More UK National Lottery Scams

Yet another UK National Lottery scam emails are hitting inboxes everywhere.

Unfortunately you did not really win the UK National Lottery, rather you are the target of a scam often referred to as a Lottery or Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS [mailto:info@web.co.uk]
Sent: 03/17/2008 9:09 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner: TICKET No:20511465463-7644

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
finaldraws of UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL PROGRAM. international programs.After
this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two
winners in the category \\"A\\" You are therefore been approve to claim the
sum of 1,000,000 (One Million Pounds Sterling) with the information below:

REF No:UKNL-L/200-26937
BATCH No:074/07/ZY369
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:5368/02
LUCKY No: 56475600545188


To file for your claim fill the form below and send it to our payment
parastatal:

Contact Person: Mr.Bans Freeman
Telephone: +44 703 19 42432
E-mail: uknl_claimsdept007@yahoo.co.uk
E-mail: uknl_claimsdept007@yahoo.co.uk

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

(1) FULL NAME
(2) FULL ADDRESS
(3) NATIONALITY
(4) COUNTRY
(5) DATE OF BIRTH
(6) OCCUPATION
(7) TELEPHONE NUMBER
(8) SEX
(9) WINNING EMAIL

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
caroline bryan's(Mrs.)
Online co-coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Capital One Message eMail Scam

Capital One clients are the latest targets of internet fraudsters. Below is the latest phishing attack targeting their online banking customers.

If you receive this or a similar email be aware that following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real Capital One website page. Any information you type on this screen such as your login information will go directly to the fraudsters, not Capital One.

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Click Here to view an image of the fake Capital One website. Hard to tell it from the real website, right?

The text of the Scam email message is here:
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From: Customer Service [mailto:customer_service@CapitalOne.com]
Sent: 03/05/2008 6:39 PM
To: Customer Service
Subject: You have one new message at Capital One.

Dear Customer,

You have one new message at Capital One.

INBOX
From: Customer Service
Date: 02/05/2008
Subject: Official service renewal notification.
In order to read the message click here to login at
Capital One and access your MAIL section.

This site provides information about and access to financial services offered by the Capital One family of
companies, including Capital One Bank and Capital One, N.A., members FDIC.
©2008 Capital One Services, Inc.
Capital One is a federally registered service mark. All rights reserved.
Blank Check® is a registered trademark of Capital One Services, Inc.


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If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact Capital One for assistance. Call them at 1-800-951-6951 for credit card customers; 1-888-822-2274 for TowerNet customers; or 1-800-933-3993 for retail bank customers. For information about Phishing at Capital One visit their website at:

http://www.capitalone.com/fraud/prevention/phishing.php?linkid=WWW_Z_Z_Z_FRD_C1_01_T_FPRV1

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Business Offer eMail Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: KROZEN ACCOUNTANT [mailto:KROZEN_ACCOUNTANT@web.de]
Sent: 03/04/2008 10:10 AM
To: legal.aid@aidchambers.com
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER

BUSINESS OFFER

Dear business partner,

I am Mr. Niel Krozen, an accountant at the Dutch postbank, Mr.Martin King's private accountant. Mr.Martin King lived the last twenty years of his life in the United Kingdom{U.K}, and whom herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 5th of October,1999, my client died in the train crash near Paddington Station, London-England. This is one of Britain's worst train crashes in fifty[50] years.

Please click on these links:-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm

His lawyer has made several attempts to locate any of my client's relatives, this search exercise proved abortive. My Late Client had two successful companies registered in the United Arab Emirates{U.A.E} where he was involved in so many business ventures in the 1980's from Oil{Petroleum} marketing to equipments supplies to Dubai water Corporation, Owned several private businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in the U.K. Owned several private businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in the U.K. But for special reasons he relocated to the United Kingdom.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated and declared unserviceable or his suspense account declared redundant by Post BankNL[www.postbank.nl}-A member of the ING Group} where the deceased had an account valued at about 15,500,000.00 (fifteen million, five hundred thousand Euros, since the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account declared redundant.

His lawyer and I seek your consent to present you as the Next-Of-Kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds can be paid to you as my clients Next of Kin, a great percentage of this fund will be given as reward and your business ideas will also be welcome for future investment purposes . All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased next of Kin, will be provided, e.g His death Certificate and a contract will be issued in your name clearly stating that you are in full control of the fund
etc. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through successfully, be rest assured that this is not going to be an easy task but i believe you already know that anything involving major funds do not come easy, some part of this fund is destined to go to charity and that will be mostly your responsibility, instructions will be given on how to go about this at the right time. Previous professional experience with large figures will be appreciated.

