Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The social network messages below are all scams. Please do not respond to these messages if they appear on your Facebook, Twitter or other social networking website accounts. Cybercriminals are sending out thousands of these messages, in order to trick their potential victims into sending their name, email address and other personal information, which they (Cybercriminals) will use to scam them.
Never send your personal or financial information to anyone who requests it either by email or messages on social networking websites like Facebook or Twitter.
Also, do not be fooled by the pictures of the beautiful women or handsome men in these messages. Scammers use these to help make the message more convincing.
"Hello dear, My name is Miss Jane Djakpa, am a young girl never married, i saw your profile at (*) and i would like us to be friends if you will also be interested too, please contact me directly to my email address * so that i can show you my picture and also tell you more about myself.
Hooping to hear from you soonest, Yours truly and friendly in-love,
Jane."
"Hi nice to meet you. My Name is marisa, God fearing and truthful, i Need some one caring and trustful to love and to believe in god if you are that kind of a person just reply me at [m*ri*@hotmail.com] please don't reply me back hear."
"My name is miracle.I saw your profile today at *.com i must confess it look loving and responsible i became interested, i will like us to know each other more better,You can write me direct on miraclejames70@yahoo.com so i can send you my picture for you to know whom i am.I believe we can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my email address above. miracle."
"From: Ms.Vanessa Herbert
E-mail : v*@hotmail.fr
Greetings, it is my pleasure to contact you after going through your profile.I expect that you are not going to let down this request am about to make to you, owing to the fact that we have not yet known or written to each other before. Though I will not compel you to honor this request against your will"