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Spam, Scams and Lambs

Perfect Vault Security Lagos Nigeria Scheme

I guess Timothy Ashawo didn’t get my thank-you note for the first $1.5, 000 00.00 US dollars he already sent. Read more »

November 30, 2007 Posted by gariell | 419 Nigerian scams, E-Mail fraud, advanced fees scam | , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Bank of Montreal Phishing ID Theft Spoofed Site

This Phishing email is now out there and looks very authentic. Company Logos are included in the original and handy links are provided to contact the “Bank”, however, Read more »

November 29, 2007 Posted by gariell | Identity theft, Phishing spoofing, Uncategorized | , , , | No Comments Yet

Barclays Premier League Scam With Malware Risk

Looks like I won again! All I have to do is “cotact” Mr. Lawrence Clark. As usual all the tell tale signs of a scam are present; the famous “undisclosed-recipients, spelling mistakes, yahoo contact email address. What is different this time is the attachment of the .vcf file.
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November 28, 2007 Posted by gariell | E-Mail fraud, lotto scam | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Another Huge Jackpot Or Just Another Scam?

It seems that my email address has been chosen again, this time I’m getting US650,000.00,
to “aid your personal,educational, and business development.” Read more »

November 27, 2007 Posted by gariell | E-Mail fraud, lotto scam | , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Up to 90 Million Dollar Loans, Poor credit Rating, no problem!

A gift from heaven, just when I thought that I was in a bind financially along comes Mr. Keith O’ Brean. Read more »

November 26, 2007 Posted by gariell | E-Mail fraud, Identity theft, Phishing spoofing, loan scams | , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Urgent Alert! Phone Frauders, Hang Up and Alert Your Credit Card Company.

The low lives are at it again! Scammers are calling individuals and impersonating credit card companies. They will quote your personal card number and say that there are questionable charges on your card. Simply furnish your security code and they will take care of the situation.

This is a pure and simple scam, let everyone and their uncle know about this one. This gets a triple Flush rating from Gariell.

This scam has been around for a while take a peek at snopes.com for a detailed play by play of the scam.

November 26, 2007 Posted by gariell | Identity theft, Land line scams, scam | , , , | No Comments Yet

Pathetic Scam; Please be more Inventive A..Holes !

I will not even comment on this very poor example of Spam, it does not even merit a rating. Flush, Flush, Flush! Read more »

November 24, 2007 Posted by gariell | E-Mail fraud, lotto scam | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

In Good Faith? Inheritance Scam “Trust Me”

Spammed again with the oldest of old schemes it seems that I the “undisclosed-recipients” have inherited (1.2,000,000,00 GBP); quite a sum; not sure how much it is but it seems like a lot. Read more »

November 24, 2007 Posted by gariell | 419 Nigerian scams, E-Mail fraud, advanced fees scam, scam | , , , , , , , | 108 Comments

Job Offer to Avoid Elegant Fabrics

Yet another scam job from your friendly Fraudsters. Again, all the regular tell tale signs of a typical scam, all of which have already been covered in previous posts. Read more »

November 23, 2007 Posted by gariell | E-Mail fraud, Employment scams, Uncategorized | , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

New Employment Scam; Premier Furnishing Company

This is one of the longer spam scheme emails I have seen in a while. All the typical elements are present: Read more »

November 23, 2007 Posted by gariell | 419 Nigerian scams, E-Mail fraud, Employment scams, scam | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet