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Delivery-date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:11:46 +0100 Received: from n22.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([87.248.110.139]) by nexus.dnshigh.com with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <gfredricks@ymail.com>) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:11:43 -0800 (PST) From: George Fredricks <gfredricks@ymail.com> Subject: Reservation Request Hello, Mr George Fredricks from London.I need to make reservation in your facility for the 10th May - 30th May 2010. The guests are journalists who are on tour all around europe and your country is there next destination. They need 2 double rooms that can sleep 4 guests. Kindly send in your rates in Euro and confirm availability of dates. Thanks,
Date: 3 Mar 2010 12:42:29 -0000
Subject: Booking enquiry
From: "tom smith" <tom.smith12@rediffmail.com>
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Hello,
Kindly confirm availabilty for 2 double or 4 single
rooms, for 4 guests coming on a sponsored holiday trip to your country,
from May 13th to May 21st 2010. Get back to me with total cost for the
period so that our sponsors can forward certified bank cheque to make
payment.
Regards,
Tom Smit
We replied with a nonsense e-mail and they made the usual fraud, just read below. Never, never trust who send you more money than due.
>Dear Mr Smith, >I confirm you the availability. Please the sbindola as it would be Antani. >With a light scappellament to the left. The booking is efroyed for the >period you required. Total cost is 5600 euro. > >Hope to see you in Svervegia soon. >Make sure you oblurasky. > >Regards, >Conte Mascetti Hello Conte, Thanks for the prompt reply. Your offer of accommodation @ 5.600,00 € is accepted and i'll carry on and make payment for the accommodation. However, we are embarking on a sponsored holiday trip and the sponsors have informed that in line with the company policy, all expenses for the trip will be made on one check. We made an arrangement with a prepaid transport consultant who will handle our pick up/transportation and airline tickets. For reasons of our sponsors policy, all expenses for our accommodation, airline tickets and transportation will be made on one check only. Therefore, a Certified Bank Check of 16.500,00 € will be sent to you, that will cover our accommodation, pick up/tickets and other services needed. I request that when you receive the check, you will cash it and deduct the cost of your accommodation 5.600,00 € and send the balance, 10.900,00 € to the agent who will arrange for our pick up/tickets and other travel requirements. This means i'll entrust the airfare/accommodation funds in your care. I want you to email your information to me in response to this email showing acceptance of this arrangement so that the sponsors can make out the check and send it to you via express courier service soonest. The requested information is as follows: 1. The name on which check will be drawn 2. Your contact address. 3. Your valid phone number. Kindly inform me once you receive the check so that i will instruct you on how to forward the balance to the agent so as to enable him complete all travel arrangements. Best Regards, Tom Smith
A very similar one has come after some months from IP 82.128.48.248, that's a Nigeria one, as usual.
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 03:13:37 +0100 [04:13 CEST] From: tom smith <tom.smith4@rediffmail.com> Received: from User mili [82.128.48.248] by skpmoneywise.com with NetMail SMTP Agent [...] Hello, Kindly confirm availability for 2 double or 4 single rooms, for 4 guests coming on a sponsored holiday trip to your country, from October 23rd to October 31st 2010. Get back to me with actual total cost (including taxes) for the period so that we can forward certified bank check or credit card details to make payment. Tom Smith
- E-Mail: collinsbradley71@yahoo.co.uk - Country: United Kingdom - Telephone No.: +447011136094 - Date of Arrival: 6th june 2010 - Date of Departure: 19th june 2010 - No. Guest: 4 - Your message: Hello, We need to book reservation for rooms in your place for 4 guests who will be arriving your location on 6 june 2010. The guests are scheduled to arrive as follows; Arrival: 6th june 2010 Departure: 19th june 2010 Dates Required: 6th june to 19th june (13 night) No.Of Guests: 4 (four) No.Of Rooms: 2 (two) double rooms or 4 (four) single rooms If you can take guests for the duration, Kindly get back to me with the rates and total cost required for the duration. A timely response will be appreciated as I look forward to hearing from you soon. Kind Regards, Engr Collins Bradley Engr Collins Bradley Milenium TRAVELS 143 thurlow park road, west dulwich, London,se21 8hy
I am Dr,James Wood from British school of motoring.I want to make inquiry of availability for 2 Double/Twin rooms/ your appartment for 4 guests arriving from England to your country for a research programme.Kindly inform me of the rates and the total cost for 4 delegates with the below booking details. Check in date...6th july 2010. Check out....18th july 2010. Number of Guests: 4 Names of Guests 1. Dr. James Wood 2. Dr. Chen Hang 3. mr. Inamotor Yan 4. Mr. Malcolm Plummer Kindly get back to me if you have availability on those dates.Also calculate the total cost including all taxes so that we can get our sponsors to make a Cheque payment to you for our accommodation. Awaiting your urgent response with the total cost. Kind Regards, Dr James wood +44-755-349-3483 40 Miredian Way, Edmonton, London, N9 0AS
Dear Sir/Madam, Could you please confirm availability and total cost for the dates stated below for 4 guests for 20 days vacation. Arrival Date: 10 th August 2010 Departure Date: 30Th August 2010 Room Type: 4 Standard single Room Or 2 Double Or 2 bedrooms Apartments. Length of Stay: 20 days The four guests are all Adults. Please advise availability. Moreover, what is the TOTAL COST in EURO or USD for the entire period including Tax if any. Your prompt response will be appreciated. In case the date is not available please get back to me with another date.Pls reply to my email: wmrnail@yahoo.co.uk. Thanks. Sincerely yours, Mr Nail White +447045756274
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From: ONEAL PETER <onealpetertravelagency@ymail.com>
Hello,
We need to book a prepaid reservation for 2 rooms in your place for 2 COUPLES who will
be arriving your location in 2ND NOVEMBER 2010. The COUPLES are scheduled to arrive as follows;
Arrival: 2ND NOVEMBER 2010
Departure: 12TH NOVEMBER 2010
Dates Required: 2ND NOVEMBER 2010--12TH NOVEMBER 2010 that is for {10 night stay}
No.Of Guests: 2 COUPLES (TWO)
I NEED 2 ROOMS FOR THE 2 COUPLES
If you can take the COUPLES for the duration, Kindly get back to me with the rates and total
cost required for the duration.
A timely response will be appreciated as I look forward to hearing from you soon.Kindly tell
me the amount in us dollars or in euro amount
Kindest Regards,
MR ONEAL PETER
This scam comes from IP 41.220.68.10 (Nigeria). Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:28:27 +0000. Please note that the scammer always use to fake identity of real people, names they find on the web. So the real Niccolò Bulgarini is not involved in the fraud. While the e-mail address is the scammer's one.