Please if you receive this email as expected, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my legal duty, send the details below to the E-mail address below

1. full name{s}
2. current home/mobile telephone and fax numbers,
3. occupation,
4. age
5. address.
6. E-mail address

I guarantee you 100% that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law in your country. Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Once again, I congratulate you, as i wish to use this business to build a mutually beneficial business and personal relationship with you, as i intend to invest a better part of my share of this deal in your line of business or into any other viable venture[s} in your city/country.

Best regards,
MR. Niel Krozen
The Netherlands
E-mail: postbnkoffshore@netbusiness.com

PS:-PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS: postbnkoffshore@netbusiness.com

__________________________________________________
GRATIS: Movie-FLAT. Jetzt freischalten!
http://freemail.web.de/club/maxdome.htm/?mc=025557


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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

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If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. We recommend visiting the US Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Site for additional information.

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Euro Credit Bank Email Scam

Couldn't you use a $10,500,000.00 credit to your account? Who couldn't? Unfortunately, if you received this email you're not about to have that dream come true. Rather you're the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam. If you provide account information to "Mr. Paul Hammond" the only change to your account will be an unexpected withdrawal.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: mail@powermails.com [mailto:mail@powermails.com]
Sent: 03/05/2008 1:08 AM
Subject: RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500, 000.00, EURO CREDIT BANK PLC

EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
246/B Tideslea Path, West Phamesmead ,
London SE28 ONH , United Kingdom
FAX; 0044-871-264-0649

Dear Friend,

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500,000.00

We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after through
review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in conjunction
with the World Bank Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for
immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank
account from their offshore account with us.

The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times
by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has
been delayed by some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money
or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds as you have met up with
the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential
Certificate Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic
transfer and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you
and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and
reflect in your account within four working days from the day you
obtain this Non-Residential Certificate Form.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification,
kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
directly to our company Private E-mail ( euro.creditbank_4@yahoo.co.uk )
(euro.creditbank@sify.com)

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Paul Hammond
Head of International Transfer Banking Division.
EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

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South Africa Chamber of Commerce eMail Scam

Many email users have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: Mr. & Mrs. Fanta Idrisa kamara. [mailto:idriskama72@gmail.com]
Sent: 03/03/2008 6:43 PM
To: feedback@securepcnews.com
Subject: greetings

EMAIL : idriskama72@gmail.com PHONE NUMBER +233-206-496-799, You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that ,I am Mr. Idris Kamara the personal assistant to DR. Mike Yadema Fadiga, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Liberia. I got your contact from The South African chambers of commerce and industries in Johannesburg in my search for reliable individual or company to assist me on this transfer transaction. Before the Death of my boss, he had taken me to Accra- Ghana to deposit the sum of US $10 Million( Ten million United States Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Liberia. This money was Deposited as Diplomatic items of high valuables to avoid much demur rage from the Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Liberian President Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few Black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Liberia war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my boss was one of the victim. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in Ghana decided to transfer the Money to a foreign account since the law of Ghana prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of Ghana. As the only person who knows about this transaction, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything that my boss had. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Ghana for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the Ghana Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment for an asylum seeker. As a reliable person, who I have to entrust my future and of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Accra – Ghana, so that you can open a non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to investment in you country. I have two Option for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership or trust with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country as a Trustee. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 35% of the money while the remaining 60% will be for my family's investment in your country. Contact me with the above E-mail Address and phone number While I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. Thanks and God bless. Yours Faithfully, Mr. & Mrs. Fanta Idrisa kamara.
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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

Emails like this one often contain hidden spyware or other malicious software that can steal account and password information right from your computer. If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. We recommend visiting the US Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Site for additional information.

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United States Lottery Scam

Maybe the Euro, Netherlands, UK or Royal Casino Lottery emails you received were fake, but what about the United States Lottery? Maybe this one’s for real?

Don't call you boss and quit your job just yet. Unfortunately you did not really win the United States Lottery, rather you are the target of a scam often referred to as a Lottery or Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: Joseph Anderson [mailto:uslottoresults@bigmir.net]
Sent: 02/28/2008 11:07 AM
Subject: CONFIRMATION LETTER FROM THE UNITED STATES LOTTERY BOARD

DATE:28/02/2008
REF:575061725
BATCH:805649092/188 Winning Numbers 1 2 26 30 40 21

Dear Lucky Winner,

Your E-mail address Has Emerged as one of the winner's of this Month's United States Lottery held on 25th February 2008. You have won the sum of $800,000.00 USD (Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file with Reference number: ref: ILP/HW 46704/03

This program is conducted annually and you have emerged as one of our winner's for this Month of February 2008.

