Yet another hilarious SCAM
May 10, 2019 13:31:44 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter
Loc: Los Angeles
jlocke wrote:
Many times the bad grammar and spelling mistakes are intentional. It 'weeds out' those that are not easily duped. If you ignore all the obvious problems with the message, and still reply, there's a good chance that the scammer can continue to work you and obtain something of value. If the scammer sent out thousands of emails that were too legitimate-looking, he/she would waste a lot of time trying to work the scam further on those that would balk as the scam progressed.
Correct! The initial letter is designed to find the targets who are dumb/gullible enough to be robbed.
May 10, 2019 13:52:08 #
The odds of winning the Publishers Clearing House $25k per month "forever" are officially 1:6,400,000,000. I think I gave a better chance of winning PCH than this.
May 10, 2019 13:52:53 #
The scammers always say God Bless You, like that will make you think they are honest
May 10, 2019 15:11:46 #
jlocke wrote:
Many times the bad grammar and spelling mistakes are intentional. It 'weeds out' those that are not easily duped. If you ignore all the obvious problems with the message, and still reply, there's a good chance that the scammer can continue to work you and obtain something of value. If the scammer sent out thousands of emails that were too legitimate-looking, he/she would waste a lot of time trying to work the scam further on those that would balk as the scam progressed.
Good point - get the greedy ones and let the savvy ones go!
May 10, 2019 15:43:07 #
May 10, 2019 17:46:37 #
Various statistics rate these eternal scams at roughly 5% successful, meaning there are a lot of sheep and suckers out there considering the projected numbers on the scams sent. 1 out of every 20 people who get these things lose considerable money in responding favorably.
Primary factors, ignorance and greed.
Primary factors, ignorance and greed.
May 10, 2019 23:55:54 #
Didn't Elliott Gould star in "M*A*S*H" the movie? I think he played Trapper John. Or is that a different Elliott Gould?
May 11, 2019 10:37:54 #
trapper1 wrote:
Didn't Elliott Gould star in "M*A*S*H" the movie? I think he played Trapper John. Or is that a different Elliott Gould?
Yes. Donald Sutherland played Hawkeye Pierce.
May 11, 2019 11:11:47 #
WayneL wrote:
The scammers always say God Bless You, like that will make you think they are honest
What about the ones who sign as "Rev". What the f*** is a priest doing in a financial institution?
May 11, 2019 19:51:09 #
You don't have to be a priest to be a "Rev." But can you really think of any location that deserves and needs the redemption and saving a "Rev" can supply any more than a financial institution?
May 12, 2019 13:02:22 #
I think the newest scans are much more sophisticated. My wife has gotten two. The first was from PayPal which seemed to indicate that a credit line had been opened in her name. It was sent to our address and everything. When she called the number they couldn't find anything in her name. She was sent over to the fraud department who eventually sent a letter that said whatever was ordered in her name was delivered and paid for. It doesn't make sense. Checked with my son and he did not open an account in my wife's name. The second was a message that she received from Staples that her package had shipped. She hadn't ordered anything from Staples.
We have Lifescan and have received no Lifescan alerts.
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