Nigeria Scams run from Clearwater Fla

[vanillasky]

I watched that too, it was very interesting!

 

[T'sNana]

We had a boat for sale on E-Bay. We got emails galore about wanting us to take the boat off and let them just buy it outright, which you're not supposed to do. Anyway, they kept bidding on the boat and finally won. We exchanged the info regarding where to send the money to, etc. and this guy wanted to send MORE than what we were selling it for and have a truck with a trailer come and pick it up and us give him the remaining money and get a "tip". We just KNEW something was wrong with this picture. We told him he could not pay by money order (as people have been making those themselves) and only cashier's check and ONLY for the amount of the boat and blah, blah, blah. Well, then he started getting adamant about it. We received a money order in the mail for about $5,000 more than we were selling the boat and we took it up to the post office and it was a fake, which we figured. We turned the guy into the Postmaster General, E-Bay and local police. Anyway, we were able to put the boat back on E-Bay (without a charge since the guy was a fraud) and sold it legitimately about a month later. He was...you guessed it...NIGERIAN and must be part of some of these other scams out there.

 

[jaxibear]

I am getting about 40 email scams a day. I don't open them. I delete them immediately. I am in the do not call list and I tell them I will report them. The only thing I am having trouble with is faxes in the middle of the night although my fax machine is on the do not call list too. Don't know how to stop it as their are no phone numbers.

If you ever find a way, please let me know. I get at least 2 faxes a week at 2 or 3 in he morning. It makes me crazy.

 

[Rocky]

I got a call recently from a gal I used to work with who said her boyfriend was inheriting money from an uncle who had died in a car wreck in Lagos Nigeria. The Nigerian government owed him money for a contract he had completed with them, and in order to get the 11 million dollars he needed papers to show that he had a biuisiness license in Niigeria. All the papers from the banking matters had been completed and all they needed was the money and they would wire the funds to her boyfriend within 2 days.

My friend said she had all but $2600 and would I loan her the money. I said I'd think about it. She faxed me all the paperwork which looked fine. I called the police where his bank was and asked if the boyfriend had been in trouble. No. I called the bank and talked to the manager who said he had an account there for over 6 mos.

So I called and said OK. I knew nothing about scams like this. She was going to pay me $10,000 when the money was deposited in his account. She came and got a cashiers check from me, he wired it to this attorney in Lagos that evening. I called Western Union the next morning and it had been received.

No money has ever come through! For the first several weeks it was that the manager of the bank was on vacation and he needed to sign the paperwork. Then it became some deal where they needed more money. I looked the attorney up on the web and he's right there with the word SCAM in the title of the article.

My friend said she talked to this attorney almost every day. Now I can't even get her on the phone. She has no money to pay me back. So I'm screwed, blue and tatooed! Plus I just know I'll never see the money. I was so stupid and gullible, even though I did have him sign a promissory note.

Live and learn.

Scandi

awwwww I'm sorry to hear you were caught in that one, any time someone says give me a dollar and I'll pay you back 100,000 I've tossed it.

The person that contacted me already had all my info, that was why I was so amazed.

when he said I didn't need to do anything but agree to move forward to receive $3 million.

I told him I was trying to start a foundation that is bringing peace to the world, he couldn't have contacted me at a better time.

I asked him if he believed in angels...

he answered yes

I said "what if I'm an Earth angel, would you bet your families life promising me this isn't a scam?"

he laughed and said "of course Mr Dave, you will have the money transfered in within 2 weeks."


so now instead of getting the foundation running in time for New Year, I've had my account emptied before I finished my Christmas shopping...


sighs... 65 children died in the Nigerian plane crash...


I bet my words have replayed in his mind a thousand times by now...

 

[Rocky]

Wow...I am so glad that I read this thread. I have gotten 3 calls about the Disneyland Vacation. Now, I no longer feel guilty for hanging up on them. Also, I have noticed that alot of my junk mail comes from Clearwater. These scams are scary!

be very careful, that means they already have all of your banking info...

 

[Rocky]

I was a credit card fraud investigator for years with bank that issued Mastercard and Visa. These Nigerian cells (they may as well be called gangs) have been active for at least 20+ years and were the first to come up with the idea of identity theft. As credit card fraud and the accompanying id theft was under the juristiction of Secret Service (and they were busy with other things) it was allowed to grow. The knowledge was actually spread to very well known gangs (asian, black, hispanic and white) for a price. Thus there is the tremendous problem - now enacting federal laws such as HIPPA to combat the problem is like closing the barn door after the horse is out.

I just ask that you all be aware ... if anything is even mentioned about money and Nigeria in the same sentence RUN! Do not even play around, thinking you are safe. These people are so intelligent and cunning ... I can't even begin to explain it to all of you. I always found myself kind of filled with admiration for their creativity while being determined to try and break a cell and get (at least some of) them arrested.

