Madame Edwards
Here is another scam, this time it’s the Madame Edwards Scam and they didn’t even bother with the name, just sent it to dear recipient. The sad this is, these email would not be circulating if there were not people taking advantage of the scenario portrayed in the scam. What comes around goes around, right?
Palestinian public - Poll No 164
I have no idea why I received this email and how they got my information. I have not read the entire email, but I’m placing it in the phishing section. Here it is for your viewing pleasure:
Palestinian public - Poll No 164
Date: 12.March.2008
UK WEB LOTTERY PROMOTIONS 2008
YAPS (Yet Another Phishing Scam) - this time titled UK WEB LOTTERY PROMOTIONS 2008 and the email is attached below:
LOTTERY HOUSE
Liverpool, L701NL,UK
FROM: TERESSA CODDIN
Dear sir/madam,
Mrs Rebecca Van Horn
Yet another scam playing on the bible in hopes that you’ll give them your personal information out of greed.
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Dear Beloved,
MSN YAHOO LOTTERY
The Msn Yahoo Lottery Incorperation
PO Box 1010,Liverpool
L70 1NL,United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pounds Sterling(500,000.00) for the month of January 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY INC LIVE.
Egor Fillipenko
Phishing attempt from Egor Fillipenko that came from the email wof30@hetnet.nl and is listed below:
ATTENTION PLEASE!!!,
PayPal Important Security Update
Another phishing attempt, this time make to look like a PayPal Important Security Update - here it is posted below:
Dear PayPal member:
Paypal has the last days updated all user account with better security
to avoid unwanted access and to reduce the instance fraud to keep our
users information secure, Some user accounts lost there information while
new security update was complete, we are realy sorry about this problem.
EURO CLAIM AGEnNCY
Another phishing attempt posted below for your viewing pleasure!
CONFIRM YOUR EURO CLAIM AGEnNCY WINNING
This email is to notify you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket Number(106012) has won an Award Sum of 850,000.00Euro (Eight hundred and fifty thousand euro only ) In an Email Sweepstakes program held on the 12 -01 2008.
Europw Lotto Plus Lottery
More phishing attempts and this one even made it through Google’s email filter! It was sent from:
Ellen Borget msellenborget01@hotmail.com
AWARD DEPARTMENT
Peter Sean West
Yet another scam trying to obtain your personal information.
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Hello Friend,