RCMP Scam Warning
It has come to our attention of a probable scam that has been occurring in the past few weeks in which some North Thompson residents have either fallen for or were about to.
The scam artist advertises a product such as an RV Trailer or heavy equipment like an excavator for sale. The product is usually in another province and at a very good price and the scammer will agree to ship it within 2 days upon receipt of a Western Union Moneygram only. The scammer may also be from eastern Canada or out of country.
As you read along most people will note the usual suspicious indicators - Unusually low price (too good to be true), caller agrees to ship the product right away even on a low deposit. The scammer is from another country or is selling it on behalf of someone else. Will only take moneygram payment. Will not meet in person and uses multiple phone numbers.
Victims have lost as much as $5000.00 from these scams. Be aware of these indicators and remember if it is too good to be true it probably isn't.
Cpl Mike Mucha
NCO i/c Barriere Detachment
PO Box 360
Barriere, BC V0E 1E0
Ph: (250)672-9918
Fx: (250)672-0084
C: (250)318-7550
Fund Raising Scam
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By Nichole Stewart August 25, 2010 10:15 AM Category: Police, Public Safety
The Calgary Police Service would like to notify the public to be vigilant when approached by individuals asking for monetary donations.
Police have received reports from several residents who have been contacted by a man or woman (usually by phone) pretending to be raising funds for various causes purported to be supported by the Calgary Police Service.
The callers have stated they will only accept a minimum donation of $25 and will only accept credit cards.
The Calgary Police Service would like to advise that we are not soliciting donations via phone calls or door-to-door, and this is a scam.
The Calgary Police Service suggests the following crime prevention tips:
When approached by a charity representative, ask for their registered charity number. You may look up all registered charities on Revenue Canada’s website: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/lstngs/menu-eng.html.
Do not succumb to pressure to give money right away. Do your research and then contact the charity if you wish to contribute.
Report any suspicious phone calls or emails to Phone Busters by calling 1-888-495-8501 (toll free) or send an email to info@phonebusters.com.
To report an economic crime on-line using RECOL, please click here or visit www.recol.ca
You may also check the Phone Busters website to see an updated list of scams www.phonebusters.com/english/index.html.
Anyone who believes they may have been victimized is urged to cancel the transaction through their credit card company and call police at 403-266-1234 to file a report.
Claim: Thieves with "code grabbers" break into cars by recording signals sent by remote keyless
MIXTURE OF TRUE AND FALSE INFORMATION
The following is an example of various emails passing through the internet to scare you:
"I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and
locked my car again three times .. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away,
I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there were
two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. They were
obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow
involved in this very weird situation. I quickly chucked the errand I was on,
jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to the police station, told
them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful,
scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my friend's son had
a similar happening.... "
Snopes:
Origins: Automobile remote keyless entry systems (RKE) were introduced in the 1980s. They've proved to be a big hit, making it easier for the grocery-laden to unlock their cars and sparing many of the terminally forgetful from finding they've left their keys in the ignitions of their now-locked cars or their purses on the seats of same.
It is theoretically possible for a very determined thief armed with the right technology and the ability to manipulate it correctly to snatch a keycode from the air and use it to enter a vehicle. However, the complexity and length of time involved in that process means your typical crook can't simply grab an RKE code in a parking lot and open up the corresponding car within a minute or two: the would-be thief would need specialized knowledge and equipment and would have to spend hours (if not days) crunching data and replicating a device to produce the correct entry code, then hope he could locate the same vehicle again once all the other steps had been completed. (In most parking lot scenarios, the target car would be long gone before the putative thief was able to open it.) As Microchip Technology, the manufacturer of KEELOQ brand RKE systems, noted of this possibility:
The theoretical attack requires detailed knowledge of the system implementation and a combination of data, specialized skills, equipment and access to various components of a system which is seldom feasible. These theoretical attacks are not unique to the Keeloq system and could be applied to virtually any security system.
Many different law enforcement agencies have observed that the overwhelming majority of automobile break-in thefts (i.e., the stealing of property from car trunks or passenger compartments) are crimes of opportunity perpetrated by people in search of items they can quickly and easily re-sell for cash. Such criminals are not wont to delay their gratification for hours or days while their code grabbers crunch numbers and work out how to keylessly open particular cars: They instead resort to quick, tried-and-true methods such as jimmying locks and smashing windows, and if they can't get into a given car easily, they'll simply move on to the next one. None of the police agencies we spoke with had ever heard of an instance of an automobile break-in theft being accomplished through the method described above.
One of the circulated versions of this warning contains the contact information for Const. Wally Henry, an RCMP officer from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Henry disclaims the story being spread in his name, saying in his voice mail message to those who telephone, "If your call is concerning an e-mail with my name attached to it, please be advised that the information in that e-mail is false, and please do not disseminate it any further."
The earliest RKE systems were quite vulnerable to the sort of attack described in the warning e-mails quoted above. Their RF transmitters (usually built into key fobs) sent unique identifying codes that could be picked off by 'code grabbers,' devices that recorded the codes sent out when drivers pushed buttons on their remote key fobs to lock or unlock their cars.
However, times change and technology advances. In response to the fixed code security weakness, automakers shifted from RKEs with fixed codes to systems
employing rolling random codes. These codes change every time a given RKE system is used to lock or unlock car doors and thus renders 'code grabbers' ineffective. That form of more robust code system became the industry standard for remote keyless entry systems in the mid-1990s, so automobiles newer than that are not vulnerable to being quickly and easily opened by criminals armed with code grabbers.
Mr.J.M.Chan I work with Hang Seng Bank Ltd SCAM
Good Day
Compliment of the day to you, although you may be skeptical receiving this email as we have not met before, I am Mr.J.M.Chan I work with Hang Seng Bank Ltd.I have a business proposition involving the sum of $19,500,000.00usd in my bank which I know we will be of mutual benefit to both of us, and I believe we can handle together, once we have a common understanding and mutual cooperation in the execution of the modalities.
Should you be interested, please forward the following to me:
1.Full names,
2.Occupation,
3.Private phone number,
4.Current residential address.
Via this email address:infojmchan@yahoo.com.hk
Your earliest response to this mail will be highly appreciated.
Best Regards
Mr J.M.Chan
Selling on the Internet and the accompanying Scams
Recently we have had people attend to the detachment with regard to frauds over the Internet. Although the complaints vary slightly, they are usually similar to the following.