All winnings MUST be claimed before the 15th of March. 2008.

Your Lottery prize will be released to you from our Correspondence Bank in Uk,London.

To file for your claim, Contact our Judicial Claims Agent for more details and claim.

Contact Person: Mr Cane Shaws
Email: agentcane.uslotto1@yahoo.com

Congratulations once again from all our staff.Best Regards,

MR JOSEPH ANDERSON
(Coordinator)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT:agentcane.uslotto1@yahoo.com
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Mineral Resources and Petroleum email Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: MR.NYAMDORJ SUKUR [mailto:sukurn@aol.co.uk]
Sent: 02/22/2008 12:19 PM
To: articles@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Message-Id: <20080222171837.1e0ac3000443@partners.dravanet.hu>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:18:37 +0100 (CET)


Mineral Resources and Petroleum
Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM)
P.O.Box 37/81
Uildverchnii Street
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 210337
ATTN:

I am Mr. Nyamdorj S. Head of Finance and Accounting Department of the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia. PAM
I am writing this letter to solicit your co-operation in order to redeem an investment interest currently held under trust with the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia. PAM.The said investment now valued at USD$85 million (Eighty-five million United States Dollars), was originally purchased by one Mr. Ed Storey of SOCO INTERNATIONAL. and leased to the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia. PAM.(visit http://www.state.gov/s/d/former/armitage/remarks/29141.htm)

Since the maturity of this contract in September 2005, several attempts have been made without success to contact Mr. Ed Storey (who is now deceased) or any of his close relatives to whose favour the investment cash value can be paid. My partner Mr. Sanduijav G. who is the Vice Chairman of the Ministry, and two other colleagues Mr. Toishubai K. (Head of Administration and Legal Department) and Mr. Amarsaihan D. (Head of Processing and Supply Coordination Department) have initiated the process of filing a claim for this money with the hope of having funds transfered outside the country. Since you have a foreign name or can provide a foreign name as Mr. Ed Storey, my partners will file a claim for this money from the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia. PAM, indicating that you were appointed by Mr. Ed Storey to be the beneficiary of this fund. When the claim is approved, you as the beneficiary will be paid the sum of $USD 85 million. The money will be paid directly to any bank of your choice.
Please contact me via my pravite email:
s.nyamdorj@loopymail.com

Sincerely,
Mr. Nyamdorj S.


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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

Emails like this one often contain hidden spyware or other malicious software that can steal account and password information right from your computer. If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. We recommend visiting the US Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Site for additional information.

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Royal Euro Casino Lottery Scam

What better way to start your day than by reading your email and finding out you won a Lottery, particularly one worth $1 Million. Don't call you boss and quit your job just yet. Unfortunately you did not really win the Royal-Euro Casino Lottery, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Lottery or Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Royal-Euro Casino [mailto:fotoclub.lapieve@virgilio.it]
Sent: 02/20/2008 10:28 PM
Subject: Contact the payment bank.

Contact the payment bank.

This is to inform you that your email ID has
won US$1,000,000.00 in the second category of our computer ballot email
lottery with the said winning numbers giving below:

Ticket number:
5489815/06/DSP
Lucky Draw Number:16 17 30 31 38 40 5
Reference Number:
UDA/H52362/475850/REF
LOTTERY DATE: 20/02/2008

Royal-Euro Casino is a
member of European Casino Association (ECA). The ECA aims to serve as a
network for information; information that shall be used to communicate
and work with the EU institutions on anything related to casino
operations. Please contact the Clearance and
Verification department of
the payment Bank for your claim:
****************************************************
Dr. Johan
Gallagher. (Director of operations).
International Remittance
Department (Direktbank N.V)
Phone:+31-610-698-903, Fax: +31-847-301-110
Email: direktbinfo1@aim.com, direktbinfo@oued.info
Web-Site: www.
direktbank.nl

****************************************************
Your security file number is DNL105/WIN777/2008 (keep personal).
Failure to claim your winning prize before the dead-line stipulation of
one month will obviously mean that your winning prize will be re-staked
in our next Lottery draws, so ensure that the needful is done now and
quickly as possible.

