Latest Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | kat Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom 2011-12-07 01:23:05 Wills/Probate Scam |  miss Scammer Information ive had numerous e-mails from Malaysia stating that i can claim inheritance because i have the same last name.the email is below:
Dear Partner,
My name is Mr Osric Mooi, am a Singaporean citizen and a seasoned Banker in Malaysia (Berhad office), I occupy the position of an accountant in this branch office, it is with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you; there is a client of mine who died as a result of heart failure; because of the entire family… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Tallahassee, FL, United States 2011-12-06 19:07:51 Identity Theft | You have 3 security messages from SunTrust Scammer Information Wanted personal information such as account #, DL #, SS#, Mother's maiden name and my home address.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Lindsay Somewhere in United States 2011-12-06 16:58:55 Classified Ads Scam |  Anoterh Grand scam Scammer Information Same story as the other Grand Piano scams. Piano in MT, already crated, they pay shipping, use Google Checkout. Initial reply was a little too much information.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in South Africa 2011-12-06 08:12:31 Business Venture Scam | +4 MORSE STONE DISC Scammer Information There is a syndicate in Zimbabwe getting SA companies to purchase Morse blades from the only supplier in SA on there behalf, once the goods had been paid for at USD500 per unit normally 100 units are ordered. The buyer and supplier disappear.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Trucker Bob Fallbrook, CA, United States 2011-12-06 01:25:16 Lottery Scam | +4 D A P Distribution Claim Allowance Scammer Information Recieved in mail rights to claim 1,750,233.99 sending a 20 dollar processing fee to D A P 934 N University Dr #332 Coral Springs Florida 33071 Did not send any money this is a total scam.Everything is very offical looking with forms and bar codes claim form.Do not send any money.Total scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Bob Berrigan Somewhere in Australia 2011-12-05 23:26:17 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +3 Lukebrown01@hotmail.com Scammer Information We advertised a campervan for sale on Gumtree.com.au and got various emails re buying the van. this is the one that definitely made me suspicious
luke brown lukebrown01@hotmail.com
Dec 3
I have just completed the payment and i expected paypal to have
notified you to this effect.check your mail folders(inbox,spam and junk
mail)bob@bobberrigan.com.au i sent $12,300 in all.i added $1,300 but $1,200 will be sent to my
pickup agent headquarters in UK through western u… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-12-05 05:38:39 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 ***Yamaha Grand Piano C3 Beautiful*** - $2500 Scammer Information This is the response from the same suspiciously cheap piano on craiglist:
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in buying our piano. It looks exactly as pictured, over the years, this piano has been gently played, very well cared for and tuned regularly. The standard piano bench shown in the photo is included, the bench accommodates two people side by side.
As I`m pregnant and in about a month I will give birth to a beautiful little girl, me and my husband have decided to… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-12-03 08:20:12 Overpayment Scam | financial bank plc <financial.bk1@Hotmail.com> Scammer Information this is the thing they want me to transfer a huge amount if money to my bank account online my choice because i am homebound can you see if this is a scam please? thank you.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Renate Stafford Somewhere in United States 2011-12-02 16:00:57 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +6 Renate Stafford Scammer Information I advertised an item on craigslist. This scammer responded almost immediately and offered full price for it. All my questions I asked were unanswered, which raised a flag. Then I received this e-mail:
Hello ,
I have just made the payments now and i expect paypal to have
emailed by now, i sent $1,800.00 in all, I added $600 meant for pick
up and delivery and the western union fee also, they said they have
emailed you to this effect, you will need to send the $550… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2011-12-02 05:28:40 Defective Products/Services | purchase of videos from BOC-PIX limited9shop@mrsbrownsboys.com Scammer Information Order notification sent to Nov 21 that order processed and should be shipped same day via ups. My credit card was charged on Nov 19th. I have emailed several times requesting a tracking number for ups so I could track the shipment. I have received no reply to several e-mails. This now dec 1. With no response from them i feel i have been scammed. This to warn other people of same so as to avoid being taken as i have been. these videos are on you tube under british comedy (mrs … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2011-12-02 00:18:21 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +2 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Paypal (paypal.com), ref:1142 Scammer Information NOT SURE THIS IS A SCAMMER BUT DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CHANCES SO COPIED CONVERSATION HERE Hi thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,ambuying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from our rig asam a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come forthe inspection due to the nature of my work,i would have love to callin person but we have call restriction due to bad weather conditionour satellite server has been down.i will … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Morrisville, PA, United States 2011-11-29 18:04:14 Job Scam | +4 Untitled Job Scam , ref:1136 Scammer Information I just received this email from a company called Hankins International Group.
They were offering me a possible job as an operations clerk if interested.I filled out some more info and then they responded back with a written job offer and questions about bank info for depositing my paycheck.Serious bells going off in my brain right now.
They have an interesting website at hankins-ig.com which is full of info but no real details about just who they are.
