Tag: Scams

It’s been a while since one of these got by the spam filter… From: <businesspartnership@list.ru> To: business-partnership@list.ru Subject: I SEEKING FOR ADVISE ON HOW TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY Reply-To: <businesspartnership@list.ru> Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:52:23 +0400 What little credibility gained from the “From” and “Reply-To” addresses being the same, is immediately lost by … Continue reading “To Invest Million in $2.5M US Dollars”

(from the at least they’re not expecting us to believe AOL is major player on internet dept.) From:”Google Inc.®” <ir@areeya.co.th> Reply-To: <sirwilliama10@hotmail.co.uk> An message claiming to be from Google with a Thai “From” email address and a hotmail “Reply-To” address… <SARCASM> It must be legit… </SARCASM> Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:43 AM Subject: … Continue reading “GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY WINNING NOTIFICATION”

(from the yeah right dept.) From:”CIA AGENT ALEXANDER LEWIS” <info@admin.org> Reply-To: <alex.lewis@blumail.org> <SARCASM> I guess admin.org and blumail.org are CIA front companies… </SARCASM> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:01:57 -0500 Subject: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA AGENT Alexander Lewis). Central Intelligence Agency (CIA AGENT Alexander Lewis). I am CIA Agent Alexander Lewis and am here in … Continue reading “CIA Agent Alexander Lewis”

A scam gets by the spam filter… From: “ROLAND KIM”<leoruss1@yahoo.com> Reply-To: <rokimland@blumail.org> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:47:41 +0100 Subject: WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU. Attention Beneficiary, It was agreed and resolved in today’s Board Of Executive meeting held and your impending fund has been approved for payment by the Board Of Executives, our … Continue reading “Looking for me?”

A threatening scam gets by the spam filter… From: “Federal Bureau of Investigation”<grip201@aol.com> The FBI has an AOL email address? Reply-To: <waziri800@rocketmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 08:18:59 -0800 Subject: ALERT FOR YOU For ME? you are directed to contact the Pastor Mark Andrew.See below description in the attached file. Read the attachment above for … Continue reading “ALERT FOR YOU”

Another scam gets by the spam filter… From: “Guildhall Chambers” <samwu@tfd.gov.tw> Reply-To: tconcannon902@aol.com Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 19:03:49 +0800 Subject: DUE TO YOUR NAME IDENTITY! Dear Beneficiary, This is notifying you that you were listed as the beneficiary to the total sum of £6,500,000.00 GBP because of your name identity.kindly forward any proof of … Continue reading “DUE TO YOUR NAME IDENTITY!”

A new scam gets by the spam filter… From: Woojin Lee <Woojin.Lee.1@asu.edu> To: <info@marine.com> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 03:23:03 -0700 Subject: response needed I am Capt Bruce F. Nickerson with the US marine here in Iraq,I need your help in moving a huge amount of money out of Iraq,So please contact me via usmarine01477@yahoo.cn … Continue reading “Iraq Scam”

Another Scam Lottery Promotion! From: “TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC)”<toyotalottery@japan.co.jp> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:03:02 +0800 Subject: 2010 Toyota Lottery promotions! TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) Room No.220 Beijing Fortune Building No.5, Dong San Huan Bei Lu Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100004, China Customer Service Department China? Why not Japan? Dear Email Owner, This is to inform … Continue reading “2010 Toyota Lottery promotions!”

Yawn! Someone would have me believe I’ve won yet another lottery… From: “Troy Robinson” <robinsotr@einstein.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:49:52 -0500 Subject:EML/56-TF-8890776 Why would a so called “winning notification message” have an Albert Einstein Healthcare Network email address? REF: EML/56-TF-8890776 UK CONVENTRY PROMOTIONS National Office, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, London SW1W 9SP, REF: … Continue reading “UK CONVENTRY PROMOTIONS”

A scam gets by the comment spam filters and shows up on my guestbook… Dearest One I am very sorry to bother you with my plight. Please know that it’s not by mistake I am contacting you but by the special grace of God. After searching for someone I can lay my plight to, I’ve … Continue reading “Guestbook Scam”