e-mail received this morning
09-08-2010, 08:41 PM
#31
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Outside St. Louis
Posts: 38,224
I've never gotten any on my computer but, at work we use to get those scam letters over the fax machine. We use to keep them, for grins and kicks. We couldn't believe anyone would or could think they we on the up and up. Engish is always bad and use of improper meaning of words. We use to get them from some very important government agengies in foreign countries. Just a joke.
09-08-2010, 08:53 PM
#32
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 872
I don't think I've seen this posted yet, but the address to forward spam like this to is:
[email protected]
This goes for the Nigerian scam, and any others which say that you have won something or there is money waiting for you, etc.
[email protected]
This goes for the Nigerian scam, and any others which say that you have won something or there is money waiting for you, etc.
09-09-2010, 06:15 AM
#35
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: DFW / Texas
Posts: 1,254
Ive gotten these before as well and delete them. There was a news report done several years ago about these and it's a 'new' way for people to get your info and use it against you as in idenity theft.
It's more than likely fraud and i too would delete it.
:)
It's more than likely fraud and i too would delete it.
:)
09-09-2010, 07:08 AM
#36
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: western australia
Posts: 1,793
some of these are for money laundering and you can go to jail if you take them up on it, it is best to delete them asap and send them to the junk folder, trouble is they often change there email addy so they can still come thru, i used to get them all the time,
pity they were not real we could have been sitting on a gold mine,LOL
pity they were not real we could have been sitting on a gold mine,LOL
09-09-2010, 11:24 AM
#37
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
you need to forward that to the local police department...that is illegal, and a spam from another country trying to access your banking information...when my mother received one of those a few years ago the fbi was actually involved...
NEVER GIVE YOUR BANKING INFO TO ANYONE FROM THE INTERNET!!!
NEVER GIVE YOUR BANKING INFO TO ANYONE FROM THE INTERNET!!!
09-09-2010, 11:48 AM
#38
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: So. California
Posts: 3,769
Yes, it is spam. You can forward it to [email protected] . Most email providers also have a way to report spam as well - with Yahoo!, all you have to do is hit the "spam" button.
For more info on ways to avoid spam & what to do about it, you can check out these websites: http://www.ftc.gov/spam/ and www.spamprimer.com
For more info on ways to avoid spam & what to do about it, you can check out these websites: http://www.ftc.gov/spam/ and www.spamprimer.com
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