Dial +44 70 (UK number) for international online fraud

A few years ago I created the Scam-O-Matic (www.scamomatic.com), a website that every month has helped thousands of people worldwide by automatically diagnosing online fraud emails that people have submitted to it. Scamomatic.com recognizes fake lotteries, “dead customer” scams, “dying widow” scams and many other common formats from scammers from Nigeria that you may have seen in your inbox before. Even when it can’t pinpoint the exact type of scam, it often recognizes it as a generic scam format, largely thanks to the presence in the email of UK phone numbers that start with +44 70. These numbers are everywhere in Nigerian online scams, regardless of the precise scam format. The +44 70 prefix might as well be called the country code of Nigerian scammers.

If you receive any email that mentions any +4470 phone number, do not reply to it! You can submit the body of any suspicious email message to www.scamomatic.com for instant feedback about what kind of scam it might be.

These +4470 numbers are a gift to online scammers by British phone regulators. They are primarily owned by obscure British phone companies offering an anonymous call forwarding service. The economic model of these services is simple: The caller dials a rather expensive UK number and the UK service provider forwards the incoming call to a somewhat less expensive to call international number (for example a Nigerian mobile phone, which remains hidden from the caller), pocketing the difference between the call rates. For example, the caller might pay 50 cents per minute to call a +44 70 number and the call will then be forwarded to a Nigerian mobile phone that costs 25 cents per minute, leaving 25 cents per minute as a net margin for the service operator. The more successful the scammers are, the more money the phone company makes. Who ever said crime doesn’t pay?

These UK phone numbers are very attractive to scammers: When people can be made to believe that they are dealing with a bank, lawyer or government official in London, UK when they’re actually talking to a scammer on his cell phone in an Internet cafe in Lagos, Nigeria then they are much more easily defrauded by criminals.

As far as I can tell these numbers aren’t really being used for any other purpose than to enable international online crimes to be committed. In some nine years of tracking Nigerian scam emails, I have yet to come across a single legitimate user of a +44 70 number. I really don’t understand why the British government has allowed those services to continue to operate.

Now, of course the service operators can claim that they don’t know that their services are being used for criminal purposes unless someone tells them about it. On the other hand, they are not exactly making it easy to report abuse and the high prices of these services means that it’s unlikely that they’ll get much legitimate use, if any.

There are several ways to curb abuse, other than suspending +44 70 numbers altogether and I would encourage the UK government to seriously consider them:

  • The UK regulators could make it a requirement that calls via this service either originate in the UK or terminate in the UK, i.e. to prevent unrestricted global relaying, with say calls from India or the US being forwarded to Nigeria or Côte d’Ivoire.
  • The UK regulators could require service providers to announce the country name of the phone number to which the call is being forwarded if the destination number is not a UK number.
  • The UK regulators could require service providers to block forwarding to mobile phone numbers in certain countries, e.g. Nigeria

Below is a sample list of +44 70 numbers that appeared in Nigerian scams reported to Scam-O-Matic over the course of the last seven days. These roughly 60 phone numbers per day are only the tip of the iceberg:

+447005801505
+447005802020
+447005810692
+447005934945
+447005942459
+447005963237
+447005977097
+447006001100
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887 thoughts on “Dial +44 70 (UK number) for international online fraud

  1. @Sondhang:
    londonrusellhotel.co.uk is a scam domain. It’s not owned by a real hotel, is hosted by a free website hoster and was only registered on Dec 21, 2012.

    Please understand that *any* UK job offer that mentions a +4470 number is a scam! You can also check any offers by pasting the entire text of the email received into http://www.scamomatic.com

  2. Please can you tell me if this is a scam number +447011152854

    thx

  3. someone give me a number can u please tell me if it is scammer or no here the number +447937606068
    tnx

  4. @rrroxel: Presumably you received a fake hotel job offer such as this one:

    http://www.job.sk/Applicants/jobDetail.aspx?id=306675

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
    Sharon Robinson
    Direct Tel: +447937606062
    Direct Fax: +4412037542215
    Email: Recruitment_ritzhotellondon@job4u.com

    Basically, UK hotels do not recruit non-EU staff because no work visas will be granted for non-managerial hotel jobs. UK hotels do not use +4470 or any type of mobile number for recruitment.