These people have usually advertised an item for sale on the Internet, and they get an e-mail from a person purporting to be interested in purchasing the item. This person, who often does not sign any name to their e-mails, sends either a cheque or a money order for an amount in excess of the purchase amount. They then ask the seller to cash the cheque/money order and use some of the excess cash to cover the freight charges and then wire the balance of the money to them overseas.
If the seller does this, they are then out the item itself, plus the amount of the cheque/money order, as the cheque is forged/stolen/NSF and the money order is usually forged or altered as well.
Nobody sends you more than an item is worth on the premise that you will send them the extra money back.
If you are trying to sell something on the Internet, be wary of anyone who will not provide you with any personal details.
While the Internet is a useful tool in buying and selling items, it is also utilized by those looking to take advantage of other people.
Sgt. R.L. BITTORF
Vegreville Detachment
Mr.Fredrick Zongo the Manager of Audit and account department,of our bank. Bank Of Africa
Trust and confidential Proposal
I am Mr.Fredrick Zongo the Manager of Audit and account department,of our bank. Bank Of Africa( B.O.A).So with due respect, I decided to contact you over this business financial transaction worth the sum of fifteen million us dollars ($15m) in other to entrust this fund into your bank account.
This is an abandoned fund that belongs to Harill Najib Bejjanithe from lebanese who died along with his entire family on 2nd December 2003 in a plane crash disaster with air france. I was very fortune to meet the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to submit to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes. Following our banking financial policy, it was obviously indicated and signed law fully that if such money remains unclaimed after SIX years without somebody been a foreigner apply and claim the fund as the next of kin , the money will be transferred into the Bank Treasury as unclaimed fund. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessarily needed for the claim because a citizen of Burkina Faso cannot come forward to claim thefund since the law does not pave a way for an indigene to claim such fund.
Since the real beneficary of the fund died , the bank are expecting the next of kin to apply for the release of the fund for him or her without delay but unfortunately i learnt through the investigations which I carried out that there is nobody behind who can come and claim the fund.Therefore I want you to apply to the bank with your reliable bank account details where ourbank will transfer the fund into, and immediately the fund is transferred into your account ,we will share the fund according to the percentage ratio below.
SIXTY PERCENT (60%) of the total fund will be for me THIRTY PERCENT(30%) for you in provision of the Bank account.Ten PERCENT(10%) will be for unexpected expenses which may occur during the transfer.and will be preserved for helping the helpless people, like charity organization and motherlessbabies.
Thereafter you will help me to visit your country for sharing the money according to the percentage indicated above. So for the immediate transfer of this fund into your bank account as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as the only existing next of kin to the deceased customer and after approval which will take place immediately as you applied, the transfer of the fund into your nominated bank account will proceed. Please note that you should keep this business secret until you confirm the transfer into the bank account which you will provide. And there is NO RISK in this business.
The bank will forward to you all necessary documents related to the transfer and which will prove that you make a legal claim of inheritance. It is true that i prayed before i was pushed forward to contact you for this business but i want you to pray also and assure me solemnly that you are trustwothy,reliable,honest and capable to avoid cheating me in this business. If you ar e really sure of your integerity,reply me immediately for more detailed information for how the process to transfer the fund into your account will be.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Fredrick Zongo
Black in the White House email Hoax.
URGENT!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE to your friends, family and contacts.
In the coming days, DO NOT open any message with an attachment called: Black in the White House, regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus that opens an Olympics torch that burns the whole hard disk C of your computer. This virus comes from a known person who you have in your list.
Directions: You should send this message to all of your contacts. It is better to receive this e-mail 25 times than to receive the virus and open it. If you receive a message called Black in the White House even if sent by a friend, do not open, and shut down your machine immediately. It is the worst virus announced by CNN. This new virus has been discovered recently it has been classified by Microsoft as the virus most destructive ever.
The following is from a RCW member who is a computer tech:
According to Snopes, Hoax Slayer, McAfee, and Urban Legends website, it is a hoax.
"As with any email though, If you don’t know the sender don’t open it.
If you do know the sender, save the attachment to your system and scan with virus program before opening.
Never open an executable file unless you are expecting it and after you have scanned it."
Fraudulent Activity
Royal Canadian Mounted Police has recently received two separate complaints involving fraudulent activity.
In the two instances calls have been received from culprit(s) in Ontario and Quebec claiming to be family members that are currently in Police custody. The caller states that they need money for bail and provides a fraudulent lawyers name to send the money to, in order for them to be released.
Helen Cole needs money.
I'm Mrs Helen Cole,right now I'm on my sick bed i want you to help me finish a
project that i was not able to accomplish please contact my e-mail operator
through the above email address for more info towards the project.
Regards.
Mrs Helen Cole
helen.cole@gala.net
Vehicle key replacement SCAM. Unnecessary concern.
Rural Crime Watch verified with Regency Chrysler (Nadia Bergen) and GM Canada that this information is false. A person requesting a replacement key must take the vehicle into the dealership-towed, provide irrefutable identification-Picture ID and the registration/ownership before being approved for a replacement key.
If you have any questions, contact RCW.
WHAT WILL the car thieves THINK OF NEXT?
The
car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or
vehicle,
write down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the
local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN
#.
I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called Chrysler-Dodge and
pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just bring in the VIN #, and
they would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless device if I
wanted.
The Car
Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key
from the VIN #, and
collect payment from the thief who will
return to your
car.
He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the
vehicle, or
draw attention to himself. All he has to do is walk up
to your
car, insert the key and off he goes to a local chop shop with
your vehicle.
You don't believe
it?
It IS that
EASY.
To avoid this from
happening to you, simply put some dark tape (electrical tape, duct tape or
medical tape) across the VIN Number Metal Label located on the dashboard.
By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover it
so it
can't be viewed through the windshield by a car
thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before
some other car thief steals another car or truck.
I slipped a
3x5 card over my VINNUMBER.
PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO ALL YOUR
FAMILY AND
FRIENDS
NOW!!!!!
TD Bank? This was sent to a RCW member who is NOT a TD Bank customer!!!
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Congratulations! For your winning of the SALOC 2010 World Soccer Scam! July 28, 2010
Congratulations!
Letter of confirmation for winning the SALOC 2010 successful hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Fill the processing information form for immediate payment.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Teresa Botha
Zonal Co-coordinator Sec
From: safafifa455@rediffmail.com
Recent email scam
From: ARIF AHMED CHAMBERS
Sent: Mon, July 19, 2010 12:52:56 AM
Subject: HELLO!
I am Arif Ahmed Attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, that shares
the same last name as yours,who died as the result of a heart-related
condition in March 12th 2005.
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client(US$18milliondollars) is lodged in the bank.
