Yet Another Scam

Got a CASHIER'S CHECK for $1,271.02 (TWO CENTS!) in the mail today from STAR Marketing in Los Alamitos. A legitimate company, according to the web site I Googled. I had to Google it because there was no URL on the letter.

It says I've been selected as a NEW CANDIDATE to be a Mystery Shopper! Uh huh.

It says (I have to call them for details, of course. It's a 760 area code in SoCal.) I get to evaluate Western Union by sending $945.00 to someone. I get to keep $200.00! Wow! All that money for so little work! What a deal!

I Googled the phone number (with the word 'scam') and I find the SAME phone number used for a scam in Poway (California) with a DIFFERENT company. Interesting.

Oh, and the letter has a Canadian stamp on it.

So many clues that it is a TOTAL SCAM, as if anyone had a doubt!

I hope STAR Marketing put a disclaimer on their website that they have nothing to do with this scam. It can not be good for their business to be linked to dishonesty by these scammers.

They (the scammers) sure did a good job on the letter and check, though.

A New Scam

Yay, I won the Department Of State Immigration Lottery. Yes, there IS a lottery, for visas, but I don't think they pay your airplane ticket nor give you a hundred-thousand dollars.

Plus, I'm already here!

U.S. Department of State

From:
immigrations

To:
Public Communication Division, PA/PL
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
www.dvlottery.state.gov

Congratulations!!!

You are among those randomly selected and registered for further consideration in the (DV) DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PROGRAM for the fiscal Year 2010. This official U.S. government program aims to diversify the United States population by creating an immigration opportunity for under-represented groups. Properly completed entries are entered into a computer-generated lottery and winners are randomly selected.Winners and their family members are able to live, work, and study in the United States!

Your visa winning/case numbers identity is 2010AF00J051PXXX and the serial net visa passport attached to your case number is SNVPh700IU. Your visa type permits you to travel with your family and Your visa duration is 10 years multiple entry to the United States. It is renewable upon expiration and it permits you to work, study and own properties in the United States.

Your selection as a winner entitles you to $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) which will be made available to you upon your arrival in the United States. The visa gives you an opportunity to apply for and acquire a United States of America citizenship green card while residing in the United States of America.

Thanks
Mahabir Estrella Fernandez

PLEASE CONTACT CONSULAR Jeffrey Kellerman WITH YOUR WINNING CASE NUMBERS AND YOUR VISA PASSPORT SERIAL NUMBERS. HE WILL HANDLE YOUR VISA DOCUMENTATIONS, ALSO GUIDE AND PUT YOU THROUGH YOUR VISA AND FLIGHT TICKET DOCUMENTS PROCESSING. HIS CONTACT DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW.

Name: Jeffrey Kellerman
Email: us_consular@mail2usa.com
Office Phone: +447035986005
Alternate: +447011130080


DISCLAIMER :

This e-mail is for the intended recipient only If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system,access, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance on any of it by anyone else is prohibited.

If you as intended recipient have received this e-mail incorrectly, please notify the sender (via e-mail) Immediately.

So Much For That

After finishing So Much For That, by Lionel Shriver, a most excellent book, I have quite decided I will never have chemotherapy, and maybe not even surgery, if I have a re-occurrence of something awful. (Don't click that second link, do do the first, I am just being silly there.)

Scam Relief!

Well, I guess I can finally get that compensation for all those scams!

From a fellow scammed victim...
From:Elizabeth Park Fowler fowlerelizaa22@aol.com

I'm Ms. Elizabeth Park Fowler of Tampa, FL 33629., I'm a US citizen, I'm 51yrs Old. And I strongly and meant to believed that you are a foreigner I suppose, I'm one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria, London, Malaysia and Spain two year's ago. I was even contacted through email by an individual claiming to be my country (FBI) and they told me that they will help me too and they too sucks me dry by me sending them money to help retrieved my money and me having a new and better life and they all refused to pay me, I had paid over $91,320 while in the US my husband and family had to leave me because I refused to listen to them when they are telling me to stop, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to meet Barrister George K. C. Esq, who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD AUTHORITY and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer), and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake and that they are all working together as different gangs and partners. It all started with one man Barrister Frank Okoh who contacted me to help him and since then my life was hell till now.

All the above name and many more were listed to me and showed to me by Barrister George K. C., because I was scammed by Mark Welling, Barrister Frank Okoh & James Obi. But I was disappointed when I went to my country FBI face to face to seek that I have been paying money to them. And they was very annoyed with me because they say that I am going above the law by dealing with people that are claiming to be them, I was heart broken and ashamed of my own self all of that i lost my hard earn money and my entire family at that. That’s when I took the mind and spirit to go down to Nigeria when it all began?