    Finally, any offer in which you are asked to send money for visa processing is a scam, no exception.

  5. One of my friends from Japan got this one.
    https://www.facebook.com/jossie.wallace
    The pictures from the page are from a Canadian Porn? star. The person of the page asked my friend to call those numbers:

    +774203xxxx
    +44704202-xxxx
    +4470-4203-xxxx

    I guess those are scam numbers. Is there a way to check how much money my friend had to pay for 9 minutes from Japan (landline)? Is it possible to avoid to pay the charge?

  6. Watch out for young women sending you emails for love and wanting to visit you. I told her I would ticket myself but she said to send her money for ticket, and gave me +44 70 42032782 and +44 70 35922929.

    Thanks to this site for alerting us.

  7. Re to rrrxol:

    The numbert you have received +447939606068 its a scammer from Nigeria, watch for this person, dont give any information or send money.

  8. juz received a mail that looks like scam. plz verify if this number is scam +447448875196

  9. I think this is a scam. I’m looking for a job and i
    received this mail in response to a job offer. can you please help me to find is a scam?

    Thanks.

    I will send the text that i found very suspicions:

    The Trafalgar Hotel
    2 Spring Gardens
    Trafalgar Square
    London SW1A 2TS
    England,United Kingdom
    Tel: +44 (0) 703 593 0940

    – Foreign Affairs Certification.

    If you do not have the documentation listed above, then it would be advised that you contact the ”HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)” office so as for it to be processed as soon as possible and then sent over to your designated address alongside your flight ticket.On acceptance of our offer you are required to forward a copy of your signed contract letter to the ”HM Revenue & Customs” office for immediate processing of your required document to work and live in UK using the contact details given below.

    Contact Name: Jerkins Albert.
    Email: services.hmrcoffice@london.com
    Tel: +44 (0) 701 298 0481

    The only fee which would be required of a new
    employee to pay before moving into the staff quarters and has to be paid before
    arriving job location is the A.R.F (Accommodation Registration Fee).
    There are
    three (3) packages from which a new employee can choose from and they are listed
    below:

    Executive King Room (Family Package Included) – £1,520.25
    Double Superior King Room (Family Package Included) – £ 987.25
    Deluxe King Room (For Single Worker Only) – £ 589.25

    Kindest Regards

    Nadal Blatt
    Human Resources Officer

  10. Dear Sir/Ma,

    We are in interested in purchasing of this item in the subject above, we will like you to get back to

    us with the following details at your earliest convenience.

    1) if the item is still available for sale
    2) Your final sale price for 2 units

    Kindly email:
    brownlewis450@ymail.com us a quotation and the lead time.

    Thanking you for your maximum co-operation.

    Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

    Best Regards.

  11. Another scammer from facebook. Harrison Desmond from Manchester UK. A business man. With a 44 70 number, nice looking man with photos stolen.
    Reading other post in this web site, the story is similar but change. The guy change name and phone numbers.
    All 44 70 numbers are scams.

  12. @Felismino Mantorras: Yes, the job offer is a scam. Besides the phone number, real businesses in the UK don’t use @london.com email addresses, which are a free webmail service. In fact, I have not seen anyone but scammers use @london.com addresses, similar to @lawyer.com, @accountant.com etc. which are all widely abused by scammers and appear to have no real legitimate user base.

  13. guys i need your help if you know this number: +447012930121 or +447552361907 whether these scam numbers or not as he (the numbers owner) keeps emailing my friend even long long emails, He said that he lives in UK. My friend needs help now to figure it out if it a scam or not?
    does anyone know those numbers?
    thanks

  14. Andrea, it’s a scam. Nobody in the UK uses these numbers. It’s usually a scammer in Nigeria, but they can also be in South Africa, Malaysia and other countries, because it’s an international call forwarding number that forwards almost anywhere.

    People in the UK wouldn’t use them because they’re to expensive (you can’t even call them from SkypeOut and various phone companies because of the surcharges).

