Something Smells Phishy To Me…

At least the intended victim of this scam knows exactly how much the fraudsters are trying to steal up front…

From: kap3watt@nafed.go.id
Sent: 10/27/2008 3:10:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: FEDEX NOTIFICATION DELIVERY

Greetings!

I am Mr. Mark Babel i have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West Africa, I Travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of November.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country; this is my idea for a gift.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($295.00 US) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.

I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of Dumorrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow.

Contact Person: Mr. Steve Anderson
Email: fedex-deliverypoint2008@live.com
Tel:+234-805-922-4901

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $295.00 US Dollars for their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your draft.

Finally, When contacting them you are to send the following details to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery of your draft. (1) Your Full Names (2) Residential Address (3) Phone Numbers. Have a nice day.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Mark Babel

My Favorite part of this email:  “Deliberate wrong imputs are criminally pursued and indicted” [sic]  I did it anyway; I’m crazy like that.

From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:online.survey@IRS.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:21 PM
Subject: IRS Survey: $90.00 to your account - Just for your time
Importance: High

Congratulations!

You’ve been selected to take part in our quick and easy 9 questions survey In return we will credit $90.00 to your account - Just for your time!

Please spare two minutes of your time and take part in our online survey so we can improve our services.
Don’t miss this chance to change something.

To participate in this survey Click Here

This notification has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service,a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.

© Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A.
________________________________________

Note:
▪ If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your ISP
▪ For security reasons, we will record your ip address, the date and time.
▪ Deliberate wrong imputs are criminally pursued and indicted.

Survey ID :
JNEFJQCPNPQKBVIDFNRUQVZBZGTCLRCORQLORS

Investigator’s Notes

IRS Phishing Email.  It should be noted that the fraudulent IRS website looks pretty convincing except for the fact that it asks for complete debit card account information and none of the rest of the navigation links work.

The link directs the visitor to http://cyber.skuniv.ac.kr:8080/complete.IRS.online/survey.php?Where_is_my_survey&Get_Survey

From: ezeobi15@yahoo.co.uk
Reply-to: markpeters200@live.com
Sent: 10/20/2008 3:03:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: URGENT ATM CARD PAYMENT

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, ALH UMAR MUSA YAR DUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

1. FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

DR. MARK PETERS
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: markpeters2008@live.com
TELEPHONE:+234 806 228 2015

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $9,500,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, I CAN BE REACHED ON OR EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

BARR. Eze Obi

CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Once again, I’ve been called by the lord to spread the wealth!

From: revwilliamsokotie@yahoo.com
Reply-to: rev.williamsokotie10@yahoo.com.co
Sent: 10/18/2008 3:42:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: The Foundation Needs You

New Life Foundation
122b Olu Obasanjo Way
Niger Delta Region
Nigeria

Dear Friend in the Lord,

Good day; I hope you are fine and good . I am Rev. Williams Okotie a director of the above mentioned foundation. The Charity Foundation was founded by a very good friend of mine (of blessed memory). He was a foreigner and was the managing director of an Oil marketing firm here in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He  established this foundation to help less privileged, orphans, widows and widowers in our society and the foundation was doing this before the unfortunate death of its founder.

For the past 5 months, the foundation has been finding it difficult to continue its corporal works of mercy; for the reason that the founder’s bank stopped the monthly seeds that come to the foundation. The bank contacted me a month ago as a director of his foundation and a trustee to recommend a next of kin to the funds since he (Our Late founder) died without nominating a successor in title over the fund deposit made with the bank amounting to S$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars).

The essence of this communication is to request that you provide me with information/comments on any or all of the four issues as regards nominating you to inherit the fund left behind since you are a foreigner, hence eligible to stand for claim of the funds.

I have therefore contacted you to be legally nominated as next of kin (inheritor) to Our Late founder after all inquiries and investigation even with the relevant embassy has yielded results showing that there is no known or living next of kin. You are required therefore to answer these questions to enable me make my recommendation to the Bank here.

-Can you confirm your willingness to accept this inheritance if you are legally and legitimately nominated through my recommendation to the bank and approved to stand as inheritor to the funds.

-Would you agree to donate 80% of this inheritance to his charity organization if you are officially recommended to the bank in my powers to stand as the inheritor?