Regards
Arif Ahmed
Email Hoax. This email is verbatim of what is being sent.
This is a scam, presumably to scare drivers and particularly women.
On the way to Canton, driving on Michigan Avenue, on Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the Canton PD and they were going to check it out. This is what I was told...
"Several things to be aware of .. gangs and thieves, are now plotting different ways to get a person to "stop" their vehicle.
"There is a gang initiation reported by the local police department that gangs are placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it...waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the baby. Note that the location of this car seat will usually be beside a wooded or grassy (field) area ...and the person - woman - will be dragged into the woods- beaten and raped- usually left for dead. DO NOT STOP. DIAL 9-1-1 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW.
"IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD. DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO 92.5% YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THIEVES. THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS. PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE UNSAVORY INDIVIDUALS WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."
Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic used and I would hate for anyone to fall victim to this kind of crime.
Benjamin F. Bean
State Of Tennessee
Department Of Correction
Central Dispatch
5th Floor Rachel Jackson Bldg.
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville,Tennessee 37242-0465
Email Scam, "Industrial and Commercial Bank of China"
Dear Sir,
I am a Liu Tai Ling senior staff/Funds Manager working for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China here in Hong Kong, I have a business proposal for you and if interested reach me with your: {1}Full Names{2}Contact Address{3}Contact Telephone Number for details.
Sincere,
Tai Ling
liu1@clinton4nation.com
Fraudulent Phone Scam
RCMP in Consort wish to inform you of a fraudulent phone scam circulating in the community.
A representative claiming they work for Bell Canada contacts the victim and indicates they have won a new phone. The representative then indicates they need some personal information to verify them so they can send out the new phone. This representative is asking for Social Insurance Numbers, etc.
This is a reminder to never give out any personal information to anyone over the phone. Bell Canada reports they would never ask anyone for their Social Insurance Number.
Should you encounter any fraudulent phone calls, activities or anything suspicious in nature please contact the Consort RCMP at (403) 577-3000 or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
defrauding people claiming to be a grandchild
In recent weeks, the Calgary Police Service has received
several reports of scams in which victims, often senior
citizens, have been defrauded of money by people claiming to
be a family member, particularly a grandchild.
The person posing as the family member often tells the victim
they are travelling, and in dire need of money, because they
are in some sort of trouble, including vehicle collisions,
being stranded, hospitalized, in jail, etc.
The victim is usually asked to transfer or wire funds.
The recent Calgary victims have primarily been asked to send
funds within Canada.
Often victims are pressured to send the money right away, and
are told not to call other family members, because the caller
says they are embarrassed to be asking for money.
Anyone who feels they have been the target of this sort of
scam is asked to call police.
The Calgary Police Service suggests the following crime
prevention tips:
- Do not feel pressure to respond to a request until you have
a chance to verify the story.
- Never transfer money, or give out credit card or other
financial information, until you can verify the person’s
identity and the story, and determine whether it is
legitimate.
- Ask the caller questions that only your family member would
know the answer to.
- Ask for call back numbers in order to confirm the
legitimacy of any call you receive.
- Verify the story with other family members.
- Immediately report suspicious people to police.
Shopper Scam
Secret Shopper Scam
Grande Prairie RCMP are advising the public of a scam that has been making itself known in the city of Grande Prairie. Police say that the advertisement is looking for employees, they ask for your name and address and on receiving this information send a letter with a cheque to you to cash. The scam requests the would be employee send a portion of the money back to them through Western Union. The problem however is that the cheque, and company, are both false and the would be employee is now responsible for the funds.
Police advise the public to check out any company, or business, that offers quick money and/or involves money in any aspect. To check to see if a business, or company, are legitimate contact the Better Business Bureau or Phone Busters, remember "If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is".
If you have been involved with such a scam report the matter to the RCMP and to PhoneBusters at info@phonebusters.com, 1-888-495-8501 or via fax at 1-888-654-9426.
PhoneBusters Background
Established in January of 1993, Phone Busters is the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre managed on a tripartite basis by the Ontario Provincial Police, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (RCMP) and the Competition Bureau Canada. PhoneBusters plays a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. The call centre also playa a vital role in the collections and dissemination of victim evidence, statistics, documentation and tape recording which are made available to outside law enforcement agencies.
Kids food program phone scam
Criminals are calling Cariboo residents and elsewhere posing as Zintles Jewellery employees soliciting funds for a child food program. Recipients are asked for their credit card information.
DO NOT GIVE THIS INFORMATION
This is a scam!
Doped cigarette scam.
This is a scam intended to scare women.
We verified this November 13, 2008 when the "Officer" was a Niagra Ontario police officer.
Please pass this on to all who may have received.
They can go to www.ruralcrimewatch.com Hoaxes.
Thanks
Jon
Rural Crime Watch
Police Warning (Send to Everyone)
I'm passing this along! People are R E A L L Y crazy! If you are female, take heed! If you are male and have a significant female in your life who you care about, whether it's your wife, your girlfriend, your daughter, your sister, your niece, your cousin, your next door neighbor; whomever..............pass this along! Always, "Better safe than sorry!"
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.
She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.
This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them. This drug is four times dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards. So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time you are alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services.
PLEASE SEND THIS E-MAIL ALERT TO EVERY FEMALE YOU KNOW!!!!
Sgt. Gregory L. Joyner
Internal Affairs Unit
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
400 South 6th Street
Louisville , Ky 40202
Office: (502) 574-7213 (502) 574-7213
House of Parliament Scam
----- Original Message -----
From: Dr. Armbrose Dery
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: Good news (Payment released)
House of Parliaments Information Office
Parliament House, Accra-Ghana.
ghanahouseofparliament@zing.vn
Attn: Beneficiary,
We the entire members of the House of the Parliament, on behalf of the Government of Ghana, under the auspices of the new President of Ghana, held a meeting this week concerning payment, both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds of lost and dead investors in Ghana between 1960 to 2009 which were not released to the right benefactors, and also long dated overdue contract payment sum of 1978/1981.
Mr. John Atta Mills-The Honorable President of Ghana and the Speaker of Parliament Mrs. Joyce Bamford-Addo, has just informed this office, the House of Parliament of Ghana, that All the listed contractors and Inheritance funds benefactors which their OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT SUM AND INHERITANCE FUNDS were not paid, should be released to them with immediate effect, so that the Global financial crisis rocking the world today will not affect the goverment of Ghana.
On going through the files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated. So at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your overdue payment, and advise you to please stop communicating with any office immediately and attend to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.
