David Spivack on Behalf of the Late Dr. Leonard Ledet Email Phishing Scam

Dr. Leonard Ledet

Received from: David Spivack (b.chen2212@yahoo.com.hk)
Subject line: Please read carefully and reply.

Greetings to you,

I know that seeing this email message would be a surprise to you but kindly read it carefully and you will understand the reason why I am contacting you for this purpose.

However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am David Spivack Executive Vice President & CFO, Far East National Bank, Alhambra Branch, California and I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our bank (Far East National Bank, USA) in a recent meeting recommended that the account of late Dr. Leonard Ledet, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared Dormant, confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to U.S.A Banking and financial law. late Dr. Leonard Ledet, died on oct 7th, 2012 in a plane crash with his family of three (3), his brother and two sons (2), all died in the ill fated crash on that fateful day.  The bank having made several efforts to contact any of his relatives to claim this money but

1. http://storify.com/simpsontweeter/ledet-family-honored-after-plane-crash

Late Dr. Leonard Ledet was an account holder in my branch; he owns a dollar account with a huge sum of money deposited in a Secret account with my branch. In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim of this fund, this is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me as his account officer and financial adviser. This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in, I want you to come in as a relative of the deceased; do not bother that you are not in any way related to him because I am in position to affix your name as the next of kin to the deceased and no one will question it since I am the officer in charge of the account. I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then I will effect the approvals for the transfer of the fund to your nominated bank account. I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the transfer of money.

The whole Procedures will last only 9 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money to your nominated bank account, we shall share the money 70-30.that is I will have 70% while you will have 30%.

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on what next to do.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

David Spivack

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Micheal Holbrook Barclays Bank Phishing Scam Email

Old Barclays Bank Sign

MICHEAL HOLBROOK

BARCLAYS BANK PLC. 
CLAP HAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
TEL:+447024079798
E.MAIL: ( bbarclays573@yahoo.co.uk )


Attention:

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF 
(US$28,000.000.00USD) .

This is to notify you about the statue of your bank fund right now in my desk. 
After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contacted us to see to your immediate payment. I am Micheal Holbrook, your banking advisor.

We write to inform you that, this office has arrange all the necessary documents for our Telex Department for immediate programming them into our Barclays bank payment system .But we can transfer the fund into your account yet until you get the (NON RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE) submit to this bank for immediately transfer into your account.We shall update you with next correspondence as soon as we confirm the documents. Thanks for your co-operation.

From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund ($28, 000, 000, 00) which has been delayed. We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria . You don't have to pay any charges to receive your Inheritance fund anymore as you have met up with the whole requirements, your representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but 
on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help you to seet hat you obtain the form so that our bank will affect immediate transfer of your Inheritance 
sum ($28,000, 000, 00) in to your designated bank account.

If you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your account within five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form. Do not go through anybody again but through this Barclays Bank if you really want your fund.


Yours sincerely,
Mr. Micheal Holbrook
Barclay's Bank Plc, London.
E.MAIL: ( bbarclays573@yahoo.co.uk )
TEL:+447024079798
Foreign Remittance Department Section

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Mr Wayne Collins IMF Ghana Phishing Scam

Three men casually stroll in front of the IMF Building

Received From: info@sender.com

IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN GHANA.

FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.

P.O.Box 3100, Accra GPO

Suite 5B, Premier Towers, Pension Road, Accra

(PABX): 233-571-107-889/233-208839093/173/174/175

Phone/FAX: +233-571107889

HEAD OFFICE EMAIL: GHAContacts@imf.org

                                        waynecollins147@yahoo.com

Good Day,

My name is Mr Wayne Collins. I am with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Ghana Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your funds remain unpaid to you. The IMF is on your side.

IMF Resident Representative Office in Ghana. It may interest you to know that the IMF reports have reached our office by so many correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in GHANA.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites in Ghana, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from your money transaction, and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be Transfered to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk.

Respond to this e-mail on (waynecollins147@yahoo.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released. Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Department Director Name: Mr Wayne Collins

Email: waynecollins147@yahoo.com

Contact Number: +233-571-107-889

Regards,

MR WAYNE COLLINS

IMF DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
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Mrs Narii Lopez Phishing Scam Email

Mrs Narii Lopez

Subject Line: Mrs Narii Lopez Use This Funds For Charity Works
Received from: Mrs Narii Lopez [test@rafnet.gr]

Dearly Beloved in Christ,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs Narii Lopez, I am a nationality of Argentina, I grew up in Hong Kong and I am also presently hospitalized due to my illness. Presently, I'm with my laptop in this Hospital, where I have been undergoing treatment of cancer for over one year. My husband was once the Managing Director of Shell Oil Company in Hong Kong, where I and my husband spent most of our lives I am a widow to Late Mr. Mark Thomson Lopez.

