Here’s a new wrinkle in e-mail scams. It plays on your curiosity to find out who has a secret crush on you. If you click on the care2.com link, you will be taken to a personal message that is shown after this e-mail:
917595 sent you an eCard from Care2! Click on the following link to view your eCard, or paste it into your browser:
http://www.care2.com/send/pickup/1311-62411-134424-2729
This Care2 eCard was sent November 8, 2009 and will be available for 14 days.
Warm wishes,
www.Care2.com
Where spreading love & laughter helps save the world.
Every time you send a FREE Care2 eCard you save a square foot of rain forest. Learn More.
Here is the e-card message you will receive. Note that it informs you that you “may have to use a CC (Credit Card) or a debit card for verification. THIS WILL END UP BEING A SURPRISE CHARGE ON YOUR ACCOUNT. DO NOT SUPPLY ANY FINANCIAL INFO TO THIS TYPE OF SCAMMER. Here’s what the card will say:
The next e-Card message will display this personal message:
n4y7h4r
Hi Barry… This is difficult for me to do because I’m shy..but I have a crush on you. I’ve never been able to tell you for reasons which you would quickly identify as obvious if you knew who this was. With that said I want you to guess who I am and approach me yourself.
To help you out with your guessing I made a few pictures and videos with Barry written on my body. They’re kind of risque photos so I had to make a profile at www.megafriendly.com (copy & paste or type www.megafriendly.com into your web browser). My username in the members area is BarryandME09. It’s a free website but you might need a CC or Debit to verify your age because I had to. Sigh.
But anyway sign up at www.megafriendly.com and once you are inside search for me. I want you to guess who I am and then approach me yourself. I’m shy and this is the bravest thing I’ve probably ever done but you need to do the rest.
Kisses
Secret Admirer
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If you now enter the www.megafriendly.com URL into your browser and click search, it will quickly make the scam clear: This is a web cam girl’s site. And their goal is to get your financial info so they can charge you later!!

The thing to remember here is NEVER to provide any further actions. DO NOT fill out the financial info even though it says “$0 charge for age verification”.
There has been a rash of Internet frauds perpetrated by offshore Porno websites in Great Britain. Marks are selected from ‘casual encounter’ ads appearing on Craig’s List and a few other sites. This fraud is presented here in detail.
Here’s How These Scammers work:
The fraud begins with a response to an ad on Craig’s List and, at least initially, appears to be a legitimate response from an interested party. The first response looks like this:
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
Hey! Just checking if the ad is real. I was very interested. Please get back to me as soon as possible.
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This message was re-mailed to you via: pers-5gywq-1438659929@craigslist.org
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If you respond to this ad (NOT RECOMMENDED) Here’s what comes next:
Hi (your name), glad to hear you’re real! I’m interested in hearing more about you and possibly us, hehe. How does that sound? (your name), it’s Tuesday and I need to find someone quick. I hope you are the one. I have one concern though. Before we go any further I’d like to make sure you’re at least eighteen. I am a little uneasy about
meeting up with someone who I haven’t check’d out. My friends use a
service that verifies that men are ok to meet and are of age.
So (your name), I’m at the site now and they generated a link for me to send to you:
http://www.vernow.com/?=1068
You will be able to see my pic on there too. I have more pics for
you, but only after you verify your age. Btw, older guys is a
turn-on. As soon as you do it, will e-mail u my phone number and we’ll make plans. I
promise… thky for understanding. I hope to be talking on the phone with you soon! Later. (Some grammar corrected for easier readability).
Now, if you click on the blue link she supplies, you will be taken to a website called:
Vernow.com
Someone you met online has sent you here to verify your age. Vernow.com is a service that helps you verify the age of anyone you come in contact with online, FOR FREE.
Step One – Please Verify Your Information
Please wait while we verify your information.
Click the Submit Button below when you are finished!
Your friend, Jennifer Bensen is online and waiting to receive the confirmation email that we will send once you finish this last step!