We discovered that your payment listed to us is to the tune of Five million,two hundred thousand dollars (US5.2M), which is approximately Three million five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds(GBP3.5M). Therefore, You are advised to respond immediately, so that we can process your payment.
The payment can be made in any form that conveniences you,either by bank draft or direct wire transfer or by our Diplomatic financial institution, where the funds will be packaged for delivery at your doorstep.
Kindly respond to this office, so that your payment will be processed and released to you under 5 days after confirmation of your full details prior to the release of your funds.
Furthermore, your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret
Code No: XXTN013,
Having received these vital payment number, You are now qualified to receive and confirm Your payment with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within 5 days.
You are directed to reconfirm your full detailed information as stated
below :
1) FULL NAME:
2) HOME ADDRESS:
3) OFFICE ADDRESS:
4) PROFESSION, MARITAL STATUS, AGE:
5) HOME PHONE NUMBER/WORK PHONE NUMBER and CELL PHONE NUMBER :
As well as time to call you on the phone.
NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those impersonators that have been frustrating our effort and yours, we shall put a stop and cancel your payment immediately.
Respectively ,
Dr. Ambrose Dery
Deputy Minority Leader
House of Parliament, Ghana.
ghanahouseofparliament@zing.vn.
Did you receive this one?
Attn: My Good Friend,
Good day, how are you today?
I am writing to inform you of your Cheque Draft confirmable bank draft the sum of $4,500.000.00. four million five hundred
thousand united state dollars. I went to the bank to confirm if the date of expering for the cheque and i find out it getting
near for the dead line date and i contacted Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque
will get to your hand that it will not valid anymore. So I told him to cash the $4.500,000.00 USD UNITED state dollars to
cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $4.500,000.00 USD UNITED
STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIERS PTY LTD here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Mr.Ahmed Zafa the
Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of $4.500,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to
help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIERS PTY LTD.
Infact I thank God for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.As for our agreement with the Global Express
Couriers they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on friday this week,But the Director of the Global
Express Couriers said that they need your contacts informations to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat
Agent arrived to your Country.Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
MR. DAVID ABBAH
Tel: 00229 96606619 /+229 99231981
E-mail:globalexpressco@hosanna.net
Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrive in your country with your
Consignments box.This is what they need from you,
Your Full Name ===============
Your Home Address=============
Your corrent Numbers==========
Your Cel Numbers==============
You personal identification===
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of Global Express Couriers MR. DAVID ABBAH with the
address given to you. Note.The Global Express Couriers don't know the contents of the Packages. I registered it as family
value ables and treasure They don't know it contents money.this is to avoid delay during the delivering of the BOX. don't let
them know that is money that is in that Box and take note that i have paid for the delivery charge and also the insurance
coverages they requested but the only fees which they will required before the funds will be delivery to you is their
security keeping fees of $105USD.I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Global Express
Couriers with this line: 00229 96606619.
Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Best Regards,
Mr.Stephen Davidson
Free Magazine Scam.
"Just read your crime watch...I must tell you have a problem I have had. It is with a major company who sends me a "free" magazine, and then I receive a bill that saids I owe them a subscription price. I have had it with Readers Digest, More and Elle magazine. Readers sent one bill, the second one said they would take me to collections. On this a phoned, of course I got India"
PayPal impersonator scam.
Security Center (imiyqp@accounts.net) is circulating asking you for updated information. Microsoft Security is advising not to click on the link but to delete.
Dear Rural Crime Watch:
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking emails.
The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security team
is working to disable it.
What is a phishing email?
Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you to
reveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal
will never ask you for your password over the phone or in an email and
will always address you by your first and last name.
Here's how you can take our Fight Phishing Challenge.
1. Go to the PayPal website.
2. Click "Security Center" at the bottom of the page.
3. Click "Take the Fight Phishing Challenge!" Under What's New
You've made a difference.
Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to
spoof@paypal.com, you've helped keep yourself and others safe from
identity theft.
Sincerely,
PayPal, an eBay Company
Copyright © 1999-2010 PayPal. All rights reserved.
PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.
Société en Commandite par Actions
Registered Office: 5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg B 118 349
Delete and do not pass on.
Revenue Agency Fraud.
2010-02-23 15:08 PST
REVENUE AGENCY FRAUD
Tax time is generally a stressful time, for a lot of people, as they work out all the calculations in order to determine how much tax they will have to pay or how much they will get back.
It is also the prime time for scam artists to perpetrate a fraud, on the unsuspecting, by pretending to be the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and sending potential victims a letter or email. The letter or email states that there is money to be claimed by the victim, from the CRA and that all that is required is for the victim to provide certain information so that their file can be "updated" and the monies released. It asks for the information to be faxed, or emailed, to them and provides a fax number.
The letter looks official enough, and may even sound reasonable. It's intent, however, is not. The fraudsters are looking to gain identity and banking information from the victim so bank accounts can be accessed through false pretenses. It is an entirely criminal operation and one that can be easily sidestepped if one is willing to equip oneself with a little bit of important information.
That information can be found on the Canada Revenue Agency website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca under "contact us", and scroll down to "Fraudulent Communications" and click on "beware of fraudulent communications". There it tells you that the CRA will NOT request personal information, of any kind, by email. They will NOT divulge any of your information, of any kind, to another unless formal authorization is provided by you. The CRA will NOT leave any personal information on an answering machine. There is other important information, on the site, that you as a taxpayer should know. Examples of the fraudulent letters, emails and online refund forms, that these fraudsters use, are also on that same page.
We work too hard for the money we earn. Part of that work involves remaining ever vigilant to the schemes of criminals who would have us unwittingly hand our money over to them.
It is worth taking the time to become informed. How much it is worth is up to you.
Report any frauds to phonebusters or call them at 1-800-495-8501.
Email Scam Suzanne Zita
Crying for help
Email: Suzannezita_2011robert@yahoo.co.jp
My name is Miss Suzanne zita Robert, I ‘m quite aware that my message will come to you as a surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to contact you in this regard, looking for a trustworthy, sincere and honest someone like you who can help me in this time of needs.
