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Muhammad Ali Chief Defence Officer For Libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi

January 2, 2012 | Author: Get Rich Fast

We were wondering how long it would take before someone tried to capitalize on the death of Libyan strongman Gaddafi and it here it is! Like so many other scam emails they try to social engineer you into believing their scam by using names and current events in the news. This scam email claims to be from the former Defence Officer but like all the other scams we highlight – it’s just a bunch of lies.

This scam email is easily identifiable because what ‘former defence officer’ of Gaddafi is going to know you AND use an ‘AT & T’ email address from the United States while claiming to be hiding in a ‘small European country’? It was the US who lead the bombing of the nation that lead to the capture and killing of Gaddafi! It’s the little clues like this that should tell you these types of emails are scams which attempt to part you from your identity and/or money. This email also attempts to assuage your fears by including a nifty link to a youtube video – don’t fall for it.

The email is being sent from a hacked server account via PRIVATEDNS.COM – a known shady hole on the internet. This webhost does a piss-poor job of watching the traffic over their network so it could be some time before these email stop from this particular account.

Do not respond to this email and if you have – contact your local legal authorities immediately. The scam email as sent to us is included unedited below:

Top Secret My Friend,

From your heart accept this offer as we have lost the battle,my name is Muhammad Ali Chief defence Officer to late libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi,who rule libyan for over 42 years in leadership, I am writing you this mail with deep pains from my heart, because my life is also at riks after the death of my late leader, i am hiding in one of the small European country where i cannot be traced at the moment and am using this opportunity to release secret fund deposit given to me by my late President to import guns weapons for the war which we finally lost at the end, this fund was deposited in one of the bank account in Europe, the sum of Fourty Five Million Euros.

As the battle is over, I want to give you the secret Deposit Key of this fund to make this claim, and use 70 percent from the fund to establish good investment that can benefit both of us in any country of your choice and 30 percent to set up orphanage home as i have found God and accept him in my heart after losing my family in this war.So if you are really interested to work on this dream, get back to me with all your information to enable me direct you on how to contact my late President Muammar Gaddafi’s lawyer who will guide you with all the secret documents backing this fund.

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Thank you as you listen and i still have more to tell you as we proceed.

Muhammad
Email: libyamaritime@att.net

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Important changes in security system!

December 8, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

This is a different scam than most that we highlight coming via email, as this one tries to trick you into installing software on your computer so that the crooks may steal your personal data and hijack your computer for further spamming and scams.

We’ve seen many scam emails claiming rejected ACH and related payments as of late and most take you to a hacked website where you are asked to fill in a form with your log in and password to your banking details. This one is after the same thing but does it in a different way. Once you visit the hacked website and install the software on your computer they will log your keystrokes and monitor all your internet and computer activities to steal your logins and passwords along with your personal identity.

The easiest way to avoid these scams is to never visit the hacked websites (as some have malware and other badware ready to try to self-install), and never ever install software from anywhere without first investing it and ensuring it is really necessary and safe. Run your virus programs on any software you download – no matter the source!

The scam email is below:
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Get Rich Quick Financial Scams

November 10, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

In this current economic environment one should be extra cautious about giving out money for any investment reason. This is especially so if there is a promise of a very quick return. The financial markets are in utter turmoil and even the most seasoned of investors are having trouble turning a profit – let alone one done quickly with little up front.

If someone is asking you to invest any amount of money, no matter how they try to frame it or wrap it up, be extra cautious. Get rich quick scams and schemes have been around since money was first used no doubt, but with the advent of instant information via technological advances, this notion has taken on a whole new meaning. That doesn’t mean a very savvy investor can never find a real way to make money fast – yes that can be done, but it is the exception rather than the rule and one should always remember that when fielding requests for your hard-earned money.

When someone promises you a return on your investment that sounds too good to be true – it most likely is. Always question their statistics and numbers and always, always, always, get a second and third opinion from someone not attached to the scheme. Only when you do your homework will you be truly educated and ready to invest smartly. Don’t allow the draw of quick riches to override your common sense. Shysters will promise you the world and the best ones can very convincing. But at the end of the day their only goal is to separate you from your money. Some con-artists will even piece you off some money early on to keep you on the hook – and they do this with other people’s money they have pulled into the scheme. And once they have piled up enough into their own pockets, does the pyramid come crashing down with you holding an empty bag of hollow promises.

Other get rich quick scams may involve products or services and others may include flashy brochures and handbooks etc. Scammers have learned over the years that they need to be more inventive with their scams and technology has allowed them sugarcoat their scam in fancy sounding nonsense.

So in short – there are ways to get rich fast, but they are few and far in-between. If you hear that little voice in the back of your head urging caution – listen to it. Today’s financial world is not providing many opportunities for the small time player to make reams of money – let alone in short order. Remember these few tidbits of information and you and your money will stay together!

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Welcome to western union money transfer inc

October 17, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Sometimes we get scam spam emails that just make us wonder what the heck the scammers were thinking – or not. That is oh so true of today’s attempted scam spam email purporting to be from Western Union.

