 2006

I`ve currently got a Muddy Fox syllabub in the MBUK reader ads. The following turned up in my inbox:

"Gooday,
I was surfing through the web looking for a bike when i came across the advert you posted...I will like you to pls get back to me with the following informatuions about the bike:
1.....The present condition
2.....The last asking amount
3....pictures of the bike
I will await to hear from you soonext..
Thanks
Mark-Jones Davids"

Now I`ve put all that information in my ad, so being suspicious, I traced the originating IP address. The email had come from Dallas, USA. What`s he trying to achieve?!?!?

climber · March 2006

I have a new email address!

You can now email me at: spanishbonolottery@yahoo.com

Miercoles, 20/03/06

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

CALL LEGANES N§ 8

FUENLABRADA MADRID

www.bonoloto.combinacionganadora.com

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..

BATCH: LPD/15/22X6/PTNL. REFERENCE: DLI/5361-ILGI0509/45

CONGRATULATIONS!

This is to inform you of the release of the BONO LOTO PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 17TH MARCH 2006, and results were released on the 20TH MARCH 2006.Your email addres was attached to ticket number 085-12000077-09 with serial number 59990-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 1.600.000.00 Euros ( ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS )in cash credited to file with REF: N§.XXS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of Euros 48,000,000.00 shared among the thirty international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Your fund is now secured and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your

account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage

of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent below

MR DIMA CRISTIAN

DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS

MEGA TRUST AGENCY

MADRID SPAIN

E-Mail:megatrustconsultansy@consultant.com

TeL:0034-605-340-733

Fax:0034-605-340-733

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30TH MARCH 2006.Claims that are not made before the above date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in

your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference

and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent. send to your agent your

Telephone & Fax number, your full name and residential address including your international passport or other valid identification proof. The processing of your payment will start immediately and your agent must send you fund processing form, which you must complete and return to them.Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. A copy of your lucky Prize winning certificate and insurance will be sent to you by your claim agent prior to the transfer of your fund by our paying bank,

CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our

staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued good fortunes.

Sincerely,

MRS. MONICA WALLACE

- BONO LOTO

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dirt_jumper_peasey · March 2006

Dear Partner,

I am writting this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a reliable partner in an unfolding transaction.I have been unjustly treated by my partner in an earlier transaction, so I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and I believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am about to repose on you.For the past ten years,I have been working for a public relations firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month, plus little bonus based on my work input. On the 30th of June last year, our company made a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact with Alhaji Mabolo Dongo and began to supply him his cow medicines.

Alhaji Mabolo Dongo is the president of MABOLO DONGO FARMS, and is a millionaire farmer with animal farms at Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Benin and Togo with main offices in Cote d'Ivoire, and a new one located at Zimbabwe.Moreover,heis the greatest supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products to the whole of West Africa.

He had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per carton. He asked if our organisation can source for a cheaper supplier.We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to Alhaji Dongo, to supply him at US$4,800 per carton which they accepted.

As these supplies progressed and our company was doing fine, I requested my boss to increase my salary. He was so upset that he sacked me without benefits after ten years of dedicated service. Though I was later called back when another kind-hearted senior staff protested against his action. During my moments of being sacked, which lasted for close to two months, I was so desperate that I went to the Dongo Farms and infomed Alhaji Mabolo Dongo that I have a foriegn contact that will be willing to supply him this same products at US$4,000 per carton.

He was very happy with this news, and in turn confided to me that he was about to place order for one thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms. I assured him that my foriegn contact will be in the position to manufacture and supply to him; infact I convinced him that my former boss usually buys from my foriegn contact and that is why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER, I INFORMED ALHAJI DONGO THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE BEFORE MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM.

For the moment he has stopped all contact with my boss.Please consider on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately for details and negotiations as regards my commission. However,I will insist that my commission will be 20% of the total profit.You can use this email address:Note: We will buy one thousand carton at US$2,000,000.We sell to them at US$4,000,000. Our client pays cash before lifting of the goods. They must not know our purchase point in Europe.

Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Komoh.

