Is Scam season upon us - 3 scam letters withing three days

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 08:22

On the last three consecutive days I have received e mails, so obviously scams. First from Africa offered me 40% of $9,000.000, the second 10% of $5,000.000 and today 40% of $5,000.000. Normally I do not get much in the way of Spam. How are they getting my e mail address?? Sorry got to go just sending off all my personal info including my Bank Account details - duh............................



Anyone else getting them too??

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 08:34

Seem to be getting less spam of late, just the very perceptive offer of little blue pills



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12126880

Swany



Joined: 01/12/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 08:52

Not had any yet...

Thanks for the warning.

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 11:06

Guess I am going to be rich this year...........



What are the blue pills for? only joking.....................

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 12:17

I do not understand how you get so few. I get at least 2 every day, 6 or 7 on some days. But then I have had this email address for over 20 years so I guess it is all over the web by now.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 12:33

Block the countries you don't want email from in a rule or blacklist (example: *.nl = no email from The Netherlands) and put your approved email addresses on your whitelist. End of spam problem.

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 14:43

Have some fun as bob Servant did I've just heard the dramatised e-mails on radio 4 hilarious

Bob Servant (fictional person) engages the spammers in an e-mail dialogue African princes and Russian maidens in distress

http://www.bobservant.com/MeetBobServant.html

http://www.bobservant.com/resources/Lions$2C+Gold+and+Confusion+SAMPLERpdf.pdf

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 15:05

It was suggested Pauline change a few details AND SPOOF it as a letter from an Estate Agent here.

Yaramaz..........



This is the first time (well 3 times) I have ever received proper spam, once or twice e mails that were not spam have ended up in the spam folder but this is all new to me. I have had this e mail address since July

2009.



What a great idea to dramatise it. Clever man.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 16:34

Just notice a few in my spam box saying Hello..not going to open any,but if anyone on 44 is trying to contact me please put you user name and 44 beside re; whatever..,thanks. They are cunning as it makes you want to open them !





Spider,X

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 16:52

Bear with me because I am a complete ludite, does it make a difference if you open them, do they know??



You've got me worried now spider.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 17:03

Well if they are not in my contacts list they go straight into spam,then I go in and empty the lot..all I know is the a dodgie email might make my laptop sick ) so if people are emailing me and not putting on the mail what it has reference to,I will not open it, more so if I do not know the name too.But like I said some just saying hello makes me think should I open or delete and if it gets me thinking like that I will not bother to open,they go straight in the bin.My guess is it they knew me they would say a little more,maybe I am a little paranoid about it more so since some nutter....S ? worked out my password for everything on here, long story but true nun the less.





Spider,X

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 17:48

Just got another, starts Hello Dear, my reaction oh dear.................



spider from now on, I shall not open them either. Thanks.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
07/01/2011 17:52

Oh dear, dear....we learn something new each day,thank goodness ha,ha,ha, me legs are a going )







Spider,X

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
08/01/2011 09:52

spider, if your legs are going, make sure you go with them.



Another two since last post, guess I must have 'sucker' stamped on my forehead...........pity they don't realise I am only a figment of someone's imagination.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
08/01/2011 10:38

A figment with typing skills and a stamp on the forehead.Maybe time for a reminder too that big brother watches )

Oh how I wish I could send all the spam back unopened, but we cant see the email address unless we open, We could do with little moderators sitting in our in-boxes )







Spider,X

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
08/01/2011 19:37

My e,ail account provider automatically puts this rubbish in a spam folder & I delete them after checking there's nothing I would want to open, I also have a facility to report spam too. Funnily enough I opened a second email address 6 weeks ago & haven't had 1 spam email YET.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
08/01/2011 20:03

I have had so many this wek for the blue tablet, then checked spam box, god Im a multi billionaire. I could now solve pollys and everyone else problems, does any one really fall for it xxx

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
10/01/2011 11:25

Got one this morning telling me my e mail had won the toabcco lottery £1.000.000 with an English phone number...........I don't even smoke........................

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
10/01/2011 16:02

I've been getting on average 2-3 every couple of days in Yahoo for at least 3 weeks now. They're driving me mad. I've won the UK lottery, I've had solicitors seeking me out. And all they want is all my personal details, I could be a millionnaire several times over!!!

I can't help but wonder if you agreed to help, how could they manage to send anything to our banks that have to work through correspondence banks and have to SWIFT code of their own. Better still, could they actually get their money back!!!

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
11/01/2011 07:46

Pippie, I wonder what their response would be if you replied telling them you were Bankrupt therefore you were not allowed to hold a Bank account but could they please send you the cash. Might stop all the e mails.

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
11/01/2011 10:12

Polly



Sorry but it won't have any effect as it's computers sending them out. The largest Spambot network (A network of innocent people's computers infecred with a trojan) took a bit of a break over Christmas but is now back!



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12154118





Harold

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
12/01/2011 20:08

Aw Harold, I was getting excited at Polly's suggestion!! I'd even have contemplated sharing it with all of you!

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
13/01/2011 13:52

Wow Pippie, long time since anyone got excited about a suggestion made by me...................

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
13/01/2011 14:03

The Americans are catching up on this one. I had one from an American Captain claiming he had barrel loads of money from Iraq and trusted me to look after it for him for a while.