  15. ,,i will be there after i come back from USA where i buy my product i will be traveling to the sea port for shippment it will takes me 2 weeks to finish it up in USA after that i will start coming to …..,,i will be there by 15th of next month get ready okay,,i will keep updating you my dear,,,

    here is my number +447031850857 you can call me only on this number,,,, and on this 2nd number you can only sms me on it only,,, i can’t pick call with it is only call from UK so here is the number +447874673015,,,we can some times have time to text each other,, is part of making the communication strong, you can sms me on this number,,+447874673015, take care dear and do have a nice day,….whether these scam numbers or not

  16. I thats girl on facebook who has moved from the UK to Nigeria, 447024012732 Can you tell me if you know or can find out if any these #’s are scam numbers? Thank You, hope to hear back from you @my e-mail either way

  17. I the girl on facebook who has moved from the UK to Nigeria, and she gave me number 447024012732 Can you tell me if you know or can find out if any these #’s are scam numbers? Thank You, hope to hear back from you @my e-mail either way

  18. thanks ,i wish it will be good number ,well let me see how it work..

  19. CAN I CONSIDER THIS SCAM?
    ——————–
    We are pleased to confirm our offer for employment for the position of ACCOUNTS AND OFFICE EXECUTIVE. Enclosed with this offer are the following documents:

    (1) Company Certificate of Incorporation

    (2) Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)

    (3) Offer for Employment

    Kindly signed the Offer for Employment (sign with Blue Ink) and the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) also attach your passport photograph on the Certificate of Sponsorship for face recognition and confirmation of your Tier 2 General Visa Application information filled by our company on the UK BA Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) data base Web Form for employee hired from outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

    Once you are done signing the Offer for Employment and Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where designated by applying signatures, name and also attaching passport photograph where designated, for face recognition and confirmation of your Tier 2 General Visa Application information filled by our company on the UK BA Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) data base Web Form for employee hired from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). You are to send it to the United Kingdom Border Agency Head Quarter Visa Application Centre to the email mentioned below within 48 hours as these are required documents to apply for your Employment Visa.

    The UK Border Agency Visa Application Centre:

    Head Office Address: UK Border Agency, Lunar House,

    40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Surrey CR92BY.

    Contact Email: ukba.workvisa.entryclearance.centre@ukcentre.com

    Due to your resumption date which is quiet close. We have written to the UK Border Agency Visa Application Centre Head Office here in United Kingdom for speedy processing of your VISA application to work with our firm in due time. You will be processing all your traveling documents from here the UK BA Home Office Head Quarter here in United Kingdom to avoid unnecessary delay, denied or disapproval at the UK BA local embassy in your area, and also we shall submitted all necessary requirement base on the company sponsorship for the application of your TIER 2 TWO (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT) MIGRANT VISA and we wait to receive from their end your VISA application notification which guarantee the Government awareness of your migration to United Kingdom to work as a Staff of this company.

    Once you apply for your VISA as instructed above, the UK Border Agency Home Office VISA processing Center will get us informed and proceed with the processing of your VISA Application without any delay.

    Once your Traveling documents have been approved by the UK BA Home Office Head Quarter here in United Kingdom to migrate and work legally in the country base on the Point Base system, you will be notified immediately. Remember you must score a minimum of 50 points in the point base system, so follow all instructions thoroughly to score higher points to avoid disqualification of your Employment Visa.

    In case of any queries, please do not hesitate to contact at Tel: (+44) 70 42035425, Mobile: (+44) 20 8144 7792 with regard to your joining formalities.

    We look forward to seeing you on board and welcome you to Unicom family.

    Thank you for your cooperation.

    We do appreciate the time you invested in this application.

    Wishing you the best of luck.

    Best Regards,

  20. @Sam: Yes, it’s a scam.

    1) It lists a +4470 phone number
    2) ukcentre.com is a free webmail domain (like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) which government offices do not use.

    There are other reasons why it’s a scam, but either of the above would already do. You’ll get the same answer if you paste the text into http://www.scamomatic.com

  21. Salut a tous,

    voici un nouveau numéro non listé dans vos répertoires:
    +447042111414
    J’ai reçu un appel de ce numéro et je n’y ai pas répondu….
    Si d’autre en connaissent la provenance ou bien peuvent déterminer qu’elle en est l’arnaque…
    Mon mail pour me donner l’info est :
    ch298727@scarlet.be

  22. New typical Petroleum Engineer Scam

    Scammer’s New Name : Murray Scott

    Email : murrayscott80@yahoo.com

    Target : Gay Male

    Active Website : Gaydar.co.uk

    Tel : +447014245853

    **This dude or this group of people stealing Ahmet tamtekin’s pic for his profile pic.**

    +447014245853

  23. Hi Sam,

    I received the same email. I ever thought that it was a scam. The worst thing is, i send money already.

