Scammers

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I get these emails every day.
It is because my email address is out there on the net as a contact for the SVAA website, SV camps, and the SVAA shop.

I get about 10 per day on average and they are usually the same ones Adrian mentioned (ANZ/PayPal/CBA/St George), plus I also get them from Nigerian Govt, UK Lottery, Telstra, and the list goes on.

But the ones that REALLY gripe me are the ones saying they are Cancer victims in their last few weeks of life and want to give all their money (usually in the $millions) to me, their missing distant relative (even though they don't even know my name).

But today I recieved a new one.
It was saying that my ATM card has already been credited US$6.8 million.

Then it was followed up with the usual dribble:

The ATM Card Value is $6.8MILLION USD. Please Contact secretary Martha Ozioma {marthaoziomaatmcard@yahoo.com.hk} With the following details for processing:

*Full Name:
*Delivery Address:
*Gender:
*Occupation:
*Phone Number:
*Country:
*Means Of Identification:

then also ended with:

Note: You are required to effect delivery fee of $80



They keep coming up with new ideas! This time the megabucks was already in my bank account!

Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiight

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Here's another one that just came in while I was posting in here:



This is to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of Seven million four hundred thousand British pounds in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. (Name now withheld for confidential reasons).

You are qualified to be listed as a sole beneficiary and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.

We therefore reckoned that you can receive these funds as you are qualified by your surname identity.

Kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money to you as the sole beneficiary.

Yours Faithfully,
Personal Manager.
Barclays Bank


Note that my name is not mentioned in the email, the sender gives no name, "you are qualified by your surname identity" which isn't in the email, and the need to know my phone numbers and address.

When I get up in the morning there will be a few more to start the day. And on it goes

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Hi,

There was a clever one in my email the other day, it was purporting to be from Fedex, trying to deliver a parcel. It was well worded, with no obvious silliness.

It said I was not at home when they called (and I had in fact been out), and that the attachment should be printed out and taken to the local Post Office for pickup.

Indeed I was at that time expecting a parcel to arrive, and did not know exactly which carrier the sender was using.

Ooooh, sneaky. By why was Fedex using Australia Post, hmmm? So I scanned the attachment, and sure enough, a Trojan virus.

Cheers

[ZeroID (Brent)]

They are such fun ain't they. Used to do the scambaiting as well with 419eater but got too tedious and time consuming. If you want to send a reply back just setup one of those throwaway email address, Gmail or there are some which have a life of a week or so and flick the baiter mail to that and go from there.
I used to send them huge attachments, large files of rubbish, old DLLs when they asked for pictures, filled out forms, Western Union, passport details etc. Kept them running around trying to decipher the male bovine excrement. And keep resending to fill up their mailboxes. Just to annoy them.
Still got a few remote email accounts out there that are designed to attract the mugu boys. Check on them now and then to see what's happening.
But Astronomy took over so there is no money for the mugus to scam from me now ... I can't afford to pay their 'fees'

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Just received an email from Yahoo Awards don't know how much I had won as it had an attachment I had to open to see how much I won Scanned the attachment and it had a virus attached

Adrian

[Ric]

I've won the UK lottery that many times I must surely have more money than Bill Gates by now.

[mishku]

My Dear Ric,

Thankyou for your kind regards. It has been a difficult time as two weeks ago, I was hospitalised for a full frontal lobotomy. I have now returned home and have been advised that the terrorists who killed my parents have kidnapped my brother and have also set up a trust fund for me. Our Nigerian laws do not permit me to access it directly, so in return for your sending me 4.82 billion British Pounds Sterling, I can give you approximately $3.75 as a handling fee in return for your kind and generous time. Please, hurry, as if I have not recieved these funds by Tuesday evening, my brother will be sold to elephant hunters

Originally Posted by Ric

I've won the UK lottery that many times I must surely have more money than Bill Gates by now.

[Octane (Humayun)]

haha, Mish.

Hang around on 419eater and you'll soon find that your mock up is not so far from the truth!