Supposedly in geneva … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Minden, Ontario, Canada 2011-11-29 17:11:32 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Nancy Beauty [nancybeauty001@gmail.com] Scammer Information here is emails received from NancyI can understand the way you feel but i want to assure you that there won't be any problem. I'm not in state presently and i want to hand over this transaction to PayPal and my agent so as soon as the payment has been made then my agent can come for the pick up and all necessary information.. Just get back to me with your full home address and your PayPal email address for the instant payment.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM, lorne irel… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-11-29 16:31:08 Business Venture Scam | Direct Deposit was Declined Scammer Information âACH Networkg Rules Departmentوïhttp://goo.gl/25BbP}}îInt. No.-039405909505… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Boston, MA, United States 2011-11-29 14:55:22 Overpayment Scam | Scentsy Products Scammer Information Here is the email that I recieved on Wed. morning at 4:14AM 11/29 - I did not respond to this e mail. If this person received my information from the website they can place and order on the website and have direct ship was my thought --- How are you doing? I am interested in ordering some Scentsy product.I have heard a lot about Scentsy and also the lovely products they have developed during the years and i am delighted to have used some. I am a model though. I\'ll kindly li… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2011-11-29 10:00:06 Classified Ads Scam Beyond.com | Truck Sale Scammer Information We put our truck up for sale on Gumtree and then recieved a email which we found to be a little beyond belief
After doing a search for LUKE BROWN I FOUND THE EXACT SAME EMAIL REPORTED HERE
It reads as follows
HI thanks for the mail, am ok with the price and condition ,am buying it for my holiday ,because i will be coming soon from our rig as a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore , i wont be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work. i would… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-11-29 01:09:55 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | 2011 Ford Flex For Sale for $18,990 Scammer Information 2011 Ford Flex Limited with 2800 miles for sale for less than half the price of a brand new one. Seller "Susan Bransford" said she'd take $18,000 for the vehicle because she was divorced, did not own a driver's license, and needed the cash. "Seller" relocated to Omaha, Nebraska and said she would ship the vehicle on her own dime to me for a 5-day inspection just as soon as she received my info through PayPal. If I didn't like it, I could simply ship it back--again, on her dim… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Fort Wayne, IN, United States 2011-11-27 18:11:34 Identity Theft eBay (www.ebay.com) |  Untitled Identity Theft on eBay (www.ebay.com), ref:1126 Scammer Information
You sent a payment of 160.00 USD
Hello Member,
Shipper DHL
Tracking number 4258744125
Shipping status Shipped
If you have questions about the shipment, please contact paypalpay@ebay.com
Description Unit price Qty Amount
LEVI STRAUSS & CO MENS 501 BROWN DENIM JEANS SIZE 42X30
Item# 541271111047 $140.00 USD 1 $140.00 USD
Subtotal $20.400 USD
Shipping and handling $0.00 USD
Insurance - optional $0.00 USD
Tax $0.00 USD
Total $… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain 2011-11-27 16:25:20 Lottery Scam | • LOTTERY SCAM Scammer Information Cher gagnant,
Votre direction email a été choisie comme gagnante de La Loterie"Primitiva" du 8 OCTOBRE 2011 tenu en Espagne. Vous avez gagné la somme de ? 290,500.00 (Deux Cents Quatre-Vingt-Dix Mille,Cinq Cents Euro seulement), crédité au dossier du numéro ES/1245/114L/LOP 1 - 10
- 30 - 31 - 37 sous la première catégorie..Nos très vives félicitations !!!
Le gain est versé auprès d'une compagnie d'assurance en votre nom. Vu la confus… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Steven A Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 2011-11-26 18:57:59 Defective Products/Services | Microsoft Windows Service team The scam is about windows operating system. This person or a group of people call landline numbers in canada or the US and they identify themselves as technical support representatives from microsoft. They say that they have recieved signals from your computer and your computer has a virus. People who are not familiar with computers usually fall for this scam. They then ask the person to go onto their computer and guide them in opening the event viewer log (where there are so… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | 01embryo@gmail.com Somewhere in United States 2011-11-25 20:26:22 Classified Ads Scam Yahoo | +3 Susan Bransford is Scamming in Denver Scammer Information Advertised a Black 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport with 4,337 miles for $34,000 on Yahoo!.Autos by Cars.com. Listed under the name "Adam". I contacted the party via website email portal and was contacted back by Susan Bransford (susan_bransford@hotmail.com).
She wrote "I appreciate your interest in buying my car. The Tesla is in perfect shape, never been smoked in, without scratches or dents, and it has never been involved in any kind of accidents. I legally own a clear title, fr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Mary Mcneilly Jones Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011-11-25 08:51:20 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | MY home for sale advert in Quokka Newspaper for 12hrs only. First reply is A SCAMMER as listed below Scammer Information I had a very swift response to my advert for my home for sale. I responded with the script underneath this response from the so called Barry Craig as I felt it may be a scam... my intial contact to him was short..... it is under his response which has been cut and pasted here.
Hi thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from our rig as
am a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore,i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2011-11-25 05:13:52 Classified Ads Scam | Phishing Email Car scam Scammer Information Yet another Person seemingly willing to buy my car without seeing it. Then has a problem with there agent who is picking the car up and wants me to pay the agent a fee.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| belle Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia 2011-11-25 03:43:53 Job Scam | Esprimiamo la speranza che accetterete le nostre proposte Scammer Information The job add is in Italian - pasted below.
Quote
Ciao,
In primo luogo, vorremmo cortesemente come trasmettere i nostri saluti profondo per voi ei vostri parenti e speriamo che tutte le buone condizioni e la felicita e successo negli affari. La nostra societa in tutto il mondo e alla ricerca di nuovi collaboratori sulle offerte di lavoro diversi. Siamo gia da tempo sul mercato e ora ci impiegano dipendenti di lavorare da casa.
Il nostro centro Corporation principale e posizio… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2011-11-25 00:52:01 Classified Ads Scam | Phishing Email Scammer Information I have had 4 people doing exactly the same thing word for word. Saying they wan't to buy my car they are a peroleum engineer on a rig offshore. There statellite server is down so can not call. They wan't to pay through pay pal. Then they wan't me to pay a sum of money to the courier to pick it up. They want me to pay though Western union. The above email is only one of a number doing this.… Read Full Report ⇒ |