Before the death of my father on 20th June 2009 in a private hospital here in Abidjan , he secretly called me at his bedside, when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why? (1) He complained that I am too young to be managing my life with no one to take care of me,(2)That I have not finished my university education as he planned for me, he revealed to me that he has a sum of US$6,500.000.(Six MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) he left in bank here , He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his wicked brothers and associates , that l should seek for a GOD fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of a business partner/guardian abroad, that he or she should help me obtain a resident permit in his or her country, that he used my name as the only child for his next of kin in deposit of the funds,. Right now I am still here in my country but very unsafe for me. I'm living in great fear and bondage. I intend leaving this country as soon as possible, But unfortunately he did not complete the transaction before he died. I have the depositing certificates with which he made the deposit in the bank; I know it looks stupid for me trying to confide in a total stranger I never met before. By instinct I am convinced you are an honest person and you have the capacity to handle this transaction with me. As soon as it is done, I will come over with to meet you and spend the rest of my live in your country. I wish to invest the money into estate business and other good business you may propose. I promise to greatly compensate you with 15% for any assistance you may offer me. I do not know how you may feel about this but I want you to take this very serious and confidential. Down here, I am living in fear because enemies, uncles and wicked relatives of my parents are hunting for us. Please let me know your mind concerning my proposal to you, May God bless you as you as you extend your helping hand to an orphan. Please contact me with this email (Suzannezita_2011robert@yahoo.co.jp)
Regards
Suzy
Number 77 on your cell. A scam verified in 2007!
This is a hoax verified by Rural Crime Watch and Telus last year.
Yes, it's true, don't stop for an unmarked car. Police often use "Ghost" vehicles without law enforcement markings but these ghost vehicles have red and blue lights in the grill and back windows unavailable to the general public.
Yes, if in doubt about who is stopping you, dial 911 and continue driving until you can reach a service station or other business. Stay in your vehicle until the 911 operator verifies who has pulled you over.
Additional information regarding this and other internet and phone scams are available at www.ruralcrimewatch.com
When receiving other "Please Forward to everyone on your list" emails, please email B.C. Rural Crime Watch to verify the authenticity. There have been numerous scams varying form missing children, to bank scams etc.
Western Union Email Hoax
----- Original Message -----
From: "MR JAMES HILL"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 4:23 AM
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR YOUR PAYMENT OF $5000USD
>
>
> How are you doing today,
>
> my dear I want to inform you that we have already sent you USD5000.00
dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer
your full compensation payment total sum of USD800,000.00 via western union
by this governemnt.
>
> I was calling your telephone number to give you the information through
phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout that yesterday even this
morning.Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you
will pick up this USD5000.00 to enable us send another USD5000.00 today as
you know we will be sending you only USD5000.00 per day.
>
> Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the
USD5000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today, My direct
phone line is +229-98980013.
>
> Manager Mr Peter Williams Email:(western.union55@qatar.io)
>
> call or email me once you picked up this USD5000.00 today.
>
> Here is the western union information to pick up the USD5000.00,
>
> 1.SENDERS...NAME CHUKWUEBUKA NNAKEE
> 2.TEXT QUESTION:.Honest
> 3..TEXT ANSWER:..Trust
> 4.AMOUNT:........$5000USD
> 5.MTCN NUMBER....1911717468
>
> I am waiting for your call once you pick up this USD5000.00, Please email
me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we
send any payment for the informations.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mr James Hill
Wikipedia says:
"Scammers often request that payments be made using a wire transfer service like Western Union and Moneygram. The reason given by the scammer usually relates to the speed at which the payment can be received and processed, allowing quick release of the supposed payoff. The real reason is that wire transfers and similar methods of payment are irreversible, untraceable and, because identification beyond knowledge of the details of the transaction is often not required, completely anonymous"
Hallmark Card Hoax.
1. snopes.com: Christmas Card Origin •••
The origin of Christmas cards.
...--> Holidays --> Christmas --> Christmas Card Christmas Card Origins: The custom of sending Christmas cards is relatively recent and probably began...
...cards caught on because at that time in England one could mail greetings for only a penny each. From those early beginnings, the exchange of Christmas...
...in excess of 2 billion cards each year. According to Hallmark Cards, the all-time favorite sentiment on a Christmas card is "A Merry Christmas and a...
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:34:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/xmascard.asp
2. snopes.com: 'Hallmark Postcard from a Family Member' virus •••
Information about the Postcard computer virus.
...Received a (Hallmark) Postcard from a Family Member! Examples: [Collected via e-mail, April 2008] You have just received a virtual greeting from a...
...You can pick up your greeting at the following web address: clicking the link below: http://www.123greetings.com/?a91-valets-cloud-187 If you can't...
...Copy & paste the ecard number in the "View Your Card" box at http://notme.hk/ Your ecard number is 6e47840d8e117868911e6c3 Best wishes,...
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:29:12 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
3. snopes.com: Muslim EID Stamp
Does a U.S. postage stamp commemorate two Islamic holidays?
...Islamic holidays in the U.S. The American greeting card manufacturer Hallmark produces a variety of holiday cards celebrating Eid al-Fitr, and the...
...and the President of the United States, George W. Bush, extended official greetings, issued messages, participated in commemorations of both Eid al-Fitr...
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:35:30 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/stamps/eidstamp.asp
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"Your Electronic Transaction has been rejected"
This just received by a RCW Executive and verified as bogus from the NACHA.
Jon
Rural Crime Watch
Phishing Alert from NACHA (11/12/2009)
Random individuals and/or companies may have received a falsified e-mail with the subject title “Rejected ACH Transaction.” This e-mail appears to be from NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association telling them that there is a problem with an ACH transaction they have originated. The e-mail includes a link which redirects the individual to a fake web page which appears like the NACHA website and contains a link which is almost certainly executable virus with malware. See sample below.
Please alert any financial institution and/or company who have questions about this site and inform them that the e-mail did not originate from NACHA, the website is not that of NACHA’s, and inform them to not click on the link.
= = = = = Sample E-mail = = = = = =
From: nacha.org [mailto:report@nacha.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:25 AM
To: Doe, John
Subject: Rejected ACH transaction, please review the transaction report
Dear bank account holder,
The ACH transaction, recently initiated from your bank account, was rejected by the Electronic Payments Association. Please review the transaction report by clicking the link below:
Unauthorized ACH Transaction Report (this is the how the link is presented)
'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,
Please go to:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm
for verification that this is a hoax.
Port Alberni targets for Internet Scam.
