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Hello jdiggs Classified ad these comments concern: http://www.motorheadtrader.com/classified2-1012.htm contact name:micheal contact phone: 8136138244 Always verify the IP address before replying to emails avoid Nigerian Scams use this link to locate the senders country http://www.motorheadtrader.com/scams.htm Below is an inquiry about your classified ad Hello, i am an agent interested in immediate purchase of your item. After several consideration over the advert placed on the website,my client has really shown interest in it and would really want to issue the payment in form of casher check\money order. Will you be accepting a casher check/Money Order? The payment that will be drawn by my client would include the cost for shipping this item to my client and my commission would be included on the same payment. We shall solely be responsible for the shippment of the item. and let me know how much you are sell the item last, my client wil know exactly amount is paying for. Please send your name and contact address so the payment can be made asap. contact me asap via email for futher questions as regards this transaction,if you really show willingness in selling this item. REGARDS. 83.229.90.15 : 83.229.90.15 Trace results OrgName: RIPE Network Coordination Centre OrgID: RIPE Address: P.O. Box 10096 City: Amsterdam StateProv: PostalCode: 1001EB Country: NL |
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Of all the hundreds of credit cards voice verified we have found 43 cases of identity theft, of those 43 credit cards all attempts failed to complete their transaction undetected, all the emails accounts of the users committing fraud were reported to YAHOO, GOOGLE, MSN. The Classic Car Mall Network DBA Motorheadtrader.com actively reports all fraudulent credit card activity to the US Secret Service Houston, Texas Location for prosecution. |
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I was contacted by the classic car mall net security
department and given the last four digits of my credit card and I was told my
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| We have plenty of room in our Texas prisons for those fraudsters reading this thinking they can get away with fraud on Motorheadtrader.com or Classiccarmall.net. There is no question here you will get caught, your luck will run out just like the last 43 fraudulent cards. If you still think it cant be you and you cant get caught, plan on wearing the color green for at least 10 years. Equal opportunity Texas prisons no one is exempt. Go some were else if you don't like prison. |
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| Scammers have resorted to new tactics with
www.motorheadtrader.com and www.classiccarmall.net. Our customers are taking an active roll to keep us informed of newer scams by forwarding important scam attempts to our staff. This allows our staff to keep sellers and potential buyers informed. Please keep in mind you will have to determine if the TTY/TDD caller is legitimate or not as you may receive a valid call from a hearing impaired person. |
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| A letter from a proactive customer tired of the scams - Automobile owners striking back at scams | ||
| All identifying seller
information has been removed to protect the seller I was awoken today to a call on the 67 Chevelle. It was supposedly from a deaf person. The operator explained to me that the deaf person would be typing on a pc, and the operator would verbalize the message to me. Then I verbally respond and the operator would type the message on a pc back to the "caller'. I know this is a legit way for the deaf to place phone calls to the hearing. As my daughter in law does this service as part of her job. But as I 'woke' during the call, I thought WHY didn't this person just email me? Then the operator tells me the email address to contact them is JAMESCURT007@YAHOO.COM. Well, we have, as I told you, advertised other cars online. And we know we have received scam foreign email inquires from yahoo email addresses. So this was a flag to me. The 'deaf' person then asked for more photos to be emailed to them. I responded 'specifically what views do you want'. Well, the only photo views of the car they asked for are the photos we have already posted! Since they found the ad on the website, they had to see the pictures there too. The ad, our phone number and pictures are on the same page, after all. And the fact he must have been looking at the ad, and only listed the view of the car that were already posted sent up another flag for me. Then, the 'goodbye' message was not proper English. I don't know how else to say this to you. I have read many scam emails, and you pretty quickly pick up on whether the person is just speaking in 'slang' or poor American English, of if it is poorly translated English. I knew it was a scammer and I remembered your call, and all your explanations of you tracing the fakes. I knew this person likely had 'met' you already, and had found a way around your system, to contact people. I thought I would let you know, you must have put somewhat of a cramp in the style of the scammers... that they had to find a way around your system to try to scam people into fake sales of the cars. Please rest assured, I know enough of computers, how they work, and these car sales scammers to feel confident in reporting to you that they have found a way around you. Sadly for other advertisers, who might not realize what is going on. |
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Know the Danger Signals of Scams
A deal that sounds much better than any being advertised by firms you know to be legitimate - offers that are "too good to be true".
