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01 Oct 2019, 10:34 am

These emails have been sanitized to remove malware and contact information. I'm posting these as a warning to anyone who still hasn't become aware of "Phishing" attempts.

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Emirates Islamic Bank
Dubai Healthcare City
16th Executive Building
2nd floor, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Dear Beneficiary,

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of your Inheritance/Contract funds transfer release documents in conjunction with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a part-payment of US$3,800,000.00 (Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.

The audit reports given to us, shows that you have been going through hard times to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office.

Kindly reconfirm your details to enable us credit your account through online or by telegraphic transfer and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and reflect in your bank account within five (5) bank working days.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly provide us with the below details:

FULL NAME AND AGE:
BANKING DETAILS
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS

Yours Faithfully,
Khadija Al Hammady
Acting Head Of Recovery
Emirates Islamic Bank
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: [REDACTED]
Classic scam, and completely un-original. Traces back to a Nigerian URL.
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My name is Evelyn Parker,from Canada. I wish to inquire about your services to be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage my funds by investing in profit making ventures like the buying of company shares or Real Estate , I am not in Canada now. I don't have anybody here. I have a reasonable sum that I inherited from my father Mr. Franks Parker, which I would like you to help me invest it in your country. Attached here are my personal photos, evidence of the deposit of the fund, my international passport and my late father; s death certificate in France. I am sending all these for you to have confidence that you are dealing with a genuine person. Please reply me as soon as you read this message and the documents so that I can know how to proceed.

Best regards.

Skype=[REDACTED]
Tel=[REDACTED]

Note: below is the major reason I am contacting you.
(1) To provide a new empty bank account which this money would be transferred. if you don't want us to use your personal account.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since bank insist that their agreement with my father was that I provide a foreign partner before releasing the fund.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
The sender is actually in Brazil, at the graduate office of "Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina". Some student wishing to raise fund to pay off his tuition, non?
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Dear Customer.

Your package has arrived on September 23rd. Due to the incorrect address the courier cannot ship your package to you. This is an automated email that requires immediate attention so we can complete the delivery of your package today.

Help us complete today's package delivery by reconfirming your address. Please select any of the preferred option below to receive your package.

1) To receive your package please go to the nearest FedEx office and show this receipt Print Receipt.

2) Click Here to update your address and phone number and check your shipping documents and invoice.
Traces back to a law office in Lancaster, PA. Another law student raising funds to pay off tuition ... ?


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01 Oct 2019, 10:51 am

Around 15 years ago, I use to receive many scam emails on a daily basis. They are generally referred to as Nigerian Scam emails because many originated from that country. Refer to Advance-fee scam

One time I added up all the money that these scams propertied that I was eligible for and it added up to hundreds of billions of dollars. It falls in line with the old saying "There's a sucker is born every minute." Unfortunately many of those scammed out of thousands of dollars were the elderly. They came from a far distant time when "A person's word was their bond."

SO BEWARE!! !

Thanks for the heads up Fnord.


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01 Oct 2019, 11:11 am

I wonder how many people have been scammed out of money on WP by another member due to their trusting and caring nature ( or naivety ).


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01 Oct 2019, 11:39 am

I like the FedEx ones because they are sent by an email address that is something like zohngeic@blappork.com



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01 Oct 2019, 12:06 pm

Fnord wrote:
…. to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some dubious officials.

Those dubious officials.


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02 Oct 2019, 8:30 am

I get more scam phone calls then I get scam emails and both my gmail and live accounts are good at filtering spam.

I once got a phony "you won publishers clearing house" phone call,they wanted $1000 before I could collect the prize.I reported them and there phone number to the police.


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03 Oct 2019, 1:51 am

SaveFerris wrote:
I wonder how many people have been scammed out of money on WP by another member due to their trusting and caring nature ( or naivety ).


Western Union has put a lot of information and warnings on their website, about the types of scams people use to prey on their victims, using their services.

I believe certain people have scams running on many forums at the one time, using the same M.O.

I've read posts from years ago, where the Poster repeatedly claims that doctors have told them, they only have months to live/are terminal, as a way to guilt people into whatever it is they want.
Yet, years later, they are *still around, very much alive? ? (And presumably ok) and still running their scams.

Posting on forums and asking fellow Members for money, and more recently, asking for the personal email addresses of other members. Possibly another Advance Fee or Phishing Scam? Or to sell the email addresses?



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03 Oct 2019, 2:12 am

EzraS wrote:


Oh yes. I've watched him before. He is funny!


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