Ok my aunt was conned out of $2,000.00 on Yahoo! Mail through one of those notorious Nigerian Email Scams. The only way she even stopped sending money was when the police showed up to her house on suspicions of check fraud.
I wanted to know if it's rude to openly laugh at this story about with my siblings if my mom doesn't bring it up?
My Aunt is a married woman with 4 grown children. How she got caught up in this scam is beyond me.
Is It Rude To Laugh At My Aunt Who Lost $2,000.00 In The Nigerian Email Scam?
F---- Nigeria. Let them scam there own people. It is not rude to laugh at your Aunt as long as she learned her lesson. Hope this helps.
Reply:He who laughs first laughs last.
The aunt feels terrible. Maybe that was the $2000 she was going to leave to you when she passes. Won't you feel like an a**.
Just remember "Karma." What goes around, comes around. If you laugh at her, there will be someone to laugh at you. Remember, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. You share her genes.
Reply:I think it would be rude. She honestly thought she was sending money for a legitimate cause, so I'm sure she feels pretty embarrassed. I think she would probably feel even worse if you laughed at her for an honest mistake. How would you feel if someone laughed at you for making the mistake she did?
Reply:No, I would feel said for her stupidity. I would instead ask her to put a stop payment on the check or put a dispute on the credit card and see if there is some way to get her money back.
Reply:I think that your aunt feels badly enough without her own family rudely laughing at her. Try to imagine how you would feel.
Reply:It's rude if she's an old lady, but if she isn't retired yet she's fair game.
Reply:How would you feel if You lost $2,000.00 ???
Put yourself in her shoes.
It's not funny!!!
^_^
Reply:nope not too rude but don't burst out laughing just kinda smile and say like "hmph"
Reply:if this happened to you and your aunt asked the same question, how would you feel?
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
A Marine wants information such as address, Phone #, copy of ID. He sent me his millitary ID and a copy of his Drivers license. I believe it is a scam. Should I report to local iaw inforcement?
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
Big time scam.
This has been going around for years.
Reply:You should report it to the FBI. They are the agency responsible for this. It is especially important since this email contains a copy of a military member's ID (purportedly anyway). I fully believe this is a scam. However, this could be an actual copy of a real Marine's information which is troubling. By reporting it, you could be protecting the Marine. Please go to the link below and forward the email to the appropriate authorities.
Reply:It is a scam, if not then the Marine is trying to do something illegal. Don't get involved, or if you do report it to the proper authorities.
Reply:if you agree..
you will get a big fake looking check
it will have a lot of money on it,
he will tell you to cash it;
send him a portion and you keep the rest.
its fake.
Reply:It is a variation on the classic Nigerian (aka 419) Scam.
Don't bother with your local law enforcement, go right to the FBI. You can report it here:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/
Reply:This is definitely a scam. Even if it is not, he is breaking the law and trying to involve you. Report it.
Reply:Betty.....Why do you even have to ask?????
Of course it is a scam!
I don't care how good his military ID looks he is not a marine. He is most likely some scam artist working from an internet cafe somewhere in Africa.
Reply:Yes this is a big scam. I would delete it and don't sent them anything.
Reply:yes, and to Marines (he is most likely not a marine), and if using a forged ID card, he may get caught on that account
Reply:It's a scam,
report it to the FBI.
Reply:This one might be the real deal. Hey you never know don't give it up so easily. Good Luck.
Reply:forward it to me I'd like to see just how authentic this ID looks
Reply:YES. Probably from some guy in an internet cafe in Africa.
Reply:big scam delete it and go on the police cant do much about it
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
Big time scam.
This has been going around for years.
Reply:You should report it to the FBI. They are the agency responsible for this. It is especially important since this email contains a copy of a military member's ID (purportedly anyway). I fully believe this is a scam. However, this could be an actual copy of a real Marine's information which is troubling. By reporting it, you could be protecting the Marine. Please go to the link below and forward the email to the appropriate authorities.
Reply:It is a scam, if not then the Marine is trying to do something illegal. Don't get involved, or if you do report it to the proper authorities.
Reply:if you agree..
you will get a big fake looking check
it will have a lot of money on it,
he will tell you to cash it;
send him a portion and you keep the rest.
its fake.
Reply:It is a variation on the classic Nigerian (aka 419) Scam.
Don't bother with your local law enforcement, go right to the FBI. You can report it here:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/
Reply:This is definitely a scam. Even if it is not, he is breaking the law and trying to involve you. Report it.
Reply:Betty.....Why do you even have to ask?????
Of course it is a scam!
I don't care how good his military ID looks he is not a marine. He is most likely some scam artist working from an internet cafe somewhere in Africa.
Reply:Yes this is a big scam. I would delete it and don't sent them anything.
Reply:yes, and to Marines (he is most likely not a marine), and if using a forged ID card, he may get caught on that account
Reply:It's a scam,
report it to the FBI.
Reply:This one might be the real deal. Hey you never know don't give it up so easily. Good Luck.
Reply:forward it to me I'd like to see just how authentic this ID looks
Reply:YES. Probably from some guy in an internet cafe in Africa.
Reply:big scam delete it and go on the police cant do much about it
Is It Rude To Laugh At My Aunt Who Lost $2,000.00 In The Nigerian Email Scam?
Ok my aunt was conned out of $2,000.00 on Yahoo! Mail through one of those notorious Nigerian Email Scams. The only way she even stopped sending money was when the police showed up to her house on suspicions of check fraud.
I wanted to know if it's rude to openly laugh at this story about with my siblings if my mom doesn't bring it up?
My Aunt is a married woman with 4 grown children. How she got caught up in this scam is beyond me.
Is It Rude To Laugh At My Aunt Who Lost $2,000.00 In The Nigerian Email Scam?
F---- Nigeria. Let them scam there own people. It is not rude to laugh at your Aunt as long as she learned her lesson. Hope this helps.
Reply:He who laughs first laughs last.
The aunt feels terrible. Maybe that was the $2000 she was going to leave to you when she passes. Won't you feel like an a**.
Just remember "Karma." What goes around, comes around. If you laugh at her, there will be someone to laugh at you. Remember, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. You share her genes.
Reply:I think it would be rude. She honestly thought she was sending money for a legitimate cause, so I'm sure she feels pretty embarrassed. I think she would probably feel even worse if you laughed at her for an honest mistake. How would you feel if someone laughed at you for making the mistake she did?
Reply:No, I would feel said for her stupidity. I would instead ask her to put a stop payment on the check or put a dispute on the credit card and see if there is some way to get her money back.
Reply:I think that your aunt feels badly enough without her own family rudely laughing at her. Try to imagine how you would feel.
Reply:It's rude if she's an old lady, but if she isn't retired yet she's fair game.
Reply:How would you feel if You lost $2,000.00 ???
Put yourself in her shoes.
It's not funny!!!
^_^
Reply:nope not too rude but don't burst out laughing just kinda smile and say like "hmph"
Reply:if this happened to you and your aunt asked the same question, how would you feel?
I wanted to know if it's rude to openly laugh at this story about with my siblings if my mom doesn't bring it up?
My Aunt is a married woman with 4 grown children. How she got caught up in this scam is beyond me.
Is It Rude To Laugh At My Aunt Who Lost $2,000.00 In The Nigerian Email Scam?
F---- Nigeria. Let them scam there own people. It is not rude to laugh at your Aunt as long as she learned her lesson. Hope this helps.
Reply:He who laughs first laughs last.
The aunt feels terrible. Maybe that was the $2000 she was going to leave to you when she passes. Won't you feel like an a**.
Just remember "Karma." What goes around, comes around. If you laugh at her, there will be someone to laugh at you. Remember, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. You share her genes.
Reply:I think it would be rude. She honestly thought she was sending money for a legitimate cause, so I'm sure she feels pretty embarrassed. I think she would probably feel even worse if you laughed at her for an honest mistake. How would you feel if someone laughed at you for making the mistake she did?
Reply:No, I would feel said for her stupidity. I would instead ask her to put a stop payment on the check or put a dispute on the credit card and see if there is some way to get her money back.
Reply:I think that your aunt feels badly enough without her own family rudely laughing at her. Try to imagine how you would feel.
Reply:It's rude if she's an old lady, but if she isn't retired yet she's fair game.
Reply:How would you feel if You lost $2,000.00 ???
Put yourself in her shoes.
It's not funny!!!
^_^
Reply:nope not too rude but don't burst out laughing just kinda smile and say like "hmph"
Reply:if this happened to you and your aunt asked the same question, how would you feel?
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
A Marine wants information such as address, Phone #, copy of ID. He sent me his millitary ID and a copy of his Drivers license. I believe it is a scam. Should I report to local iaw inforcement?
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
Big time scam.
This has been going around for years.
Reply:You should report it to the FBI. They are the agency responsible for this. It is especially important since this email contains a copy of a military member's ID (purportedly anyway). I fully believe this is a scam. However, this could be an actual copy of a real Marine's information which is troubling. By reporting it, you could be protecting the Marine. Please go to the link below and forward the email to the appropriate authorities.
Reply:It is a scam, if not then the Marine is trying to do something illegal. Don't get involved, or if you do report it to the proper authorities.
Reply:if you agree..
you will get a big fake looking check
it will have a lot of money on it,
he will tell you to cash it;
send him a portion and you keep the rest.
its fake.
Reply:It is a variation on the classic Nigerian (aka 419) Scam.
Don't bother with your local law enforcement, go right to the FBI. You can report it here:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/
Reply:This is definitely a scam. Even if it is not, he is breaking the law and trying to involve you. Report it.
Reply:Betty.....Why do you even have to ask?????
Of course it is a scam!
I don't care how good his military ID looks he is not a marine. He is most likely some scam artist working from an internet cafe somewhere in Africa.
Reply:Yes this is a big scam. I would delete it and don't sent them anything.
Reply:yes, and to Marines (he is most likely not a marine), and if using a forged ID card, he may get caught on that account
Reply:It's a scam,
report it to the FBI.
Reply:This one might be the real deal. Hey you never know don't give it up so easily. Good Luck.
Reply:forward it to me I'd like to see just how authentic this ID looks
Reply:YES. Probably from some guy in an internet cafe in Africa.
Reply:big scam delete it and go on the police cant do much about it
I recieved an email from a soldier who says he has money from Saddam needs some place to send it.is it a scam?
Big time scam.
This has been going around for years.
Reply:You should report it to the FBI. They are the agency responsible for this. It is especially important since this email contains a copy of a military member's ID (purportedly anyway). I fully believe this is a scam. However, this could be an actual copy of a real Marine's information which is troubling. By reporting it, you could be protecting the Marine. Please go to the link below and forward the email to the appropriate authorities.
Reply:It is a scam, if not then the Marine is trying to do something illegal. Don't get involved, or if you do report it to the proper authorities.
Reply:if you agree..
you will get a big fake looking check
it will have a lot of money on it,
he will tell you to cash it;
send him a portion and you keep the rest.
its fake.
Reply:It is a variation on the classic Nigerian (aka 419) Scam.
Don't bother with your local law enforcement, go right to the FBI. You can report it here:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/
Reply:This is definitely a scam. Even if it is not, he is breaking the law and trying to involve you. Report it.
Reply:Betty.....Why do you even have to ask?????
Of course it is a scam!
I don't care how good his military ID looks he is not a marine. He is most likely some scam artist working from an internet cafe somewhere in Africa.
Reply:Yes this is a big scam. I would delete it and don't sent them anything.
Reply:yes, and to Marines (he is most likely not a marine), and if using a forged ID card, he may get caught on that account
Reply:It's a scam,
report it to the FBI.
Reply:This one might be the real deal. Hey you never know don't give it up so easily. Good Luck.
Reply:forward it to me I'd like to see just how authentic this ID looks
Reply:YES. Probably from some guy in an internet cafe in Africa.
Reply:big scam delete it and go on the police cant do much about it
A yahoo email address associated with spam and scam?
Who at yahoo do i inform about this address, this address is being used as a method to get access to peoples email address's through various chat rooms, dating sites and travel sites, the ip's all match the the spam comes from soon after
Anyone able to offer help,
A yahoo email address associated with spam and scam?
You can forward scam messages to Customer Care at the following address: phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com
Alternatively, you can report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Reply:Forward to spam@yahoo.com, so they are aware.
facebok
Anyone able to offer help,
A yahoo email address associated with spam and scam?
You can forward scam messages to Customer Care at the following address: phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com
Alternatively, you can report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Reply:Forward to spam@yahoo.com, so they are aware.
facebok
DID i win the lotterly by microsoft or something? i got an email.. scam or not?
Here is the email i got
"
--------------------------------------...
From: Microsoft Award Notification %26lt;Microsoft@mailpost.com%26gt;
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 7:10:00 AM
Subject: Congratulation Your Email ID Have Been Selected Of 拢500,000.00
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Batch number: 12/ED/0340
Reff number: MSN-L/200-269ED
Winning number: ED09788
Microsoft Award Notification
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUND(拢500,000.00) for the New Edition 2008 Lottery promotion
which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC %26amp; WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO %26amp; MICROSOFT
WINDOWS,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only
select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting
System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of
the people selected.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliatethe
protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim, Winners Shall be
paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed
not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date
in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number...................12/ED/0340
Reff number.......................MSN-L/200-2...
