How To Tell That You Are Being Scammed Via Emails & How To Prevent/Control/Get Rid Of It - From Facebook Now To Emails

I hate scammers and I don’t know if you too hate them the way I do? If so, do you know how to prevent and or to get rid of them? Formally on Facebook and now to emails, their ways and tricks seem to have remained the same for all the years with minor changes since it all begins with a friendship request email to a billion dollar deal which requires bank, western union and electronic wire money transfers.

When I wrote my other articles about Facebook scams, offline scams, and those common scam practices on the internet including the world and Africa, it looks like I touched many of them and their reaction was to resort to the email alternative and targeting me in the very first step but guess what, I can see and trace all of such unlike many who don’t know how it works and end up falling victims.

Scamming activities not only end online but too are rapidly spreading offline through the different ways for example the Airtel fake winning ongoing scam, talk time scams, item shipping and collection scams and many others. These all target the different people and nothing too is being done just like it has been on Facebook and like it is on Emails.

How To Spot A Scamming Email?

Every time you get an email message from an unknown sender, into your spam folder, a friendship request and others related, the first thing you can think of is being one and taking note of it. Below are some example scam emails.. You can see the different email messages originating from those users. They start as friends and en up as deal makers and which is wrong.

From grace abel
Hi, I became interested to know more about you today after going through your profile in facebook please contact me via my personal email address ([email protected])so i can tell you about myself and send you my pictures,and i have some thing that is bordering me i want to discuss with you.thanks yours Grace…Happy New Year…

From Rita Baby
Hi, My name is Rita. I found your profile here in (facebook.com) and that inspired me. It will be nice to receive your response . Have a beautiful day. Rita. Email:- [email protected]

From Sandra Khalifa
Greetings My Dear, I am happy to see your email at facebook today and i want us to be friends, email me at ([email protected])’so that
I can give you my picture. see you soon. sandra.bye

From Christabel Evra
My Dear,
How are you and how is your work? i hope that all is well with you, My name is Miss Christabel, i saw your profile today at (facebook.com) when i was browsing looking for honest partner,then i feel to drop this few line to you , and i will like you to contact me through my email ([email protected]) so that we can know each other and exchange our pictures, and we may become partner.Remember the distance does not matter what matters is the love we share with each other.i am waiting to hear from you soon.
kiss regards Miss Christabel.

From Malgret Philip Moniba
Hello Dear Friend, How are you doing today, Hope that you are in good health as that is the will of God concerning us .My name is Malgret I am a girl, I saw your profile here and my spirit ask me to contact you about this important issue that will benefit you if only you agree to work with me , i so please send message to my email id: (
[email protected]) so that i will tell you about the important issue that will benefit both of us in due time provided we can trust and have faith on each other . PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECT TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR FURTHER .pls send msgs to my email id: (
[email protected]) Please if you feel that you
can not reply me through my yahoo id it will better not to reply me here and I am waiting for your urgent and immediate reply. thank you.

Miss Malgret .
[email protected]

From Favour Edwin

hello
my name is Favour Edwin i wish to request for your friendship Write back to
me here in my email address
i will tell you more about my self, thanks I wish to hear from you soon,
Yours
friend,
Favour

How To Deal With Them/Get Rid Of Them?

This is simple. Simply ignore such mails and never respond to them. You will be safer when you don’t make any exchanges however much the mails seem promising. Additionally, you should never share your email-address publicly on social sites since that will curb on the many to know it and possibly use it there own ways.

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13 thoughts on “How To Tell That You Are Being Scammed Via Emails & How To Prevent/Control/Get Rid Of It – From Facebook Now To Emails”
  1. Hello everybody, here every person is sharing these kinds of knowledge, so
    it’s good to read this weblog, and I used to pay a quick visit this blog every day.

  2. Was from Favour Edwin [email protected]
    My name is Favour Edwin iam a young girl from west Africa. I saw your email when i was browsing at internet and found out that we can make a good match and i will like you to contact me through my email address so that i can tell a you more about myself. Please my dear i will like you to contact me at my mail box.
    Waiting for your mail,

    Your Favour Edwin

  3. Dear, i saw your profile on Facebook and i became interested to know you, i’m not always on Facebook so i decided to send you message here, please i would like you to write back to me so that i will tell you the reason why i contacted you, please dear it is very important i will tell you all about myself as soon as i receive your reply to juliet khargbor [email protected]

    I got this too.