I have served the Lord through charity all through my life, from long time cancer of the breast to a very critical stroke. From all indications, my condition is serious and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six weeks, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe state and my doctor has told me this. The one that disturbs me most is the stroke that paralyzed half of my body. My late husband was killed during his reign as the Managing Director of Shell Oil Company in Hong Kong, and during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also killed along with his father through food poison in Shell Oil Company convention of 2009 in Hong Kong. I am Mrs Narii Lopez, a widow.

My late husband was very wealthy working for the Shell Oil Company and after his death, I inherited all His business and wealth. I am Mrs Narii Lopez, a rich widow. Presently my doctor told me that I may not live for more than six months, though I am not scared about this, I am not afraid of death, hence I will be in the bosom of the Lord forever any time my God calls me home. I now decided to look for an organization or an individual who is God fearing, that will use the funds for charity organization, by contributing to the development of evangelism in the world, assisting motherless babes homes and cancer patients.

I selected you after browsing the Internet for this purpose and prayed over it, for the fact that I always go to God in prayers in situation like this, because He is the Alfa and Omega. I am willing to donate all the money I have in the bank, which is US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) to you for the development of evangelism, charity, and also as aids for the less privileged around you.
Please note that this funds is lying with a Bank in Spain.

Please reply to: MRSNARIILOPEZ4CHARITY@aol.com
God bless you.
Mrs. Narii Lopez
Reply to: MRSNARIILOPEZ4CHARITY@aol.com 

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TERENCE P. McCULLEY PHISHING SCAM

Bank Note from the Central Bank of Nigeria

PHISHING SCAM EMAIL RECEIVED FROM EMAIL: TERENCE P. McCULLEY [dikeefenn@yahoo.co.jp] via vlayer.pctopdesign

SUBJECT LINE: 

TERENCE P. McCULLEY US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

TERENCE P. McCULLEY
OFFICE OF THE US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, I AM CONVINCED 100% THAT YOU HAVE HAD BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH VARIOUS SCAM ARTISTS 'CLAIMING TO BE HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BANKS AND THEREBY DEFRAUDING YOU OF YOUR' HARD-EARNED MONEY' THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE SCAMMERS HAS CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVE ABOUT CONDUCTING BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET AND YOU NOW BELIEVED THERE IS NO GENUINE BUSINESS THAT CAN BE CONDUCTED ON THE INTERNET. WELL I AM AMERICAN AND THE INTERNET WAS CREATED BY AMERICANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING; AWARENESS FOR YOUR PRODUCTS/ SERVICES AND CONDUCTING GENUINE BUSINESS WITH EASE. I AM FULLY COMMITTED TO DELIVER THE DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT TO YOU. I AM A FULL CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES BUT I WAS ON A MISSION HERE IN NIGERIA AS A US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA. I AM NOT INVOLVED IN A SCAM. YOU MUST BELIEVE ME.

HENCE, I AM MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT NO VICTIM OF SCAM CHEATED BY NIGERIA OR BENIN REPUBLIC. THEREFORE, I NEED YOUR UTMOST SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING TO ACTUALIZE THIS DREAM. I ALSO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I DO TRUST YOU AND I EXPECT YOU TO SHOW ME THE SAME TRUST AND RESPECT IN RETURN SINCE TRUST IS A 2-WAY STREET. ON THE OTHER HAND, TRUST IS A RELATIONSHIP OF RELIANCE. TRUST ALSO MEANS BEING ABLE TO PREDICT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL DO AND WHAT SITUATIONS WILL OCCUR.

I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR FUNDS OF $15.5M ALONG WITH ME BUT THIS TIME I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS AN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS. AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS. (SEND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).

YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN THIS DELIVERY THAT MAKES ME WONDER. YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT. CHECK HERE: [http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html] YOUR PACKAGE($15.5M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $150.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US. CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY FOR THE REGISTERING FEE WHICH IS $150 ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SCAM.

