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Liberty Bank Spoofed Site

Beware of this and similar emails of this nature. This is a bottom feeder trying to steal your identity. Banks will never ask for your personal information via email.

From: block.notice@libertyreserve.com
Subject: Account Block Notice
Date: May 23, 2009 10:39:15 AM EDT (CA)
To: blocked@libertyreserve.com

** Liberty Reserve Account Block Notice **

Your account has been blocked due to numerous invalid login attempts. You will be unable to send and receive funds until your account has been activated.

Click here to remove block from your account:

http://www.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Failing to unblock your account will result temporary account suspension.

Sincerely,
Liberty Reserve Customer Service

May 24, 2009 Posted by gariell | Identity theft, Phishing spoofing | , , , , | No Comments Yet

Cahoot Bank Phishing for Identity Theft

Just got this one today and as usual, the hyperlink leads to a spooked site were the botom feeders are waiting to steal your personal banking information and identity.
Remember to never use a provided hyperlink. Financial institutions never deal with their customers via email.

From: customerservices.alerts@cahoot.co.uk
Subject: Cahoot Bank-Unlock Your Account
Date: May 22, 2009 9:04:31 AM EDT (CA)
To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
Reply-To: customerservices.alerts@cahoot.co.uk

Your Internet Banking Has been Locked due to three Consecutive Failures Of The Banking
Security Check. to Unlock Your Cahoot Bank Account Internet Banking,
Please Activate Your Account Below

Unlock Your Cahoot Online Banking Read more »

May 24, 2009 Posted by gariell | Phishing spoofing | , , , , | 1 Comment

Halifax Online Service Phishing Scam

The bottom feeders are circulating another Phishing email identity theft scam. What ever you do don’t press on the link they provided. It leads to a Spooked site made to look like the actual real site. Please read Identifying scams for more details.

From: onlinesrvices@halifax.co.uk
Subject: Halifax Online Service Notification Message!!!
Date: May 16, 2009 7:57:10 AM EDT (CA)
To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
Reply-To: onlinesrvices@halifax.co.uk

Dear Our Value Numerous Customer,

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the Halifax Bank system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account. We requested information from you for the following reason:

We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. We have limited access to sensitive Halifax Bank account features in case your account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party. We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your account is our primary concern.

Case ID Number: PP-308-080-099

This is a second reminder to log in as soon as possible, to your Halifax Bank account at http://www.XHalifax Bank.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home-general&nav=0

Be sure to log in securely by opening the provided Halifax Bank link. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.

In accordance with Halifax Bank’s User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your Halifax Bank account as soon as possible to help avoid this.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.

Sincerely,
Halifax Bank Account Review Department

Halifax Bank Email ID PP414

May 20, 2009 Posted by gariell | Identity theft, Phishing spoofing | , , , , | No Comments Yet

Mr Abel Fouda; Hi I Am A Scammer

You would think that these bottom feeders could invent something new for a change. I must say that this lowlife is offering 50% nice touch! Come on bottom feeder, you poor B..
Get a real job. Honest people with real jobs have seen enough of your crap. Day after day you inundate our email with your crap, sad reflection of your mental capacities. Back to grade school, if you even went there.
One would think that recipients of your garbage may just be tired of your low life schemes and hope for the day that one can open up their email and not have it bombarded with the likes of the letter below.

From: abelfouda23@msn.com
Subject: From: Mr Abel Fouda
Date: May 10, 2009 10:34:15 AM EDT (CA)
Reply-To: abelfouda100@ubbi.com

From: Mr Abel Fouda
African Development Bank
Burkina Faso (ADB)
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso .

Dear friend,

I am writting to seek your coperation over this business, Please due welcome this letter.

I am Mr Abel Fouda , the director of the accounts & auditing dept .at the African Development Bank Ouagadougou-west Africa . (A D B) With due respect, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to both of us.

At the bank’s last accounts/auditing evaluations, my staffs came across an old account which was being maintained by a foreign client who we learnt was among the deceased passengers of motor accident on November. 2003, the deceased was unable to run this account since his death. The account has remained dormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by the client.

Since his demise, even the members of his family haven’t applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client is a foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the money. As the director of the department, this discovery was brought to my office so as to decide what is to be done. I decided to seek ways through which to transfer this money out of the bank and out of the country too.

The total amount in the account is ten million five hundred thousand dollars (USD 10,500,000.00).with my positions as staffs of the bank, I am handicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bonafide claim over this money. The client was a foreign national and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin and I will supply you with all the necessary information and bank data to assist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank of your choice where this money could be transferred into.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for me, 50% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incure by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account.

I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely risk free since I work in this bank that is why you should be confident in the success of this transaction because you will be updated with information as at when desired.

I will wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I am hoping to retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction which will be when this money is safety in your account. I will then come over to your country for sharing according to the previously agreed percentages. You might even have to advise me on possibilities of investment in your country or elsewhere of our choice. May God help you to help me to a restive retirement, Amen.

Please for further information and enquiries feel free to contact me back immediately for more explanation and better understanding.

I am waiting for your urgent response!!!

Thanks and remain blessed.
Mr Abel Fouda

May 13, 2009 Posted by gariell | 419 Nigerian scams, E-Mail fraud, Employment scams, advanced fees scam | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet