More Scams - Non Wine Related (20 Feb)

Since posting  TORB and the Dom Perignon Scam and More Wine Scams  I have received a number of emails from people that have been "saved" by doing a little research on the net and finding that the email they had received was a scam or a con, so I decided to post the non wine related scams that readers sent me as well.

 

Here are the latest:

 

The Vaccine Scam - Feb 08

From: solomon meite [mailto:jumunnaXX@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2008 4:58 AM
Subject: A SUPPLIER OF ANIMAL VACCINE IS NEEDED URGENTLY

I am writing this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a reliable partner in an unfolding transaction. I have been unjustly treated by my former boss in an earlier transaction, so I seek your help,attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefits and I believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am about to repose on you.

I work as a junior executive in a consultancy firm. My name is Mr.Solomon Meite.My boss is in business with one of the greatest business Mogul of all time in West Africa. We are talking about Alhaji Couchari Diabate.The president of Couchari Diabate Agro allied group farms. The owner of the biggest cattle, sheep and pigs farms in West Africa and The Biggest fish farmer. This is the man they call the food basket of Africa. His Cocoa, Coffee and Palm tree plantations are the biggest and his vegetable oil plants are located in the 16 West African countries.

our company made a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact with Alhaji Couchari Diabate and began to supply him his cow medicines He had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per carton. He asked if our organisation can source for a cheaper supplier.

We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to Alhaji Couchari Diabate, to supply him at US$4,800 per carton which they accepted. As these supplies progressed and my boss was doing fine, I requested my boss to give me my entitlement as he promised earlier. He was so upset that he sacked me without benefits after a long time of dedicated work for him.

Now my boss supplies this Business magnet an essential vaccine for his livestock at the price of US4, 800.00 per carton, and sometimes supply up to 2000 or 3000 cartons.I have called back to the Couchari Group and informed them that I will introduce them directly to the Manufacturers of the vaccine from where my boss buy at the rate of 4,200 per carton. Briefly, I am contacting you because I have explained my plight to Alhaji Couchari Diabate and he has stopped further dealings with my boss. Now I received a letter from the Couchari Group, requesting two thousand cartons supply of this essential vaccine.

The President of the Couchari Group invited me to his Presence and I confirmed my word to him, and he promised me his confidence and to deal only with me if I can do this. HOWEVER I TOLD HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURERS RECEIVE 80%ADVANCE PAYMENT BEFORE THEY WILL SELL THE VACCINE.

The reason why I contacted you for this deal now is that, I know where my boss uses to buy this vaccine in Europe. The Price of the vaccine is US$2000.00 per carton in Europe. I will need you to contact Alhaji Couchari Diabate and inform him that you are the manufacturer of the vaccine and that you will sell to him at the price of US$4,200 per carton. You will inform him to make 80% advance payment as is the Procedure. He will not hesitate to send the money after negotiating with you to carry out the supply.

If your organization is interested to be my partners in this transaction, please contact me immediately in my above private mail box, so that we can discuss on how to execute this lucrative deal.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Solomon Meite.

 

 

The Work at Home Scam - April 24

 

I have just received an interesting e-mail from Heather Lee in the US. She did a search on the name Ben Mcmean and came across the Dom Perignon scam story on TORBWine. Our mate Ben is up to some new tricks. The Dom Perignon wine scam has probably worn a bit thin, and lets face it it's aimed at a very limited market, but his new scam has a potentially huge audience. See the e-mail below, which surprisingly enough came from the same e-mail account that the Dom Perignon scam email came from.

Hi,
How are you today? I just want to introduce you to a job if you don't mind, I am Ben, a Certified Payroll Specialist (CPS), I am a disable man from New York and I use to encounter a lot of stress when going about my daily payroll activities because I work as a chartered payroll specialist for many companies, and I have to work hard to make my money because nobody want to help me or employ a disable man in a wheel chair like me so that is why I set up my own payroll business and I want to employ anybody as my data entry typist from home, you could be a receptionist, data entry typist, a clerk, a stay at home mom, a student or anybody who has a computer experience with a computer connected with internet at home who want to work on a part time basis and earn extra income, I required a person who will be honest, trustworthy and able to work from home, and who will also handle the printing of letters, notes and checks with the data information of people on payroll list of each company I work for and I will handle the UPS, Fedex or DHL account label which will be made for you to dispatch the letters, notes and checks to various destinations, it was my aunt's duaghter that use to assist me on my job before my aunt have a breast cancer and now she is with her mom who is my aunt in order for her to take good care of her so I will like to know if you will be trustworthy enough to entrust mine and my clients company's vital informations and signatory with you, please I want you to be sure that I will be paying you $2,500 monthly salary for a start, if you performed very well, I will increase your salary to $3,000 and to $3,500 as time goes on, please get back to me today to know your interest and if you don't have the materials, I can send you money to purchase all the materials including a computer with internet connection, so if you are ready, then you will need the following materials to start the job:

*A computer system at home with internet connection.
*You will buy VersaCheck Gold 2008 software. It will come with 150 blank checks so you might not be buying blank check anymore
*You will buy VersaInk Nanoâ„¢ 4X Life MICR Ink - 94MX Black
*You will buy Versajette M400 Print, Copy, Scan Inkjet Printer
*You will buy Standard Voucher Check Envelope For use with business or voucher size checks. 3-9/16 H x 8-3/4 W, 250 quantity.
*You will buy Business-size checks 250
You can email me back as soon as possible and I will let you know when to start working from the comfort of your home at the most convenient time for you (you will only be working 2 to 4 hours per each day you choose to work in a week) and you will be earning $2,500 or more every month. You can start today if you are ready with all the items needed for the job, Please do have a nice day while I wait for your response on the job offered.
Note: You will only need $300 to buy the items needed or I can send you the money needed to buy the items, I can even send you the money to buy computer and also connect onto internet if you could let me know how much that will cost, you can call me to discuss further but I can best be contacted by email as I am on computer every time, Please send your reply to: Bentech005@Big-Orange.com
I will be expecting your response......................

