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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Another suspected scam from Mrs Loveth Konnia

On June 23, 2010, at 8:54:24 PM, I received a message on tagged saying that:


my dear contact me through my email mrslovethkonnia@hotmail.fr for an important discusssion with you or better send me yours thanks you mrs loveth konnia

 Blogger:discussion also spelled wrong.  I suspect this Mrs Loveth Konnia would try to offer me her so called fortune.  I asked her what she wanted. She never come back to me.  Later i check her profile, it is being deleted. But I still saved her profile picture in my computer.  In case, you wanted to look at her face:

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Mrs Elizabeth Allen, suspected cancer scammer

Mrs Elizabeth Allen is another case of suspected scammer. On June 19, 2010, 1:16:40, she wrote to me telling me that she suffered from cancer and her doctor said that she would die in two months’ time and she wanted to transfer her fortune to me.

Blogger: I sympathized with her situation and told her to seek treatment and I did not want her money and she could donate it to the cancer foundation.
On the same day at 1:39:56 AM, she wrote back and said:
Dear KC,

Thank you very much for your words of hope. I really apprecaite your email. I will be glade if you can assist me. If i can have your information thus, Your full Name and Address, Your Telephone Number, I will forward to my Lawyer for proper documentation so that the Fund will be transfer to you to carry up the Job.
Await for your respond,

Mrs. Elizabeth Allen

Blogger: glade should be spelled glad.

I replied and told her I did not want her money and wanted her to donate the money to the cancer foundation. This was the e-mail:

Mrs Elizabeth, I am sorry to hear about your condition. My father also suffer from cancer. He has left me on Mar 21, 2010. I hope you donate your money to the cancer foundation. Even if you give your money to me, I will also try to work to help the cancer patient. There is new technology come out in China. Maybe can help you. I try to connect for you.
On the same day at 2:40:41 am, she again insisted that I should take the money. This is her message:

Dear,

I want you to help me handle this. This fund, according to my Lawyer, that as soon as you have agree, This fund will be transfer through a cash delivering to your address which you provide.

Please i need you assistance to handle this offer.

Mrs. Elizabeth

Blogger;This is what I said:

Elizabeth, I have been thru many cases of people offering money to me. There is this exchange control if the fund is too big I wonder our central bank will allow it to transfer in. Please donate it to cancer foundation. If you can give me your e-mail address, I will refer your case to another friend who is in China performing cancer treatment for people in China. I am sure you still have hope.


After that she did not write back and later when I checked back on Tagged, she deleted her profile picture. I suspect it is another cases of scam. It comes in different way and form.

I save her picture in my computer. She can delete it from Tagged, but I still have her profile picture as follows:

Clifford Jefferson, suspected scammer

Tagged is a social website. But I suspect there are many people using this website to con people. We call them scammers.

On June 20, 2010, when I was on Tagged, one guy by the name of Clifford Jefferson. (52 years old) sent me a message asking for my personal particular which include my e-mail because he has a business proposal to make.

I replied and asked him what sort of business proposal and he replied on the same day at 11:54:30 AM with the following message:

CAN I GET YOU INFORMATION AS I STATED ON MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE,SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU A COMPREHENSIVE AND DEATAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

Blogger’s comment: Can I get your information and he said Can I get you.

I replied and gave him my e-mail address telling him to send the proposal and if I like it, I will give him my particular.

This Clifford guy replied on the same day at 12:25:34 PM as follows:

THATS OK.I'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOON.PLEASE TRY TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR MY UPDATE.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.THANKS

Blogger: You know what. I was hoping to get his business proposal knowing that this guy might be another scammer. I came back and check my mail. There is no proposal. I checked Tagged on Clifford’s profile. He is gone. In case you wanted to see how his look like, I have saved his profile picture in my computer. He has deleted his profile completely from Tagged. I have encountered several cases of this nature. Next time when you received a message from a suspected scammer, you just saved his picture in your computer.

I don't know whether he is a scammer or not, but that is the way they operate. They will ask you for your personal particular and they will send you a business proposal which you feel like cannot resist and when you respond, you will fall into the trap.

Clifford deleted his profile might be because he felt that I also knew his intention so he does not want to take risk otherwise he might get caught.