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nrparker · March 2006

at the moment i have my bike posted on readers adds and one guy has sent me an e-mail saying to send him some picture of the bike so i did and when it came to it he said he wanted it and wanted my adress to send the cheque to but then he told me a story that hes a british citizen working in russia and he would send a cheque of like œ2900 and i deduct the rest and give it to the shipping company but the weird thing is this happened last year when i was trying to sell it and i just didnt bother emailing back the second time and now a new email has arrived saying i am interested and could i ship it to russia (same story as the other 2 times)

so what can i do to tell if it is a genuine buyer and not be wasting my time or just a geek that sits at home annoying people because he knows nothing can happen to him behind a computer screen

cheers

mongoose

nrparker · March 2006

its ok i have sorted it by sending an angry email
but the only problem is i dont know whether or not other people are time wasters now
ill have to try ebay again

mongoose

ems · April 2006

Thanks for your mail and for getting back to me,the BIKE seem's great and I'm interested in purchasing it.Concerning the shipment,my shipper will come and pick it up from your location as soon as we seal this transaction and I WILL WAIT FOR THE CHEQUE TO CLEAR at your bank.A client of mine in the UK is owing me some funds(œ4000)I will instruct him to issue the cheque in your name and You will deduct the cost of the (BIKE)(œ1150) when the cheque clear at your bank and the remaining balance will be send back to my Shipper via western union money transfer for immediate shipping arrangment of the BIKE at your location once they get this they will contact you for the pick up.If this is okay with you do get back to me immediately with your information as listed below for me to instruct my client to issue the cheque in your name.Hope to hear from you soonest.

NAME :
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
POSTAL CODE:
COUNTRY:
TEL NUMBER:MOBILE:

Best regards,
James......

N.B,I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL WAIT FOR THE CHEQUE TO CLEAR AT YOUR BANK BEFORE THE SHIPPER COME FOR THE PICK-UP AT YOUR LOCATION AND ALSO COMPENSATE YOU WITH œ50 FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IT SOLD TO ME AND REMOVE THE ADVERT FROM THE INTERNET.

Does this look like a scam e-mail to you?
please reply i'm new to internet selling

mtb_mad · April 2006

Dear Mr/Mrs **** *******

We are committed to protecting you, with the latest technology to keep your details secure, and dedicated teams to monitor online activity and intercept any suspicious actions. And we do everything we can to protect our online customers, but the steps we take can be much more effective if you work with us to protect yourself.

03 April 2006 our security system detected an unsuccessfull access attempt to your online account from Ip address 81.190.253.29 that does not correspond to your current address:

20 ***** ***
ipswich
ip2 ***

Please click here to confirm your current address or change it online.

If you do not confirm your address until 10 April 2006 your account will be SUSPENDED for security reasons and we will send you an Activation Code by post which you will need to renew your online banking service access. You will receive this within seven days if your current address is not confirmed.

Yours sincerely

Adrian Grace
Security Department
Barclays Insurance Services Company Limited

Online Banking Guarantee | Privacy Policy
Please do not reply to this e-mail

This is the third one ive had from "barclays". i always call barclays from the number on my bank statement to check if they are real, and they never are. i always send any scam mail that pretends to be a company to the company ts supposed to be from and ask them if its real or not. ive also had them from ebay asking to validate credit card details.

[:)]

richardfreytag · April 2006

In reply to nrparker`s query about sorting the wheat from the chaff... if you view the full headers of the email, it`ll tell you the originating IP address. Run this through a whois look-up (www.whois.net) and it`ll return the IP owners name, and their location. If they`re not from the UK, be suspicious! Tho` of course if they are in the UK, it could still be dodgy....

bobmcstuff · April 2006

I expect you've had this one before:

Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but
msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are
taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one
person), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your
account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU
WILL COST œ10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
hey everyone, i dont normally send this sort of stuff out but had a look on
the internet and its actually true . On the 1st of november , we will have
to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send this message
to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke if you don't
believe me then go to the site (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your msn dude
will become blue. please copy and paste don't forward cos people won't take
notice of it.

This is all crap. The link article is from 2001, so clearly not relevant. if you get it, don't forward it to 18 people, you'll just piss them off. How the hell will Hotmail know if you've forwarded that email? it just text. This is about the 4th different email i've had about hotmail supposedly closing down, i never do anything and my account is still open. Its all crap. don't bother unless it's actually from hotmail staff.

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I did get a good one when I was selling my frame; the guy said he'd pay double what i wanted, despite the fact you could by a new one for that. Plus he was Dutch or something, and the email was hard to read.

She wasn't just a pretty face... she had great tits and a nice arse too.

mtb_mad · April 2006

Not exactly a scam because they dont request any information but I just get fecking fed up with getting these crappy bloody chain email things. They serve no purpose and waste bandwidth, aswell as giving out peoples email address to loads of people.
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 9:43 PM
Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEEEASE READ!!!!!! it was on the news!]

