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Next Show: Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 @ 11:06amFrom our new Valley Talk Studio in the Historic Venetian TheaterArchivesMay & June 2007, April 2007, March 2007, February 2007, January 2007, December 2006Archives February 2007Content from Radio Show on March 20th 2007Go to Download mp3 Audio Archive Section.Tangent couple lose $3,315 in 'Net scam By Alex Paul, (c) 2007 Albany Democrat-Herald TANGENT - All Catherine Nelson wants is an inexpensive used car that runs well. Her 17-year-old car has nearly 200,000 miles and an engine that's running on borrowed time. Nelson needs something reliable to get her back and forth to her job working with autistic children through the local Education Service District. She and her husband, Francis Romano, were ecstatic when they found a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder for sale for $3,200 on the popular Internet site Craig's List. The two-owner SUV was within their budget and sounded like an answer to their prayers. "Being a spoiled vehicle, the previous owner insisted that it be kept in the garage ... no, this vehicle is not a one-owner, but you will be proud to own it," the advertisement read. The couple's joy turned to sorrow and frustration upon learning they had been scammed by someone who provided false information designed to make them think the transaction was protected by services provided by eBay. "We had contacted eBay several times before we sent the MoneyGram, but we never heard back from them until the day after we sent the money," Romano explained. "Catherine was very nervous about sending money this way, we just haven't done it before and we were trying to be as careful as possible." The couple wired $3,315 on Jan. 31. The next day they realized they had been scammed when they couldn't track their purchase through normal eBay channels. Romano learned that the seller was supposedly in Utah, so he contacted the FBI office in Salt Lake City. They were told they would have to follow the chain of command. In the last six weeks they have filed seven more complaints with the FBI and haven't received any personal contact, Romano said. The scammer had sent the couple several documents to ease their fears about sending so much money sight unseen. All looked like real eBay documents but were fake. When Romano contacted eBay by telephone, he was told they had been "spoofed." Romano says looking back over paperwork sent by the scammer, several red flags should have popped out at him. A purchase confirmation letter contained grammatical errors and the return e-mail address was not from eBay. "We have no hope of getting our money back," Nelson said. "I'm going to have to drive my car until it drops," she continued. "I hope it lasts long enough for me to save up money to buy another car. I'm sick about it but I won't let this rule my life. I'm going to write to as many places as I can and hope that other people don't get scammed in the same way. You definitely need to check everything." The Federal Trade Commission warns online buyers they should never wire money to a seller's account unless they "know the seller personally or can verify the seller's identity. Buyers should be suspicious of sellers who insist on wire transfers as the only form of payment they will accept. If something goes wrong with the transaction, you most likely will lose your payment and not have any recourse." 
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Telemarketing Fraud When you send money to people you do not know personally or give personal or financial information to unknown callers, you increase your chances of becoming a victim of telemarketing fraud. Warning signs -- what a caller may tell you: · "You must act 'now' or the offer won't be good." · "You've won a 'free' gift, vacation, or prize." But you have to pay for "postage and handling" or other charges. · "You must send money, give a credit card or bank account number, or have a check picked up by courier." You may hear this before you have had a chance to consider the offer carefully. · "You don't need to check out the company with anyone." The callers say you do not need to speak to anyone including your family, lawyer, accountant, local Better Business Bureau, or consumer protection agency. · "You don't need any written information about their company or their references." · "You can't afford to miss this 'high-profit, no-risk' offer." Some Tips to Avoid Telemarketing Fraud: It's very difficult to get your money back if you've been cheated over the phone. Before you buy anything by telephone, remember: · Don't buy from an unfamiliar company. Legitimate businesses understand that you want more information about their company and are happy to comply. · Always ask for and wait until you receive written material about any offer or charity. If you get brochures about costly investments, ask someone whose financial advice you trust to review them. But, unfortunately, beware -- not everything written down is true. · Always check out unfamiliar companies with your local consumer protection agency, Better Business Bureau, state Attorney General, the National Fraud Information Center, or other watchdog groups. Unfortunately, not all bad businesses can be identified through these organizations. · Obtain a salesperson's name, business identity, telephone number, street address, mailing address, and business license number before you transact business. Some con artists give out false names, telephone numbers, addresses, and business license numbers. Verify the accuracy of these