Scam Email
Dec 18, 2023 07:00:56 #
I got a scam email, supposedly from a friend.
"Hi, Jerry. Let's due lunch. Give me a call. 845 -------"
The "due" got my attention, so I checked the phone number, and it's not his, but the email address is correct.
You gotta be careful.
"Hi, Jerry. Let's due lunch. Give me a call. 845 -------"
The "due" got my attention, so I checked the phone number, and it's not his, but the email address is correct.
You gotta be careful.
Dec 18, 2023 07:19:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I got a scam email, supposedly from a friend.
"Hi, Jerry. Let's due lunch. Give me a call. 845 -------"
The "due" got my attention, so I checked the phone number, and it's not his, but the email address is correct.
You gotta be careful.
"Hi, Jerry. Let's due lunch. Give me a call. 845 -------"
The "due" got my attention, so I checked the phone number, and it's not his, but the email address is correct.
You gotta be careful.
How come these scammers messed up on their spelling? I guess if I were to scam I would check and recheck even ask someone who is fluent in the language to check it.
Dec 18, 2023 07:49:22 #
You must have a lot of friends who can’t spell and use text to ask you out to lunch, to check out the phone number.
Dec 18, 2023 07:53:25 #
Dec 18, 2023 08:08:49 #
lesdmd wrote:
You must have a lot of friends who can’t spell and use text to ask you out to lunch, to check out the phone number.
The misspelling was the first "check." The different phone number was the second.
Dec 18, 2023 09:05:50 #
Dec 18, 2023 09:40:33 #
BebuLamar wrote:
How come these scammers messed up on their spelling? I guess if I were to scam I would check and recheck even ask someone who is fluent in the language to check it.
The scammers sometimes intentionally include spelling or grammar errors figuring if their potential victims aren't bothered by it they will be more susceptible to the scam.
Dec 18, 2023 13:00:11 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
The scammers sometimes intentionally include spelling or grammar errors figuring if their potential victims aren't bothered by it they will be more susceptible to the scam.
Or too stupid to know the difference!
bwa
Dec 18, 2023 13:14:32 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
The scammers sometimes intentionally include spelling or grammar errors figuring if their potential victims aren't bothered by it they will be more susceptible to the scam.
They include spelling errors and different fonts/characters because many people create filters using the correct spelling to dump them in the spam folder or just delete them.
A misspelled word gets past the filters. Can't filter every possible variation of multiple words and they know that!
Dec 18, 2023 13:14:37 #
BebuLamar wrote:
How come these scammers messed up on their spelling? I guess if I were to scam I would check and recheck even ask someone who is fluent in the language to check it.
Supposedly, it throws off filters and allows messages to get through.
Dec 18, 2023 13:18:52 #
Indi wrote:
Supposedly, it throws off filters and allows messages to get through.
Exactly!
Dec 19, 2023 06:48:20 #
Dec 19, 2023 07:36:42 #
Delderby wrote:
US spelling is often a bit different to UK spelling.
Mostly these are not UK variations but purposely done to avoid filters.
Dec 19, 2023 07:49:01 #
What has happened to “buyer beware? If someone advertised a sale on the “Broklyn Bridge” would the first thought be “it’s spelled wrong, I’ll look into it” or this is obviously a scam and I will just throw it away.
Dec 19, 2023 08:26:32 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
The scammers sometimes intentionally include spelling or grammar errors figuring if their potential victims aren't bothered by it they will be more susceptible to the scam.
I usually look past a misspelled word or two in texts (like here) - typos, small keyboard, auto corrupt,...
But in emails, I'm highly suspicious of them. Especially if they use letters with áccents.
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