Latest Email Scams

Wondering about money scams from overseas about inheriting millions from somebody you've never met? Recently I sent the webmaster at this site a few of my "examples". These creative scammers are just trying to get your (my) money, believe me - they are NOT sending it. Check out Scamorama.com. Laugh, don't cry - and remember, if it's WAY too good to be true, IT IS A SCAM!

PLEASE Read This WARNING on the Latest EMAIL SCAMS

"I have received hundreds of these emails lately - BEWARE!" At first most of these were emails from "supposed" barristers (attorneys) or relatives that I am getting an inheritance from people I did not even know. Now many are telling me that I WON a LOTTERY or something valuable.

More are showing up that offer me a job that is simply for me to turn around payments for them - DUH! You know these are fake checks - don't fall for that either. It takes up to a month for a check from overseas to bounce through the banks and finally be returned as Non-Sufficient Funds. By then you have a REAL MESS!

These are scammers trying to steal my identity. They want my personal financial information and will offer most anything to get it willingly from me. I know these are fraudulent. It is illegal to send them and the originators can be prosecuted. I am building a huge file of these messages that I may send to someone to start the process soon.

"Don't Fall For It!"

These "phishing" email messages are easy to spot, once you learn this trick. Usually it reads "none" in the From: section of your message header. Your email address is not there. Don't even open the message to read it. Basically they present some story to get your sympathy or notifying you of your good fortune. It is always followed by a request for your information so they can send you money. Just delete messages like these whenever you don't know who sent them. Avoid the time and hassle. (The rest are probably spammy ads for drugs or unlicensed software. Don't open them either.)

Sometimes a few such email scammers will discover your email address and send one such message directly to your real email account. Don't answer these either. They were simply sent by a scammer who had entered their list into message headers instead of through mail servers.

Never give your personal information out via email - NEVER!