A Phishing Scam Using A Fishing Scam?
So, I get this email today and it sounds rather intriguing…
Hi,
We have an offer of US$ 3.25 per dozen for the following 148 dozen Flies.
Total US$ 481.00. The flies are tied using high Quality hooks from
Japan and Norway.We shall ship the flies through aramex couriers and the cost is
US$38.00 But we offer Free shipping on this Flies. Hence you will only
pay US$481.00 and receive the flies with 3 – 5 days.More patterns can be viewed at www.fliesperdozen.com
Madam X: # 10 – 2dozenRed Tag: # 12 – 2 dozen
Red Tag: # 14 – 2 dozen
Red Tag: # 16 – 2 dozenWickham’s Fancy # 12 – 2 dozen
Wickham’s Fancy # 14 – 2 dozen
Wickham’s Fancy # 16 – 2 dozenLittle Olive: #12 – 2dozen
Little Olive: #14 – 2dozen
Little Olive: #16 – 2dozenBlue Wing Olive: #12 – 2dozen
Blue Wing Olive: #14 – 2dozen
Blue Wing Olive: #16 – 2dozenHumpy: #12 – 2dozen
Humpy: #16 – 2dozen
Humpy: #18 – 2dozenMarch Brown: #12 – 2dozen
March Brown: #14 – 2dozen
March Brown: #16 – 2dozen
Red Quill: #12 – 2dozen
Red Quill: #14 – 2dozen
Red Quill : #16 – 2dozenPale Evening Dun : #12 – 2dozen
Pale Evening Dun: #14 – 2dozen
Pale Evening Dun : #16 – 2dozenBrown Bomber : #12 – 2dozen
Brown Bomber : #14 – 2dozen
Brown Bomber : #16 – 2dozenDaves Woolly Worm : #12 – 2dozen
Daves Woolly Worm : #14 – 2dozen
Daves Woolly Worm : #16 – 2dozenZulu : #12 – 2dozen
Zulu : #14 – 2dozen
Zulu : #16 – 2dozenAdams Dry : #12 – 2dozen
Adams Dry : #14 – 2dozen
Adams Dry : #16 – 2dozenAdams Male : #12 – 2dozen
Adams Male : #14 – 2dozen
Adams Male : #16 – 2dozenBeatis Zinger : #14 – 2dozen
Beatis Zinger : #16 – 2dozen
Beatis Zinger : #18 – 2dozenBlack Quill : #12 – 2dozen
Black Quill : #14 – 2dozen
Black Quill : #16 – 2dozenBlue Wing Olive Parachute : #12 – 2dozen
Blue Wing Olive Parachute : #14 – 2dozen
Blue Wing Olive Parachute : #16 – 2dozen
Blue Wing Olive Parachute : #18 – 2dozenBrown Wulff : #12 – 2dozen
Brown Wulff : #14 – 2dozen
Brown Wulff : #16 – 2dozenBulktail Caddis Yellow : #12 – 2dozen
Bulktail Caddis Yellow : #14 – 2dozen
Bulktail Caddis Yellow : #16 – 2dozenParachute Adams : #12 – 2dozen
Parachute Adams : #14 – 2dozen
Parachute Adams : #16 – 2dozenOlive Emerger : #14 – 2dozen
Olive Emerger : #16 – 2dozen
Olive Emerger : #18 – 2dozenMontana Nymph Green: #8 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Green: #10 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Green: #12 – 2dozenMontana Nymph Orange: #8 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Orange: #10 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Orange: #12 – 2dozenMontana Nymph Yellow: #8 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Yellow: #10 – 2dozen
Montana Nymph Yellow: #12 – 2dozenTellico Nymph: #12 – 2dozen
Tellico Nymph: #14 – 2dozen
Tellico Nymph: #16 – 2dozenTo confirm order, Please send us your physical address and phone
number for shipping purposes and further remit payments through:www.worldremit.com – Send to: 254 721 206 825
Wire transfer Details:
Account Name: Pepaka Agencies
Bank Name: Co-Operative Bank of Kenya
Account Number: 01148530202600
Branch Name: Kimathi Street, Nairobi
Swift Code: KCOOKENA
Country: KENYAWestern Union or moneygram send to:
Perminus Karanja
P.o Box 19945 00100
Nairobi Kenya
Phone: 254 721 206 825You will have to send me the MTCN, Question and Answer.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Perminus
www.fliesperdozen.comEmail received from Pepaka Agencies
WOW! Almost $500 worth of popular flies used for flyfishing for a mere $38. What could possibly be wrong with this exciting offer?
Wait…hold on just a minute! Upon doing a little sleuthing I come to discover how this offer has been going on for years with other bloggers even talking about it. But wait…it even gets better. Before you send your hard-earned monies off to Nairobi and fall victim to such an obviously blatant fraud, check out their website. NO! Maybe don’t do that unless your computer virus protection is up to snuff. Suffice it to say THE WEBSITE where I was directed to look at the flies has closed because the site owner has not paid their bills.
That’s right…even the one sales feature to showcase their product offering is ripe with red flags. I must say over the years I have received many, many offers via email that were complete and utterly bogus. This one falls right into that category. Still, I give the scammers credit for phishing by using a fishing angle to their approach.
My suggestion…just in case it isn’t blatantly obvious AVOID THIS SCAM like the plague, in my honest opinion.