Winning number...................ED09788
To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent
assigned to you
Mr. Terry Martins
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email: mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com
Tel: +44 703 193 1805
Tel: +44 703-197-1437
You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims
agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in
proceeding with the transferred of your funds to your nominated bank
account.
1. Full name............
2. Country..............
3. Contact Address........
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation............
7. Company..............
8. Age....................
Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not
claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Mr. Jana Brinson.
(Operation Manager)
"
the emai is mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com
from microsoft@mailpost.com
i am 90% sure it is a scam/fake. but just to be sure.. any1 know if its real?
DID i win the lotterly by microsoft or something? i got an email.. scam or not?
If they really collect your information from Yahoo, why do they need it again? Scam.
Reply:It is a scam. If you never entered a lottery, how can you win a lottery?
Do not respond. Trash it as SPAM. And by all means, do not respond with any sort of information, not even a response turning down their offer.
If you respond, they send your e-mail address out to others who will send you more spam.
Reply:no you don't it's spam report it at such never give person info for a email
Reply:This is a SCAM. If you click on the below link this site confirms various email scams hitting the internet and provides an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yoo2.phpahoo/...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace where it belongs.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:This is a scam "Phishing" (fishing) for your private information These deceptive emails are used to commit identity theft, do not respond see link below to see what microsoft say about this.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yoursel...
You can report this with the mail abuse form below.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yl/yahoomail/...
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press...
Reply:Hello! Well, FIRST of all the email address they have given to you is OBVIOUSLY "FAKE" IF it was "REAL" It would seem logical the LAST part of the email address would be @MICROSOFT.com rather than Microsoft@mailpost ...????. come on now, do they think we American's are stupid or what! The VERIFICATION DEPT. is using a @hotmail.com address!!! rather than________@microsoft.com %26amp; the VERIFICATION DEPT ph# is IN the UK %26amp; IF you DID call, be ready to pay a HIGH phone bill because that is international calling,trust me I have been a victim in another scam myself, but didn't fall for it...ended up paying over $90 in calls to Nigeria, but it could have been worse!! Another thing this is from ANOTHER COUNTRY, UK AND the phone # to call is out of OUR COUNTRY. MICROSOFT is NOT based out of another country!!! bottom line! I have read some of the answers that others have posted to answer your question, I AGREE!!! This is such a scam!!! DON'T FALL for it!! Furthermore, report this SPAM to YAHOO AND I would contact the company MICROSOFT in the USA and ask question's and ALSO forward that email to them;however, make sure you get it to the correct dept. like the FRAUD Dept. or something. There are SOOOO many people sending AMERICAN'S scam stuff like this all the time, if it doesn't get reported they will just keep doing it. All of us AMERICAN'S need to work together %26amp; REPORT these types of "SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE" emails %26amp; like the other's said...if you are some type of winner, they would NOT be asking for more or the SAME information YAHOO ALREADY has. NEVER give out ANY of your information. I have recently been contacted by a man in Nigeria, said he was born in raised in Ft. Lauderdale FL. worked for a major oil off shore refining co., graduated college w/ a BS in Pet.Engeneering in FL in 1996, sending me "LOVE" letter's like you would not believe...they were VERY GOOD!!, but I investigated the letter's and they were NOT his writting's at all!!! He just removed another woman's name %26amp; typed MY name in there..trying to get to my heart. He also said he had a 6 yr. old boy-single father(so he said) %26amp; the son was in the hospital for weeks due to the accident. Just to see what he would do, this is what I did... I asked for the hospital address %26amp; phone # so I could mail the child a little gift, he was a bit reluctant, but he gave me an address, turned out this was a FAKE address, YET he was asking me if I could wire him $2,000 US dollars to help him get his son out of the hospital, now he made SURE he gave me the EXACT REAL address to where I could wire the money, oh by the way...I asked him if the hospital accept's VISA, MASTERCARD or AMEX and he said "NO" they ONLY deal with CASH,...YEAH, RIGHT!!! WHATEVER!!! of course I said "NO" I didn't even know them and I don't even think a child even existed because when he would be on-line w/me or phone %26amp; saying he was at the hospital I NEVER...NOT ONCE heard a child, doctor's or ANYTHING like we hear here when someone is in the hospital. He was TRYING to scam me by getting to my heart with the letter's AND with the 6 yr. old!??? I feel 100% SURE this is a SCAM %26amp;B FAKE!!!..PLEASE report this, PLEASE for the sake of YOURSELF AND other's that might fall for it not knowing any better.
I "hope" I have helped you with "MY" opinion... Good Luck!! Take Care
Michelle
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
"
--------------------------------------...
From: Microsoft Award Notification %26lt;Microsoft@mailpost.com%26gt;
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 7:10:00 AM
Subject: Congratulation Your Email ID Have Been Selected Of 拢500,000.00
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Batch number: 12/ED/0340
Reff number: MSN-L/200-269ED
Winning number: ED09788
Microsoft Award Notification
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUND(拢500,000.00) for the New Edition 2008 Lottery promotion
which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC %26amp; WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO %26amp; MICROSOFT
WINDOWS,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only
select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting
System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of
the people selected.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliatethe
protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim, Winners Shall be
paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed
not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date
in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number...................12/ED/0340
Reff number.......................MSN-L/200-2...
Winning number...................ED09788
To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent
assigned to you
Mr. Terry Martins
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email: mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com
Tel: +44 703 193 1805
Tel: +44 703-197-1437
You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims
agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in
proceeding with the transferred of your funds to your nominated bank
account.
1. Full name............
2. Country..............
3. Contact Address........
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation............
7. Company..............
8. Age....................
Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not
claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Mr. Jana Brinson.
(Operation Manager)
"
the emai is mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com
from microsoft@mailpost.com
i am 90% sure it is a scam/fake. but just to be sure.. any1 know if its real?
DID i win the lotterly by microsoft or something? i got an email.. scam or not?
If they really collect your information from Yahoo, why do they need it again? Scam.
Reply:It is a scam. If you never entered a lottery, how can you win a lottery?
Do not respond. Trash it as SPAM. And by all means, do not respond with any sort of information, not even a response turning down their offer.
If you respond, they send your e-mail address out to others who will send you more spam.
Reply:no you don't it's spam report it at such never give person info for a email
Reply:This is a SCAM. If you click on the below link this site confirms various email scams hitting the internet and provides an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yoo2.phpahoo/...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace where it belongs.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:This is a scam "Phishing" (fishing) for your private information These deceptive emails are used to commit identity theft, do not respond see link below to see what microsoft say about this.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yoursel...
You can report this with the mail abuse form below.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yl/yahoomail/...
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press...
Reply:Hello! Well, FIRST of all the email address they have given to you is OBVIOUSLY "FAKE" IF it was "REAL" It would seem logical the LAST part of the email address would be @MICROSOFT.com rather than Microsoft@mailpost ...????. come on now, do they think we American's are stupid or what! The VERIFICATION DEPT. is using a @hotmail.com address!!! rather than________@microsoft.com %26amp; the VERIFICATION DEPT ph# is IN the UK %26amp; IF you DID call, be ready to pay a HIGH phone bill because that is international calling,trust me I have been a victim in another scam myself, but didn't fall for it...ended up paying over $90 in calls to Nigeria, but it could have been worse!! Another thing this is from ANOTHER COUNTRY, UK AND the phone # to call is out of OUR COUNTRY. MICROSOFT is NOT based out of another country!!! bottom line! I have read some of the answers that others have posted to answer your question, I AGREE!!! This is such a scam!!! DON'T FALL for it!! Furthermore, report this SPAM to YAHOO AND I would contact the company MICROSOFT in the USA and ask question's and ALSO forward that email to them;however, make sure you get it to the correct dept. like the FRAUD Dept. or something. There are SOOOO many people sending AMERICAN'S scam stuff like this all the time, if it doesn't get reported they will just keep doing it. All of us AMERICAN'S need to work together %26amp; REPORT these types of "SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE" emails %26amp; like the other's said...if you are some type of winner, they would NOT be asking for more or the SAME information YAHOO ALREADY has. NEVER give out ANY of your information. I have recently been contacted by a man in Nigeria, said he was born in raised in Ft. Lauderdale FL. worked for a major oil off shore refining co., graduated college w/ a BS in Pet.Engeneering in FL in 1996, sending me "LOVE" letter's like you would not believe...they were VERY GOOD!!, but I investigated the letter's and they were NOT his writting's at all!!! He just removed another woman's name %26amp; typed MY name in there..trying to get to my heart. He also said he had a 6 yr. old boy-single father(so he said) %26amp; the son was in the hospital for weeks due to the accident. Just to see what he would do, this is what I did... I asked for the hospital address %26amp; phone # so I could mail the child a little gift, he was a bit reluctant, but he gave me an address, turned out this was a FAKE address, YET he was asking me if I could wire him $2,000 US dollars to help him get his son out of the hospital, now he made SURE he gave me the EXACT REAL address to where I could wire the money, oh by the way...I asked him if the hospital accept's VISA, MASTERCARD or AMEX and he said "NO" they ONLY deal with CASH,...YEAH, RIGHT!!! WHATEVER!!! of course I said "NO" I didn't even know them and I don't even think a child even existed because when he would be on-line w/me or phone %26amp; saying he was at the hospital I NEVER...NOT ONCE heard a child, doctor's or ANYTHING like we hear here when someone is in the hospital. He was TRYING to scam me by getting to my heart with the letter's AND with the 6 yr. old!??? I feel 100% SURE this is a SCAM %26amp;B FAKE!!!..PLEASE report this, PLEASE for the sake of YOURSELF AND other's that might fall for it not knowing any better.
I "hope" I have helped you with "MY" opinion... Good Luck!! Take Care
Michelle
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Were can I report a lead company email marketing scam?
If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center ( www.fraud.org) These days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
Were can I report a lead company email marketing scam?
Better Business bureau they have an online site as well as a write in or call in centers.
Reply:I agree with Wild Orchid. Call the Better Business Bureau.
Reply:Department of Insurance for starters.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
Were can I report a lead company email marketing scam?
Better Business bureau they have an online site as well as a write in or call in centers.
Reply:I agree with Wild Orchid. Call the Better Business Bureau.
Reply:Department of Insurance for starters.
Is this craigslist email a scam?
Hi,
Im selling a car on craigslist and i got 2 emails saying "im interested in your ITEM" They dont say car or anything. I replied with details and got an email back from the guy asking my name, and address. i also thought it was wierd he said "put on your listing that the item is sold" Wierd... what do you think?
Is this craigslist email a scam?
Of course it is a scam.
There is no reason for somebody from out of town to be trolling your local craigslist -- other than to find someone to cheat.
Do not reply, do not send info.
Reply:It definitely sounds weird. It does look to be highly likely to be a scam. However, in the possibility that it might not, just reply to that person and ask for his name and contact number. Tell him that you will contact him instead of him contacting you.
Also try to throw in some questions regarding the car to see if he is legit.
Reply:Sounds like they want to take your identity. I would not mark it sold. Just reply that as soon as they show up with cash in hand you will gladly do so. Ask for their name and address and call them back.
Just give initials for your name.
Reply:Contact them and ask how and when payment will be made - If no answer (or vague answer) say "item will be listed until sold and deposit or money paid" -
Reply:Sounds like a scam, for sure.
Reply:
Yes it's a scam
Im selling a car on craigslist and i got 2 emails saying "im interested in your ITEM" They dont say car or anything. I replied with details and got an email back from the guy asking my name, and address. i also thought it was wierd he said "put on your listing that the item is sold" Wierd... what do you think?
Is this craigslist email a scam?
Of course it is a scam.
There is no reason for somebody from out of town to be trolling your local craigslist -- other than to find someone to cheat.
Do not reply, do not send info.
Reply:It definitely sounds weird. It does look to be highly likely to be a scam. However, in the possibility that it might not, just reply to that person and ask for his name and contact number. Tell him that you will contact him instead of him contacting you.
Also try to throw in some questions regarding the car to see if he is legit.
Reply:Sounds like they want to take your identity. I would not mark it sold. Just reply that as soon as they show up with cash in hand you will gladly do so. Ask for their name and address and call them back.
Just give initials for your name.
Reply:Contact them and ask how and when payment will be made - If no answer (or vague answer) say "item will be listed until sold and deposit or money paid" -
Reply:Sounds like a scam, for sure.
Reply:
Yes it's a scam
What is meant by scam email?
