Spam and Attempted Fraud - November 2004

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From: "owner" <ezra@perkasagroups.com>
Subject: MAIL ORDER
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:21:22 +0700

HELLO

I'M MURSAN
I LOOKING FOR THE SONYERICSSON P910i
DO YOU HAVE IN STOCK NOW?
PLEASE REPLY ME AND LET ME KNOW THE PRICES HOW ABOUT PAYMENT AND
SHIPMENT?
LET ME KNOW
THANKS

BEST REGARDS

ANIS MURSAN

Originates from 202.146.243.73 in Indonesia.

From: "MARCUS STORES" <marcusstores@lycos.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:53:05 -0500
Subject: QUOTATIONS

hello sales,

i am mr. smith banjo, i am the manager of royal press ltd.i will like to have the quotation for this product.
samsung d500...........................5 pieces
thanks, hope to hear from you soonest.
best regards,
manager.
--

"Mr. Smith Banjo"??! Isn't it rather unlikely that the manager of "Royal Press Ltd" would have to use a free email account from Lycos with somebody else's name on it?

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:27:50 -0800 (PST)
From: ariyo adejare <ariyo4real2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: enquiry

Hello shopforphones ,
I`m interest in the Nokia 7600 Mobile Phone, I`m the purchasing agent to a communiaction centre named Star world communication dealers in sims and accessories .both in Nigeria and South africa . I will like to have this for my Xmas bonanza for well known VIP customers . So i will like to have 20 pieces ordered which i will pay with cheque . So i need your urgent reply for my bill and the amount with due discount to it . it`s nice doing business with you . Once this is sought out , The company lawyer will do the aggrement and other necessity required to do. this is urgent.
Ariyo.

This originates from 80.179.236.202 which is registered to Golden Lines in Israel, but experience tells us that this is probably really from Nigeria. This seems to be common with Golden Lines IP addresses. This email combines several well-known elements of Nigerian scams.

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 05:10:49 -0800 (PST)
From: lee dwight <compacttrading@yahoo.com>
Subject: ORDER

        Hello,
        i am lee dwight the marketing manager of the compact trading outlets an american sub-store located in africa,your website was recommended to me by an associate and after surfing through i am quite interested in making a purchase of some items,
i will want you to give me a quotation cost for the items i am requesting for in your reply to this mail ,also i will want by order treated with preference as i will inturn be suppling the items to my customers ,so i will expect a quick reply from you.
As soon as we agree on the cost i will have a certified check sent to you for the payment of my order.
order list.
SONY ERICSSON P900 X 8 PIECES
i will be expecting your mail providing the needed information.
                                                              thank you
                                                             lee dwight

Originates from 81.199.6.32 in Nigeria. The structure of the email is a giveaway.. there's just a standard introduction plus an order list pasted onto the end. Why would an employee of a multinational retailer need to use a Yahoo email address?

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:40:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Ming <globaltechtronic@yahoo.com>
Subject: Mail Order

Dear Sales,

I'm customer from Singapore and i want to buy your product.
For payment i only use credit card(Master Card or Visa).

from your shop:

# Description :Sony Ericsson P910i

# Quantity :8unit

Please give me total amount and shipping cost via FEDEX.
I'm waiting your response.

Best Regards,
Robert Ming

Originates from 202.65.117.6 in Indonesia, so yet another false claim from an Indonesian to be from Singapore.

From: "MARCUS STORES" <marcusstores@lycos.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:18:26 -0500
Subject: QUOTATIONS (URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED)

dear sales,i am the managerof marcussrores.
i will like to have the quotation for this product.
nokia6230..........5 pieces
thanks, hope to hear from you soonest.
best regards,
manager.

Last time we saw this email address it was "Mr Smith Banjo" of "Royal Press Ltd". Perhaps the scammer got his email addresses mixed up.

