Tag Archives: scammer
New Reverse Nigerian Scam Email
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 [...]
Royal Bank of Canada Email Scam
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 [...]
Lucky Seven Email Scam
This email scam just dropped into our email inbox and wow what a surprise – it is just like all the other scam emails which find their way into our lives via email. As with all scam emails this one has tell-tale signs that should alert you to the scam they are trying. This is [...]
How To Identify Fake Canadian Government Websites
Get Rich Fast was asked today by a reader to help identify a fake website purporting to be a government of Canada website, and that question was the inspiration for this post. Here is how to identify and protect yourself from a fake Canadian government website as sent by email scammers. Often the scam will [...]
Domain Notification: This Is Your Final Notice of Domain Listing
This scam is not a new one but it has made a recent and large return with the scammers sending mass email spam to domain name owners from lists gleamed from non-private WHOIS contact information. They send what appears to be a bill for renewing your domain name or to renew ‘search engine’ services which [...]
EFCC & F.B.I Faud Alert Stop every email transactions – Scam
This one made me laugh pretty hard when I read it. Here we have a classic scam but only in reverse. They are trying to claim to be on your side by protecting you from other scammers when in fact that is just what they are trying to do to you! Don’t fall for their [...]
My Name Irina Dating Scam
Dating scams of all sorts are not new and are actually one of the older online scams going. They prey upon those lonely hearts who just want to find love. Who doesn’t want that? Of course there are all types of people looking to exploit that loving feeling for their own means. Often these scams [...]
Canada Employment Scam
The following email is an employment scam targeting Canadians. Do the usual scam check questions and see this one falls apart quickly. Did you apply for a job with these people? Are you even looking for work? Was the email addressed to you personally – and this one wasn’t if you look at the source [...]
Unclaimed Millions Beneficiary Email Scam
If you get the following scam email do not respond to it. We have seen this type of email dozens of times over the past few months. It brings up the no beneficiary angle and offers you the chance to get a nice return for acting as a recipient. The scammer boldly asks you to [...]