WEB SCAM NEWS...everybody is a target(Please Read) Even MNO could be targeted

[Bufflehead]

As some of you already know, Vickie and I have experienced  someone using our kennel name on a inter-net scam to obtain money from people by requesting you to send money to this person in Nigeria Africa.

 There has also been lots of this scam stuff from Nigeria on the news

 I found this piece on the web

 It lists places like Craig's List, Ebay, and many other places that I know many of you shop at or spend time at these sites..any place that sells items or the people who advertise their business

 Read this, it's unreal whats going on. They are scamming everything from pets to land, ATVs, services, renting property, homes, business's, ANYTHING!!!

 Even if you don't have a web-site. They are using online phone books and other things to obtain local phone numbers and using many angles on how too get money from you.

 This is kinda long

Nigeria. Despite the false European sounding names and fake addresses in London and Amsterdam, most of the criminally inspired junk mail you receive will have been sent by Nigerian criminals. Nigeria, in West Africa, is the world's 8th largest petroleum exporter, the world capital of child trafficking (UN report, 2004) and the centre of a huge criminal web. A July '05 report in the Christian Science Monitor noted that "According to the World Bank, corruption has meant that 80 percent of Nigeria's oil and gas revenues goes to 1 percent of the population, while 70 percent of the country's 133 million people still live on less than $1 a day". Ironically, Nigerians are the greatest victims of Nigerian fraud crime. An audit published in 2006 reveals that over a five year period there were huge discrepancies between the oil revenues declared by the Nigerian government and the amounts actually remitted by the international oil companies. Apparently, for at least part of the five year period, the present president of Nigeria was the oil minister!  

The "you are a lottery winner" is still their favourite approach (now closely followed by the fake job scam) but they will also target small Web businesses, placing orders with stolen credit cards. Traders soon find that they are charged back by the card company, but only after they have sent goods to Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, for example. (If you have recently reported such a fraud to the Nigerian authorities, the writer would like to hear from you. The criminals will sometimes ask for payment to bank accounts. I am especially interested to know details of these and will pass along relevant  information to the appropriate agencies.) Note: it would be wrong to tar all Nigerians with the same brush. As far as the writer can tell, the Muslims of the north are innocent of Internet fraud. The offenders seem mainly to be from the south of the country and their base seems to be Lagos. (Opinions vary as to whether members of the Yoruba or the Igbo tribes are the worst offenders.) Population numbers are unknown but Lagos is thought to be the second largest city in the world, after Mexico City.

April '06: Not just via the Internet - Top UK politician becomes a victim. David Blunkett, once the UK Home Secretary (with responsibility for maintaining law and order), appeared on the BBC's "Crimewatch" to explain that a Nigerian criminal had taken around 8,000 pounds from his bank account. The police have the criminal's identity details and picture. They are looking for a red Mazda 626, registration number K196 FKW. The criminal used the name Paul Akinpelu and a Nigerian passport to open a UK bank account (when will they learn!). Most worrying is the Crimewatch comment that Akinpelu was part of a gang which "must include someone working in the banking system".  

If you are buying or selling goods or a service on the Web - take care (especially if you advertise something on CraigsList or Loot ). The criminals are likely to make you an offer! They will send you stolen or forged cheques. You will spot some strange requests for shipping and payment. They are using "Alert Pay" and "AlertPay International Money Order" in their mail. Let the writer know if you are in doubt, but a request for movement of funds via Western Union will strongly indicate a fraud attempt .

 
PET SCAMS:  Mike Lewis <kikky83000@yahoo.com> re English bulldog, 21/23 Old Nicholas Street, North London E2 7HR.   Phil Nomel <philnomelpetsj@yahoo.com>  re Rev Craig, Nigeria,  revcraig_zeno@minister.com.  jason bent <jsn_bent@yahoo.com>, Nigeria.  Lynn Manuela Gyffeler <lynn_bebs05@yahoo.com>, re Yorkies.  george hilton, <georgehilton1977@yahoo.com>, re DANIEL UZOR UDOGWU re  english bulldog puppy.  tmcfadden_j.kingdom@yahoo.co.uk, livestockflyers@yahoo.com, re Livestock Flyers Limited,  Nigeria. stevensonpet@yahoo.com. pastor_jude1000@yahoo.com. larry wallace <larrywallace1969@yahoo.com>.  mark banks <vetdocpet@yahoo.com>,  Puppy sale and purchase fraud,  Pastor winny <winnyloppel@lycos.com>, re "Western Union Information....Baby Ready For Shipment". (It was a fake sale of a puppy). jenny fox <jenny00217865@yahoo.com>, 108 hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8LY.   stef stocker, birds4ways4@yahoo.com, re macaws, re Kings Royal Ophanage home. Dr. KRISTAL .L. MOORE C.G.B.B. HEALTH CARE, PO BOX 6019, CANADIAN BASE, CAMEROON COMMISSION, dr.kristalmoore@yahoo.ca. The criminals are haunting pet websites (e.g. petsell.com), posing as buyers and sellers. Tim Wessels, timtx90038@yahoo.com. michelle hollen, JOHNNY GLOVER, mike davids, kerry brown, johnson peter, martins bartons all have British sounding names but their mail is full of clues that reveal them to be Africans. wilson daniel <markdaniel123@yahoo.com>,  kin_shippingagent@yahoo.com. Mark Phillips <rev_mark09@yahoo.co.uk> . hellen shanna <hellenshannapupies@yahoo.com>.


