Thanks to your Friends Down Under
Sep 8, 2013 18:19:38 #
Well you folks for Australia, I just received this e-mail.
You received a Transaction Refund on your Visa or MasterCard.
Duplicate Credit Card Transaction errors / Credit Card Billing Errors.
Your account will be refunded due to these errors.
(Your Refund Amount Is $2203.50)
Click here to verify your account and receive the refund.
Your National Australia Bank is locked and cannot be used until you verify your account information and receive your refund.
© 2013 - National Australia Bank Limited. All rights reserved.
I can get that new click box. Should I wait for the check or just order it. Let me think on it. LOL
You received a Transaction Refund on your Visa or MasterCard.
Duplicate Credit Card Transaction errors / Credit Card Billing Errors.
Your account will be refunded due to these errors.
(Your Refund Amount Is $2203.50)
Click here to verify your account and receive the refund.
Your National Australia Bank is locked and cannot be used until you verify your account information and receive your refund.
© 2013 - National Australia Bank Limited. All rights reserved.
I can get that new click box. Should I wait for the check or just order it. Let me think on it. LOL
Sep 8, 2013 18:46:20 #
Sep 8, 2013 18:49:28 #
DOOK wrote:
Ha ha. :lol: :lol:
Are you the one sending me you check. LOL
Sep 8, 2013 18:51:41 #
You can send me one too...Heard about this scam the other day. How gullible do they think we are?
Sep 8, 2013 19:19:28 #
I bank with National Australia myself. I just rang them & unfortunately they have no money left for my refund. To get serious for a moment, most similar scams that we get over here involve a bank acct/link in some African country. Unfortunately, enough people, mainly the frail & elderly, fall for these scams to make it worth their while. I would love to have 5 minutes alone with one of them. :lol: :lol:
Sep 8, 2013 19:23:09 #
DOOK wrote:
I bank with National Australia myself. I just rang them & unfortunately they have no money left for my refund. To get serious for a moment, most similar scams that we get over here involve a bank acct/link in some African country. Unfortunately, enough people, mainly the frail & elderly, fall for these scams to make it worth their while. I would love to have 5 minutes alone with one of them. :lol: :lol:
We get them from all over the world, but this is the first time from Australia for me anyway. Most of the time they start out with My love, or some other nonsense line. Even my doesn't use a line like that, she just takes my wallet. LOL
Sep 8, 2013 21:12:06 #
Just have to say...last year on our American trip, someone got my husband's credit card details and before we realized, they booked up $2100. All in New York area and we didn't go anywhere near New York. They used it at places like Dunkin Donuts, Macy's, beauty salons, Mc'Donalds. When we got home we had no problem with the ANZ bank refunding our money, just took a few weeks. Scary.
Sep 8, 2013 21:40:43 #
I got one stating I had won the Australian lotto. How they knew that, I don't know? Someone must have bought a ticket in my name, or something. Thanks matey's.
Sep 8, 2013 23:33:28 #
Michael Hartley! Ha! My name is Judy Hartley. You might be related to my husband lol. Do you know where your ancestors came from? Lancashire England by any chance? Jude.
Michael Hartley wrote:
I got one stating I had won the Australian lotto. How they knew that, I don't know? Someone must have bought a ticket in my name, or something. Thanks matey's.
Sep 8, 2013 23:37:15 #
Just tell them that just to make sure that everything goes through correctly that you'll call the card company directly with your information!!
Sep 9, 2013 12:00:56 #
These are a laugh aren't they but unfortunately they do catch out some people who fall for the scams. Sadly it's gonna be the old, frail or folk of low intelligence who fall for them.
Happily there's something that you can do about it, have a look here
http://www.419eater.com/
It's a forum set up to scam and annoy the scammers :) :)
The theory is that getting back to them and pretending to believe their crazy announcements will waste their time and perhaps make them give up. Maybe it won't work but it's a lot of fun :thumbup:
Happily there's something that you can do about it, have a look here
http://www.419eater.com/
It's a forum set up to scam and annoy the scammers :) :)
The theory is that getting back to them and pretending to believe their crazy announcements will waste their time and perhaps make them give up. Maybe it won't work but it's a lot of fun :thumbup:
Sep 9, 2013 12:49:47 #
Sep 9, 2013 13:03:14 #
farmerjim wrote:
These are a laugh aren't they but unfortunately th... (show quote)
I'm now reluctant to follow that link. :D
Sep 9, 2013 16:30:30 #
Bill Houghton wrote:
Well you folks for Australia, I just received this... (show quote)
I get this kind of crap regularly, usually from Nigeria. I usually forward them on to the US Govt anti-phishing unit and scams international and if companies like Western Union, Visa, DHL, UPS, USPS, Amex are mentioned I also forward it to their spoof addresses. Those from England I forward the UK Fraud unit of Scotland Yard.
Sep 10, 2013 01:44:13 #
Bill Houghton wrote:
Well you folks for Australia, I just received this... (show quote)
I sent back a return email saying "I have forwarded your email to the Australian Federal Police, they should be contacting you as soon as possible" Have never had a second try.
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