Email Scams and Spam

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Email Scams and Spam

Email Scams and Spam

• Email Spams - Endless unsolicited help in getting a cheap mortgage, enlarging your genitals, buying Viagra or cheap drugs, software or losing weight. Many of these also contain worms and viruses! And don't think for a moment that the "sent from" or "reply to" addresses are real.. or really who sent it.  See this page about falsified email addresses: spoofing!
• How to Stop Spam almost forever! You don't have to face an inbox full of porn, spam, scams and junk every day.  Here's how to stop it.
• Nigerian Scams: Money Transfer / Advance Fee Fraud / Bank account scams / Fake Business deals (419 scams) , such as letters, emails or faxes notifying the recipient that the sender requires help in transferring a large sum of money through your bank account (for reward) usually from Nigerian and Dutch sources. There are many variations on this scheme, including the fake business deal: "I need a business partner in the U.S." , types of money laundering, and others. Also see fake cashier's checks . Also see Jobs Scams . Also see these pages:
  • Samples of  common scams and how to know they are fakes!
  • Names used by scammers for their organizations
  • Names of scammers / names used by scammers
  • Poor widows and orphans of super wealthy diplomats, Generals, Presidents and whatever... with millions in an account that you can help get!
  • Celebrity Scams - Is that email really from your favorite TV or movie star, Sports hero or other celebrity?
  • ATM Card Scams - Nigeria owes you money from an inheritance / contract file
  • Lawyers and Barristers with Dead Clients Bank Accounts (they could give lawyers a bad name)
  • Government officials, bankers, insurance managers and account managers, all with dead rich clients
  • Foreign business deal scams - need a partner or rep where you live (lucky you!)
  • Religious scams - "Oh, for the love of Christ..."
  • Fake grants, loans and credit card applications (take our millions, please!)
  • Miscellaneous: No classifications - It's hard to figure out WHAT the scam of these gibberishy emails are supposed to be! 
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