Also a "grant aid" scam from: FONDAZIONE INFORMATION, fondazionedivittorio, Vittorio Foundation, ITALY, Gianni Mattioli, migone@representative.com (n.b. the scammers often use representative.com and lawyer.com for their mail).

 

LOAN SCAM: FAST LENDERS CO-OPERATION LTD, Beck Terry , 104 white stirling Road, Stamford Bridge, London, UNITED KINGDOM, beckinfinity@yahoo.co.uk.  bensmith011@yahoo.com.   fisherjohnson2002@yahoo.co.uk.
 

walter Armstrong,  globalcargo_agency@yahoo.com, re Sir Fredrick Coleman,  294 Porchester Palace, Hyde Park Crescent, london W2 2PP United Kingdom and Global Cargo Inc., 215 Westwood Drive, Debyshire ?  London, HL 45. 3FE, UK, re The Forge Garage, A32 Droxford, Hampshire, England.

PAUL SMITH, DEOLA SAGOE FASHION HOUSE LIMITED, 12, ILOJO CRESENT (sic), VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA, deolasagoecouture@yahoo.com, deolasagoecouture1@yahoo.com,  joseph_smith1960@yahoo.com, re fashion show in Paris.  
 

WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE (WYOFHW), International Conference on Racism and Child Abuse, DISNEYLAND CONVENTION CENTER, ANAHEIM, (?) C.A, U.S., OLYMPIC STADIUM HALL, DAKAR-SENEGAL, West -Africa, Anny morre <icorcar112conferences1@comic.com>.

TROYS LOAN FIRM, Lagos-Nigeria, Godfrey Troy <urgent_lender@yahoo.ca>, Omar pb5ihbo@wyan.org, Mia <gg1uli@noos.fr> . SMOOTH TRADINGS INDUSTRIAL CO,. LTD <smooth_industries@yahoo.com>, Smooth Tradings Industrial Co Ltd, 180 Jubilee Raod Aba Abia State Nigeria.

 teddy roger, teddy_roger001@yahoo.com. FRANK POWELL <fpowell_blue@yahoo.ca>. Jerry Lawrence,  <jerrylawconsults001@mailstart.com>. Engr Morgens Smith, morgenssmth07@webbox.com.
 

Property scams etc (fake rental and purchase offers) :

Shawn Jones, shawnjones_2006@yahoo.com, re GLOBAL LINK CORPORATION UK.   Davies Roy <mrdaviesroy01@yahoo.com> .  SAMUEL APEL NORMAN, 79, Allendale elms closilla, Dublin 15, Rep of Ireland. Kevin Hutter, khuvter@yahoo.ie.  Clem Moore, clemreservation03@yahoo.gr. Nicholas Forbes general.reservations6@gmail.com.  

40, regent square, WC1H 8 Area: 02- Central London, flat to rent scam, Kristen Colleen Townsend <attorneylaura01@yahoo.com>.

 Nelson Peter, Laptin Security,  peters@laptinsecurity.com.  Jackson Wolffred, Frank Wiltord, Flight & Hotel Bookings Agency, flight_hotel_bookings@UnionPlus.net.  

John Mogan, Dynamic Modeling Agency, 84 weaverly road, London , se18 , JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM , 12 ashley road London , London W12 7TN .  

mary jones, block 4 flat 3b victoria island ikoyi lagos state, Nigeria,  marylov02@yahoo.com.  Dr. Brad Allan, bradrentals7@yahoo.co.uk. David Walter Law Firm, 8 Devonshire Square,London,EC2M 4PL, davidwalter_lawfirm@hotmail.com.  DR RUSSELL GEORGE drrussellgeorge_edu@yahoo.gr, Onward Travel Consults & Tours, Owen Creek, woodshire .    richardpaintin@yahoo.Com.  Dr. Charles Norton <drcharlesnorton@yahoo.Com. Clem Moore, <clem_reservation3@yahoo.co.uk>.   Citizen Fed,  info@wasonandgreson.com.  Mary Cole, owner of MARYVENTURES UK, maryventures24@yahoo.com. Jones Morgan, <jones_morganreservation04@yahoo.co.uk>.

Robert Gay, Limbe Cameroon, Commercial Avenue, North West Province Bamenda PO.BOX 57, rking4gay@gmail.com, Barrister Steve Chambers, re WEIL& ASSOCIES (sic), weilandassociate@aol.com. Opie Johnson AlaWo, 199 Jubilee Road Aba Abia State Nigeria,  johnsonglobalbus@myway.com. RYAN CAGE, reservation_c@yahoo.com. Dr Berry Tommy of Furtune (sic) Travels & Tours , <info_centre07@yahoo.gr>.  

Peter Morgan "of Holyghost Missionary London", 309 Regent Street London W1B 2UW, holyghost_missionary08@yahoo.co.uk .  SKY AGENCY <skytravelsagent@yahoo.co.uk>,  skytravelsagent1@yahoo.co.uk,   23 Chelmsford st, London LD25BN, UNITED KINGDOM.  Dr. Adrian Barbu "from Geneva Switzerland", <dradrian01@yahoo.co.uk>.   EMILE RICE,  emilerice92006@yahoo.fr.  Daren Trooper, dtconstruction_ltd@yahoo.co.uk, re  Jereme Trooper, re Wale Johnson, travel agent, Nigeria. brandi frice <briff_flip@yahoo.com>. lord william <lordswillam@yahoo.com>. Dr. Robert Pasteiner, PASTEINA ROBERT <robertpstep4@yahoo.com.au>, <robertptop3@yahoo.co.uk>. Adrian Barbu <dradrian03@yahoo.co.uk>. jamietaylor01@yahoo.com, MARIE JACK <travelvecation01@yahoo.com>, re Jamie Tina, David Larry, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9RR. SKY AGENCY, 23 Chelmsford st, London LD25BN, <skytravelsagent1@yahoo.co.uk>.
 
 

Renting property? Look out for mail like this: i have interest in ur room,i'm young lady of 25 yrs.i work as a tourist,and im presently in west africa i came here for business tourims.but i will be returning to the state in 2 wks. i will be moving in as soon as i make payment.i will be paying month to month for the room.im clean,honest,sincere.i like going to beach,cinema.i dont smoke neither drink.u will enjoy my stay with u.
concerning the payment i will be sending you a certified check of $4500 .pls when u get it, deduct ur 1st month and deposit from it . And u will huv to send the balance to my travel agent for payment of my flight ticket back to the state. kindly send your full name and adress( and phn number )where the payment will be send to asap. riter Sherry <riter_1145@yahoo.com>. BELMONT FASSETT, "AN ESTATE AGENT BASED IN NIGERIA . PRESENTLY I HAVE FIVE(5) TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF NIGERIA WHO ARE
LOOKING TOWARDS ACQUIRING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE COSTA RICA" ,  <cosopia200@yahoo.com>. fred king <fredk_2200@yahoo.co.in>.  
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Be careful this scamming from Nigeria is on a pace that is unbelievable. They are working on a "TRADE BAN" of this country to stop any and all transaction's with anybody from this country. Lets hope they get this done!!
 

[h2ofwlr]

Yup, I've been hit by 2 scams phishing for info to steal my ID and boat on Craigs list.

The intial contact seems not too suspicious, then the second email is WOW :o

Last weeks:

I am Highly Interested in the Purchase of your item Listed above for sale on the Classified ad listed on Craigslist.com Please get back to me with the full condition and price for it so i can get to picked it up soonest from you. Thanks and Have a Lovely time out today.
Regards
Walter

Not realizing it was ascam, I sent him my phone # and 1st name
His reply:

Hi Alan
 
Thanks for the Response and i am very happy you got back to me, This is to inform you on The Payment and Pick up the Item from you soon. I really am interested and willing to pay the Amount attached to the Item and get it picked up and shipped to my Area.( the Shipping and Removal agent will get that Done for me). I detailed as the whole Deal would be sealed Below:
 
However funds will only be available in a certified check or Money order made payable to you. I would be buying the item and My shipping agent would be taken care of the Shipment to my Final destination to which i would want the package brought to.
 
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in the U.S.A.,you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the Sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my Final destination.
 
