Volcanic Ash Scam!
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Email scammers are very good at using current events and news events to weave convincing stories designed to part you from your cash. The recent earthquakes in Haiti gave rise to dozens of fake websites soliciting fraudulent donations and email spam asking you to send money to non-existent humanitarian efforts.
The latest target of online fraudsters are travellers who found themselves stranded by the volcanic ash cloud which caused travel chaos and the closure of much of Europe’s airspace.
My name is Mr.Frank Adam. I am the chief consumer protection officer at the CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY.
Your name has been passed to me identifying you as an air travel passenger who was stranded in mainland Europe because of the recent eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland which caused flights to be cancelled.
European law says that every passenger who is unable to travel because of airport closure is entitled to compensation from the airline that they booked their flight with. Many airlines are saying that they will not pay because they did not ask to close the airspace and the ash cloud was an ACT OF GOD.
The CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY has decided that passengers should not be disadvantaged by this refusal and we have established a fund totalling £25,000,000 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS) to compensate passengers for their costs. We will seek to be reimbursed for this by the airlines through the EUROPEAN COURTS after we have distributed the fund.
The total that will be paid to each passenger is £2,000 (TWO THOUSAND POUNDS)
To claim your compensation you need to contact me at (***EMAIL REMOVED***) and provide the following information:
Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Copy of your passport:Your reply to us is very important and will help us to send your money as soon as possible.
Thank you
Frank Adam
There is no such fund, no compensation and no Frank Adam at the Civil Aviation Authority. This is simply advance fee fraud and anyone falling for this will find themselves out of pocket. You will either be asked for an “administration fee” to release your payment, or be sent a fake cheque and be asked to send the fee by wire transfer once you’ve paid the cheque into your account. Either way, you’ll be stitched up by scammers taking advantage of current affairs to get their hands on your cash!
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Frank Adam = A damn Fakr
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Why delete the scammer’s email address? Rather than have it come up on Internet searches as belonging to a scammer?
The only people here likely to reply will be scambaiters.
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A useful warning, but I am an experienced baiter with a number published on Scamorama.
I would like to know the email address of this particular scam though. by email would be fine.
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There seems to be a lot of confusion facing travel policy holders whose holidays have been ruined by the volcanic ash cloud. Ok, so airlines have agreed to either refund or reschedule cancelled flights but what about the thousands of pounds spent by travellers on hotel accommodation, travel and living expenses?
Some insurers have agreed to pay out on these expenses but others have refused. Travellers are being advised to check the small print on their policies to see if they are insured for a cancelled flight due to volcanic ash. I somehow don’t think that volcanic ash will be included in the policy wording. They need to check if they are covered for a natural disaster. It’s a toss up as to whether people are insured by the right insurer or not. However many cheaper travel insurance policies will not cover the volcanic ash cloud. It’s like anything, the more you pay the better cover you get.
Some insurers are saying that they are treating the volcanic ash cloud as bad weather. All insurance policies are different and I wouldn’t bother trying to decipher it myself. I would telephone my broker or insurer and ask them whether I’m covered for the volcanic ash incident or not. Go http://www.insureguide.co.uk for help.
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Good afternoon,
Every day my inbox used to be full. I recently sent one scammer email to the other *actually forwarded* and now I do not receive scam emails anymore, I do not know, I am even confused you know but either they both got dead fighting with each other or something,
I do not know lol ,but I am safe.
Regards
Nicky
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