A promoter who is not based locally, provides no telephone number, and uses a PO box or mail drop, rather than a full street address.
A promoter name and/or logo that closely mimics that of a respected brand or business.
Pressure words, such as "urgent" or "final deadline," sprinkled throughout the sales literature.
Pressure, threats or harassment, either in writing, during a phone call, in an e-mail message, or in a personal contact.
Individuals who immediately request or demand for a check, money order or cash to be picked up by a courier or to be sent to a mail drop or PO box
Vague answers or none at all to key questions you ask about the offer; and insistence that you finalize a deal orally or provide personal financial information (such as your social security number or credit card number), without a written contract or other documentation in writing.
These scams are not limited to cars. It is used with other vehicles, such as trucks and motorcycles
Be aware, scams are becoming widespread and are targeting auto sellers on the internet. This Often involves buyers from Nigeria, Africa, Holland and other countries.
Car-dealer fraud is plaguing our country. The tactics being used are so sly that even informed consumers who do their homework are being taken for hundreds, and often thousands, of dollars.
These scam artists prey on their victims by making offers that sellers can't refuse. They offer to purchase items at a price well over what the seller is asking for. A fake money order or fake cashier's check that may look like it is being drawn from a reputable large company such as an airline or credit card company for an even larger amount is sent as payment for the items.
Scammers are also beginning to change their tactics. Some are requesting account information such as routing numbers in order to (supposedly) wire funds. Please do not provide any information without first checking with your financial institution. Scammers have also begun advertising very high-end cars (on the web) with an asking price that is too good to be true. Contact method in the ad is usually a Yahoo or MSN email address. Scammer then instructs buyer to wire, credit or mail a deposit to hold the car.
scam artists send out thousands of these solicitations in hopes of connecting with a less Internet savvy individual. Often the letters are written in broken English, contain misspelled words and are not appropriate for the ad they are responding to. They always offer far more for the purchase than the stated price.
Tips to Help in Preventing Scams
Take your time deciding; be firm in the face of pressure. Protect your privacy. Provide personal information only if you know who's collecting it, why, and how it's being used. If you accept an offer, please take the check to the bank to verify its authenticity before releasing cars, parts, or excess funds. Most financial institutions require at least 10-15 business days before the check will clear; it is important to wait the full 15 days. An honest buyer won't mind the slight delay and will understand your desire to be cautious.
Read before you sign. Fully understand the
contract, and make sure it matches what the salesperson told
you. The best protection is to use common sense - if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. never refund an amount from a payment made in this manner for any reason! be suspicious of offers of more money than asked for, especially when the "buyer" has not asked enough questions regarding the item to warrant such an offer |
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The following are scam emails received at one time or another by our staff or other members see if you can pick out the signs: From: Internal Revenue Service Sent: Sun 4/30/2006 05:27 To: admin@classiccarmall.never Subject: Get Tax Refund on your VISA or MasterCard
From:
bravo_sam_111@yahoo.com [mailto:bravo_sam_111@yahoo.com] Classified ad these
comments concern:
./classified2-401.htm My name Is Mr. Bravo Sam Jr. ...., I am very glad to Find the Ads online.... Am really Interested in the Purchase of it , Once again. Am sure is Still available for sale? If is still available.. Kindly email me and let me know the selling cost for it. Once again, I have made all arrangement with the associate of mine, in regards to the shipment. The shipment will be in the means of Picking Up in your place after you have the payment. I mean it will be pick up by my shipping co. Once the payment has cleared My means of payment will be by USD Certified Check Or Money Order which will surely clear fine... {100% Valid} for the payment.. The check will be for the payment and shipment .. Once the check get to you.. Go ahead and deposit the check for clearance... Once the check cleared.. I shall forward all the shipment arrangement and instructions about the picking in your place to you...Am sure the condition of it is doing fine? Kindly advice me about the condition of it.. Ok...If you are satisfy with the content of my email. Kindly email me back and explain to me about the condition.. NOTE: Kindly email me with the Information of where the check will be send out to for the payment.. The Information is asking below Thurs : FULL NAME ............... Try and answer to this message with all details requesting so that I can make all arrangement in sending the check out for your payment... Thanks and will look forward to read from you.. Best of Regards... Mr. Bravo Sam Jr. 213.255.224.52 : 213.255.224.52 IP TRACED TO NG, LAGOS
