Phabulous Phishing!

This superfantastic phishing thing just turned up in my inbox. Although it doesn't show up here, it has all the right eBay graphics and is very professionally done. It almost made me want to click on the link to tell eBay that there must be some mistake. But they lose big time points for failing to pay attention to the listing date. If they're going to tell me that my item has been successfully listed, they ought to try to at least get the month right.

Dear eBay Member,
Your item has been successfully listed on eBay. It may take some time for the item to appear on eBay search results. Here are the listing details:



Akai PDP5006H 50" HD Plasma TV Plasmas TVS
Starting price: $499.00
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Details for item number: 5841168763
Listing URL: http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=262478437&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=5841168763&lk=URL
Start date: Wednesday, June-27-06 11:30:00 PST
End date: Wednesday, June-30-06 11:30:00 PST
Quantity: 1 unit
Duration: 7 days
Listing fees: $12.60 (Insertion fee: $7.40; Photo: $1.75; Listing Designer: $2.10; Gallery: $1.35; )


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BTW-- The link in the post isn't the real link. It's a fake javascript thing. Using the "copy shortcut" feature, I got this:

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The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 6: A Capital Effort!

Yet another Nigerian spam:

urgent response needed

DR momoh adams.
DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION,
UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC,
MARINA-LAGOS,
NIGERIA.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANk AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR RICHARD PETERSON, A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC): SO THAT THE SUM OF USD$26.8M=ILLION WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I AM THE= DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT WITH UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNION BANK OF NIG.PLC, MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY KNOWN RELATION OF MR RICHARD PETERSON,SINCE, AFTER HIS DEATH 5/1/03, HOWEVER ALL MY EFFORTSTRACES ABORTIVE,

THAT IS THE MAIN REASON I AM WRITING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPEARATION FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SINCE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER.I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOU, THIS FUND WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY

WE ARE TO SHARE THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES (I AND YOU) IF YOU ARE REALY IN TERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
FOR DETAIL OF THIS TRANSACTION AND PRECEDURE. PLS DO FORWARD ME YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX NUMBER, YOUR COMPANY NAME OR OCCUPATION THESE INFO, ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
NOTE THAT THIS IS RISK FREE BUSINESS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS INTEREST FROM YOU.




YOURS TRUELY

DR momoh adams.

It's pretty clear that what "DR momoh adams" has to say is pretty darned urgent since he felt the need to shout all the way through. Sorry, Doc. This is one of the least creative, least competent entries I've yet seen.

For the last installement in The Art of the Nigerian Scam, click here.

The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 5: The Fun Continues Unabated!

In this my latest installment on The Art of the Nigerian Scam, I give you this epistle from my fellow lawyer Barrister Emi Onu:

CHIEF EMI ONU & CO. L.L.B. L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995. Hello my friend, I am calling from Benin Republic West Africa. I am Barrister Emi Onu, an English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on the present condition of things here.There is a foreigner who registered with me as his personal Attorney and he was a stock broker as well as a one time secret agent in importing oil from overseas for our former Ministers. My client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant. So, on 2nd June 2001 my client made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for US$10.700,000.00(Ten Million,Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) with a Bank here in Benin,with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all correspond! ences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without no reply. After a month, I sent a remind er which I received from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract employee that he died among many others on Sept.11, 2001 Terrorist attack. But,he died without making any will and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank.Hencefort, I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me that BENINOISE LAW states that at the expiration of five(5) years the money will revert to the ownership of the BENINOISE Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same country so that the fruits of thisold man's labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible through phone, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims.I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us. Thanks as I await for your reply. Best Regards, Barr Emi Onui Esq.

I think Barrister Emi Onu needs some remedial work in The Art of the Paragraph.

For the previous installment on The Art of the Nigerian Scam, click here. For the next installment, click here.

The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 4: Will the Fun Never End?

In my continuing critique of the art of the Nigerian scam, this one gets really poor marks. I don't think Dr. Lukeman is even trying.