Congratulations on your winning.

Yours
Sincerely,
Mrs. paoloe Brook (Co-Ordinator Royal-Euro Casino)
TEL/FAX:
+31-847-301-128.
Official Site: www.dptcasino.com



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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Flagstar Bank Responds to Email Scam

SecurePCNews.com recently posted an alert about a new Phishing email targeting Flagstar Bank's online banking users. As part of our normal practice we also reported it directly to Flagstar's abuse contact.

In response to our report to them, Flagstar promptly responded and provided great advice for detecting and responding to fraudulent emails. The email provided information on how to handle the email if you received it.



Following is Flagstar Bank's response:
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Thank you for bringing the suspicious e-mail you received to our attention.
Flagstar Bank would never send an unsolicited e-mail requesting confidential information from its customers.

Please delete the e-mail from your inbox. Do not respond to it. If you are a Flagstar Bank customer and have already answered the e-mail, please call our Customer Service department at (800) 642-0039 immediately. If you are not a Flagstar Bank customer, please contact your financial institution immediately.

Identity theft and fraud are serious issues for us at Flagstar Bank, and we will work aggressively with law enforcement officials to address every suspected use of our name in a fraudulent manner.
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Please do not respond to this e-mail. This e-mail box is used to collect and track data relating to suspicious e-mail. If you suspect fraud has occurred on your Flagstar Bank account, please call our Customer Service department at (800) 642-0039 immediately. If you have other specific questions relating to fraudulent e-mail, please contact us at http://www.flagstar.com/secure/contact.jsp .

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Riegelwood Federal Credit Union Email Fraud

Riegelwood Federal Credit Union clients are the target of a relatively unique type of phishing scam. This time, the fraudsters are enticing recipients to respond to the email with the promise of a $100 credit to their accounts. This is a twist on the normal bait like locked accounts or suspicious activity.

If you receive this or a similar email be aware that following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real Riegelwood website page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not the Credit Union.

For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."

Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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From: Riegelwood Federal CU [mailto:UpdateAcc@riegelwoodfcu.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:11 PM
To: Riegelwood Federal CU
Subject: SPAM:Update And Verify Your Account !

Dear Customer,
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
You have been chosen by Riegelwood Federal Credit Union department to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey.
In return we will credit $100 to your account - Just for your time!
Helping us better understand how our customers feel benefits everyone.
With the information collected we can decide to direct a number of changes to improve and expand our online service.
The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous - No part of it is handed down to any third party groups.
It will be stored in our secure database for maximum of 3 days while we process the results of this nationwide survey.
We kindly ask you to spare two minutes of your time in taking part with this unique offer!
To Continue click on the link below:
To Update Click Here!

© Copyright © 1999-2008 Riegelwood Federal Credit Union. All rights reserved.

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.

If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download from Office Depot.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact your financial institution for assistance. For information about Fraud Prevention at Riegelwood Federal Credit Union visit their website at http://www.riegelwoodfcu.org/fraud.htm


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Bank of America Responses to Internet Fraud

SecurePCNews.com recently posted an alert about a new Phishing email targeting Bank of America online banking users. As part of our normal practice we also reported it directly to Bank of America's abuse contact.

In response to our report to them, Bank of America promptly responded and provided great advice for detecting and responding to fraudulent emails. The email also includes a link to great information about detecting protecting against fraud.

For more information about phishing you can also visit SecurePCNews.

Following is Bank of America's response:
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-----Original Message-----
From: noreply@bankofamerica.com [mailto:noreply@bankofamerica.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:21 AM
To: ajones@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: In response to your Abuse Inquiry

Thank you for contacting Bank of America to report a potentially fraudulent email, commonly referred to as a "phishing" email. We take your security very seriously and will investigate this matter immediately. If our investigation determines that the email is fraudulent, we will take steps to have the site shut down.

Please note that you will not receive any further response from this mailbox.

For general account inquiries, or other fraud-related events that do not include fraudulent emails, please call the customer service number located on your account statement or refer to the Reporting Fraud section of www.bankofamerica.com/privacy.

Stay safe from Phishing: Easy clues to help you keep your personal information secure.

The main goal of a phishing email is to get you to a site where you will provide your personal information. With these basic, but powerful, clues, you can easily recognize the threat and ensure the safety of your identity and finances.

