Pete Bingham Spam

[huntvambo]

This is not a slur on Pete but just to make members aware that I've just received a mail supposedly from Pete, see the jist below:

I'm in Madrid, and in need of your urgent assistance. Please send me 1,000.00 Euro to enable me to complete my activities here. I will reimburse you as soon as I return. Send it through Western Union Money Transfer with this information.
Receiver: Pete Bingham.
Location: Calle Albasanz, 26-28 Madrid 28037 - Spain.

Kind regards,
Pete

I've mailed Pete to make him aware of it.

If it is Pete perhaps we could hand the hat round and see how much we can collect!

Paul
Framed in Alvechurch

[prospero]

I have heard of these scams before. Never thought the Bingster would fall victim.

[Cathy]

I am sure Pete will be absolutely thrilled with this , Just Imagining his calm reaction as I type

[mikeysaling]

i hope this doesnt indicate that petes i/d has been stolen/forged or a bank account in his name has been opened.

[Keith Hewitt]

I have just spoken to Pete and seems the e mail has gone to many.

I of course took it as being serious, and sprung into action.
Below are my emails to the bogus Mr Bingham...

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Pete,

I am ashamed to say Western Union have made an awful mistake, and in fact sent 10,000 Euros
Can you promise me to not go silly with the extra 9,000 Euros.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday in my favourite city.

Keith

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----- Original Message -----
From: PETER BINGHAM
To: keith@keithhewitt.co.uk
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: urgent please


Hi Keith,

I lost my wallet in a taxi here. Please remember to send me the control number after making the Western Union Transfer to enable me pick it up. Thank you so much.


Kind regards,
Pete




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From: keith@keithhewitt.co.uk
To: pete-bingham@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: Re: urgent please
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:15:45 +0100


Hi Pete,

Sorry to hear your predicament, has some hooker stolen your wallet?
You need to be a tad more careful.

Euro 1000 is on its way - glad I could help - thats what friends are for

Adios

Keith

[An Old Master]

Trouble is, if I ever do run out of funds in say Barnsley, nobody'll take any notice of my cries for help. Anyway, ignore the pleas to send money to Madrid - send it to my home address instead! Thanks to the concerned, but even I'm not daft enough to give my account details to an unknown - I think....

[Bagpuss]

You have to be so careful keeping your e-mail protected from viruses and such like, a couple of weeks ago I had a supplier contact me with a link to a website selling Viagra ??
After I looked at it and placed an order I e-mail'd the chap and told him, the virus had gone through his complete e-mail address book and sent all his customers the same link. This carried on for a couple of weeks, it doesn't create a good impression with the punters does it ?

[swanlinnet]

After I had first checked to see whether this email was genuine or not, I would have strung this con-artist along for a few days. It's surprising
the lengths they'll go to if you offer another means of trasferring the money to them.

In fact, there is a very, very, prolific version of this kind of scamming. It's called "The Nigerian email Scam".
This particular scam is notorious.

Below is a verbatim email from it :- In fact, if you type in Google "Nigerian email Scam" you'll find tons of stuff were people
have strung the con artist along. Of course , lots have been taken in by them so it's always vital to double and treble check.

Below is the verbatim message showing the lengths and artfulness they go to:-


Good day,

I am contacting you because of a business concerning a huge sum of money
from a deceased deposit in the Security and Finance company where I work
here in Netherlands. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that
all will be well at the end of the day. I actually decided to contact
you due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION;

I discovered an abandoned deposit in my company owned by one of our
foreign customers who died along with his entire family as a result of
an automobile crash. He actually deposited this funds amounting to
US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve million united states dollars), for safe
keeping in my company here in Amsterdam. Company file records shows that
the funds was actually for a project our late costumer wanted to start
in the near future (a multi million Dollar steel plant in Florida, USA),
before his sudden and untimely death. As such since his death none of
his relations or next-of-kin has come forward to lay claims for this
property as the heir, this is the basically the reason why I have
contacted you. My company cannot release the property unless someone
applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our
operating guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me for the funds to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to know that I have
secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased
beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance
of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Beneficiary full name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
3. Occupation and position
4. Nationality and Date of birth
5. Marital status
6. Gender/sex

These requirements will enable me file letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
you can personally appear for the claim. I shall be compensating you
with 30% of the total money while 10% will be for any expenses incurred
the rest will be mine on final conclusion of this project. Please note
that your share stays while the rest shall before me for investment
purposes.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail. Please reply
to my private and confidential email: bruceraymond@indiatimes.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Bruce Raymond.