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Fake Bank of Montreal Email

April 17, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

This one just came into our inbox and is brand new in the wild. This fake Bank of Montreal – BMO – email is trying to trick you into signing into a fake account in order to steal your banking details.

This email doesn’t contain much information but attempts to play the security card in order to scare you into believing someone was trying to access your account. They hope you fall for it, click the link and go to their fake site in order to copy your login details. They will later go to your real BMO account and try to drain it.

The website the link within the email goes to is http://somomedical.com//conf/bmo.com/BMO/BMO/BMO/BMO/BMO/BMO/BMO/BMO/bmo/index.htm – notice they are trying to trick you into believing the url is actually from BMO when it is in fact from somomedical.com which was reported hacked on 2011/02/10 and obviously has not been cleaned. Do not visit this website as it may attempt to install malware on your computer.

The fake Bank of Montreal email is below.
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New Reverse Nigerian Scam Email

April 11, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

You have to love this scam email. This is a reverse Nigerian scam in that the scammer claims to be with the US government and is seeking to protect you from other scammers. Just priceless.

This email scam like all the others comes with all the tell-tale signs that it is a scam intended to steal your money and/or identity. How many times must we state that anyone affiliated with a government organization or corporation is not going to use a free email address for official business? This is one of the easiest clues for you to tell the difference between a scam email and something legitimate. As well note that they never actually use your name but somehow know that YOU were scammed by someone else. They know this but cannot use your name to when warning you? Yes, clearly a scam. As well note the poor spelling and grammar throughout the email.

Western Union is also identified as the method of money transfer because it is one of the most commonly used ways scammers steal your money and get away without a trace. NEVER send money via Western Union or any similar service unless you know without a shadow of a doubt just who the money is going to. If in doubt – don’t send it!

The scammers are using a hijacked hosting account in the United States to facilitate their crime.

Like all these scams do not respond. And if you are the intended target – someone who has already been scammed – learn your lesson already.

The scam email is noted below.
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Work With Me To Claim The Estate Of A Late Client

March 29, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Another scam email attempt with the simple message of helping some unknown person secure money and in return you get a piece of the action. It’s a scam plain and simple.

This one differs from the others we have written about lately in that it is simple. There is no fake company names and pretending to be someone they are not. It is a simple message meant to grab your attention and hopefully fool you into giving up money, your personal identification and security.

As with all these types of scams you need to realize no stranger is going to ask you to do such a thing. Think about it. How can you help someone claim an estate from anyone? Are you a lawyer? When you respond they will tell you that they need money to do this or that. They will want you to send them money in a way that cannot be traced to them. Just don’t go down that road.

The scam email is noted below.
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New Scotia Bank Email Scam

March 24, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

There is a brand new Scotia Bank Canada email scam making the rounds. This one just came into our email inbox and it took less than one sentence to nail it as yet another fraud attempt by a moron. Yes moron. Either these scammers are very lazy or just stupid, either way, that is your opening to find them out before they can scam you. Thankfully there is yet no cure for stupid.

Anyways, the latest Scotia Bank scam email is noted below. You will quickly see why we are calling these guys morons.

It comes with an attachment – online-banking-verification-scotia-bank.html or some variation there of. They also attempt to have the same form load in your email and if you have enabled html you will probably see it right away. For good measure and extra security you should turn this feature off or at least set it so that you have to enable it for each email yourself. Thunderbird for example does this for you in a simple manner. Do not open the attachment – never open such attachments!

As always notice it’s not actually addressed to anyone – let alone you. It contains no customer numbers and is full of spelling/grammar mistakes. The email return address has been faked and links lead to a hacked website which is being used as a vector to collect stolen information from you so that they can drain your accounts.
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Your Financial Benefits Email Scam

March 23, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Sometimes we get scam emails that are just plain lazy and how else can we say it – stupid. Clearly the moron who wrote this scam email thinks everyone is as dumb as they are.

The subject reads – Your Financial Benefits. Sounds okay but as soon as you look at the body of the email it should scream stupid scammer. The scammer is pretending to be connected to the United States military and is offering you help to your problem. With so many US citizens serving in their armed forces this email is bound to target some, but they should be too smart for the idiots behind the email.

As with every scam email that comes to us it has some very tell-tale signs that it is a scam. The language is very poor and is definitely written by someone who doesn’t speak English as a first language. Second, right in the body of the email is a free email address for Hong Kong. Why would a benefits worker for the US military be first using a free yahoo email address for official work duties and Hong Kong? Really? The US military is not going to contact you out of the blue via email using a free email service. They also know your name and will use it in the email.

