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Here are a few examples of fraudulent emails attempting to get your bank details or obtain goods you are advertising online for nothing.
If you receive an email like this DELETE it, immediately.
Never give bank or credit cards details to anyone by email. Sometimes fraudsters will pose as your own bank.
Remember if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is fraudulent.
DANGER: FRAUDULENT E-MAIL
Subject: HSBC Security Update
Dear Valued Customer, - Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety. - Due to technical update we recommend you to reactivate your account. Click on the link below to login and begin using your updated HSBC account. To log into your account, please visit the online banking http://hsbc.co.uk/ If you have questions about your online statement, please send us a Bank Mail or call us at 1-800-374-9700 We appreciate your business. It's truly our pleasure to serve you. HSBC Customer Care This email is for notification only. To contact us, please log into your account and send a Bank Mail.
The link that says http://hsbc.co.uk actually goes to a different site http://hsbc-validate.info/ which does not belong to HSBC, although it is a copy of their site. If you login here you will give your bank account details to criminals.
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Barcalys Bank Security Update
Dear Valued Customer, - Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety. - Due to technical update we recommend you to reactivate your account. Click on the link below to login and begin using your updated Barcalys account. To log into your account, please visit the online banking http://barcalys.co.uk If you have questions about your online statement, please send us a Bank Mail or call us at 1-800-374-9700 We appreciate your business. It's truly our pleasure to serve you. Barcalys Customer Care This email is for notification only. To contact us, please log into your account and send a Bank Mail.
The link that says http://barclays.co.uk actually goes to a different site http://Barcalys-verify.info/ which does not belong to Barclays, although it is a copy of their site. If you login here you will give your bank account details to criminals.
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DEAREST ONE.
SIR. I AM MR,JOSHUA SUMBI WRITING TO YOU FROM ABIDJAN COTE IVOIRE.
I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF U.S.D. 6.5
MILLION TO ANY ACCOUNT THAT YOU MAY PROVIDE FOR THIS IN YOUR COUNTRY AND
FOR A GOOD AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO IN YOUR COUNTRY
.
1).I NEED YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER
2).YOUR FAX NUMBER
3).YOUR FULL HOUSE ADDRESS .
4).AGRREMENT OF TRUST SHOWING THAT YOU WILL NOT SIT OR CHEAT ME AFTER THE
HAS BEEN TRANFSER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
BE ADVISE THAT EVERY ARRENGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE BANK TO TRANSFER
THIS MONEY TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE BENEFICAIRY WHICH I WILL INTRODUCE TO THEM
.
I WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT MY SELFE AFTER I HEAR FROM YOU. I CAN BE REACHED
ON THIS NUMBER 0022507599686 CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL TO
PROCEED AND TO INTRODUCE YOU AND YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE BANK AS
THE BONEFIDE BENEFICAIRY OF THIS MONEY .
BE INFORMED THAT I AM NOT FROM THIS COUNTRY ,I AM ON A POLITICAL A ASSYLUM
HEAR IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE .
AGAIN THE BANK HAVE PROMISED ME THAT AFTER THE HEARING FROM THE BENEFICIARY,
THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE THEM 72 BANKING HOURES TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO
YOUR PROVIVED BANK ACCOUNT.
THIS IS A RISK FREE BUSINESS AS YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR OR REGRET
AND I WE SHALL TALK OF THE PERSANTAGE % THAT YOU WILL TAKE FROM THE TOTAL
AMOUNT AFTER THE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN CONCLUDED .
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN HELPING ME TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY .
I PLEAD FOR YOUR SINCERE HELP TO ME AND NOT TO BETRAY ME AFTER THE MONEY
HAS FINALY INTERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT .SO I AM CONFIDING IN YOU AS MY INVESTOR/PROTECTOR
AND MY SECURITY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I BY AGE 26 YEARS OLD AND STILL A STUDENT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER
WHICH MAKE ME TO RUN AWAY FROM MY COUNTRY TO THE PLACE WHERE I AM TAKING
MY POLITICAL ASSYLUM ,WE SHALL TALK IF YOU CALL ME AND RENMBER THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS VERY VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENCIAL BECAUSE I WILL LIKE TO
LEAVE THIS COUNTRY TO YOURS LETEST BEFORE NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE FACT THAT
THE TRANSFER WILL ONLY TAKE 72 HOURES TO INTER YOUR ACCOUNT.
I REMAIN YOURS SINCERELY IN PROGRESS .
JOSHUA SUMBI.
N.B.EXTEND MY REGARDS TO YOUR FAMILIY WISHING TO SEE THEM AS I WANT TO BE
PART OF THEM.
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DEAR SIR,
I NEED THE LAST PRICE FOR THIS ITEMS Lead Guitarist IF MY REQUEST IT TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION I WILL VERY MUCH DELIGHFULL,HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
BEST REGARD,
JAMES
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ATTN:PLEASE
I am MR GEORGE KUMBA, the manager of bill and exchange
at the foreign remittance Department Bank Of Africa.
In my Department we discovered an abandoned sum of
US$14M (Fourteen Million US dollars) in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died
along with his family in October 1999 in a plane
crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been
expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his
money because we cannot release it unless some body
applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guide lines and
laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed
next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided
to make this business proposal to you and release the
money to you as the next of kin or relation to the
deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money
to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if
such money remained unclaimed after five years, the
money will be transferred into the bank treasury as
unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this
business is occasioned by the fact that the customer
was a foreigner and a TOGOLEISE cannot stand
as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 45% of this money will be for you as
respect to the provision of a foreign account , 5%
will be set aside for expenses incurred during the
business and 50% be for me.
Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement
according to the percentage indicated.
Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this
fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the
bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating your bank name, your bank account number,
your private telephone and fax number for easy and
effective communication and location where the money
will be transfer.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax
or email the text of the application.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
transaction is hitch-free and that you should not
entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer.
You should contact me immediately you receive this mail,Trusting to hear from you soonext
Yours faithfully.
MR GEORGE KUMBA
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Dear Beloved,
I am Abdul aziz Karim the only son of late Mr. and Mrs.Kone Karim. My father
was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory
coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of
their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since
then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on January 2001 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of seventeen million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD
($17.500,000) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime banks here
in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in
depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for
a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I willtransfer this money and
use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel
management .
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 26years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, sir I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
for your EFFORT/INPUT after the successful transfer of this fund Into your
nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within Seven
working days you signify interest to assist me.
Please kindly mail me back on identification of your interest through my
private email address: abdul_aziz@caramail.com
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Abdul Aziz Karim
Tel/0022507508831
Email:(abdul_aziz@caramail.com)