Why would ANYONE fall for this crap? (Found in my Junk folder just now.)
"ATTENTION:
please want to inform you that your fund was brought to my desk because
the director of the WESTERN UNION MONEY transfer said that they should
divert your fund to the government treasury account just because that you
can not pay the transfer fee, As result of the information we got i told
them to wait untill i hear from you today so that i will know the reason
why you rejected such amount of money $2.7m which is your over due
inheritance payment just because of transfer fee.
But the reason why i sent you this email now is that you still have the
chance to claim your fund if you could send the$55 today because i have
already arranged the special courier company which will deliver your fund
to you within 2days with your tracking number to see when it is coming to
you but failing to do this, they will have power over your fund by Friday
morning and am very sorry if you failed as this is the last chance .
Please here is the western union information in the name of my messenger
to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that i have done my
best for you and i will make sure that your fund get to your hand
immediately.
i want you to call us if you send the money?
Receivers Name:.Mike Promise
Country/... Benin-Republic
City address is Cotonou
Test Question:.. blue
Answer :.. blue
Amount: ...$55usd
MTCN NUMBER....
SENDER NAME...
Send it to me for easy collection, the MTCN control number, amount sent,
name and address of sender. Call +22968020955
Thanks
MR JUDE MARK"
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They keep trying because of people like James Adler of San Diego - they had him for about $5m, some 10 years ago!
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>> They keep trying because of people like James Adler of San Diego - they had
>> him for about $5m, some 10 years ago!
'They' included the Nigerian government :o
www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2000/jul/20/nigerian-nightmare/
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I have recently started getting scam emails with attachments on an address I use exclusively for this site. I just forward them to the relevant banks security outfit before deleting them.
Last edited by: Old Navy on Tue 23 Oct 12 at 11:16
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Plenty of gullible idiots out there. Only recently a friend of my wife's was corresponding with a "US Marine Sergeant in Iraq".
My reaction to her was: "It's a scam."
"But there's [list of reasons why this guy's a god incarnate]"
"It's a scam."
"But he's so nice."
"It's a scam."
"I have pictures."
"It's a scam".
"He wants to meet."
"He'll want you to pay for the tickets. That's how you'll know it's a scam."
Etc ad nauseum. Roll on a month or two and I got:
"It all went exactly the way you said it would, I think it may be a scam."
"[Sigh heavily while looking pointedly at the ceiling]".
Some people deserve everything they get......
Last edited by: TeeCee on Tue 23 Oct 12 at 11:15
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Heard of a 'good' one yesterday (totally true I might add)
Woman gets a phone call from her (ahem!) credit card company saying someone has dishonestly used her card to withdraw £1000.
The (ahem!) card company knew her surname and requested her to withdraw all her money from the bank whereby a courier would then collect it from her home for safe keeping until the perp could be apprehended by plod.
She obviously wasn't overjoyed at the idea of doing this so the (ahem!) credit card co said to phone the police & her bank for con-firmation, which she did but, being the caller was still on the line, she just spoke to another of his partners-in-crime.
She did in fact (long story) withdraw the spondulics but, when she got home, still a tad suspicious, like, she phoned 999 who weren't too happy to answer questions about a potential fraud, so, she phoned her bank (again?) ... !
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Cons are based on two key facets. Fear or Greed.
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 23 Oct 12 at 11:53
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I recently had a (number withheld) call, allegedly, from my bank, from a guy who obviously spoke English as a second language (E2L).
I promptly hung up.
He called back (a little irritated).
He referred to a recent contact I'd initiated. I replied that he should respond in the same manner as my initial contact, without disclosing what it was. I'd e-mailed them a few days previously.
I received a very tetchy e-mail.
I responded by telling them there's no way I'd even admit to who I am to a number withheld call, even less if I suspect it's international. I have to jump through hoops whenever I contact them. Don't they think security's a two-way thing?
I don't think I convinced them.
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Scams, what scams?
I'm just about to receive my eleventeenth HMRC refund!
Can't wait. I've already put down a deposit for an Aston Martin.
;-)
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www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm
I can while away many a happy half hour on this site.
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I've got an instant spam spotter. Because I own my own domain, I get all mail @mydomain.co.uk So I use one address for regular correspondence, but the email address I give banks etc is a special one. Anything purporting to be from HSBarNatScot Bank that comes to my regular email is spam, full stop.
I do similar with a website I run, that too has a special address so anything using it, I know where the mail started.
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>> www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm
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>> I can while away many a happy half hour on this site.
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+1 :-)
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>> >> www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm
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>> >> I can while away many a happy half hour on this site.
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>> +1 :-)
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There's a few. ebolamonkeyman and scamorama are my favourites.
I used to travel to Lagos quite a bit, and set up antiscams beforehand...
Also, there's a LOT of local Nigerians who are in the pay of the scamlords, who are great to bait.
Classic antiscams:
1) Swedish sea captain Vigris Roggering is visiting Cape Town, and arranges to meet his 'friend' (ie the scammer) in a gay bar. The 'friend' is told to go to the barman and ask for ... Vigris Roggering.
2) South African Airways flight arrives in Lagos, and as all the saffers walk through the arrivals area, are amused to see a bloke waiting for Moffie Pielsuig. The name is afrikaans for *rude version of* homosexual fellatio.
Also, search youtube for the classic parrot sketch, re-enacted by 2 scammers with a dyed-blue chicken.
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No FM2R: You've got too much time on your hands!!
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I received an email yesterday from Paypal stating ALERT : You have an important message
It has the Paypal logo, so it must be troo.
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In the past I have been offered around $300 million in total from Nigeria..
I know where it is so donations of £50,000 (you can club together if you want) will reveal all.
Beats winning the Lottery.
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It's also a good excuse for pretending you haven't recived inconvenient communications.
Sorry, my virus checker deleted it.
I assumed it was a scam and binned it.
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Ooh, another one this morning: PayPal - Tax refund ... wonder if I'll have enough to buy a new Dacia?
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Totally unconvincing scam e-mail - No FM2R