It's when people send you an email saying 'give me your account details so I can escape my horrible step-father and in return I will give you millions of pounds'
which is all bull but some people believe, send their details and get their bank account wiped of all their money.
mark zuckerberg
which is all bull but some people believe, send their details and get their bank account wiped of all their money.
mark zuckerberg
I was jailed and charged with uttering forgery for this email scam that uses w-mart moneygrams sent by clients
I was offered the job of a acct. rep and I was to keep 10% and send 90% to the company. This happened Tuesday 23 of october. I am innocent, I thought I was doing a legit job, Now this. I kept all my in-going and out-going e-mail, praise God. So I need some advice asap. My son is a senior this year and his dad is deceased.I'm all he has. The devil is a lie!!!! Is there anyone out there who has gone thru this storm, or knows of anyone who has? Im putting it in God's hands.They are talking state penitentary time for me. I need help!!!!!
I was jailed and charged with uttering forgery for this email scam that uses w-mart moneygrams sent by clients
This is a common email scam. The victim in this news article received probation: http://media.www.ac-ranger.com/media/sto...
The FBI calls this "third party receiver of funds": http://www.ic3.gov/crimeschemes.aspx#ite...
Provide your lawyer with copies of all the emails, the FBI link for background on this known scam, and hopefully you won't get jail time.
Reply:if it seems to good to be true it probably is. work with the authorities and maybe you might get probation. bet you won't be doing that again huh? i do not mean to be disrespectful of god, but you need to put this in the hands of a good attorney.
Reply:Ask other people who is good attorney in your area. There are good and bad attorneys' so be careful. You will only be in trouble if you have prior convictions. If it's first offense probation is the worst that could happen. Save those emails and find someone you can trust to represent you.
I was jailed and charged with uttering forgery for this email scam that uses w-mart moneygrams sent by clients
This is a common email scam. The victim in this news article received probation: http://media.www.ac-ranger.com/media/sto...
The FBI calls this "third party receiver of funds": http://www.ic3.gov/crimeschemes.aspx#ite...
Provide your lawyer with copies of all the emails, the FBI link for background on this known scam, and hopefully you won't get jail time.
Reply:if it seems to good to be true it probably is. work with the authorities and maybe you might get probation. bet you won't be doing that again huh? i do not mean to be disrespectful of god, but you need to put this in the hands of a good attorney.
Reply:Ask other people who is good attorney in your area. There are good and bad attorneys' so be careful. You will only be in trouble if you have prior convictions. If it's first offense probation is the worst that could happen. Save those emails and find someone you can trust to represent you.
What should i do if i fell for the IRS email scam?
i got an email . subject was Important Notice from refund@irs.org. it looked real and wasnt thinking at the time. it said i was eligible for $439.59 upon looking at my fiscal activity. i thought the irs scam warning was only for the stimulus payments and not the refunds. i was stupid and submitted my drivers license number,ssn,dob,name,address. i knew i did something wrong after i click submit.i called the irs and they told me to fill out a form at the ftc's website. and i did. the credit card i put in for to put the payment onto was a prepaid debit card. it didnt have anything on it and nothing went on it unless i put the money on. is there any thing else i can do to make sure my ssn and stuff are not misused?
What should i do if i fell for the IRS email scam?
File a police report with your local police. Many larger police departments do have special teams that investigate identity theft.
Forward a copy of the e-mail to Phishing@IRS.gov
Contact the issuer of the debit card and cancel it. Do NOT put any more money on that card.
Contact all 3 of the major credit reporting agencies and put a fraud alert on your name %26amp; SSN. Ideally you don't want ANY responses from the credit bureaus until you personally approve the release on a case by case basis. Monitor your credit report every 2 or 3 weeks to see if there are any unauthorized inquiries. If there are, notify the company that placed the inquiry that you are a victim of identity theft and did NOT apply for credit with them or authorized anyone to do so.
Notify the Social Security Administration -- in person at your local office would be best -- and ask them to notify you if they receive any income information from any source than your employer.
Contact the DMV and see if you can have your license replaced with a new one with a different number; some states will do that for you if you are a victim of identity theft.
Notify your bank and have them close all accounts and open new ones with new numbers.
Notify all credit card accounts and have them canceled and reissued with new numbers, security codes and PINs.
Act VERY quickly on this as the scammers WILL attempt to use your information to get credit in your name.
Edit: You absolutely MUST notify the credit reporting agencies!! The scammers will use the information you put on the site to open NEW credit accounts in YOUR name. Some may also put in address changes for any accounts that DO show up on your credit record so that everything will look like it's coming from the same address and YOU will be none the wiser until a skip-tracer tracks you down trying to collect on the debts!
Reply:Ohmigod!!!!!
Call all 3 credit bureaus also and ask them to put a fraud warning on your account.
Edit re your additional details: contacting the credit agencies isn't because of the debit card. These crooks now have enough info they could get credit in your name and really mess you up.
Reply:Contact the IRS IMMEDIATELY
and forward the email to them, they have an email just for people forwarding phishing emails, you can find it on their site
www.irs.gov
Reply:The IRS was warning people about scamer's. They said that they would never call or email people about their money. We have to be very careful because there are alot of people out there that dont give a hoot who they hurt.
Reply:Damn dude that sucks :(
Your first warning should have been when you saw irs.ORG instead of Gov.
Anyway I would contact the IRS ASAP and then the credit agencies.
Good luck
Reply:What You Can Do to Report Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail communication claiming to be from the IRS, please forward the original message to: phishing@irs.gov using the instructions provided below. You may not receive an individual response to your e-mail because of the volume of reports we receive each day.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, which may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mails.
How to forward a phishing e-mail
It is important that the original communication you received is included, as well as Internet headers. The following instructions will assist you in forwarding a phishing communication to the IRS.
check IRS website for more information.
What should i do if i fell for the IRS email scam?
File a police report with your local police. Many larger police departments do have special teams that investigate identity theft.
Forward a copy of the e-mail to Phishing@IRS.gov
Contact the issuer of the debit card and cancel it. Do NOT put any more money on that card.
Contact all 3 of the major credit reporting agencies and put a fraud alert on your name %26amp; SSN. Ideally you don't want ANY responses from the credit bureaus until you personally approve the release on a case by case basis. Monitor your credit report every 2 or 3 weeks to see if there are any unauthorized inquiries. If there are, notify the company that placed the inquiry that you are a victim of identity theft and did NOT apply for credit with them or authorized anyone to do so.
Notify the Social Security Administration -- in person at your local office would be best -- and ask them to notify you if they receive any income information from any source than your employer.
Contact the DMV and see if you can have your license replaced with a new one with a different number; some states will do that for you if you are a victim of identity theft.
Notify your bank and have them close all accounts and open new ones with new numbers.
Notify all credit card accounts and have them canceled and reissued with new numbers, security codes and PINs.
Act VERY quickly on this as the scammers WILL attempt to use your information to get credit in your name.
Edit: You absolutely MUST notify the credit reporting agencies!! The scammers will use the information you put on the site to open NEW credit accounts in YOUR name. Some may also put in address changes for any accounts that DO show up on your credit record so that everything will look like it's coming from the same address and YOU will be none the wiser until a skip-tracer tracks you down trying to collect on the debts!
Reply:Ohmigod!!!!!
Call all 3 credit bureaus also and ask them to put a fraud warning on your account.
Edit re your additional details: contacting the credit agencies isn't because of the debit card. These crooks now have enough info they could get credit in your name and really mess you up.
Reply:Contact the IRS IMMEDIATELY
and forward the email to them, they have an email just for people forwarding phishing emails, you can find it on their site
www.irs.gov
Reply:The IRS was warning people about scamer's. They said that they would never call or email people about their money. We have to be very careful because there are alot of people out there that dont give a hoot who they hurt.
Reply:Damn dude that sucks :(
Your first warning should have been when you saw irs.ORG instead of Gov.
Anyway I would contact the IRS ASAP and then the credit agencies.
Good luck
Reply:What You Can Do to Report Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail communication claiming to be from the IRS, please forward the original message to: phishing@irs.gov using the instructions provided below. You may not receive an individual response to your e-mail because of the volume of reports we receive each day.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, which may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mails.
How to forward a phishing e-mail
It is important that the original communication you received is included, as well as Internet headers. The following instructions will assist you in forwarding a phishing communication to the IRS.
check IRS website for more information.
Hi I have just received a fraudulent scam email by someone using a yahoo email address, what can i do to stop?
Forward it to abuse@yahoo.com or .co.uk to report fraudulent behaviour.
Or just click on the spam button within your mail box when you are viewing said scam mail.
Or just click on the spam button within your mail box when you are viewing said scam mail.
Internet abuse, I'm getting lots of scam email. Where do I forward them to be checked?
If you click on the below link this site has an online form where all scams and frauds can be reported (with links to your own country.) There is also some excellent advice on what steps you can take to achieve a spam free inbox :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/re...
Internet abuse, I'm getting lots of scam email. Where do I forward them to be checked?
abuse@yahoo.com %26amp; spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com
matchmaking
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/re...
Internet abuse, I'm getting lots of scam email. Where do I forward them to be checked?
abuse@yahoo.com %26amp; spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com
matchmaking
Is bozfredd@yahoo.co.uk a legal email for boz finance investments. I believe it to be a scam from africa?
Boz Finance Co. is trying to sell me on a 10k loan. The company is in Abuja Nigeria Africa. The loan has a $215.00
required activation fee. Anyone know anything on this company, or is it a scam ???
Their e-mail: bozfredd@yahoo.co.uk.
Is bozfredd@yahoo.co.uk a legal email for boz finance investments. I believe it to be a scam from africa?
it is a scammmmmmmm
required activation fee. Anyone know anything on this company, or is it a scam ???
Their e-mail: bozfredd@yahoo.co.uk.
Is bozfredd@yahoo.co.uk a legal email for boz finance investments. I believe it to be a scam from africa?
it is a scammmmmmmm
How do I get rid of the Huahai email scam?
Everytime I reply or compose a new message on hotmail, I get this automated text appearing with my message, and I don't know how to get rid of it! Please help!!
Friend
We are the HuaHai company. We mainly sell electrical product.such as digital cameras,mobile,LCD TV,xbox, Laptops,DV,Mp4, GPS, and so on.All items come with 12month international warranty. If you want to buy something, please contact us freely,our company would like to offer more discounts and best service for business cooperation with you/your company. please feel free to contact us at
SITE:www.ecity58.com
How do I get rid of the Huahai email scam?
Remove the virus from your machine.
try http://www.eset.com/ and get the 30 day free trial.
You can also try SAS free edition from http://www.superantispyware.com
Reply:If you delete all your cookies and browsing history under the "tools" menu, I think your problem will go away.
Friend
We are the HuaHai company. We mainly sell electrical product.such as digital cameras,mobile,LCD TV,xbox, Laptops,DV,Mp4, GPS, and so on.All items come with 12month international warranty. If you want to buy something, please contact us freely,our company would like to offer more discounts and best service for business cooperation with you/your company. please feel free to contact us at
SITE:www.ecity58.com
How do I get rid of the Huahai email scam?
Remove the virus from your machine.
try http://www.eset.com/ and get the 30 day free trial.
You can also try SAS free edition from http://www.superantispyware.com
Reply:If you delete all your cookies and browsing history under the "tools" menu, I think your problem will go away.
Who are these people?From UK LOTTERY INT.L see full header below of the email SCAM I received in 2007?
X-Originating-IP:(205.152.59.72)ReturnPa... AuthenticationResults:mta437.mail.mud.ya... from;=;domainkeys=neutral(nosig)Received... 205.152.59.72(EHLO imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net)(205.152.59.... mta437.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP;Fri,23 Feb 2007 06:21:53-0800Received:from ibm70aec.bellsouth.net([192.168.16.253])... imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net withESMTP id 20070223142152.PAUA29810.imf24aec.mail.b... 23 Feb 2007 09:21:52-0500Received:from mail.bellsouth.net([192.168.16.253])by ibm70aec.bellsouth.net withSMTPid 20070223142151.KIAF15820.ibm70aec.bellso... 23 Feb 2007 09:21:51:-0500, X-MailerOpenwave WebEngine,version 2.8.16.1(webedge20-101-1106-l0l-20040924... LOTTERY INT.Linfo240@bellsouth.netReplyto UKCLAIMSUNIT_02@YAHOO.CO.UK,To:info@joss... LOTTERY PRIZE AWARDDate:Fri.23Feb2007 9:21:510500,MIMEVersion:1.0,ContentType:... charset=ISO88591
Who are these people?From UK LOTTERY INT.L see full header below of the email SCAM I received in 2007?
They're scammers. A lottery scam is a variant of advance fee fraud (also know as a 419 scam). First, you (and thousands of other people) get a spam message stating that you could get millions of dollars -- in this case, because you won the lottery. If you believe the scammer and reply, he will charge you a fee before your winnings can get to you: this may be for having some documents notarized, or to pay the courier who's bringing your check, or to open a bank account, or international taxes, or any number of made-up excuses.
Unfortunately they are almost impossible to track down, since they use made-up names and free email addresses.
Reply:Ive gotten those sayin I won 1 MILLION EUROS that they just need my bank acc. # lmao
Who are these people?From UK LOTTERY INT.L see full header below of the email SCAM I received in 2007?
