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Twelve Years of Data
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AnyScam Scam Database Message Examples
Real messages sent by scammers, as reported to SCARS Institute. Victims' names and contact details are removed.
Scam email · 2020
I don't want to lose this package
If you lose this package, I will kill you and your family
You have to go and make this payment
Do you understand what i said
Scam email · 2020
Apply for my ticket
Do you know
If my package is lost
I will kill you and your family
Scam email · 2020
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
Messages from a scammer · 2020
Messages from a scammer · 2020
Greetings,
About video we will do it any time you are ready. Tiwa Savage management have agreed with agreement and we have signed it3 people ,,,and latest remix Tiwa Savage can voice it is by wednesday of this week.You can also send files of my Affection including the beat,so she can start to work on it
Greetings Mr ---VICTIM REDACTED--- ---VICTIM REDACTED---
My names are Ray ,am program manager here MTV Ba…
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Greetings,
About video we will do it any time you are ready. Tiwa Savage management have agreed with agreement and we have signed it3 people ,,,and latest remix Tiwa Savage can voice it is by wednesday of this week.You can also send files of my Affection including the beat,so she can start to work on it
Greetings Mr ---VICTIM REDACTED--- ---VICTIM REDACTED---
My names are Ray ,am program manager here MTV Base Africa and l received your video from Kenyan DJ King Rebel.We have watch your video music and we have like your work alot.I would like to to give you big chance for your video to be watched world wide.Which am sure we will make your name big.
we would like also to post your video in our web site ---LINK REDACTED--- and also future it @ front page of ur web site ,which get millions visit a day ..Also we will publishing any news about your life style.Each year we have video award which we bring artist here to perform live.We can also put your video @ Top 20 Videos in Africa and also top 40 Video world wide.Reason l asked king Rebel to give me your email so l can explain it my self to you.If you need we do all and also get your music famous l told king rebel to get me something small to give me strength to make all this happen
Scam email · 2020
Like as i said that you should contact me is very important. My name is Satim Siang and i'm from Indonesia but my husband is from Burma and we live in UK i lost my husband on 16th of August 2014. meanwhile i have struggled with the disease of Lung Cancer and my doctor says that the current stand of my Lung Cancer disease is uncontrollable and I have only few months to live.
Before the death of my husband, he worked a contract with the British government worth of $ 4.7 million Dollars, but death took him away before the money is sent to my bank account , my husband was a philanthropist before his death, he also encouraged me to help the poor, because since we got married, we have not been able to have any child.
Because of the condition of my health i have sent two million dollars to my home town ( Indonesia ) and have deposited 700,000.00 $ to the hospital for my medi…
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Like as i said that you should contact me is very important. My name is Satim Siang and i'm from Indonesia but my husband is from Burma and we live in UK i lost my husband on 16th of August 2014. meanwhile i have struggled with the disease of Lung Cancer and my doctor says that the current stand of my Lung Cancer disease is uncontrollable and I have only few months to live.
Before the death of my husband, he worked a contract with the British government worth of $ 4.7 million Dollars, but death took him away before the money is sent to my bank account , my husband was a philanthropist before his death, he also encouraged me to help the poor, because since we got married, we have not been able to have any child.
Because of the condition of my health i have sent two million dollars to my home town ( Indonesia ) and have deposited 700,000.00 $ to the hospital for my medication , i will like to send the remaining two million dollars to you so that you will help me to give it to the poor peoples and the widows over there in your country as was instructed by my late husband since we did not have any children to inherit this money , Please do not discriminate on religion , race , ethnicity when handling this project . Try to reply me immediately for more information . May God bless you and your family , I would love to talk to you on the phone , but the problem is that i do not know the language and can not speak well due to pains , please keep this information very secret , never tell anyone about this money at all for security reasons
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Response:
Thanks for your response. I wanted to give this money for the less privileged people,the orphans and widows in your country and i pray that God will give you a good heart to handle this project with sincerity . I will not be there watching you for this project or know how you spend the money , but God will be there to see you , you should take 30% of the total money for your personal use and use the rest for charity work , please do not allow bad friends or family members to deceive you to use all the money for yourself because the consequences will be on you . I will contact my bank manager to know the best way to send the money to you in your country . Dear Please keep this very secret , do not tell anyone about this money until you receive and save the money , this is my address, Rotary Way, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 7EH United Kingdom .
I want you to send me your personal data such as
(1) Full Name:.............
(2) Home Address:.............
(3) Email Address:...............
(4) Your Whats-App Telephone Number:.............
(5) Your Identity card or passport photograph.
(6)Your occupation
(7)Your country
(8)Your Age
Thank you and God bless you
Scam email · 2020
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Messages from a scammer · 2020
Always telling us and my friend that he needs to pay for surgery or medical expenses for him or for family. Need money wire to him by Western Union or Money Gram. and send gift cards please. Very very demanding.
Whenever we asked to see him in the hospital he would hang up or say bad connection. He would rarely talk on video. But he was always making up lies on why he need…
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Always telling us and my friend that he needs to pay for surgery or medical expenses for him or for family. Need money wire to him by Western Union or Money Gram. and send gift cards please. Very very demanding.
Whenever we asked to see him in the hospital he would hang up or say bad connection. He would rarely talk on video. But he was always making up lies on why he needed the money. First it would be , for rent, then it would be for food , then he would say I have malaria or something.
Always coming up with investment business plans,ask to see the proof , and he would say, I will get it to you and nothing. Lies
Said he was working and ask what company and gave us a name and looked it up and does not exist. Lies. Doing internet fraud and money laundering, Using different names. Passport fraud and Visa fraud. Had us move to WhatsApp or Hangouts to talk Scammer.Avoids video chats, Limit chats mostly. Uses lower cases I''s Contradictory of vague statements about personal life and past and work.. Never want to be seen in family photos or let you talk to family or show you his place.
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀ ʟɪᴄᴇɴsᴇᴅ ᴄᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ ɪᴍᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴀᴡʏᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 25 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴄɪᴄ.