1. Does the email ask you to go to a website and verify personal information? We won't ask you to verify your personal information in response to an email.
2. What is the tone of the mail? Most phish emails convey a sense of urgency by threatening discontinued service or information loss if you don't take immediate action.
3. What is the quality of the email? Many phish emails have misspellings, bad grammar, or poor punctuation.
4. Are the links in the email valid? Deceptive links in phishing emails look like they are to a valid site, but deliver you to a fraudulent one. Many times you can see if the link is legitimate by just moving your mouse over the link.
5. Is the email personalized with your name and applicable account information? Many phish emails use generic salutations and generic information (e.g. "Dear Customer" or "Dear Account Holder") instead of your name.
6. What is the sender's email address? Many phish emails come from an email address not from the company represented in the email.
7. When in doubt, type it out. If you suspect an email to be phishing, don't click on any links in the email. Type the valid address directly into your web browser.

For more information, and to enhance your anti-phishing arsenal with our free Bank of America Toolbar, please visit our Privacy & Security website at www.bankofamerica.com/privacy.
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Nationwide Bank of UK - Another Phishing Email Scam

SecurePCNews previously alerted you to an email scam targeting Nationwide Bank on

Unfortunately, the phishers are again targeting Nationwide customers, this time using a 'switch to our new transaction system' as the bait.

Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real Nationwide Bank login page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not Nationwide Bank.

Click here to view a copy of the fake or 'spoofed' website that is associated with this email.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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From: Nationwide Building Society [mailto:Alert@nationwide.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: Important Alert ! Switch to our new transcation system

Dear Dear Nationwide Bank Customers,

We are glad to inform you, that our bank is switching to new transactions security
standards.The new 2008 updated technologies will ensure the security of your payments
through our bank. Both software and hardware will be updated.

We Kindly ask you to confirm your Online Identity & ATM Card details

Click here to confirm your UPDATE

We offer you a new convenient and safe high-quality level of service to handle you ATM card.

Nationwide Bank Customer Support
12:47 PM 22/01/2008

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.

If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact your financial institution for assistance. For more information about email scams and how to report suspicious emails at Nationwide visit their website at http://www.nationwide.co.uk/security/fraudulent_emails/

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West Cliff Casino Board email Scam

It looks like we have a Winner!

Could it be? Unfortunately, no. All you won was the chance to be th target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
From: WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD [mailto:cliffwest8@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:26 AM
To: feedback
Subject: AWARD WINNING

WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD,
401 centre, 302 REGENT STREET,
West End, LONDON, W1B 3HH
Registered in England with Company Registration number 3699618
Group VAT registration number 832 6732 26.
Ref: Number: WCC/ENG8002/08
Batch Number: WCC604990/UK
CASINO BOARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

The WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD International promotion UNITED KINGDOM program is proud to inform you that you have just won Two Million British Pounds (£2.000, 000, 00).

However no previous notification is given before your email address was picked for this lottery. Generally email address are picked, the draws are processed by the computer through a special program that is special designed for this lottery, the program is known as Random Access Program (RAP) This software picks email addresses from the internet and through a random process, picks the winners through their email address.

To file for your claim, please contact our financial agent:
MR. FRANK ADAMS
West Cliff Casino Board
Tel: +44-871-5031-922
Fax: +44-700-5976-328
EMAIL:cliffwest9@yahoo.co.in
EMAIL:cliffwest8@gmail.com
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Congratulations!!!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Herd
Promotions manager
WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD.
UNITED KINGDOM.

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Google Email Lottery International Email Scam

There's probably no better way to start your morning than by reading your email and finding out you won a Lottery, particularly one worth 1 million Euro (that's like $6 Billion USD, right?) Don't quit your job quite yet, because unfortunately you did not really win the Google Email Lottery this morning, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: googlecenter11 [mailto:googlecenter11@ekolay.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:24 AM
Subject: YOU HAVE WON 1,000,000,00 EURO CONGRATULATIONS!!!

GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
WORLD INTERNET LOTTO CENTRE
EASTERN AVE 6528
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE
(WE ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)

Dear Lucky Winner,
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY organised by GOOGLE INTERNATIONAL. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on 8TH of January 2008 and results are being officially announced Today 7TH of February 2008. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program. Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 675432890044/376, with serial number 200-373 drew the lucky numbers 1-0-11-44-3-222 and consequently won in the First Category.You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of One Million(1,000,000.00) Euro, which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from 1,500,000 Euro shared among the 2 winners in this category.

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants / non participants of this program.Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

To file for your claim, kindly contact your CLAIMS Agent.