They're scammers. A lottery scam is a variant of advance fee fraud (also know as a 419 scam). First, you (and thousands of other people) get a spam message stating that you could get millions of dollars -- in this case, because you won the lottery. If you believe the scammer and reply, he will charge you a fee before your winnings can get to you: this may be for having some documents notarized, or to pay the courier who's bringing your check, or to open a bank account, or international taxes, or any number of made-up excuses.
Unfortunately they are almost impossible to track down, since they use made-up names and free email addresses.
Reply:Ive gotten those sayin I won 1 MILLION EUROS that they just need my bank acc. # lmao
Will you fall for this kind of email scam?
FROM THE DESK OF AUGUSTIN NICHOLSON
AUGUSTIN NICHOLSON %26amp; ASSOC.
75A JALAN 1/12
PETALING JAYA
MALAYSIA.
Dear ______________,
Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter coming from a person
without referral, i apologize for any inconvenience, but please read and objectively consider if we can work together.
I am Augustin Nicholson, an attorney at law.A deceased client of mine,by name
Mr _____________, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 21 November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0...
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at 12.5million dollars is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my Late Client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private email (augustinnicholsonlawfirm@rocketmail.com... this transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.
Yours truly,
Barrister Augustin Nicholson,
Will you fall for this kind of email scam?
I actually received a very similar email too, if something sounds too good to be true... is is too good to be true.
Reply:I have hundreds of these in my spam folder.
business networking
AUGUSTIN NICHOLSON %26amp; ASSOC.
75A JALAN 1/12
PETALING JAYA
MALAYSIA.
Dear ______________,
Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter coming from a person
without referral, i apologize for any inconvenience, but please read and objectively consider if we can work together.
I am Augustin Nicholson, an attorney at law.A deceased client of mine,by name
Mr _____________, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 21 November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0...
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at 12.5million dollars is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my Late Client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private email (augustinnicholsonlawfirm@rocketmail.com... this transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.
Yours truly,
Barrister Augustin Nicholson,
Will you fall for this kind of email scam?
I actually received a very similar email too, if something sounds too good to be true... is is too good to be true.
Reply:I have hundreds of these in my spam folder.
business networking
Is this a scam email?
I received an email notification about a suppose lottery winning. The message says that my email was chosen to win the lottery. And thay gave me phone numbers for contact. It can't be true because I never signed up in any lottery.
If I call those numbers, will they ask me to pay lottery fees or something like that? Are those people swindlers?
Is this a scam email?
Click spam and delete. Never reply, your question is one of the most asked on this site.
Reply:I've been receiving spam like this for years. It was never true - it will never BE true. This is a scam, but now that you have opened and read it, you can expect more of this type of email. NEVER open email from strangers. When you do, you send them a notice that yours is a real, live email address. The spammer collects and sells this information to other spammers, and you get even more spam.
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Reply:All unsolicited emails informing you that you have won this lottery, or that prize are all SCAMS. The below links confirm various email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieves who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:Don't ever reply to such emails. I have been having them since like when I created a yahoo account. They are just spammers. Since then, I have been receiving around 20 of such emails everyday. Just ignore it and delete it. If you reply it, the person will think that there is someone using that email account and will send you more.
Reply:its a totally scam..
i receive heaps of those..
none of them are true..
they gonna ask you to call them..
then, convince you that you really won!
then ask for your bank account s0 that "their gonna transfer the money"
that is a SCAM EMAIL.. for sure!
be carefull!
Reply:That's gotta be a fake. I get em all the time...
If you call them, they'll probably sell your number to phone solicitors or ask for money..
If I call those numbers, will they ask me to pay lottery fees or something like that? Are those people swindlers?
Is this a scam email?
Click spam and delete. Never reply, your question is one of the most asked on this site.
Reply:I've been receiving spam like this for years. It was never true - it will never BE true. This is a scam, but now that you have opened and read it, you can expect more of this type of email. NEVER open email from strangers. When you do, you send them a notice that yours is a real, live email address. The spammer collects and sells this information to other spammers, and you get even more spam.
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Reply:All unsolicited emails informing you that you have won this lottery, or that prize are all SCAMS. The below links confirm various email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieves who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:Don't ever reply to such emails. I have been having them since like when I created a yahoo account. They are just spammers. Since then, I have been receiving around 20 of such emails everyday. Just ignore it and delete it. If you reply it, the person will think that there is someone using that email account and will send you more.
Reply:its a totally scam..
i receive heaps of those..
none of them are true..
they gonna ask you to call them..
then, convince you that you really won!
then ask for your bank account s0 that "their gonna transfer the money"
that is a SCAM EMAIL.. for sure!
be carefull!
Reply:That's gotta be a fake. I get em all the time...
If you call them, they'll probably sell your number to phone solicitors or ask for money..
Do you think that this is an Email Scam?
I just got this in my inbox and I think that it is a scam. What do you think? And also, have you also gotten one? Here it is:
Sender: Philip David
My name is David Philip I am from Greece Please take this serious,
I am taking this liberty anchored on strong desire to ask for your
assistance for help. Your consent and urgent attention will greatly be
needed, devoid of apprehensions. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal
cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on
my business as that was the only thing I cared for.
But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. Now that i
have been diagnosed with this deadly disease I have willed and given
most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as few close friends, i lost my wife and son in a fatal
accident a few years ago I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations,as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can
not do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one
of my accounts and distribute the money, which I have there to charity
organization in Bulgeria and Haiti, they refused and kept the money to
themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money, which no one knows of,
is the huge cash deposit of five Million United States Dollars($5,000,000)
that I have with a Finance Vaulting Unit in Europe.I will want you
to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations.I,am willing to offer you a reward If you are willing to help.
please when replying indicate Your full name email, cell phone number so that
My personal confidant will call you and give you details on how the funds
will
be
transfered to you.
Regards,
David Philip
Do you think that this is an Email Scam?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you this is a scam. Never give out your personal information to the scammers at all costs. What you need to do is just get that message spammed straight into oblivion right away. You don't get a cent out of this so-called "inheritance" nonsense.
Reply:yea its definitely a scam i got the same one and i did a spam scan and it was on the list of them.
Reply:of COURSE it's a scam. If you don't know a person, don't give him/her your full phone number and full name
Reply:Absolutely yes! it's a scam....
Reply:Nigerian 419 scam. I know what it is. when i see it.
Reply:Please confirm to the US gov website whether they are true or scam
Reply:Yes it is(a scam). There is often similar ones that request for your bank account # or social security so that John Doe can transfer 1111 or so dollars into your account and so on. Do not reply at all to the e-mail and just delete it.
Sender: Philip David
My name is David Philip I am from Greece Please take this serious,
I am taking this liberty anchored on strong desire to ask for your
assistance for help. Your consent and urgent attention will greatly be
needed, devoid of apprehensions. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal
cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on
my business as that was the only thing I cared for.
But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. Now that i
have been diagnosed with this deadly disease I have willed and given
most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as few close friends, i lost my wife and son in a fatal
accident a few years ago I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations,as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can
not do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one
of my accounts and distribute the money, which I have there to charity
organization in Bulgeria and Haiti, they refused and kept the money to
themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money, which no one knows of,
is the huge cash deposit of five Million United States Dollars($5,000,000)
that I have with a Finance Vaulting Unit in Europe.I will want you
to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations.I,am willing to offer you a reward If you are willing to help.
please when replying indicate Your full name email, cell phone number so that
My personal confidant will call you and give you details on how the funds
will
be
transfered to you.
Regards,
David Philip
Do you think that this is an Email Scam?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you this is a scam. Never give out your personal information to the scammers at all costs. What you need to do is just get that message spammed straight into oblivion right away. You don't get a cent out of this so-called "inheritance" nonsense.
Reply:yea its definitely a scam i got the same one and i did a spam scan and it was on the list of them.
Reply:of COURSE it's a scam. If you don't know a person, don't give him/her your full phone number and full name
Reply:Absolutely yes! it's a scam....
Reply:Nigerian 419 scam. I know what it is. when i see it.
Reply:Please confirm to the US gov website whether they are true or scam
Reply:Yes it is(a scam). There is often similar ones that request for your bank account # or social security so that John Doe can transfer 1111 or so dollars into your account and so on. Do not reply at all to the e-mail and just delete it.
Can I do anything about a Domain Keys Verified user sending me a scam EMail?
does Yahoo.com actually monitor these users sending scams out from their website or can users send out anything they want?
Can I do anything about a Domain Keys Verified user sending me a scam EMail?
Just because an email shows that it is sent from a Yahoo account doesn't it actually was. Spammers are programmers, and they can make anything look like anything else.
According to the anti-spam experts, we are seeing far more spam mails now than ever before. And the spammers have become more clever about defeating the spam filters. That's why more spam is making it to the Inbox instead of going straight to the Bulk folder. There are a few basic things we can all do to keep spam to a minimum...
1. Spam mails that go straight to Bulk should be left there. You can empty the Bulk folder any time you want, but never NEVER open spam mails.
2. Spam mails that land in your Inbox should be marked as Spam so that they are moved to Bulk and placed on the Blocked list. (Blocking an address prevents mails from being received from that address.)
3. Any email that you are the least bit suspicious about should be deleted immediately. Don't let curiosity get the better of you. Simply by opening a spam email, you could be alerting the spammers that you have an active email address (they probably didn't know it before), to which they will most certainly send TONS of spam mail in the future.
Reply:Pointless answer. If Domain keys do nothing about Spam, then they are useless and should be discontinued.
Clearly Domain Keys was either an idea that was diluted by management, or was not able to be implemented because it would cripple email. either way it should be discontinued. Report Abuse
Can I do anything about a Domain Keys Verified user sending me a scam EMail?
Just because an email shows that it is sent from a Yahoo account doesn't it actually was. Spammers are programmers, and they can make anything look like anything else.
According to the anti-spam experts, we are seeing far more spam mails now than ever before. And the spammers have become more clever about defeating the spam filters. That's why more spam is making it to the Inbox instead of going straight to the Bulk folder. There are a few basic things we can all do to keep spam to a minimum...
1. Spam mails that go straight to Bulk should be left there. You can empty the Bulk folder any time you want, but never NEVER open spam mails.
2. Spam mails that land in your Inbox should be marked as Spam so that they are moved to Bulk and placed on the Blocked list. (Blocking an address prevents mails from being received from that address.)
3. Any email that you are the least bit suspicious about should be deleted immediately. Don't let curiosity get the better of you. Simply by opening a spam email, you could be alerting the spammers that you have an active email address (they probably didn't know it before), to which they will most certainly send TONS of spam mail in the future.
Reply:Pointless answer. If Domain keys do nothing about Spam, then they are useless and should be discontinued.
Clearly Domain Keys was either an idea that was diluted by management, or was not able to be implemented because it would cripple email. either way it should be discontinued. Report Abuse
Does anyone experience receiving email from MTM telecom. claiming they've won in a lottery? is is scam?
I've received email from that company and informed me that the check that will be delivered to me will be charged to be because I'm an international winner.
Does anyone experience receiving email from MTM telecom. claiming they've won in a lottery? is is scam?
If i listened to some of the emails i have i would 拢1000,000,000+ because it always says email address has won the international lottery and it claims i have won about 拢55,000,000 each time i have them. personally i think it is a scam to get our bank details
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
blogger
Does anyone experience receiving email from MTM telecom. claiming they've won in a lottery? is is scam?
If i listened to some of the emails i have i would 拢1000,000,000+ because it always says email address has won the international lottery and it claims i have won about 拢55,000,000 each time i have them. personally i think it is a scam to get our bank details
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
blogger
What do u say abt this email????? scam!!!!?
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9580X2/45
Batch: 062/01/ZY469
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday 3rd of July,
2007. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL
NOTIFICATION as regards this. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:16475430545 128 with Serial number 5268/02 drew the lucky
numbers:4-9-9-13-15-30 (bonus no.25), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One
million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9013115308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000 shared amongst the(5)lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for
the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites
through computer draw syste
What do u say abt this email????? scam!!!!?
Definately Spam! If you do a search on this subject you'll find 100's of messages/questions like yours.
Don't reply to it or click on any links within the message, click Spam!
Reply:I tried to get results by applying to this scam and nothing has transpired. My advice is beware if they ask for money or any sort of personal bank account, credit card number, etc. stay clear and report them to "wafl@phonebusters.com." this is at least here north of the 49th parallel. Don't know what it is down in the USof A.
Reply:100% SCAM. You cannot win a lottery that YOU yourself didn't enter. Just delete that email, and any others like it that you are likely to get. DON'T reply to it, and certainly DON'T click any links in it.
Reply:It is definitely spam and you should not click any links within the message or enter any personal details.
After all how can you win a lottery that you yourself didn't enter? huh
Reply:S.......P.......A........M.(definitely)
Reply:purely SPAM. plz dont reply
Reply:S-P-A-M
Reply:Tottally Spam................
