Thread: Another type of scam

Quote: Originally Posted by jim wynne by the way, i just learned that i'm a big winner in a yahoo/microsoft internet lottery!!! (see the attachment) Me too!!!!!! But don't tell anyone ... Quote: Originally Posted by attach Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Wynne By the way, I just learned that I'm a Big Winner in a Yahoo/Microsoft Internet Lottery!!! (See the attachment) Mr. Brain Hunt supposedly is from " Microsoft Security Dept." yet his email is an @ yahoo.com domain

Quote: Originally Posted by Mauri I get that type of email all the time as well. I like to do a Whois IP lookup in the originating IP address. I just recieved one today that had "Every Word Started With A Capital Letter". I didn't even read it. Subject line "Re: Your Payment. Sometimes the bad grammar and misspelling is a ploy to lull suckers into thinking they can outsmart some third world rube - that's...

Quote: Originally Posted by howste Be careful, Jim. It could be illegal organ harvesters at work. The contact person listed is Mr. Brain Hunt . If they're after my brain, they're going to be disappointed.

Quote: Originally Posted by howste Be careful, Jim. It could be illegal organ harvesters at work. The contact person listed is Mr. Brain Hunt . Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Wynne If they're after my brain, they're going to be disappointed. I just noticed we have a similar user here: Brian Hunt

Quote: Originally Posted by Cari Spears 2-10 hours a wee, Wow, that's a long wee!

Quote: Originally Posted by Wes Bucey I believe the scam itself is a combination of two other scams I've heard about : 1) Scammers prowl ebay and offer full price for things and send "certified" checks or "cashier's" checks for the product but overpay with the admonition, "I need you to send the overage to the guy who will pick it up, pack it for overseas shipment, and send it to...

It used to be dead easy to pick out the scams and phishing emails, but it's getting a lot harder. But some of them are now so damned good - way beyond misspelling and poor grammar - that they're almost indistinguishable from the real thing. I've had at least two emails, each purporting to be from a large and well-known bank, which had the logo, the language and even sounded convincing. And even the email address looked...

Quote: Originally Posted by JaneB As Jim said earlier, anyone who thinks they can earn lots of money for doing virtually nothing... is very gullible and needs to develop a better scam and BS detector. Or run for Congress.

Hi Thanks for bringing this to the notice of the members of this forum. I have recorded a similar scam recently in my blog ( http://elsmar.com/Forums/blog.php?b=118 ). I have also come across SMS scams asking for specific information on Credit Cards. Sharing of this information is definitely useful to members; that helps them to be alert. With kind regards, Ramakrishnan