Best Wishes
Ben Mcmean
Tel: 315-642-XXXX

2nd Email
Thank you very much for your response and interest to my job offer, I want you to be rest assured that this is a legitimate job offer and if you can't get the materials and you are willing to do this job, I will send you some money for you to buy the materials, your salary will be paid through western union money transfer or bank wire transfer when your salary is ready at the end of a working month, I will arrange a good laptop for you through a friend if you don't have a computer if you don't have a computer and you don't have to pay back because you will be using it to perform the task of the job I offered you, so please if you are really ready for the job, you can just let me have your details needed to send you a check to buy the materials:

Full Names: ?
Address: ?
City: ?
State: ?
Zip Code: ?
Tel: ?
Email: ?
Age: ?
Gender: ?
Your current or recent job: ?
Please respond as soon as possible and let me know how I should proceed with sending the check to you, I will be going to see my aunty who is taking a breast cancer treatment here in the state and from there I will fly to London UK tomorrow to visit my relatives but that does not affect my job and your job position I have available for you so please do have a nice day......

Best Wishes

 

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED Scam - 23 July

 

If you care to be investigated for money laundering then this one may be for you. People don't pay $30,000 a year and 10% commission to someone they sent  an email to at random, so if you are thinking of applying, don't.  It will only bring you grief. If its not money laundering, it will cost YOU money, not them. The email.... 

Sinopec Co.,Ltd.
A6 Hui xin East St. Chaoyang District,
100029, Beijing CHINA.fax, +85230162379

Dear Sir/Madam,
Sinopec 2007/2008. Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you, I am Mr. Cheng Yu Jia Employee Representative Supervisor Of Sinopec Company Limited.

We deal on Crude Oil, Sufuric Acid and other Petro-Chemicals raw materials which we export to the various continents. We import this products into the World Trade Market at large and due to the high demands of our products, we have been able to acquire outlets all over Europe, Asia and America. And as at today, there are so many SINOPEC branches,including its Asia-Pacific headquarters. Due to the high rate of success in the last fiscal year of trading in the UNITED STATES, NORTH and  SOUTH AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE (Germany, and United Kingdom), and ASIA , we have decided to embark on major expansion plans in these Region-seven as the global  economy is showing optimistic signs of pick-up.

 

We are hereby soliciting for your assistance to help collect in the collecting and remittance of payments for goods supplied and services rendered to our customers in UNITED STATES, NORTH and SOUTH AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE(Germany, and United Kingdom), Middle East and ASIA. We want to bring to your notice that this position does not require any relevant experience and it is best suited for all {graduates, professionals and non graduates}, and it can be done as a FULL TIME or PART TIME basis, depending on your personal schedule. If you deem you are fit enough for this job, I will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. You are to note that our major criteria for acceptance is HONESTY and TRUST,  hence we expect You to possess these characters Because we intend creating and building a very strong and lasting business relationship between our company and you. Note that after all certification processes and if we are eventually convinced you are fit for this position, you would be placed on a 10% commission for any payment received by you, from any of our clients/customers, this will be followed alongside start up annual salary of $30,000 per year.

Please contact us for more information via email/fax with the following informations
below.

FULL NAMES:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (Including Zipcode):
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
STATE/COUNTRY:
HOME TEL NUMBER (Personal) :
MOBILE NUMBER :
FAX NUMBER:
COMPANY NAME (If any):
COMPANY TEL
NUMBER:
COMPANY FAX
NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MONTHLY
INCOME:

Please send all information via fax/mail to email:chengyujia_sinopec@126.com
fax#: +85230162379
We look forward to working with you.
Mr.Cheng Yu Jia
Employee Representative Supervisor,
Sinopec Company Limited.
N: B-- We are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make any payments of your personal funds to us , we are legitimate entrepreneur seeking  for a trustworthy foreign partners/relationship on a long term bases.
 

The I Want to Buy Anything Scam - 12 August

 

Instead of becoming more sophisticated, some of these scanners are becoming less sophisticated. Some to the point of downright stupidity. For examples, a number of scam letters are now doing the rounds like this following wine provided by Ron Miller in the US. Notice this scum bag doesn't care what he buys And doesn't even care what you are selling. In fact he doesn't even know the name of your website. How the hell could he know he wants to buy anything from you? He doesn't. He just wants to con you.

Dear Sales

I Will Like To Place An Order But Before I Do, I Will Like To Know The Following: If You Can Ship To NEW YORK Via ( Dhl Ups FedEx ) And Also If I Can Make Payment Via (Visa Account/Master Account) If Yes i Will like You to get Back To Me With Your Product Website For Me To Choose The Items I Will Need In Your Store.

SHIP TO OUR BRANCH-
RECEIVER`S NAME:EMMANUEL KOLAPO
C/O :A A INT / AKIN
33 WEST 26 STREET,3RD FLOOR
NEW YORK , NY 10010 USA

 

 

 

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