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#1934 by emiko3 Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:57 am
THIEVES ARE TRYING TO STEAL YOUR MONEY!!

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS EMAIL!

I am part of a large group of people who try to keep internet crooks
from stealing money through scam emails.

An informant has told us that a scammer is sending emails to you.
This thief is trying to steal your money by Advance Fee Fraud, also
known as a 419 Scam. The money they have promised you is not real!!

PLEASE, DO NOT SEND THIS LETTER TO THE SCAMMERS, AND DO NOT TELL THEM
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

This would keep us from warning other good people, and might put our
informants in danger!

There are many kinds of 419 scams, but most will say things like:
*The scammer will share millions of dollars with you, if you help
them move the money out of their country.

*You will get an email saying that you won a lottery that you didn't
buy a ticket for
*The scam is about a dead person's bank account.
*They may ask you to set up a bank account to get money.
*They will ask for your name, address, and phone number.
*They will usually set you up with a lawyer, or 'barrister' who will
handle the paperwork
*They will send you "official paperwork" and certificates to prove
that the money is real. These are all fake.
*They will want you to send money for 'fees'. A fee for papers, a fee
for the transfer, the lawyers fee, more fees…etc…etc.

*They may offer you a "loan" to pay the fees. The check or money order
they will send you is fake, even if your bank cashes the check or
tells you that it "cleared"!!!! The bank will find out in a few days or
weeks that the check is fake, and will make you pay all of the money
back, even the money you sent to the scammer. The bank might even have
you arrested for cashing a bad check.


The money the thieves promise you isn't real. When you have sent them
all of your money, they will be gone.

To learn about email crime and 419 scams, please go to these sites:
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
http://www.scamwarners.com/

I ask you to do these things:

1. DO NOT SEND THIS LETTER TO THE SCAMMERS, AND DO NOT TELL THEM THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Our informants could be hurt or killed if you
tell the scammers that they are being watched! These people risk their
safety in order to get us the information needed to keep people from
being scammed.

2. Please stop mailing and talking to with these crooks now. Do not
answer e-mails, and do not talk to them on the phone. Do not ask
them if they are trying to steal your money. What do you think thieves
will say? They will only send you more lies so you will send them your
money.

3. DO NOT send him any money, and NEVER go to meet them! Victims of
419 scams who travel to meet the scammers have been kidnapped, held
for ransom, and sometimes killed!
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#1935 by Scam Patroller Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:05 am
Hi Emiko3,

Yes, that is a legitimate scam warning email from one of our members, please contact the scam warner who sent you the email, and inform them that you are now aware that you are being scammed, they can then stop worrying about whether you are going to lose your money, plus they will not have to send you any further warning emails.

Please cease all communications with the scamemrs, block their email address and don't reply to any of their emails, they will soon get bored and go away when they realise they ar not getting any money from you.

Please feel free to post details about the scammer you are involved with, such as their initial scam email, and any email addresses and phone nunbers they use, it will help other potential victims who do a search after receiving the same/similar scam emails that you received.

Remember, if it seems to good to be true, then it is.

http://www.419eater.com - http://www.aa419.org
#2614 by Igeesha2039 Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:46 am
emiko3 wrote:THIEVES ARE TRYING TO STEAL YOUR MONEY!!

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS EMAIL!

I am part of a large group of people who try to keep internet crooks
from stealing money through scam emails.

An informant has told us that a scammer is sending emails to you.
This thief is trying to steal your money by Advance Fee Fraud, also
known as a 419 Scam. The money they have promised you is not real!!

PLEASE, DO NOT SEND THIS LETTER TO THE SCAMMERS, AND DO NOT TELL THEM
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

This would keep us from warning other good people, and might put our
informants in danger!

There are many kinds of 419 scams, but most will say things like:
*The scammer will share millions of dollars with you, if you help
them move the money out of their country.

*You will get an email saying that you won a lottery that you didn't
buy a ticket for
*The scam is about a dead person's bank account.
*They may ask you to set up a bank account to get money.
*They will ask for your name, address, and phone number.
*They will usually set you up with a lawyer, or 'barrister' who will
handle the paperwork
*They will send you "official paperwork" and certificates to prove
that the money is real. These are all fake.
*They will want you to send money for 'fees'. A fee for papers, a fee
for the transfer, the lawyers fee, more fees…etc…etc.

*They may offer you a "loan" to pay the fees. The check or money order
they will send you is fake, even if your bank cashes the check or
tells you that it "cleared"!!!! The bank will find out in a few days or
weeks that the check is fake, and will make you pay all of the money
back, even the money you sent to the scammer. The bank might even have
you arrested for cashing a bad check.


The money the thieves promise you isn't real. When you have sent them
all of your money, they will be gone.

To learn about email crime and 419 scams, please go to these sites:
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
http://www.scamwarners.com/

I ask you to do these things:

1. DO NOT SEND THIS LETTER TO THE SCAMMERS, AND DO NOT TELL THEM THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Our informants could be hurt or killed if you
tell the scammers that they are being watched! These people risk their
safety in order to get us the information needed to keep people from
being scammed.

2. Please stop mailing and talking to with these crooks now. Do not
answer e-mails, and do not talk to them on the phone. Do not ask
them if they are trying to steal your money. What do you think thieves
will say? They will only send you more lies so you will send them your
money.

3. DO NOT send him any money, and NEVER go to meet them! Victims of
419 scams who travel to meet the scammers have been kidnapped, held
for ransom, and sometimes killed!

#2615 by Ralph Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:58 am
Hi Igeesha

If you have recieved an email like the one above then it is a legitimate warning, if you are not sure you can let us know who sent it to you or you could look for the name on this site.

Please post more information so we can help you, that's what we do here.

#2616 by Michelle Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:37 am
Igeesha

I think you will find that it was me that sent you a warning. (although it wasn't the exact same one that you have quoted above

Anyway ...I am pleased to see that you received it safely.

As far as I can recall, my warning was about 'Diplomat Eric Brown' :: a known Internet scammer who was trying to convince you that you could help him move some money out of his country.

By now he should have started asking you to pay some kind of fee. ....make no mistake, the money he is writing to you about does not exist, and any fee you pay him will never be seen again.

Edited to say that I have sent you a follow up e-mail

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