Sender’s Details
Note from Sender: Hey, thank you for verifying your age for me. My friend uses this site all the time and says it helps her feel safer. I’ll feel more comfortable talking dirty and sending you my *other* pics once I receive confirmation that you are at least 18. You never know who you’re chatting with online! I’m glad you understand my prediciment and I hope to talk to you soon. I’ll email you once this site sends me the confirmation email that you’ve verified. xoxoxo – Jennifer |
Name: Jennifer Bensen Gender: Age: 20 – 30 Request Sent: |
Testimonials (show)
“Vernow.com was so easy to use and kept me safe when chatting with men online. I am confident that I am speaking with an adult every time I use Vernow.com”
Mary G. Saratoga Springs, NY
“These days you can never be too safe. Vernow.com is extremely easy to use. All I have to do is send a link to a guy I’ve met online and Vernow.com takes care of the rest. After he verifies his age, Vernow.com alerts me via email. My potential date and I can be adults and not worry about what we talk about. Thank you Vernow.com!”
Jessica F. Boise, ID
“When I posted a personals ad to Craigslist for the first time I was bombarded with responses. Even guys who sent pictures and claimed to be 18+ didn’t convince me. I use Vernow.com every time!”
Jim M. Cincinnati, OH
“You never know who you’re chatting with online. Age is a huge concern for me that’s why I use Vernow.com.”
George L. Fresco, CA
“The internet is filled minors. You would be stupid not to protect yourself with Vernow.com. It only takes a few minutes of your time and might even save your ass one day!”
Kelly J. Tallahassee, FL
© Vernow.com 2009 | All Rights Reserved
Filling in this simple form and pressing NEXT brings you to a page that
Asks you again to submit your credit/debit card info for age verification purposes only. (DON’T EVEN CONSIDER IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO THROW AWAY SOME HARD EARNED MONEY!!)
Once you do submit that info, you will receive a confirmation telling you that your info has been accepted. It looks like this:
(YourName),
Member ID: 34134089
Cost: $0.00 (NOTE THIS)
Your membership has been activated.
Site name: Amateur Site HD
Members URL: http://www.maingateway.com/lockdown/159/
Username: gg9pbke7u
Password: hx3mneg3q
Any charges appearing on your credit card statement will be discretely billed as: WEB-FEECHECK.COM
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Have questions? Need help? We are here to help 24/7.
Web Site: http://www.web-feecheck.com
E-mail: help@web-feecheck.com
Toll Free: 888-811-2544
Should you click on the www.maingateway.com link above, you will immediately be taken to a porno website that you probably didn’t expect on their sign-in page. The pictures of videos offered are NOT reproduced here. However, at the very bottom of that page, there is the name and address of the owner in the U.K.:
Perkindale LTD
15 RoseberryTerrace
DH85RT Consett
United Kingdom
By now, the realization that you’ve been had hasn’t settled in quite yet. You may even write to Jennifer again and ask, “what’s up with the porno stuff?” Don’t be shocked. You’ll never hear from her again!! In about an hour, you will discover that your bank account or PayPal account has been charged for $37 +. This lovely-looking lady that was falling all over her e-mail to get with you is nothing but bait—a “shill” for the U.K. folks in Consett. Your only hope now is if you saved copies of all this documentation and file a fraud claim with PayPal. But it will take time.
The moral here is: If something seems too good to be true on the Internet, it undoubtedly is. Your money is now in their pockets and you can’t do anything much about it!
NOTE: These scams abound on the web. They will play on your lust, naivety or anything else they can think of to get you to fill-in that form. DON’T!!
AGE VERIFICATION THAT REQUIRES YOUR FINANCIAL INFO IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN OUT-AND-OUT SCAM!
SCAM ALERT—SCAM ALERT—SCAM ALERT
Here’s a new e-mail scam alert in the name of the International Monetary Fund.
Note how the scammer seeks to obtain your personal information and $175.00 of your hard-earned money (highlighted in RED). Never reply to an e-mail of this type.
FROM THE DESK OF DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN
PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
ATTN: BENEFICIARY.
This is to officially inform you that ATM card number: 5428 0500 1100 4432 worth Three Million United States Dollars ($3 Million USD) has been credited in your favor in bid to compensate you on your winning sum since you are next on our compensation file for the second part of this fiscal Year 2009.
Your personal identification is ATM-5379. Contact the verification officer in African Region (Dr. Paul Omego) E-mail: atm.paymentdept2341@gmail.com
Tell: (+234) 1 4315436 with the below details for proper verification and immediate delivery of your prize via ATM CARD:
1) Your full Name…………….