From:
suspension@ebay.com [mailto:suspension@ebay.com]
Dear: Iamabarbiegirl@*****.com We regret
to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due Per the
User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, Due to the suspension of this
account, please be advised you are Regaurds,
From:
YUKOS COMPANY [mailto:yukos_oil_company2@msn.com] ATTN: I HOPE THIS MAIL REACHES YOU IN GOOD HEALTH. I AM SUSAN WILBERT, CONSULTANT TO THE LEGAL DEFENSE COUNSEL OF MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY,A RUSSIAN BUSINESS MAN, OIL MAGNATE AND CEO OF YUKOS OIL COMPANY. MR. KHODORKOVSKY WAS ARRESTED ON OCTOBER 25 2003,ON CHARGES OF TAX EVASION AND VLADIMIR PUTIN'S GOVERNMENT HAS FROZEN MOST OF HIS ACCOUNTS AND PERSONAL SHARES IN YUKOS OIL COMPANY DUE TO TRUMPED UP TAX EVASION CHARGES, HENCE THE NEED FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ARISES. HE HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY SENTENCED SINCE MAY FOR A TOTAL OF NINE YEARS IN PRISON. THE HEAD OF KHODORKOVSKY'S DEFENCE TEAM BARR. GENRIKH PADVA HAS MADE A DETERMINATION TO RETRIEVE MOST OF MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY'S MONEY IN DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS AROUND THE WORLD, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT. HENCE ITS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND DISCREET NATURE. THE FIRST ACCOUNT IN QUESTION IS THAT IN CHINA TRUST COMMERCIAL BANK, CHINA. FIXED DEPOSIT OF $108,000,000:00 (ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO BE RETRIEVED. PROPOSAL: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE REPRESENTATION FOR EFFECTIVE WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSITED FUND AS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY FOR INVESTMENT IN OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN KUWAIT AND VENEZUELA. FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO A DESIGNATED BANK/SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN WESTERN EUROPE BY CHINA TRUST COMMERCIAL BANK. NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTATION WHICH PUTS YOU IN A POSITION TO CONTROL THE FUNDS AND EFFECT COLLECTION FROM THE DESIGNATED BANK OR SECURITY DEPOST COMPANY SIGNED AND SEALED, SHALL BE PROVIDED. ONCE THIS IS DONE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 10% OF THE CONTRACT SUM ( $108,000,000:00) WHICH WILL BE STATED PRECISELY AND EXCLUSIVELY IN THE AGREEMENT AS DRAFTED BY HIS LAWYER. YOU SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL TO RUSSIA OR CHINA AT ANY POINT IN TIME. AN OFFICIAL OF CHINA TRUST COMMERCIAL BANK, HONG KONG BRANCH SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SMOOTH TRANSFER OF FUND. THEREFORE THE TRANSFER SHALL BE EFFECTED TO EUROPE FROM HONG KONG. FOR REASONS OF EXPEDIENCY AND CONFIDENTIALITY BARR. GENRIKH PADVA'S LEGAL ASSOCIATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL HANDLE ALL LEGAL WORK IN WESTERN EUROPE AND AMERICA. PLEASE DO REPLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS GIVEN BELOW FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE. BEST REGARDS SUSAN WILBERT Email:swconsulting@consultant.com ******NOTE*** This email is intended only for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete original mess Security Measures
From:
Sifter I. Leigh [mailto:pw-service@usaa.com]
Dear USAA Member, During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we could not verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete. As a result, your access to online banking on USAA has been restricted. To start using fully your online account, please update and verify your information by clicking the link below : Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Regards,
Official Notification
From: tomgreene@kaixo.com