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9580X2/45
Batch: 062/01/ZY469
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday 3rd of July,
2007. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL
NOTIFICATION as regards this. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:16475430545 128 with Serial number 5268/02 drew the lucky
numbers:4-9-9-13-15-30 (bonus no.25), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One
million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9013115308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000 shared amongst the(5)lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for
the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites
through computer draw syste
What do u say abt this email????? scam!!!!?
Definately Spam! If you do a search on this subject you'll find 100's of messages/questions like yours.
Don't reply to it or click on any links within the message, click Spam!
Reply:I tried to get results by applying to this scam and nothing has transpired. My advice is beware if they ask for money or any sort of personal bank account, credit card number, etc. stay clear and report them to "wafl@phonebusters.com." this is at least here north of the 49th parallel. Don't know what it is down in the USof A.
Reply:100% SCAM. You cannot win a lottery that YOU yourself didn't enter. Just delete that email, and any others like it that you are likely to get. DON'T reply to it, and certainly DON'T click any links in it.
Reply:It is definitely spam and you should not click any links within the message or enter any personal details.
After all how can you win a lottery that you yourself didn't enter? huh
Reply:S.......P.......A........M.(definitely)
Reply:purely SPAM. plz dont reply
Reply:S-P-A-M
Reply:Tottally Spam................
I received an email this morning that spoke of GoodYear search by Yahoo. Am I being scammed?
Prison Fellowship claims to be able to receive $0.01 for every search on Goodyear Search. PF also indicated that this GoodYear search engine was/is a Yahoo enterprise.
I received an email this morning that spoke of GoodYear search by Yahoo. Am I being scammed?
sounds like a good old SCAM to me.
I received an email this morning that spoke of GoodYear search by Yahoo. Am I being scammed?
sounds like a good old SCAM to me.
I was asked to give yahoomy email address and password to verify. is this a scam?
It has the yahoo logo but I am still apprehensive about giving out my password... Wouldn't they have it already? I would think if they had the power to suspend my account like this email is threatening to do, they would have the power to find out my password. thank you
I was asked to give yahoomy email address and password to verify. is this a scam?
You will NEVER get an email from Yahoo asking you for your personal information. It has to be a scam!
Reply:Yes and No...
Yahoo has several checkpoints in place to ensure that YOU ARE YOU.
However, they will never ask you for your PW in an email or IM.
If you are being prompted for your login data, ensure that it is on a site with ???.yahoo.com (maintaining a Yahoo.com domain or website in the address.)
This can happen if you are accessing a members section of their community. It can also happen due to idle delay timeout security features or if you have recently done a system cleaning or dumped your cookies.
Send me the link, I have a Yahoo Account to test with, if it's a scam, I'll let ya know.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
Reply:Obviously a scam. Don't do it. Yahoo will NEVER ask you for your password. EVER (well, except when you log in, of course ^_^ )
Reply:No it has to be a scam also i would report this to yahoo (site below)
Reply:Its a scam yahoo already has all your information and wouldnt need it again., SCAM%26lt; SCAM.,
Reply:'Here phishy phishy...'
Don't do it!
I was asked to give yahoomy email address and password to verify. is this a scam?
You will NEVER get an email from Yahoo asking you for your personal information. It has to be a scam!
Reply:Yes and No...
Yahoo has several checkpoints in place to ensure that YOU ARE YOU.
However, they will never ask you for your PW in an email or IM.
If you are being prompted for your login data, ensure that it is on a site with ???.yahoo.com (maintaining a Yahoo.com domain or website in the address.)
This can happen if you are accessing a members section of their community. It can also happen due to idle delay timeout security features or if you have recently done a system cleaning or dumped your cookies.
Send me the link, I have a Yahoo Account to test with, if it's a scam, I'll let ya know.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
Reply:Obviously a scam. Don't do it. Yahoo will NEVER ask you for your password. EVER (well, except when you log in, of course ^_^ )
Reply:No it has to be a scam also i would report this to yahoo (site below)
Reply:Its a scam yahoo already has all your information and wouldnt need it again., SCAM%26lt; SCAM.,
Reply:'Here phishy phishy...'
Don't do it!
I got email from irs they wanted my bank info to direct deposit stim check should i believe it or is it scam?
Bostonian is right. It is a scam and the IRS never emails.
I got email from irs they wanted my bank info to direct deposit stim check should i believe it or is it scam?
SCAM!!!!!! They don't send emails. And besides, unless your refund was deposited into your own account, in which case the HAVE your banking info, you'll get a paper check, it's too late to change it now.
Reply:It is a scam. The IRS does not use email or make phone calls. Call your local IRS office and report it.
Reply:Scam. The IRS does not communicate via e-mail.
Reply:It's a SCAM! The IRS will NEVER contact you by e-mail. EVER. They don't even have your e-mail address.
Reply:What You Can Do to Report Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail communication claiming to be from the IRS, please forward the original message to: phishing@irs.gov using the instructions provided below. You may not receive an individual response to your e-mail because of the volume of reports we receive each day.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, which may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mails.
How to forward a phishing e-mail
It is important that the original communication you received is included, as well as Internet headers. The following instructions will assist you in forwarding a phishing communication to the IRS.
In MS Outlook
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Create a new message
Drag and drop the phishing e-mail into the body of the new message. This ensures the original message is contained as an attachment with the appropriate Internet headers)
Address the message to phishing@irs.gov and send it
Or
Open the phishing e-mail message*
Select View %26gt; Options. The Internet headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text
Forward the original message to phishing@irs.gov, with the copied message headers pasted into this message
In Outlook Express
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Create a new message
Drag and drop the phishing e-mail into the body of the new message. This ensures the original message is contained as an attachment with the appropriate Internet headers)
Address the message to phishing@irs.gov and send it
Or
Open the phishing e-mail message*
Select File %26gt; Properties %26gt; Details. The Internet headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text
Forward the original message to phishing@irs.gov, with the copied message headers pasted into this message
In Mulberry
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Select Message %26gt; Forward
Select the option Include Headers in quote. Click the Forward button.
Address the forwarded message to phishing@irs.gov
In Netscape/Mozilla/Thunderbird Mail
Select View %26gt; Headers %26gt; All
Select Message %26gt; Forward As %26gt; Inline
Address the forwarded message to phishing@irs.gov
If you are using an alternative to these e-mail clients, please consult your provider for instructions on how to forward messages with Internet headers.
If the methods above do not work, at a minimum, please send the underlying link of the phishing Web site.
If the suspicious e-mail includes a file attachment, it is safer to simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and viewing a malicious e-mail message.
The IRS can use the information, URLs and links in the suspicious e-mails you forward to trace the hosting Web site and alert authorities to help shut down the fraudulent sites.
What to do if you become aware of an IRS related phishing or bogus Web site
If you identify a Web site posing as IRS.gov, please forward the URL to: phishing@irs.gov
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. Get your tax information at IRS.gov, the only Web site sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service.
Sample of phishing e-mails
First sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
Second sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
All IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with, http://www.irs.gov/
Is it a phishing Web site? - PDF
Are you a victim of Identity Theft?
Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
Visit the IRS Identity Theft resource page
You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, forms or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration toll-free at 1-800-366-4484.
Additional resources
Suspicious e-Mails and Identity Theft
IR-2006-49, IRS Establishes e-Mail Box for Taxpayers to Report Phony e-Mails
Current Tax Scams
You can also forward suspicious e-mails to the Federal Trade Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
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I got email from irs they wanted my bank info to direct deposit stim check should i believe it or is it scam?
SCAM!!!!!! They don't send emails. And besides, unless your refund was deposited into your own account, in which case the HAVE your banking info, you'll get a paper check, it's too late to change it now.
Reply:It is a scam. The IRS does not use email or make phone calls. Call your local IRS office and report it.
Reply:Scam. The IRS does not communicate via e-mail.
Reply:It's a SCAM! The IRS will NEVER contact you by e-mail. EVER. They don't even have your e-mail address.
Reply:What You Can Do to Report Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail communication claiming to be from the IRS, please forward the original message to: phishing@irs.gov using the instructions provided below. You may not receive an individual response to your e-mail because of the volume of reports we receive each day.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, which may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mails.
How to forward a phishing e-mail
It is important that the original communication you received is included, as well as Internet headers. The following instructions will assist you in forwarding a phishing communication to the IRS.
In MS Outlook
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Create a new message
Drag and drop the phishing e-mail into the body of the new message. This ensures the original message is contained as an attachment with the appropriate Internet headers)
Address the message to phishing@irs.gov and send it
Or
Open the phishing e-mail message*
Select View %26gt; Options. The Internet headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text
Forward the original message to phishing@irs.gov, with the copied message headers pasted into this message
In Outlook Express
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Create a new message
Drag and drop the phishing e-mail into the body of the new message. This ensures the original message is contained as an attachment with the appropriate Internet headers)
Address the message to phishing@irs.gov and send it
Or
Open the phishing e-mail message*
Select File %26gt; Properties %26gt; Details. The Internet headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text
Forward the original message to phishing@irs.gov, with the copied message headers pasted into this message
In Mulberry
You can forward a message without double clicking to open it in a new window. Highlight the e-mail in the message list of your inbox and follow the directions for your particular mail client:
Select Message %26gt; Forward
Select the option Include Headers in quote. Click the Forward button.
Address the forwarded message to phishing@irs.gov
In Netscape/Mozilla/Thunderbird Mail
Select View %26gt; Headers %26gt; All
Select Message %26gt; Forward As %26gt; Inline
Address the forwarded message to phishing@irs.gov
If you are using an alternative to these e-mail clients, please consult your provider for instructions on how to forward messages with Internet headers.
If the methods above do not work, at a minimum, please send the underlying link of the phishing Web site.
If the suspicious e-mail includes a file attachment, it is safer to simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and viewing a malicious e-mail message.
The IRS can use the information, URLs and links in the suspicious e-mails you forward to trace the hosting Web site and alert authorities to help shut down the fraudulent sites.
What to do if you become aware of an IRS related phishing or bogus Web site
If you identify a Web site posing as IRS.gov, please forward the URL to: phishing@irs.gov
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. Get your tax information at IRS.gov, the only Web site sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service.
Sample of phishing e-mails
First sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
Second sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
All IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with, http://www.irs.gov/
Is it a phishing Web site? - PDF
Are you a victim of Identity Theft?
Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
Visit the IRS Identity Theft resource page
You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, forms or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration toll-free at 1-800-366-4484.
Additional resources
Suspicious e-Mails and Identity Theft
IR-2006-49, IRS Establishes e-Mail Box for Taxpayers to Report Phony e-Mails
Current Tax Scams
You can also forward suspicious e-mails to the Federal Trade Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
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How did my email address get used by someone sending scam ads?
i received 32 emails today concerning an ad about getting $50. i dont know what they are talking about. i have no "list" to take any one off.
How did my email address get used by someone sending scam ads?
Spoofing is the "forgery" of an address, to hide the identity of the sender, and is done by an Automatic Spamming system, that blindly and randomly, runs through addresses in sequence.
It's not actually coming from or thru your account.
One type that's called "Self Spamming", appears to be coming "from" and going "to" the same address.
Anti-spam experts say----At this time, there's nothing you can do, except delete them. They are a nuisance, but harmless and don't last long.
Don't spam them--you'd only be spamming your own address.
How did my email address get used by someone sending scam ads?
Spoofing is the "forgery" of an address, to hide the identity of the sender, and is done by an Automatic Spamming system, that blindly and randomly, runs through addresses in sequence.
It's not actually coming from or thru your account.
One type that's called "Self Spamming", appears to be coming "from" and going "to" the same address.
Anti-spam experts say----At this time, there's nothing you can do, except delete them. They are a nuisance, but harmless and don't last long.
Don't spam them--you'd only be spamming your own address.
How do you report an email scam? ?
I just received an email with the subject: Attn: ATM Card Beneficiary and that my CONTRACT/INHERITANCE payment of US$1,500,000.00 from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED AND APPROVED FOR onwaward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to make withdrawal in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, with the maximum withdrawal per day of US$10,000.00 only.
The IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC. has been instructed to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER.
They go on to ask you to contact a person by phone or email including your personal information for reconfirmation.
This is signed by Dr. Usman Sanusi, Auditor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
How do you report an email scam? ?
enable antispam
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Reply:Most all of this sort of fradulant e-mail activity originates from Nigeria, where the laws are weak and the authorities are easily bribed. Little can be done to prevent it.
For a piss-poor country such as Nigeria, these internet scams are a major source of "hard-currency" (US dollar, UK pound etc) for their local economy. The officials there simply "look the other way"
About the best one can do is scambait the b@$^@#ds and have some fun in the process.
"So what is scambaiting? Well, put simply, you enter into a dialogue with scammers, simply to waste their time and resources. Whilst you are doing this, you will be helping to keep the scammers away from real potential victims and screwing around with the minds of deserving thieves."
"It doesn't matter if you are new to this sport or a hardened veteran; if you are wasting the time of a scammer, or frustrating them in any way well that's good enough for us, and we would welcome you to join with our now very large community."
More at:
http://www.419eater.com/
Reply:This is a classic Nigerian e-mail scam. The best way to deal with it is to just ignore it - delete it without opening any attachments.