Monday, June 21, 2010

刮财150万 阿婆也掏心, 黑情人网上骗百女

刮财150万 阿婆也掏心
黑情人网上骗百女

更新: June 21, 2010 18:07

敦希山(左)与建功的警官向媒体展示,诈骗集团成员以大专院校生身分入驻槟威的学生证件。
(槟城21日讯)11名来自网上“美男计”诈骗集团的尼日利亚籍男子,以理大生及学院生身分入驻槟威,两年内通过“网络情缘”,骗走111名女性受害者多达150万令吉财物,受害者包括73岁的老妇以及教师。

槟警方与武吉阿曼警方上周五(18日)接获可靠情报后,在威省一带住家逮捕11名男子及3名本地女子。

据知,这批“黑情人”诈骗集团通过各种交友网站,甚至面子书等猎物,在网页上上载帅气美男照,并声称来自英国,打造钻石王老五形象,使不少女网友上当。

警捕14人包括3女子

据查,这些受害者皆在网上与对方“交往”,而情陷圈套,最终被骗财。

槟州副总警长拿督敦希山高级助理总监今早与商业罪案调查组主任罗斯里,在槟警察总部召开记者会,证实此案。

他透露,落网的11名嫌犯,其中1人是在槟城理科大学就读10周短程课程的电脑系学生,其余10人是在威省某学院修读课程。被捕的3名女子,两人是印裔,另一人是巫裔。

他指出,警方在行动中起获36架手机、6部手提电脑、两个硬碟、两个随身碟、现款849令吉、尼日利亚国货币1930奈拉、1546美元,及1000欧元等。

“上述嫌犯年龄介于25岁至38岁,他们入境大马在槟州逗留已两年。”

他说,警方已援引刑事法典第420条文“欺骗及不诚实地移交财物”调查,涉及者一旦被提控可被判处不少过一年,但不超过 10年监禁及鞭笞,并可另加罚款。当局已把嫌犯押往推事庭申请延扣。

多名专业人士学生上当

遭尼日利亚男子骗情骗财的111名女性中,有多名专业人士,包括老师、工程师、公务员等,同时也包括理大学生。

罗斯里透露,这些受害者多数是高学历女性,并善用电脑交友及寻找商业伙伴等。

警方在调查中也发现,与“黑情人”同校的大学生和学院生也中招!

据查,该诈骗集团成员在入驻槟威大专院校后,除了对专业职业女性下手外,也连国内大学生及学院生也不放过。

他们往往以甜言蜜语与受害者谈情,甚至发展至谈婚论嫁期间,才骗走受害者的血汗钱。

敦希山指出,爱情虽然是盲目,但希望各界女性能够提高警惕,别相信任何网络交友或约会网站,以及网上寻找商业伙伴等所发布的讯息。

他说,涉及“网络情缘”骗案者在网络上,所发布的个人照皆是虚假,非本尊。

73岁单亲妈妈被骗逾15万

最年长的73岁“美男计”受害者,因生活寂寞,通过网络结交朋友,不料,被骗走15万5000令吉。

据知,“美男计”集团猎物目标不拘年龄,芳心寂寞的女性最容易中招。

罗斯里透露,受骗的73岁妇女是单亲妈妈,其儿女已长大。

他说,这名年长受害者是最近最新受骗案例,后者堕入“网络情缘”圈套,遭骗走15万5000令吉。

据知,这名老妇因生活寂寞,通过网络结交朋友,未料在网上遇人不淑,被尼日利亚男子花言巧语所蒙骗,透过银行户头汇入巨款给对方。

受害者巫裔占多

据警方数据,女受害者多数为巫裔,其次为华裔,当中最多受害者是东北县人,其二是西南区。

该集团在2008年开始网上行骗,当时受害者人数只有27人,受骗人数于去年增至49人。

今年1月至5月,受骗女子有34人,若警方没破获此集团,相信受骗女子或会突破前两年的人数。

虽然“黑情人”在诈骗时借用俊男照片,但本报记者在各社交网站注册户头发现,“黑情人”也有以真名及真面目示人。

其中一名落网者以真名“kanu Owen”在“myspace”、面子书和“NETLOG”注册。他于今年5月22日刚注册“myspace”户头,在“myspace”和 “NETLOG”皆上载了自己的照片,以真面目示人。

