Latest Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Sans Hooglanderveen, Utrecht, Netherlands 2011-10-22 13:38:01 Overpayment Scam |  +7 Holiday cottage reservation by mr. Lambert Stone Scammer Information Hello,
I want to make a reservation at your place for 4 persons coming to stay in your region for 2 weeks starting from 5th December till 20th December 2011. I will need to know your rates per / night for the 4 guests and i will need you to tabulate and let me know the total run-down cost for 14 nights period with tax and discounts in euro currency, so we can arrange for payment. If you do not have availability at the time we request, please let me know when you preferably … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in Ivory Coast 2011-10-21 15:32:22 Business Venture Scam |  DR MOHAMMED BINH Scammer Information He said they give loans to people all over the world. I made a loan request and he asked me to a pay a collateral security of 1750 usd. That was when I decided to a background check on him.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | L.P. Rome, Rome, Italy 2011-10-20 22:36:20 Wills/Probate Scam | +1 FYI Scammer Information One "Pendergrass Tanice" (which by the way seems to be a real person who can be found on Facebook) sent an email to "UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS" explaining that he had attempted many times to phone and finally emailed in order to tell me that each of us are to receive an "outstanding compensation payment" of $2,811,041.00 USD because I have "suffered loss as a result of fraud, accident or illness".
This UPS agent is supposed to deliver my cashier check after I pay a shipping/ha… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Chris Hales Worcester Park, Sutton, United Kingdom 2011-10-20 10:46:24 Business Venture Scam | Various names scam Scammer Information This scammer uses various names, attempts social engineering via infected exe files. Has already impersonated an individual from North-West England who was disabled and uses compromised PC's with malware. Will try and copy person's style but fails.
Has used multiple names; even impersonated Simon Cowell at one point in 2002, and used an excite.com account for this spam, which was sent to an individual in the South of England.
Name is unknown, but used multiple names, scam i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Freeport, City of Freeport District, Bahamas 2011-10-18 17:03:19 Nigerian/419 Scam | Untitled Nigerian/419 Scam , ref:995 Scammer Information BARCLAYS BANK PLC, LONDON.
The name of the transfer officer is Mr Morgan Brown
Bank Telephone number.
Bank Office Telephone+447024080355.
Bank Email address Remittancetransferdirect@gmx.com
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Mary Osuch Willowbrook, IL, United States 2011-10-17 21:40:45 Lottery Scam | Another letter from Distribtion Claim Allowance Scammer Information For $20.00 they would send me a check for $1,750,233.39.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Arlington, TX, United States 2011-10-17 16:40:22 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +4 Wants to buy my furniture on Craigslist plus money for me to send Western Union Scammer Information Email came from the name Jessica Davis jessd1209@gmail.com.
Wanted to buy my item listed on craigslist for well above my asking price, and then said she forgot to ask if it would be ok for me to mail $650 via Western Union for her pickup driver to come get the furniture today as she is unable to come get it herself due to work restraints.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2011-10-17 14:18:33 Lottery Scam | World Connect Scammer Information They phone you and tell you either you won a car or you won a free 5 x day holiday. The address is 28 Guildford Road, Midrand.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2011-10-17 05:53:02 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  SMS requesting contact by email re - classified add Scammer Information Thanks for the response, I'm seriously interested in this posted AD and i will really love to purchase it right away. Kindly put off the ad right away and consider me as your favorite buyer and I will have my shipper come over for the handling of the shipping down to my place after payment has been received. I will be making the payment through PayPal as paypal is safe and secured for transactions online, advice soon as I'm at sea at the moment as a marine engineer and due to… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | rdmallory Somewhere in United States 2011-10-17 00:44:55 Identity Theft | Tempurpedic.com Spoof Website Scammer Information Note spelling of DNS name. Spoof DNS name and is a lot harder to spot in lower case.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Kenrick Dookie Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom 2011-10-16 12:49:38 Business Venture Scam | LOAN SCAM Scammer Information Hello,
This company is offering loans and then stealing your deposit. Please check.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Juneau, AK, United States 2011-10-16 07:58:20 Wills/Probate Scam | UN Funds Scam Scammer Information UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA
20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ATTN: Beneficiary,
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretarygeneral,and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund,recommended and approve in your favour. During the c… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Bernice Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 2011-10-15 10:41:40 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Autotrader Scammer Information Offered to by car on advertised by auto trader without looking at it and wanted to pay via paypal and send courier to collect and do paperwork. Was suspicious so entered e-mail address into google and discover scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | LK Brooklyn, NY, United States 2011-10-15 01:14:16 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +14 grand piano scam Scammer Information I responded to a listing for a suspiciously cheap piano on craiglist. When I asked to try the piano, this person had very slick, fishy responses - instructed me to give my info to Google checkout, and would ship the piano from Montana. (?)
A little search on the email address revealed many posts over multiple US cities for different, obviously non existent, pianos (and automobiles,) slightly different stories, sometimes using the same picture, all around 2000.00.