The email is being relayed from a hacked hosting account on the IP 209.239.33.250

The pathetic scam email is below. If the scammer reads this – don’t quit your day job buddy. You suck at this.
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Compensation Committee of British Petroleum PLC Scam

March 21, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Here is the very latest scam email to drop into our email inbox. This is your prototypical Nigerian type scam email where you are promised some type of monetary gain because of some type of event and all you have to do is respond to the email and you will get rich fast.

Of course it’s all just a scam. This email attempts to use the highly official sounding Compensation Committee of British Petroleum PLC as a way to sucker you in. And as with every scam email like this – it is easily shredded with just an ounce of common sense.

First – why are they contacting you – and doing so without even knowing your name? Why would someone want to give you money when they don’t even know your name but just your email address? Sounds funny right – and it should because it is a scam. People just don’t give money away via email to people they don’t know. It’s never happened and probably never will.

Look closely at this email as well. This scammer attempts to claim they are some high profile person yet the email reads like it was written by either a 10-year old or a non-native speaker – with the later the most likely culprit. People don’t get to be the heads of large corporations without knowing how to read, write and spell.

The email address it purports to come from is yet again another free email service. Yes this is yet another red flag. Official company representatives use company email addresses – not free ones from google, yahoo or the like.

The scam email is below. If you get this email do not respond and if you have – call your local police department immediately.
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Royal Bank of Canada Email Scam

March 10, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

There is a brand new email scam hitting in-boxes across Canada targeting clients of the Royal Bank of Canada. Unlike the cleverly created email scam we last highlighted for the TD Canada Trust clients, this one is pathetic in its makeup and execution. Clearly a rank amateur at work.

The following email alert from the RBC Royal Bank is a fake. It is an email scam meant to steal your login and personal details so that the scammer may fraudulently access your bank account and possibly steal your identity. The entire scam email is below.
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TD Canada Trust Email Scam

March 2, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

This TD Canada Trust email scam just dropped into our inbox. It has the usual tell-tale signs of a scam but it is better crafted than most email scams. They want you to believe that your online banking account at TD Canada Trust has been the target of an attempted break-in and as such you need to log in and change your details – this is one of the most common social engineering methods used by scammers to try to trick you into giving up your real log in details.

This scam email gives a link which claims to be for your your online banking account but leads to http://202.28.24.134/XXX-scam-link. That IP address leads to an infected computer in Thailand from the KKU.AC.TH in Chiang Mai. A website has been setup to mimic your normal TD Canada Trust login and this is where they will steal your personal details and then attempt to drain your account dry.

As always with any email you suspect is fake and a scam attempt read it carefully. There are always clues. This one has a glaring example of the stupidity and haste to which these scammer morons act to always try to lure in more people. They don’t check their emails very carefully for this one clearly says at the bottom – Scotia Bank, Member FDIC. Why would the TD Canada Trust bank be putting Scotia Bank stuff in their emails? Of course they wouldn’t but lazy scammers who don’t know better will.

The scam email is below. If you get a similar email do not click the link in it. If you already have and filled in their form, you need to immediately contact your TD Canada Trust branch and tell them you were tricked. Call the customer service line right now – do not wait!
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Your New Payment Reference: 001open

February 28, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

Brand new email scam targeting Canadians. As with all of these scams do not respond and do not click any of the links that may be in the email. I just read about a victim who identified the email as a scam but clicked on the link in it out of curiosity only to have their Windows computer infected with a very-hard to remove drive-by install virus. So unless you are absolutely sure you know what you are doing – just refuse to with your urge to click any links.

The new scam email is listed below and is cleverly crafted to try to entice you into believing their story. It’s another reverse attempt in that they try to act as if they are on your side and are trying to help you. Clearly – it’s meant more for those who have already fallen victim in the past – so don’t be a two-time target!

The email claims to be coming from Fentons Solicitors – berrsky1@yahoo.com. Once again another lawyer, banker or related person using a free email to conduct official business. It just doesn’t happen. Pay attention Canada – they are targeting you!
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PayPal Scams Via Email

February 25, 2011 | Author: Get Rich Fast

PayPal scams via email are a topic we haven’t touched on much because it has been covered to death by other security groups/people. But the very latest PayPal scam email that just landed in our inbox is just to funny to pass up. These guys are idiots. You can tell it is a rank amateur attempting to pull this scam by the complete lack of attention paid to their own scam.

First the message:
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