The best bait for better fishing. When a xenophobic
After some time away, here is a special issue on phishing (" phishing"). You've probably already received received emails of Nigerian or you were told that following a coup, the author of the letter seeking your help to transfer a huge amount of money. For your help, you would receive a percentage of that amount. The reality is less fun and your cooperation in this fraud will cost the said property.
I found the bait a little bigger. Fraudsters also.
Recently, I received a variant of "personalized" to the letter. To soften the hearts without which I belongs, the crooks gave a personal touch or they submit with their letter a photograph of their little family ruined but dignified. Well, the trick is just over subtle but I found the family photo and the photo of the mother and her little girl as a little something.
But these alternatives are too similar to be worth a mention in the myths Breaker. The last letter received, in my opinion, the most interesting. Here's the letter:
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JOB OFFER FROM MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
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Date: February 12, 2007 7:08:03 p.m.
EST From: baror@adelphia.net
Subject: JOB OFFER FROM MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
Reply to: mitsubishi_corp112@yahoo.com.hk
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
General Importers & Exporters
Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V
6BA, UNITED KINGDOM
.
** Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) Plc, Is A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The
Japanese trading and investment company, Our company import and export
Petroleum Products, Carbon, Crude Oil, Power & Electrical Systems,
Plants, General Merchandise.
**We are looking for representative that will be serving as a payment
representative\link between us and our numerous customers because most
of our customers pay with checks and bank transfer.
**As our representative you will receive 10% of any money you clear or
receive for the company. You will be required to send the underlisted
information via mitsubishi_corp112@yahoo.com.hk for consideration.
1. Full Name..........
2. Contact Address..........
3. Contact Telephone Number ..........
4. Occupation ............
5. Age ..........
Regards, Mrs.
. Anderson Spencer HR Department
,
Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) Plc.
Tel: +44-703-194-8843
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The letter claims to be a job for Mitsubishi in Great Britain. The name is known and the country not too exotic or even reassuring. Incidentally, the number phone is not good ...
For cons, I'm a little surprised that, for a position in the United Kingdom (UK) fault it send the request to Hong Kong (HK), while Mitsubishi is Japanese! (JP)
The other problem is the exorbitant rates of return that Mitsubishi promises: 10%. Knowing that a Mitsubishi annual turnover of £ 1,141,803,000 is to say more than 2 billion Canadian dollars! To simply "move" the checks you would receive 10% or 100 million? "
The hoax is big but at least has the merit of being a new kind.
Finally, the site mentions Mitsubishi UK the scam on its home page under the heading "Fraud Alert".
Happy reading!
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