From: luke_bello01@yahoo.co.jp
Reply To: lukemanbello18@hotmail.com
To: luke_bello01@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: From Dr.Bello Lukeman.
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 6:56 AM
From Dr.Bello Lukeman.
Abidjan,Ivory Coast,
West Africa.

Confidential message.
Dearest,

I am writing this mail to you from my residence because of how confidential it is,this letter contains some confidential materials and should be deleted from your mail box if you are unable to help me out concerning the proposal.I am the director of international remittance in a bank here in Abidjan.

I and my colleagues have an amount of 28 million dollars belonging to Gen Robert Guei who was shot dead together with all his family last September by the Government soldiers here on an accusation of plotting a failed coup de de tat.this money was 58 million dollars but some have been used in the importation of arms by the General until he met the unexpected death.

I have all the necessary documents involved in the deposition and the withdrawal of the part of the money and the next of kin was his personal security guard who also met his death.Now I want you to stand as the next of kin and help us transfer this amount of money out from hereThis business is 100% risk free and I will prepare all the documentation and prove the source of the fund before the transfer.

I want you to know that this business involves I and 5 top officials in our bank and must not be taken as a joke,I advice you to think very well before responding because we need a very strong hand in this transaction.

Your percentage and other important details will be discussed once I confirm your kind willingness in helping in the transfer.

I await your postive response .

Thanks.

Dr.Bello Lukeman.

For the previous installment in this series, click here. For the next installment, click here.

The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 3: Still More Nigerian Fun!

Forget James Brown. I'm convinced those darned Nigerian scammers are the real hardest working men in show business. For the latest installment in my continuing series on the art of the Nigerian scam, I present an angle I hadn't seen before:

From: DeannaDiLabbioAmmon Ammon
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Special Job Offers
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:10 PM
Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home/temporarily and get paid weekly? We are glad to offer you for a job position at our company, KIN HING HONG TEXTILES LTD we need someone to work for the company as arepresentative/book keeper in the USA, Canada and major European countries .

This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA, Canada and major European countries. You don't need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb any form of work you have going at the moment.

From the Site, you will find out the Company produces the following varieties of clothing materials: - batiks, assorted fabrics for interior decor, silk and traditional costumes which we have clients we supply weekly in the states. Our integrated yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art textile equipment from the worlds leading suppliers. Order processing, production monitoring
and process flow are seamlessly integrated through a company-wide computer network.
* The average monthly income is about 4000.00 usd.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day
Our Company manufactures and sells textile and fabrics, we have seller all over the world to distribute our products.
You know, that it's not easy to start a business in a new market. There are hundreds of competitors, close direct contacts between suppliers and customers and other difficulties, which impede our sales promotion. We have decided to deliver the products in upfront, it's very risky but it should push up sales on 25 percent. Thus we need to get payments for our products as soon as possible because customers
can just "forget" to pay.

Unfortunately we are unable to open bank accounts in the USA, Canada and major European countries without first registering the company name. Presently with the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put on hold, For fear of loosing the customers out rightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments from the USA, Canada and major European countries soon enough as international Cheques take about 14 working days for cash to be made available. We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money transfer delays.

YOUR TASK
===============
Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. You are not involved in any sales. Our sales manager sells products.
Once he makes a sale we deliver the product to a customer (usually through FEDEX).
The customer receives and checks the products. After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques and Money orders based on the amount involved. We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem.

Your tasks are:
===================
1. Receive payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to.

Payment is to forward either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer. Local Money transfers take barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer's payment almost immediately.

For example you've got 3000.00USD
You take your income: 300.00 USD
Send to us: 2700.00 USD

First month you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD So you may calculate your income.

For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you up to 4410.00 USD
Plus your basis monthly salary is 1000.00 USD
Total: 5410.00 USD per month

After establishing close co-operation you'll be able to operate with larger orders and you'll be able to earn more.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your bank deduct your weekly salary and forward the balance to the company via western union money transfer or money gram money transfer.

We understand it is an unusual and incredible job position. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week.

You'll have a lot of free time doing another job; you'll get good income and regular job.

But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be an earnest assistant.

We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel that you are a serious and earnest worker and if you want to work for KIN HING HONG TEXTILES LTD, a letter of employment would be sent to and you would fill it out and send back via email and you will receive necessary information in 1-48 hours.

KIN HING HONG TEXTILES LTD
207-129 Yu Chau Street,
Shamshuipo, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
Tel/Fax: 852-301-40145

Who'd have thought that a big Hong Kong textile company would need to spam the internet looking for someone to deposit checks for them rather than just having their lawyers arrange to register the name and set up a bank account.

According to this site:

The scammers are not Chinese (or even Asian) but Nigerian. They mail their "representatives" fake checks from "customers" to deposit in their personal or business accounts. Often these are written on blank check forms stolen from legitimate businesses. Provided the business whose check is abused has sufficient funds in its account, the check will initially clear (it will usually only bounce when the business receives the deposited check that it never wrote). When the check clears the "representatives" wire the amount to a bank account in another country, such as Japan, Taiwan, China, the Netherlands or the UK. By the time the fake check bounces (which can take a month), the money is already out of the country and the representative is left to pick up the losses, often tens of thousands of dollars.

I can't believe enough people actually fall for this sort of thing to make it worthwhile to run the scams. But I suppose Mr. Barnum understood people a lot better than I ever will (with the caveat that Mr. Barnum probably never really uttered the quote that is famously attributed to him).

For the previous installment in this series, click here. For the next installment, click here.

The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 2: More Nigerian Fun!

Here's a first (for me) in the Nigerian Spam department: a fancy e-mail letterhead and a picture of the guy who's supposed to be trying to give me money. I do find it sort of odd though that at the letterhead at the top of the page says "Central Bank of Niger," while it lists the city as "Lagos," which any schoolboy could tell you is in Nigeria.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SAKA TINUMBU. SQUARE, LAGOS.
REF: CBN/PCFDP/Z20/06

From the desk of the executive Governor (CBN),
Prof Charles Soludo.

DATE:27, March2006
PERSONAL AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION

Sir,

I am Prof Charles Soludo, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria; my office monitors and controls the affairs of all other banks and financial institutions in Nigeria. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds. I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct and un-tampered unless u reconfirms it.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2 days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The sum of USD$5M.only will paid into an account I will provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate. I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds.

Transferred.





Waiting for your reply soon.
Prof Charles Soludo
GOVERNOR, C.B.N
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

What I really like about this one is that if you Google "Charles Soludo," it'll take you to the Central Bank of Nigeria's site, and there you'll find Prof. Soludo, picture and all, listed as one of the directors. At the top of their page, they have a tab marked "419," where you can read the court order from a case where some chump gave almost a million dollars to someone running one of these scams. They even have a "report a fraud" forum where you can find a list of at least a hundred of Prof. Soludo's email addresses. I'm amazed he has time to get any banking work done.

Incidentally, the Central Bank of Nigeria's logo looks like this:





I wonder why Prof. Soludo's letterhead substitutes horses for the hands?



For the previous installement in this series, click here. For the next installemnt, click here.

Spam du Jour

Charlie Brown's got competition.

Momoh Adams writes:

From : momoh adams
Reply-To : momohadams@walla.com
Sent : Friday, March 17, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject : urgent response needed
X-Originating-IP: [216.139.164.86]


urgent response needed

DR momoh adams.
DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION,
UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC,
MARINA-LAGOS,
NIGERIA.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANk AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR RICHARD PETERSON, A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC): SO THAT THE SUM OF USD$26.8M=ILLION WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I AM THE= DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT WITH UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNION BANK OF NIG.PLC, MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY KNOWN RELATION OF MR RICHARD PETERSON,SINCE, AFTER HIS DEATH 5/1/03, HOWEVER ALL MY EFFORTSTRACES ABORTIVE,

THAT IS THE MAIN REASON I AM WRITING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPEARATION FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SINCE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER.I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOU, THIS FUND WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY

WE ARE TO SHARE THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES (I AND YOU) IF YOU ARE REALY IN TERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. FOR DETAIL OF THIS TRANSACTION AND PRECEDURE. PLS DO FORWARD ME YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX NUMBER, YOUR COMPANY NAME OR OCCUPATION THESE INFO, ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS IS RISK FREE BUSINESS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS INTEREST FROM YOU.


