A Recent PayPal Scam Email

We regret to inform you that access to yo
Here's the latest Pay Pal scam. We received this email 4 times in one day. We hope those of you who use PayPal realize you shouldn't do anything with your account unless you sign in directly to your account at PayPal. Don't use a link. Go from your browser.

Hopefully this information will help someone understand this is supposedly a scam.

Remember, any time you receive a questionable email, please forward to spam@uce.gov to assist them in recognizing and fighting online spam scams.

Here's a copy of the email we received. This is for information purposes only. We haven't verified the validity of this email, but based on receiving 4 copies from different people, we have to believe it's a scam.


We regret to inform you that access to your account has been temporarily
limited.

This has been done due to several failed log-in attempts.

Case ID: AX-212-21-33

To restore your account please click here :

http://www.netsecuritysolutionsltda.com/bd/cmd/

If you fail to log in correctly your account will be suspended for fraud
prevention.

You will be able to register again for PayPal only after you authenticate your
profile.

We apologize for the inconvenience, this measure was taken for your protection.

PayPal Security Team

Economic Stimulus Check Scam

We received another spam scam email which we felt was important enough to post as a warning to you.

This email claims to be an IRS request for information so you can receive an economic stimulus check. Be careful with these emails that ask for personal information. Most of the time they are scams.

Here's a copy of the email.

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined
that you are eligible to receive a Stimulus Payment.

Please submit the Stimulus Payment Online Form in order to process it.
A Stimulus Payment can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your Stimulus Payment, please follow the next URL:

http://www.iriscoatings.com/css/index.html

For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time.

Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated.


Regards,
Internal Revenue Service


Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.



FOLLOW UP NOTE:  This is a copy of the email, and we do not make any claims as to the accuracy of
the contents of this email; nor do we represent any of the sender's or organizations mentioned
in this spam email.

Let's have some fun Contest

We're thinking about connecting a few of these scammers with each other so they can hassle each other for awhile instead of innocent people. We're currently taking suggestions for the best way to accomplish this without getting our blog hacked.

1. We need a perfect email address which we can create to entice these scammers to play the game.
2. We need your suggestions as to who we should match up against each other on our current blog entries.

The best suggestions we receive for #1 and #2 will each be be given 50 EntreCard Credits!!!!!!!

We'll close this contest on March 1st. Then we'll follow up with their responses.

This could be fun if guido the killer doesn't figure out how to track us down.

Thanks,
Spambusters

The Best Spam Subject Ever!

We received a spam email today which had us jumping for joy....at least for a minute. The subject read "THIS IS MY THIRD AND FINAL EMAIL TO YOU".

Could it be true? A FINAL email from a spammer! Now this is a subject line that captured our attention. It wasn't like the others, i.e. , regarding your inheritance, contact immediately, bless you for your assistance, your funds have arrived, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc...

Well obviously we were disappointed when we anxiously opened the SPAM email to read more of the same old stuff. You know, some guy died who wanted to leave his money to someone trustworthy because he didn't have any relatives.

It's nice to be thought of as trustworthy but it just doesn't mean as much when it's from a total stranger and oceans away.

Well anyway, here's a copy of today's spam scam of the day. If you're a helicopter pilot maybe this was meant for you since this guy apparently in a Helicopter society of some sort. We could think of a lot easier groups to match up with strangers such as "He was a member of the "I don't care for barristers of lawyers who claim to have inheritance club.

Here's today's spam scam from DAVID SMITH AND ASSOCIATES' david.smith1esq22@yahoo.co.uk

The Barristers' Chambers:
DAVID SMITH & ASSOCIATES
Phone: +44 701 113 3308
+44 704 572 6455
Fax: +44 700 592 1653
E-mail: dsmith631@googlemail.com
Address: 33 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JH, England


Attention:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.
Jurgen
Krugger,I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was
returned
undelivered.I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email
address on the WILL.I wish to notify you that late Jurgen Krugger made
you a beneficiary in his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One
Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$30,100,000.00) to you in the Codicil and
last testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true.
Being a widely travelled man, he said he met you sometime in the past
or
simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad
who
wished you good, I am not too sure again. Jurgen Krugger until his
death
was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic
&
Electrical Engineers and a German property magnate. He was a very
dedicated christian who loved to give out alms to the poor,hungry and
needy. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his
life
time. Late Jurgen Krugger died on the 30Th day of July, 2000 at the age
of
80. His WILL is now ready for execution after 8 years of thorough
investigation.

According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian/medical
activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if
I
reach you as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as
possible
to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant
time.
I am sincerely sorry if you feel bothered or embarrassed by this
message;
I am just about my own job. I do hope you understand that? Thank you.

Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address
below:

Email:dsmith631@googlemail.com
david.smith1esq22@yahoo.co.uk

I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to
yourself until the transfer of the funds to you is finalised.

Yours in Service,

BARRISTER DAVID SMITH.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq, Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey
Esq,
Mr. Jerry Smith Esq.

Scare Tactics Scam

Now this one was quite alarming because we could see where someone might be tempted to respond based on their concern that government authorities are getting involved. Some of these scammers are getting pretty good at catching our attention. They should be writing headlines for newspapers or magazines instead of trying to scam innocent people out of hard earned money.

This one came from:
'INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)
cbn_org@freenet.de



Subject:

Intercepted Transfer By National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti-Terrorist Commission.