From: "pedrol cocu" <pedrol@outgun.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:41:26 +0800
Subject: traet ugent

dear sales ,
my name is pedro, cocu i am a citizen in united kingdom , my company name is pedrol tele com centre, i am interestying in buying your product whic i am interesting in buying and i wil be glad if you can sell for ma
product (Nokia 7610)
qty.(10)
i want to know the cost of goods and shippment cost to united kingdom , payment will be made with credit card information ,i will be glad to hear from you , i am here by waiting for your reply , may thay lord be with you , amen
best regards
pedrol cocu

Originates from 193.220.50.165 in Nigeria. Amen.

Subject: Inquiry
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:24:42 -0800
From: "I made pasha" <istanastore@mailcan.com>

Dear Seller,

I would like to buy from you :

-Sony Ericsson P900 qty 10 pcs

Do you have them instock ?
Can you ship to Singapore and accept credit card as the payment ?
Looking forward to hear from you

Best Regards,,
Dani Mathieson

Another astonishingly unimaginative fake "Singapore" email. Another telltale sign here is the mismatch between sender name and signature.

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 04:32:02 +0800 (CST)
From: Jean Juanda <jean_juanda@yahoo.com.sg>
Subject: Order Request

Dear Seller...

I am consumer from Singapore. I am visited your website in the internet and I wanted to buy a product from your shop.
Tha produt was :

Item : Nokia 9500 Communicator
Qty : 10 units

Did you accept payment with credit card?
If you accepted payment with credit card i will send my credit card and please your check.
Please give me information about product that will be bought by me from your shop.
Thank you and I hoped we could co-operate.

Best regards,

This one at least has registered a Singapore email address, however the originating IP is 202.169.225.9 in Indonesia.

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:30:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Adhy Andreas <adhy_andreas@yahoo.com>
Subject: Mail Order

Hello Seller,

Dod Day !
I the owner of the shop was located in SINGAPORE want to make busness with you,
I wanted to buy your thing,
for my payment only could with the card kredit, (Mastercard)
and whether you could send the thing by the sending service
from the door to the door for example FedEx or UPS?.

Description : Sony Ericsson P910i
Quantity : 10 Units

If you could agree to my condition,
please contacted me came back as soon as possible.
I'll looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you.

Best Regards,
Adhy Andreas

I swear that someone must have written an application to churn this crap out. No prizes for guessing that "Singapore" is actually Indonesia (IP is 202.169.236.19). What the hell does "Dod Day" mean anyway??

From: Nelly Augustine <nelly_augustine@yahoo.com>
Subject: Buy Sony Ericsson P910i Via Email
To: info@shopforphones.co.uk

Dear Seller,

Thanks for your confirmation.
I wanted Sony Ericsson P910i,qty:2 units, are you can supply to International?, I'm located in SINGAPORE Country and I can pay by creditcard (Mastercard). If you aggree with my condition, please confirm back ASAP.
Thank you.

Kind Regards,
Nelly

No prizes for guessing that this is another Indonesian email, again from 202.169.236.19 like the previous one. This was in response to our newsletter.. consequently Nelly Augustine was booted.

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:30:18 +0100 (CET)
From: ferradi boutique <ferradiboutique@yahoo.fr>
Subject: Wants to Order

Hi,

I, Mr John Koffi of Ferradi Boutique located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
We are looking forward to place order.

Please do let us know if you can ship to the Ivory Coast with Fedex or UPS.

Our payment term is with our companys credit card.
Please advice.

Thanks,
JOHN KOFFI

The Ivory Coast is another upcoming fraud hotspot in Africa, just like Nigeria. Originates from 213.136.103.177.

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:50:45 -0800 (PST)
From: kyanjo allofs <ali7ug@yahoo.com>
Subject: buy mobile phones

Dear sir, we need to buy used gsm mobile phones from your company. email us the models what you have in stock and the price list so that we can quote,hope to hear from you. we understand you have the best condition of gsm phones in the world.
hope for a positive response
regards

jane
uganda mobile impoters

Flattery will get you everywhere.. well, perhaps not, although it seems we have "the best condition of gsm phones in the world." Let me just check our stock levels.. oh yes, they're at an all time high of exactly zero. They'll all in good condition though.