Venditoris: Beware of Scams

Can you imagine receiving an email like the one below? Some person whom I do not know sends an unaddressed email to tell me his friend will send me a “Cashier Bank Draft” in the amount of
“TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS”, just out of the blue!

Maybe he’s Santa Claus.

Maybe he is trying to scam some dumb, deliriously naive person to answer him if only to help him with his spelling.

My best bet for the $2,500.000.00Us Dollars is Santa! I’m hanging up my stocking right now, just in case.
(If you don’t play, you never win - just like a lottery)

But I am not responding to such an email! I’m dumping it right after I post it here for the rest of the world to see and appreciate for what it most likely is: Another variant on a Nigerian spam email Letter!

Santa already knows my address and whether I’ve been naughty or nice.

Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008
From: “williams24 james”
Subject: Gooday My Dear Friend,

Gooday My Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Greece. I didn’t forget your past efforts to assist me in transferring those funds.

Now contact my secretary Mr. Walter Davis with his email address : (sec_walterdavisdeptoffic@hotmail.fr ), then ask him to send you the total sum (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) $2,500.000.00Us Dollars Cashier Bank Draft which I raised for your compensation. So feel free to get in touched with him and make sure you privided your personal information listed below to him including your telephone and fax number where they will send the cashier bank draft to.

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Don’t Take the Bait!
Avoid Getting Hooked By “Phishers” Trying to Steal Your Personal Information

From the StaySafeOnline.org website comes several useful tips about avoiding the “Hook” we keep showing here in the form of “Nigerian Letters”. Also they have a Phishing group that provides some very informative ways to keep the “Phisher” out of your pockets!

“You’ve probably heard about identity theft — people stealing other people’s personal information to use for illegal purposes. In a new tactic called “phishing,” ID thieves trick people into providing their social security numbers, financial account numbers, PIN numbers, mothers’ maiden names, and other personal information by pretending to be someone they’re not. Avoid getting hooked by a phisher by knowing what to look for and taking basic security precautions.”

To read the rest visit the SafeOnline.org website

The FBI’s Tips

• If an “opportunity” appears too good to be true, it probably is.

• Do not invest in anything unless you understand the deal. Con artists rely on complex transactions and faulty logic to “explain” fraudulent investment schemes.

• Do not invest or attempt to “purchase” a “Letter of Credit.” Such investments simply do not exist.

• Be wary of any investment that offers the promise of extremely high yields.

• Independently verify the terms of any investment that you intend to make, including the parties involved and the nature of the investment.