Scam Pre Warning
Hi Everyone,
It is bad enough that these sub humans prey on the
vulnerable in e-mails but now they have turned to
Social networking sites.
I just got a message from a person in another social
networking site and I reported it to admin and warned others.
It looks like one of those Nigerian scams.
These so called humans may try here so I am pre-warning you all.
I know most of you are savvy enough to spot
them but some of our new people may get caught out.
If any of you get these type of e-mails or messages,
never respond to them. You will get scammed.
Here is the message I received and I took out the
contact e-mail.
START:
From Miss Carine Abel
- messages to/fro
From Car Abel: From Miss Carine Abel
From Miss Carine Abel
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
Please respond me to my private email id
xxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com
for more details.
(CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE)
Dear
Good thing to write you. I have a proposal for you.This however is
not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against
your will.
I am Miss Carine Abel, the only daughter of my late parents
Mr.and Mrs Abel. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a
Cocoa Merchant, Diamond and Gold Dealer)who operated in the capital of
Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away
mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 2nd
March 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to
have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at
that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4
years old,and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on 2nd March 2006 he called the secretary who
accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of
Seventeen Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars.(USD$17.7000) deposited in SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire .
He further told him that he deposited the consigmnet in my name as
the next of kin,and he registered the consigment as family valuables
and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is
in possession to handle all the necessary legal documents of the
consigment which he deposited in SECURITY COMPANY and he instructed the
lawyer to hand over the doucments to me whenever I need it.
I am a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.
Now I want a foreign partner who assist me to retrieve this consigment from the SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire .
This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of
incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your
humble assistance in this regards.
Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1.Can you kindly tell me what the type of a profitable venture this fund will uesd to invest avoid waste of it.
2). Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
3). Can I completely trust you?
4). What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after you have collected this consigment on my behalf?
Please,consider this and get back to me as soon as possible with
your telephone number for oral disscussion and keep it highly
confidential with yourself.
Thank you so much.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Carine Abel.
Please respond me to my private email id
xxxxxxx@yahoo.com
for more details.
END:
Comments (57)
Cassandra
2
This is spam don't believe it and don't respond to those emails.
Allen Daniels
7
I think it all boils down to what Bill has eluded to. If it seems to good to be true???? We've got to stop and think about what we are doing.
I have seen this type of email/IM message as well as other sites about a gazillion times. Ok, that may be an over exaggeration.
The sad thing is, it must still work or 'they' would not still be using that particular scam.
Thanks Bill
Allen Daniels
businessmaninboots
Jenny Stewart
11
Hi again,
Well ironically enough - the 12daily pro appeared in an advert here at ApSense recently - it may be another 12 daily pro - but the advert appeared.
I am glad to see that i am not the only one here who considers that a separate Group for Scams should be included (and blog category of course). We do need a place where people can go and check these things out. Scams and Internet Security are not minor items these days.
The first thing many people do when doing their due diligence
Cheryl Baumgartner
12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
There are already several groups here on APSense dedicated to scams, privacy, security and identity theft. Unfortunately they are rarely on the front page when you sign on. This is another case for the APSense group being separated from created groups. The APSense group tends to dominate the available subjects on the front discussion page.
New members are automatically part of the APSense group, but not created groups. So while we may have good information being posted it is not being seen,
Bj aka Bill Brown
14
Hosting and Backup Service provider
Hi again Arthur,
No that is not what I am saying.
I fully agree with you we need to help members protect them selves.
I also fully agree that we need a new category called Scam Alerts or something similar in which to do it.
Eric Smith
7
Online Professional
I think, regardless of the scam people need to know about it. But i also see Bj's point - this topic was about a specific scam.
HYIP's are illegal AND immoral by any definition. There is enough information out there to prove these are SCAMS - So much formation is available that it would almost be safe to call those who participate in these scams, criminals in their own right... Due Dilligence, People!!
Regardless of the name of the scam - we simply need to use our own intelligence in looki
Arthur Webster
7
Just plain honesty
"As it is impossible to screen every one that joins APSense we will without doubt get those that perpetrate the 419 scam joining APSense and trying it on with our members."