H

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

I just tell them to send it to :

" Flash's Astronomy Foundation "
c/- Gem, G11,EQ6 and EM-200.
Astro-Tech Avenue
Takahashi Way
Via Skywatcher ...Post Code M42.

Flash

[mishku]

H,

I concede I may have derived some (okay, ALL) inspiration from 419eater

[Ric]

Originally Posted by mishku

My Dear Ric,

Thankyou for your kind regards. It has been a difficult time as two weeks ago, I was hospitalised for a full frontal lobotomy. I have now returned home and have been advised that the terrorists who killed my parents have kidnapped my brother and have also set up a trust fund for me. Our Nigerian laws do not permit me to access it directly, so in return for your sending me 4.82 billion British Pounds Sterling, I can give you approximately $3.75 as a handling fee in return for your kind and generous time. Please, hurry, as if I have not recieved these funds by Tuesday evening, my brother will be sold to elephant hunters

No worries Mish
Just send me all the details of your bank accounts along with the names of your children and I'll send the money straight away, no questions asked.

[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

One way you can protect your email address on a website is to create a jpg of the address and put this onto the site. People can't click on it, but at least they know exactly what to type, my address from my website has never received spam in more than 4 years. You can obfiscate it with "Fred at mysite dot com" but some people just can't work that out!

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

I get these emails every day.
It is because my email address is out there on the net as a contact for the SVAA website, SV camps, and the SVAA shop.

I get about 10 per day on average and they are usually the same ones Adrian mentioned (ANZ/PayPal/CBA/St George), plus I also get them from Nigerian Govt, UK Lottery, Telstra, and the list goes on.

But the ones that REALLY gripe me are the ones saying they are Cancer victims in their last few weeks of life and want to give all their money (usually in the $millions) to me, their missing distant relative (even though they don't even know my name).

But today I recieved a new one.
It was saying that my ATM card has already been credited US$6.8 million.

Then it was followed up with the usual dribble:

The ATM Card Value is $6.8MILLION USD. Please Contact secretary Martha Ozioma {marthaoziomaatmcard@yahoo.com.hk} With the following details for processing:

*Full Name:
*Delivery Address:
*Gender:
*Occupation:
*Phone Number:
*Country:
*Means Of Identification:

then also ended with:

Note: You are required to effect delivery fee of $80



They keep coming up with new ideas! This time the megabucks was already in my bank account!

Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiight

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Just received this one in my email.
The change password at the bottom is a link.

Adrian


Wrong Password
Our records show that someone tried to enter your Verified by Visa/Mastercard password three times in a row. This password protects you from unauthorized online use of your credit card. For your safety please change your password now.


Change password!

[WadeH (Wade)]

I am feeling really left out now. Its been years since I've recieved one on these con jobs.

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Originally Posted by WadeH

I am feeling really left out now. Its been years since I've recieved one on these con jobs.

So that you don't feel left out send me your email address and I will forward my scam emails to you

Adrian

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Here you go Wade, just so you don't feel left out here's one just for you:

Dear person,

I am righting you from Bank of Nigeria to unform you of your fortunates.
In trust is held $8.7 million for you but yu cannot come on to claim the fund until we can clerifying all you details.

Please to submit the folowing:

Name (in full):
Date of Barth:
Address:
Country:
Phone number:
Cell Number:
Bank:
Account Number:
Pin Number:
Current Balance:
Gender:
Occupation:
Color of Jocks:
Last meal was:

Please return copy of you Birth Certifucit, latest Bank Statement, aproximit property valuation.

Thanking you
Ngomo Umbutomo (Manager)
Bank of Nigeria

[Stardrifter_WA]

The biggest scammers of all are Governments. A licence that cost $15 annually, five years ago is now $65 annually. That's approximately a 30% annual increase, whereas inflation is running at less than 3% anually, which would make it approximately $20. How can they justify this. Easy, they don't. Biggest scammers in the world.

[WadeH (Wade)]

I feel much better now, totally ripped off!

[Stardrifter_WA]

Legally ripped off, that is