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From: Shell Petroleum Development Co (lottt12@bellsouth.net)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe
Mark as junk
Sent: Tue 3/23/10 11:21 PM
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Shell Lottery Promo(LOTTO LORE)
Shell Petroleum Development Company
(Customer Services)
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Carel van Bylandtlaan 16
Netherlands Antille
Ref: Ng/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING
Serial number: 5368/02
Ticket number: 56475600545 188
NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING
We happily announce to you the result (#951) of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Shell Lottery Promo (lottolore),
Online Shell program held Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Been the Largest promo award over the Year. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 7 9 17 23 27 32 Bonus 22, which subsequently won you the lottery JACKPOT category in cash credit file. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of $2,800,000.00 shared amongst (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites, from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
Note that 10% of your claim will go for the tsunami victims. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet, representative region in London UK. as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
To file for your claim. please contact Your lottery fiduciary agent.
Name: Dr. John Brock (Shell Fund Mgt)
Email: dr.johncbrock@yahoo.com.mx
mr.johnbrock@gmail.com
Tel: +44 701113 6096 +44 70111 52496
Call or email the below form to your agent for him to direct you and commence the processing of your winning prize and send back to him the below form after filling it.
NAME..............................
WINNING E-MAIL ...................
ADDRESS...........................
FULL ADDRESS:.....................
YOUR RESIDENT TOWN................
SEX:..............................
DATE OF BIRTH.....................
OCCUPATION........................
AMOUNT WON........................
TEL...............................
MOBILE............................
COUNTRY...........................
BATCH NUMBER:.....................
WINNING NUMBER:...........
REFF NUMBER..................
SCANNED IDENTITY CARD...................(Mandatory)
as the saying goes "if you dont play then you dont win", simple. A close examination of this mail clearly indicates that this is another mass mailed scam based on the fact that it isnt addressed to the receiver.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Simple ways to identify phishing emails
Phishing emails are mails sent by supposed financial institutions with the sole aim of obtaining victims personal financial details. Phishing scams vary from low tech variation in which forms are attached in the emails which are required to be filled and mailed back. Hi tech phishing scams incorporates links to spoof websites were vital information are harnessed.
These emails seem so convincing and have an element of urgency that keeps potential victims off balance. Some of the supposed reasons Because of the distressing effects of this internet scam, there is a need for consumer awareness. Here are some simple ways to identifying this brand of emails.
Unsolicited emails
The rationale behind any type of phishing scam email is to jeopardize the privacy of the user’s personal information. Unsolicited email apparently from financial institutions or business organizations that provides either forms to be filled and mailed back or links to websites from which users personal information are harnessed . The second scenario is more common and more dangerous one.
When the links in such mails are clicked, the users are directed to the evil twin which is a replica of a legitimate website. It rarely occurs that a bank or credit card company would contact you via emails requesting for such sensitive information.
Contents
These emails are well orchestrated o as to mislead costumers to believing that they are sent by legitimate institution. These emails may contain logos, contact and copyright information all in the bid to convince the reader of the authenticity of the email. Furthermore these mails contain links to spoofed website.
Due to the fact the emails are send in bulk to numerous addressee, these phishing emails use standard and non specific greetings such as DEAR CUSTOMER.
Cloaked links and senders address
Phishing email usually contains links that are well disguised to make it appear that they lead to legitimate financial institution. The senders address can also be well camouflaged so as to appear to have originated from a genuine institution.
Pharming emails and methods
This type of spam emails are the nightmare of any internet users. Pharming emails are by far more sophisticated than phishing emails. This type of emails comes with Trojans used to steal personal information from the unwary victim. Pharming emails takes away the luxury of waiting for the victim to willing take the bait as in the case of phishing emails.
Pharming emails may not require opening of the attachments so as to install rogue software which redirects the user’s browser to a spoof website whenever the users tries to access a genuine website. Having successfully redirected the victim to the spoof webpage the rest is as easy as downing a cup of coffee.
Another variation of pharming emails involves the use of key loggers that track key strokes made on legitimate webpage and steal victim’s passwords. This stolen password used for various malicious purposes.