  24. Dear Sir,

    Thank you for your response to my post on quikr.com.

    I am in receipt of your mail. Thanks so much for your urgent reply. As i earlier
    stated on my post on quikr, I am a foreign investor (financier) based in England.
    I am looking for an india origin who i can partner with as i have a certain amount
    which I want to invest. I am not interested to participate in the running/operations
    of the business project.

    My only interest is to invest into your newly proposed/planned business project by
    providing part or all the required capital (finance) needed to start-up the new business
    project or to expand the existing business. By doing this i will be entitle to receive a
    certain percentage in the company’s profits as per our agreement terms and conditions.

    Also, my keen interest is to invest into the following sectors in India; Real Estate
    Industry, manufacturing industry, construction Industry, I.T Industry, hotels and
    resorts, travel and tourism. This is because those are the highly profitable sectors
    as per the present growing economy of India. Otherwise, If you have any other
    lucrative business sector which is not listed here, please let me know so that we
    can discuss it, then i will look into it and decide whether to finance it, for i need
    a fast profit earning business.

    Meanwhile, i urge you to provide me with your business profile and detailed
    information about your business so as to enable me look into it before i can
    invest. And also, kindly let me know how much capital (finance) is needed for
    the business. Once i receive these information, i shall go through it,
    analyses them and then invest after completing all necessary legal formalities
    and agreement signed. I have made a budget of the sum of GBP 9,500,000.00
    Million Pounds to be invested.

    Once i receive the information from you, then my legal attorney shall prepare
    a contract agreement letter under our agreed terms and condition regarding the
    invested capital and the shares from the profits realized from the business.
    After you have signed the agreement letter,then we will move to the next step
    on how the fund will be released to you.

    Thank you for your anticipated co-operations.

    With regards,
    Dr. Johnson Frank
    Foreign Investor
    England.
    Tel: +44-7017466940

  25. The above e-mail which I have received recently, which contains +4470 number. Why would anybody avail you that much amount of money without knowing you personally/professionally?
    Please comment…!!

  26. I also received a scam email from
    +447031962317
    +447031962364
    +447031962380

  27. Dear TOH Mei Ling,

    After discussing your employment proposal with my family and Counsel, we have decided that you match our requirements. so please find the Contract Letter that is approved.

    I also received an approval from the UK Home Office to employ you, I have attached the approved contract letter issued to me for your review. I have applied for your CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY(COE) as UK Home Office instructed me to enable your application be quickly considered, as that is important to prove that I am sponsoring your travel down to the UK and to prove that you are eligible to take up job position in UK before they send your reference to the nearest British Consulate in your country.

    You need to sign the contract after going through it and send a scanned copy indicating your travel date (For Flight Booking which i will pay for), to the staff at UK Home Office in charge of your application for the CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY(COE) for their records and advice to us: see their address below .

    Home Office, UK Border Agency,
    Lunar House 40 Wellesley Road,
    Croydon CR9 2BY,
    United Kingdom
    E mail:info.ukbahomeoffice@london.com
    Name- Franklin Butt

    On receipt of the Form CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY(COE) by me, my lawyer shall courier it to you with hard contract copies, prepaid flight tickets and any accompanying permit documents to enable you receive Visa from the nearest British consulate following instructions from the UK Home Office as they shall let you know date to visit British Consulate nearest to you, hence follow procedure. I am busy right now and would try to contact me via phone on +447031962317, +447031962364, +447031962380, or you can email me on james-paragonelectronics@paragonelectronics.jp.pn while you start doing the needful things.

    Should you wish to come down with any member of your family, is advisable that you notify the UK Home Office on time.

    We wait to receive you when you arrive, have a blissful day ahead and God bless you as you come.

    Warm Regards,

    Mr. Philips James

    FOR PARAGON ELECTRONICS LTD UK.

