Comments on: Nigerian Workshop: How to defraud an iPhone with fake Citibank emails http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:23:52 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: babe http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368433 babe Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:19:05 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368433 unlucky me....i had trust this guy of nigerian (maybe) but he told me that he is from UK. it is too late for me to realize all of his cheating. he claims that he sells iphone and other android phones in really cheap price coz he got them directly from apple. he makes me hesitate with the way he explained. but i dont know why i still trust him. maybe becoz all of my question about the iphone, how he can manage the tranfer (of course by FedEx) , and so on, was answered. and he really convinced me about all what he said. and maybe i'm to easy to be cheated. poor me, i had done the money transfer (western union) yesterday but when i ask about the phone he gave me so many excused. i wont let this happenned again. i really wanna kill that bustard guy. and for all of readers, buyer and seller, be alert to this guy: pretend as : mohamad rashdan accountant: name: richard colins address : 12 ojoto express road city: mushin country: nigeria zip code: 23401 unlucky me….i had trust this guy of nigerian (maybe) but he told me that he is from UK. it is too late for me to realize all of his cheating. he claims that he sells iphone and other android phones in really cheap price coz he got them directly from apple. he makes me hesitate with the way he explained. but i dont know why i still trust him. maybe becoz all of my question about the iphone, how he can manage the tranfer (of course by FedEx) , and so on, was answered. and he really convinced me about all what he said. and maybe i’m to easy to be cheated. poor me, i had done the money transfer (western union) yesterday but when i ask about the phone he gave me so many excused. i wont let this happenned again. i really wanna kill that bustard guy.

and for all of readers, buyer and seller, be alert to this guy:

pretend as : mohamad rashdan

accountant:

name: richard colins
address : 12 ojoto express road
city: mushin
country: nigeria
zip code: 23401

]]> By: Anonymous http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368432 Anonymous Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:41 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368432 hi guys...nice community post here... let me introduce myself...i'm shah from malaysia...i've been approach with two ladies..one claimed her from USA and another from UK..both were interested with my selling items on mudah.com.my on of the marketplace forum in Malaysia....the modus operandi were most likely similar exactly like all of u posted overhere...but i'm thiking smart to search further about this scamsmells deal....so i decided to pull out from the deal....lucky me...but is it ok if i've already give some details about my account to them...i'm worried that they capable to withdraw all money in my account just by having such data...is it possible..? thank u....opinion are much appreciated about this.. thank you...pals hi guys…nice community post here…

let me introduce myself…i’m shah from malaysia…i’ve been approach with two ladies..one claimed her from USA and another from UK..both were interested with my selling items on mudah.com.my on of the marketplace forum in Malaysia….the modus operandi were most likely similar exactly like all of u posted overhere…but i’m thiking smart to search further about this scamsmells deal….so i decided to pull out from the deal….lucky me…but is it ok if i’ve already give some details about my account to them…i’m worried that they capable to withdraw all money in my account just by having such data…is it possible..?

thank u….opinion are much appreciated about this..

thank you…pals

]]> By: goldwin http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368431 goldwin Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:07:34 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368431 Hej, thanks for this.. I also wanted so send my iphone to Nigeria... Thanks a lot... Hej, thanks for this.. I also wanted so send my iphone to Nigeria… Thanks a lot…

]]> By: liza http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368430 liza Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:21:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368430 wow! this same thing is happening to me now. someone from UK is willing to send me the payment for my phone and offered me 100GBP to send the unit to his son in Nigeria and he is willing to send the money without even asking for my personal details like how he can trace me in case i don't send the phone after receiving the payment. i got curios and search for the address he gave me and i found this site. thanks for info. wow! this same thing is happening to me now. someone from UK is willing to send me the payment for my phone and offered me 100GBP to send the unit to his son in Nigeria and he is willing to send the money without even asking for my personal details like how he can trace me in case i don’t send the phone after receiving the payment. i got curios and search for the address he gave me and i found this site. thanks for info.

]]> By: Getting Rid of an iMac G3 « Oodles of Charm http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368429 Getting Rid of an iMac G3 « Oodles of Charm Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:09:44 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368429 [...] The other hit I get is for a blog post about internet scam artists, where his name shows up as a contact in an iPhone transaction scam. [...] [...] The other hit I get is for a blog post about internet scam artists, where his name shows up as a contact in an iPhone transaction scam. [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368428 Anonymous Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:48:49 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368428 omg, I am now so glad I checked first before doing anything.I also got an e-mail from Juliet Malcos saying that her son is going for a school project tomorow and that she wants my laptop I placed on sale for 320€ (I placed a 150€ price, this was too suspicius from the first) and that she needs it shipped to Nigeria.And that she will pay for the shipping.When something is too good to be true, you need to check it.And oh my God, after reading all the comments, I see that there are a lot of phishing cases here.Thank God I checked. omg, I am now so glad I checked first before doing anything.I also got an e-mail from Juliet Malcos saying that her son is going for a school project tomorow and that she wants my laptop I placed on sale for 320€ (I placed a 150€ price, this was too suspicius from the first) and that she needs it shipped to Nigeria.And that she will pay for the shipping.When something is too good to be true, you need to check it.And oh my God, after reading all the comments, I see that there are a lot of phishing cases here.Thank God I checked.