Simple ways to avoiding pharming emails
Technological solutions
Many victims of this are lovers of free things. These so call free gifts, software’s, books and games may just not be that free. They may come along with Trojans, spywares, key loggers, rogue software’s, worms and other complex threats. Using anti phishing and antivirus software’s could go a long way in detecting these threats.
Avoiding spam messages
Many of these pharm emails are spam messages, so avoid as much as possible unsolicited emails no matter how attractive and tempting they may appear.
Avoid free offers
Avoiding that free game that you so desire may be really worth it! When you cannot guarantee the safety of your computer, then it’s advisable to avoid these free offers.
These emails seem so convincing and have an element of urgency that keeps potential victims off balance. Some of the supposed reasons Because of the distressing effects of this internet scam, there is a need for consumer awareness. Here are some simple ways to identifying this brand of emails.
Unsolicited emails
The rationale behind any type of phishing scam email is to jeopardize the privacy of the user’s personal information. Unsolicited email apparently from financial institutions or business organizations that provides either forms to be filled and mailed back or links to websites from which users personal information are harnessed . The second scenario is more common and more dangerous one.
When the links in such mails are clicked, the users are directed to the evil twin which is a replica of a legitimate website. It rarely occurs that a bank or credit card company would contact you via emails requesting for such sensitive information.
Contents
These emails are well orchestrated o as to mislead costumers to believing that they are sent by legitimate institution. These emails may contain logos, contact and copyright information all in the bid to convince the reader of the authenticity of the email. Furthermore these mails contain links to spoofed website.
Due to the fact the emails are send in bulk to numerous addressee, these phishing emails use standard and non specific greetings such as DEAR CUSTOMER.
Cloaked links and senders address
Phishing email usually contains links that are well disguised to make it appear that they lead to legitimate financial institution. The senders address can also be well camouflaged so as to appear to have originated from a genuine institution.
Pharming emails and methods
This type of spam emails are the nightmare of any internet users. Pharming emails are by far more sophisticated than phishing emails. This type of emails comes with Trojans used to steal personal information from the unwary victim. Pharming emails takes away the luxury of waiting for the victim to willing take the bait as in the case of phishing emails.
Pharming emails may not require opening of the attachments so as to install rogue software which redirects the user’s browser to a spoof website whenever the users tries to access a genuine website. Having successfully redirected the victim to the spoof webpage the rest is as easy as downing a cup of coffee.
Another variation of pharming emails involves the use of key loggers that track key strokes made on legitimate webpage and steal victim’s passwords. This stolen password used for various malicious purposes.
Simple ways to avoiding pharming emails
Technological solutions
Many victims of this are lovers of free things. These so call free gifts, software’s, books and games may just not be that free. They may come along with Trojans, spywares, key loggers, rogue software’s, worms and other complex threats. Using anti phishing and antivirus software’s could go a long way in detecting these threats.
Avoiding spam messages
Many of these pharm emails are spam messages, so avoid as much as possible unsolicited emails no matter how attractive and tempting they may appear.
Avoid free offers
Avoiding that free game that you so desire may be really worth it! When you cannot guarantee the safety of your computer, then it’s advisable to avoid these free offers.
Friday, March 5, 2010
ANOTHER LOTTERY SCAM
Here is the product of my scam baiting-
From European Education Foundation -[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:06:54 +0000]
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carolynschmittc607@gmail.com
to me, massimopcn, massimopnt, massimopub
show details Feb 26 (8 days ago)
FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CAROLYN SCHMITT
101 WIGMORE STREET, W1QU
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
HEADING :{AWARD RESULT 2009/2010}
From European Education Foundation in Association with Readers Digest
we happily announce to you that you have won award of $750,000.00 at
China Payment Center.
Ticket Number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q
Serial Number: 66-Q99
Batch Number: UK/PPT/090/033D
Reference Number: LM/0800/LK/WRQ
Drew Date: 24th January 2010
Your email address name attached to a ticket number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q
with the serial number: 66-Q99 drew the lucky number: 09-54-90-76-00
which consequently won the draw in the 2nd category. Your email address
was among the (10) email addresses chosen to receive grand prize of
US$750,000.00 each in this section. Therefore you must contact your
Claim Agent.