[mailto:tomgreene@virgilio.it] From:Tom Greene Tel:44 704 011 0287 Fax:44 870 130 6123 This is an official notification of funds deposited in your name. We arrange for the safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited, made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money. The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's identity 18 months after you, the beneficiary, has received the funds. The funds totals US$7.5M (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) and we confirm that these funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available in the form of CASH. You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact Information for verification with information contained in our database in the format stated below. After verifying the details with the information we have in our database, you will be contacted to personally claim the funds in the Finance and Security Firm in Europe where its being kept with the Consignment Deposit Information (C.D.I) that will empower you to do so. This Consignment Deposit Information (C.D.I) is what is needed to claim the funds and will only be sent to you after all your information has been verified and confirmed to be true. The information should therefore be sent in the manner stated below so as to ensure that no mistake is made. Your Full Name: Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code) : Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): Direct Telephone/Mobile Number: Fax Number: Complete the above and send back to me as soon as possible. Congratulations in advance. Thank you and I sincerely remain Tom Greene William Cho Representative Needed From:
William Cho [mailto:williamcho@cmiec1003consultant.com] Hello, It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization. We are experts in the sale of raw materials and we export into Canada/America and some parts of Europe. We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our Representative. Please if you are interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our clients could be making payment to you being our representative, we will be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits. Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you. Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine. For further information's and enquiries, You are to write to: Mr. LEN CHENG lencheng@linuxmail.org Consultant. China Metallurgical Import & Export Corporation Henan Company (CMIEC HN) We anticipate your earliest response in this regard. Thanks, |
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Delivery Notification From:
Dr.Derrick Springs [mailto:drderricksprings500@kaixo.com] From:Dr.Derrick Springs Tel :44 704
011 0287 Your funds
of Seventy Five Million United States Dollars (US$75 Million) has been
converted into a Certified Bank Draft and will be brought to you on
Monday 17th October,2005 by Diplomats who will accompany you to your
Bank to deposit the funds and all relevant documentations needed to
prove the source of the funds will be submitted in your Bank when the
funds are being deposited so as to authenticate the fact that the funds
are clean and has no links whatsoever with any form of illegality. 1)Your Full Name................................................. 2)Residential Address and City Of Residence.................................................. 3)Date Of Birth (Day/Month/Year)........................................................ 4)Telephone,Mobile and Fax Numbers and Name Of The Closest Airport To Your City Of Residence.................................... It is pertinent you provide your Telephone and Mobile Numbers because you will be contacted by the Diplomats immediately they arrive your Country. Regards Dr. Derrick Springs. Please Restore Your Account Access
From:
service@paypal.com [mailto:service@paypal.com] PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity. Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal’s User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised. We requested information from you for the following reason: A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional information from you in order to provide you with secure service. Case ID Number: PP-041-528-9656 This is a second reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with a step to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. In accordance with PayPal’s User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this. Use the link below to access our mainframe database and confirm the information we have on file for your account.https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.PayPal is committed in assisting law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that impersonators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP-560 eBay Billing Information Updated From: SecurityUpdate@eBay. COM Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:00 To:***********@*********.com Subject: eBay Billing Information Updated
Dear eBay Member,
We at eBay are sorry to inform you that we are having problems with the billing information of your account. We would appreciate it if you would visit our website eBay Billing Center and fill out the proper information that we are needing to keep you as an eBay member. If you think you have received this email as an error, please visit our website and fill out the necessary information. That way we can make sure that everything is up to date! Again here is the link to our website. eBay Billing Center
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