Port Alberni is a hotbed of organized stalking which is better described as organized harassment. I am an 11 year victim, having moved up and down the island trying to shake this hate cult. Your serious crimes could easily be attributable to this incredibly sneaky and technologically advanced group. RCMP seem unwilling to accept/believe that this hate cult exists, yet there are enough Vancouver Island targeted victims that we have formed suport groups, forums, speak publicly, and appeal to government. Please pay attention to individuals who declare bizarre harassment/stalking. These desperate soles who ask you for assistance may indeed end up as one of your unsolvable serious crimes. The harassment tactics are so strange that, indeed, even the victim is perplexed. In my case this group left reminders of where I'd been or what I'd done - in, on, around my truck or house/property. If I bought make-up, the same packaging would find its way under my windshield wiper. Not once, but over the years hundreds or thousands of these type of events have occurred. The bizarre harassment increases in severity to beating/killing pets/livestock or even (in my case) my 13 year old daughter. They tamper with brakes, steering, tires, and remove brake light bulbs, returning the lens caps. This group works around alarms and security. They try to hit you with their car when you are walking and also try to drive you off the road. In my case they spent their nights scraping my house walls, terrifying me and trapping my family inside. I spent years sitting against a door with a knife, trying to get some sleep as I still had to work. It goes 24/7. And its rampant in Port Alberni. I should know. I'm a targeted victim. I still don't know why other than I was a mom living alone in the boonies and was naive when it began. (My husband was away.) I was easy prey. In collecting Vancouver Island victims' stories, we are all good folks, law abiding, volunteers, and most of us are educated. After a few years of psychological torture we are reduced to a shell, often homeless, sick, and suicidal for there is no police intervention and we must fight an entire deadly hate group alone. As a spokeswoman for victims, I ask please that you listen to the plight of individuals with "crazy" harassment stories. They may very well lead you to the criminals you are actively seeking. You likely think that a harassment group would not commit murder, but I think they will. I was forced to witness my border collie being beaten, then my horse. After my friend/horseshoer tried to keep me safe, they twisted and broke a small foal's neck, leaving it dying and sufferring. Anyone that can do that.... As I said they tried to run over my daughter but only after my husband and I demanded police intervention (which we never got). They have attempted to kill me through serious vehicle tampering. I won't own a vehicle now never mind drive. My husband and I divorced. He was terrified to be around me as I was the primary target. I lost my career in Mental Health Services due to posttraumatic stress attributable to years of torment. Please, dig deeply into harassment cases, particularly if the victims are clueless as to why or who is responsible. Apparently its a game as well as politically motivated. I suggest covert surveillance and tapping a victim's phone. This group is always calling telling where there target was. For example if I went to Walmart a caller would ask for Walmart just as I came into the house. If I went to the dentist a caller would ask for that dentist. They also asked for funeral service businesses dozens if not hundreds of times. And they come to the door with bogus excuses, telling you about yourself. My perpetrators had sexual inclinations. They broke into my house often, leaving sexual clothing and once a hatchet. Find this group and you will have solved some serious crimes. Your unsolved hit and run could easily be a product of this crime. They're here. If you have questions I am happy to answer them. All the victims want their freedom back, including me. I will do anything and everything to stop this hate group. Thanks for your time. Mary windintrees1@gmail.com
Hello; By replying you give me hope. You are correct on all accounts. This is truly a bizarre crime and yes I have an unlisted number. I lost count of how many I've gone through. Despite giving phony names and addresses to "pay as you go" phones, the numbers are always found - as am I. By the time I figured out how badly I was harassed, though this sounds silly, I was such a nervous wreck I could not manage figuring out how to work a tape recorder nor any other self-saving devices. However, I'm in much better shape now and am today ordering a camcorder, for the stalkers are blatantly obvious outside my house. Because I am in a safe suite in Port Alberni, the brunt of harassment has died down. I no longer own a vehicle or a home nor can I work (PTSD). And this group targeted me heavily in all those areas, so much of their fun has been removed. However the stalkers do what they can to get my attention and three weeks ago pushed me down in the Argyle St. post office. The two, loud women behind me claimed I had a bug on my ankle, but that did not explain the hard kick to the back of my knee or the hard push on my shoulder. I usually get harassed by men though a few women have come into it.
I did speak to Port Alberni RCMP who looked up my previous complaints in Nanaimo. My constable there was not only unbelieving, he was harmful. I lodged formal complaints against him, particularly as all my loved ones were harassed/attacked and I could not stand idly by. So Port Alberni RCMP decided to not investigate, believing instead the Nanaimo RCMP's false reports that I was a nut. I ran to Victoria early in the harassment and a wonderful Saanich Police detective found evidence of my problem. He also interviewed my loved ones who feared they or I would be killed. Unfortunately, this kind detective was away for a few days and I panicked and ran after finding a stalker on my easily accessed roof. A very understanding elderly Saanich man who witnessed the crimes, took me in and it was on his house roof we found the intruder. He had been badly harassed because of my being there and I decided to run again fearing the senior man's house would be burned down. This was a mistake as the Saanich Police detective, I believe, could have prevented the following seven years of horror. By going public now with this crime, I do hope to gather other targeted victims and do as you describe what another town has done - to prompt the RCMP to listen and take action. Unfortunately, victims in the middle of the torture are often unwilling to go forward, as was I, as my children were threatened. In fact, my children were so badly threatened, I abandoned them to keep them safe and alive. I did not see my teenage children for seven years and twice tried suicide as to live any longer without my children was an unbearable thought. Our property/farm was near the ocean and I stole my kids' boat fearing they would leave shore with a slow leak Today I am reunited with my children who are now all adults. It is this forced separation that makes me pursue justice. I am still terrified for their safety now that I have gone public with Organized (gang) Stalking. However, I want my freedom and my life back. I don't see this ending without a fight. Presently I am researching this crime. It is fascinating and deadly. A psychiatrist joined this cult and then wrote a book about it, calling the crime The Second Holocaust. It seems this hate group only targets good, responsible. educated folks - preferring active volunteers. And that was me. Now, I am poorly functioning, rarely leave the house, on a meager disability allowance and fighting mad. To answer your question about which Port Allberni officers I complained to, I will look it up. I have shelves of binders which document the years of harassment. Through the Freedom of Information Act I received all my medical and police files. I then put these in a day by day order which includes my journal entries, many stalker's licence numbers, threatening phone call numbers, specific crimes against me and so on. Even maps. I obtained some measure of relief when I appealed to every government head pleading for the simple freedom of seeing my kids again, without fear they would be killed or harmed as retribution/intimidation. (Then) Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan responded asking Nanaimo RCMP why they had not got involved. They told her I was nuts, but the terrorism level dropped after that. I think understandably I have become wary of RCMP. I can only be told I am crazy so many times. What is frustrating is that not only were my own problems denied help by RCMP but also my family, other witnesses/victims, and friends. This particular hate group isolated me for every sole I associated with got the same treatment as I did. By mere association, all my friends' lives have been interrupted and costly as vehicle/property damage/tampering gets rather expensive. I now am afraid to have anyone in my life, particularly my children. Obviously I want this to end. From all my binders of information I plan to write a cohesive report. The first report I wrote (377 pages) declares only fear. This next one will make better sense. It is the only thing I can think to do to regain my freedom and keep my children safe. Currently unsettling is the ongoing contact I have with heavily targeted (often local) individuals who email me with stories of dodging vehicles intent on running them over, driving them off the road, killing their pets and so on. I am offering my home to these folks but they are so traumatized that (like I was) they are unable to take positive actions. These folks are in dire need of intervention as many of us commit suicide after a few years. With no hope of help, well, the situation becomes utterly unbearable. My heart and prayers go out to these victims. So, my letter is long.Tthe crimes are forever unless we get help. Thanks for listening. I will gladly follow suggestions you may have. Thanks for your time. Mary windintree1@gmail.com
Another Internet Scam. Same person?