  4. Hi Dear how are you there, please contact me through my email ID at i have a good reason for contacting you which i will tell you later, send an email as soon as you receive this letter so that i can mail you right a way, i am Miss Cherish by name. Hug

    Cherish Samuel
    [email protected]

  5. Hi dear
    My name is Ameena, I am a woman. I don’t mean to disturb you but I would so like us to become not just internet friends but good friends that is why I am writing you. I shall tell you more about me when I get your reply. Have a nice day.

    Ameena Diagne
    [email protected]

  6. From Cherish Samuel help admin

    Hi Dear how are you there, please contact
    me through my email ID at i have a good
    reason for contacting you which i will tell
    you later, send an email as soon as you
    receive this letter so that i can mail you
    right a way, i am Miss Cherish by name.
    Hug

  7. The big list of scam emailers here

    PAYMENT NOTIFICATION “Bello”

    THANKS FROM MRS AISHA AL-OBEID “MRS
    AISHA AL-OBEID”
    HONEST SOMEONE Jenny Marissa

    I will appreciate your timely response.
    “renovato”
    Good Day “Equitorial Trust Bank
    Plc”
    RE: HELLO SIR/MADAM “RICHARD WALKER
    ESQ”
    DONATION FROM MRS. ESTHER JOMKOMA
    “MRS. ESTHER JOMKOMA”

    GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
    (CONFIDENTIAL) Daven chow

    Greeting from Ming Yang Mr Yang

    Your Approval Is Needed Please …
    “Pastor Mrs Andreana Shalker”
    Congratulations “Dr. Alexis Calderon”

    hi “Mrs. Ingabritt
    Ahlenius”
    I\’m for it! [email protected]
    Hola..fecidades!!! “Ecowas Donation”

    Dear Account Owner “support
    team”
    TICKET No: ES42071-00 “Euro Millon
    Lottery”
    (no subject) “MA DELUN”

    REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE “LOTERIA
    NACIONAL GLOBAL 2010”
    FROM THE DESK OF DR. PHILIP UCHE
    “INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
    AGENCY”
    Your Payment Notification::–1 “Jeff
    Bryan”
    Your Email ID won! “Mrs.Eva
    Carlos”
    Crude Oil Investment “Engr. Frank
    Thabi”
    Hello Dear Friend “David
    Abbey”
    Unsecured & Affordable loan, Offer at 3%
    interest rate! “FIRST FINANCE TRUST”

    What do you want?
    [email protected]
    CONGRATULATION. “BMW AUTOMOBILE
    LOTTERY PROMO”
    Your Bank Draft Is Ready Call Mr.Olawale
    Now1 “COMPENSATION
    OFFICE”
    MRS HELENE SNEDDON USE THIS FUNDS
    “MRS HELENE
    SNEDDON”
    From: Sgt.Adam Caldwell. “Sgt
    Caldwell”
    From: Sgt.Adam Caldwell. “Sgt
    Caldwell”
    Article from The Hindu: Sent to you by MR.
    JOSEPH ADDO.
    [email protected]
    reply “David Wood”

    Compensation for your past efforts
    “Thomas
    Adeniran”
    Personal accountant to an expatriate
    engineer “Mr. Randy Chow Angelo”

    FROM MISS Linda Linda Ado

    MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTIONS
    CONGRATULATE YOU “Microsoft Online
    Promotions”
    Joint Investment Mrs Margaret Allen

    Email “J.P Alvares
    Abogados”
    You Won in MS Promo (View Attached
    Confirmation Letter) “Ms James \(MS
    Office Sec.\)”
    Business Proposition “Mr. Song
    Li”
    Notice of Winning Payment First National
    Bank
    CONSENT NEEDED: DANNY XIONG

    FYI: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY “Dr. Stella
    Davies”
    Due Unpaid BeneficiaryFunds
    DISBURSEMENT COMMITTEE