I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft  payment , which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you.  So please, as soon as you receive the payment , go and cash them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you cost of this item and you will send the rest balance to my shipper that handles the shipment via the nearest Western Union agent in your area.  Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and send the remaining immediately .
 
So in view of the above,  here are some of the details I will need  for final assurance of the payment to you.
 
The payment will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, deduct your money  and send the balance via Western Union as regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details one more time.
 
I will give you the details of the company that you will send t!he balance of the money to once I get a reply and agreement that you will send the money via Western Union money transfer immediately you cash the payment .
 
(1)  Full Name
(2) Physical  Mailing address
(3)  acceptance of my offer
(4)  Telephone #
 
Once you get back to me with! all the above, the payment  will be issued out  immediately.
I am hoping to read from you immediately.
 
Thanks in advance


Then this morning, I caught on right away because of the poor language:

How are you today i came accross your item in the craigslist today, just try and get back to me with your own last price and the condition of the item and let me know if is till available for sales.Hope to read from you soon

I gave minimal info to him not even my 1st name and his reply"

Hello ,
     Thanks for your respose,am ok with the price and the conditions .i will be paying through a certified cashier check or a money order and i will be responsible for the shippment ok and the pickup.As soon as you receive the payment and it clears  in your bank you will be deducting your actual fund and send the remaining  amount to my shipping agent via western union money transfer.They will be the one to do the pick-up  at your place  ok..In the meantime i will like to have your
........full name
.........contact address
......... phone number and
.........state
   in other for the payment to  be sent to you in time.Also i will
want u to remove the item from the site so that no one will contact  u for it again.Kindly get back to me as soon as possible.



So NEVER EVER fall for this stuff, NEVER EVER send anyone you do not personally know your full name, address, phone numbers, etc...

$200 Million was scammed last year alone, 45% of it on line auctions, much of the rest on scams from Nigeria, etc like Chuck was talking about.

[holdemtwice]

your 200 million  is a little short.  i talked with the federal government on this matter for i was defrauded. the amount is in the billions. i am gladyou caught it . my bank ate all the money they took from me.  keep your head up and don't chat with strangers.

[h2ofwlr]

There was segment on channel 9 last night, and they said $200million and that is what I went by.  Here is the link to the article http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=2697719&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1


BTW, with every Craiglist ad they send this to you automatically:

WARNING!! *** WARNING!! *** WARNING!! *** WARNING!!

Please be wary of distant "buyers" responding to your ad! Many sellers receive replies from scammers hoping to defraud them through schemes involving counterfeit cashier's checks and/or wire transfers. These checks will clear the bank, but the person cashing the check will be held responsible when the fraud is discovered. More info on scams can be found at this web address:

[mopho]

i'd like to see who comes to pick up the boats and such and where they are going this would seem to be a good way to  get some stolen stuff back..

[Outdoors Junkie]

I get these phoney e-mail messages constantly.  They go right to the trash.

[MuskyManiac]

Ive tryed to sell 3 things on Craigslist and all 3 i got those emails trying to scam

[holdemtwice]

i have sold many things  on Craig's list.  no problems so far.  h2ofwlr  i didnt mean it the way it came across. sorry bout that.  i was just informing you of what i found out. i don't doubt what channel nine reported. i was just letting you know of what i found out.   peace  and be careful

[Bufflehead]

If you suspect a person is scamming and using a Yahoo account

 Report it to Yahoo at

 reportabuse@yahoo-inc.com

 They have people investigating each report and trying to stop as much of this as possible

[MuskyManiac]

Good to know, thanks

[QuillGordon]

"So NEVER EVER fall for this stuff, NEVER EVER send anyone you do not personally know your full name, address, phone numbers, etc..."

I really hate to pop anyones bubble but it doesn't make any difference if you tell them your name, addy or etc...  Take me for example, I am new to MNO within a couple months,, go to some of the free sites online and you can find out my address, full name, phone number just from the info I gave in my profile.. If you are in doubt try it.. QG

[holdemtwice]

...and    if they want you bad enough , they will crack your computer (which is what happened to me) get thru your fire wall , and forget about the anti's you have running in the background. when i was hit , they hacked my computer and there was nothing i could do about it. but now i have another computer that i don't use very much with all of the important stuff on it. it is turned on once a week and thats it. these "boneheads" are real good and know what the "stupid Americans " will pay and what  they wont. believe it or not  the only account they couldn't get to was my paypal.
go figure. I hope that all that reads this  is paying attention. this is not a joke in any way shape or form.  good luck all

[Bufflehead]

We put identity theft protection on all our accounts as of Sat.