Hello,
How are you doing?hope all is well with you and family, i am sorry i didn't inform you about my traveling to England for a Seminar..
I need a favor from you because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept i will like you to assist me with a soft loan urgently with the sum of $1,500 US Dollars to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home.
I will appreciate whatever you can afford and I'll pay you back as soon as I return,Kindly let me know if you can be of help so that i can send you the details to use when sending the money through western union.
Your reply will be appreciated.
Thanks
Internet Scam. Email hacking.
By Ken Alexander - 100 Mile House Free Press
Published: October 20, 2009 7:00 PM
Imagine area resident Tammy Schuurmans’ shock and concern when she received phone calls from friends regarding emails they received from her about being stranded in England and asking for money.
Schuurmans was not stranded in England and certainly not asking people to send her money.
Somebody had hacked into her Yahoo account, she says, and sent the following message to people on her contact list:
“I’m in England right now on emergency. Unfortunately, I’m a little bit stranded. Please, I need you to assist me with ($1,500) to enable me to complete my program here. I will pay you back both money and the transfer as soon as I return. Kindly, can send it through Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer with this information below.
Receiver: Tammy Schuurmans
Address: 5 Churchill London SE27 9DW United Kingdom
Love
Tammy”
Schuurmans says the email is not what you would expect as this one was fairly well written. “Normally, they’re full of spelling and grammatical errors, but this one wasn’t.”
She contacted the 100 Mile RCMP detachment about the email she had received, but was told the police don’t deal with this type of complaint.
Worried the hacker had all of her personal information, Schuurmans contacted her bank, but a bank employee told her there had been no unusual activity in her bank account. “It was a huge relief when I heard that, and they told me they would investigate and let me know if anything unusual was attempted.”
When she tried to log in to her Yahoo account, Schuurman was blocked because her password had been changed.
She doesn’t know how or why this happened but she warns, “Don’t click on anything if you don’t know where it’s from.”
CELL PHONE NUMBERS GO PUBLIC NEXT MONTH
Rural Crime Watch verified that this is a hoax!
Telus and Rogers have no intention of making cell phone numbers public and they remind customers to use call display for all calls and to not answer those whose numbers they don't recognize. You are not charged for phone calls received, just air time.
Please DO NOT forward emails the source of which hasn't been verified. To do so sends panic through many receivers. Contact RCW at the numbers listed on this web page and we will verify.
Glade PlugIns® Fire Hazard Hoax
Hoax slayer says this is false. They have spoken with Johnson and Johnson who refute the email claims.
There is no data in the email that can be verified.
Barb's email is identical to ones sent by the thousands since 2004!
It's believed the rumour began in the pacific northwest after a home was destroyed by fire. Investigators found the cause was faulty wiring, not an air freshner.
Rural Crime Watch will be happy to investigate any such emails received and provide details of their validity.
Medal of Honour Recipient Ed Freeman
Snoops: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/freeman.asp
Freeman left Vietnam in 1966 and retired from the Army the following year. He flew helicopters another twenty years for the Department of the Interior, herding wild horses, fighting fires, and performing animal censuses. Then he retired altogether.
In the aftermath of the Ia Drang battle, his commanding officer, wanting to recognize Freeman’s valor, proposed him for the Medal of Honor. But the two-year statute of limitations on these kinds of recommendations had passed, and no action was taken. Congress did away with that statute in 1995, and Freeman was finally awarded the medal by President George W. Bush on July 16, 2001.
Freeman was back at the White House a few months later for the premiere of We Were Soldiers, a 2002 feature film that depicted his role in the Ia Drang battle. As he was filing out of the small White House theater, the president approached him, saluted, and shook his hand. “Good job, Too Tall,” he said.
Use this link for information about Ed's hopsiital stay:
http://www.military.com/news/article/moh-recipient-ed-freeman-dies.html
False Amber Alert!!!!
: THIS IS AN AMBER ALERT IN OSHAWA - 3 YEAR OLD GIRL TAKEN BY MAN DRIVING NEWER SILVER TRUCK Ontario PLATE # 72B 381. If all of you reading my status would copy and paste this amber alert into your status, it could potentially save a little girl's life..EVEN iF U LIVE IN AUSTRALIA STILL PASTE
Fraud Alert involving ABC Network
Fraud Alert: There is currently a mail fraud scam falsely using the ABC Television Network and PepsiCo names to solicit personal information from targeted individuals. The letter claims that recipients have won one million dollars and a chance to appear on television to win one billion dollars. Additionally, in exchange for providing personal information, a check written for thousands of dollars is being offered - these checks are fraudulent.
The contents of this letter are completely false and are not endorsed by ABC. ABC does not engage in this type of data collection. If you receive one of these letters, you are urged neither to respond nor to attempt to cash the fraudulent check. If you receive a mailing of this nature, you can file a mail fraud complaint by visiting the U.S. Postal Inspection Service online at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx.
For additional information about telephone calls and emails you can visit the FBI website (www.fbi.gov) and the Federal Trade Commission website (www.ftc.gov).
Email "AMBER ALERT" Regarding Ashley Flores
The following email is being distributed feloniously.
A call to the Rolla Police department confirmed this is a hoax. She is not listed on the National Missing and Exploited Child's web site-see the link on our web site.
If you receive this email, please advise all those to whom it was sent.
Also please read the information on our web site regarding the AMBER ALERT system.
Amber Alert
Staff Sergeant Rick Williams
Rolla Police Department
1007 N. Elm St ..
Rolla , Mo. 65401
(573) 364-1213
Fax (573) 364-6346
Please look at the picture, read what her mother says, then forward, thank you!
My 13 year old girl, Ashley Flores, is missing.
She has been missing for now two weeks.