As far as reporting it, common sense prevails when dealing with internet scams: too good to be true probably is.
Head over to http://www.snopes.com to look up Nigerian scams.
- Stuart
Reply:Hey Bud, sup?
Just so ya' know, mail follows a certain 'protocol' and part of it is that when you get your mail from the server, it sends a 'message' back to the sender saying "Yup, mail delivered %26amp; somebody's there..." so the spammers know it's a valid address %26amp; keep sending junk, plus spread your address to other spammers.
Merely 'deleting' from your mail viewing application will not stop this cycle, and 'block sender' fails because it's only blocks that specific sender...all they have to do is change a single character of the senders name, and they start getting their junk through again (depending on your filtering settings).
You want to end that sender notification from the Server (your ISP) level.
Get a program that will 'bounce' the mail back to the sender; in effect saying, 'This address is invalid' and they eventually stop sending junk. (Not instantly, but it's a start).
Try 'Mailwasher' Free, for 1 POP3 mail account. Upgradeable for multiple POP3's %26amp; web based mail. (Other applications available here also.)
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/comm/f...
A well know %26amp; trusted site.
The IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC. has been instructed to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER.
They go on to ask you to contact a person by phone or email including your personal information for reconfirmation.
This is signed by Dr. Usman Sanusi, Auditor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
How do you report an email scam? ?
enable antispam
f
Reply:Most all of this sort of fradulant e-mail activity originates from Nigeria, where the laws are weak and the authorities are easily bribed. Little can be done to prevent it.
For a piss-poor country such as Nigeria, these internet scams are a major source of "hard-currency" (US dollar, UK pound etc) for their local economy. The officials there simply "look the other way"
About the best one can do is scambait the b@$^@#ds and have some fun in the process.
"So what is scambaiting? Well, put simply, you enter into a dialogue with scammers, simply to waste their time and resources. Whilst you are doing this, you will be helping to keep the scammers away from real potential victims and screwing around with the minds of deserving thieves."
"It doesn't matter if you are new to this sport or a hardened veteran; if you are wasting the time of a scammer, or frustrating them in any way well that's good enough for us, and we would welcome you to join with our now very large community."
More at:
http://www.419eater.com/
Reply:This is a classic Nigerian e-mail scam. The best way to deal with it is to just ignore it - delete it without opening any attachments.
As far as reporting it, common sense prevails when dealing with internet scams: too good to be true probably is.
Head over to http://www.snopes.com to look up Nigerian scams.
- Stuart
Reply:Hey Bud, sup?
Just so ya' know, mail follows a certain 'protocol' and part of it is that when you get your mail from the server, it sends a 'message' back to the sender saying "Yup, mail delivered %26amp; somebody's there..." so the spammers know it's a valid address %26amp; keep sending junk, plus spread your address to other spammers.
Merely 'deleting' from your mail viewing application will not stop this cycle, and 'block sender' fails because it's only blocks that specific sender...all they have to do is change a single character of the senders name, and they start getting their junk through again (depending on your filtering settings).
You want to end that sender notification from the Server (your ISP) level.
Get a program that will 'bounce' the mail back to the sender; in effect saying, 'This address is invalid' and they eventually stop sending junk. (Not instantly, but it's a start).
Try 'Mailwasher' Free, for 1 POP3 mail account. Upgradeable for multiple POP3's %26amp; web based mail. (Other applications available here also.)
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/comm/f...
A well know %26amp; trusted site.
I recieved an email from yahoo/msn lottery Inc. saying that i was one of five lucky winners,it's a scam right?
The email asked me for my address and some other personal info. I was asked to email the info to some guy named Baldric Beavis, he's the events manager. I have a gut feeling that this a stupid scam.
I recieved an email from yahoo/msn lottery Inc. saying that i was one of five lucky winners,it's a scam right?
Your gut instinct is correct. This is a SCAM. The below links confirm many email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:It's the scammiest of scams. You receive an unsolicited email, which states that you have won a major prize in an international lottery. Supposedly, your email address was collected online and attached to a random number that was subsequently entered in a draw for the lottery. In order to claim your prize, you are instructed to contact the official "agent" in charge of your case. You are also advised to keep the win confidential for "security reasons". This part of the scam is basically a random phishing expedition. If you respond in any way to the email, the scammers will send further messages or even contact you by phone in an attempt to draw you deeper into the scam.
You may be asked to provide banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver's license and passport. Ostensibly, these requests are to prove your identity and facilitate the transfer of your winnings. However, if you comply with these requests, the scammers will have enough information to steal your identity.
Sooner or later, the scammers will request some sort of advance fee supposedly to cover administration, legal or delivery costs. At its core, this scam is just a reworking of the Nigerian loan fraud, in which scammers also eventually ask for upfront fees to facilitate the "deal". Like Nigerian scams, victims who do actually pay the requested fees will probably find that they receive continuing payment demands to cover "unexpected expenses". The requests for money will go on until the victim realizes what is happening or has no further money to send.
In some cases, the scammers give victims the option of opening an account at a particular bank as an alternative to paying upfront fees. However, this "bank" which is completely bogus, will insist on an initial deposit of $3000 as a requirement for opening the account. The fake bank will have a legitimate looking website to reinforce the scam. In other cases, the victim is given the option of travelling to an overseas destination and paying a cash fee to facilitate the release of the funds. However, any "winnings" released to the victim will be counterfeit and therefore worthless.
The details of the lottery scams vary regularly with regard to the name of the lottery itself, the country of origin, the sponsoring organization, the amount of the "prize" and other particulars. The scammers try to add a patina of legitimacy to their claims by mentioning real financial institutions, government departments or well-known companies. They may also provide links to slick looking, but fraudulent websites that are designed to back up information included in the scam emails. If the scammers are successful in establishing a dialogue with a potential victim, they may provide "proof" such as a scanned image of a supposed government official's ID and even photographs of the "winnings" in cash.
Complete list of SCAM e-mail addresses.
http://www.419baiter.com/_scam_emails/sc...
For a list of legitimate online casinos and sportsbooks, check out:
http://www.online-gambling-made-easy.com
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Reply:I'm sorry to tell you that the e-mail you received is a scam. The message sounds too good to be true because it is. There is no such thing as the Yahoo! Lottery. The same goes for MSN, Toyota, AOL, Coca-Cola, et cetera. None of these companies are giving away money to random Internet users.
Rather, scammers are collecting e-mail addresses from all over the Internet and bombarding them with these fake e-mails. If you reply to this scam e-mail, the con artist will soon ask you for money. There are many excuses for why the scammer wants money, but they're all lies.
Many scammers will tell you that you need to wire them money to cover "courier fees." When you do this, the scammer will come back soon to ask for more money. This will continue until you are either broke or wise to the scam. Either way, you have lost your money - and there will not be a lottery prize to collect at the end of this mess, either.
Some scammers will even go so far as to provide you with documents as "proof" that they are trustworthy. You might receive a scanned copy of a passport as identification. This is either fake or stolen. Seeing an ID proves nothing. And anybody with MS Paint and five minutes of free time can forge confirmation papers, lists of winners, or other such documents to convince victims that the lottery winnings are real. The scammers will try to make their cons look as genuine as possible so as to extract your money from you.
You can confirm that you've received a scam e-mail by doing one or more of these things:
* Open the company's official Web site in a fresh browser window. Yahoo!, MSN, et cetera will not have any information on their Web sites about their lottery drawings or giveaways. This is because these companies are not really giving away money. At the most, you might find a fraud warning on these official Web sites. This is an excellent indication that you're being scammed, as companies that *are* giving away money will promote this fact all over the place.
* Copy part of the e-mail and paste that into a search engine. Many known scam e-mails are collected and published at various anti-scam Web sites. These pages are there to help spread the word about these scams so that fewer people will fall for them. Use these free tools to your advantage: search parts of any suspicious e-mail you receive before you reply.
* Contact your local law-enforcement department. More often than not, somebody there is familiar enough with this widespread scam to confirm that it is not real.
You should delete the scam e-mail and forget about it. If you have not actually lost money to the scammer, you do not have a case for law enforcement to investigate. They're busy trying to catch the scammers who have stolen from actual victims. Reporting the scammer's e-mail account to the provider to have the box closed might seem like a good idea, but this can ruin an active law-enforcement investigation.
You can also warn people you know about these scams. The more people we all tell, the fewer potential victims these low-life scammers will have.
http://www.scamwarners.com is an excellent Web site for more information about fake lottery scams and other, similar cons.
Reply:YES IT IS. Never fall for those scams they are always too good to be true.
I recieved an email from yahoo/msn lottery Inc. saying that i was one of five lucky winners,it's a scam right?
Your gut instinct is correct. This is a SCAM. The below links confirm many email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:It's the scammiest of scams. You receive an unsolicited email, which states that you have won a major prize in an international lottery. Supposedly, your email address was collected online and attached to a random number that was subsequently entered in a draw for the lottery. In order to claim your prize, you are instructed to contact the official "agent" in charge of your case. You are also advised to keep the win confidential for "security reasons". This part of the scam is basically a random phishing expedition. If you respond in any way to the email, the scammers will send further messages or even contact you by phone in an attempt to draw you deeper into the scam.
You may be asked to provide banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver's license and passport. Ostensibly, these requests are to prove your identity and facilitate the transfer of your winnings. However, if you comply with these requests, the scammers will have enough information to steal your identity.
Sooner or later, the scammers will request some sort of advance fee supposedly to cover administration, legal or delivery costs. At its core, this scam is just a reworking of the Nigerian loan fraud, in which scammers also eventually ask for upfront fees to facilitate the "deal". Like Nigerian scams, victims who do actually pay the requested fees will probably find that they receive continuing payment demands to cover "unexpected expenses". The requests for money will go on until the victim realizes what is happening or has no further money to send.
In some cases, the scammers give victims the option of opening an account at a particular bank as an alternative to paying upfront fees. However, this "bank" which is completely bogus, will insist on an initial deposit of $3000 as a requirement for opening the account. The fake bank will have a legitimate looking website to reinforce the scam. In other cases, the victim is given the option of travelling to an overseas destination and paying a cash fee to facilitate the release of the funds. However, any "winnings" released to the victim will be counterfeit and therefore worthless.
The details of the lottery scams vary regularly with regard to the name of the lottery itself, the country of origin, the sponsoring organization, the amount of the "prize" and other particulars. The scammers try to add a patina of legitimacy to their claims by mentioning real financial institutions, government departments or well-known companies. They may also provide links to slick looking, but fraudulent websites that are designed to back up information included in the scam emails. If the scammers are successful in establishing a dialogue with a potential victim, they may provide "proof" such as a scanned image of a supposed government official's ID and even photographs of the "winnings" in cash.
Complete list of SCAM e-mail addresses.
http://www.419baiter.com/_scam_emails/sc...
For a list of legitimate online casinos and sportsbooks, check out:
http://www.online-gambling-made-easy.com
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...
.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Reply:I'm sorry to tell you that the e-mail you received is a scam. The message sounds too good to be true because it is. There is no such thing as the Yahoo! Lottery. The same goes for MSN, Toyota, AOL, Coca-Cola, et cetera. None of these companies are giving away money to random Internet users.
Rather, scammers are collecting e-mail addresses from all over the Internet and bombarding them with these fake e-mails. If you reply to this scam e-mail, the con artist will soon ask you for money. There are many excuses for why the scammer wants money, but they're all lies.
Many scammers will tell you that you need to wire them money to cover "courier fees." When you do this, the scammer will come back soon to ask for more money. This will continue until you are either broke or wise to the scam. Either way, you have lost your money - and there will not be a lottery prize to collect at the end of this mess, either.
Some scammers will even go so far as to provide you with documents as "proof" that they are trustworthy. You might receive a scanned copy of a passport as identification. This is either fake or stolen. Seeing an ID proves nothing. And anybody with MS Paint and five minutes of free time can forge confirmation papers, lists of winners, or other such documents to convince victims that the lottery winnings are real. The scammers will try to make their cons look as genuine as possible so as to extract your money from you.
You can confirm that you've received a scam e-mail by doing one or more of these things:
* Open the company's official Web site in a fresh browser window. Yahoo!, MSN, et cetera will not have any information on their Web sites about their lottery drawings or giveaways. This is because these companies are not really giving away money. At the most, you might find a fraud warning on these official Web sites. This is an excellent indication that you're being scammed, as companies that *are* giving away money will promote this fact all over the place.
* Copy part of the e-mail and paste that into a search engine. Many known scam e-mails are collected and published at various anti-scam Web sites. These pages are there to help spread the word about these scams so that fewer people will fall for them. Use these free tools to your advantage: search parts of any suspicious e-mail you receive before you reply.
* Contact your local law-enforcement department. More often than not, somebody there is familiar enough with this widespread scam to confirm that it is not real.
You should delete the scam e-mail and forget about it. If you have not actually lost money to the scammer, you do not have a case for law enforcement to investigate. They're busy trying to catch the scammers who have stolen from actual victims. Reporting the scammer's e-mail account to the provider to have the box closed might seem like a good idea, but this can ruin an active law-enforcement investigation.