2) Your Delivery Address………
3) Country………………
4) Your Telephone Number………….
5) Age and Occupation…………..
Most importantly, you are also required to send him the sum of $175 fee for your ATM CARD delivery.
NOTE: be aware that US$3,000,000.00 (Three Million United States Dollars Only) was awarded to you as a compensation payment and be also informed that the Fund Approvals and authorization documents have been handed over to DR. PAUL OMEGO.
Best Regards
DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN
PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
TWO TYPICAL E-MAIL SCAMS ARE SHOWN BELOW. THE FIRST SCAM HAS A DUAL PURPOSE: TO COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. ANY CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS DEPOSITED FROM THIS SOURCE WILL BE EITHER FORGERIES OR NSF. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MONEY AND MAY EVEN BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WILL ALSO END UP BEING CLOSED. IF THIS SCAMMER FINDS ONE SUCKER FROM EVERY 100 E-MAILS HE SEND OUT, HE WILL BE AHEAD FINANCIALLY.
NEVER RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF E-MAIL OFFER. IT IS NOT REAL!!
Good tidings to you as you read.
Please permit me to write you irrespective of the fact we have not met before.
I got your contact through network online hence I decided to write you. I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn up to $7,000 a month as extra income. Opening an account would have been my best choice if I was not working on a deadline that must meet a 24 hour turn around time, other options are not on my side due to time, money, and requirements.
This is why I am offering a part time opportunity to someone responsible who can supply prompt assistant and service.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Work as my payment assistant in charge of collecting and processing the payments from the associates.
1. Receive payment (inform of money orders/checks) from my Clients/Associates.
2. Cash the Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. You will then forward the balance via Western Union Money Transfer according to my instruction.
REQUIREMENT:
18 years or older.
Responsible, Reliable and Trustworthy
Available to work a minimum 3-4 hours per week.
Able to check and respond to emails often.
Easy telephone access.
IS THIS LEGAL? YES
It is very legal, Doing this job is 100% safe and legal. I would be glad if you accept my proposal for an opportunity to make up 10% of each transaction completed.
YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
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HAVE YOU HANDLED LARGE FUNDS, HOW MUCH AND HOW SUCCESSFULLY?
Please reply via email with complete information as requested:
A. NAME:
B. STREET ADDRESS (NOT P.O BOX):
C. CITY:
D. STATE:
E. ZIP CODE:
F. COUNTRY:
G. MOBILE NUMBER:
H. AGE:
I. SEX:
J. OCCUPATION:
K. E MAIL:
All replies should be sent to: dr.collins.smith@gmail.com
Regards,
Dr Collins Smith.
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HERE IS ANOTHER SCAM OUT OF NIGERIA WHICH MANY CONSIDER ‘WORLD SCAMMER HEADQUARTERS’. IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. TO RESPOND TO THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE INDEED! NOTE THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND POOR GRAMMAR IN THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE
Bank of Englan/UNITED NATIONS 2009 COMPENSATION
From Foreign Payment Director,
Barclays Bank of London.
Mr. Ronald Mark
E-mail {compensationoff_0@live.com}
ATTN: SCAMMED VICTIM/ 1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 1 MILLION USD.
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Barclays Bank of London to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1 Million compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at London, England, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to retain the good image of the country, the British Prime Minister is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1 Million USD each this is because British is the father of Nigeria since they are the colonel father and they gave Nigeria independent, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Barclays Bank as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the Bank of England.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 80 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 20 left to be paid the compensations of $1 Million each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal.
For more vital information, please
visit:http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm.
You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you choose, DRAFT, PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS, I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you at my private email address :
{compensationoff_0@live.com}
Yours faithfully,
Ronald Mark
Hey, thank you for verifying your age for me. My friend uses this site all the time and says it helps her feel safer. I’ll feel more comfortable talking dirty and sending you my *other* pics once I receive confirmation that you are at least 18. You never know who you’re chatting with online! I’m glad you understand my prediciment and I hope to talk to you soon. I’ll email you once this site sends me the confirmation email that you’ve verified. xoxoxo – Jennifer