Thursday, January 25, 2007

Just another nutty SCAM booking

from: maria@cancuntraveler.com
"I am rueben dave of the southafrica travelling agency .i will like to
book a hotel
for my clients ,i want a double room.
I will like you to look under and check the reservation information
below:
Below is the details of my reservation:
check in :30th / 1/ 2007
check out:7th / 2/ 2007

Names of clients below:
Mr A.Maxwell
Mr Bruice mikiel
Mr H. davis
Mr D. daniel

Get back to me with the total amount for the days which me and my
partners are going to be using in the hotel.Also for the payment we
paid via (credit card or cheque)so advice me which payment u prefer
among the two and get back to me with the total cost now, so that i
can forward my payment to you.
so i will want you to make it snappy so that we can proceed on time
with the reservation,
Hope to read from you soon.

Regards
rueben dave"

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

SCAM from David Morgany david.morgany@gmail.com

This is a SCAM, be aware!
"
Sir/Madam,

For the executives of an organization (YOUNG MEN CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN
ORGANISATION ), Visiting for their annual reconciliation.
ARRIVAL: 20th of April, 2007.
DEPARTURE: 30th of April, 2007.
NUMBER OF NIGHTS: 10 nights.
NUMBER OF GUEST: 12 (ALL ADULTS)
NUMBER OF ROOMS: 7 (5 DOUBLES AND 2 SINGLES FOR THE LEADERS OF THE
ORGANISATION).
Please I will like you to calculate and get back to me immediately with the
grand total cost of the whole 7 rooms for the 10 nights including breakfast
and tax.
I await your urgent response.
Kind Regards,
Morgany.
"

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

One banal SCAM booking. Dr. Lynn Dyke

It' s so banal, I think everybody can see it's a SCAM!
"Hello,


To whom it may concern

We need accomodation for our delegates
coming to your country on a Christian summit/Evangelization.

We we require a 4 rooms. The delegates are 4 in number.

Arrival date is 3rd
of April, 2007.

Departure date is 10th April, 2007.

Number of nights; 7 nights.

Payment method; CREDIT CARD

Please confirm if you have accomodation on the stipulated dates and get back to me with the total cost as soon as possible.

regards,

Dr. Lynn Dyke maureenserewa3@virgilio.it"

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Avoiding and Identifying Scams and Fraudulent Inquiries

If the person corresponds with broken English, misspellings, and/or improper use of grammar and word choice, take caution. Be aware that scammers will also try and impress the owner by their financial status - posing as a doctor or an important figure in government - as a form to guarantee payment. If they increasingly become persistent with overpayment or have irrelevant information to tell you, it’s best to avoid any further correspondence with that individual.

Common sense may also be your best tool in avoiding a potential scam. If an inquiry seems too good to be true, it probably is. If the inquiry is irrelevant in regards to booking your place, it probably is. If the inquiry causes too much hesitancy to respond, or seems awkward, save your time for a real inquiry. Remember, there are plenty of eager travelers waiting to book your place.

-There are an incredible amount of misspellings
-There are no spaces in between sentences
-Little or no use of capitalization (or sometimes overcapitalization)
-Vague information about the owners rental
-Mailer poses as a travel agent, wedding planner, relative, or someone other than the actual renter
-Broken English
-Improper usage of grammar
-Attempts to get personal information from the owner
-Many of these emails are sent in large numbers and the same message may be given to the same owner twice, but with different names and email addresses for contact information. This is the easiest indication that the email is a scam

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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

It is SCAM booking from "az william". Be aware!

"Hello Sir /Ma,

Good day .i would like to book for me and my family we would be coming over for holiday for some days .and i would like to book a reservation for three rooms.please find the Names below for the booking.
Name of pax:
One Single:Master Drey Gadin
One Single:Master Jones Gadin
Double Single:Mr&Mrs Eric Gadin

Arrival: 10/12/06
Depature:23/12/06


I would like you to get back to me with the total cost of the three rooms and also for morning breakfast.we would be arrinving on the 10th december and be leaving on the 23th of December.so please do get back to me as soon as you get this message so that i can send you my credit card details for you to charge and debit total amount .thank you
Regards,
Adams
az william "

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