You can also warn people you know about these scams. The more people we all tell, the fewer potential victims these low-life scammers will have.
http://www.scamwarners.com is an excellent Web site for more information about fake lottery scams and other, similar cons.
Reply:YES IT IS. Never fall for those scams they are always too good to be true.
How do I report an email scam?!?
I know the email I got was bogus, it's from some random woman in Africa %26amp; is asking for account info "to hold onto her $". I have heard of these things but have never actually seen them. I would hate for someone to fall into this trap. Do I call local police? Is there an online agency to report this to?!
How do I report an email scam?!?
Well, since the problem is international it is hard to find jurisdiction to deal with these creeps. In addition, they often 'spoof' email addys so they can be hard to trace.
If you feel you must do something, forward the message to UCE@ftc.gov (Unsolicited Commercial Email at the Federal Trade Commission) They mostly use it for statistics though. One thing not to do is do not reply - ever. All that does is let them know you check your email and encourage them to spam more.
A good spamblocker is useful (though checking of accidental blockage is important), and do not post your email addy in any public forum as some of them 'mine' addresses from there.
Reply:I just click on "SPAM" but I see your point. People are always falling prey to these scams.
Reply:Report it to your email server
Reply:everyone who is in a position to know already knows about nigerian scams, as they are called.
simply train your spam filter or figure the occasional one will slip through and delete it.
Reply:Call the local FBI.
They can tell you about a website for such reports. Sorry i do not have the information handy.
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How do I report an email scam?!?
Well, since the problem is international it is hard to find jurisdiction to deal with these creeps. In addition, they often 'spoof' email addys so they can be hard to trace.
If you feel you must do something, forward the message to UCE@ftc.gov (Unsolicited Commercial Email at the Federal Trade Commission) They mostly use it for statistics though. One thing not to do is do not reply - ever. All that does is let them know you check your email and encourage them to spam more.
A good spamblocker is useful (though checking of accidental blockage is important), and do not post your email addy in any public forum as some of them 'mine' addresses from there.
Reply:I just click on "SPAM" but I see your point. People are always falling prey to these scams.
Reply:Report it to your email server
Reply:everyone who is in a position to know already knows about nigerian scams, as they are called.
simply train your spam filter or figure the occasional one will slip through and delete it.
Reply:Call the local FBI.
They can tell you about a website for such reports. Sorry i do not have the information handy.
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How do I report scam email with yahoo.com addy?
There is no doubt Yahoo is already aware of every scam that carries their name. These scams have been going on almost as long as there has been email. What is perhaps more important is how YOU handle such spam mails. The best policy is to NEVER open mails from anyone you don't know. The simple act of opening a spam mail could trigger an alert to the spammers that your account is an active one. Once you are on their active list, your account could be flooded with more spam than you ever thought imaginable.
Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
I sent 300 U.S. Dollars to Adopt Yorkie from AKA Kim Grant, "Kim Grant" %26lt;kimgrant56@yahoo.com%26gt;, Also Charles De Gores International Airport" %26lt;charlesdegores@yahoo.fr%26gt;, "Anne Therese" %26lt;annetherese@surfbirder.com%26gt; Is there anyway to prevent this from happening to others in the future or track the Domain I.P. address?
Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
Thanks for the warning about the Adopt a Yorkie scam.
Dog lovers tend to belive that all dog lovers (or those that appear to be) are a safe cash recipient. But that only makes us easy prey.
You can take your check reciept to your local D.A. They will find out who actually cashed the check, and be able to put them out of business.
Reply:how is this a question about dogs?
you could probably contact yahoo, but i don't know how much they can do. you got scammed out of your money.
Reply:what made you think this was a dog question?
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Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
Thanks for the warning about the Adopt a Yorkie scam.
Dog lovers tend to belive that all dog lovers (or those that appear to be) are a safe cash recipient. But that only makes us easy prey.
You can take your check reciept to your local D.A. They will find out who actually cashed the check, and be able to put them out of business.
Reply:how is this a question about dogs?
you could probably contact yahoo, but i don't know how much they can do. you got scammed out of your money.
Reply:what made you think this was a dog question?
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Is this another Yahoo email scam?
I got this today and remember friends getting this before,,, is this the same thing going around again? All my stuff is up to date with Yahoo as it is.
Dear Account User,
This Email is from Yahoo Account Services and we are sending it to every
Yahoo Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due
to the anonymous Registration of Yahoo Accounts so we are shutting down
some Yahoo Accounts and Your Account was among those to be deleted.We are
sending you this email to so that you can verify this Account.If you are
still interested please confirm Your Account by filling the space
below.Your Username,Password,Date of Birth and your Country information
would be needed to verify Your Account.
Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all used Yahoo
Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down some Yahoo Accounts, You will have
to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your Account will be suspended within 48
hours for security reasons.
* Yahoo ID: ....................
* Password: ....................
* Date of Birth: ...............
* Country Or Territory: ........
After following the instructions in the sheet, Your Account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her Account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her Account Permanently.
Sincerely
Customer Care
Yahoo! Mail Service.
Is this another Yahoo email scam?
It's a scam. Noone legit will ask for your details. Delete and don't reply.
Reply:Scam!!!! That's a phishing email. Don't reply to the message and give out your personal information to total strangers or you'll risk losing your account to them. Remember that Y! doesn't send unsolicited emails to all its users, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Go report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.
After that, spam it straight into oblivion without delay.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
Dear Account User,
This Email is from Yahoo Account Services and we are sending it to every
Yahoo Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due
to the anonymous Registration of Yahoo Accounts so we are shutting down
some Yahoo Accounts and Your Account was among those to be deleted.We are
sending you this email to so that you can verify this Account.If you are
still interested please confirm Your Account by filling the space
below.Your Username,Password,Date of Birth and your Country information
would be needed to verify Your Account.
Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all used Yahoo
Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down some Yahoo Accounts, You will have
to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your Account will be suspended within 48
hours for security reasons.
* Yahoo ID: ....................
* Password: ....................
* Date of Birth: ...............
* Country Or Territory: ........
After following the instructions in the sheet, Your Account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her Account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her Account Permanently.
Sincerely
Customer Care
Yahoo! Mail Service.
Is this another Yahoo email scam?
It's a scam. Noone legit will ask for your details. Delete and don't reply.
Reply:Scam!!!! That's a phishing email. Don't reply to the message and give out your personal information to total strangers or you'll risk losing your account to them. Remember that Y! doesn't send unsolicited emails to all its users, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Go report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.
After that, spam it straight into oblivion without delay.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
How do I report scam email with yahoo.com addy?
There is no doubt Yahoo is already aware of every scam that carries their name. These scams have been going on almost as long as there has been email. What is perhaps more important is how YOU handle such spam mails. The best policy is to NEVER open mails from anyone you don't know. The simple act of opening a spam mail could trigger an alert to the spammers that your account is an active one. Once you are on their active list, your account could be flooded with more spam than you ever thought imaginable.
Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
I sent 300 U.S. Dollars to Adopt Yorkie from AKA Kim Grant, "Kim Grant" %26lt;kimgrant56@yahoo.com%26gt;, Also Charles De Gores International Airport" %26lt;charlesdegores@yahoo.fr%26gt;, "Anne Therese" %26lt;annetherese@surfbirder.com%26gt; Is there anyway to prevent this from happening to others in the future or track the Domain I.P. address?
Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
Thanks for the warning about the Adopt a Yorkie scam.
Dog lovers tend to belive that all dog lovers (or those that appear to be) are a safe cash recipient. But that only makes us easy prey.
You can take your check reciept to your local D.A. They will find out who actually cashed the check, and be able to put them out of business.
Reply:how is this a question about dogs?
you could probably contact yahoo, but i don't know how much they can do. you got scammed out of your money.
Reply:what made you think this was a dog question?
Is there a way that yahoo can track a yahoo address used in a scam? I would like to report 3 email addresses.
Thanks for the warning about the Adopt a Yorkie scam.
Dog lovers tend to belive that all dog lovers (or those that appear to be) are a safe cash recipient. But that only makes us easy prey.
You can take your check reciept to your local D.A. They will find out who actually cashed the check, and be able to put them out of business.
Reply:how is this a question about dogs?
you could probably contact yahoo, but i don't know how much they can do. you got scammed out of your money.
Reply:what made you think this was a dog question?
Is this another Yahoo email scam?
I got this today and remember friends getting this before,,, is this the same thing going around again? All my stuff is up to date with Yahoo as it is.
Dear Account User,
This Email is from Yahoo Account Services and we are sending it to every
Yahoo Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due
to the anonymous Registration of Yahoo Accounts so we are shutting down
some Yahoo Accounts and Your Account was among those to be deleted.We are
sending you this email to so that you can verify this Account.If you are
still interested please confirm Your Account by filling the space
below.Your Username,Password,Date of Birth and your Country information
would be needed to verify Your Account.
Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all used Yahoo
Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down some Yahoo Accounts, You will have
to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your Account will be suspended within 48
hours for security reasons.
* Yahoo ID: ....................
* Password: ....................
* Date of Birth: ...............
* Country Or Territory: ........
After following the instructions in the sheet, Your Account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her Account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her Account Permanently.
Sincerely
Customer Care
Yahoo! Mail Service.
Is this another Yahoo email scam?
It's a scam. Noone legit will ask for your details. Delete and don't reply.
Reply:Scam!!!! That's a phishing email. Don't reply to the message and give out your personal information to total strangers or you'll risk losing your account to them. Remember that Y! doesn't send unsolicited emails to all its users, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Go report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.
After that, spam it straight into oblivion without delay.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
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Dear Account User,
This Email is from Yahoo Account Services and we are sending it to every
Yahoo Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due
to the anonymous Registration of Yahoo Accounts so we are shutting down
some Yahoo Accounts and Your Account was among those to be deleted.We are
sending you this email to so that you can verify this Account.If you are
still interested please confirm Your Account by filling the space
below.Your Username,Password,Date of Birth and your Country information
would be needed to verify Your Account.
Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all used Yahoo
Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down some Yahoo Accounts, You will have
to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your Account will be suspended within 48
hours for security reasons.
* Yahoo ID: ....................
* Password: ....................
* Date of Birth: ...............
* Country Or Territory: ........
After following the instructions in the sheet, Your Account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her Account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her Account Permanently.
Sincerely
Customer Care
Yahoo! Mail Service.
Is this another Yahoo email scam?
It's a scam. Noone legit will ask for your details. Delete and don't reply.
Reply:Scam!!!! That's a phishing email. Don't reply to the message and give out your personal information to total strangers or you'll risk losing your account to them. Remember that Y! doesn't send unsolicited emails to all its users, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Go report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...
Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.
After that, spam it straight into oblivion without delay.
Reply:DO NOT reply. This is a phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.
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Has anyone got a job from an unsolicited job email that wasn't a scam?
I get one or more a week and I usually ignore them as I belive they must be a scam, but are they all scams, anyone actually got one of these jobs and it turned out fine?
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I got an email thru email that I won a lotofmoney? How do I find out, that they are scam?Howdo I raise AWARENE
The Camelot Group.
Operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
LOTTERY WINNING NOTICE
Congrats ,
The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 26th of Dec, 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and ninty-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four Great Britain pounds (拢891,934.00 pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:***********
This promotion is this year's United Kingdom National Lottery New Year bonanza.
Note below your winning details as you are requested to send them to your fudiciary agent for your claims.Send also the following details together with the winning informatuions listed below:
BANKING DETAILS WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE CREDITED, Tel, Fax and mobile numbers,mailing, residential and postal addresses, age, sex, name of compa
I got an email thru email that I won a lotofmoney? How do I find out, that they are scam?Howdo I raise AWARENE
It is a scam and the most you can do is first, don't reply. Second contact the Attorney General of your State with the information about it. They will add this to the files they have from others who have received similar contacts.
Reply:HAHAHAHA
THATS A SCAM!!!!
I know because my friends works for a bank finding those!!!
I am have won the lotto from india ad mexico!!!
IT A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!
DONT FALL FOR IT!!!!!!!
Reply:Listen to me: this question has been asked by others. Do you not think that it's too good to be true? Anything that sounds too good to be true is!!!
Why would you, out of millions of people, be so darned lucky???
Delete. Don't open. Just trust me: it's a scam!!
Reply:You KNOW its a scam.
Don't give your bank info to anyone.
Call police. Report it today.
Reply:scam
Reply:This is at least the 15th version on the SAME scam I've seen mentioned on Yahoo Answers.
Simple formula: If you didn't enter, you didn't win. PERIOD. If they want personal and financial information, they are trying to steal your money/identity.
Reply:Scam, scam and more scams.
Reply:SCAM and an old one!
The last line is the payout TO THEM!
Operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
LOTTERY WINNING NOTICE
Congrats ,
The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 26th of Dec, 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and ninty-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four Great Britain pounds (拢891,934.00 pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:***********
This promotion is this year's United Kingdom National Lottery New Year bonanza.