    EMAIL-james-paragonelectronics@paragonelectronics.jp.pn

    Tel: +447031962317, +447031962364, +447031962380

  28. Dear Sirs,
    the following no. is also a fraud no. Only 66523859

  29. a guy searching girls on facebook says he is a widower and have a very privat profile
    did answer him 2 times but his English was not English enough and his timeline do not ad up with what he communicates – when he gave me his number it confirmed a scam:
    George Edward.
    +44-703 194 5560

  30. +447062086535 is also a scam. In my case, a rental home…or rather rental homes!

  31. I recieve a call from a 4470 number I answered it and hung up straight away due to my phone being a little laggy. What do I do?

  32. There is a new gent on the market via this scam, he goes by the name of Harvey Leo, +447024013130, saying he works for British Petroleum.

  33. Someone has sent an offer letter to my brother from this said company… Eastern Fisheries Inc. I have searched on google about the company,it seemed to be existing. But in the letter which my brother got, the contacts numbers do not coincide and even the email adress.

  34. I received an email from a free email address. The person claims to be owner of a recruitment company in England and offered me partnership for the purpose of recruiting unskilled manpower. I searched his phone number on google and got to your website. Here is the phone no +447045781399. Please let me know if you have any advise for me. Thanks

  35. My Dearest Angel,
    It’s hard for me to tell you how I feel, because I have been hurt before and I’ve been afraid to say because am afraid of being hurt. I read this quote someday back and it’s made me think: “The best way to love is to love like you’ve never been hurt.” That fits my situation one-hundred percent. I keep dwelling on the past and what everyone else has done to me. After reading that I realized I cannot be with you and be happy and continue to dwell on what other ladies have done to me. I am with you. Not them. I need to concentrate on making you happy. And letting you make me happy. Up until this point you’ve been different than any other lady even if we haven’t met. I follow my heart that you wouldn’t hurt me, at least intentionally. That’s why you are different. I know you care for me and want to be with me. I am sorry if i ever have doubted that. There has not been a moment in the last few days where I have doubted any feelings for you.Here is all you need to know about me and also my past life in a letter written specially for you.

    Today I thought i should tell you things about my history which I have never told any woman before apart from my ex-wife but somehow I just believe you are the right person to relate my personal history with, I have been composing it since the day i met you because of my work and other activities I have been unable to round up on time,i am telling you this so that you will not allow distance to separate us, I promise because of the feeling I have for you I will visit your Country very soon and i told you that when NICK saw your picture he instantly said he liked you.

    Nevertheless there is still need for me to tell you my history because i have really taken time to compose it so as to share with you, there is so much to write about myself but few has to be stated first, maybe later on when we meet i would relate the others to you in your ears while we lie side by side.

    I was the first among 2 children of my parent, and my father was the only son of his father and helped his father on the art designs and also to market the goods, at a point when my father traveled for some art purchase then he met my mother, but due to his line of business he was unable to stay long with his first love but she got pregnant for the little time spent together without my father taking notice of that, and then he traveled back to the States.
    Six months later my mother came over to America in search of my father, so after then they both went back to England for a brief introduction and came back with my mother. She gave birth to her first child in Greece which was a male child , so it was a successful married life for both of them because having a male child was every man’s wish at that time. 8 years later my parent had Freida a female but this time it was not an easy task anymore because the income was not forth coming anymore because my father was still living under the roof of his father so all the money was actually coming in from my grandfather, all though my father was the marketer of his creative art design and was also a maker.

    At a point my grandfather was tired of taking care of the entire family also he never liked my mother due to the fact that she was an English woman but since she gave birth to a male child he decided to let the feelings die inside him but a point reached when the grudge grew harder and my grandfather asked my father to leave the house look for a place for himself and start up a new life because he was tired of responsibilities, then my father was really confused because he hadn’t saved enough for himself whilst working under his own father so he had misunderstanding with his father and left angrily to his own apartment with his family.

    My father said it was hell raising us all and my mother left when she was unable to cope with the situation because she has always told my father that we should move together to England and get a better life but my father refused because he believed he can change things back there in his home country. At the outset, after my mother had run to England living the kids behind, my father began to suffer from liver Cirrhosis because he was an alcoholic and never wanted to call for his father’s financial assistance.

