Emails that are scams

Someone on Craigslist wanted to send me a cashiers check for a camera. They said they were on their honeymoon and wanted to send someone by to pick up the camera and give me a cashiers check.....all they needed was simply my full name address and closest local airport. YEAH RIGHT!! Don't think so.
What they do is give you a cashiers check that will cash through your bank right then but in 2 weeks it will come back as insufficiant funds and then you loose your stuff and your account is messed up. So watch out people....cash only. I guess this happens all the time on craigslist and my guess any site you sell stuff on.

here's my latest one....

Dear Customer,

It has come to our notice that you are not ready to claim your bank draft due to the cost of security keeping fees and we have notified the lottery company that we will be sending back thier winnings check of usd$500,000 due to the fact that you are not ready to claim it. This shipping company will want you to write us a disclaimer letter so that we can send it along with your winnings check to the lottery company as proof that you are not ready to claim it. But if you feels you may continue with the delivery, I await your prompt response to this email with your name, address, telephone number etc.

Anderson Cole.

I just received this one...it is much longer but I just copied a small part of it.....YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON COCA-COLA RAFFLE DRAW ( $1,000.000.00)
COCA COLA IS THE OFFICIAL DRINK FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA
VIEW THE ATTACHED FILE AND CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR WINNING FUND

My philosophy about lottery scams - is if you know you didn't buy a ticket then you couldn't be in the running.

Heres my latest!!! Love this one.
Attention:Dear Scammed Victim.

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500.000.00 COMPENSATION- REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654

We are African Monetary Agency In-collaboration with United Nations Compensation Committee (USA) to pay 1000 USA,
Europe and Africa and Nigerian 419 scam victims $500.000.00 each, you are listed and approved for these payments as
one of the scammed victims to recieve $500.000.00 as compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Washington D.C and New York, USA,
it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists
operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of this continent, all the west African head of
states of west African countries, presidents and all members of the parliament of Ecowas states is now paying 1000 victims of
this operators $500.000.00 each as approved by USA President Barrack Obama.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking systems in Africa, the payments are to be paid through USA and London Monetary Agency,
under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria and Euro Bank in London According to the number of applicants at hand,
584 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States and Asia, we still have many left out to be paid the
compensations of $500.000.00 each only.

You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason for whatsoever; the US FBI secret
service is already on trace of the criminals.

Note that you will pay the (COT) Cost Of Transfer before Your Fund Transfer will be carried out Successfully.

Contact Mrs. Julie Mucia with the details Below and And ask her to give you details on how to pay the Cost of Transfer of Your fund
into your Bank Account. The cost of transfer will cost you just $450. Do not be deceived by anybody to pay morethan $450 for the
(COT) Cost of your fund transfer.

i got a scam email regarding a job posted on career builder. they wanted to have their clients direct deposit their fees in my account and then i would get cash out and take it to western union and send the fee less my 4%. i was so mad that someone would actually post a job on a reputable job board and try to scam people. i reported it to career builder and they removed all the postings and then i reported it to the FBI. it really irks me that some poor desperate unemployed person would jump at the chance for such easy money. plus they teed me off by messing with me! the responses to job applications are so far and few apart i get so d*** excited when i get a response. these fools better get caught!!

Dear valued Usbank member:

Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the Usbank
account we have issued this warning message.

It has come to our attention that your Usbank bank account information needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.

Once you have updated your account records your Usbank account
service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your Usbank bank records click on the following link:
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Thank You.

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, Usbank bank will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. ****************************** (disabled link)





I don't even have an account with this bank.

NEVER click on any link in an email like that! If you did have an account with any bank (i get these from all kinds of banks that i don't do biz with) you should just go to your banks web page and sign in. I get tons of scam emails from people thinking they are B of A and i always send them to the B of A fraud dept. Every bank has a way of reporting these idiots.

Hey, they found my missing sister!!!!


ATTN: THIS IS THE THIRD AND FINAL MESSAGE FROM INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Attn: Beneficiary

INLAND REVENUE/FUNDS DEPARTMENT
LONDON, ENGLAND
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
UNITED KINGDOM
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS.
CONTACT: MR. JAMES WANG
+447024064951, +447045761496
Email:inlandoffice@sify.com

We received an email from a Lady called (Ms. Julie Anderson) stated that she is your younger sister, she told our office that you have given her permission to claim FUND valued at USD1,500,000,00 Dollars as part payment of your total sum and also do confirm the original Contract/Inheritance claim fund to enable us update our file, this fund was program due to the Inland Committee on resolution to pay all Foreign Contract/Inheritance claim fund still in our custody.