MR. MICHEAL WOOD.
Email: michealwoodlf8@gmail.com
Address: 21B Roverhills Lane,
Oppt HSBC Bank, Floor 1108,
Beijing, China.
He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that,
there will be no set backs upon the release of these funds to you.
I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your
payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, The
International Lottery Board of Commissions from our processing
office. Also, be rest assured that your winnings will be released to
you as {ATM Card or Bank Transfer} which can be used in any Atm
machine worldwide. This will be issued from our payee bank in China.
Your won prize cannot be deducted, simply because this is a
Promotional Award, until prize is released to you due to strict
insurance policy. After you have received your money, we expect you
to use some of the money to spread Internet knowledge within your
locality and remember to support our next promotion. We have five
clearance offices zoned continentally AUSTRALIA,CHINA,USA,LONDON &
ALGERIA. Clearance zones are picked randomly by computer, each
winning number falls within any of the clearance zones picked, it is the
duty of the approved zonal clearance officer to handle all clearance
processes to make sure bank releases won prize in time.
Your prize number falls within Asia region clearance office in
Beijing, China . In view of this, your prize will be released from
China, your money has been deposited in the bank with insurance coverage.
Your clearance agent will facilitate payment process immediately you
contact him.
Contact with your information below:
Full Name:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
City/Country:
Nationality:
Ref No:
Batch No:
They claim i won $750000, so guys beware am so rich, but wait a second how come they dont have all my details. For such an amount that's to cheap. My policy is that; if you don't play you don't win. Don't be gullible, never give in to whatever reason they give you.Now i guess you want to know what they will do with your details, all that i will tell you tomorrow. Have a scam free day
From European Education Foundation -[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:06:54 +0000]
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carolynschmittc607@gmail.com
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show details Feb 26 (8 days ago)
FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CAROLYN SCHMITT
101 WIGMORE STREET, W1QU
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
HEADING :{AWARD RESULT 2009/2010}
From European Education Foundation in Association with Readers Digest
we happily announce to you that you have won award of $750,000.00 at
China Payment Center.
Ticket Number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q
Serial Number: 66-Q99
Batch Number: UK/PPT/090/033D
Reference Number: LM/0800/LK/WRQ
Drew Date: 24th January 2010
Your email address name attached to a ticket number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q
with the serial number: 66-Q99 drew the lucky number: 09-54-90-76-00
which consequently won the draw in the 2nd category. Your email address
was among the (10) email addresses chosen to receive grand prize of
US$750,000.00 each in this section. Therefore you must contact your
Claim Agent.
MR. MICHEAL WOOD.
Email: michealwoodlf8@gmail.com
Address: 21B Roverhills Lane,
Oppt HSBC Bank, Floor 1108,
Beijing, China.
He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that,
there will be no set backs upon the release of these funds to you.
I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your
payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, The
International Lottery Board of Commissions from our processing
office. Also, be rest assured that your winnings will be released to
you as {ATM Card or Bank Transfer} which can be used in any Atm
machine worldwide. This will be issued from our payee bank in China.
Your won prize cannot be deducted, simply because this is a
Promotional Award, until prize is released to you due to strict
insurance policy. After you have received your money, we expect you
to use some of the money to spread Internet knowledge within your
locality and remember to support our next promotion. We have five
clearance offices zoned continentally AUSTRALIA,CHINA,USA,LONDON &
ALGERIA. Clearance zones are picked randomly by computer, each
winning number falls within any of the clearance zones picked, it is the
duty of the approved zonal clearance officer to handle all clearance
processes to make sure bank releases won prize in time.
Your prize number falls within Asia region clearance office in
Beijing, China . In view of this, your prize will be released from
China, your money has been deposited in the bank with insurance coverage.
Your clearance agent will facilitate payment process immediately you
contact him.