So what you are saying is that it is OK to discuss the Nigerian letter type scams that MIGHT be perpetrated on Apsense members but not on any other scams that MIGHT be perpetrated upon Apsense members and warning them by citing ealier examples.
This is a subject about which every community should be aware and, in a comm
Bj aka Bill Brown
14
Hosting and Backup Service provider
Hi Arthur,
With all due respect I do not see where any criticism was made. What was made was a polite request to get the thread back on subject.
The subject is namely the 419 scam, more commonly known as the Nigerian Scam because that is where it originated.
As we all know this started as an email scam and has taken many forms but the theme has always been the same,
when its boiled down it comes to this "get paid to help me steal a large fortune."
To answer Jenny as well here
Jenny Stewart
11
p.s As this Is the Apsense Group - the argument that it is in the wrong place would have been fine, had Zac been requested by one of the Administrators AT THE BEGINNING to move it to a blog and it had been deleted when started on the 10th November not the 24th!
This is a further reason for us to have a section in all Groups and Blogs for Scams and Security, where we can post and go to look for this kind of info!
Jenny Stewart
11
Hi Zac
Whilst the "Nigerian" scams are a bit old hat for most people - there are still one or two naive or desperate people who do fall for them. and if there is any doubt about this - I actually know of a case where an elderly couple in the States did lose their savings to one. So that proves that there is still a need to make people aware of this.
Secondly I AGREE WITH ARTHUR - any place with a Title "Scam Pre-Warning" is a place where people might go to look at - as I have done. although
Arthur Webster
7
Just plain honesty
Hi, bjantiques,
This blog is about scam warnings and I don't see how you can criticise people for mentioning scams in a scam warning blog.
How can you warn people if you are not allowed the common sense opportunity to point out the sort of scams that are around and some of the problems people have had in recognising or recovering from them?
Bj aka Bill Brown
14
Hosting and Backup Service provider
Point bieng it has nothing to do with this thread nor APsense and is there for not relevant to be discussed in this group.
It is a subject for someones personal group/blog.
Jennifer Underwood
11
Promoter
Chat for APsense...Yeah...it turns out that way...
GREAT benefits of Apsense.
Conversations!
Jennifer Underwood
11
Promoter
It can GO ANYWHERE....POINT BEING BJ
Nigerian scam does just that...POINTLESS
So what more to say about them than NOTHING......OR Everything else important!
Bj aka Bill Brown
14
Hosting and Backup Service provider
this thread is not about 12dp
can we have it back on sibject please
Jean DAndrea
7
Retired
Candice, Thomas Lennon have been asking everyone to log in to the
website and confirm or dispute the amount they are owed.
Sorry I can't give you the link, but a search on Google should give
it to you. Hope you get your cash.
Arthur Webster
7
Just plain honesty
Hi, Candice and Hector,
!2 DailyPro was one of thse ponzies that was doomed to collapse but nobody saw it as a scam.
I tried to warn people in another community who were promoting 12DP as the latest greatest etc. etc.
I had a lot of grief, insults and down right filth in response to my warnings and even when the innevitable collapse happened, they still could not see the truth of the matter and placed the blame ay the door of StormPay - the cash handler.
It is only because StormPay w
Candice Hampton
6
Accounting
Hey Hector, 12daypro owes me money also, but I just wrote it off as a learning
experience. I haven't paid attention on what was going on, so thanks for the heads
up, maybe I will try and get what they owe me, which i am lucky to say was less
than a hundred, since the trouble started not to long after I joined.
I know some lost a lot of money.
Candice
Candice Hampton
6
Accounting
I had joined another social network community recently and within days I had one of those
emails, which blew my mind. I have never received anything like that in here, but I do
get them all the time in my regular emails and was so surprised to see one show up in one of these community's. I didn't hesitate for a second to click the button to report it and give them the reason why.
I haven't received another one yet, so guess they acted immediately tp squish
that bug.
Candice
Hector Herrera
8
Internet Marketing Ideas and Resources
HI Zac:
Thank for the warning. I have been receiving some of these crazy offers and It's hard to believe that some people swallow the hook.
I have not paid attention to anything that comes from Nigeria although I am sure there are many honest people in there who join mnay online business.
I have been scammed many times in other programs that promised to turn me into a millionaire in a short time , not from Nigeria though.
One of these progr