]]> By: Phil http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368427 Phil Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:41:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368427 This is almost the same response i got it yesterday. That bastard still scouting around us for victims. Better Beware. This is almost the same response i got it yesterday. That bastard still scouting around us for victims. Better Beware.

]]> By: Philip http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368426 Philip Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:32:59 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368426 Lately I nearly fell into the trap of a Nigerian con lady by the name Mrs Sharon Judd. She offered 500 Euro for my set of brand new US Home Theater set with speakers of 5 which I advertised on Mudah.com. When I was about to send out thro' pos Malaysia., I was allertrd by my elder brother to be more careful as there were a lot Nigerian scam cases occured. He advised me to made a study on the transaction. True enough after verified with my local Maybank and her so called "The Royal Bank of Scotland" ,I came to know that the related payment document (LC) was fake.Soon after I came across this on this web site. Thanks God. Please take note of the following informatio and Beware!! Name : Mrs Sharon Judd Daughter's name : Dekunle Lekan Daughter's Address: No16, Lagere Area. Ife, Osun State Nigeria. Zip code : 23436 Tel: +234807859496 RBS Bank Accounts Dept.Tel:( which I believed to be FAKE) +447031817569 +447024096951 +447737063918 +448704783490 Lately I nearly fell into the trap of a Nigerian con lady by the name Mrs Sharon Judd. She offered 500 Euro for my set of brand new US Home Theater set with speakers of 5 which I advertised on Mudah.com. When I was about to send out thro’ pos Malaysia., I was allertrd by my elder brother to be more careful as there were a lot Nigerian scam cases occured. He advised me to made a study on the transaction. True enough after verified with my local Maybank and her so called “The Royal Bank of Scotland”
,I came to know that the related payment document (LC) was fake.Soon after I came across this on this web site. Thanks God.

Please take note of the following informatio and Beware!!
Name : Mrs Sharon Judd
Daughter’s name : Dekunle Lekan
Daughter’s
Address: No16, Lagere Area.
Ife,
Osun State
Nigeria.
Zip code : 23436
Tel: +234807859496
RBS Bank Accounts Dept.Tel:( which I believed to be FAKE)
+447031817569
+447024096951
+447737063918
+448704783490

]]> By: Malaysian Lady http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368425 Malaysian Lady Sat, 29 May 2010 16:12:10 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368425 hey there, received a similar scam email but he had to go thru the website i was advertising from and so, his IP address came up as: 192.251.226.205 and i googled it to find that it originated from Germany. So, am not too sure. hey there,

received a similar scam email but he had to go thru the website i was advertising from and so, his IP address came up as: 192.251.226.205 and i googled it to find that it originated from Germany. So, am not too sure.

]]> By: Malaysian Lady http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/nigerian-workshop-how-to-defraud-an-iphone-with-fake-citibank-emails/#comment-368424 Malaysian Lady Sat, 29 May 2010 15:44:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5265#comment-368424 omg. thank you so much author! There is a same scam going around on a Malaysian online website (similar to eBay) called "mudah.my". I advertised my item there and sure enough, a man who claims to live in Portugal and wished to send his daughter in Nigeria a gift contacted me. Luckily, feeling that this person seems strange and he insisted in using bank to bank transfer instead of PayPal, I decided to google his so-called daughter and details. Several scam alert websites came up including this write-up. His latest email is as per below: Hello, Thanks for the message back concerning the Item I am buying from you, so I will like you to let me know the Final Cost of it. In addition I will like you to know that I am using Bank to Bank Money Transfer to made the Payment to your Bank Account Details, so I'll like you to let me have your Full Bank Details for the payment to be made. Also I'll like you to let me have the Shipping Cost of the Item via DHL Courier Service to my Daughter Address below Here is my Daughter Address Information Name: Dele Taiwo Address: NW5/148 Alexander Street, Omitowoju City: Ibadan State: Oyo State Country: Nigeria Zip-code:+234 Phone Number: 07065851660 Banking Information for the Payment Account Name Account Number Bank Name Bank Address Swift Code Total Cost of the Item with the Delivery Cost Thanks Keith Waie ------------- Please beware of this person. I hope whoever he is trying to cheat right now, finds this write up as well. omg. thank you so much author!

There is a same scam going around on a Malaysian online website (similar to eBay) called “mudah.my”. I advertised my item there and sure enough, a man who claims to live in Portugal and wished to send his daughter in Nigeria a gift contacted me. Luckily, feeling that this person seems strange and he insisted in using bank to bank transfer instead of PayPal, I decided to google his so-called daughter and details. Several scam alert websites came up including this write-up.

His latest email is as per below:

Hello,
Thanks for the message back concerning the Item
I am buying from you, so I will like you to let me know
the Final Cost of it.
In addition I will like you to know that I am using Bank
to Bank Money Transfer to made the Payment to your
Bank Account Details, so I’ll like you to let me have your
Full Bank Details for the payment to be made.
Also I’ll like you to let me have the Shipping Cost of the
Item via DHL Courier Service to my Daughter Address below

Here is my Daughter Address Information

Name: Dele Taiwo
Address: NW5/148 Alexander Street, Omitowoju
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo State
Country: Nigeria
Zip-code:+234
Phone Number: 07065851660

Banking Information for the Payment

Account Name
Account Number
Bank Name
Bank Address
Swift Code

Total Cost of the Item with the Delivery Cost

Thanks

Keith Waie

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Please beware of this person. I hope whoever he is trying to cheat right now, finds this write up as well.

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