If any of you know experienced fraud investigators either in law enforcement or the private sector, just ask them about Nigerians and fraud. I guarantee you'll be facinated!

I need some advice from someone that sounds knowledgable in this area...

Last night I took a look into the grieving father and was surprised by what I learned.

He is trying to remember who it was from the Capital One Credit Card list that had said he was an angel...

for all of you that were contacted by Clearwater Florida, are you carying a Capital one credit card?


the part that caught me by surprise is this man isn't feeling it is his fault that he lost his family...

He's coming at me with a vengence once he knows who I am, he has nothing left to lose.

He has my work and home address, and on my credit report is my child support, so I wouldn't be surprised if he knows where to find my children.


do you feel we are in enough danger by what this man is capable of that I need to disappear with my family?

Orlando to San Diego is a pretty quick flight...


and by the way if anyone calls with an Indian accent, they are recording your conversation, all you need to do is say yes once for them to have everything they need to empty your account.

example...

Is this Kelly?

Yes

.......
That yes can be used in a conversation with the bank giving them permission to release your money...

so from now on, answer maybe, or just hang up...

 

[Rocky]

I asked him if he believed in angels...

he answered yes

I said "what if I'm an Earth angel, would you bet your families life promising me this isn't a scam?"

he laughed and said "of course Mr Dave, you will have the money transfered in within 2 weeks."


so now instead of getting the foundation running in time for New Year, I've had my account emptied before I finished my Christmas shopping...


sighs... 65 children died in the Nigerian plane crash...


I bet my words have replayed in his mind a thousand times by now...

whether any of you believe this or not doesn't really matter to me, my problem is with the grieving father with nothing to lose that does believe it...

 

[mysteriew]

Hasn't capital one been hit by hackers several times? Some question as to how much customer acct info that was accessed?

 

[Rocky]

Hasn't capital one been hit by hackers several times? Some question as to how much customer acct info that was accessed?

He bought this list... he was only expecting emails names and addresses...

some bonehead sent all of our private banking info to clearwater.

the cleawater group is associated with a collection agency that has access into everyones public records...


If anything happens to me, I'm holding Capital One responsible...

Banks were first created to protect their customers assets...


Capital One, you've let us down...

 

[Rocky]

hey Scandi... you have mail...

 

[Greywing]

whether any of you believe this or not doesn't really matter to me, my problem is with the grieving father with nothing to lose that does believe it...

Rocky, I really doubt seriously that this is a grieving father at all ... Cunning, articulate, intelligent and charismactic - any scammer usually has all of these traits. Contact Capital One and talk to their fraud department.

http://www.potifos.com/fraud/

http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm

http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

http://www.idtheftbasics.com/safe/

 

[Rocky]

Rocky, I really doubt seriously that this is a grieving father at all ... Cunning, articulate, intelligent and charismactic - any scammer usually has all of these traits. Contact Capital One and talk to their fraud department.

http://www.potifos.com/fraud/

http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm

http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

http://www.idtheftbasics.com/safe/

I took another look last night, the only people he has been concentrating on are the ones that made a pay by check transaction with CapitalOne, or online bill paying through computer. Card members who paid by regular check they don't have complete banking info on...

 

[Rocky]

Beware! A Cunning New ID Theft Scam

Most of us take those summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. Fall for it and your identity could be stolen, reports CBS News.

In this con, someone calls pretending to be a court official who threateningly says a warrant has been issued for your arrest because you didn't show up for jury duty. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Sometimes the crooks even ask for credit card numbers. Give out any of this information and bingo! Your identity just got stolen.

The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois and Colorado.

Martha Rhynes, a real jury coordinator in Grayson County, Okla., told KXII-TV, "We never call and ask anyone for their Social Security number, date of birth, or other personal information." Instead, the courts communicate with potential jurors only by mail and never by phone, including people who don't show up. Most states don't even have jurors' phone numbers until they have actually been chosen to sit on a jury. And even then, such information is sealed with the court records. Rhynes's advice? Never give out personal information over the phone to anyone.

 

[Jules]

More info on the Jury Duty Scam:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

 

[Amraann]

Its the time of year for these sorts of scams (and others)


Over the past week I have recieved THREE emails with the nigarian scam.
I NEVER get emails like this...

