Dear friend,
I am Madam Myntoo Omer and I have been suffering from Ovarian cancer deseed and the doctor says that I have just two days to live. I am a Jordanian Woman. But base in Africa Burkina Faso for more than Ten years now as a merchant in cocoa and cotton exportation. Now that I am about to end the race of life like this, without any family members and no child.

I have $2.5 Million US DOLLARS. Two Million Five Houndred Thousand Us Dollars in Africa Development Bank(ADB) Burkina Faso which I instructed the bank to give to orphanage home here in Burkina Faso . But my mind is not at rest as I am writing this letter now through the help of my computer beside my sick bed.I also have ($4.5 Million US Dollars) Four Million Five Houndred Thousand Us Dollars at Ecobank here in Burkina Faso and I have instructed the bank to transfer the money to the first foreigner that will apply to the bank after I have gone so that bank should release the fund to him/her but you will assure me that you will take 50% of the money and give 50% to the orphanage home in your country for my heart to rest. You are to contact the bank through their email and address:

ECOBANK BURKINA FASO
No 770 Avenue du Président Aboubacar Sangoule Lamizana
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
ecobankburkinafaso@voila.fr (more…)

  Posted By tyna     May 10, 2010       0 Comments  

A photo shoot i did for Genevieve Magazine.

What kind of people fall for this kind of scam,am so sure that the victims are greed people who want to reap where they did not sow.Tell me why would anyone want to be a next of kin to dead man that he never heard of before.The time and energy some of these people put in composing and sending these emails is enough for them to be productive in genuine endeavors. This is so painful to me because of the fact that it is indirectly affecting me,i know that you might be wondering in what ways that it affects me. Everyone who knows me know that most of my time is spent online either shopping,browsing to improve myself and so many other things. Now because am in Nigeria right ,shopping online has become a task instead of fun that it used to be;because of my IP address am asked to confirm my credit card either by scanning and attaching it to their verifying dept or they totally block my account on that website yes its true Amazon.com did that to my account of almost 7yrs.This made me so sad because i really like that website as if that was not enough Calumet.com did not process my order for over one week after waiting patiently i called to find out what was taking so long for goods that was supposed to ship same day;they actually thought that someone stole my card and was making those orders from Nigeria. I had to call my credit card bank in France for verification after the drilling of answering questions when everything was settled the website told me that they can not call my bank since it was outside USA they advice me to wire the money to them,i couldn’t be bothered with all that stress so i canceled my ordered items.I went to B & H photos.com mind you for the same items, i made my orders and waited and nothing happened.At this point i was really fed up with the whole process and time was running out for the assignment that i need those items. So well! i reluctantly did the verification after which they processed and sent it out yesterday. All this embarrassments were caused by “My friend the fraudster“. I have enclosed an example of their nonsense emails. (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Jun 18, 2009       8 comments  

The scammers are at it again,please if you get this type email just ignore it they are only trying to get hold of your paypal password.

How can I protect myself from PayPal fraud or scams?

PayPal is dedicated to fighting fraud and scams. You can help protect your account against PayPal scams by being cautious in giving out your own personal information such as first name, last name, business name, email address, password, financial information (credit card, bank account number, PIN), social security number, and driver’s license number.

Tips to stay safe from PayPal fraud or scams:
Log in safely: To log in to your PayPal account or access the PayPal website, open a new web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the following: https://www.paypal.com/

Check the email greeting: Emails from PayPal will always address you by your first and last name or the business name associated with your PayPal account. A PayPal scam email may include the salutation “Dear PayPal User” or “Dear PayPal Member”

Look out for attachments: PayPal emails will never ask you to download an attachment or a software program. An attachment found in a PayPal scam email will often contain a virus that can harm your computer or compromise your PayPal account

Never give out personal information: If we require information from you, we will notify you in an email and request that you enter the information only after you have safely and securely logged in to your PayPal account.

Often, PayPal scams will request details such as your full name, account password, credit card number, bank account, PIN number, Social Security Number, or mother’s maiden name.

To learn more about protecting your PayPal account and spotting PayPal fraud or scams, please review paypal Security Tips.

Sample of Paypal email scam. (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Nov 7, 2008       6 comments  

I got this email informing me about my account on Bank of America been hacked,this is another scam to get me give out my account information assuming that I actually have a Bank of American account. The Bank of America logo was included which can be very convincing to an unsuspected account holder. Funny enough I don’t have an account in the said bank. The hope of the scammers is that you will use the link in the email to check your account. Ironically, the phishing email may even warn you about the hazards of clicking the link, and instruct you to type it into the browser instead. Once you’ve logged onto their site (which has been carefully crafted to look like the legitimate bank or commerce site), the scammers capture your login credentials. Here is sample of the email scam on bank’s account.

Your account has been hacked !!!
From: Boa Online Banking (aw-verify@bankofamerica.com)

Sent: Thu 8/28/08 1:01 PM
Reply-to: aw-verify@bankofamerica.com
To:

We recently have determined that different computers have logged into your Online Banking account, and multiple password failures were present before the logons. We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us.

If this is not completed by August 28, 2008, we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner.

To confirm your Online Banking records click on the following link:

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Bank of America Customer Service

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

2008 Bank of America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Help to stop the supply of these miscreant email by stopping the demand. Tell your friend, your mom, your dad, and anyone else you know about the hazards of email scams. Tell them that any email they received unexpectedly that instructs them to login to any account for any reason should be viewed with suspicion.

  Posted By tyna     Aug 28, 2008       4 comments  

I am just wondering if it is possible to win a lottery without purchasing a lottery ticket.I won such a huge amount of money from a free entry by an unknown person,I am thrilled that some one love me so much to have applied on my behalf.On a serious note I don’t play lottery and I don’t think my email address is so popular that it was entered for a lottery by whatever means.This is a scam and I think that if people have not been falling victim out of their greed to get rich quick without having to work for it,this kind of scam wouldn’t still be in existance.The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:

They don’t notify winners by email.
You can’t win without first buying a lottery ticket.
They don’t randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
They don’t use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
They don’t tell you to call a mobile phone number.
They don’t tell you to keep your winnings secret.
They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Here is the email:

UK-Asia International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand.

Congratulations from our members of staff. We are UK ASIA LOTTERY AGENCY, You don’t have to purchase a ticket to enter this free lottery, your email is indicating you as a winner of the lottery programs held by the UK-Asia Free Lottery Organization on the 1st of July 2008 and your Email address has won you US$4.6M.

Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Number:APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583.

All winners cheque are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country. For your won prize certified cashiers cheque redemption contact the Courier Company in charge of all winners cheque delivery on the below information:

Contact Name: Mr. Jonathan Hou
Email: jonathanhou_mr2@yahoo.com.hk
Contact Phone: +668-9679-7492

You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!

1. FULL NAME:
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
3. PRESENT ADDRESS:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
6. FAX NUMBER:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
8. WINNING NUMBERS:
9. SCAN COPY ID CARD:

Good luck.
Winning Notification Department,
UK-Asia International Lottery Organization

Do I still need luck if I have already won?

  Posted By tyna     Jul 3, 2008       6 comments