items. · Before you give money to a charity or make an investment, find out what percentage of the money is paid in commissions and what percentage actually goes to the charity or investment. · Before you send money, ask yourself a simple question. "What guarantee do I really have that this solicitor will use my money in the manner we agreed upon?" · You must not be asked to pay in advance for services. Pay services only after they are delivered. · Some con artists will send a messenger to your home to pick up money, claiming it is part of their service to you. In reality, they are taking your money without leaving any trace of who they are or where they can be reached. · Always take your time making a decision. Legitimate companies won't pressure you to make a snap decision. · Don't pay for a "free prize." If a caller tells you the payment is for taxes, he or she is violating federal law. · Before you receive your next sales pitch, decide what your limits are -- the kinds of financial information you will and won't give out on the telephone. · It's never rude to wait and think about an offer. Be sure to talk over big investments offered by telephone salespeople with a trusted friend, family member, or financial advisor. · Never respond to an offer you don't understand thoroughly. · Never send money or give out personal information such as credit card numbers and expiration dates, bank account numbers, dates of birth, or social security numbers to unfamiliar companies or unknown persons. · Your personal information is often brokered to telemarketers through third parties. · If you have information about a fraud report it to state, local, or federal law enforcement agencies. ABA WARNS OF FRAUDULENT PHONE CALLS WASHINGTON, March 12 - The American Bankers Association has been alerted that someone or a group of individuals making phone calls purporting to be from ABA are actually part of an identity theft scam. These con artists are calling members of the public to falsely report that the receiver's personal financial information is on the Internet and ABA is calling them as a courtesy. These fraudulent calls, which have been discovered in Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania, are an effort to obtain personal financial information and are not being made by the ABA. The ABA would never request such information. In effort to further legitimize themselves, the con artists sometimes do not ask for personal financial information during the first call but simply recommend that the person call their bank. The con artist will then ask for the personal financial information during a follow-up call ABA is working with law enforcement to identify the source of the phone calls and to disrupt them. ABA offers the following advice to consumers: · Never give out your financial information to anyone unless you have initiated the contact, and this includes emails; · If you have already responded to this type of call or email by providing your personal financial information, contact your financial institution immediately to protect your account; · Inform the ABA about fraudulent phone calls and emails that use ABA's name by sending an email to alert@aba.com. Current Cell Phone Urban Legends Must be popular, as in the last week I have had five emails from friends asking about these gee-wiz things you can do or use your mobile / cell phone for... Claim 1. Dialing 112 on your mobile phone while in Europe will contact you with emergency services similar to 911. · Partially True: Some countries allow for 112 access, but your call will still be blocked if the relay towers don't recognize the signal. This will also fail if you phones carrier does not share access. Claim 2. That if your car has remote keyless entry, and you have an extra set of keys at home, you can call your home via your cell phone and someone at the other end can send the signal from the keys trough the house phone to your mobile phone and if you hold your cell phone about 1' away from your car door it would open. · Totally False: Cars use RKE transmission systems and Mobile phones do not, they are two separate signal sources and transmit at different frequencies. This is completely impossible. Claim 3: By hitting *3373# on your cell phone you can boost your battery for more time as there is a hidden battery reserve. · Nokia has what is called a half rate codec that adjusts the sound quality on a phone so that the battery has a longer talk life, there is no battery reserve and on a full charge may give you up to a 30% increase in battery life. However the other error is the code is actually #4720#, as the *3373# code actually puts that phone back to full codec. Regardless this is basically a non option and not worth considering even if you have the few phones in the world that allows this to happen as the loss of quality removes the value. Claim 4: Disable a stolen mobile phone by reporting the serial number to the provider. By entering code *#06# a 15 digit code will appear on the screen. If you write this down and you call your provider they can disable the phone even if the sim card is switched. · Partially True: This code may or may not appear on your phone, it is easier to write down the IMEI number on any of your mobile phones, usually on the sticker on the box when you get your phone or for sure under the battery. Only certain providers can remotely disable a phone. Claim 5: Instead of paying for 411 from your cell carrier (charges between $0.75 and $1.50) use a toll free 800 number for 411 info like 800.FREE.411 aka 800.373.3411 without incurring cost. · Partially True: As the service