Kodama Chemical Industry
I haven’t seen one of these for some time and this new one uses a Japanese company as the bait.
But it’s still a fraud.
Kodama Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
1-12,Ueno 1-chome,
Taito Ku,Tokyo,
Japan 110-8508
This mail is serving as an invitation to treat with the above named company.
Our company was established in March 8, 1946. Over the years we have accumulated invaluable experience in our business and we are proud to claim we are second to none.Due to the increase in demand of our products in America, United Kingdom and Canada. We have decided to move our products fully into the continent of America, United Kingdom and canada. By so doing,we are searching for reliable persons/companies who can act as a RECEIVING PAYMENTS AGENT who will act as medium of reach between our customers and us in their area of locality.
Note that, if finally aprroved as our Representative, you are entitled to Salary of $5000.00USD and 10% of whatever amount you receive from customers who aremaking payments for outstanding invoices on behalf of the company. Our account officer in Japan will convey to you the medium which you will use to remit any funds received on our behalf.If you are interested in being a REPRESENTATIVE AGENT in the above location and your locality, please send the following information via email to: E-mail:
contct_ssusumuakuwa1946@hotmail.com
Please also let us know the best time to reach you on phone especially as we have a different time. Thank you for your time.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
MR. SUSUMU UKAWA
PRESIDENT- Kodama Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
So use the Delete key every time you see one of these.
It should be noted that there does appear to be a real and totally legimate company of the same name in Japan.
Would You Trust Western Union?
I’ve never used them, but I’m led to believe they are a reputable company.
But as I get at least five e-mails every day, where the company is mentioned in some form of scam, I don’t think I would even use them to transfer money to someone who I knew to be totally genuine. And I wouldn’t accept any money from someone who wanted to use Western Union!
So why do they allow their name to be taken in vain, by all these criminals?
A New Twist on an Old Con Trick
Be warned about this new scam, that appears on a first read about how a resoureful US doctor got her money back from the Nigerian scammers.
Good day,
I am Dr. Sarah Lindsey, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $20,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail. So I decided to travel over to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to meet Mr. Michael Craig, who is a member of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake. He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment.
Right now I have received my compensation funds of $1,500,000.00 Moreover, Mr. Michael Craig, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you.
I will advise you to contact Mr. Michael Craig directly through the below information.
ZENITH COMPENSATION HOUSE
Name: Mr. Michael Craig
E-mail:
Phone: +234 702 719 2947
You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing. The only money I paid after I met Mr. Michael Craig was just $420 for the paper works, take note of that.
Thank You and Be Blessed.
Dr. Sarah LindseyTrustee/Treasurer, Grameen Foundation Inc.
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004
But look at the Japanese e-mail address, the Nigerian phone number and other clues, like the use of Good Day and Blessed, which show that this is another attempt to part you from your money.
Use the Delete key immediately.
The Scam That Doesn’t Stop
The Nettemps/Juliette Barnes scam, I reported on some time ago, doesn’t seem to show any signs of stopping.
For instance today, I got 105 search hits looking for more information about the spam e-mails and yesterday it was 57.
At least it pushes my blog up the search engines!
A Gamble Too Far
Jim Gamble’s resignation from CEOP is probably sad, but according to this report, his resignation is about power and being independent.
We need more protection for the vulnerable in society when they use the Internet, the telephone or even receive mail. Children, are just possibly the most important of several groups, who need protection from all sorts of low life.
When I had the boiler room crooks targeting me, I got no help from the police. On the other hand, I was strong enough to fight them and win, but many other widows and pensioners, would not have the knowledge or the fortitude to fight. But the crooks are still phoning according to my Truecall monitor, so they never give up. And that is why we need more protection!
So perhaps one of the benfits of merging CEOP into a proposed National Crime Agency would be that their systems could be broadened to protect the other vulnerable groups. I suspect that the determination behind the evil people plaguing me, is very little different to those targeting children.
A Possible Solution to Nuisance Calls
A couple of days ago, I was plagued by a boiler room scam, that decided to ring me every minute. I reported it in this post.
It is now three days later and they are still trying occasionally, but I might have found the solution to criminals like these.
It is called trueCall and effectively screens every call that it doesn’t recognise. All those Unavailable and International calls that are just a waste of your time are challenged and the caller is asked to identify themselves with their name before they are put through. Obviously, the time wasters don’t do this, so the system hangs up on them and asks them to leave a message. I suspect they never will!
The system did cost £99.99 including VAT, but it was just a plug-in to install, as this picture shows.
trueCall Installation
But it was ever so easy to install and it comes with all sorts of features to be valued.
- It simply learns who your friends and enemies are, if you follow a few set of simple rules.
- It has a fully-functioning built-in answering machine.
- You can look at all your incoming and outcoming calls on the Internet.
I shall certainly keep it in place to innoculate me from scammers and time-wasters.
Reporting Fraud
I had a bad day yesterday, as someone was trying to get me ensnared in a boiler house fraud, trying to buy some useless shares. I don’t buy shares anyway! After they had phoned four times in as many minutes, I told them to Foxtrot Oscar in no uncertain terms.
They then threatened to make my life hell and phoned every few seconds for the rest of day. BT and the Police could do nothing and eventually, I pulled the phone line out of the wall. As I’d had my Warfarin test yesterday, the hospital would have then been unable to get through, if I’d needed to change the dose.
The calls seem to have stopped today, either because they have got fed up with being connected to a void or because BT have done something I don’t know about!
Now, after some nice calls from friends and family, I feel a lot more rational and felt that I should report what happened properly.
After looking at the SOCA web site, I found a link to Action Fraud, which describes itself as the UK’s national fraud reporting centre. I phoned them on 0300 123 2040. They were very helpful and have reassured me on a couple of subsidiary points. So do phone them to report fraud.
They were certainly very much more clued up than the local Police.
Beware the Copycat Websites
There would appear to have been a rise in the number of copycat websites that get you to pay for things that should be free or cost a lot less. The story is here on MoneySavingExpert, which is always a good place to check on financial misbehaviour.
So be careful, you are actually getting the right site and not one that doesn’t just have the first paid-for position in Google!
This practice may not exactly be fraud, but surely there is an element of dishonesty here?
Benefit Fraud and Daisy
My software, Daisy, has been used several times to combat mass fraud.
It was used to check winter fuel payments by the DSS. They drew a chart based on Surname and Post Code. In some cases they found severalclaimants at the same place. Some were genuine as they were old peoples’ homes, but others were fraud.
The software was also used to check student loan applications. I’m not saying how, but there was a large amount of multiple applications from people, who were never seen again.
It is possible to set up a system, where a large database of claimants for benefits or grants is analysed and then split down into groups, say based on town, post code or street. These can then be e-mailed as individual Excel spreadsheets to the fraud investigators responsible for that area.
Fraud from Russia Concerning Amazon
I have had a lot of e-mails purporting to say that I have ordered something on Amazon. I know they are not genuine orders, as they come to an e-mail I never use for orders, but watch for e-mails.
They are baed on a fake AMazon web site, with a Russian domain name.
Be careful, as if you are a regular Amazon purchaser, your account has a valid credit card.
So login to the real Amazon, change your password and if you can, change your e-mail to something that you reserve for purchases over the web.
The Anonymous Widower 