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>> Subject: PLEEEEEEEASE READ!!!!!! it was on the news!]
>>
>>
>>> Having read this , I imagine it has been around since
>>> April Fools day., But, if you believe in the Easter
>>> Bunny and such, perhaps You'll want to participate in
>>> this.( I'm doing it under threat of no more home
>>> cooked meals from My Daughter-in-Law)
>>>
>>> THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS
>>> FOR REAL
>>> Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!!
>>> it was on the news!
>>> This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel
>>> will follow through with their promises for fear of
>>> facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar
>>> to the one filed by Pepsi Co against General Electric
>>> not too long ago.
>>> Dear Friends;
>>> Please do not take this for a junk letter.
>>> Bill Gates sharing his fortune.
>>> If you ignore this, You will repent later.
>>> Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
>>> companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet
>>> Explorer remains the most widely used
>>> program,Microsoft and AOL are running
>>> an e-mail beta test. When you
>>> forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and
>>> will track it(If you are a Microsoft Windows user) For
>>> a two weeks time period.
>>> For every
>>> person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft
>>> will pay you $245.00 For
>>> every person that you sent it to that forwards
>>> it on, Microsoft will pay you
>>> $243.00 and for every third person that receives
>>> it,You will be paid $241.00. Within two weeks,
>>> Microsoft will contact you for your address and
>>> then send you a check.
>>> I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after
>>> receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft
>>> contacted me for my address an within days,
>>> I receive a check for $24,800.00. You need to respond
>>> before the beta testing is
>>> over. If anyone can afford this, Bill gates is
>>> the man. It's all marketing expense to him. Please
>>> forward this to as many people as possible. You
>>> are bound to get at least $10,000.00. We're not
>>> going to help them out with their e-mail beta test
>>> without getting a little something for our time. My
>>> brother's girlfriend got in on this a few
>>> > >months
>>> > > > >>>>> > >>>ago.
>>> > > > >>>>> > >>>When i
>>> > > > >>>>> > >>>went to visit
>>> > him for the Baylor/UT game. She showed me her check.
>>> It was for the sum of $4,324.44 and was stamped "Paid
>>> in full"
>>> Like I said before, I know the law, and this is for
>>> real.
>>> Intel and AOL are now discussing a merger which would
>>> make them the largest Internet company and in an
>>> effort make sure that AOL remains the most widely used
>>> program,Intel and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.
>>>
>>> When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel can and
>>> will track it( if you are a Microsoft Windows user)for
>>> a two week time period.
>>>
>>> Try it; What have you got to lose !

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samurai1 · April 2006

been asked to let people know about this. its a gen scam. the jams.

F Y I

"If you receive a card through your door from a company call PDS

> (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel awaiting

> delivery instructions and can you contact them on 0906 6611911 DO NOT

> call the number as this is a mail scam originating from Belize If you

> call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will

> already have been billed

> ¶œ15

> for the phone call.

>

> If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal

> Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICTIS at <<http://www.icstis.org.uk>>

> <http://www.icstis.org.uk> or your local trading standards office.

>

> This is a genuine scam. ICTIS have the following information about this

> number. This is a card posted through your letter box from PDS Parcel

> Delivery suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and to

> call the premium rate number in question. This service costs ¶œ1.50 per minute.

> This service is under investigation by ICSTIS.

>

> Please be aware of this scam and forward this information to as many

> as possible.

> Should you receive a card from this company please follow the above

> instructions."

>

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i ride a bike · May 2006

anyone else advertised stuff and been sent an e-mail saying they will swap? i got one, some guy wanted me to post to canada. said he would swap MY pair of evolve cranks for a pair of HFX mag's and an XT groupset? seemed wierd to me, couldnt be bothered to follow it up though. perhaps it was genuine, we'll never knowwwww.

i ride a bike · May 2006

ooookaaaaayyyyy heres a beaut!!! I've been trying to sell my frame and all that for a few weeks now to no avail when i get this Laaaverly email:

Hello Jack
I got your mail safely and i really appreciate ur efforts about the CANNONDALE
CHASE FRAME JRT FORKS Right now you know I'm going to ask my client to issue
the uk bankdraft check of œ4,500 in your name and you'll send the excess funds
to my shipper via western union,for him to come for the pick up of the
CANNONDALE CHASE FRAME JRT FORKS at your location,I ll give you my shipping
agent's datas as soon as the uk bankdraft clears into your bank account,i will
gets to you my shipper data,He's handles my shipping arrangement.I will be
giving œ100 for your (efforts).my consumer want the CANNONDALE CHASE FRAME JRT
FORKS urgently,and they are earger to see it and help to take good proper care
of it pls....
I'll need your datas for the bankdraft to get to you
soonest..
NAME..
ADDRESS..
POST CODE.
CITY..
STATE...
COUNTRY..
PHONE MOBILE NUMBER
OFFICE,
Pls mail me today,to let me know what's good.
I know I can trust you,
Best Regard