is free, you are still paying for the call, so if you are paying by the minute you are still paying by the minute. Remember cellular phones don't count 800, 877, or 888 numbers as toll free, you are paying for airtime and maybe distance depending on your plan. FBI 2006 Stats / Overview During 2006, consumers filed 207,492 complaints. Complainants said they lost $198.4 million, the highest total ever. Nearly 45 percent of the complaints involved online auction fraud-such as getting a different product than you expected-making it the largest category; more than 19 percent concerned undelivered merchandise or payments. Another pervasive scheme last year involved an e-mail threat of murder . The perpetrators: Three-quarters were men. Nearly 61 percent lived in the U.S., with half in one of seven states. Other top countries included the U.K., Nigeria, Canada, Romania, and Italy. Victims: All over the map. But the report shows that the "average" complainant was a man between 30 and 40 living in California, Texas, Florida, or New York. Individuals who reported losing money lost an average of $724; the highest losses involved Nigerian letter fraud, with a median loss of $5,100. Nearly 74 percent of the complaints said they were contacted through e-mail, and 36 percent complained of fraud through websites, highlighting the anonymous nature of the web. See the full FBI report here: http://www.ic3.gov/media/annualreport/2006_IC3Report.pdf Note: Oregon ranks #22 in fraud reporting
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Bulletin on Vishing Scam With the new commonality and popularity of VOIP Voice Over IP Internet Phones, cyber criminals are using these systems to exploit Vishing scams. As we mentioned before on our show Vishing is very similar to Phishing, except instead of email the scammers use voice (phones) to contact the mark. There are currently two versions of this new Vishing scam. · In one version, you get the typical e-mail, like a traditional phishing scam. But instead of being directed to an Internet site, you're asked to provide the information over the phone and given a number to call. Those who call the "customer service" number (a VoIP account, not a real financial institution) are led through a series of voice-prompted menus that ask for account numbers, passwords, and other critical information. · In another version you're contacted over the phone instead of by e-mail. The call could either be a "live" person or a recorded message directing you to take action to protect your account. Often, the criminal already has some personal information on you, including your account or credit card numbers. That can create a false sense of security. The call came from a VoIP account as well. The advantages of Vishing scams over more traditional phishing scams is that VOIP is inexpensive, especially for long distance which allows cheap fake international calls. Also because VOIP is web based it is easy for criminals to create real sounding incoming customer service lines. Because it is easy for these cyber criminals to hide and reroute the IP address they are hard to track and even harder to prevent. Don't let this happen to you, be aware of the possibility a customer service call is fake, ask for the call back number and then check with the real financial institution to see if the information matches. If not the call is likely fake. Call the real financial institution directly to see if your account has any problems, odds are all is well and you just prevented a Vishing attempt.
Content from 3/6/2007(Whatever we can't cover on 3/6 we can port over to 3/20)Go to Download mp3 Audio Archive Section. Do Not Call Registry: (888) 382-1222 or www.donotcall.gov (5 Years) if they refuse to remove you and call back, report them to 1-800-876-7060. Ransomware No different than a ransom for a kidnapped person, someone gets a hold of your computer via Malware or Virus and holds your data and your documents ransom. Different rates for different people, different costs, from $10 to $10,000.00. Almost 100% of the time the funds need to be transferred through a shady or untraceable online services. When the scammer receives your money they may or may not let your information go, it is a gamble. Another ransomware program, Trojan.Archiveus, is a Trojan horse that password protects files and then asks the user to pay the ransom to get a password that unlocks the files. In this case, the virus writer made the critical error of placing the password in the code. According to Symantec, the password is: mf2lro8sw03ufvnsq034jfowr18f3cszc20vmw http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.archiveus.html Rasomware is rare and far between, but can be an issues, so to protect yourself make sure you use a pop-up blocker, keep your anti-virus up to date, avoid malware by running spyware program protection and avoid any phishing emails. Purse and PIN Theft We can't determine if this is real, it may just be an Internet urban legend, but just in case. The story goes a woman has her purse stolen, in her purse is her wallet with credit cards, mobile phone, etc. When she gets to a pay phone or home or police etc.. she calls her husband to let him know about the theft. Seems while she was getting home or help form the police the thief sent a SMS message to the husband asking him for the PIN number for the ATM card as she needed to get cash and spaced out the pin number. The husband responded and the thief emptied the account before anything could be done. Bank of America & Illegal Immigrant Credit Cards We have been asked if this is true, and yes it is a true statement that Bank of America has announced that they will be offering high interest credit cards to illegal US immigrants without any social security number or past credit history. This is currently a test program in Los Angeles only and the interest rate is 21.24%. Currently there is no threat for fraud or ID theft from this, but we have been asked so we thought would confirm the information. 