    The illness ate deep into his liver and his father spent a lot on biopsy and therapy trying to manage his life but it got to a time my grandfather gave up on him by saying he warned him about my mother because His alcohol intake increased due to the heartbreak he got from my mother which led to the vicious cycle of the disease.
    I started taking care of my father all by myself and with the help of his life insurance but despite all my best effort I watched the jewel I cherish so much die in my arms that is the day I will never forget in my life but before he died he proclaimed to me to go in search of my mother and never work as an Art maker due to the experience he had and he said I should give myself a better education so that I can raise my sister.

    I cried all through those years of struggling but later moved to my grandfather’s house and at that time I made through my way to England at the age of 17 in search of my mother and explain everything that happened, but at that time my mother was not even on the best side because she was married to someone else and things were a bit difficult but as a man I could stand it all. She still loves us very much but there was nothing she could do.
    Furthermore, I decided to seek asylum which got me a foster parents Mr and Mrs. JOHNSON ASHWORTH, who took me all the way through my education also I was working in a pizza hut during the weekend I also worked at McDonalds for 3hours a day all my effort was to bring my siblings to England although they were doing well in America but I wanted them to have a bright future.

    To God be the glory I succeeded in bringing in my sister after i rounded up my university, and I was then earning a stable monthly salary, and I made sure she got education, and I was not getting any younger so I decided to get married to KIMBERLY, which complicated my life. Well now I don’t call it complications because I have NICK from it. At first KIMBERLY was very kind and loving but she later developed a bad attitude, especially towards my beloved sister. I tried to make her understand that Freida had no other means in this world because I was the one that represented her father and mother and she pretended to have heard and pleaded that she will not complain about it again. At the outset, she got pregnant for me and things started going on smoothly and my siblings where doing well in their education, at the long run my ex put to bed and we got NICK and I was very happy because I was a father after many years of suffering.

    I found out things where not really doing well because I was really going through a lot, I had to go back to university and study construction/consultant engineer which lasted for about 2years and gained my master degree, but my ex-wife was not in support of the course and we always had problems in my home because she keep saying my sister is the problems we are having that now I have a family they should start up their life and back off, as a man I always tried to make her and the baby happy though it was really difficult. At first she decided to divorce me but my friends and I pleaded and she decided to stay back, after some time my sister got a job in Ireland as a stockbroker and moved there, after some time I rounded up my course and began to search for a job. It wasn’t really easy getting my kind of job that really suited my profession but was still working and earning monthly income, at a time I decided to embark on the business of selling Art design since I was used to the business before and I started traveling to Africa to purchase the design at first it was really difficult because I invested the little I saved on the business. My wife began to act funny because she saw things were going down.

    On that fateful day I traveled out to buy some design for sale because I did not have a gallery of my own at that time, I was suppose to return in about 5days interval but the art makers where not having much to sell so I decided to come back home and make arrangement for another trip, to my greatest surprise I met my ex-wife and my best friend having sex on our matrimonial bed. I wanted the world to immediately come to an end because I was suffering for her sake but still she went ahead sleeping around behind my back. So then I had no option but to sue for a divorce and swore not to have anything to do with women again, and she sued me by saying she needed some part of my savings and the British high court instructed me to do as she have desired, But I fought for the custody of my son NICK and providence smiled on me and I got him for myself and my wife never really bothered about him anymore.
    I have taken took good care of NICK ever since and he has been my only company in lonely times and a big inspiration as well as a blessing to me too. I was called for an interview in Imperial UK Building Services Company and I performed excellently and they tested my field construction ability and I was successful. so I was offered a space in the company and I immediately asked my sister to bring down my Son NICK because I already found a good job, within a year I was promoted to field manager and I began to earn good income.

    I opened a gallery of my own after some time and since has been making a lot of money. I now own a nice house and all the luxuries I ever wished for. I was very happy and everyone called to congratulate me,it was my most glorious moment in life. Inside this glory I lost my only sister to pneumonia she battled with all through her time in England. I never got a call from my ex-wife during the funeral and it was not a nice feeling. Now I look back at my past and shed tears of Glory.

    Now I feel loneliness and my son NICK wants someone to call mother. I was already feeling the impact of settling down with someone but not from England and I got the idea from my counselor that I can meet someone really special on the internet because his friends got married and settle down with someone from the site and they both live happily in Australia at present and I was interested and he directed me on how to go about it but to my greatest surprise I had not spent up to a week and I already found a woman who has the quality of a real woman which ended up to be you and I keep praying to God that you should love me with all your heart and do not have double mind for our relationship.
    I hope i have not bored you with my long story.