CONTACT PERSON:DIKE EFE
SECRETARY TO US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
EMAIL: [dikeefennng3@rocketmail.com]

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION. MY FLIGHT IS THURSDAY AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE.

THANK YOU

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Phishing Scam Email From Mariam Ture

Mariam Ture

The following email is from Mariam Ture:

My Dear,
Good evening to you

Thanks for your mail and God bless you toward my plight. I receive
your mail with all pleasure and I am very happy for your concern,

If you can read my previous mail very well you will understand that
chosen you is not something I know you before or met you before but I
believe its the will of God that directed me to come across your email
contact on redgage.com and I pick you as my savoir for my future life
and if you accept me and give me this great assistance I needed I
promise you that you will never regret of helping out. Really I
founded many email contacts on redgage.com but my heart goes to you
only.

This is the most reason I contacted you to assist me in this
transaction, I went to the bank to withdraw some money for myself
management the banker Dr Maurice Johnson said I can not have any
access on the money because my late Father deposited this money in
fixed code suspense account which cannot withdraw or input any money
to the account unless it's been transferred to foreign bank account
overseas, that my name only stands as the next of kin to for the bank
deposit file.

That is why I contacted you to stand as my Representative Abroad to
receive this money into your bank account.

I am presently staying at one of the local guest house here in Abidjan
City Ivory Coast in western part of Africa for the safety of my life.
I stop schooling because of what am facing from my families members
because their selfish culture which says that if a man die without a
son that all his properties will share among his family members. I
don't want to talk much about what I have gone through but will
explain to you when we get everything concluded and I find myself in
your country ok.

Here are the areas I needed your help. I will want you to stand as my
trustee as well as my representative abroad so that you will instruct
the bank to transfer this money deposited with the bank here for
investment project this is base on the mode that my late father
deposited the money with the bank here.


I needed your assistance to get a nice University where I can continue
my education and I will want you to help me get a resident permit in
your country when I come over there to stay and to help me buy a good
apartment where I can live.

If you assured me to assist me as I mention above,
Kindly send to me your full name, your place and date of birth, Your
direct telephone numbers your full address to enable me introduce you
to the bank as my representative who is going to receive my inherited
money for investment project in your country.

As soon as I hear from you with your assurance to assist me I will go
to the bank and submit your information and also introduce you to the
bank as my representative abroad who is going to receive my inherited
money for investment project in your country for the immediate
transfer processing on your name as the banker assured me.

I am waiting for your prompt respond and wishing you a very happy day

Yours Faithfully,

Mariam Ture
 
If you receive spam email that is identical to that above, do not give this con artist your information. It is a scam to get access to your money.

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Ubisoft Phishing Scam Email

Ubisoft Phishing Scam

I recently received a phishing email saying "Security update regarding your Ubisoft account - please create a new password"

Dear Member,
We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close off this access, investigate the incident and being restoring the integrity of any compromised systems.

During this process, we learned that data had been illegally accessed from our account database, including user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords.

Please note that no personal payment information is stored with Ubisoft, meaning your debit/credit card information was safe from this intrusion.

As a result we are recommending that you change the password for your account.

To enter your new password, click the link below:
[Phishing Link Removed from this post for safety reasons]

For any additional support enquiries, please contact our customer service via our support web site.

We sincerely apologize to all of you for the inconvenience. Please rest assured that your security remains our priority.

The Ubisoft Team

Note: Ubisoft has publicly announced that they have been hacked and 58 million Ubisoft accounts have been compromised, advising their users to change their passwords.

Ubisoft email not a phishing scam

The email shared was not a phishing scam, and you are advised to change your password immediately on the legitimate website.

However, there are times when reputable companies have been misrepresented fraudulently by hackers wanting to gain access to your accounts. Protect Yourself. Hackers Want Your Money. 

How can you identify if an email is a phishing scam?

For one thing, in the above email, the word enquiries is spelled wrong. Foreign hackers have trouble spelling words correctly. Correct spelling is "inquiries." This is one red flag.

Next, the phishing email asks the recipient to click on a link to change his or her password. Legitimate companies would never ask you to use a link in the email to change your information. This is where the hacker inserts a link to their website, which uploads your personal information into their database.

If you receive a security phishing scam email from Ubisoft, I would still advise not to click on the links in the email to change your password. Use the main website to log in and change your password.

If you think your account password was hacked, then report it directly to Ubisoft on the official website.