I'm rich!
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It does beg the question as to why they continue to send to the same addresses over and over again. It they didn't catch you the first time it's doubtful you became dumber before the next one arrived.
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My only explanation is for them it is much less work to send to email to all address in a list then to trim the list..
John
modified on Monday, May 11, 2009 5:34 PM
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My only explanation is for them it is much less work to send to email to all address in a list then to trim the list..
John
modified on Monday, May 11, 2009 5:34 PM
Once they use a list it should be retired. If they didn't hook anyone from it the first time it shouldn't hook anyone on subsequent attempts. I can see the same address appearing on more than one list but I've seen instances within days of each other where the same set of addresses coming into our site are used over and over again.
I'm not a programmer but I play one at the office
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I am sure there is an email for that too.
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I've got a few thousand of them I don't need. Should I forward them to him?
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You're clearly a glutton for punishment[^]!
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I wish I was punished in that way more often.
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I wish I was an investigative journalist. I'd love to follow it as far as it would go. I bet if you actually replied there's not even anyone on the other end to get it. I think these are American teenagers with nothing to do that are sending these things around (or UK teens). I'd really love to bite one and see just how far I could take it... with a SEAL team watching my back that is...
Teenagers? I heard this was the Democrats way to pay off the US debt. :laugh:
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I'm a winner. Woohoo! Your email address has won YOU Eight hundred and fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling.in the UK ONLINE PROMOTION Claims Officer: Brain Gills Claims Requirements:1.full name: 2.Home Address: 3.Age: 4.Sex: 5.Telephone: 6.Occupation: Email:ukclaims_dept@uknlhome.org Tel: +44 703 595 6312 REF NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68 BATCH NUMBER: 074/03/ZY369 Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program. Sincerely, Mr.Jill Nelmes NOTE SEND MAIL TO:ukclaims_dept@uknlhome.org Wait a minute... Brain Gills? Mr. Jill Nelmes? :omg:
i get one of those every day :s
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I wish I was an investigative journalist. I'd love to follow it as far as it would go. I bet if you actually replied there's not even anyone on the other end to get it. I think these are American teenagers with nothing to do that are sending these things around (or UK teens). I'd really love to bite one and see just how far I could take it... with a SEAL team watching my back that is...
code-frog wrote:
I wish I was an investigative journalist. I'd love to follow it as far as it would go. I bet if you actually replied there's not even anyone on the other end to get it. I think these are American teenagers with nothing to do that are sending these things around (or UK teens). I'd really love to bite one and see just how far I could take it... with a SEAL team watching my back that is...
Actually, just for fun, I decided to play with one of these a few years ago. I let it go on for practically a month! I think it was the one where you've won a lottery in the U.K. Something like 25million pounds sterling or something. Anyway ... I decided to play along. I sent a reply "Wow! That's WONDERFUL!" and acted like I really meant it. They started sending follow-up e-mails to me, even attaching very "official" looking prize documents - the works. These guys really had spent some time on this. After a few e-mails back-and-forth it finally got to the point where they told me that all was in order and I was about to receive my disbursement. One little hitch, though. They needed me to forward to them a small fee for "processing" of the claim. I don't remember how much it was ... $500 or something. They told me my prize was ready to be released I just needed to forward the fee and it would be mine for the taking. I just told them that they could take the $500 out of the winnings. Heh ... that's where it ended. They tried 2 or 3 times to convince me that for "accounting" purposes I needed to send them a check (yeah ... with my bank routing number and account number on it of course!). By that time I got bored with the thing and told them to take their scam somewhere else. What's amazing, though, is that there are people out there that would actually send the check! -CB :laugh:
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I've got a few thousand of them I don't need. Should I forward them to him?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I wish I was an investigative journalist. I'd love to follow it as far as it would go. I bet if you actually replied there's not even anyone on the other end to get it. I think these are American teenagers with nothing to do that are sending these things around (or UK teens). I'd really love to bite one and see just how far I could take it... with a SEAL team watching my back that is...
code-frog wrote:
I'd love to follow it as far as it would go
I'd be extremely careful with that. Those that go to get their money back at best waste more money on the trip at worst end up dead. There's even the case of a kiwi guy (when they were doing the Fax versions of these scams) who made such a spectacular nuisance of himself that they (the scammers) flew to NZ, topped him, and flew out of the country. There was a damn good go at this a few years back by some UK journo. Who suckered in the scammers by pretending to help them land a much bigger scam.
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code-frog wrote:
I wish I was an investigative journalist. I'd love to follow it as far as it would go. I bet if you actually replied there's not even anyone on the other end to get it. I think these are American teenagers with nothing to do that are sending these things around (or UK teens). I'd really love to bite one and see just how far I could take it... with a SEAL team watching my back that is...
Actually, just for fun, I decided to play with one of these a few years ago. I let it go on for practically a month! I think it was the one where you've won a lottery in the U.K. Something like 25million pounds sterling or something. Anyway ... I decided to play along. I sent a reply "Wow! That's WONDERFUL!" and acted like I really meant it. They started sending follow-up e-mails to me, even attaching very "official" looking prize documents - the works. These guys really had spent some time on this. After a few e-mails back-and-forth it finally got to the point where they told me that all was in order and I was about to receive my disbursement. One little hitch, though. They needed me to forward to them a small fee for "processing" of the claim. I don't remember how much it was ... $500 or something. They told me my prize was ready to be released I just needed to forward the fee and it would be mine for the taking. I just told them that they could take the $500 out of the winnings. Heh ... that's where it ended. They tried 2 or 3 times to convince me that for "accounting" purposes I needed to send them a check (yeah ... with my bank routing number and account number on it of course!). By that time I got bored with the thing and told them to take their scam somewhere else. What's amazing, though, is that there are people out there that would actually send the check! -CB :laugh:
I actually don't read spam folder in my email. But I have a friend victim of similar case. My friend receive a phone call from his cousin. The "cousin" missed to say his name (and through the conversation he learned my friend's cousin name and my friend's cousin's wife name). The misterious cousin have made a good deal selling some parts and won a lot of money (underground) so he need a little help to transfer the parts to the new owner and get the money. The "cousin" miss that my friend loves to drive a car and instead of sending money, he was ready to transport the parts himself. There was several victims (that sent money to their friends/relatives) and those had complained to the police. Investigation reveals a whole criminal organization that target some victim, investigate him/her, his/her friends, and make sure that on the first phone call victim will trust enough. Of course once you are fall into the trap and send money, no way to get them back. Even some victims withdraw a loan to send some money to their "friends". So scam is a crime!