    You shall find out more that was not included on this story when i visit. NICK sends his greetings.This is my Private Tel no.+447012974537

    I adore you and love you…… here is another poem for you my love

    Love
    CHRIS..

    Love is a precious thing
    It is a feeling that
    makes your heart sing.

    Whether you are far or near
    it is like whispering in my ear.

    When you find true love
    it is something you
    keep within your heart.

  36. this guy from tagged emailing me using different names. From George to Harry to John Smith. And he left his nos. +447010047782 and +447541547016. I think he is also a scammer.

  37. So here is the email. ive been contacting him for a while. :

    HELLO

    HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

    I MOST CONGRATULATE YOU,THAT WE RECEIVED YOUR FOOTBALL UPDATED AND YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE ARSENAL (F.C) BOARD OFFICIALS PRIOR TO THE (SCREENING PROCESS ) OF ALL OUR APPLIED APPLICANTS UPDATED .C.V/PROFILE OF THE LAST TRIAL THIRD BATCH.

    AND YOU HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED TO COME OVER FOR THE TRIAL SAME OTHER APPROVED APPLICANTS.

    NOTE:- YOU WILL BE ON (SIX MONTH PROBATIONAL TRIAL) WITH CLUB ACADEMY AND THE CLUB ACADEMY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FOOTBALL KITS,FEEDING TO KEEP YOU FIT AND WEEKLY ALLOWANCE

    AND AFTER YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THE (SIX MONTH PROBATIONAL TRIAL) HEAR AT THE LEGENDARY HOME OF ARSENAL,YOU WILL THEN BE SIGN ON (THREE YEARS CONTRACT) BY THE ENGLISH F.A.

    AND FOR YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION PROCESSES WITH THE (CLUB ACADEMY),YOU ARE REQUIRE TO PAY FOR YOUR (APPLICATION FEE) BEFORE THE CLUB ACADEMY LEGAL DOCUMENT ,WHICH WILL BE ISSUE OUT TO YOU AS FOLLOWS:-

    (1)ARSENAL (F.C) ACADEMY APPLICATION FORM.

    (2)ARSENAL (F.C) ACADEMY (3 YEARS) CONTRACT FORM

    (3)ARSENAL (F.C) ACADEMY INVITATION LETTER

    NOTE:THIS APPLICATION FEE WILL COVER ALL YOUR…

    (1)LEGAL DOCUMENTS

    (2)PROCESSING FEE

    (3)THE PREMIER LEAGUE AFFILIATE FORM

    (4) AND TRAINING KITS

    THE APPLICATION FEE COSTS: {200 POUNDS ONLY)

    IT INCLUDES ALL DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PROCESSING INTO THE CLUB ACADEMY .
    AND YOU CAN STAND A CHANCE IN JOINING THE SENIOR TEAMS

    DO E-MAIL OR CALL FOR BETTER CONFIRMATION AND UPDATE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT FOR YOUR APPLICATION FEE WITHOUT DELAY…I CONGRATULATE YOU ONCE AGAIN !

    BEST REGARDS

    ARSENAL HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMY DIRECTOR.
    LIAM BRADY
    TEL;-{+44}-7031985295,{+44}-7031972834

    So what do you think? Is it a scam?

  38. I have been receiving those scam emails for sometime now and I have never replied to any of them. However from time to time I receive a call from +44 70 8680 3066 that only rings once. Probably they want me to call back and get the money from the call, but they have to spent some money making the call to me, don’t they? I just can’t find how they got my number! Just to let you know of another trick from them.

  39. This is a fake loan scammer:
    ====
    MARIAN LAWSON TRUST LOAN FIRM

    We are a fully registered loan agency, we give out loans to all in need of help
    across the globe. Our loan takes a maximum of 1 working days to get to approved
    to customers across the globe. We offer lowest interest rate 2% and its fixed
    with best match loan including loans for applicants with impaired or bad
    credit, Pay off existing debts, reduce your monthly outgoings by consolidating
    any existing personal loans and credit card debts. Our offer loan amount ranging
    from $5,000.00 to a maximum of $10 billion and above for investment and paying up bill’s.

