Wednesday 27 August 2008

Fair attemp but rather poor grammar & typos let it down

Not so much the typos as the use of a Yahoo email that may raise suspicions

Uk National Promo Inc,
United Kingdom.

You have emerged Winner from this Weeks Draws.Contact
Sharon Cole(MRS)
E-mail:sharon_cole91@yahoo.com.hk

For Claims Of Funds,Provide the Following Information in your Email.
Full Name:
Email Address:
Home Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel:
Country:

Winning Details,
Amount Won: £552,000 pounds sterling
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
Date Of Draw 24th August 2008.

From The Clerk Office,
Result Department

Thursday 21 August 2008

I think the Yahoo email address might be a bit of a giveaway

ALHAJI AND ALHAJI HOLDINGS.
SECRETARY OFFICE.
COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA AGALAN
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Dear ,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Cashier's Cheque which was given to me by my Boss, Alhaji Dangote to keep till you contacted me. This Cashier's Cheque worth US$1.5M but I did not heard from you since that time , then I went and deposited the Cashier's Cheque with DIPCSCO Courrier company here in Benin Republic , because I travelling to Iraq to see my Boss and will not come back till Three months time. You have to contact the DIPCSCO Courier company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money they will ask you, to send to them is their security keeping fee which is $150 to received your package. Don't be deceived by any body, this is the only expenses you will make and the Cashier's Cheque will be delivered to your address. This is the Contact Address of Mr Charles Morgan of Diplomatic Courrier service company in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

E-mail: ( dipcsc2@yahoo.com.hk )
Phone number +229-93-4233-94.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee.I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering and once more, you should bear in mind that this US$150 is the only expenses you will make and the Cashier's Cheque will be delivered to your address as you provided. Hence get them to give you the information which you will use to send the US$150 to them and instruct the Director Mr Charles Morgan to get the delivery of your Cashier's Cheque to your address

YOUR FULL NAME-------------
CONTACT ADDRESS------------
TELEPHONE NUMBER-----------
FAX NUMBER-----------------
Please, Do Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .

Thanks
Mrs. Joan Adams

Wednesday 20 August 2008

After awhile this approach becomes really dull

Your Online Session Is Blocked

Dear Customer,

Our records shows that your online session has been blocked due to the following reason.

(1) Log On attempts with invalid information Such as memorable information .

(2) Inadequate Update on your Abbey Online Banking Account.

(3) An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error.

We have believed that a thirdparty user is trying to access your account. For security reasons,we have temporarily suspend your account and your access to online banking will be restricted if you fail to update and re-confirm your membership details.

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Thank you for using Abbey National plc .

Not so much the subject matter more that it all arrived in caps, not really what the DMA would call user friendly

HELLO DEAR BELOVED ONE, GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.I AM MRS.RACHEL JAMES. A WIDOW TO LATE EDGAR JAMES. I AM 58 YEARS OLD. I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATIONS, MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS.THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH,I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS,SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE PART OF THIS WEALTH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA,ASIA AND EUROPE. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $12,000.000.00 USD STATES DOLLARS TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT! ! YOU NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING DOWN AT A BANK IN AFRICA. I WISH YOU CAN FOLLOW UP AND CLAIM IT FOR MY PURPOSE AND ACT AS I MAY ADVICE YOU. I AM SORRY IF YOU ARE EMBARRASSED BY MY MAIL BUT IF FOR ANY REASON YOU FIND THIS MAIL OFFENSIVE,YOU CAN IGNORE IT AND PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU WILL SURE BE UTILIZED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS,THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I AWAITS YOUR RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED MESSAGE. YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST MRS.RACHEL JAMES

Monday 11 August 2008

Wow I am a winner (again)

Dear Winners,

I am Mrs. Anita White the Managing Director of Email Million Promo, UK wishes
to inform you that the results of the Email Million Lottery International
Program Held on Friday 8th of August 2008. It is yet to be claimed and you are
getting the final Notification regarding your winnings in the second edition of
email million winners, held in the United Kingdom.

Today I am very happy to inform you that your Email address with serial number
N255200 and ticket number #01235 has being selected amongst (15) lucky
winners.

The £30,000,000GBP {Thirty Million Pounds Sterling} shared amongst the (15)
lucky winners in this category of all Participants, so you are awarded the sum
of £2,000,000GBP {Two Million Pounds Sterling)

Kindly contact the FedEx Courier Services as soon as possible to know when they
will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date, Since am
traveling out for a three month programm, so i now decided to deposit your Bank
Draft with Fedex Courier Service Uk for security reasons for your information,
I have already paid for the delivering charges, clearance certificate and
insurance premium Fee of the Cheque Showing that it is not a money laundering.