Type: Text

INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)
HEADQUARTER: LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
MOTTO: NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW.
YOU AND THE LAW

Re: Intercepted Transfer By National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti-Terrorist Commission.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It was reported to our Minister for Foreign Affairs that your impending
funds($10,500,000.00) which was intercepted by the National Drug Law
Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist Commission. We have investigated your
transaction through the apex bank of Nigeria(CBN), We noticed that you made
several attempt to transfer your funds but to no avail. Our
investigation continued to the judiciary upper house(National House of
Assembly),The Senate monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your
transaction, hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy
and with an intension to divert your funds.

We have in our powers as the only and approved office by the Federal
Government of Nigeria taken absolute possession of your funds which has
been deposited with H.S.B.C BANK PLC LONDON. In consonance with the law
guiding this organization, It might interest you to know that Prof
Charles Soludo and others shall be interrogated and if found guilty, they
shall have no option than to pay whatever you have spent in the past.

Below is the information we have stating that it belongs to you but we
still advise that you re-confirm this again as we shall not be held
responsible for any misdirection of your transfer.

Bank name:USBank
1015 Industry Road
Lexington,Kentucky 40505
A/C# 189706657
Routing# 034577123
Swift Transfer# usbkus44imt

If the above information is not correct,then endeavour to send the
correct one including your direct phone number,address etc. Haven said
this, in other to avert any form of difficulties or problem with your
transaction,you will be paid via our corresponding bank in London. This is
base on our bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom(UK). You
might be a foreigner in the United State and for this reason no American
Bank would accept an individual transfer to such an amount of money. It
might also interest you to know that since the September 11th attack by
terrorist in America, they have beefed up their security even to banks
and the flow of cash is totally checkmated. The homeland security agent
even in the airport despite your position as a diplomat, You must be
searched. The same situation is applicable here in Nigeria and even in
the United Kingdom.For this reason, your funds will be only and safely
released to you through an organization which is registered by the
government of this country.

Our interaction with the National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist
Commission was real but due to the fact that the homeland securities
even in the banks are not convinced and your transfer was halt. Finally,
we have your funds in our custody and it is safe but will be
transferred via our corresponding bank.

You are advised to call the telephone number below for oral and
important discussion, Should you fail to call or respond as advised then we
shall have no option than to confiscate this funds in agreement with the
law governing this organization. We promise to give you our
professional service that will ensure your quick receive of your funds within
7days.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:......................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE.........................
4. FAX....................................
5. AGE....................................
6 .SEX:...................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION........................
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:
...........................................
...........................................

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Ugo B. Emeson.
Head:ICPC

They Will Take Everything

That's right. If you fall victim to one of these scams you could lose everything. The next thing you know your beautiful antebellum house is just a shell. They'll even take the windows!!! So please think twice before responding to these scammers who pull on your heartstrings, call you friend, tell you God will bless you, etc. These spam scammers are ruthless and they obviously have NO remorse.

Time to Fight Back! Let's Spam the Spammers

As you can tell from this blog there are hundreds upon thousands of spam scams circulating on the World Wide Web. Our email mailboxes get filled with these scams every day. It's quite frustrating because it takes time to delete these emails...........and.........we get so used to seeing them that we could actually delete a real email of importance.

So today I started to wonder....how can we fight back? Then an idea came to mind.

What if we all copy and paste the SAME scam and send it back to the original sender. Maybe he/she would then spend so much time deleting their spam that they wouldn't have time to spam others :)

To protect ourselves lets write, "This is a spam email we received which we DO NOT believe to be true. In NO way do we endorse the contents of this email, however, we thought you may want to investigate since it used your name and email address as the sender. We have forwarded a copy to the appropriate parties so they can investigate and clear you and your clients name if either of you have been misrepresented. Good luck in resolving this matter."

If anyone wants to join in on the fight here's todays opportunity.

We received this spam scam from: robertkenolly_esq66@yahoo.com
Here's the email scam sent in by Robert:

Just copy and paste the email below and send it back to the address listed above. Hopefully he'll get the message.....over and over and over and over.

BARRISTER ROBERT KENOLLY.
SUPREMECHAMBERS
35 KOFO ABAYOMI ST/ KALCUTA CRESCENTS
APAPA-LAGOS.

Dear Sir/Madam,


This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your high repute and trust worthiness.

Firstly,I must solicit your confidentiality. I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit.

I am Barr.ROBERT KENOLLY, Esq, the personal attorney to Mr.William,herein after referred to as my client, who used to work with National Oil plc.My client and his entire family were involved in a plane mishap that took place in Kano

For more details and pictures of the plain crash Please Click and view the Link below to see Clip of the incident.News.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm

I have since made several inquiries to your Embassy, in a bid to locate any relation of my client, and these efforts of mine have not been productive. I then decided to trace his last name over the internet, and came across your name which is why I have contacted you to assist me in securing the money and property left behind by my client before they are declared as unclaimed and unserviceable by the bank where they have been lodged for safekeeping.

I am particularly interested in securing the funds lodged with a Finance Firm,The sum of USD11.5M Dollars.This is because the said Bank has issued a notice to me, unequivocally instructing me to produce the Next of Kin / Beneficiary to the said account within the next ten official working days, or have the account confiscated. Considering my lack of success in my bid to locate his relatives for over two years,I solicit your consent to enable me produce you as the Next of Kin to my deceased client, since you both bear the same last name.

The funds will then be transferred to you as the beneficiary and shared according to a proposed sharing pattern /ratio of 60:40 i.e. 60% for me and 40% for you. I will provide the necessary, legally obtained documents to back up any claim we make
regarding this process, and will just require your understanding/ cooperation to enable us achieve success within a legitimate arrangement, laminating any liability resulting from any breach of the prevalent laws.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated. My direct contacts have been provided above, use same accordingly for effective communication,then kindly respond immediately.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Barr.ROBERT KENOLLY(Esq)