02030265001
I used to get about three calls a day from this number on my old landline in Suffolk. It say’s I’ve won a cruise in the Caribbean or Florida or some other place I’m not keen on visiting. As it was an American voice, I usually just cut them off, if I didn’t spot the number before I picked up the phone.
I’m transferring the Suffolk number to my London house, so that I don’t have to change how people phone me. But in the meantime, I’ve got it diverted to my mobile and you guessed it, I got one on that today, after being diverted.
What is going to be fun, is when Virgin complete the transfer of the number, will they be able to stop these nuisance calls?
By the way don’t ever do anything with this number except cut it off immediately. Remember if they do it three times it’s harrassment! It would be rather good if someone actually tried to use the Harrassment Act against these idiots. But there are much better things to do, like slag off these people down the pub to warn everybody not to fall a victim. It might get you a free drink!
One interesting result of this scam might be, that it actually puts people off taking a cruise with one of the reputable American cruise companies. I hope one of them or their trade organisation has put the Feds on the case!
He Must Be Joking
I just received this e-mail from some idiot called Nepon Smith. With a name like that his parents must have been very stupid and they’ve obviously passed him a set of extremely crap genes.
Hello ,
Am interested in a champagne called Louis Reoderer Cristal Champagne
2002 vintage for an event this month i know the champagnes are expensive also let me know if i can have them in Gift boxes but i will like to know if you can source them for i we be happy if i could have them on hand be the Date of the event Let me know how soon you can get them I’ll get back to you with my Credit Card number as soon as i get the total cost for the cases and i will arrange for the pick up at your location as soon as payment is clear by my carrier to the location of the event below is the bottles needed i will like you to get back to me with the total cost for the bottles.
Champagne Name
Louis Reoderer Cristal Champagne 2002 vintage ……….24 bottles
Waiting for you quick respond.
This has scam written all over it, so I used my favourite Delete key.
I was tempted to e-mail him back, with a suitable address in Kabul.
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.
Adobe Software Upgrade Scam
I have had several of these e-mails, mostly to e-mail addresses that are only used to register domain names for clients.
ADOBE PDF READER SOFTWARE UPGRADE NOTIFICATION
This is to remind that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader with enhanced features for viewing, creating, editing, printing and internet-sharing PDF documents has been released.
To upgrade your application:
+ Go to [link removed]
+ Get your options, download and upgrade.Thanks and best regards,
John WilliamAdobe Acrobat Reader Support
Copy rights Adobe 2010 © All rights reserved
1022 Marrinbird Rd | Merryton | CA | 91523 | USA
Unless Adobe tell me that it is genuine in a secure and verifiable manner, I’ll assume it’s a scam or some form of trojan or virus delivery.
I did find this note in an Adobe forum, confirming my suspicions.
I also found this in the registration details for the domain.
Domain name: ADOBE-ACROBAT-SOFTWARE.COM
Name Server: ns3.nic.ru
Name Server: ns4.nic.ru
Name Server: ns8.nic.ru
Creation Date: 2010.10.16
Expiration Date: 2011.10.16Status: DELEGATED
Registrant ID: ZA5XXWT-RU
Registrant Name: John Terry
Registrant Organization: John Terry
Registrant Street1: 1729 Park Way
Registrant City: London
Registrant Postal Code: H38LA92
Registrant Country: GB
So it’s some form of Russian scam? Certainly, the UK address is not genuine and John Terry is just an infamous footballer, who most people have heard of the name.
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.
McDonalds Customer Survey
This seemed another bit of pointless spam, but then I didn’t click the link to a web site in Malaysia.
Dear customer,
Please give us only 5 minutes of your valuable time to ask you some questions about our products . Please be aware that we will not ask you about any personal information.In return, we will credit $90.00 to your account – just for your time.
If you want to answer our simply 8 questions , please click the link below :
Thank you for helping us to become better .Sincerely, McDonald’s Survey Department.
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.
I should say though that my ISP marked it as spam and it was to that mythical person, “undisclosed-recipients” I suspect that the link asks for your bank account details, so they can empty it.
Dealing with scams like these, is a bit like getting Health and Safety right. It’s just common sense, stupid!
Spammers Can’t Spell
We all know that, but I’ve just had a phishing scam purporting to be from HSBC from an e-mail of hsbc@suport.co.uk.
I was curious about suport.co.uk and whether anybody would actually want such a mispelled domain. They don’t! So if you want it, you can have it!
It just shows how when a domain name appears odd for the company who supposedly sent the e-mail, the message is usually spam!
Boiler Room Scams on BBC Radio Tonight
They are investigating boiler room scams on the Adrian Goldberg program tonight on BBC Radio 5 Live at 21:00!
The Anonymous Widower 