The only money you will send to the FedEx Courier Services is for the security
keeping fees, dough I was suppose to pay for it but its because I don?t know
the actual time you will be coming for your winnings, So don?t be deceived by
the dispatch officer to pay any other additional charges.

Lastly you are to contact the dispatch officer with your Full Names Phone And
Postal Address and also send them the Serial Number and Ticket Number for
proper verification.


Dispatch Officer: Mr. Patrick Walter
Email Address: patrickwalter1@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: +447-031-999-575.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Anita White,
anitawhite2008@gmail.com
Clearance Agent Email Million Promo.
Copyright © 1994-2008 The Email Million National Lottery Inc.

Please stop

Lloyds TSB Security Precaution

Dear Valued Client,

Lloyds TSB Online Banking is Undergoing a secure service upgrade that will allow for more ease in the accessing of your account online. This upgrade requires each and everyone of our customers to please verify there account details by clicking on the verify my details link below

(c)2008 Lloyds TSB Bank, p.l.c.
Programs and data held on this system belong or are licensed to Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds TSB Scotland plc. It is an offence to access the programs and data unless you are doing so through your own account using the Passwords and User ID issued to you by Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds TSB Scotland plc in an authorised manner and in accordance with all applicable laws.

Who ever is sending the Lloyds Scams really needs to try a bit harder

Dear Valued Customer,

You have 2 new important message waiting in your inbox folder.

Due to Various Invalid Attempt to login to Your Account.

please supply all of the following information

Click here to read.

Best Regards

Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Security Department

*Please do not reply to this email as your reply will not be received*.

Sir Frank Peterson? really? now why would he bother emailling me? -also who is Andrew Wolley??

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your
nominated bank account. Now you’re new Payment,United nations Approval No;UN5685P,White House Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. ANDREW WOLLEY, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CITIBANK OFUNITED KINGDOM,with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR. ANDREW WOLLEY on his contact information,Direct Citibank Telephone No
+44-703-193-8085 ,Email: wolleyandrew@myway.com for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS,CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK DETAILS:
6, BANK ACCOUNT:
7, SWIFT CODE/ROUTING NUMBER:
8) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7, COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK IS(511),YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR ANDREW WOLLEY AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. CONTACT CODE(511)
OFFICER:MR ANDREW WOLLEY.
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK:+44-703-193-8085
EMAIL: wolleyandrew@myway.com


SIR FRANK PETERSON.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT

Very detailed attemp, some neat typos as well

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
Website: www.fbi.gov
ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN
REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.,IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE
THAT THE CITI BANK LONDON DISTRICT HAS RELEASED
10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO A BANK IN AMERICA(name withheld for security reason) IN YOUR
NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.THE
CITI BANK LONDON KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT
HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE
UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A
SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS
FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO
COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.
THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON
THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT
TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO YOUR
ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE
UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER , IF
YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE,IF YOU ARE NOT A
TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY
DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THIS IS A PURE CODED ,MEANS
OF PAYMENT?
RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF
PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO
TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE
AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE
U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORDWIDE COMMISSION TO
CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE
CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND UNNECESSARY
SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME
FROM OUTSIDE OF AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I
BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER
ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO
DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A
SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE
GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK
AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
WE ADVICE YOU CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY,AS THE FUNDS
HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY
,UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY SEAL OFTRANSFER(DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM
THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM
WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY THAT
THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM LONDON
ARE ANTI TERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO
CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE
FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS
.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We have decided to contact you directly to acquire
the proper verifications and proof from you to show
that you are the rightful person to receive this fund,
because of the amount involve,we want to make sure is
a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be
informed that the fund are now in United State in your
name , but right now we have ask the bank not to
release the fund to anybody that comes to them ,
unless we ask them to do so,because we have to carry
out our investigations first before releasing the fund
to you. Note that the fund is in a BANK in AMERICA(name withheld for security reason)
right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund
to you yet, because we need a solid proof and
verifications from you before releasing the funds.
So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to
us that what you are about to receive is a clean money
by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also
Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy
to us that the money you are about to receive is
legitimate and clean money. You are to forward the
documents to us immediately if you have it in your
possession, if you don't have it let us know so that
we will direct and inform you where to obtain the
document and send to us so that we will ask the bank
holding the funds to go ahead
Crediting your account immediately.
This Documents are to be issued to you from the
World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get
back to us immediately if you don't have the document so
that we will inform you the particular place to obtain
the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we have
come to realize that the fund was Authorized by
H.S.B.C Bank in London.
An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity
Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a
Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of
certain information taken from fingerprint submissions
retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in
some instances, federal employment,naturalization, or
military service.THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL THE
11TH AUGUST 2008 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING
THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF
FUNDS OUT OF LONDON .

GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE
RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

Friday 8 August 2008

Well its the first approach from a married couple I've had

From: Mrs. Mitchell Arnold Tsvangirai


ATTN: President/CEO/Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs. Mitchell Arnold Tsvangirai, from Zimbabwe Southern Africa.

I am the wife of Late Arnold Tsvangirai, owner UZZI farm Ltd and a brother to MDC Party Leader Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai, affected by President Mugabe's land reform acts which is depriving us of rights in all facets.

I have $12.5 Million dollars which I will like to invest for my children Miss Agnes and Mr. Frank with your firm /company since I am not business inclined following the loss of my husband.

If you are interested do get back to me for more information or call my son Frank on Tel +0027-72-7373-669 you can also contact me by replying this mail or through my private email: marnold@sify.com

I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free. So if you are willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you 10% of the total money, 50% will be for a joint business venture I will be doing with you and another 35% will be for me and my family which we shall also invest in your country and the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all expenses we may incurred during the transaction.

You may wish to read about the problems in Zimbabwe my country through the following links clearing any doubt in my proposition and to ascertain my reasons of contacting you and the situation we are in.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6448559.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co .uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Waiting for your urgent response

Yours truly

Mrs. Mitchell Arnold Tsvangirai
(For the Family)
Tel+27-72-7373-669

Thursday 7 August 2008

Wow Lloyds TSB are currenting back on there comm's budgets of late

Notification: Re-enroll your account information

Dear Customer,

During Our Security Maintenance and SSL Secure Servers Upgrade, Our technical services team noticed a slight error on your personal information. This might be due to either of the following reasons :

1) A recent change in your personal information.

2) Your Account has been accessed from a Foreign IP.

3) Submitting invalid information during initial sign in process.

Due to this, you are requested to Update and Verify your information by following the link below.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://www.lloydstsb.com/personal/security/
*Important*
We have asked few additional information which is going to be the part of secure login process. These additional information will not be asked during your future login security so, please
provide all these info completely and correctly otherwise due to security reasons we may have to close your account temporarily.

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.

© Lloyds TSB Bank plc 2002 - 2008

This seems pretty trust worthy - why would I not reply?

Dear Friend,

Contact my Secratary and ask him for a cheque worth of USD$2.5m.Dollarswhich I kept for your compensation. His contact information is below:

Name: Iduu Junior Email;iduujunior1@live.fr Contact him right away and askhim to send the cheque to you. so feel free and get intouched with him and give him your address where to send the cheque:
(1) FULL NAME .................
(2) ADDRESS ...................
(3) COUNTRY ...................
(4) PRIVATE TEL ...............
(5) PRIVATE FAX ...............

Anthony Dusman

Tuesday 5 August 2008

In no way does this sound in anyway dodgy.

¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!
Ahora puedes escribirme a:peter_okah@yahoo.com.co



- ATTN: Sir /Madam,I am Mr Okah Peter ,Deputy director of reserve management and foreign operations at CBN. I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in Nigeria. This is to inform you about our plan to send your fund to you via cash Delivery,this system will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your contract part payment of US$15.3. Million to you via Diplomatic courier service. I have secured every needed document to cover the money. Note: The Money is coming on 2 security proof boxes, the boxes are sealed with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. I will use my position as The Deputy director of reserve management and foreign operations at CBN to release this fund to You.The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the Boxes to your house address. All you need to do now I to send to me:1. Your full house address2. Your identity such as international passport or driver's license.3. Your contact phone numbers,4. Your full Name.The Diplomatic attached will travel with this required information's For the delivery of your fund. He will call you immediately he arrives Your country's airport. I hope you understand me. I will let you know when these consignments will be lifted, and Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes.What declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Material. I did not declare money to them please. If they call you and Ask you the contents please tell them the same thing ok. I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement.I will secure the Diplomatic immunity clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment, which .I will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the consignments to enable you access these consignments has soon as it delivered to you. This clearance will make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch.Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me Immediately you receive this message. Please I need your urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to airlift assoon as we hear from you.Call me immediately you receive this message.Best Regards,Mr Okah Peter Deputy director of reserve management and foreign operations at Central Bank Of Nigeria .Federal Republic of Nigeria.