I just received an email from the "Internal Revenue Service," the first paragraph of which reads,
"After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive
a tax refund under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax refund value is $189.60. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to IWP the data received.
If u don't receive your refund within 9 business days from the original IRS mailing date shown, you can start a refund trace online."
Among other things, the "If u..." tipped me off. [roll] The rest of the message contained similar grammatical and spelling errors:
"If you distribute funds to other organization, your records must show wether
they are exempt under section 497 (c) (15). In cases where the recipient org.
is not exempt under section 497 (c) (15), you must have evidence the funds will
be used for section 497 (c) (15) purposes.
If you distribute fund to individuals, you should keep case histories showing
the recipient's name and address; the purpose of the award; the maner of
section; and the realtionship of the recipient to any of your officers, directors,
trustees, members, or major contributors."
Trace the email, I am sure it will go right back to Lagos.
Reply to the email and say something like "Mr Mugu, me no like ur email well, please to tell the me how to get monies, God be praised,"etc etc.
Gotta throw in Mugu. That is Nigerian for Idiot.
I once had a Nigerian Scammer emailing me every two days for 3 months... it was hard, hard work keeping him baited for that long, but very, very entertaining! [laugh]
I know people are stupid... seriously I am amazed everyday to find more idiots... to the point that I almost feel everyone is an idiot, but I just can't comprehend how anyone would fall for these scams...
I am currently in a correspondence with a scammer. He/She goes by the name of Amy Hanning/Simpson. Claimed to be recently divorced and selling her ex's bike. Would rather use Ebay for a funds transfer than cash for "safety and insurance purposes"
So yesterday the scammer sent me an email invoice that looks very real. Its supposedly from Ebay-motors and I'm supposed to send a money order to ebay via their Financing Center Agent. Ebay would hold on to the funds while i inspected the bike and upon my acceptance of the bike, they would transfer the money to Amy. What immediately threw me off was the linvoice was sent from a Craigslist address (aw-confirm@craigslist.org). And also the request for Money Orders ONLY sent to an address in Toronto, Canada.
I can see how someone who is a little naive and not so computer literate could easily fall for this scam... Now time to play that role of the victim, i have nothing better to do anyways! roy-nexus, any advice???
It was a scam that made me end up buying my monster. I was looking at a 998 on Ebay and the deal just kept getting weirder and weirder. Gave up on that..... So I saw a listing for a monster near me, made contact, saw in person, paid cash and drove off with the bike.
Scammers suck. I constantly get the widow needing funds to collect millions... then will share it with me.
Quote from: deweey on May 20, 2008, 10:01:10 AM
I am currently in a correspondence with a scammer. He/She goes by the name of Amy Hanning/Simpson. Claimed to be recently divorced and selling her ex's bike. Would rather use Ebay for a funds transfer than cash for "safety and insurance purposes"
So yesterday the scammer sent me an email invoice that looks very real. Its supposedly from Ebay-motors and I'm supposed to send a money order to ebay via their Financing Center Agent. Ebay would hold on to the funds while i inspected the bike and upon my acceptance of the bike, they would transfer the money to Amy. What immediately threw me off was the linvoice was sent from a Craigslist address (aw-confirm@craigslist.org). And also the request for Money Orders ONLY sent to an address in Toronto, Canada.
I can see how someone who is a little naive and not so computer literate could easily fall for this scam... Now time to play that role of the victim, i have nothing better to do anyways! roy-nexus, any advice???
Find a specimen money order and get a high-res copy of it, make it out to her, etc and mail it, but make sure to leave something on it that says "specimen" so it is not fraud. Let it try to be cashed.
laugh.
What's absolutely terrifying is that the scammers make money because there are enough dumbasses out there.
Quote from: minkman on May 20, 2008, 10:49:55 AM
What's absolutely terrifying is that the scammers make money because there are enough dumbasses out there.
A fool and his money . . .
Think of how stupid the average person. Now realize that half of them are dumber than that!
Quote from: minkman on May 20, 2008, 10:49:55 AM
What's absolutely terrifying is that the scammers make money because there are enough dumbasses out there.
precisely why some people deserve to be poor. make the beast with two backs em.
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 20, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Find a specimen money order and get a high-res copy of it, make it out to her, etc and mail it, but make sure to leave something on it that says "specimen" so it is not fraud. Let it try to be cashed.
laugh.
sounds like a good way to get in trouble to me, "specimen" or not.
