Internet Email Scams To Avoid

Internet email scams come and they go and then they come back again. Here are a few that I have seen lately. I was getting the email for awhile from the Minister of “something” from Nigeria pitching something like $10,000,000 for some action that resulted in the giving of bank account information, name, address, phone numbers etc. This is seriously bad stuff to engage in this email fraud.

I have heard of some folks falling prey to these types of scams so it seemed like I would post this article to protect any homeowner or consumer from falling victim to these despicable and fraudulent attempt to steal your money and money.

• Good Day!
  
  I am Mr. Joseph Johanna, a citizen of Haiti. I have some reasonable and verifiable funds which I want to invest in your country with you as my managing partner. Although I have an age long interest in the Real Estate business, I would however rely on your advice on any fit able/low risk business venture since you as a citizen of your country would be more accurate as to the best type of business to venture into. Should this proposal be of any interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact me immediately. I will provide the complete details of this business proposal as soon as I hear from you.
  
  Reply as soon as possible, to my private email address:j12yohanna (at) googlemail.com
  
  With the following in formations:
  You’re Name
  Phone number
  Address
  Regards and God Bless
  
  Best Regards,
  Joseph Johanna

Well Mr. Johanna I wish you luck in your spamming. But to all of you receiving this email who are new to spam email please delete this one and report it as spam through your favorite email service. Reporting spam really does help the email service providers to a better job of filtering out spam as it floats around out there.

International Lottery Winner Spam

• INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION
  FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
  INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
  20 Craven Park, ASOKORO
  ABUJA NW10 NiGERIA
  FILE REF: HL/5564/06/08/GOS
  BATCH: NGS11/834/5PDH /AU
  
  Dear Lucky Winner,
  
  We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged winner of 950,000,00 Great British Pounds in AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL AWARD PROMOTION PROGRAM 2008.
  
  The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 500,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web. Your email address is attached to Ref No: HL/5564/06/08/GOS & Batch No: NGS11/834/5PDH /AU; Serial No: 6594; and PROMOTION DATE: 8th August ,2008.
  
  Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that officially file in for their claim within the given time frame. To begin your claim, you are to forward this message to your accredited claim agent including your full names, telephone numbers and fax.
  
  C. G. M GonGo Aso SA.
  Contact Person: Sir Edward Peters ( foreign operation manager)
  Tel: +234 80 7530 1844
  Email: sir.epeters (at) yahoo.com.hk
  
  Your prize award has been insured with your email address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirement of the gaming board authority which includes your statutory obligations.
  
  Best Regards,
  Mrs. Monica Doyle (Lottery co-ordinator).
  Abuja, 9th September, 2008
  
  Note: All Won Prize must Be claimed/Cleared not later than 29th of September 2008. After this date, all other winnings will considered as UNCLAIMED and returned to Ministry of Economy and Finances.
  
  The A.I.E.A.P.P COMPANY lottery has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The Microsoft lottery has reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the canceling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was the informer to the double claimer about the lottery. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.
  
  Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interactive Lotteries Board

If you get either of these types of emails please delete and pay no attention to them. Perhaps I’m not talking to you about this, but there are people who do not know that this is a hoax. Therefore this email is a public service to anyone it applies to. Good luck, congratulations again and again and again and please stay out of trouble.