Maybe if everyone passes this on, someone will see this child.
That is how the girl from Stevens Point was found by circulation of her picture on TV. The internet circulates even overseas, South America , and Canada etc.
Please pass this to everyone in your address book.
With GOD on her side she will be found.
'I am asking you all, begging you to please
forward this email on to anyone and everyone
you know, PLEASE.
It is still not too late. Please help us. If anyone
knows anything, please contact me at:
HelpfindAshleyFlores@yahoo..com
I am including a picture of her.
All prayers are appreciated! ! '
It only takes 2 seconds to forward this.
If she were your child, you would want all the help you could get!
Internet Scam Supposedly from the FBI
Intelligence Note
Prepared by the FBI's
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
December 10, 2008
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Flurry of Spam Targeting the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Consumers continue to be inundated by spam purportedly from the FBI. As with previous spam attacks, the latest versions use the names of several high ranking executives within the FBI and even the IC3 to attempt to defraud consumers.
Many of the spam e-mails currently in circulation claim to be an "official order" from the FBI's Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division, from an alleged FBI unit in Nigeria, confirm an inheritance or contain a lottery notification, all informing recipients they have been named the beneficiary of millions of dollars. To claim the large sum, recipients are instructed to furnish their personally identifiable information (PII) and are often threatened with some type of penalty, such as prosecution, if they fail to do so. Specific PII information requested includes, but is not limited to, the recipient's name, banking information, telephone number, and a copy of their passport.
The spam e-mail allegedly from the IC3 states that the recipient has extorted money and will be given a limited amount of time to refund the money or face prosecution.
Do not respond. These e-mails are a hoax.
The FBI does not send unsolicited e-mails of this nature. FBI Executives are briefed on numerous investigations but do not personally contact consumers regarding such matters. In addition, the IC3 does not send threatening letters to consumers demanding payments for Internet crimes.
Consumers should not respond to any unsolicited e-mails or click on any embedded links associated with such e-mails, as they may contain viruses or malware.
It is imperative consumers guard their PII. Providing your PII will compromise your identity!
If you have been a victim of Internet crime, please file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
For previous PSAs concerning e-mail scams targeting the FBI and other government agencies:
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/081205-1.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/081016.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/080606.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/080508.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/080606.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/071214.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/070717-2.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/070717-3.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/070627.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2006/061018.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2006/061013-2.aspx
•http://www.ic3.gov/media/2006/060724.aspx
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Telephone Scams. Media Release by Telus
Hang up when scammers call
TELUS has noted an increase in several phone and email scams
In recent days TELUS has noted a significant increase in the frequency of some common phone and email scams. The common thread in each scam is that fraud artists try to trick customers out of personal information by posing as a legitimate caller.
People who provide personal information to fraudsters could suffer identity theft or other fraud. Personal information includes names, addresses, birthdates, account numbers, passwords, credit card numbers, etc.
TELUS is warning customers to be aware of these frauds, and to just hang up when scammers call.
The scams are:
Fraudulent email to telus.net email customers. The email falsely states TELUS is sending this email to all customers for ‘safety/maintenance from spam mails.’ It asks users to reply to the email with account information including name and password, saying they will be disconnected if they do not reply. This email is a fraud. Delete it.
Credit card limit increase phone scam. The fraudster claims to be with your credit card company and offers to increase your credit limit. They ask for information to verify who you are. If the caller was actually from your credit card company they wouldn’t have to ask for basic information, but would already have it. This is a scam. Hang up.
Vehicle warranty. There are several variants of this scheme and in most cases the caller is attempting to sell a warranty extension for your vehicle. Several of the organizations behind these schemes have been banned from soliciting in some provinces and states due to misrepresentation of their products and failure to comply with local insurance laws. Exercise extreme caution.
809 Caribbean scam. The fraudster will try to convince the customer to call a number starting with 809 about winning a prize or a lawsuit or for information about an injured or ill family member. 809 is the country area code for the Dominican Republic, which lacks the robust phone laws Canadians are accustomed to. When the victim calls back they are often put on hold for an extended period of time, racking up large phone bills.
The 90# scam. This phone scam affects businesses with a commercial switchboard called a PBX. These systems have a feature that allows switchboard operators to give callers an outside line by dialing 9,0,#. Fraudsters take advantage of this feature by posing as a technician or other legitimate caller, and convincing operators to give them an outside line which they then use for an expensive overseas call. While residential phone customers cannot be directly affected by this scam they do get calls, which can often be frightening. Whether you are a business or residential phone user, this is a scam. Hang up.
TELUS has received reports of these scams from wireless phone, home phone, business phone, and Internet customers across Canada. While there’s always some level of fraudulent activity being reported, in recent weeks TELUS has seen a fourfold increase in reports from customers of all these scams. TELUS expects most of the fraudulent calls are coming from outside of Canada.
If you receive a call you suspect is fraudulent, do not give out personal information and simply hang up. Legitimate telemarketers will always know your name and will always provide you with a number for you to call them back at your convenience.
If you believe you may have given personal information to a scam artist and need assistance securing your TELUS account, please call TELUS Fraud Management at 1-877-567-2062.
For additional information about phone fraud, please visit:
www.telus.com/scams
or
www.phonebusters.com
TELUS is working with law enforcement officials to track the calls and identify the perpetrators of all scams it is aware of.
E-Mail Scam--"Paper on your rear window"
"Warning, Warning Warning!!!" flashes across your computer screen and you're thinking April Fools!
Not.
This particular scam attempts to scare female drivers. The email is regarding car jackers placing a piece of paper on a vehicle's rear window. You drive off not noticing it and later pull to the side of the road to remove it. Once stopped the car jackers strike. The email says it is a warning from the Vancouver Police Department.
VPD never sent the warning and they've never heard of that ruse being used by thieves.
Rural Crime Watch asks, "How could a driver enter her vehicle and not notice something on the rear window?" All drivers should be approaching their vehicles in condition Yellow and as such will notice the paper.
90#
An circulating e-mail states that hitting 90# gives your caller access to your phone line. The e-mail states its origin is the Surrey RCMP. They say the person sending the email used to work for them. They know of no validity to the email.
Vehicle Key Phob Beeping Hoax
New vehicle theft MO-Modus operandi (method of procedure) warning. Lock it with the key, not the key phob. A hand-held cloning device is used by thieves sitting in a nearby vehicle. You beep, beep. Leave. They beep, beep. Steal. Whatever you have and quite possibly the vehicle too.
This is an Email Hoax! Verified by the Strathcona County RCMP detachment, Cst. W. Henry.
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