809 Area Code Scam For some reason this scam is coming back or at least the threat of it or "urban legend" of it is coming back, even thought I can't find anything factual on it recently. The scam is simple, you receive a voice mail or message saying to call someone back with an 809 area code. This is a Caribbean area code, and you will get put through to a company that will keep you active on the line for as long as possible. The rumor emails say you will be charged something like $25 a minute, but it is really about $3 to $5 a minute. Not every phone of course from the 809 area code is a fake, but unless you are vacationing in the Caribbean or have family there odds are you don't need to call anyone back at this area code. Home Scams - Lock Bumping Recently, the media has given a great deal of attention to "lock bumping", a procedure that allows criminals to open many common door locks by simply inserting a specially modified key and tapping its end with a mallet or other tool. Along with the media reports, a number of warnings about lock bumping have been circulating via email and online. The reports and warnings about lock bumping are genuine. Lock bumping, also known as "bump keying" and "key bumping" describes a technique in which an ordinary key can be filed so that, when it is inserted into a door lock and tapped, the internal pins can be jarred in such a way that the lock will open. The majority of pin-tumbler locks currently in use are vulnerable to lock bumping, including those normally found on people's front doors. The technique is simple enough that, with the right knowledge, and a little practice, just about anybody could use it. Unfortunately, the necessary knowledge is quite freely available on the Internet. There are a large number of easily accessible videos and tutorials that explain in exacting detail how to perform the technique. In fact, there are even sets of bump keys and lock bumping kits available for purchase. Pump & Dump Revisited Wanted to post again about Pump & Dump fake stock tips. The emails are very good, they make it seems like you are receiving the emails from a friend or by accident, like someone screwed up the email address and you stumbled upon a good tip. They recommend you buy this stock as it will soon soar. The hook is that the stock is so cheap, 10cents, 20cents, etc.. so people want to fall for it in hopes that a 10cent stock shoots up to a $10 stock and you can retire happy. These are micro-cap stocks and trade in limited quantities, the companies are not required to file the trades with the SEC so an easy to scam to pull off. The scammers hope that people buy and run the price up, the primary stock holder will wait until the price rises and dumps 100% of their stock leaving the investors without a penny. Identity Theft Protection Tips * Carry only the cards you actually need. Minimize the identification information and the number of cards you carry in your wallet or purse. Do not carry your Social Security card unless you need it. * * Never put your account information on the outside of an envelope or on a postcard. * * Cut up old or expired credit cards. Close all inactive credit card and bank accounts. Even though you do not use them, these accounts appear on your credit report and may be used by thieves. * * For your ATM card, choose a Personal Identification Number (PIN) different from your address, telephone number, middle name, the last four digits of your Social Security number, your birth date or any other information that could be easily discovered by thieves. * * Memorize your PIN; do not write it on your ATM card or keep it written on a piece of paper somewhere in your wallet. Statistics show that in many instances of ATM card fraud, cardholders wrote their PINs on their ATM cards or on slips of paper kept with their wallets or purses. * * Keep personal information in a safe place. If you employ outside help or are having service work done in your home, keep your personal information out of sight. * * Give your Social Security number only when absolutely necessary. Ask to use another type of identifying number whenever possible. * * Do not give out personal information over the phone, through the mail, or over the Internet unless you have initiated contact or know the business with which you are dealing. * * Compare your ATM receipts and cashed checks with your periodic bank statements to check for unauthorized transfers or charges. * * Shred credit card statements, bank statements and pre-approved credit offers when you do not need them. Consider investing in a paper shredder. * * Decrease the number of unsolicited credit card applications that you receive. The fewer credit card applications you receive, the less likely it is that one will be stolen. Call (888) 5OPT-OUT to have your name removed from the marketing lists sold by the major credit bureaus for two years, or removed permanently. * * Ask your bank about its privacy policies and information practices. Find out the circumstances under which your bank would provide your account information to a third party. * * Order a copy of your credit report from the three credit reporting agencies at least once every year to review your file for possible fraud.