There are still real transactions in the world globe today but the scammers are just much than the real transaction so we are all confused so is better you gets the compensation money instead of pursuing empty dreams. When I went to the U.S.A embassy I was directed to Barrister George K. C. Esq of London immediately, He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment and he showed me care and help me when I first approached him I was very annoyed with all black's at that time. Right now I'm the happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds amounting to $970,000.00. Moreover, Barrister George K. C., showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email and name as one of the scam victims, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Barrister George K. C. in London.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD AUTHORITY
Name: Barrister George K. C. (Legal Practitioner and Consultant)
Cell Number: +44 762 419 9026
Email: gkchi@sify.com


You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing. The only money I paid after I met Barrister George K. C. was just $1,325.00, so you have to take note of that. Don't worry at all as you do not need to go down to his country Nigeria all he need's from you is for you to identify yourself briefly and he will take it from there. I am traveling to Mexico to find my family now and start a new and better life but I had to do some good before I take my live as I will not be coming to the computer for long again till I see my family and start a new and better life. Once again my brother and friend do not waste your time and money on those empty promises. Instead, go ahead and contact Barrister George K. C. immediately you can call him if you like.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Ms. Elizabeth Park Fowler (Elizabeth)
Trustee/Treasurer, Triad Foundation Inc.
1902 South Wykagyl Street
Tampa, FL USA. 33629
Education: BS, Business Administration.

Dinner

Charred hamburger and boiled spinach...dinner last night.



Try to make a poem out of THAT!

Gross Copyright Violation

I was at the dentist the other month. I was reading Sunset magazine (December 2008) and drooling over the recipes.

I was hoping to share them with YOU, and so I found the pictures and recipes on MyRecipes.

This is Thai Chicken Coconut Soup. Does it not look yummy? I believe I have had something like this at Karinya. Only 7.2 grams of carbohydrates. I'll have TWO bowels bowls!



For dessert, let us have some Eggnog Cheesecake! Only 27 grams of carbs, so maybe I could have just a smidgen.



Or how about some Cranberry Obsession Snow Cake? It is red, it is white, it has white chocolate shavings on top! And only 113 grams of carbohydrates per serving!



Someone sent me this. I don't know if it is serendipitous spam, or from a (regretfully) forgotten relative. I hope the former. But, it's probably the latter.

But, I thought it was pretty good, so here it is, in the original size:

jakara bullard 10-14-09

pizza poem

o,pizza cheese hanging from the crust.

you make me fell like im in haven with your hot pepperonis.and tamato sauce. why are you so good chessy pizza.maybe i will get another slice to the ride to marie's.pizza pizza day and nite i cant stop.

I feel the same, pizza rules!

I Get E-Mail!

Two for today! Why the all caps? Supposed to look like a telegram?

From: "EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO AND GAMING CORPORATION"
Reply-To: cpobv@aim.com
Subject: WINNING NUMBER: EU/ILO-564/003/666
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:19:21 +0200


EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO AND GAMING CORPORATION.
LAAN VAN HOORNWIJCK 55
2289 DG RIJSWIJK
THE NETHERLANDS
www.lotto.nl

MONTH OF MAY EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO.
WINNING NUMBER: EU/ILO-564/003/666

OUR DEAR WINNER,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU THE SUM OF (ONE MILLION EURO) FROM EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ONLINE AND GAMING CORPORATION, ALL THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES WERE SELECTED FROM A DATA BASE OF INTERNET E-MAIL USERS, FROM WHICH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS CAME OUT AS THE WINNING COUPON.

WE THEREBY CONTACT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING AMOUNT QUICKLY AS THIS IS A MONTHLY LOTTERY. FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR WIN WILL RESULT INTO THE REVERSION OF THE WINNING SUM TO OUR FOLLOWING MONTH LOTTERY. (EXPIRATION DATE 19TH OF JUNE). PLEASE CONTACT OUR APPROVED AGENT FOR YOUR REGION WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBER ABOVE.

EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ONLINE AGENCY.
MISS. GILLIAN ROWLAND.
DIRECTOR OF WINNING CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
TEL: 31- 630-800-322
E-MAIL: cpobv@aim.com

KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING PRIZE TO YOURSELF, TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE.

REGARDS,
MRS. EVA JOHNSON.
DIRECTOR OF EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ONLINE.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S TOO LATE TO KINDLY KEEP MY WINNING PRIZE TO MYSELF, EVA! SO SORRY!!

And now...ALLUVIAL GOLD!


Reply-To:
From: mrs cemira gowan
Subject: From Mrs. Cemira,
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:16:21 +0000


From Mrs. Cemira,
It's with pleasure that I write to inform you of the availability of ALLUVIAL GOLD for sale. Though my late husband was into this small scale mining business before his untimely death (may his soul rest in a perfect peace) Below are the classification of the goods :

PRODUCT : ALLUVIAL GOLD.
QUANTITY :500 KGS.
QUALITY : 22+ KARATS. Karat IS purity. 22 Karat gold is 91.671 pure.
PURITY : 99.98%
PRICE : $ 17,500usd PER KG.
TERM OF PAYMENT : NEGOTIABLE.

We do not accept advance payment, the transaction will be done according to the seller and buyers agreement and we expect you to come with your Inspector machines and after checking, the payment will be on bank to bank bases. All your base are belong...Sorry!
But be informed that the buyer will be responsible for the shipments arrangement of the goods to his refineries, which will be deducted from our money after the sales of the goods at your refineries

I don’t want to waste much time again because the proceeds from this gold is highly needed in order to uplift our mining strength and since the raining seasons we have not been able to do anything due to the lack of the mining equipment. We would also asked that you help us after the sales to use the part of the money realised to procure the needed equipments for us .
If you are interested in the above product please get in touch with me and we will make arrangement on the mode of delivery.

I await to hear from you very soon.

Regards.
Mrs. Cemira Gowan

And what the heck would I DO with alluvial gold, anyway?