不过,交友反应不大,交不到几个朋友。 “kanu Owen”在网上表示自己对摄影和交朋友有兴趣。

主脑是尼籍男子
与同党就读威省学院

网上“美男计”诈骗集团主脑是一名35岁尼日利亚籍男子,他与另9名同党分别在威省一带学院就读。

据了解,这些落网的尼日利亚籍男子并没有出众的外表,上载至网站的美男照皆非本尊,惟他们善于使用网络科技,通过各交友及约会网站,甚至从面子书下手,以甜言蜜语攻势或谈论寻找商业伙伴等伎俩,骗取女性的信任后再骗财。警方暂未接到骗色投报。

假称邮寄名贵礼物
要受害者缴付税收

尼日利亚籍嫌犯在网上与受害者“热恋”时,声称为表示爱的诚意,已通过邮寄送出5000令吉至13万令吉神秘礼物给受害者,不过这些都是骗局。

敦希山指出,这些嫌犯与受害者在网上谈恋爱时,都会以上述伎俩骗取受害者的信任,并撒谎有关送出的礼物包括英镑。

他说,嫌犯过后会声称这些礼物“卡”在关税局,过不到海关,无法送到受害者手中。

他说,嫌犯为诈骗受害者,过后安排其本地同党假扮关税局人员,通过电话告诉受害者若要领回这些礼物,须缴付税款。

许多受害者为领取爱郎的礼物,往往会乖乖付费。

另外,嫌犯的伎俩也包括撒谎,称因带超过限额的现款来马而被扣留,并需要受害者协助给一笔钱担保。

坠陷阱女性逾百人
仍有多人没报案

警方相信堕入“网络情缘”的女性超过111人,目前尚有多名受害者未向当局投报。

敦希山说,该诈骗集团在槟威已活跃两年,当局是从2008年(27宗)开始接获投报,2009年48宗及今年截至5月共有 36宗,共111投报,受害者损失款额达151万6526令吉。

他说,嫌犯所用的银行户头为本地银行,他们分别以付费300令吉给本地人来注册银行户头。

他指出,嫌犯所用的户头是联昌银行户头即0733-0022708-4、 0733-0022691-52-30733-0024037-52-5。

敦希山促请任何人若曾把钱汇入上述户头,可向警方投报,以便当局介入调查。

另外,他说,诈骗集团的其中一名学院生嫌犯,与被捕的一名印裔女子是夫妻关系。

2008年受害者人数及损失数据
地区 受害者
人数 损失
(令吉)
威中 4 4万6734
西南 7 4万1871
东北 14 5万8370
威北 2 8900
总数 27 15万5875
马来人 14
华人 10
印度人 2
其他 1
总数 27

2009年受害者人数及损失数据
地区 受害者人数 损失
(令吉)
威中 13 17万7982
西南 15 26万4186
东北 19 51万8788
威北 2 2万9000
总数 49 98万9956
马来人 22
华人 22
印度人 4
其他 1
总数 49

2010年(1月份至5月份)
受害者人数及损失数据
地区 受害者人数 损失
(令吉)
威中 6 1万1400
西南 9 3万3320
东北 14 18万3478
威北 4 13万2600
威南 1 9897
总数 34 37万695
马来人 18
华人 10
印度人 3
其他 3
总数 34

73-year-old woman loses RM155,000 to ‘lover’

73-year-old woman loses RM155,000 to ‘lover’
By ANDREA FILMER
andrea@thestar.com.my

Tuesday June 22, 2010

GEORGE TOWN: A 73-year-old woman was swindled of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam by a Nigerian syndicate that has been busted by police.

She was the latest victim of the syndicate, which had cheated 110 other women over the last two years of about RM1.35mil.

The other victims included teachers, a lawyer and an engineer who were cheated of money from as little as RM5,000.

Penang deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the Nigerians had posed as handsome British men, courting their victims, who were all single Penang women, through online chats.

“They took the time to win over the women’s hearts and trust, sometimes to the extent of proposing marriage,” SAC Tun Hishan told a press conference here yesterday.