Content from 2/6/2007 and 2/20/2007(Whatever we can't cover on 2/6 we can port over to 2/20)Go to Download mp3 Audio Archive Section. Auction Scams We have been getting a rash of people coming in falling for common eBay scams. Here is a chance to review some useful tips to avoid getting scammed on eBay. If a seller or buyers exhibits any of these symptoms, avoid. Seller * The seller posts the auction as if he resides in the United States, then responds to victims with a congratulatory email stating he is outside the United States for business reasons, family emergency, etc. Similarly, beware of sellers who post the auction under one name, and ask for the funds to be transferred to another individual. * The subject requests funds to be wired directly to him/her via Western Union, MoneyGram, or bank-to-bank wire transfer. By using these services, the money is virtually unrecoverable with no recourse for the victim. * Sellers acting as authorized dealers or factory representatives in countries where there would be no such dealers should be avoided. * Seller wants you use an escrow company that is not well known. We recommend checking out all escrow companies before using any of them. We have some recommendations; please contact us directly for info. o In an effort to persuade a wary Internet auction participant, the perpetrator will propose the use of a third-party escrow service to facilitate the exchange of money and merchandise. The victim is unaware the perpetrator has actually compromised a true escrow site and, in actuality, created one that closely resembles a legitimate escrow service. The victim sends payment to the phony escrow and receives nothing in return. Or, the victim sends merchandise to the subject and waits for his/her payment through the escrow site which is never received because it is not a legitimate service. Buyers * Buyers who ask for the purchase to be shipped using a certain method to avoid customs or taxes inside another country should be avoided. * Be suspect of any credit card purchases where the address of the card holder does not match the shipping address. Always receive the card holder's authorization before shipping any products. * Buyers pay with a counterfeit cashiers check or MO, please hold all MO & Checks until cleared, we recommend 10-days from deposit date. * Any international payments using PayPal as buyers are playing the eBay / PayPal game and getting free merchandise knowing that PayPal will refund all complaints 100% of the time regardless of delivery confirmation, as PayPal only supports signature confirmation from international confirmed and there is really no way of doing that.
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New, Parcel Courier Email Scheme The Parcel Courier Email Scheme involves the supposed use of various National and International level parcel providers such as DHL, UPS, FedEx and the USPS. Often, the victim is directly emailed by the subject(s) following online bidding on auction sites. Most of the scams follow a general pattern which includes the following elements: * The subject instructs the buyer to provide shipping information such as name and address. (Standard Practice) * The subject informs the buyer that the item will be available at the selected parcel provider in the buyer's name and address, thereby, identifying the intended receiver. (Shipping Providers do not offer such services) * The selected parcel provider checks the item and purchase documents to guarantee everything is in order. (Fake Provider / email) * The selected parcel provider sends the buyer delivery notification verifying their receipt of the item. (Fake Provider / email) * The buyer is instructed by the subject to go to an electronic funds transfer medium, such as Western Union, and make a funds transfer in the subject's name and in the amount of the purchase price. Reshipping Scheme The "reshipping" scheme requires individuals in the United States, who sometimes are coconspirators and other times are unwitting accomplices, to receive packages at their residence and subsequently repackage the merchandise for shipment, usually abroad. "Reshippers" are being recruited in various ways but the most prevalent are through employment offers and conversing, and later befriending, unsuspecting victims through Internet Chat Rooms. Unknown subjects post help-wanted advertisements at popular Internet job search sites and respondents quickly reply to the online advertisement. As part of the application process, the prospective employee is required to complete an employment application, wherein he/she divulges sensitive personal information, such as their date of birth and social security number which, unbeknownst to the victim employee, will be used to obtain credit in his/her name. The applicant is informed he/she has been hired and will be responsible for forwarding, or "reshipping", merchandise purchased in the United States to the company's overseas home office. The packages quickly begin to arrive and, as instructed, the employee dutifully forwards the packages to their overseas destination. Unbeknownst to the "reshipper," the recently received merchandise was purchased with fraudulent credit cards. After the United States citizen agrees, the packages start to arrive at great speed. This fraudulent scheme lasts several weeks until the "reshipper" is contacted. The victimized merchants explain to the "reshipper" the recent shipments were purchased with fraudulent credit cards. Shortly thereafter, the strings of attachment are untangled Nigerian Scam Aso Rock Villa Abuja - Nigeria 30th January 2007 Our Ref: .................................... Your Ref: ............................ Date: .................................. From the Desk of: His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo President/Head of State. Dear Sir, NEW MODALITIES FOR CONTRACT PAYMENT Following the extensive investigations carried out over the last 6 months, it became clear to all concerned that the most singular reason why contractor's payments are not released to their beneficiaries as and when due, is the illegal demands and extortions of upfront charges from contractors by overzealous officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria. We are therefore going to release cash payments to contractors during this first quarter of 2007 fiscal year commencing within this week. This is because it was found out by investigation that the incident of extortion of upfront charges occurs mainly in wire transfer exercise. Since cash payment is now to be adopted in place of wire transfer, it implies that the Central Bank of Nigeria will not be involved in this arrangement, which further implies that its corrupt officials who engage in extortions will not have a chance this time around. For the payment disbursement, I, PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, in conjunction with the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have constituted a 5-man Action Committee headed by Hon. Finance Minister Mrs. Nenad Usman to coordinate this exercise. As one of the beneficiaries enlisted to receive cash payment, you are hereby directed to contact Finance Minister Mrs. Nenad Usman and reconfirm your personal/corporate contract information and banking particulars to her, to enable his committee update your file and make the cash disbursement to you. Your compliance is required with immediate effect as only 14 working days henceforth has been assigned for the completion of this cash payment exercise. Further details will be given to you by Hon. Finance Minister upon his receipt of your particulars. Please contact her on the email address: -financeminister_fgnigeria_govzon@yahoo.com Direct Telephone No: 234-802-3206653, and Fax: 234-1-7594937. Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay and losses you must have encountered so far in your bid to received your contract payment. Note: OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, is really the President of Nigeria and there is a Central Bank of Nigeria http://www.cenbank.org/default.asp The actual Finance Minister of Nigeria is Esther NENANDI-USMAN, not Nenad Usman, one would think they would at least spell it right. And of course a real finance minister would not have a Yahoo email address. Esther NENANDI-USMAN Nigerian Scam 2 Our reference 20/7726/HSBC ***HSBC 00006938** ** Ordering Customer': CENTRAL BANK - NG** 004 SWIFT TRN 92BK BANK PRIOTY (300 CRF) CUSTOMER SERVICE TEL: 447031846478 E-MAIL: hsbcbanklondon44@yahoo.co.uk Attn: Beneficiary, REF: HSBC NOTIFICATION ADVICE We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer, Central Bank of Nigeria, to remit the due payment of USD 26Million into your bank account. With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your account with quoting reference to HSBC transfer regulation and in line with British Financial and Allied Conduct, your account will be credited as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer or you may advise us to deduct the total value and transfer the balance to your account. Should you be willing to accept deduction, we will urge you to contact the INTERNATIOANAL MONETARY FUND, which is the only authorized organization, presently vested with the sole responsibility for regulating all international fund transfer from West Africa countries. You are advised to contact and attention your application for the issuance of the Original Authority to Deduct Bill of Exchange Form to MR. ANDREW SMITH via email: andrewsmith_info@yahoo.co.uk, which will enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer from your principle amount. Be advised also that we only acknowledge the receipt of the ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE FORM, which must be duly filed and signed before we can effect any deduction. Please be warned, as our bank does not trust any Nigerian Official, hence we encourage you to be mindful of who you deal with to avoid being scammed and stop further contact with who so ever and deal directly with my office so that the above fund will be transfer to you. In line with our banking regulation, final crediting shall be made directly to your account upon your compliance to this directive. Congratulations!! Yours faithfully, HSBC PLC HSBC PLC BRANCH CODE 00 76488 43, QUEENS WAY, MANCHESTER W2UK DEPT. ITPD BAYS WATER BRANCH APPROVED BY GCW Mr. L. Steven DATE 23/1/07 SIGNATURE Members HSBC Group Documentary Credits, 35 Coat Well Square, South end on Sea, Essex SS99 2UU Telex 389401. Telegrams CINNAFOREX SWIFT MIDLDB22 Registered in England & Wales Number (142-659). Registered Office Poetry London EC2F 2B5