Mr Yorugos Papadopulos.
Marginlatrust Claims Agency
TEL: +306995905073,Fax+0030-694-409-5731
E-mail:marginlatrust@aim.com
THINOS 73, 10722,
ATHENS GREECE

You are advised to contact the agents by email.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent. Reference Nr: AMC/2331-ILHWGI0431/06. Batch Nr: EOST/25/0496/TVUFS Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.Rita Brown.
(PROMOTION COORDINATOR)

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Western Union Money Transfer Email Fraud and How to Spot a Scam

Here's another example of a classic Nigerian Scam email. Can you spot what's wrong with this picture? Keep reading and maybe the RED FLAGS after the email will help.

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From: WESTERNUNION [mailto:frank@gewestpink.be]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:41 AM
To: WESTERNUNION
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION

Send Money Worldwide
Dear Sir/Madam,
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of
$2,250,000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file wng/9023113458/02, at the
owner of this email address.
The International Monetary Fund contacted us for your compensation a couple of
hours ago due to your allocated security code.
They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. We
are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address,so we require
some more information to verify it with what we have on file in order to complete this transfer and make sure that we are not paying the wrong beneficiary.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS
AGE:
In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union Solicitors Fund
Verification Department:
western_unionng@hotmail.com
As soon as this information is received,and you have complied with the
requirements of payment of the western union charges, payment will be made to
your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from The Western Union
Transfering Bank.
When emailing,please use reference number 111-117 for our mutual convenience.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,OFFICE NIGERIA BRANCH.
Sincerely,
Warren Jack
Western Union Payments
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You receive and email from Western Union's Nigera Office, but the email address was sent from Warren Jack who's email address is frank@gewestpink.be. (by the way.be is Belguim, not Nigeria and why does Warren use Frank's email account?) (RED FLAG) You've got a $2,250,000 USD (RED FLAG) transfer waiting for you at Western Union. Of course you didn't expect it, (RED FLAG) but hey, who cares for $2.250 million right? All you have to do is provide a little information and, that's right, take of the "payment of the western union charges." (RED FLAG) Probably just a few bucks anyway, right? Not on $2.250 million. Just reply to the email address at WesternUnion.com ... I mean, hotmail.com (RED FLAG) at the Nigeria Branch (RED FLAG), and they'll send you instructions on how to take care of that little charge. Next thing you know you're a multi-millionaire. This to be on the 'up and up' right? Heck, there's even a reference number (RED FLAG) for your 'convenience.'

What are the RED FLAGS here?

• Nigeria or Belgium, Warren or Frank?


• Nobody would transfer $2.250Million through Western Union.


• Would anyone send your $50, much less $2.250 million without letting you know first?


• In real transfers, fees are generally paid on the 'senders' side, not the recipient.


• Western Union is using a Hotmail email address? Hotmail's great, but come on...


• Of course, the transfer is coming from the financial capital of the world, Nigeria?


• And last but not least, the ever present 'Reference' number. It must be official if there's a reference number...

So, hopefully by now, if you've received this email or one like it, you've realized that you unfortunately are the target of a scam. Nigerian scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Yahoo Internet Lottery Email Scam - Yet again

You may recall that we've alerted SecurePCNews.com readers to previous Yahoo! Lottery scams.

Now, here's the latest attempt to defraud using a Yahoo! Lottery as the bait.

Scams like this are often refered to as Nigerian scams and can lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: officelobkk3220@earthlink.net [mailto:officelobkk3220@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:27 AM
To: officelobkk3220@earthlink.net
Subject: Yahoo!! International Lottery Organization

LOTTERY RESULTS 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!

Yahoo!! International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 25 lucky winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held on 7th the January 2008.

All 25 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1, 000. 000.000 USD)

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our Bangkok representative office in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( $1, 000.000.00USD) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Bangkok Thailand.

Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand 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 claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZEThese are your identification numbers.
Ticket number.....................085-12876077-09
Serial number.......................51390-0
Lucky number...................03-05-12-14-28-38
Ref number...................N.EGS/3662367114/13

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,

Email: yahlottorg66@yahoo.com.hk
Name: Kane Iva
Tel: +(66)890724282

You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!

1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of March 2008. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that 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 all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo lottery is a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo! Registered user.

An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of Siam City Bank Bangkok Thailand.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 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.

Yours Sincerely,


Dr. Raymond Hisashi
Vice President
Yahoo! Lotto Org.

