Another Email Scam
Jul 23, 2013 19:27:36 #
I received another email supposedly from Amazon. It began "Dear Esteemed Customer," not terminology Amazon is likely to use. It went on to say that they had developed a "scheme" to help me save money. That's not a word that Americans would use in that way. The email return address was something definitely not from Amazon.
Just thought I'd let you know.
Just thought I'd let you know.
Jul 23, 2013 19:31:26 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I received another email supposedly from Amazon. It began "Dear Esteemed Customer," not terminology Amazon is likely to use. It went on to say that they had developed a "scheme" to help me save money. That's not a word that Americans would use in that way. The email return address was something definitely not from Amazon.
Just thought I'd let you know.
Just thought I'd let you know.
Thanks Jerry. This is getting to be a SCAM world.
Jul 23, 2013 20:13:36 #
You guys are too cautious. I have a guy in Nigeria sending me $2 million and all I needed to do was send him my bank account number and routing number so he could effectuate the transfer. He said he was a Christian man and honest. All I need to do is return 1 million as we are splitting the amount. How cool is that!
Jul 23, 2013 20:39:29 #
CaptainC wrote:
You guys are too cautious. I have a guy in Nigeria sending me $2 million and all I needed to do was send him my bank account number and routing number so he could effectuate the transfer. He said he was a Christian man and honest. All I need to do is return 1 million as we are splitting the amount. How cool is that!
Cliff, in the past year I inherited a diamond mine worth 3Mill, a 11MILL $ winning lotto, a Rolls Royce and finally since you did not claim your Nigerian fortune, it was passed on to me. All these would cost me ONLY my credit card number(with the security code) for the mine. Only 7500 for the lotto winning with the bonus Rolls Royce. I'M RICH.!!
Jul 23, 2013 21:38:13 #
CaptainC wrote:
You guys are too cautious. I have a guy in Nigeria sending me $2 million and all I needed to do was send him my bank account number and routing number so he could effectuate the transfer. He said he was a Christian man and honest. All I need to do is return 1 million as we are splitting the amount. How cool is that!
Captain, you are going to have to wait, my friend, I already sent the Nigerian Prince all my Ex Wife's bank information, the CHECK IS IN THE MAIL!
Jul 23, 2013 21:49:31 #
CaptainC wrote:
You guys are too cautious. I have a guy in Nigeria sending me $2 million and all I needed to do was send him my bank account number and routing number so he could effectuate the transfer. He said he was a Christian man and honest. All I need to do is return 1 million as we are splitting the amount. How cool is that!
Funny, I once set up a phony email address and answered one of those Nigerian scammers and tried sound all excited, but couldn't do as they asked right then, because my millions were held up in a trust that would be unlocked in a couple months. I asked if they could just front me a cashiers check for about ten thousand dollars to help me with expenses over the next couple of months. I was really disappointed that I never heard from them again. LOL
Jul 23, 2013 23:03:33 #
CaptainC wrote:
You guys are too cautious. I have a guy in Nigeria sending me $2 million and all I needed to do was send him my bank account number and routing number so he could effectuate the transfer. He said he was a Christian man and honest. All I need to do is return 1 million as we are splitting the amount. How cool is that!
Do it...seems legit!
Jul 24, 2013 04:34:45 #
I receive e-mails like this most days:
Dear Sir,
Business Proposal,
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Ghana Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Bank Of Ghana Apex Bank.
With our links we have been able to transfer the fund overseas to a third party financial Institution (Crown Financial Institution) with branches in USA and United Kingdom and U.A.E and where you come in is that we would need your assistance to move the money from the account with Crown Financial Institution to your private account in your country . It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incident to the transfer.
The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an Senior accountant with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:
(a) your banker's name, account , telephone,and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers -- for confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.
Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us fifteen (15) working days to accomplish.
Please reply urgently.
Best regards
J M .
Dear Sir,
Business Proposal,
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Ghana Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Bank Of Ghana Apex Bank.
With our links we have been able to transfer the fund overseas to a third party financial Institution (Crown Financial Institution) with branches in USA and United Kingdom and U.A.E and where you come in is that we would need your assistance to move the money from the account with Crown Financial Institution to your private account in your country . It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incident to the transfer.
The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an Senior accountant with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:
(a) your banker's name, account , telephone,and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers -- for confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.
Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us fifteen (15) working days to accomplish.
Please reply urgently.
Best regards
J M .
Jul 24, 2013 08:08:34 #
[quote=GARGLEBLASTER]I receive e-mails like this most days:
Dear Sir,
Business Proposal,
[i]Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Ghana Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts.[/quote]
And if people didn't keep falling for it, they wouldn't keep doing it.
Dear Sir,
Business Proposal,
[i]Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Ghana Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts.[/quote]
And if people didn't keep falling for it, they wouldn't keep doing it.
Jul 24, 2013 08:12:55 #
Here's an easy way to create an email address that can be used safely to deal with the scammers. This service can also be used for legitimate transactions where you don't want to use your regular email address.
http://maildrop.cc/
http://maildrop.cc/
Jul 24, 2013 08:28:20 #
MisterWilson wrote:
Here's an easy way to create an email address that can be used safely to deal with the scammers. This service can also be used for legitimate transactions where you don't want to use your regular email address.
http://maildrop.cc/
http://maildrop.cc/
I sent myself an email at my maildrop address, but it could not be delivered. Isn't that the purpose - to provide an email address when one is required, but not use the address for anything else?
Jul 24, 2013 08:31:07 #
It worked fine for me when I tested it with 2 different quick email addresses. Nothing ever comes to your regular email, unless you want it to.
Jul 24, 2013 08:34:35 #
PM me your fake address and I'll send you an email. The fake address expires after a certain amount of time.
Jul 24, 2013 08:51:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
And if people didn't keep falling for it, they wouldn't keep doing it.
I don't fall for it. They just arrive but I'm savvy enough to know not to fall for them. Actually, I report them to the originating server; Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail etc.
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