    FROM CECIL DABA “FROM CECIL
    DABA”
    United Nations and World Bank
    compensation Programme(94) “ICEP
    SWITZERLAND”
    HI sera george

    DID YOU AUTHORIZE MR. LOUIS TO CLAIM
    YOUR FUND? “SKYE BANK NIGERIA
    PLC”
    Your Response Needed to Act.. “Mr Song
    Li”
    I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTENTION.
    DESMOND WANG

    MY BROTHER
    “G.Kenndy”
    PLEASE CONTACT ME Lee K

    URGENT RESPONSE Kate Naomi

    Hello “Richard
    Branson”
    FROM MRS. AMINA ARTURO TABARA. AMINA
    ARTURO TABARA

    ATTENTION: DO YOU NEED A LOAN? { APPLY
    NOW } “Solucion Financiera”

    SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND CLAIMS
    PAYMENT: URGENT. “Mr Williams
    Gary”
    Re:Finance “Beta
    Loans”
    Dear Beloved “Mrs Smith Linda”

    I APPRECIATE YOUR PAST EFFORT “Dr
    Williams Eze”
    EMAIL WINNING INFORMATION.. “PRIZE
    AWARD DEPT”
    =?utf-8?B?
    2KzYp9im2LLYqSDZhNmI2KrZiCDYp9mE2YXYrdmF2YjZhA==?
    = State Mobile Lottery Award

    FROM DR. (MRS.) MARIAM SANNI ABACHA
    (GCFR) “DR. (MRS.) MARIAM SANNI ABACHA
    (GCFR)”
    FROM CECIL DABA “FROM CECIL
    DABA”
    CIA GENERATED HACKER SPAM Tim White

    EMERGENCY “Western Union Money
    Transfer”
    INEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE!!!
    Maswell Dagani
    SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
    [email protected]

    ORPHANAGE PROJECT READ AND REPLY!!!
    Mrs Christabel Brown

    Crude oil sales “Engr. Carlson
    Cohen”
    God bless you As you Read, ruth richard

    From Pius Saidu Momoh Pius Saidu
    Momoh
    Crude oil sales “Engr. Carlson
    Cohen”
    Dear beneficiary, “Moquegua Dir.Reg. de
    Trabajo y Prom.Empleo”

    Pls.:Read-Compensation-Fund-Urgent
    “Vincent Kafui
    Williams”
    Hello, victor amicha

    dayzers Nederland organization:2010
    “Mrs. Joyce
    Zeumeren”
    (no subject) British Lottery Board

    NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA REGULAR
    MAIL SERVICE (G.P.S). “Mrs. Sarah
    Williams”
    The Delivery Man has arrived! William
    Addo
    Employment Offer “Honeywell
    International
    INC”
    I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY.
    Miss Jenifer Konate

    Dear in Christ Jesus IN GOD WE TRUST
    from joy mike
    Financial aid from FDV,Contact Dr.Razaq
    Immediately. FONDAZIONE Di VITTORIO &
    ECOWAS
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!=?UTF-8?Q?
    _YOU_HAVE_WON_=C2=A350?=0,000,00
    “YAHOOMSN/MICROSOFT LOTTERY”

    FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF
    LONDON UK “James
    Greg”
    PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR GOOD
    WORK OF GOD…. (sent from abused email
    account)
    Urgent Notification “Mr Wilson
    Smith”
    PAYMENT VIA REGULAR MAIL SERVICE (G.P.S).
    “MRS. JUMOKE PETERS.”
    Greetings from Japan Tomo Sand Nori

    Read…..Plz And Get Back. “Ming
    Yang.”
    THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND “Mr. Steve
    Morgan”
    CALL YOUR DIPLOMAT NOW @ THIS NUMBER
    +1 219-512-9758 “First Flight Courier
    Services”
    FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. “REV.
    JOHNSON T.
    UCHE”
    YOUR LAST PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
    “FOREIGN PAYMENT
    DEPT.”
    Re: Unpaid-Beneficiary Through ATM CARD!!!
    rdp14 “Payment Representative
    Office”
    REF:YAHOO6/315116127/27 You Have Won
    £1,000,000.00
    “Yahoo!”
    From: Lt General Larry Sewell (Rtd) “Lt.
    Gen. Larry
    Sewell”
    (no subject) “JOHN WANG”