From : n2now2380.com [email protected] Reply to [email protected]
Dear ,

I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise.I am Muse Kehinde, the only survivrng son of Mohammed Kehinde, who died on December 17th, 2003 over the trouble that is going on in my country between America and other militant group who are loyalists of Saddam Hussein. As you can understand, I am from Iraq. Before my father died he told me about US$75.5 Million he deposited with a security company in Asia and he handed over the certificate of deposit to me.
At present, I am in search of anybody who would assist to transfer the money into his account for me to come over there and invest as well as i complete my education.I got your contact details through from the net. Dont be worried because i am contacting you in good faith.I confided your reliability and capability of handling this transaction in me.
If my proposition is considered, for assistin! g me to transfer this money to your account, we will offer you 20% of the total fund, and 5% of the total will be set aside to cover any expences incurred during this transaction, 75% will be for my family to invest in your country under your supervision.
For detailed information, you can contact me direct.
I would appreciate confidentiality and honesty in our correspondence. your immediate response will be highly welcomed.
Best regards.
MUSA KEHINDE
(FOR FAMILY)

From:ab17c633.com Reply to :[email protected] [email protected]
Dear,
Your contact was given to me in confidence, because of my family societal status and my personality, through the Chamber of Commerce, Mines and Industries here in Nigeria and I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money. I am Princess (Dr.) Melvina Joyce Afam ( a Medical Doctor with the Federal Ministry of Health) here in Nigeria.

The Subject: My father Chief Daniel Afam (Esamma xxii of Eleme Kingdom) (Now late) was the Royal head of my community, Eleme (an Oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the total annual Oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each is paid to my father as royalty by the federal government. In his position as the royal head and chairman of the Eleme Oil trust fund, he made some money which he kept behind for his family. The money is twenty five Million, Five Hundred thousand US Dollars (US$25.5m). This money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1998.

Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of past military regimes (1985-1999), he deposited this money with an open beneficiary in a local security firm. He told the Security Company to safeguard the fund until he finishes arrangement to transfer it abroad. He was planning this when he died last year of heart Attack.

The Proposal: Just before my father died, he called my attention in respect of the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the fund. And that led in contacting you. So I would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective. I promise to give you 25% of total fund transferred as compensation for your assistance, Five percent (5%) will be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the transaction.
I will a copy of my picture for a clearer overview. God bless you.
Best regards,
Princess (Dr.) Melvina J. Afam

(Me Here... I suppose I should be impressed about the Title of Princess and DR? LMAO!!!)

and last but not least.....
From: [email protected] reply to [email protected]
Dear,

I am pleased to introduce a business opportunity to you,to transfer to your overseas account,sum of($4,123.000.00 USD) Four million one hundred and twenty three thousand United States Dollars) from one of the Prime Banks here in Dakar-Senegal,I urgently want to know soonest you,If you are not capable to handle and acomodate this magnitude of funds untill i resign and come over to join for an investment in your country,tell me so that i can quietly look for another reliable and honest individual that would be capable and fit enough to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this funds,even an empty a/c can serve to receive this funds,as long as you will remain honest to me till we actualise this interest believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr.Aziz Mohamed the Auditor General of one of the prime banks here in Dakar Senegal west Africa during the course of our auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the our bank since 1982 and till date no body has operated on this account again after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died long ago in a plane crash along with his family without leaving a[Heir/WILL] hence the funds is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is Khalifa T.Ibrahim a foreigner before his death,he was a management consultant and he died since 1992.No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that until his sudden death he was a management consultant.

Since I hardly know any foreigner,I am only contacting you as a foreigner tp stand and apply as his next of kin because this money can not be approved to a local person here as his next of kin without valid international foreign passport,but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the a/c is a foreigner too,and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account,which I will give to you upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never,never let me down.
With my influence and my position in the bank the bank official can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account that you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending on my physical arrival in your country for sharing. The bank official Will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence you can call me for heart to heart discussion through my private satellite phone which I secured for the security and safety of this business as you know that this business is confidential. At the conclusion of this business,you will be given 35% of the total amount,60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email address[email protected]) Or 00221-559-0212

Yours truly,
Aziz Mohamed (Mr)

 

[Details]

What looks too good to be true, generally is. Takes care of a lot of scams that try to get you to pay up front to be given money, whether an inheritance, the Nigerian scam (especially the Nigerian scam), etc.

I remember awhile ago there was a hysterical web site of someone who went the full distance with one of the Nigerian scammers - kept dangling the money, then asking for another assurance, or having a problem, or putting it into the wrong type of account, etc. It was hysterical!

 

[Rocky]

Amraan, what do you carry in your wallet?

wouldn't happen to be Capitol One now would it?

 

[deanws]

Amraan, what do you carry in your wallet?

wouldn't happen to be Capitol One now would it?

I got the same type of letter and I am a Capital One carrier also.

 

[deanws]

Amraan, what do you carry in your wallet?

wouldn't happen to be Capitol One now would it?

Also, my firewall protection came on yesterday and said something was trying to communicate with my computer! I shut it off immediately and restarted my computer. :banghead:

 

[scandi]

Hi Rocky,

I must have missed something, but who is the grndfather and how is he involved with Capitol One?

Scandi