Mrs. Tina Akira,President Yahoo! Lotto Org
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information. You may also want to visit the Yahoo! Security Center for more information.

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Euro Millions Lottery - Yet another email lottery scam

More lottery scam emails for your enjoyment! No, unfortunately you did not win the Euro Millions Lottery, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: mrselizabethmaria1@libero.it [mailto:mrselizabethmaria1@libero.it]
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 3:48 PM
To: mrselizabethmaria1@libero.it
Subject: 2008 Confirmed Winner.

Happy new year

The coordinator euro million lottery wish to congratulate you for winning
our prize award attached your email based on ticket number (8 24 36 49 50
STAR NO. 4+8) you have won the sum of €799.925, 26.

To get more info/claim, please contact Operations Department:
(Seguros De Enterraminetos SA)
ATTN: DON GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
E-mail: segurosdeenterramientos@excite.es

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Elizabeth Maria
Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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FedEx Courier email Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: james obi [mailto:jamesobi05@latinmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:16 PM
To: jamesobi05@latinmail.com
Subject: Attention Attention Attention,

Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island,Accra Ghana.
DATE:5/02/2008

Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday:
Office Hours Monday To Saturday:

Attention Attention Attention,

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services.
The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to
all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their
Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in
respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to
you by one Mrs. Johnann Moha. Before the delivery protocols commenced, there
was a misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of
Accra Ghana (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay
of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything
with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable
parcels’s to be couriered after the released of the parcels from the
(NICON)

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains a
cheque worth $1.3 Million is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is now in
our office and also with your name as the receiver despise that we lost your
private residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send
your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be
delivered to you without hesitation.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Johnann Moha still
owes this company the sum of $85 before the incident occued. Know you that
we have spent some money in the process by recovering back your parcel. We
once again appreciate your patronage. Without hesitation you are to pay for
just the balance left by your sender via western union money transfer so
that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it
attracts demurrage. Your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a
huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a
demurrage? Which you will not allow to happen to the recovery parcel that
almost gone if not for the love that the good God has for you. I urge you to
make hay while the sun shines.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive your country within 3 days as
soon as this company receive your full residential address and the balance
left by you and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via
e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see whether we are
competent in the discharge of our duties. FedEx courier Service Company do
hereby inform all their customers to be at alert especially with allsorts of
scam mails that might be coming to you Globally Be careful with their
e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil planes.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE

SENDERS NAME-------
RECIEVERS NAME------SUNDAY. V. DOGBO
SENDERS COUNTRY-----
RECIEVERS COUNTRY---- ACCRA GHANA
TEXT QUESTION------------WHAT FOR
TEXT ANSWER---------------.FEDEX
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$ 85

ALSO SEND 10 DIGITS MTCN NUMBER FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that
revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies’ -a
FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

ATTENTION: FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR


Thanks for your Co-operation.
Yours Affectionately.
Mr. Tony Davis.
For theAccra Branch Manager FedEx Express Services Accra Ghana.

La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia
http://www.starmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html


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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

Emails like this one often contain hidden spyware or other malicious software that can steal account and password information right from your computer. If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download.

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Standard Chartered Bank Nigerian Email Scam

Wouldn't $15 Million from Prof. Morris Eze with the Standard Chartered Bank in Ghana be great? Not so fast. If you've received an email like the one below you unfortunately are not about to be wealthly, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.
Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: morris eze [mailto:morriseze_003@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:22 AM
To:
Subject: Prof. Morris Eze

CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Our Ref: SCB/IRD/CBX/021/04

From the office of Prof. Morris Eze
Executive Director ,
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Accra Ghana .

Congratulations to Our New Currency Accra Ghana.

Dear Friend.
I am Prof. Morris Eze the Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue
Contract sums (USD$15M) owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign contractors in
The past years.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation
That my predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and
Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their contract some years ago.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by Certified cashier's check bit by bit or ATM CARD and Bank Draft within 48hours in another way out if you like bank to bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the BANK DRAFT or ATM CARD of the money to an account. ..Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further documentation, Just to change the ownership to your name No travel is required, I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred to, when the money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my person work or this transaction.
Please send detail information, Email me at morriseze_003@yahoo.com

1 Your Full Names
2, Your Cell telephone Number
3, Profession
4, Age/Sex
5, Marital Status
6, Mailing Address

You can email now to indicate your wiliness
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.