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Also I talked with a friend who owns a Harley Davidson and has a subscription to Hog Magazine. They had a article in there about these scam's comming out of places like Nigeria.

They have even resorted to impersonating our men and women in uniform. They put a ad out with a near new Harley with a exceedingly cheap price and say they are from the U.S. military and have been called to Iraq and need to sell the bike ASAP, so they can feed the family and pay the bills while they are gone.

They then ask for you to send a check by Western Union for the full amount. The bike will be shipped to them, but they are never heard of after the money has been sent

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 Vickie and I never would or did have any contact with any of these people. We are smarter than that.

 They have just stole our kennel name and are using it to extract money from people

[Bufflehead]

 First response on my snowmobile ad on Craigslist

      Dear Poster,
My name is Frances located in Memphis,TN. I saw your advert on your {Merchandise} at Craigslist Online Ads and Its exactly what I have been willing to purchase for long now. And I am extremely Interested in it.Please let me know the final asking price and also If you are willing to sell for, I am giving you $100 extra for deleting the advert from Craigslist Online Ads before anything else.
Regards
Frances Stepter


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 A SCAMMER!! sent to reportabuse@yahoo-inc.com

 The poster again, was using a yahoo e-mail

[Mayfly]

Places like that I never leave my e-mail...EVER! I leave a ph # and say if interested please call! 

[guythathunts]

OH MY GOD! I think I just screwed up royally! OK so I think I have been contacted by one of these schemers this weekend. It seemed fishy but I asked around and figured that as long as i didn't give out my social I was fine! I agreed to the sale via email, but now I am second guessing what I did! I figured they needed my Name and address for postal and check info and my phone# in case they needed to contact me. I don't know what to do and am kinda freeking out right now. What should I do? I am sending an email right now saying that I will concider the transaction canceled if I do not get a phone call from them within 3 days. I am worried that the person who is supposed to pick up the item now knows my address. Is there someone that I should notify? I relay need your help! They told me to take the listing off. They told me they were going to send a money order, they offered me extra money to hold the item for them and they said that someone would pick it up. WTF did I just do? How much stuff am I in Right now? Is there anything I can do to improve my situation?

[Bufflehead]

First off, DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY OR ANYMORE INFO.

 They may indeed try and contact you by phone. One of the people being scammed using our kennel name, was called several times. The person doing the calling had a foreign accent.

 They also have used a operator and a tel-a-type machine. Acting as they are unable to speak or even def. Using the operator as the go between

 If they have used a yahoo e-mail account. e-mail yahoo at reportabuse@yahoo-inc.com

 Copy the entire e-mail and paste it in your e-mail to them. They request that, so they can have as much info about the account as possible.

 Call your local Police and ask them if they have any contacts or if they keep track of these scams

 If I think of anything else, I'll post it

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 edit!!

 Check this out, this is my second response from Craigslist on my snowmobile ad

"Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:50:48 +0000 (GMT)
From:  "James mcgregor" <bentflood12344@yahoo.co.uk>  Add to Address Book  Add Mobile Alert
Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.co.uk. Learn more
Subject: Motorcycle
To:  bentflood12344@yahoo.co.uk
    Hello there,
  I just saw your ad on the Motorcycle  for sale and i seem to be most interested in buying. Say,is it possible to have a few pics sent to me via email? Cashier Cheque also how much are you asking?
Regards,
JAMES.


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 Two responders..two scammers!!

[schwinger]

You can tell these are scammers just by the broken english in the replys. "I seem to be most interested in buying" , "Its exactly what I have been willing to purchase for long now".. Watch for that and you can be fairly certain it is bogus.

[country2006_bumpki]

If something seems too good to be true...9 times out of 10 it is....there are tons of scams out there right now...more everyday that we dont hear about until its too late...just be cautious....especially with account numbers...new VISA scam that came out today...they call and ask to veryify if you had charged something...and ask for the digits on the back of the card...DO NOT GIVE THEM OUT EVER!!!! that is how they use your card on the internet...by the time you get your statement they have used your number on the internet to charge hundreds of dollars of stuff....in one case the person wasnt so sure so they called VISA back within 15 mins...to late they had already used the card!!! Thats how fast they are...they get your information and before the call is ended they have used your card!!

[guythathunts]

Is there any way to keep this at the top it relay helped me out! Others could benefit from this as well.
~ Greg

[Realtree]

Is there any way to keep this at the top it relay helped me out! Others could benefit from this as well.
~ Greg

I just stickied this topic to keep it at the top Greg. 

Outdoors_Realtree