posted                   

quote:

---

Dear Citibank Member,


This email was sent by the Citibank server to verify your E-mail
address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link
below and entering in the small window your Citibank ATM/Debit
Card number and PIN that you use on ATM.


This is done for your protection - because some of our members
no longer have access to their email addresses and we must
verify it.


To verify your E-mail address and access your bank account,
click on the link below:

https://web.da-us.citibank.com/signin/citifi/scripts/email_verify.jsp


---------------------------------------

Thank you for using Citibank

---------------------------------------

---

quote:

---

ATTN/ THE PRESIDENT,

I KNOW THIS LETTER MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE,
BUT PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR MY FIRST CONTACT WITH
YOU AS I FEEL THAT EMAIL CONTACT IS MORE PRIVATE WITH
RESPECT TO MY INTENSION.

HOWEVER,I AM MR.CHEAPOO MONIBA,ONE OF THE PRESIDENT
CHARLES TAYLOR'S CLOSE MAN OF LIBERIA.MR TAYLOR WAS
ASKED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND SOME OF US HAVE TO
LEAVE ALSO FOR OUR OWN SEFATY.I AM CONFIDING IN YOU
HOPING YOU WILL NEVER BETRAY ME AT LAST,MY MOST
CONCERN IS FOR YOU TO RECOGNISE ME AS YOUR BROTHER
WHILE ESTABLISHING A LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIP.

PRESENTLY,I AM IN DAKAR SENEGAL,WITH SUM HUGE AMOUNT
OF MONEY AND DIAMONDS I INTEND MOVING TO YOUR
POSSESSION BY YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE.THE MONEY WAS KEPT
UNDER MY CARE FOR PURCHAES OF ARMS,AND IT WAS A
SITUATION OF WAR AND ALSO THE CONDITION OF THINGS THAT
MAKES ME TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO DAKAR SENEGAL WHERE IT
WAS DEPOSITED WITH THE INTENSION TO MOVE THE FUNDS AND
DIAMONDS TO YOUR POSSESSION.

PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR IS NOW IN EXILS IN A
NEIGHBORING AFRICAN COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGATION
THAT IS BEING MADE AGAINST HIM,THE SAME NEWS ALSO
APPEARED IN THE BBC NEWS“WEBSITE”AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT
THE NEWS IN THE BBC“WEBSITE”TO CONFIRM MY POINTS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3249161.stm

I WANT TO MOVE THE FUNDS AND DIAMONDS INTO YOUR
POSITION FOR YOU TO SECURE AND ACCUMMUDATE IT FOR OUR
MUTUAL BENEFITS PENDING WHEN I WILL COME AND MEET WITH
YOU.NOTE THAT SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THIS MONEY WOULD
BE COMPENSATED TO YOU FOR YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE
DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME SO I CAN GIVE YOU MORE
DETAILS ON THE NEXT STEP.

PLEASE KEEP THIS UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIAL
AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY PRESENT CONDITION IN DAKAR
SENEGAL.THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND PLEASE TREAT
PROMPTLY.

SINCERELY YOURS,
MR.CHEAPOO MONIBA.
I WILL BE REACHED WITH ON another email BELOW TOO

{Mahamedadamu@adexec.com} Send reply to both

---

posted                      

quote:

---

How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam
Internet scammers casting about for people's financial information have a new way to lure unsuspecting victims: They go "phishing." Phishing, also called "carding," is a high-tech scam that uses spam to deceive consumers into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security numbers, passwords, and other sensitive information.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the emails pretend to be from businesses the potential victims deal with - for example, their Internet service provider (ISP), online payment service or bank. The fraudsters tell recipients that they need to "update" or "validate" their billing information to keep their accounts active, and direct them to a "look-alike" Web site of the legitimate business, further tricking consumers into thinking they are responding to a bona fide request. Unknowingly, consumers submit their financial information - not to the businesses - but the scammers, who use it to order goods and services and obtain credit.

To avoid getting caught by one of these scams, the FTC, the nation's consumer protection agency, offers this guidance:

If you get an email that warns you, with little or no notice, that an account of yours will be shut down unless you reconfirm your billing information, do not reply or click on the link in the email. Instead, contact the company cited in the email using a telephone number or Web site address you know to be genuine.


Avoid emailing personal and financial information. Before submitting financial information through a Web site, look for the "lock" icon on the browser's status bar. It signals that your information is secure during transmission.


Review credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to determine whether there are any unauthorized charges. If your statement is late by more than a couple of days, call your credit card company or bank to confirm your billing address and account balances.


Report suspicious activity to the FTC. Send the actual spam to uce@ftc.gov. If you believe you've been scammed, file your complaint at www.ftc.gov, and then visit the FTC's Identity Theft Web site (www.ftc.gov/idtheft) to learn how to minimize your risk of damage from identity theft.

---

quote:

---

The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion
Nigerian advance-fee fraud has been around for decades, but now seems to have reached epidemic proportions: Some consumers have told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) they are receiving dozens of offers a day from supposed Nigerians politely promising big profits in exchange for help moving large sums of money out of their country. And apparently, many compassionate consumers are continuing to fall for the convincing sob stories, the unfailingly polite language, and the unequivocal promises of money. These advance-fee solicitations are scams. And according to the FTC, the scam artists are playing each and every consumer for a fool. Here's the play book:

Claiming to be Nigerian officials, businesspeople or the surviving spouses of former government honchos, con artists offer to transfer millions of dollars into your bank account in exchange for a small fee. If you respond to the initial offer, you may receive "official looking" documents. Typically, you're then asked to provide blank letterhead and your bank account numbers, as well as some money to cover transaction and transfer costs and attorney's fees.

You may even be encouraged to travel to Nigeria or a border country to complete the transaction. Sometimes, the fraudsters will produce trunks of dyed or stamped money to verify their claims. Inevitably, though, emergencies come up, requiring more of your money and delaying the "transfer" of funds to your account; in the end, there aren't any profits for you to share, and the scam artist has vanished with your money.

If You Receive an Offer

If you're tempted to respond to an offer, the FTC suggests you stop and ask yourself two important questions: Why would a perfect stranger pick you - also a perfect stranger - to share a fortune with, and why would you share your personal or business information, including your bank account numbers or your company letterhead, with someone you don't know? And the U.S. Department of State cautions against traveling to the destination mentioned in the letters. According to State Department reports, people who have responded to these "advance-fee" solicitations have been beaten, subjected to threats and extortion, and in some cases, murdered.

If you receive an offer via email from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of Nigeria - or any other country, for that matter - forward it to the FTC at uce@ftc.gov.

If you have lost money to one of these schemes, call your local Secret Service field office. You also can call 202-406-5572 for information.

For More Information

More information about Nigerian Advance-Fee Loan scams is available from the Department of Justice (www.justiceonline.org/consum/nigerian.html), the U.S. Secret Service (www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml), and the U.S. Department of State (http://travel.state.gov/tips_nigeria.html or www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf).

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

---