Computer Scams out there?

Question

I posted "Does anyone know about what computer scams are out there" over a week ago. I received 8 replies and all I can say is THANKS GUY'S. The one I received was a 419 scam calling it self "UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" this scam originates from Nigeria. If you look on www.419.bittenus.com all the information is there and as a Police Officer, I will pass the details on to the people who will wish to know about it. I will post this message on different categories. Lets stop these people.

I have also received two more e-mails from a Dr Aka (yes) saying he has $25.8 million to share and a Mrs Aminata Sheriff (yes again) an Iraqi woman giving me almost the same deal.

Got the proof and it will be passed on

What does it involve Silverstar??????

Thanks to all who answered. It may not do any good but I will pass it on, if only to be circulated within my own force. And I do agree, if it's to good to be true, it will be.

Answer 1

I know of another Scam.
But its more fraud, nobody seemed interested when i reported in.
www.ele-export.com

Answer 2

as well as the 419 fraud where they have millions in the bank, and the lottery scam, there are a few others. One is the inheritance scam whereby somebody claiming to be a lawyer contacts you and says somebody has died and if you impersonate a relative of the deceased they will split the inheritance with you. Another one is the online romance scam, whereby somebody meets a person online (typically targeting disabled or elderly people) and claims to be in love with them, then asks for money towards a visa, or travel costs etc or claims to be from America or somewhere but is 'working in Nigeria' and needs money to pay doctors bills or hotel bills or something like that. Finally there are online auction scams. Somebody typically buys an expensive item such as a cellphone, car or motorcycle and the scam then takes one of two paths. Either you get an email that looks like a paypal payment but says to get this money you need to enter a tracking number to confirm the item has been shipped, hoping that you send the item to get the tracking number (i make up a tracking number and enter it, its much more fun!) or they say theyll send a cheque and it will be for more than the required amount, they then ask you to send the surplus on too a friend before shipping the item. The surplus is usually in four figures. You pay in the cheque and 5 days later it shows the money in your account, you send the whatever it is and send the extra money on as requested. 2 weeks later your bank is heavily in the red and the police are knocking at your door as the cheque was forged / stolen. People do still fall for these so everybody be careful

Answer 3

I can answer this question for you fine. You can be 100% sure that you haven't won anything right now and here's an explanation of exactly what the notice you've recieved is intended to do.

If you are already a victim contact the U.S. Secret Service via email. This address will be provided toward the end of this answer!

I would laugh at the proposed scam and surely not respond to the punks responsible.

There are many Nigerian scams that are showing up nowadays. Please read the following carefully:

I can guarantee you that if you listen to these punks you will lose every bit of money you have and never receive any prize money as such a prize does not exist.

Another new popular scam is the lottery scam:


There is no British National Lottery Award, Overseas Lottery International, YAHOO & MSN Lotteries, Yahoo online dept., UK (United Kingdom) Lottery, Netherlands Lottery, British Lottery, Thunderball Online Lottery in the UK, Australian Lottery, Spanish Lottery, UK/FRANCO/GERMANY Lottery, Yahoo Lottery Microsoft Lottery (emmulating from the UK or anywhere else) or any other form of lottery you can win without buying a ticket. While some people might only copy and paste such email to their answer with a brief take on it, I will go into detail because I'm tired of this trash, as several of my friends have lost their a$$es to this scam. This is about as far away from legitimate as anything can get, whether it be a contest, promotion, or whatever. The Euro Asian whatever you talk about is a perfect example of how you can hand your lifesavings over to some fat-sweaty nigerian con-man (and your i.d. too).

There exists a certain form of immoral degenerate that trolls the internet searching for suckers who believe that they have gotten very lucky and won a lottery which they have never entered. They will probably entice you to send an advance fee to claim your non-existant winnings and if you do send this money, you can kiss it goodbye. The money will likely be en-route to Nigeria, a cesspool of fraud that has been the center of these types of fraud over the last few decades.

The best thing to do is to delete such emails immediately and to never reply to them. If you even reply, you risk having your email inbox flooded. If you call these people, expect to be harrassed over the phone at all hours of the night! In some cases, people who travel to claim their winnings in Nigeria are taken hostage, and in worse-case scenarios are killed when whoever is paying ransom payments exhausts their money supply. If anything online sounds to good to be true it always is buddy.

By the way, I have kind of become an anti-scam activists due to the fact that I have many friends who have had their identities and life savings stolen from them via these methods.

This is simply advance fee fraud (a prevalent type of fraud which continously asks for money to cover unforseen expenses) and is intended to drain your bank account, promising money that simply does not exist. Hopefully, this answers your question.

If you have any more questions, do a yahoo search on lottery scams, nigeria 419 scams, internet fraud, or advance fee fraud. You can also read more about this at www.secretservice.gov and www.419eater.com!

If you have lost money you should report it to the U.S. Secret Service at www.secretservice.gov

Now you know the basics of Advance Fee Fraud, a multi-million dollar industry that costs honest people their life savings everyday. Be happy you weren't duped by this scam!

Answer 4

I receive around 30 a day and the best is to just delete them.
The police haven't the resources or interest to act on them as I've found out over the many years.
These people can be stopped but the penalties aren't high enough and the police are just slackers.
The police already have all these scam details but they very rarely act on them to make a difference.
The countries they come from are also very corrupt making it even more difficult.

Answer 5

You'll never stop them! Common sense is a good indicator and the Nigerian scams have been going for years! I get maybe 2 or 3 scams a week in my -mail (along with penis enlargement promises). There are a few "scam watch" Internet sites out there e.g. http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900
(Australian site). But the general axiom is "if it's too good to be true - it probably is!" Always worth doing an Internet search on the subject of a scam to see if it's been notified already - 9 times out of 10, it will have been.

Answer 6

I've received similar e-mails to yours and many from the UK international lottery, which I delete automatically.
Often the e-mails are from people with supposed decent backgrounds such as 'Reverend' or 'Captain'. But come on guys out there - I read them for amusement - I find it hard to believe that someone would really believe them. Please if you see something that seems to good to be true especially those saying they're going to give you millions - just have a laugh at their expense, report them as spam and delete them.

Answer 7

the only successful computer scams are eBay people selling thing they haven't even got nothing ever happens to them. as they are usually on benefits and Carnot pay the money back.if the same thing happened in the street they would act. also if anyone steals a bottle of milk from tescos they get the chopper out. so why don't these eBay thieves ever get punished unless its £10000s worth?

Answer 8

Daily I receive atleast 1 or 2 such mails, 3 years ago I fell for it and gave my details, ending up with a request to pay their FAST transfer fees, that is when i, told the Scotland Yard, an officer responded to me with Clear Cut instructions not to open these mails, never to give out personal information, and finally never to open the attachments these could be deadly viruses for your computer. I'd like to join your forum, please send me an invitation if you have one....

Answer 9

I've been leery of, and not responding to, any winning announcements appearing in my bulk mail. I'm glad your on this, because it seems something is going on( too good to be true), yet nothing I can point out wrong. If I'm losing millions by being cautious, so be it. More power to you.

Answer 10

I have just deleted one that said I had one over 500,000 pounds I was going to reply and tell them to give it to children in need
what they wanted was all my details
They then have all the info they need for identy fraud

Answer 11

Thanks for the information. There is another one to download free security for your pc. It's based in America, West Coast and they ask for your credit card number and then start helping themselves. I managed to stop the payments, but beware.