Quote from: herm on May 20, 2008, 11:59:51 AM
sounds like a good way to get in trouble to me, "specimen" or not.
well, i guess you could always just mail 'em some print-outs of really, really disgusting porn.
put the return address of a county commissioner, or some other deserving public figure on it.
*shrugs*
:)
Unreal how many scams have popped up with the digital age. In the old days you only had to worry about the occasional solicitor phone call trying to sell you worthless crap. Now a days they have URL hijackers that take you to a pirate page when you type in ebay.com.
Last year I was bored too and started playing around with the idiot emails trying to scam me. One of my wise friends said if you play with fire you'll get burned. I decided to let well enough be, he was right as tempting as it was.
Have you guys ever heard/read about the p-p-p-powerbook? If not I suggest you read this story. Awesome tail of "revenge" against a phishing scam.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ (http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/)
Quote from: Smiling End on May 20, 2008, 01:16:42 PM
Have you guys ever heard/read about the p-p-p-powerbook? If not I suggest you read this story. Awesome tail of "revenge" against a phishing scam.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ (http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/)
i've read that, and it's a good time. [thumbsup]
(as most of the stuff on zug is, actually.)
Quote from: gnostic203 on May 20, 2008, 12:54:39 PM
Last year I was bored too and started playing around with the idiot emails trying to scam me. One of my wise friends said if you play with fire you'll get burned. I decided to let well enough be, he was right as tempting as it was.
You know what, as a kid i played with fire when i was bored. Never did get burnt... and im bored right now! So let the games begin!
I respond back every now and then as "Mr. Neander Thalmann"
I always reply with "Mike Hunt-Hertz"
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 20, 2008, 05:09:33 PM
I always reply with "Mike Hunt-Hertz"
we are a mature lot, eh?
;D
That's freaking HILARIOUS!
Quote from: zarn02 on May 20, 2008, 07:03:40 PM
we are a mature lot, eh?
;D
I hope I die before I get old..... [thumbsup]
(age being a state of mind, of course!)
Quote from: Smiling End on May 20, 2008, 01:16:42 PM
Have you guys ever heard/read about the p-p-p-powerbook? If not I suggest you read this story. Awesome tail of "revenge" against a phishing scam.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ (http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/)
love the p-p-p-powerbook
i totally lol'd when i read it
I'm stringing a scammer along right now about a rental. Coincidentally, there's an article in today's online abcnews.com about the latest housing scams.
Kinda fun.
So, do I send the money Western Union? Oh, what to do what to do.... <insert sarcastic evil hand wringing smiley here>
Here's the latest email:
I want to inform you that TNT will hold the money until you will confirm to them that you like the apt and keep the keys. If you don't like it, you only have to return the keys to them after they will refund the money to you and they will deliver the keys back to me on my expense.
I will need to inform you the steps about how this service works and how we can make it happen. You will only have to deposit to TNT Service the first month of rent - US$ 800 - so they can proceed with the shipping, and you can receive the keys and the contract.
Like I said, I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the Keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain to you step by step how this will work:
1 - To start this transaction i will need to know your full shipping information, full name, full shipping address to proceed with this deal .
2 - I go to the TNT Office and leave the Keys and the contract in your name as the intended receiver.
3 - TNT will check the envelope to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal papers that will come along with the Keys.
4 - TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the Keys and the papers in their custody, in which you will be told that they have the Keys and that they checked it.
5 - At this point you will have to go to a WesternUnion Agent Location and make a money transfer deposit on the TNT agent name assigned with this transaction for the amount we agreed, the total amount you shall deposit is for the first month of rent.
6 - After you make the deposit you will have to send the infos about the money deposit to TNT (MTCN #, sender's name and address)
7 - TNT will verify the payment informations and if everything is in order they will deliver the Keys and the contract to you .
8 - After you receive the package, You will go and check the apt and in 2 days you must contact them and tell them if you keep the apt or not, if everything is in order you will instruct TNT to release the funds to me.
If you don't like the apt they will send your money back and you will send them the keys and the contract to them to return the package back to me on my expense.
I will pay TNT Service for the shipping and you will pay WesternUnion for the Money Transfer fees.
Now i must know for sure if you agree because here are a lot of peoples interested to have this apartment rented and i want to know for sure what i must tell them. If you agree what i suggested i will tell them that my apartment is already rented and i will keep it for you. If you agree then i must have all the shipping details so i will be able to make all the arrangements for the TNT delivery.
Thank you for your interest and wait news from you.
Loredana Loconte
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