After about two months of courting, the “British men” conveyed their intention to send the women gifts in the form of laptop computers, mobile phones and cash in American currency.

“The women then received calls from a local woman impersonating a Customs officer, telling them that the parcel had been held up for Customs checks.

“They told the victims that a penalty had to be paid and provided them with bank accounts to pay the fine,” SAC Tun Hisan said.

He said the “British men” and parcels disappeared after the victims banked in the money.

He said the majority of the victims were aged between 20 and 50. Half of them are believed to be college and university students.

The syndicate was busted last Friday when police arrested 11 Nigerian men and three local women in raids on two houses in Seberang Prai and Butterworth after a month of surveillance.

Two computer hard disks, two flash drives, six laptop computers, 36 mobile phones, RM849, US$1,546 (RM5,086), 1,000 (RM4.080) and 1,930 Nigerian nairas (RM41.45) were seized in the raids.

The suspects are aged between 25 and 38, and some of the Nigerians are enrolled as students in institutions of higher education in Penang.

“From documents we recovered, we feel there are more victims out there,” SAC Tun Hisan said.

He urged anyone who had been asked to deposit money into CIMB bank accounts 0733-0022708-4, 0733-0022691-52-3 or 0733-0024037-52-5 to come forward and assist police in investigations.

Monday, June 14, 2010

网上遇非洲爱情骗子 女助理不见7100

网上遇非洲爱情骗子
女助理不见7100

更新: June 14, 2010 18:11

(吉隆坡14日讯)网上结识不到一个月,一名女法律助理和非洲爱情骗子恋上后,以为对方因携带38万2477令吉巨款来马见她在机场被扣,不惜英“雌”救美,结果被骗走7100令吉!

这名 27岁的受害者,在互联网上结识非洲籍男子后,迅速发展网络情缘,结果当她听到对方要飞来我国和她见面时,心情极度亢奋,盼望这一天及早降临。

她上周四(10日)早上9时许,突然接到对方来电,指他已从伦敦飞抵吉隆坡国际机场,却因为携带巨款(38万2477令吉)被关税局官员扣留。

“对方原本要求受害者为他缴付巨款的10%金额,把他保释出来,起初,半信半疑的受害者没有马上答应。”

不久后,受害者再接到另一名自称关税局官员的男子来电,向她要求缴付罚款,以将其情郎保释出外,受害者才误以为真。

受害者接着依照对方吩咐,汇了7100令吉到对方指定的数个银行户头,却不断接到对方来电催促,疑心再起下,致电关税局询问后始知上当。

吉隆坡商业罪案调查组主任依查尼助理总监证实此案。

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Someone try to con me

Today, I got a message on tagged telling me that he
has got a business proposal and asked me to give him my e-mail address.

I send him my e-mail address.  This Abdul Hamid responded at 4.49 pm

Dear KC,

Am really glad for your interest.

The fund is about 3.6mil US dollars, which i don't really know how much it is in your country's currency.

The money is to be brought in through international diplomats, because if it should be sent through bank may be tied down by the bank.

My client wants to invest in five star hotels and in transportation sector.

One has to risk himself before you achieve what you want in life, that's why i believe that a respectable man of your caliber would be capable.

According to my clients, 60% of the investment shall remain his while the remaining 40% goes to two of us.

Hope you understand clearly what i just said now.

Hope to hear from you.
Abdul Hamid (Barr.)


This is Abdul Hamid'sphoto on tagged. But later he deleted.

At 6.15pm, I wrote back to him.

Abdul Hamid,

If the fund is not brought in thru TT, then I would not be interested.

I have been thru the diplomatic  business and I know what is it.

Thank you.

Regards,

KC

At 6.29 pm, Abdul Hamid responded to say:

Its ok by me then.

we will have to get your account details to help forward the money down to your country.

Is that ok then?


I reply to him at 7.02 pm and say:

Abdul Hamid,

Once you mentioned diplomat, I know how the game is  being played. Thank you, I would not want to pursue.

Regards,
KC

Later, I checked tagged again,he deleted his profile and his photo.

This kind of people are very smart and very fast. You don't play with them.  Once you responded, you will get hook.  I have many encounters but I have not been conned because once they asked me for money, I know they try to con me.