Mar 19 2008

Ebay email scam from support4ds@uk2.net

Tag: Hoaxeshighena @ 1:58 pm

Just received this. If you get the same email check the sender’s address - support4ds@uk2.net. Obviously a scam.

Dear eBay Customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.

This might be due to either to the following reasons :

1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address).
2. Submitting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.

Please update and verify your information by clicking the link blew:
http://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate

If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted.

Kenneth Pavet,
eBay Safe Harbour Dpt.


Mar 19 2008

Dr Mrs Fareeza Al-Karbouli email scam

Tag: Hoaxeshighena @ 12:36 pm

Dr Mrs Fareeza Al-Karbouli
House 922,Halal-Babel
Masbah,Baghdad,
Rep. of Iraq

Hello dear,

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I wish to apologize for any inconveniences this proposal may cause you
as we have never met or known each other before.I know this will surely
come to you as a big surprise.

I am Mrs Fareeza Al-Karbouli,an Iraqi National from the northen
Kurdish town of Qaradagh.I am the wife of Dr Jamal Al Karbouly,formerly
Consultant and Principal Accountant with Al-Bayji oil refinery, situated
125 miles (200km)north of Baghdad.

I am writing to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
seven million five hundred thousand US dollars(US$7.5M) which my late
husband deposited with a finance and security company in Europe.Due to
the political crisis in my country,I am unable to secure entry visa to
travel to Europe to collect the funds.This is why I am soliciting for
your help to transfer the funds to your custody,until I can come and
meet you in your country.I intend using the funds for investment
purposes in your country.

I will offer you 25% of the funds as commission for your assistance.70%
of the money is for me, whereas 5% of it shall be used to take care
of overall expenses incured in the course of the transaction.Though
there are still rooms for more negotiations on this.

I am expecting your urgent response to enable me furnish you with
details and all the relevant documents covering the lodgement of the
funds.I will equally issue a Power of attorney on your behalf, empowering
you to receive the funds on my behalf as the trustee.

For security reasons,you should reply to my alternative
email:mrsfarza900@yahoo.com

Please treat with utmost urgency and confidentiality.

Kind Regards,

Dr Mrs Fareeza Al-Karbouli