To know more about our charity organization please call me +234-802-2530293. You must appreciate that I am constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point.

Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford me of the opportunity to provide you with more information on matter and upon your consent to proceed with the recommendation of your person to the bank as the inheritor of the funds.

Thank you for accommodating this inquiry.

Remain Blessed.

Rev. Williams Okotie
rev.williams_okotie@hushmail.com

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A typical email lottery scam:

From: ml-pribram@iol.cz
Reply-to: rowley01@verizon.net
Sent: 10/21/2008 8:12:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: (no subject)

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the recent draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International Program held on October 4th, 2008. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-48 and a bonus number of 24.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 590,983.00 GBP (Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Great British Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent via email immediately:

Mrs. Rowley White
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation

Email: rowley02@verizon.net

You are required to provide the following information for verification purposes:

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel (Home/Office/Mobile):
Country of residence:

Congratulations once more and from all members and staff of the program.

Yours Truly,
Mr Atkinson David,
Online Lottery Co-ordinator.

From: mah.sy [mailto:mah.sy@qexpressline.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:36 PM
Subject: Obeying God’s Voice.

Dear Beloved,

Greetings!! I am Mrs. Ruth David, a widow of 73 years, suffering from cancer of the breast, my husband and my only son were killed last year during the UK terrorist attack.

My condition is serious and according to my doctor, it is obvious that I might not survive. I have some funds that my late husband WILLED to me in cash; the sum of $5,900,000.00 United States of American Dollars. I packaged it in consignments and deposited it with a finance house.

After my prayers, I searched a Christian site in the internet, I found your email address and I decided to contact you for the usage of the funds in your Ministry.

Therefore, if you are honest and faithful enough to use this fund strictly for the work, your response will be highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Ruth David.

From: stella [mailto:stella@stellamartin1.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:51 PM
To: stella@stellamartin1.net
Subject: DEAREST ONE.

FROM: MISS STELLA MARTINS

DEAREST ONE,

I’M WRITING YOU BASED ON THE INFORMATION I GATHERED ABOUT THE RAPID GROWTH OF BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION SINCE I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE AT THE FIRST POINT I AM MISS STELLA MARTINS AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER MASTER JAMES MARTINS, THE ONLY CHILDREN OF OUR LATE FATHER, LATE DR. DANIEL MARTINS, FROM ZULU KINGDOM,  IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

OUR FATHER WAS AN ENGINEER,A CONTRACTOR TO THE PETROLE IVOIRE IN THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE WEST AFRICA BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH. A WEEK AFTER HE CAME BACK FROM COTE D’ IVOIRE, HE WAS ASSASSINATED WITH OUR MOTHER BY UNKNOWN ASSASSINS, MY MOTHER DIED INSTANTLY, BUT OUR FATHER DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

ON THAT FAITHFUL AFTERNOON, I DIDN’T KNOW THAT OUR FATHER WAS GOING TO LEAVE ME AFTER I HAVE LOST OUR MOTHER BUT BEFORE HE GAVE UP THE GHOST.

HE DISCLOSED TO US THAT HE HAS TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED U.S DOLLARS ($10.3MILLION) IN THE PETROL IVOIRE COMPANY’S ACCOUNT,THAT THE MONEY WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTRACT HE WORKED. FORTUNATELY, OUR FATHER MADE AVAILABLE ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO ME BEFORE HE DIED. AND I HAVE VERIFIED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE P.I IN COTE D’IVOIRE ABOUT THIS DISCLOSURE FROM OUR LATE FATHER.

THE PI COMPANY IN COTE D’IVOIRE HAS AGREED TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR FATHER’S DISCLOSURE, THE P.I.DIRECTOR AGREED FOR THE RELEASE OF OUR LATE FATHER’S FUND, BUT THAT OUR PRESENT WILL BE NEEDED IN ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE FOR SOME NECCESARY FORMALITIES. NOW,I HAVE DECIDED TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR PROPER INVESTMENT.

I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND BY MAKING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DATA AVAILABLE TO ME. TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ME IN THESE TRANSACTION I WILL OFFER %25 OF THE TOTALL SUM.  PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY IN MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS. martins.stella@ymail.com

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

MISS  STELLA MARTINS.