Some scams are just so obvious (or at least should be) and this one is no exception. Just look at the vast amount of spelling mistakes, poor grammar and the feeble attempt to part you and your money. When reading such an email – like all scam emails – look for the most obvious clues. Putting aside the pathetic attempt at grammar and spelling, we have a scam claiming that you won a lottery held by Western Union. Western Union does not hold any such lottery and you would find that out with just a couple minutes on the Western Union website. And even if there were such a lottery that you didn’t enter, they don’t even know your real name but claim you as a winner – that’s when you know something is up.

If you get the following scam email just delete it and move on. Well, get a chuckle out of how poorly crafted it is before deleting if you like – it’s got to be good for something.
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New Email Scam Targeting RBC Customers

August 16, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

This is a brand new email scam that just arrived in our inbox targeting Royal Bank of Canada customers. This email scam might not last long as the scammers have pulled the images directly from the official RBC website for their scam email. If anyone with half an ounce of sense at RBC is monitoring such use (they should be banning hotlinking anyways) they should take notice of this scam rather quickly. That’s the hope anyways!

This email scam contains wording lifted directly from the RBC website – word for word in fact. Obviously this was done to get away from the usual broken English featured in these scams and to give it more of an air of being real. The dead giveaway is the destination of the outgoing links – they lead to a compromised server and website at – seriouslychristmas.com.au/images/rbccc.xxx. Don’t visit the website – it could be hosting other nasty stuff for the unsuspecting like malware.

If you have followed the link in this email and have filled in the form you need to contact the real RBC immediately and explain to them what you have done. They will give you further instructions.

The entire scam email is below:
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I NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING – Email Scam

July 30, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Brand new scam making the rounds is this one proclaiming to be a helpless cancer victim who needs your assistance. As with most scams of this type that come via email, you should quickly notice some tell-tale signs that give it way as a scam.

Here is the email as sent to us:

My dear brethren am very glad to write to you now Thank you.My name is Mrs Bertha c Alwin, I’m from Netherlands a widow and 53 years old.
I am a Ovarian cancer patient who is laying helplessly in the Hospital, You might know that ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women,and it causes more deaths than any other type of female reproductive cancer.i have lost my husband in the past.

Before the death of my husband he deposited some funds in a Bank for our well being but due to sickness we are unable to make us of this funds.Our aim is to help the needy and serves Humanity, My dear brethren i will like to know more of you and also to know if you can be able to assist me in one thing.

I will be waiting for your response.

Warm Regards
Mrs.Bertha c Alwin

First the email is not addressed to you or anyone else. Who asks for help for monetary matters without at least knowing someone’s name? Second the email tries to pull you in with a combo of pain and suffering and great giving. Tugs the heart-strings doesn’t it? And that’s the point but don’t let you guard down. It’s all BS and meant to rob you blind.

Anyways long story short – this email or variations there of are all scams. Do not respond to them and if you have, you may need to contact your bank and/or local police department to take further action to protect yourself.

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Online Access Password Reset Confirmation

July 14, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Brand new email scam targeting Canadians who bank online via TD Bank’s EasyWeb services. Made to look official this email scam looks to steal your login details.

The email attempts to convince you to click on the links contained within it and be lead to a specially crafted website in order to steal your EasyWeb login credentials. Once they have this they will attempt to get into your real bank account and create further havoc by stealing your money and identity.

The scam uses one of the usual bank login detail stealing scams of saying your account password was changed. As with all of these emails don’t follow the links as the website may also try to install malware onto your computer.

The full scam email is below. The links lead to – flangetastic.com/thumbsclips/EasyWeb.htm and not the TD Canada Trust bank website. This scam website will not stay online long as the scammers hotlinked the images directly from the TD website! Not too bright.

Online Access Password Reset

Thank you for banking online at tdcanada trust bank. Our records indicate that you have recently reset your Password online. This email has been sent to confirm that you initiated this change.

If you feel you have received this email in error and you did not reset your Password, please go to tdcanada easyweb secure site and verify your details immediately or logon below

Thanks again for choosing EasyWeb TDCanada Bank

Service Team
TD Group Financial Services site – Copyright © TD

As part of our commitment to securing information about you, TDCanada Trust will never send any non-requested emails asking you to provide, update your personal, account or other confidential information.

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BBC News Article Email

May 16, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Warning – this email just dropped into our email inbox and it’s an easy one to spot but for those with email clients that don’t show the destination for links contained in the body of the email, they may click on the link.

The link claims to lead to a BBC News article but instead leads to a compromised server hosting a specially crafted attack website page. If your Internet browser and computer security are not up to date you may be a victim without even noticing. Resist the urge to click links in emails that are even a slight bit suspicious.

The full email is below.
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This Message Is Very Important! But It’s A Scam All The Same

April 30, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Well it took longer than we thought to get a scam email using Libya as a reason or excuse to perpetrate their pathetic little scams. This one reads pretty much like they all do – some sob story about something or other and how you some stranger contacted by email can get a piece of a big fat paycheck. And just like all the email scams – it is nothing more and nothing less than that.

As with so many of these scams notice the garbled English, capitalization of words that don’t need it and of course the use of a free email address to do their scam. I especially love the line, “Please be honest to me.” You couldn’t make that stuff up! LOL

Sorry Omar – no fraudulently obtained money for you! The scam email is noted in full below. If you responded to this email already be sure to contact your banking institution and local police department. Admit you were scammed and try to recover.
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