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| Thread ID: 45332 | 2004-05-18 22:37:00 | New scam to watch out for: | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 237597 | 2004-05-18 22:37:00 | Hi Team I have received a few of these emails recently, each time getting a little more professional and convincing . They may be genuine, but the country of origin screams scam! The hook will probably be the deposit you have to send to clear your first shipment, and the ongoing requests for extra moolah to deal with "unforseen" customs issues etc etc . Makes a change from distressed Nigerian gentlewomen, concerned Bank Managers with unclaimed deposits, and the bereft families of African dictators though . :D Cheers Billy 8-{) :| Company Slim Display corp . is the seller of plasma TVs, and also the representative of the largest manufacturers of electronics in Pacific region . We are engaged in sales of TVs and accessories to them within 3 years . At the moment our company has departments and physical representatives more than in 22 countries of the world, such as Northern and Southern America, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, etc . We plan to push up sales therefore we search for commercial representative in Australia and New Zealand . Work of the sales representative will be to advertise our production, to advise the consumer, to arrange seminars in the advertising purposes and to accept internal bank transfers from our clients with the subsequent sending to one of our legal representations via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram (we will pay all fees for WU and MG services) . Requirements: Skill to find the approach to the client, Experience in sphere of trade, representation . Skill to organize seminars and to do reports . Experience in sphere of the finance . Experience of conducting own business connected to sales . Payment of the sales representative makes 7% from amount of payment of the client and 4% for purchase through the bank account of the agent . We shall notify, in what bank you should open new account for work with us . Payment of seminars and other actions is stipulated separately . About US Slim Display corp . brought in the Official Companies Register of Estonia . Our OCR# VU639576100004214 . Please contact to OCR office for specification of our position in OCR . Contact info: +37251905320 (voice/fax) mailto: ocr@ocrcom . ee If you correspond to requirements or consider that can try yourself in this business, send us request and we shall mail you Registration Form of the agent . Please visit our website for more information: www . slimdisplay . org sales@slimdisplay . org Thank you for reading this document . Slim Display corp . |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 237598 | 2004-05-19 00:26:00 | Gotta be a scam! Just went to their website and straight away my McAfee poped up saying it had deleted 2 viruses! Doing a refresh of the home page brings the warning up again so watch out! |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 237599 | 2004-05-19 00:37:00 | > Just went to their website and straight away my > McAfee poped up saying it had deleted 2 viruses! > Doing a refresh of the home page brings the warning > up again so watch out! That's interesting CYaBro, I checked the website too, in fact I have checked it each time a "new and improved" offer came in and I received no virus warnings at all . Subsequent scans didn't pick anything up either . I use Nortons and am behind a Nat router + Zone Alarm (Belt and Braces):D but I would have thought I'd get the same result as you . Now I'm wondering what vulnerability allows a website to download a virus without it being detected . :( Can you recall what the virus alerts were? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 237600 | 2004-05-19 00:50:00 | I am behind a NAT router, and McAfee stops them dead here as well. Its not a virus, but a trojan Exploit-MhtRedir.gen |
godfather (25) | ||
| 237601 | 2004-05-19 00:53:00 | If anybody is interested, a full breakdown analysis of the scam is available Here. (spamwatch.codefish.net.au) It is the second report on this page. The site is worth bookmarking for times when you feel the need for a reality check on greed and avarice. Used-Car salesmen have been relegated to the minor leagues.:D Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 237602 | 2004-05-19 00:54:00 | Using Internet explorer V6.0.2800.1106 I get 2 virus warnings but using Opera 7.5 I only get it once. It detects it as Exploit.MhtRedir.gen and type is a Trojan. I am using Win2000 SP4 with all latest security patches and networked behind a NAT ADSL router and IPCop firewall/router. Info on it here (vil.nai.com) |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 237603 | 2004-05-19 00:55:00 | Umm....... Should I read that to say I'm at risk because of the non-detection Godfather, or is there another less scary interpretation? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 237604 | 2004-05-19 01:31:00 | Here is another scam which you may find interesting: Google Swindle Mr. Shamoon Rafiq from Holland blew into town a few months ago claiming to be an old college pal of the founders of Google and to have access to a "family and friends" special $12-a-share preferred stock offering which, just for you, he would share in return for cash up front wired directly to his account. A number of unsophisticated hicks were taken in by this: rubes like "a lawyer for a European telecommunications company, an investment banker, a senior brokerage executive, and the chairman of a global telecommunications firm", who promptly gave him over half a million on faith and greed. And what did the Dutchman do with the funds? He prudently invested them "in a three-month spree of five-star hotels, expensive restaurants and Atlantic City gambling" which included numerous $100 tips to waiters and the like. Alas, the investment banker developed a belated attack of common sense and began to make inquiries into his expected profits; Mr. Rafiq now has another deal called a "plea bargain" which includes about five years of less-stellar accommodations at government expense. Link: engaged.well.com There is one born every day it seems. Rob. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 237605 | 2004-05-19 01:35:00 | Oooops, Sorry about the link but it still seems to work. Scroll down the page to find the item. Rob |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 237606 | 2004-05-19 01:49:00 | If someone is stupid enough to supply their bank account number how do they manage to transfer funds from that account without the permission of the owner. | Jim B (153) | ||
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