Note to our Readers

We have not verified all of the information submitted on this blog are scams. It is only our assumption that this information posted is spam scams. Our assumption is based on the number of similar emails we receive on a daily basis.

To give you an idea of the amount of these emails we receive, we have saved 551 emails similar to those posted on this blog over the past couple of months. Many are repeats from different emails and many are similar in content with a few words changed around.

Posting these emails on this blog is our attempt to educate the readers of this blog of the various techniques used by these apparent scammers to obtain your personal information. We hope these postings will help you verify if a similar email you receive(d) is identical to one posted on this blog.

We do not guarantee the validity of any of the information posted and any information you use for personal reasons is at your own risk.

We hope this blog can assist you and/or your acquaintances in identifying apparent email spam scams.

Courier Scam

This apparent courier scam only requires you to send $100 for delivery fees in order to receive your large amount of cash. We guess they figure there are enough suckers in the World who will part with $100 for the chance to receive $850K. Take our advice, save the hundred and avoid this apparent scam like the plague.

Subject Read: For Your Information
Sender Was: ben_chumas03@zipmail.com.br

The email read:

Hello Dear,
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin
told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told
him to cash $850,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$850,000.00 in cash was made with SHALOM COURIER COMPANY LTD.This in the
information they need to delivery your package to you.

ATTN: PROFFESOR.REV:Victor Brown
TEl: +229-937-24-486
EMAIL: diplomatshalomco@netcourrier.com

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from
you.

I also want to remained you that $3000.00 was deducted from the total sumand
this amount includes the registration and the delivery fee which is $500.00
and $2500.00 of the barrister that did the job, The only money you will
send to the company to deliver your package box direct to yourAddress
in your country is $100 dollars for their security keeping fee,addressbelow.And
don't let them know the content to avoid delaying delivery ok.


1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR COUNTRY:
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
7.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945
8.CODE NMBER 0140479

Please make sure you send this needed infomation to the Director general
of Shalom Courier Company Ltd ROFFESOR.REV:Victor Brown with the address
given to you.

Note. The Shalom Courier Company Ltd don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a Box of an cloths.They don't know it contents money.
this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know that is
money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.
You can even call the Director of Shalom Courier Company Ltd with this line
+229-937-24-486
Thanks and Remain Blessed.

SECRETARY BEN CHUMAS

Fondazion Di Vittorio Apparent Scam

We wanted to publish this apparent scam because we've received approximately 30 emails from senders claiming to represent the Fondazion Di Vittorio in ITALY. Based on this amount of emails we would imagine you would be safe to delete any emails you receive from senders claiming to be associated with this group.

Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

CONCERN,


The Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development. The Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now supported by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational, and community development.

In conjunction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donation of US$850,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United states dollars only) each to 33 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 33 lucky international recipients worldwide, in different categories.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected amongst the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$850,000.00 as charity donations/aid. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from).

You are required to contact the Executive Secretary below, for processing of your claims. After contacting our office, you will be given your donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to supply the requested data below and quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747,E-900-56) in all discussions.


Full Name:
Sex/Age:
Address Line 1:
City: State: Zip/Postal Code:
Country:
Valid Phone Number: Fax (optional):
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Next of Kin:{indicate}:
How do you feel to be a winner:


I _________ HEREBY DECLARE THAT, ALL ABOVE INFORMATION PRODUCED BY ME ARE TRUE.

Executive Secretary:
Mr. Gianni Mattioli
Contact E-mail:fdvoffice99@aim.com
(Foundation officer)

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the EU, ECOWAS, UNO. You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation, as there have been many cases of double and unqualified claim,due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards,
Mr. Gianni Mattioli
Contact E-mail:fdvoffice99@aim.com
(Foundation officer)