Debunking hoaxes and exposing scams!
It is with trust and confidence that i write to make this urgent business proposal to you. I was assigned to seek for a foreign partner who will assist us in providing a convenient foreign account abroad for the transfer of us$35,500,000.00 As government officials, we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts so this is why we decided to contact you. yours faithfully, Dr. Evans Egobia.
As a business celebrity Richard Branson has been the subject of scammers many times. Scammers impersonating him or the Virgin Group companies and/or Virgin senior management staff. So besides having an anti fraud team and writing about these scams on their website they’ve created an animation to help people identify scams and prevent becoming a victim.
Fake hacker spam machine translated into Dutch: Opgelet! Val hackers aan op uw account! Ik heb slecht nieuws voor u. 12/08/2019 – op deze dag heb ik uw besturingssysteem gehackt en kreeg ik volledige toegang tot uw account. Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat je deze foto’s niet aan je familie, vrienden of collega’s wilt laten zien. Ik denk dat $766 een heel klein bedrag is voor mijn stilte.
I am Mrs Robin Sanders, Former U.S.A Ambassador to Nigeria. With reference to your entitlement fund and inline with the CHANGE OF BENEFICARY’S APPLICATION, signed by Mrs. Glenda F. Ward with your purported authorization, saying that you authorized her to claim your fund that you are terminally ill. Did you ever instruct Mrs Glenda F. Ward to claim your fund worth US$7.000.000? Kindly get back to me as soon as possible.
Hello Mr./Mrs., I’m Mr. Graham a loan officer, i have an investor who is ready to fund any project with the following terms below in any country. It will be a loan funding… The annual return will be 3% yearly The exit period will be 20 years.
You have a donation of Eur €400,000.00. Looking forward to your response for more details.
Hello Friend, Did you get our company letter that i was directed to send to you by Chang Yeou Chang? Please acknowledge. Regards, Sarah Fitch.
Hello Friend, Did you get the letter that i was directed to send to you by Mrs. Karabo Ford? Please acknowledge. Regards, Karen Birch.
I am Mr. Robert Karofsky from Harlesden, North West London, here in England. I work for UBS Bank, London. I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of an immense benefit to both of us. In my department, being the co-President Investment Bank of UBS Group AG and UBS AG Greater London Regional Office, I discovered an abandoned sum of 22.3 Million Great British Pounds Sterling.
I work for Supreme OIl and Gas , A division of BLU OIL MALTA LTD. On my desk is a mandate to arrange for Oil purchase from Republic of South Africa and Zimbabwe for up to 2,000,000 barrels on monthly bases. Our commission/brokerage as middleman is between $2 – $3 per barrel so if the target of 2M barrels is met monthly we stand to share $4M – $6M every month for a span of 12 months.
De ABN AMRO Bank biedt haar klanten een zo veilig mogelijke virtuele omgeving aan om bankzaken te doen met maximaal gebruiksgemak. Daarom introduceert ABN AMRO Bank vanaf vandaag de Digipass, dit is de opvolger van uw huidige e.dentifier2. U ontvangt uw nieuwe Digipass binnen enkele werkdagen per post toegezonden. Bij ontvangst, dient u deze eerst activeren. U beveiligt uw Digipass dan met een pincode zodat alleen u hem kunt gebruiken.