Posted on April 12, 2009 by gomerjones
SCHEME PURPORTEDLY ANNOUNCING A MILLIONAIRE CONTEST
04/07/09—The IC3 has been alerted to the circulation of a fraudulent e-mail, purportedly from The Oprah Winfrey Show, notifying recipients of their nomination for the “Oprah Millionaire Contest Show.” To participate, recipients are requested to mail their contact information such as full name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address; however, [...]
Filed under: FBI Updates, Lottery Scams, Vishing, inheritance | Tagged: Eppicards users, FBI SPAM mails, Grand Jurly Summons fraud, Hit Man Email, Military vehicle sale scam, Oprah Winfrey Millionaire contest, Sorm Worm virus, Threat and Extortion emails, Vishing Attack, Work at homescam | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2009 by gomerjones
NEW TWIST CONCERNING THREAT AND EXTORTION E-MAILS
01/09/07—There is a new twist to the IC3 alert posted on December 7, 2006 regarding e-mails claiming that the sender has been paid to kill the recipient and will cancel the contract on the recipient’s life if that person pays a large sum of money. Now e-mails are surfacing [...]
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Posted on January 7, 2009 by gomerjones
This is another typical scam to steal bank info. This one targets Wachovia Bank customers by using another look alike URL to get you to click on it. See my notes below in the URL problems. I am sure you will get some kind of screen with all the right pics and graphics asking [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2008 by gomerjones
Got this from the FBI Today. I have not see this email yet in my box but no big surprise since I report on scams not likely to get one.
FRAUDULENT SPAM E-MAIL PURPORTEDLY FROM
FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S. PISTOLE
10/16/08—A spam e-mail claiming to be from FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole is currently being circulated. [...]
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