    ALBERT GUBAY “MR ALBERT
    GUBAY”
    I am very grateful to you
    [email protected]
    NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST “Barrister
    Michael Smith”

    Yours sincerly sister in Christ “Mrs
    Debbie
    Freeman”
    PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE ETTERS
    FOUNDATION
    Re: Reply Diana Williams

    UNITED NATIONS / WORLD BANK
    COMPENSATION UNIT. “United Nations/
    World Bank Compensation
    Unit”
    You Are Among Our List Of Winners “Mr
    Sam Barry”
    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “MR
    ROBERT S
    MUELLER.III”
    THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND “Mr. Steve
    Morgan”
    Response Vincent Cheng

    Reply me for details “Mr. Kwame Koffi.”

    Your Informations – “Louise Van
    Boss”
    HELLO GOOD DAY MY FRIEND “Miss.Queen
    Evan”
    Unclaimed Deposit In Your Family Name
    “Patrick Rozan”
    GET BACK TO ME ASAP……26/07/2010 “Dr.
    David Cooker”
    THIS IS MY LIFE IN YOUR HANDS “HAJIYA
    TURAI YARADUA”
    PLEASE DONATE MY DEAREST Mrs Debbie
    Freeman
    FROM MR. PETER “Ecobank Ltd.”

    Re: Urgent Notification Letter “Mrs.
    Rhoda Van Goor”
    ( Donation of funds to you ) Thanks and
    View the donation l… “Mrs. S. Z”

    VS: [SPAM]: RE: PERSONALLY TO YOU & VERY
    URGENT “Odd Vorhaug”

    PARTNERSHIP REQUEST. “BARRACK
    MALOUD”
    Contact Mr.Paul Michael For Your Claim…
    “Mrs.Ruizena
    Santiago,”
    review and respond Jacob Josh

    PAYMENT VIA REGULAR MAIL SERVICE (G.P.S).
    “Mrs. Jumoke Peters.”
    RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR BANK
    ACCOUNT WITH US$12,500,… “NATWEST
    BANK”
    Ref: CLUK/475061725 “CITY UK LOTTO
    PROMO”

    From: Mr. Idris “Mr. D. Idris”

    Thanks Chong Steven

    Offer For Financial Transaction-Please
    Expedite Action “Morgan G.S.
    Osibodu”
    We have a mystery shopping assignment.
    Frank James

    From Christian Duke “Christian Duke”

    CRY FOR HELP “Mrs Eunice Evra”

    FROM MRS PASCALLIN SERRANO.
    “Mrs.Pascallin Serrano.”

    Fund Transfer “DR USMAN
    ADAMS”
    Apostolic Greetings !!!, Jennifer Edward

    The Truth About Your Funds “Mr. Sussan
    Derrick”
    Apply for Loan @ 3% afaxgold

    RE:YOUR UNCLAIMED GRANT NOTIFICATION!!!
    “Mr.Vikki Malcom”

    From: Capt. Richard Benneth “UNITED
    NATIONS”
    FROM MRS STELLA AKAH REPLY NEEDED…….
    mrs stella
    * DID YOU AUTHORIZE MR. JOHN
    WHEELER????????????? “NIGERIA
    INVESTIGATION”
    Pls, I need your kind urgent attention!
    [email protected]

    R U L “REX
    UKEH”
    From: Sgt. Adam Caldwell. “Sgt
    Caldwell”
    Greeting jon molinga

    FROM VICTOR. Victor zuma themba

    MEGAMILLION PRIZE CLAIM “MEGAMILLION
    LOTTERY”
    From Dr. John Moore. “Dr. John Moore.”

    (no subject) ZODIAC FINANCIAL
    INVESTMENT
    GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER! MARIA
    JOHNSON
    Greeting LILIAN YAO

    !!!AWARD NOTICE!!! “VITTORIO FONDAZIONE.”