DJIP · May 2006

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bobmcstuff

I expect you've had this one before:

Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but
msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are
taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one
person), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your
account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU
WILL COST œ10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
hey everyone, i dont normally send this sort of stuff out but had a look on
the internet and its actually true . On the 1st of november , we will have
to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send this message
to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke if you don't
believe me then go to the site (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your msn dude
will become blue. please copy and paste don't forward cos people won't take
notice of it.

This is all crap. The link article is from 2001, so clearly not relevant. if you get it, don't forward it to 18 people, you'll just piss them off. How the hell will Hotmail know if you've forwarded that email? it just text. This is about the 4th different email i've had about hotmail supposedly closing down, i never do anything and my account is still open. Its all crap. don't bother unless it's actually from hotmail staff.

----

I did get a good one when I was selling my frame; the guy said he'd pay double what i wanted, despite the fact you could by a new one for that. Plus he was Dutch or something, and the email was hard to read.

She wasn't just a pretty face... she had great tits and a nice arse too.
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If you actually read that artical as well, it says you only have to pay if you get all the extras and hotmail will remain free

<center>my name is Heather [:)]
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ginger spazz · May 2006

ive had one before- it was along the lines of-

if you send the forks to me i will send you the money when i receive them

or somethink like that-i might be ginger (lol) but im not that stupid

my pink bike album

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/?op=list& ... rid=108161

Daddy_Rob · May 2006

I particularly like this scam, might be real, might not be, I'm a sucker for these.

http://www.gatenbys.com/?r=58412

brooklynsrule · May 2006

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bobmcstuff

I expect you've had this one before:

Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but
msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are
taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one
person), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your
account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU
WILL COST œ10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
hey everyone, i dont normally send this sort of stuff out but had a look on
the internet and its actually true . On the 1st of november , we will have
to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send this message
to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke if you don't
believe me then go to the site (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your msn dude
will become blue. please copy and paste don't forward cos people won't take
notice of it.

This is all crap. The link article is from 2001, so clearly not relevant. if you get it, don't forward it to 18 people, you'll just piss them off. How the hell will Hotmail know if you've forwarded that email? it just text. This is about the 4th different email i've had about hotmail supposedly closing down, i never do anything and my account is still open. Its all crap. don't bother unless it's actually from hotmail staff.

----

I did get a good one when I was selling my frame; the guy said he'd pay double what i wanted, despite the fact you could by a new one for that. Plus he was Dutch or something, and the email was hard to read.

She wasn't just a pretty face... she had great tits and a nice arse too.
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i got like a billion of those emails in 2 weeks. it was so fucking annoying!

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rayli93 · May 2006

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">ems email scam

Sounds like one to me not sure. I got the exact email just with a diffrent name and œ2000 pounds. Hmmm.. weird.

GavP3 · May 2006

Got the one today OFFERING ME œ100 OVER THE ASKING PRICE FOR MY BIKE, ASKING TO CLEAR A CHEQUE FOR AROUND œ4000, and for all my contact details - person was using the name James Waynes, see below:

Hello
I got your mail and i really appreciate ur efforts about the DMR TRAILSTAR MK 2 Right now am going to instruct my client to issue certified UK BANKDRAFT of œ4,600 the certified UK BANKDRAFT can be deposite in your bank and it's will take 3 to 4 working days for the bank draft to clears into your account hope you understand.Now, i will ask him to issued you the above amount in your name and you'll send the excess funds to my shipper via western union,for him to come for the pick up of the DMR TRAILSTAR MK 2 at your location,I' ll give you my shipping agent's datas as soon as the UK BANKDRAFT clears into your bank account,i will gets to you my shipper data for the western union so that he can receive the balance after 2&3 days it's will be at your location for the pick up,He's handles my shipping arrangement.I will be giving œ100 for your (efforts).my consumer want the DMR TRAILSTAR MK 2 urgently,and they are earger to see it and help to take good proper care of it pls....
I'll need your datas for the check to get to you
soonest..
NAME..
ADDRESS..
POST CODE.
CITY..
STATE...
COUNTRY..
PHONE MOBILE NUMBER
OFFICE, NUMBER
Pls mail me today,to let me know what's good. I know I can trust you, Best Regard

i love that. 'I know I can trust you'

G

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