Note below your winning details as you are requested to send them to your fudiciary agent for your claims.Send also the following details together with the winning informatuions listed below:
BANKING DETAILS WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE CREDITED, Tel, Fax and mobile numbers,mailing, residential and postal addresses, age, sex, name of compa
I got an email thru email that I won a lotofmoney? How do I find out, that they are scam?Howdo I raise AWARENE
It is a scam and the most you can do is first, don't reply. Second contact the Attorney General of your State with the information about it. They will add this to the files they have from others who have received similar contacts.
Reply:HAHAHAHA
THATS A SCAM!!!!
I know because my friends works for a bank finding those!!!
I am have won the lotto from india ad mexico!!!
IT A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!
DONT FALL FOR IT!!!!!!!
Reply:Listen to me: this question has been asked by others. Do you not think that it's too good to be true? Anything that sounds too good to be true is!!!
Why would you, out of millions of people, be so darned lucky???
Delete. Don't open. Just trust me: it's a scam!!
Reply:You KNOW its a scam.
Don't give your bank info to anyone.
Call police. Report it today.
Reply:scam
Reply:This is at least the 15th version on the SAME scam I've seen mentioned on Yahoo Answers.
Simple formula: If you didn't enter, you didn't win. PERIOD. If they want personal and financial information, they are trying to steal your money/identity.
Reply:Scam, scam and more scams.
Reply:SCAM and an old one!
The last line is the payout TO THEM!
How do you report an email scam when they have a yahoo email address?
I received these emails. They ether have a yahoo email or a hotmail address. They are a known scam. How would I notify yahoo of this email address so that they could help inconvenience scammers and or eliminate there accounts. I am coping the contents so that if you have something for sale online and get something to good to be true.
Hello seller my name is (MRS)Marie Nelson.The reason I sent you this email is to inform you that i saw your pet and i intrested in it,payment will be make by certified Money Order or cashier check. In view of this I need your (1)Full Name (2)Full address (3)Contact phone# (4)accept of my offer to send the Money Order,you don't have to be worry about the shipping my shipping company will handle it.i will be sending Enough money on the Money Order and after you deduct all the money you need the remaining money will be send back to my shipping company that will come for the pick up of the pet... get back to me As soon as possible to send you the Money Order!
How do you report an email scam when they have a yahoo email address?
If you click on the below link this site has an online form where all scams and frauds can be reported. This site also has some good advice on what steps you can take to achieve a spam free in box :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/re...
Reply:And you really think Yahoo is unaware of this? The internet is full of scams, this is just one of them. The way you handle this is to click on spam and get rid of this message. sending it to Yahoo or some agency won't stop the scam, as you could see if you really looked at this message. See the incorrect English and grammar?
Reply:write to them
Hello seller my name is (MRS)Marie Nelson.The reason I sent you this email is to inform you that i saw your pet and i intrested in it,payment will be make by certified Money Order or cashier check. In view of this I need your (1)Full Name (2)Full address (3)Contact phone# (4)accept of my offer to send the Money Order,you don't have to be worry about the shipping my shipping company will handle it.i will be sending Enough money on the Money Order and after you deduct all the money you need the remaining money will be send back to my shipping company that will come for the pick up of the pet... get back to me As soon as possible to send you the Money Order!
How do you report an email scam when they have a yahoo email address?
If you click on the below link this site has an online form where all scams and frauds can be reported. This site also has some good advice on what steps you can take to achieve a spam free in box :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/re...
Reply:And you really think Yahoo is unaware of this? The internet is full of scams, this is just one of them. The way you handle this is to click on spam and get rid of this message. sending it to Yahoo or some agency won't stop the scam, as you could see if you really looked at this message. See the incorrect English and grammar?
Reply:write to them
Is this an email scam?
I got this email and I do not know if its real or not! I think its fake cause it say west africa in it, but its coming from info@fedex.com so i have no idea
====================FEDEXDELIVERY=====...
Greetings From Fedex,This is to inform you that there is a package in thisoffice depositedby one Mrs.Virgil Storrs on the 15th Jenuary 2008. Youremail address wasattached to it and is to be delivered to you. I have beenwaiting for you tocontact me for your confirmable package which contain aBank Draft of800,000 USD and some vital Documents.Kindly contact our branch officeFedex West AfricaDelivery Office.Name: Mr.Jones DarryEmail: fedex_org4@live.comTell: +2348052327913You are required to provide him with the followinginformation:-Name:-Address:-Age... Status:-Nationality:-Telephone Number:The only money you will send to him to deliver yourDraft direct to your postal Address in your country is$200.00 USD only forthe security keeping fee.Contact Mr.Jones Darry for your tracking number.NOTE: Every claim has an expiry period of Fourteen workingdays.Regards,Mrs. Mrs.Virgil Storrs.Fedex Notification Dept
====================FEDEXDELIVERY=====...
Is this an email scam?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you this is nothing but an outright scam. A fraud to the third-degree, to put it more bluntly. You should never give out your personal information and never-and I emphasize never-give not one cent of your money to the scammers. Just turn around and spam that scam message straight into oblivion right away. Remember you don't get anything out of this "bogus" lottery.
Reply:I would say it is a scam. Ask them for a written mailed document. And don't give them your address, if they have it already it might not be a scam. If they only have your email then they are just trying to rob you.
98% says yes it is a scam though.
Reply:Hi Luis Do you have to ask this? Of course it is
Reply:yep its defintly a scam
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====================FEDEXDELIVERY=====...
Greetings From Fedex,This is to inform you that there is a package in thisoffice depositedby one Mrs.Virgil Storrs on the 15th Jenuary 2008. Youremail address wasattached to it and is to be delivered to you. I have beenwaiting for you tocontact me for your confirmable package which contain aBank Draft of800,000 USD and some vital Documents.Kindly contact our branch officeFedex West AfricaDelivery Office.Name: Mr.Jones DarryEmail: fedex_org4@live.comTell: +2348052327913You are required to provide him with the followinginformation:-Name:-Address:-Age... Status:-Nationality:-Telephone Number:The only money you will send to him to deliver yourDraft direct to your postal Address in your country is$200.00 USD only forthe security keeping fee.Contact Mr.Jones Darry for your tracking number.NOTE: Every claim has an expiry period of Fourteen workingdays.Regards,Mrs. Mrs.Virgil Storrs.Fedex Notification Dept
====================FEDEXDELIVERY=====...
Is this an email scam?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you this is nothing but an outright scam. A fraud to the third-degree, to put it more bluntly. You should never give out your personal information and never-and I emphasize never-give not one cent of your money to the scammers. Just turn around and spam that scam message straight into oblivion right away. Remember you don't get anything out of this "bogus" lottery.
Reply:I would say it is a scam. Ask them for a written mailed document. And don't give them your address, if they have it already it might not be a scam. If they only have your email then they are just trying to rob you.
98% says yes it is a scam though.
Reply:Hi Luis Do you have to ask this? Of course it is
Reply:yep its defintly a scam
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Need to hack into scam artists email, please help?
Help I've been scammed. I have given all my personal details including bank account to a company claiming I have won a lottery jackpot. I have emptied my bank account but I know they have my details in their email account. I have heard you can hack into email accounts but how can I do this? These guy's really need to be stopped! you could be you next.
Need to hack into scam artists email, please help?
Stop him by giving all the information you have to the police ... not by illegally attacking him.
Reply:Go tell the police and begin changing all your info...
Reply:Hacking Questions on YA!! AWESOME....No I wont be next because Im not falling for those scams...why would you give your bank account info to anyone??? The only reason these guys are around because of people like you. Im sorry you got scammed, but you have to be more careful who you trust...
Reply:Hacking his e-mail account won't help help you one little bit, he will just open a new account if you mess up his current account. You cannot win a lottery you haven't entered.
Need to hack into scam artists email, please help?
Stop him by giving all the information you have to the police ... not by illegally attacking him.
Reply:Go tell the police and begin changing all your info...
Reply:Hacking Questions on YA!! AWESOME....No I wont be next because Im not falling for those scams...why would you give your bank account info to anyone??? The only reason these guys are around because of people like you. Im sorry you got scammed, but you have to be more careful who you trust...
Reply:Hacking his e-mail account won't help help you one little bit, he will just open a new account if you mess up his current account. You cannot win a lottery you haven't entered.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Is this a email scam?
i have no idea what this email is about but i am a 13 year old child.
Notice of payment of USD1.5M
ATTENTION
we have arranged your payment of ($1.5millions) one millions five hundred thousand united state dollars in atm payment card to be sent to you through western union money transfer payment,
Your payment will be sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is $10,000 The minister trust funds of United Kingdom will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your ($10,000) payment by western union, you will receive every day till you receive the $1.5millions united state dollars, now no need to send you
this atm card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm master card contain large money on it.
The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now you are free to comply with United Kingdom Western union control office on this email: (westernunionagent@ebarclays.bg.tf) however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your payment by western union per $10,000 a day.
Mr Frank Brown,
western union payment department
BARCLAYS BANK UK,
E-mail:(westernunionagent@ebarclays.bg...
Phone:+44-703-590-7854
Fax:+44871 9769834
The United Kingdom Western union control office has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:
Receiver name-----------------
Country-----------------------
City--------------------------
Tel---------------------------
Test question-----------------
Answer------------------------
sex___________________________
age___________________________
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Frank Brown he will start sending your payment by western union.
Regards,
Mr. Charles Moore
Meetic -- S酶ger du en ven, en date eller nogen at dele livet med? Millioner af mennesker over hele verden kan tr忙ffes gennem Meetic. klik her
Is this a email scam?
Scam... please delete this E-Mail.
After you send them the information they will either:
A) Ask you to send them money via western union to pay for fees to release your "winnings" (in which case the money you send will be forever gone and of course you are not receiving a large amount of money in return).
B) They will be asking for very personal information like your name, birth date and social security number - then they will steal your identity and rack up a lot of debt in your name...
You are 13 and of course you did not enter into a Lottery Drawing since you are not of age, right?
This is a very common scam and if you want to educate yourself run a Google search on Lottery Scams and Pyramid Schemes.
Read... and you will soon see where this Lottery Prize Scheme is going.
Reply:Weird I got an email kinda like that too. I think it said I won a million dollars from the Shell gas company. I believe its a scam. Just delete it and forget about it. Scammers these days...
Reply:Ok you're 13 so. I'll keep the vitriol minimal. However, word to the wise, Guy.
You had better start getting used to the many bitter disappointments in life.
1. Any stranger that offers to send you free money over the internet will eventually ask you to send him free money first, or ask you to remove articles of clothing in front of a web cam.
2 whenever you are solicited via email by a member of the British plutocracy, reread the email. If its chock full of spelling mistakes, discard it.
Notice of payment of USD1.5M
ATTENTION
we have arranged your payment of ($1.5millions) one millions five hundred thousand united state dollars in atm payment card to be sent to you through western union money transfer payment,
Your payment will be sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is $10,000 The minister trust funds of United Kingdom will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your ($10,000) payment by western union, you will receive every day till you receive the $1.5millions united state dollars, now no need to send you
this atm card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm master card contain large money on it.
The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now you are free to comply with United Kingdom Western union control office on this email: (westernunionagent@ebarclays.bg.tf) however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your payment by western union per $10,000 a day.
Mr Frank Brown,
western union payment department
BARCLAYS BANK UK,
E-mail:(westernunionagent@ebarclays.bg...
Phone:+44-703-590-7854
Fax:+44871 9769834
The United Kingdom Western union control office has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:
Receiver name-----------------
Country-----------------------
City--------------------------
Tel---------------------------
Test question-----------------
Answer------------------------
sex___________________________
age___________________________
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Frank Brown he will start sending your payment by western union.
Regards,
Mr. Charles Moore
Meetic -- S酶ger du en ven, en date eller nogen at dele livet med? Millioner af mennesker over hele verden kan tr忙ffes gennem Meetic. klik her
Is this a email scam?
Scam... please delete this E-Mail.
After you send them the information they will either:
A) Ask you to send them money via western union to pay for fees to release your "winnings" (in which case the money you send will be forever gone and of course you are not receiving a large amount of money in return).
B) They will be asking for very personal information like your name, birth date and social security number - then they will steal your identity and rack up a lot of debt in your name...
You are 13 and of course you did not enter into a Lottery Drawing since you are not of age, right?
This is a very common scam and if you want to educate yourself run a Google search on Lottery Scams and Pyramid Schemes.
Read... and you will soon see where this Lottery Prize Scheme is going.
Reply:Weird I got an email kinda like that too. I think it said I won a million dollars from the Shell gas company. I believe its a scam. Just delete it and forget about it. Scammers these days...
Reply:Ok you're 13 so. I'll keep the vitriol minimal. However, word to the wise, Guy.
You had better start getting used to the many bitter disappointments in life.
1. Any stranger that offers to send you free money over the internet will eventually ask you to send him free money first, or ask you to remove articles of clothing in front of a web cam.
2 whenever you are solicited via email by a member of the British plutocracy, reread the email. If its chock full of spelling mistakes, discard it.
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