Forum: Scams!

Not sure what the deal is - I won't open the file - but I've gotten a couple of e-mails that claim to be from UPS - even though the e-mail address is right there for me to see that it's not. It says that they couldn't deliver a package because the address was wrong and ask you to print out a...

I should reply??? I could be rich ya know...:shifty: But should I be "Sir" or "Madam"?

Sounds delightful, but I'd like to hear your definition of essential, first. 18 Argungu Road Abeokuta street, Kaduna Nigeria. TEL...+234-8022666946

Greetings to you, My name is mr peters brown, the General Consultant of SPARTA LOAN FIRM.I have been ordered by my directors to inform the general public that we now give out loan at a very low interest rate. The rate is as low as 2% Name: Mr Peters Brown...

Watch out for this one. It's good. If you have a PayPal account, be careful of this one. I just got what looked like a receipt from PayPal confirming my payment for an item. It looks pretty legit, too. The problem is that I haven't purchased anything lately, let alone "The InStep "My...

It was too funny!!! (I changed the e-mail addresses to get rid if the links.... Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING WASHINGTON D.C 11/16/2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZGrd1VMHc You'd think if they can come up with such a good forgery of a cheque, they'd put more effort into the letter and envelope. or maybe it is a real cheque and they gamble on the greed of people to follow through on the "next steps"

Ever find something on the Best Buy website that seemed like a good deal only to go into the store to find the price is different, even after a store employee confirmed the higher price on the internet? Read on...

Gee, I guess it must. Greetings, I am contacting you in regards to a huge sum of money(Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pound Sterling)only,in an account with my bank for over 10years belonging to a German property magnate,now deceased.He on the 7th of July 2005,had his surviving...

this is only worth 9.7 mil, if I'm gonna be scammed, at least make it worth the effort on my part.:doh:

Watch out for this one! There are listings put up on eBay that have a flash file tagged onto the listing page. This flash file redirects your browser to another site that looks exactly like the eBay listing page... but it's not. The case that I saw:...

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Scam Joke Page THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY---ORVIL-ENJOY:bwuhaha: :bwuhaha: :bwuhaha: :bwuhaha: This page is dedicated to the '419 (Advance Fee Fraud)' scam artists around the world. My friend and I have received quite a few "business proposals" from the 419 scam artists. We have decided...

Where else can one win so much $$$ without ever playing the lottery!!!!

Once you click on an item, you go to the Ebay page for the auction for a split second (you can see it in your address bar) then you are redirected to a site asking for your username and password. This is the link I was sent to:...

These things proliferate the airwaves these days... "Visit this website to make thousands at home!" and the unconvincing actor testimonials pushing them. Sure, they're annoying, but I'm always entertained by one aspect of them: They never say the word "dollars". Think about it... and the next...

received this e-mail; Subject: Spending time with you "Hello my dear friend I was looaking through the web few weeks ago and found your profile. Nowb I decided to email you to get to know you better. I bam coming to your country in few weeks and bthought may be we cban meet each other....

Bastards. Taking advantage of war like this is not right. Dear Friend, This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise,but i must crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Sgt. Alan Thyler, an american soldier,currently serving in the third infantry division in Iraq....

I checked. I don't have one of my own. e-mail subject:I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR CUNTRY From: the desk of honourable chairman Local & foreign debt reconciliation panel Aso rock villa, Abuja. Attn sir,

Got this in a hotmail E-mail, I am not nor was I ever or will I ever be a customer of this institution... The part in red is the real kicker, Anyone that is dumb enough to think that is legit should keep their money in a sock.......:doh: