Post by "Pop" Stran on Dec 19, 2004 11:18:44 GMT -5
During my monthly promo subs, I get a nice variety of shady deals offered in return for a link...and a few of these merit a quick mention at SAM.
The "Scams in your Email" board covers a few more obvious and outright scams, but this board is the official,
"It Looks like nuts, so Don't Step in it" board...
*Should you own one of these emails posted here, please feel free to dispute the validity of your offer, either here,publicly, at SAM...or thru my inbox.
I honestly have been known to be wrong, and am not too proud to admit it and make a formal apology on those extremely rare occasions.
(although if you're counting; There are no retractions on any SAM board as yet...)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
12/19/2004
The following arrived in my "Admin" mail (which is used for site business Only).
The return add is an AOL name, as provided later.
>paste,part 1:
Hello
During three years period our company TransferINT Ltd provides money transfer service.
People who are involved in internet advertisement via banner systems,etc are our clients.
Most of them face such problem as getting payment for their service from companies that order the advertisement to them.
Because such companies operate with U.S residents only. Thats why our company search for such representatives.
Our representative will receive funds from companies that order advertisement from our clients and earn 5% or 200 per one transfer.
Our company guarantee at least one transfer per week.
>end paste
*Notes:
First thing that stands out is the translation. Broken English is not a crime, although an international company(as this is claiming to be) will take care that it's business correspondence is clear, especially when "phishing" for US representatives.
Second: The clear and irresponsible promise of 200 per week (two hundred what is your guess; Euros? Dollars? Lashes with a wet noodle?).
The statement that 200 is 5% of the contract price indicates that they are selling banner spaces for 4,000 which of course means that they're talking pennies...Who is paying $4,000 weekly for the currently dead-last method of advertising?
Maybe 4,000 yen...but this email didn't come from the East.
This promise is an obvious attempt to hit our Greed Trigger, something all Americans are purported to have exposed and in abundance.
> paste,part2:
To become our representative you need write us an email where you must include this personal information:
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Phone #:
Bank information:
Bank name:
Account number:
Routing number:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Phone #:
Also we need copy of your ID or DL attached to your letter. Its important for us to verify your age.
Best regards,
TransferINT Ltd.
Contact: transferint@financier.com
>end paste.
Notes:
Sure, I'm just a Stupid American with deep pockets and shallow morals...Her local TV news wouldn't lie...but Is She Serious?
Who in this country would even consider responding to such a rediculous request as putting your full checking account details, and a copy of the ID needed to use it, in the most Un-secured method of communication available..namely email?
You might just as well publish it in the local newspaper...under the "Screw Me, Please" section.
Now, here's the headers and the real clues:
>paste,part3:
Received: from 64.100.164.205.gigabits.us (48.156.124.0.gigabits.us [194.32.68.244])
by webmail.yahoo.com (IMP) with HTTP
for <PBaker8537@aol.com>; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:28:45 +0300
Message-ID: <YTYWERVANDKPPEKMPGVS@yahoo.com>
From: "Staci Battle" <PBaker8537@aol.com>
Reply-To: "Staci Battle" <PBaker8537@aol.com>
To: admin@makemoneyu.com
>end paste.
Final Notes: The Yahoo bounce is obvious. No corporate servers, not even a professional email client.
Naturally, a copy of her email went to AOL's TOS dept, as well as SpamCop, the FTC, Yahoo, and UCE.org's excellent complaint/warnings dept.
My first impression is that this is a juvenile's first attempt at "phishing", and still a poor one at that...but when she turns 12, she just may get another email posted to these boards.
Thanx for your time,
JB.
The "Scams in your Email" board covers a few more obvious and outright scams, but this board is the official,
"It Looks like nuts, so Don't Step in it" board...
*Should you own one of these emails posted here, please feel free to dispute the validity of your offer, either here,publicly, at SAM...or thru my inbox.
I honestly have been known to be wrong, and am not too proud to admit it and make a formal apology on those extremely rare occasions.
(although if you're counting; There are no retractions on any SAM board as yet...)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
12/19/2004
The following arrived in my "Admin" mail (which is used for site business Only).
The return add is an AOL name, as provided later.
>paste,part 1:
Hello
During three years period our company TransferINT Ltd provides money transfer service.
People who are involved in internet advertisement via banner systems,etc are our clients.
Most of them face such problem as getting payment for their service from companies that order the advertisement to them.
Because such companies operate with U.S residents only. Thats why our company search for such representatives.
Our representative will receive funds from companies that order advertisement from our clients and earn 5% or 200 per one transfer.
Our company guarantee at least one transfer per week.
>end paste
*Notes:
First thing that stands out is the translation. Broken English is not a crime, although an international company(as this is claiming to be) will take care that it's business correspondence is clear, especially when "phishing" for US representatives.
Second: The clear and irresponsible promise of 200 per week (two hundred what is your guess; Euros? Dollars? Lashes with a wet noodle?).
The statement that 200 is 5% of the contract price indicates that they are selling banner spaces for 4,000 which of course means that they're talking pennies...Who is paying $4,000 weekly for the currently dead-last method of advertising?
Maybe 4,000 yen...but this email didn't come from the East.
This promise is an obvious attempt to hit our Greed Trigger, something all Americans are purported to have exposed and in abundance.
> paste,part2:
To become our representative you need write us an email where you must include this personal information:
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Phone #:
Bank information:
Bank name:
Account number:
Routing number:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Phone #:
Also we need copy of your ID or DL attached to your letter. Its important for us to verify your age.
Best regards,
TransferINT Ltd.
Contact: transferint@financier.com
>end paste.
Notes:
Sure, I'm just a Stupid American with deep pockets and shallow morals...Her local TV news wouldn't lie...but Is She Serious?
Who in this country would even consider responding to such a rediculous request as putting your full checking account details, and a copy of the ID needed to use it, in the most Un-secured method of communication available..namely email?
You might just as well publish it in the local newspaper...under the "Screw Me, Please" section.
Now, here's the headers and the real clues:
>paste,part3:
Received: from 64.100.164.205.gigabits.us (48.156.124.0.gigabits.us [194.32.68.244])
by webmail.yahoo.com (IMP) with HTTP
for <PBaker8537@aol.com>; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:28:45 +0300
Message-ID: <YTYWERVANDKPPEKMPGVS@yahoo.com>
From: "Staci Battle" <PBaker8537@aol.com>
Reply-To: "Staci Battle" <PBaker8537@aol.com>
To: admin@makemoneyu.com
>end paste.
Final Notes: The Yahoo bounce is obvious. No corporate servers, not even a professional email client.
Naturally, a copy of her email went to AOL's TOS dept, as well as SpamCop, the FTC, Yahoo, and UCE.org's excellent complaint/warnings dept.
My first impression is that this is a juvenile's first attempt at "phishing", and still a poor one at that...but when she turns 12, she just may get another email posted to these boards.
Thanx for your time,
JB.