Θέμα: Private Message
Περιεχόμενο:
DEAR SIR,
I GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT ISSUEs WHICH I WILL REVEAL TO YOU IN THE COURSE OF THIS LETTER. I AM MRS HADJIA MARIAM ABACHA, THE WIFE OF THE LATE HEAD OF STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA. WHO DIED GRUESOMELY ON THE 8TH JUNE 1998. I MANAGED TO GET YOUR CONTACT FROM AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL. AND AS A LAST RESORT TO SEEK ASSISTANCE I DECIDED WITH ALL HUMILITY TO CONTACT YOU.
EVER SINCE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO HAS DONE EVERYTHING TO FRUSTRATE US BY SEIZING OUR PROPERTIES WHICH OF COURSE INCLUDE MY LATE HUSBAND'S MONEY WHICH WAS KEPT IN THE SWISS BANKS AMOUNTING TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND HIS ESTATES BACK HOME IN NIGERIA. MY ONLY FEAR IS THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE THE ONLY HOUSE WE ARE STAYING NOW. MY SON MOHAMMED ABACHA WAS ARRESTED AND PUT IN JAIL BY PRESIDENT OBASANJO AS A WAY TO GET BACK AT OUR FAMILY. MY HUSBAND ARRESTED OBASANJO FOR ATTEMPTED COUP PLOT IN 1995, SO THAT WAS HIS REVENGE AGAINST US. MY SON MOHAMMED HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED, HAVING FOUND THAT HE WAS INNOCENT OF ALL THE CRIMES LEVIED AGAINST HIM BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THIS PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS COLLECTED AND SEIZED ALMOST ALL OUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCLUDING OUR ESTATES HOME AND ABROAD. TRAVELLING RISTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON US. NEITHER ME NOR MY CHILDREN ARE FREE TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY, OUR PASSPORTS HAVE BEEN SEIZED. WE ARE ACTUALLY SUFFERING FOR THE SIN WE DIDN'T COMMIT AND THEY KNOW IT.
THE REASON WHY I AM SECRETLY CONTACTING YOU IS PLEAD FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE UNBEHALF OF MY FAMILY TO HELP US IN THE TRANSFER OF USD$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS), WHICH IS PRESENTLY BEING THREATENED HERE IN NIGERIA AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEMS MY FAMILY IS HAVING WITH THIS GOVERNMENT WHO HAS SEIZED A LOT OF MONEY FROM US. THE FUNDS IN QUESTION HAS BEING SECRETLY DEPOSITED AS A CONCEALED CONSIGNMENT IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA TO BE MOVED ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC COVER TO ENSURE ITS SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY. FOR SECURITY REASONS WE CLAIMED THAT THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINED FAMILY TREASURES INSTEAD OF CASH TO AVOID SUSPICION. ALSO THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE MOVED IN YOUR NAME TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE TRACE TO US THAT MAY LEAD TO ITS SEIZURE.
THE CONSIGNMENT WILL THEN BE DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD. YOU WILL HAVE TO HELP US CLAIM IT IN YOUR NAME AND PUT IN PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT FOR US TO BE INVESTED IN A WORTHWHILE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHICH YOU WILL HELP US TAKE CARE OF. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE SO THAT WE CAN START BUSINESS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETELY SAFE FOR YOU AND I ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR IDENTITY WILL BE HIGHLY PROTECTED.
FINALLY, FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS BUSINESS I WILL SUGGEST THAT YOU KEEP IT AS TOP MOST SECRET. BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING IN MY COUNTRY, I HAVE APPOINTED MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU. AS SOON AS I GET YOUR RESPONSE I WILL SEND YOU HIS FULL CONTACT SO THAT YOU CAN WORK THINGS OUT WITH HIM. PLEASE THIS PROJECT DEMANDS URGENCY AND COMPETENCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
SINCERELY,
MRS MARIAM ABACHA
2. Ανυπόστατοι λογαριασμοί
Η πρακτική των ψεύτικων τιμολογίων που ο αποστολέας ελπίζει ότι μπορεί να πληρωθούν κατά λάθος είναι πολύ διαδεδομένη στο δίκτυο και δυστυχώς σε αυτήν δεν καταφεύγουν μόνο άγνωστες εταιρείες ή μεμονωμένοι απατεώνες.
Για παράδειγμα, η Verisign είναι γνωστή σε όλο τον κόσμο για τα πιστοποιητικά ασφαλείας των web servers που εκδίδει, καθώς και για τα συστήματα ηλεκτρονικής υπογραφής που παρέχει επί πληρωμή σε κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο.
Ελάχιστοι όμως γνωρίζουν ότι τα περισσότερα έσοδα της εταιρείας προέρχονται από τις πωλήσεις domain names. Το domain gepiti.com που κατέχω ήταν παλαιότερα καταχωρημένο στην network solutions (εταιρεία που αγόρασε η Verisign), αλλά σήμερα βρίσκεται σε άλλη εταιρεία (http://www.gandi.net). Αυτό όμως δεν εμποδίζει τη Verisign να μου στέλνει κάθε τόσο ψεύτικα τιμολόγια, ελπίζοντας ότι θα κάνω το λάθος να τα πληρώσω, μεταφέροντας έτσι χωρίς να το καταλάβω πάλι πίσω στη Verisign τη διαχείριση του gepiti.com.
Ένα μήνυμα όπως το ακόλουθο θα έχει εξαπατήσει σίγουρα αρκετούς:
Αποστολέας: VeriSign, Inc.
Θέμα: FINAL NOTICE for Billing NIC Handle: GE164
Περιεχόμενο:
Dear VeriSign Customer,
This is a final notice for renewal payment that is due for the below
listed domain name(s). In a few days, we will also send a notice in
the sent to the street address above. For your convenience we have
several payment options. Timely receipt of this payment will ensure
services for the period listed below.
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DOMAIN NAME RENEWAL INFORMATION
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Registered Domain Name............: GEPITI.COM
Invoice Number....................: 54240961
Expire Date.......................: 12-SEP-02
Notice Date.......................: 01-AUG-2002
Notice Due Date...................: 31-JUL-2002
Period Covered....................: 12-SEP-2002 - 12-SEP-2005
Amount Due........................: $69.99 U.S. Dollars
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3. Λανθασμένοι παραλήπτες επενδυτικών ευκαιριών
Ελάχιστοι ενήλικες πιστεύουν πλέον στον ’γιο Βασίλη ή στην Καλή Νεράιδα. Έτσι, οι περισσότεροι (αλλά δυστυχώς όχι όλοι) θα αγνοήσουν ένα email από κάποιον άγνωστο που μας πληροφορεί πως η μετοχή Χ ή η υπηρεσία Ψ είναι υποτιμημένες και θα πρέπει να επωφεληθούμε αγοράζοντας όσο είναι καιρός.
Γι' αυτό, μερικοί ευφυείς απατεώνες προτιμούν να αποστέλλουν emails που μοιάζουν με εμπιστευτικά μηνύματα που ανταλλάχθηκαν μεταξύ δύο χρηστών, αλλά "παράπεσαν" και έφτασαν κατά λάθος στο δικό μας email account. Έτσι η πληροφορία μοιάζει πραγματικά εμπιστευτική και υπάρχουν περισσότερες πιθανότητες να ενεργήσει ο παραλήπτης της.
Παράδειγμα:
Αποστολέας: TORRI YAZZIE
Θέμα: I never sent you this - keep it hush hush! :) MXTBP
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