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Nigerian Scam 3 Our old Nigerian Scam where we get the diamonds and gems is actually working through someone in New Jersey Beneficiary, Sorry for late reply. As requested here is the diplomat number 9734449393. So go ahead and contact him but do not forget to update me as you progress. Regards, Chief Ken Nnamani Identity Theft Return of the IRS Audit Scam You receive a very official looking email stating it is from the IRS. The email will let you know that you are currently being audited by the IRS and you must complete and return the attached questionnaire within 48 hours or you will be hit with penalties and interest. The questionnaire asks for personal information including your SS# and bank account numbers and such. There is an alternate version of this scam that links you to a fake IRS website where you will be prompted to fill out the same information the fake site. There are other variants of this now and more expected that will include Trojan horse viruses and malware websites. Terms used in the subject may say "IRS e-Audit or something like that, and the email address is usually something like admin@irs.gov. Hit Man Email Scam Spam message purportedly sent by a hit man hired to 'terminate' the recipient demands a large sum of money in return for not carrying out the mission Good Afternoon, I Want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where am from, till i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid $50,000.00 in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer, its one i believe you call a friend, i have followed you closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation, Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be pushed to do what i have being paid to do, beside this is the first time i turned out to be a betrayer in my job. Now listen, i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i need the amount of $80,000.00, you have nothing to be afraid of. I will be coming to see you in your office or home determine where you wish we meet, do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now, You will need to pay $20, 000.00 to the account i will provide for you, before we will set our first meeting, after you have make the first advance payment to the account, i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court (if you wish to), then the balance will be paid later. You don't need my phone contact for now till am assured you are ready to comply good. Lucky You. Twist New twist regarding e-mails claiming that the sender has been paid to kill the recipient and will cancel the contract on the recipient's life if that person pays a large sum of money. Now e-mails are surfacing that claim to be from the FBI in London. These e-mails note the following information: * An individual was recently arrested for the murders of several United States and United Kingdom citizens in relation to this matter. * The recipient's information was found on the subject identifying the recipient as the next victim. * The recipient is requested to contact the FBI in London to assist with the investigation. It is not uncommon for an Internet fraud scheme to have the same overall intent but be transmitted containing variations in the e-mail content, e.g., different names, e-mail addresses, and/or agencies reportedly involved. Please note, providing any personal information in response to an unsolicited e-mail can compromise your identity and open you to identity theft. Too little to late "Superbowl Scam" Reports of fraudulent ticket sales for Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on February 4, 2007. The fraudulent selling of tickets for major events is a continuing epidemic. Previous scams have involved tickets being advertised at well-known online auction and classified advertisement web sites. Interested buyers are instructed to use a wire transfer payment service to send the money quickly in order to secure the tickets. Current scams are using fraudulent escrow services to register and then directing the victim to wire the payment. Some solicitations are sent from individuals who claim to be traveling outside the U.S., stating they are now unable to use their tickets due to this travel. This explanation could be an attempt to ensure that the requested funds are sent outside the U.S. Debt Elimination Scam Debt elimination schemes generally involve websites advertising a legal way to dispose of mortgage loans and credit card debts. Most often, all that is required of the participant is to send $1,500 to $2,000 to the subject, along with all the particulars of the participant's loan information and a special power of attorney authorizing the subject to enter into transactions regarding the title of the participant's homes on their behalf. The subject then issues bonds and promissory notes to the lenders that purport to legally satisfy the debts of the participant. In exchange, the participant is then required to pay a certain percentage of the value of the satisfied debts to the subject. The potential risk of identity theft related crimes associated with the debt elimination scheme is extremely high because the participants provide all of their personal information to the subject. Go to Download mp3 Audio Archive Section.
 
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