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Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams

By Dr Mark Yates

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It's estimated that 24.7% of the world's population have internet access and this figure is growing daily. Furthermore there are an estimated 200 billion plus e-mails sent every day, of which over 70% are unsolicited junk and spam e-mails.

It's no wonder the number of online business scams, Nigerian scams and business fraud cases are increasing.

Old style internet business scams are being passed over in favour of high tech new scams. It is rare for a day to pass without my security office having to deal with a new variant of an internet business scam or a business opportunity scam.

Given their proliferation, some people become complacent and switch off to the dangers and security risks of chasing greed by responding to these online business scams.

The Security Expert opens up his security case files to advise business owners about the latest business cheats & business scams. These new scams include internet business scams, a business opportunity scam & business fraud all of which are online business scams and derivatives of the infamous Nigerian scams.

If you think contemporary business owners are too savvy to be suckered into an internet business scam, then think again. These scams are written verbatim as they landed in my electronic security files.

Incorrect spellings and grammar and gibberish have been left as originally written.

Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams #1 Kenyan Diplomat Internet business scam: Wednesday October 14, 2009 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (GMT +00:00) Honestly I am glad that you honour my mail,how are you today?

My name is Anita Kipkalya Kone,from Kenya 24 years old and a daughter of the former Kenyan road minister late Mr Kipkalya Kones who died on Tuesday 10th June 2008 along the Cessna 210 plane crash which was heading to Kericho in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya as You can read more on the crash below:

Although this mail might comes to you as a surprise because we haven't meet but please consider it as a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humanity.

I believe you will look into my listen to the cry and look into consider me to be like your own sister or close friend. Ernestly i am writting this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart due to the condition i find myself after the passing away of my parents of and nothwithstanding the whole tragic feel i was mallested and rejected without any cause simply because my mum had died earlier and we are polygamous family.

Thereafter the funeral of my dad,my stepmother and my uncle with their african mentality conspired and sold off my father's properties worth milions of dollar to an italian expertrate and shared the money among themselves living almost nothing for me.

One faithful morning as i tried to open my father's briefcase,i found an important documents with which he had deposited some money in my name as the next of kin at the African development bank,Burkina Faso.

I travelled down to Burkina Faso to withdraw some of the money but the Bank Director whom I met in person highlited me on my father's instruction to the bank concerning the money and how it should be withdrawn that only on the account that i am married or i should present an honest and worthy trustee who will assist me as a trusty in reclaiming the fund the money will be transfer into his account for an investment as i finish up my education.

In my search for a reliable person i have found you,a man i can count on. I believe that you will not betray my trust on you but rather take me as your own sister or close friend because right now i am suffering terrible here in Burkina faso in the refugee camp as i have no body to rescue me from this strange situation in a foreign land i don't.

I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and iw as convinced that you willl be the true people to rescue me,I have the money confirmed in the bank $7.2 million in their records as unclaimed bill in my father account,i have the death certifictae and the deposit certificate of the fund to stating proof of our geneuity.

I shall compensate you with 20% of the whole money in as much as this money is transferred into your account successfully,although it may cost us a little money because everything,but i want you to help me from your heart so that i can come out of this refugee camp.

I wait upon your positive response Thanks and God bless you as i look forward to seeing your reply. Anita Kipkalya

Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams #2 Euro Lottery Business Fraud:

My name is Sir William Wilcox,I work with the Euro Lottery. I can help you win 4,528,000 GBP.But I charge 40% of the winning.Can we do this deal together? Email me; william_wilcox@live.co.uk

Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams #3 Hong Kong

Internet business scams: Dear Beneficiary,

We are glad to inform you that from the online email ballot promotions held by Motorola Company, your email have been approved to claim the sum of £400,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds), you are required to provide us with the information below for verification.

Full Name Address Tel Occupation Country Sex Age

Reply this email with the information for claim (e-mail address in Hong Kong supplied.)

Yours faithfully, Mrs. Helen Micheal.

Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams #4 UK Bank

Online Business Scams - New Scams: Dear Partner,

Please permit me to introduce myself, i am Fred Thomas, Head HR Department for one of UK's leading Banks.

I possess valuable and classified information of great interest, which I wish to share with you. I also need to ascertain your dispositions towards receiving and utilizing information from me, which guarantees you being legally acknowledged as the sole surviving relative (next of kin) to Andreas Schranner.

Please click here to check reports on His death.

You must maintain a great deal of confidentiality towards this endeavor. I can be reached on my confidential Tel: +44 704 570 6686 should you be interested. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Fred Thomas.

Security Expert Outlines Business Cheats & Business Scams #5 Bank Of Africa

Business Opportunity Scam Derivative Of The Nigerian Scams: From: Mr Koffi Anita (Urgent & Confidential)

Good Day, Please Read. My name is Mr Koffi Anita, I am the Bill and Exchange manager here in Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.West-Africa.

I have a business proposal in the tune of $4.5m, (Four Million Five hundred Thousand only) after the successful transfer;we shall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.

If you are interested, please contact me through my private number by calling me so that we can commence all arrangements and i will give you more information on how we would handle this project. I will want you to call me as soon as you can. Number provided.

Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and send me the Following: Your Full Name Your private Phone Number Your Age Your Sex Your Occupations Your Country Your City Kind Regards, Mr Koffi Anita Bill & Exchange manager (BOA) Bank of Africa. Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Whichever way you look at these latest internet business scams, and any of the new scams they all contain elements of business fraud given they are mostly e-mailed to business account holders.

Business cheats and business scams are designed around playing on people's deep rooted greed.

In my security experience every internet business scam and online business opportunity scam are derivatives of the infamous Nigerian scams.

It is therefore advisable to consider that the original architects of these online business scams are dangerous organised criminals and terrorists.

You should NEVER respond to any of these internet business scams because best case scenario you will become a victim of identity theft and bank account will be stripped bare. Worst case scenario you may be kidnapped for ransom or executed.

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