    ATTN: She needs your assistance “Mr.
    Emile”
    Your Mail. “Miss Maria
    Bazan”
    =?utf-8?B?
    Q09OR1JBVFVMQVRJT04gWU9VIEhBVkUgV09OIEdCUMKjMU0gVU…
    Uk Canada Lottery

    WINNING
    “Borst”
    THIS TRANSFER CAN BE EXECUTED
    PERFECTELY “VICTOR
    OGUNTA”
    SEEKING FOR YOUR CONSCENT “Mr. Idris
    Azizi”
    TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS
    POSSIBLE.
    This is my last notice to you. “Mrs.
    Jefferson Kinsman”
    Re: Urgent Notification Letter “Mrs.
    Gabriela Maria
    Jose”
    PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL BENJAMIN
    DUDU
    FROM UNITED NATIONS “UNITED
    NATIONS”
    Hello, [email protected]
    Joint Investment. Mrs Margaret Allen

  8. Admin, i also got this email from [email protected]. Clarify if its scam.

    Dear Sir/Madam

    I am Perniti Chauhan, Online Marketing Consultant

    Get your web designing and development jobs done here in India at a minimal price by web experts. We are 90+ employees working round the clock for our overseas clients and if you have any of the following

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    We offer a variety of services that can satisfy your needs at affordable cost.

    Our Services:-

    ü Full SEO package (with plan and activities).

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    ü SMO (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.).

    ü Content Writing Services.

    ü Website Designing and Development Services.

    ü Responsive and SEO Friendly websites.

    ü Upgrade existing Website (with Graphic, PHP and other Content Management System).

    ü New website for Business (in Drupal, Joomla, Word Press Magento, Yii etc).

    May I know in which Service are you interested in?

    If you are interested, then I can send you our past work details, affordable quotation, samples, price list with best offer.Throgh which you may get more information.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Perniti Chauhan,
    Online Marketing Consultant
    Disclaimer: The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) establishes requirements for those who send commercial email, spells out penalties for spammers and companies whose products are advertised in spam if they violate the law, and gives consumers the right to ask mailers to stop spamming them. The above mail is in accordance to the Can Spam act of 2003: There are no deceptive subject lines and is a manual process through our efforts on World Wide Web.

  9. Thanks. This too looks the same..
    ATTN: NOTICE OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND VALUED $2.8M
    My name is Jeff Smith, Director National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA). I
    write to inform you that an FBI Inspection Agent attached to our organization has notified us of a
    recovered abandoned shipment at Hartsfield International Airport Atlanta Georgia through a Diplomat
    from United Kingdom via Africa Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 25kg containing cash valued
    $2.8million which has your email address and name attached as beneficiary/next of kin.
    The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as
    (cash) rather it was declared as personal effect their aim is to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent.
    Also, the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees. As our duty, is to promote and support
    excellence and professionalism, hence we decided to contact you in respect to your consignment.
    The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) is a non-profit organization
    hence we do not charge an fee (s) for our services. Our duty is to guide you until such a time that you
    have received your unclaimed fund/property and we are affiliated with the National Association of State
    Treasurers and the Council of State Governments and our Members represent all states, the District of
    Columbia, and other international governmental entities around the World. We provides a forum for
    uniform laws, thereby protecting and returning unclaimed property to rightful owners.
    To claim your consignment, kindly reconfirm the following:
    1.Your full name:…………………….
    2.Your residence address:……………..
    3.Your telephone number:………………
    4.Your age:………………………….
    5.Your occupation:……………………
    Upon your response, we shall direct you to an accredited attorney to our organization to assist you in
    processing/releasing of your entitlement.
    Thanks
    Mr. Jeff Smith.
    Director National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA)

  10. Hello Dear, How are you? i hope you are fine, My name is Miss favour,I come
    Across your profile in facebook, it seams like some thing touches me, i
    started having some feeling in me which i have never experience in my
    life before,please kindly write direct to my e-mail for us to enjoy
    direct contact. Here is my e-mail([email protected] ) . Have a
    nice day and hope to hear from you.

    That i got right now.

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