This perso… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Henderson, KY, United States 2011-10-15 00:08:42 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | craig's list scam Scammer Information This is another classified ripoff. This is the one that says shipper will only accept Western Union payments and asked me to send $600 and then I would be paid cost of my bike and shipping. Then you start getting emails supposedly from paypal, that are really from
another scammer named collins30@gmail.com. They say everything is fine and the money is in her acct and will be sent over to your PP acct as soon as they get confirmation that the money has been sent by western uni… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Heidi S Arcata, CA, United States 2011-10-14 14:58:59 Overpayment Scam | +1 Kettlebell Lessons Scam- Dr. Dwindelane Scammer Information This is the email that I received from this scammer-
"Hello,
My name is Dr.dwindelane,i want to make an inquiry for my daughter who is coming for kettlebell lessons .Her name is Safrina.She is18 years old.she is an easy going person, you will know more about her as time goes on.I have decided to allow her to come for the lesson on a time schedule we can work on or any time that you choose that will suit her as well.I want you to calculate the cost of 1 to 2hours ea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | maze Somewhere in Sudan 2011-10-14 08:33:21 Nigerian/419 Scam | deposit fund of Seven Million dollars and some uncut diamonds in the security company Scammer Information I AM A NATIONALITY OF SWAZILAND but currently staying in Dakar-Senegal to arrange for claims and movement of our deposit and diamonds out side African soil.
Non of my so-called relatives knows my present whereabouts and also non of them knows about the existence of our deposit fund of Seven Million dollars and some uncut diamonds in the security company
as my only appointed and authorized partner to claim our deposit and uncut diamonds from the management of the company
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Douglas Staley Old Bridge, NJ, United States 2011-10-10 19:55:30 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +6 craigslist scammer buyer Scammer Information I put a set of drums for sale on craigslist. Within a day a buyer contacts me wants more info on drums. Next email he states he wants to buy them & will have a shipping company pick them up and he will pay through paypal. next says shipping company only accepts western union so he is putting the money into my paypal account & i should western union the shipping of $450 once I get confirmed email from paypal. Wouldn't ya know another email appears says pay pal calling just to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom 2011-10-10 10:08:33 Overpayment Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | john maddox Scammer Information i had my car advertised on autotrader, this person emailed me to say he was interested with a very brief email saying "very interested in ad, anything else to add"
after emailing back and forth he then goes on to say how busy he is and that he cant view the car or contact as he works on a rig and is very difficult to make contact, he then went on to say he was a sailor and he is aboard a ship....finally he asked for my details of my paypal account and address so he can pay th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2011-10-10 05:07:05 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | robertgrey57@yahoo.com Scammer Information I am selling a windsurfer and received an e-mail from robertgrey57@yahoo.com as below:
"I am very keen. How i wish i could come for viewing and inspection as am currently out of the country ATM and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. I would like to pay you using paypal due to my inability to make a bank deposit which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account with paypal on www.paypal.com.au i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2011-10-10 04:07:16 Job Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) |  We Have Received Your Resume Scammer Information Hi, RRJ 66
Here is a amazing opportunity for experienced, ambitious and charismatic candidates to enter an incredibly successful Organization and be a part of its continuous business growth. ShipFort Ltd is happy to offer you a new home-based, part-time vacancy of ExpertShip Facilitator.
Are you:
* Age 21+?
* Self motivated, positive, with good communication skills?
* Someone who likes dealing with people?
* Prepared to be available for a minimum of 10 hours per w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Kev Russell Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2011-10-10 03:03:06 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Advertising Scammer Information Obviously after reading some of the other reports, it appears this guy is a regular, but uses different names. Had ad in quokka online, immediate response, works offshore cant see item, will pay thru paypal ASAP will have courier pick up item, but first put $850 into a Western Union A/c. Not Likely. Had 3 enquiries to this ad, all appear to be scams,all required item to be picked up by courier and pay thru Paypal. Other email addresses were: WAYNESCOTT01107@y7mail.com and JOS… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| SB Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2011-10-09 23:35:04 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Shedy Christine shedychristine@yahoo.com.au SCAM Scammer Information This is the email wishing to buy my car from Gumtree asking for Paypal account details to get car and thenstop money re chargeback . Do not give any info to this person.
Ill purchase the car without RWC/REGO. Payment will be sent using PayPal and i will handle the PayPal surcharge as well. I will arrange with someone to have this picked up for your location once i have paid as i am out of town at the moment.In the meantime, can you send me more pictures (if available)?
Regar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2011-10-07 23:14:22 Identity Theft Paypal (paypal.com) | Quokka - offer to purchase Scammer Information I advertised a camper for sale. He responded and offered to buy. Claimed to be on an off-shore rig, so could not send money to his agent to arrange pick-up. claimed to deposit full payment plus agent's fee, into my paypal account. After paying his agent, he then "deposited" more money into my account to pay the agent's insurance. The confirmations from PayPal appeared under their banner, but appeared to be a little "unprofessional" in structure. By contacting spoof@paypal, I … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Monica Brian Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia 2011-10-07 02:37:39 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | auction/sale scam Scammer Information He sent a fraudulent payment via paypal (not really from paypal at all) saying to make $300 AUD transfer payment through Western Union for auto shipping and then funds would be released into my paypal account. I had a feeling this was a scam from the outset but as I was desperately trying to sell a wedding dress for my friend who needed the money I was hoping it was legit. Luckily I contact paypal by phone and they confirmed the paypal emails I had received were not from them… Read Full Report ⇒ |