Since we have not heard from you regarding the claim despite losing your information you have submitted for this claim. In this vein, you are urgently requested to re-send your required information below to our office immediately on receipt of this mail for a safe and hitch free delivery/Transfer which has been approved by the Senate committee via Citibank of London to be paid and delivered to you, Now she has contacted us that she will pay the balance left for the delivery/Transfer of the FUND to her via a UNITED STATES BANK ACCOUNT but we are not satisfied with the information presented for the delivery.

Below is the information she has submitted for the delivery/Transfer of the FUND of USD1, 500,000.00 Dollars.

That email went to my inbox. If you do open this by mistake always try to click another link on the page that opens Like contact us or help. I used to get spoof emails from someone trying to say they were paypal. The other thing to remember that with banks and paypal the emails will address you by name at all times.

RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU.
FROM THE DESK OF:MR. ESMOND MICHEAL.
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
28TH OF AUGUST 2009.



ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,



YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $15.5M THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE
INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER
(KTT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE
FUND TRANSFER.


MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE
YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.


HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:


NAME MARY WALLACE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.


PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.


THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUNDHAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED
THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS
SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.


HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. MARY WALLACE,IF
WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.


CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

WE CARE,

BEST REGARDS,

MR. ESMOND MICHEAL.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Suite 20 266 Banbury Road
Oxford, OX2 7DL,
United Kingdom.

Att:Beneficiary,

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

This is to inform you that you have been officially chosen by the Board
of
Trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation UK NGO as one of the
final recipients in this year recent on-going Cash Grant/Donation for
Economic Growth and a worldwide Poverty Alleviation Scheme, please note
that you have been selected for the Cash Grant/Donation through your
E-mail Address.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation UK, a Multi-Million Pounds NGO group,
was established with the
objective of Human Growth, Poverty Alleviation, Educational and
Community Development around the world. In line with this year
anniversary Programme held in UK,Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in
conjunction with the European Council is giving out Twenty-Five Million,
Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling as specific Cash Donations/Grants
to 5 lucky International recipients worldwide in different categories
for their Business and Social Development.

These funds are freely given for your Business, Economic and Educational
Development, as well as the enhancement of the uplifting the standard of
living of
the less privileged people in your region.

It will interest you to know that your E-mail Address was selected from
your
country's chambers of commerce, due to an internet random selection and

you have been confirmed as one of the lucky recipients of this year
recent cash donation
programmed held in UK. You are now entitled to the sum of One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling
(1,500,000.00 GBP) as charity donations/aid from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation (UK) International Cash Donation Scheme.

This year cash donation promotion is the first of its kind and we intend
to sensitize the public. To begin the processing of your cash donation,
you are advice to contact our donation cash remittance officer through
his officially E-mail Address stated below:

OPTION OF DELIVERY OF YOUR CASH GRANT:(BANK TO BANK TRANSFER) alongside
the provision of your qualification documentations, will be handover to
you by the National Secretary of the foundation, Mr.Perry Delvin.

You are advise to contact him with your Grant Qualification
Number:[BMGF/109/231/BGB] and also you are to fill out your personal
information's and further instructions you are to call on our telephone
lines for the confirmation of your cash donation.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr.Perry Delvin
E-mail:billmelindagates_foundation@w.cn
Office Telephone Line: +44-7024-036668.

Do endeavor to provide the following information's requested below:


Full Names:...................................

House Telephone Number:............................

Mobil Telephone Number:............................

Office Telephone Number:...........................

Recent Contact Home Address:.......................

Country........................................

Gender.............................................

Age/DOB:...........................................

Occupation.........................................

Alternate E-mail Address............................

Qualification Grant Number....................

Monthly Salary Income.........................

Annual Income.................................


A BRIEF EXPLANATION, HOW DO YOU INTEND TO USE YOUR DONATION
FUNDS IN IMPROVING YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries, no later than 21 days after notification.

Regards,

Mrs. Sherry Owens.
Online Programme Co-coordinator.
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Hello.

My name is Karim Hani, an Oil & Gas merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with cancer; I need your help in distributing my funds to
charities as I have no family. Reply me on my private email (karimhani92@yahoo.es ) if you can help me you will take 20% out of the funds and give 80% to the
local charities of your choice.

Regards,
Karim Hani

my name is Mrs Aladin Saeed Ahmed. I need your trust and assitance to help donate this some funds to either a charity organisation/orphanage home due to my health condition.When my late Husband was alive he deposited a substantial amount of money worth $8.5Million with a bank in the United Kingdom which I inherited after his death,contact me immediately for more informations concerning this project.Until I hear from you by email; my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.Contact me by E-mail: help.mrsaladinsaeed10@hotmail.co.uk