Contact with your information below:
Full Name:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
City/Country:
Nationality:
Ref No:
Batch No:
They claim i won $750000, so guys beware am so rich, but wait a second how come they dont have all my details. For such an amount that's to cheap. My policy is that; if you don't play you don't win. Don't be gullible, never give in to whatever reason they give you.Now i guess you want to know what they will do with your details, all that i will tell you tomorrow. Have a scam free day
slimming products?
Slimming down has been a problem a lot of people are looking to achieve. Various means and products professed to be the ultimate solution to weight lose, some of the so called products even come with very ridiculous promises that should get the potential buyer wary. These sellers work on the fact that so many of the pro-smiling group do want to make any sacrifices on their lifestyle to lose weight, so they rather channel the sacrifice to purchasing all sort of slimming products with their empty promises. Statistics show that there are a large amount of these products on and off the internet coupled with the fact that ever here and there someone new is claiming to be an expert in these aspect. Hence the next time you want to purchase a slimming product it is important you investigate the claims of the products carefully
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
10 ways to prevent check fraud
Avoiding check fraud requires a lot of caution on your part, here are some valuable tips on how to avoid check frauds.
1 Cheques or bankers’ draft should not be accepted for online payment unless it’s from someone you know well(not on phone or by mail) and trust. Be doubly careful if it is payment for an expense product or service.
2 It is important that you keep your chequebook in a safe place. It is very important that you don’t leave your checkbook lying around, especially where it can easily be accessed by others.(used , unused or perhaps blank). You should ensure you shred cancelled checks properly so as to prevent anyone from retrieving account information.
Furthermore check your bank statements regularly and report any missing cheques to your bank immediately.
3 If you are selling expensive items online insist on telephone or internet banking in place of cheques. Another alternative is to use CHAPS. You have to pay (or can arrange to split costs with the other party), but it's very secure, and payment is same-day, rather than the usual clearing period.
4 If you customers insist on paying with cheques then you must insist they wait until the cheque is fully cleared and you are sure that the money is genuinely in your account
5 Real bank officials dont ask for personal or account information for any reason whatsoever.
6 Cross out any blank spaces in fields such as payee name, amount in words and figures, etc to avoid additions or alterations.
7 Avoid exposing or printing personal information on check books.
8 Be wary of people offer to an item from you at a higher price that you quoted. You can contact your local office of fair trading, ASIC or the ACCC for assistance.
9 Scammers will come up with very realistic excuses for the overpayment, it is better you send the check back and ask for another. If you have already deposited the money in your account, make sure that your bank clears the money fully before you make any returns.
10 Don’t be greedy- how often do you see people paying more for anything, we all want to get items at a cheaper price without the quality been compromised. So wake up and be wise.
1 Cheques or bankers’ draft should not be accepted for online payment unless it’s from someone you know well(not on phone or by mail) and trust. Be doubly careful if it is payment for an expense product or service.
2 It is important that you keep your chequebook in a safe place. It is very important that you don’t leave your checkbook lying around, especially where it can easily be accessed by others.(used , unused or perhaps blank). You should ensure you shred cancelled checks properly so as to prevent anyone from retrieving account information.
Furthermore check your bank statements regularly and report any missing cheques to your bank immediately.
3 If you are selling expensive items online insist on telephone or internet banking in place of cheques. Another alternative is to use CHAPS. You have to pay (or can arrange to split costs with the other party), but it's very secure, and payment is same-day, rather than the usual clearing period.
4 If you customers insist on paying with cheques then you must insist they wait until the cheque is fully cleared and you are sure that the money is genuinely in your account
5 Real bank officials dont ask for personal or account information for any reason whatsoever.
6 Cross out any blank spaces in fields such as payee name, amount in words and figures, etc to avoid additions or alterations.
7 Avoid exposing or printing personal information on check books.
8 Be wary of people offer to an item from you at a higher price that you quoted. You can contact your local office of fair trading, ASIC or the ACCC for assistance.
9 Scammers will come up with very realistic excuses for the overpayment, it is better you send the check back and ask for another. If you have already deposited the money in your account, make sure that your bank clears the money fully before you make any returns.
10 Don’t be greedy- how often do you see people paying more for anything, we all want to get items at a cheaper price without the quality been compromised. So wake up and be wise.
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