Regards,

Prof. Morris Eze.
Executive Director,
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
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Kwame Williams Nigerian Scam

Did you receive an email like the one below? If so you unfortunately are not being contacted to receive a portion of $745 Million, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: Kwame Williams [mailto:kwame.williams04@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:28 PM
To: essexbird20@hotmail.com
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

Naturally this letter will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other, please permit me however to introduce myself. I am Kwame Williams, a staff of the Ministry of Finance and Economic planning here in Ghana . At the risk of boasting, I wish you to understand that I am a top personal aide to the Minister and therefore, I am privy to several pieces of information. This aside, I am the secretary to the Contract payment committee. Subsequent upon the recent debt relief granted by the G8 Nations to the Republic of Ghana , the Government under the leadership of his Excellency, President John A. Kufour, has decided to pay off all the accumulated back-log of contract debts owed to both local and foreign contractors.

However, some of these contract debts span from the regime of His Excellency, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah down to the PNDC government of Flt. Lt. John J. Rawlings and to his NDC government days even to the first tenure of President Kufour. To this effect, some of the contractors can no longer be traced as they have tried severally to receive their payment without success. Obviously, some may have died.

My proposal:

I wish to implore you to come in as our partner to claim the sum of $745 Million United States Dollars which is payment due some contractors who built the Akosombo Hydro-electric dam. The contract was divided in 3 phases. The civil contractors, the water engineers and the electrical engineering companies. I understand that you may not know anything about this subject and you may not even be conversant with the procedure for building a dam. But do not worry as we have covered all the bases.

All we need to do is apply for an initial payment of $475 Million United States Dollars for the first phase of the contract. As soon as this is successfully transferred to your account, we will apply for the other balance. You do not need to worry about the original contractors. This has already been taken care of. We removed some of the files when we took them for review. All we have to do is replace them with your company details. As soon as this is done, we shall approve your file for immediate payment. Once again, do not worry about this, it will be approved.

We have estimated that it will take between 10 and 14 working days to complete this project. Should you wish to participate, please contact me. You may be worried about the legitimacy of this; you may also be worried about if it were found out. The answer is do not worry, everything has been carefully thought out and planned. Should you have any questions of whatever nature, please do not hesitate to ask me. By the way, you may be worried as well, that this is a scam. There is no need for you to worry. Upon request, I can obtain and send to you, the official gazette approving the loan payment. We do sincerely hope to work this out with you.

As regards what’s in it for you, we propose a sharing ratio of 70:30. 70% for us and 30% for you. If you have any problems with this, please note that we are open to negotiations so long as they are reasonable. Do accept our heart felt good wishes as I look forward to your response.

Until I hear from you, I wish you and family the very best of life.

Kwame Williams

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Halifax Bank Account Locked Email Fraud

You may have received the following email. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real Halifax Bank login page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not Halifax Bank.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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From: Halifax Bank Plc [mailto:Service@halifax.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:34 PM
To: articles@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: IMPORTANT ALERT ! Your account is locked please resolve




Account Locked !


Dear Halifax Bank Customer ,

Due to the number of incorrect login attempts, your halifax account has been locked for your security. This has been done to secure your accounts and to protect your private information in case the login attempts were not done by you..
At Halifax Bank we care about your security so, for your protection we are proactively notifying you of this activity.

If you did not trigger this lockout, follow this link to Log on to your halifax online :

Click here to unlock your account

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you for using Halifax Online
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

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Dennis Silva Bank Draft Email Fraud

Did you receive an email like the one below? If so you unfortunately are not being contacted to receive a bank draft, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Dennis Silva [mailto:dennis.silva2@e-poczta.pl]
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 7:35 AM
Subject: CONTACT THEM NOW !!!

(SECRETARY OFFICE)
BP 1818 COCOTOMY ABEDMEY.
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you to come down here to pick up your Bank
Draft,But i did not hear from you. Then I went and deposited the Draft
with a Courier company named : Thames Courier Service here in
Benin Republic, because i am travelling to return next month end.
You are to contact the Thames Courier Company to know when they will
deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and
insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there
security keeping fee of $110 to received your package. Don't
be deceived by any body this is there Contact Informations.

Attn: Mr Lambart Zuma
Address : BP 2005 Ste Ceceile Ave,
Cotonou Republic Du Benin.
TE L: +(229) 97550604
EMAIL: thames.courier001@yahoo.it

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee. Finally, you have to reconfirm this information,
namely Your complete name, phone number and residence address to them
again to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know as soon as
you receive your Draft.

Regards,
Mr. Dennis Silva
Secretary
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