    Please fill in the short form below

    Full Name:

    Amount Needed:

    Loan Duration:

    Purpose of Loan:

    Country of Residence:

    Mobile No:

    In acknowledgment to these details,We will send you a well calculated
    Terms and Conditions which will include the agreement. CONTACT US via email
    marianlawsonloanfirm@live.com

    Best Regards
    marian lawson loan

  40. The following blog comment was posted by a scammer (morganfinacialhome@outlook.com) from Nigeria (IP 41.220.68.29):
    ====
    HELLO, I AM MR DAVIS WILLIAMS LEGITIMATE LOAN LENDER ….
    WE OFFER WILD VARIETIES OF LOAN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT 3% INTEREST RATE
    SUCH AS MIDDLE TERM LOANS,SHORT TERM LOANS,AND LONG TERM LOAN.
    THIS LOANS RINGINGS FROM:
    1)HOME LOAN
    2) CAR LOAN
    3)STUDENT LOAN
    4) BUSINESS LOAN
    5)PERSONAL LOAN
    6)COMPANY LOAN
    7)LOAN TO SETTLE YOUR DEBT.
    IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ENUMERATED TYPE OF LOAN ENLISTED ABOVE DO KINDLY FILL THE FORM BELLOW…..
    LOAN APPLICATION FORM
    FIRST NAME:………
    SURINAME:………
    SEX……….
    RECENT ADDRESS:………
    RECENT OFFICE DRESSES:………
    CURRENT PHONE NUMBER……….
    OCCUPATION:………
    LOAN AMOUNT NEEDED:………
    YOUR MONTHLY INCOME:………
    PURPOSE OF LOAN :………
    HAVE YOU APPLIED BEFORE:………
    NOTE : YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL THIS FORM AND GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS TRANSACTION STARTED.
    HENCE, YOU CAN CONTACT US TODAY VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (morganfinacialhome@outlook.com ).

  41. The following blog comment was posted by a scammer (Kelvinloans11@gmail.com) from Nigeria (IP 41.220.68.29):
    ====
    loan offer

    Are you in need of loan or you have been looking for a legit loan offer and you could not found one? we want you to know that we are here to give you the best of our kind to make sure you get out of that poverty, contact us today at Kelvinloans11@gmail.com we assure when you get back to us you will smile after you have getting your loan.

  42. The following blog comment was posted by a scammer (lookuploan@gmail.com) from Nigeria (IP 41.220.68.29):
    ====
    My name is Mr. David Gray will do offer a loan. I have to Arrange Loans for many
    years. My name is Mr. David Gray will do offer a loan. I have to
    Arrange Loans for many years. I have helped Individuals and companies who
    are willing to Provide the loan, since I could hold a faster and reliable
    basis, loans for my clients. Working with me will be close and personal. I
    am available seven days a week to facilitat your loan request. 3% is my
    interest rate and lower cost than Any Other City. Contact us on this email
    lookuploan@gmail.com

  43. Hi. I would just like to ask if this is a scam number: +447700000919

    I’ve been through my mom’s Facebook account (with her permission of course) and I’ve stumbled upon a certain conversation with one of her correspondents. Judging by the urgency of this particular “male”, he’s already mentioned “serious one-on-one relationship with another woman” to my mom. And in just 2 days of chatting! Also, he mentions this story that he’s an engineer from USA and is traveling abroad “frequently”. He’s also widowed (what a tearbreaker) but has a daughter (which is shown in his Facebook photos).

    However, my mom was already scammed not two months previously and I’m really really suspicious of these “love at first sight” stories online. And this is my mom I’m trying to protect (she’s newly divorced with my father).

    Please help me determine fast if this guy is a scammer or not. I want to put a stop to this immediately. Thank you so so much in advance.

  44. @Xiv: Sounds very much like a typical romance scam scenario. The +4477 number you mentioned is not a regular UK mobile number because it was originally assigned to Cloud9, a provider of *mobile roaming* solutions. It sounds like a UK mobile number for use in another provider’s network, i.e. outside the UK. That’s highly suspicious.

    There are many scam scenarios that start off like what your mom was told. The guy may ask her to cash a (bad) check for him or forward a parcel (eBay fraud) or he could suddenly have an accident or illness while in Africa with hospital bills, etc.

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