Miscellaneous Scam Money Transfers
Example - the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban ki Moon
to contact Mr. Lawson Brown of Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, ... for your
Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$ 100,000.
Did you receive an email from a "the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban ki Moon" who
says "to contact Mr. Lawson Brown of Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, ... for your
Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$ 100,000." This one is one of our staff's favorites. It is so
ludicrous - the scammer starts out with "How are you today? Hope all is
well with you and your family" then proceeds to inform you that the United
Nations felt bad about people who have been scammed, that they agreed to give
every victim $100,000. And it is signed by the secretary general of the UN! The
subject line is even "Good News"!
At first, we thought no one would fall for this scam; it is too
absurd, but then we realized that people from socialist and other countries
accustomed to receiving handouts from the government, the idea is not so far
fetched!
What is the scammer after? Certainly the scammer will try to
steal your identity and get you to send him money
the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban ki Moon (not his real name, obviously) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune.
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below)
some of the other
obvious signs that this is a scam are poor
spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no
sense, etc.:
We wrote to the scammer on December 28, 2007, pretending that we
received his email and want our cheque for $100,000. Watch for additions
to this page, as we post his replies!
Scam email:
Attention:
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and
family, You may not understand why this mail came to you.
We have been meeting for the
passed 7 months which
ended 2 days ago.
This email is sent to all the people that have been
scammed in every part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS agreed upon to
compensate them with the sum of US$ 100,000. This includes every foreign
contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that
have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed
due to Government problems etc.
We found your name in
our list and that is why we
are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and
have been signed.
You are advised to contact Mr. Lawson Brown of
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, as he is our representative in London, contact him
immediately for your Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$ 100,000. This
funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose
ok? So he will send it to you
and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and
telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the
Draft to you.
Contact Mr.Lawson Brown immediately for your Cheque:
Person to Contact Mr. Lawson Brown.
Email:
lawsonbrown01@gawab.com
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to
hear from you as soon as you cash you Bank Draft.
Making the world a better place.
Regards,
Mr Ban ki moon.
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS)
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