YOURS TRUELY

DR momoh adams.

If anyone's interested in picking up a few million dollars risk free, please feel free to contact Dr. Adams on my behalf. I'll split the take 50/50. In the meantime, I have pressing business in Benin:

From : emionu@lycos.co.uk
Sent : Thursday, March 2, 2006 1:32 AM
To : "emionu emionu"
Subject : NEXT OF KIN NEEDED
X-Originating-IP: 64.201.33.48



CHIEF EMI ONU & CO. L.L.B. L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995. Hello my friend, I am calling from Benin Republic West Africa. I am Barrister Emi Onu, an English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on the present condition of things here.There is a foreigner who registered with me as his personal Attorney and he was a stock broker as well as a one time secret agent in importing oil from overseas for our former Ministers. My client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant. So, on 2nd June 2001 my client made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for US$10.700,000.00(Ten Million,Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) with a Bank here in Benin,with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all correspond! ences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without no reply. After a month, I sent a remind er which I received from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract employee that he died among many others on Sept.11, 2001 Terrorist attack. But,he died without making any will and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank.Hencefort, I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me that BENINOISE LAW states that at the expiration of five(5) years the money will revert to the ownership of the BENINOISE Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same country so that the fruits of thisold man's labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible through phone, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims.I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us. Thanks as I await for your reply. Best Regards, Barr Emi Onui Esq.


Lycos iQ - show what you knoW: iq.lycos.co.uk

As an aside-- I looked up the IP addresses associated with these emails on hostip.info. It guessed that Dr. Adams was in various US cities (it guessed differently every time), but it seemed fairly sure Emi Onui was in Stoney Creek, Canada. What's up with that? IP spoofing? Computer recycling? High school pranks? Or what?

The Art of the Nigerian Scam, Part 1: Good Ol' Charlie Brown

Ever wonder what Charlie Brown is doing now that his comic strip gig is over?

Well, it seems that he's become a Canadian lawyer living in England representing a dead Frenchman while using an Italian e-mail address to run a Nigerian scam. And as Nigerian scams go, it's some pretty high quality stuff. No doubt a result of his fifty year literary career. Here's the e-mail he sent me at work:

From: Barr.Charles Brown
Reply To: chambers01files@universal.pt
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Greetings
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:16 PM


Greetings

I am Mr. Charles Brown, a Canadian Attorney based in Manchester, United Kingdom and the personal attorney to Late Mr. Mark Michelle a citizen of France. Late Mr. Mark Michelle was a private oil consultant/ contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia before his death, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st day of April 2000, my client and his wife along with their three children were involved in a ghastly motor accident. All occupants in the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries from the French embassies to locate his next of kin or any of his extended relatives, but all to no avail.

My client made a deposit in a Security and Finance institution valued presently at $12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United States Dollars) and the company has issued me an official notification to provide his next of kin or beneficiary by will, therwise the account will be confiscated within the next sixty (60) working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my late client's relatives for three (3) years now, I now seek your consent to permit me present you as the next of kin/ beneficiary of my late client so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I am willing to offer you 35% of the total sum as a reward for your efforts in assisting me, while I take 50% of the total sum. The 5% of the fund will serve as reimbursement of expenses both local and international any of us will make in the course of this transaction. While we shall collectively donate the remaining balance of 10% to Tsunami Relief Organisations.

Consider this proposal and get back to me as soon as possible so that I furnish you with more details on how we shall proceed.

I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Best regards,
Mr. Charles Brown

I could really use 35% of $12,000,000.00, and I'd sure like to help out "Tsunami Relief Organisations." Maybe I'll write back.


For the next installement in "The Art of the Nigerian Scam," click here.