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Thread ID: 108101 2010-03-14 02:21:00 How to tell someone its a scam ! Digby (677) PC World Chat
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867055 2010-03-15 19:33:00 Block the sender or domain on the persons computer.

Good idea ! 		Digby (677)
867056 2010-03-15 22:25:00 You can also hassle these scammers and lonely russian women who send you there pictures.

If the email from the scammer contains a Yahoo or Hotmail reply to address in the body of the message, you can report this to abuse at Yahoo or Hotmail and they seem to take reasonably quick action in closing down the account.

Of course, these scammers will have heaps of email addresses being used so closing down one email account will probably still leave another 100 similair one's open.

No idea of what Gmail, AOL etc do in regards to scammer reports as they never reply with any action taken.

And todays scam's include someone in Sydney who is dying of cancer, I would visit him personally but the hospital reports no such patient, the manager himself of the bank of Nigeria offering me a share of x number of millions and wanting to emigrate to my country to spend his share, some widow on the Ivory Coast offering me share of her husbands wealth, 2 messages from the FBI advising that they have secured my funds, one ATM card, and Toyota advising that I have won a brand new Prado, just have to pick it up from Nigeria.

And it is only 9am here in Sydney, what other wonderful offerings will be in my email by tonight. ? No next of kin emails so far today. 		PinoyKiw (9675)
867057 2010-03-16 03:11:00 The other scam that is doing the rounds, is SEO scams out of india. robbyp (2751)
867058 2010-03-16 03:55:00 I had one recently,which I blocked 3 times,persistent little devils. Cicero (40)
867059 2010-03-16 21:31:00 I got this one today. Think it will lend some credibility to this thread;

From Information Desk:
Lotto Center.
70,Van Eeghenstraat, 1071GK
Amsterdam,The Netherlands.

Dear Winner,

We are glad to announce your selection in our Internet Lottery draws.You Have Won 1,000,000 Euros. This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services and all email addresses entered for this promotional draws were randomly selected from an internet resource database of registered software and domain users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket for it.

Your email address attached to Reference. Number: WIN/08/05/29673/MH and Batch No: 57Z62188893651, drew in the 2nd category,have been approved for the star prize of 1,000,000.00 EUROS(One Million EUROS).

For further inquiry,please contact our paying Bank,with your Name,Telephone number and your Reference Number: WIN/08/05/29673/MH ,to:
..............................
Contact Email: bnksnsbv@aol.com
Contact Tel: +31-645-232-209
Contact Person: Dr.Josep Young.
..............................

If you are receiving this notice for the first time, Note: because of our commitment to ensuring that winners receive their fund on time, that you will cotinue to receive reminders until final transfer of your prize money to your nominated account.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your wining information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Congratulations from our Management & Staff.

Yours faithfully,
Caroline Laroche (Co-ordinator).
From Lotto center-The Netherlands. 		ubergeek85 (131)
867060 2010-03-16 22:52:00 Geekster you lucky hua you are rich. All you have to do is send an administration payment probably around 800 guilders and you will rolling in it.
Your shout at the pub. Some people have all the luck. 		prefect (6291)
867061 2010-03-16 22:54:00 Somehow I think that they're using 9-dimensional maths in this. €1,000,000 = -€800. ubergeek85 (131)
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