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| Thread ID: 88146 | 2008-03-16 23:30:00 | Letter box scams | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 650059 | 2008-03-16 23:30:00 | Hi, received a letter .. saying give $10 to this person at the back of the form (PO Box number), to get started .. it list 6 other people there too saying put in a total of $200 odd and get back $17 thousands odd ... Now, where do I report it? Anyone had these before? Well, first we thought not having a telephone, then we needed email spam filters, mailwasher is great :thumbs: now about the letter box ...:illogical |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 650060 | 2008-03-16 23:45:00 | You won't be able to stop this. This is the ole chain-letter trick. I hope you are talking about E-Mail. If you want you can forward it to spam@uce.gov They usually ignore mild spam but it's worth a try.. dc |
darroll (12090) | ||
| 650061 | 2008-03-17 00:08:00 | I don't think it's email Nomad is referring to Darroll then we needed email spam filters - now about the letter box ... These have been around since the year dot really, in all forms. Will more than likely be someone who knows you/knows of you That's usually the case with these postal ones Best to just file it in the 'home recycling system' (rubbish bin :)) |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 650062 | 2008-03-17 00:11:00 | Chuck it in the bin, the same thing you would do with chain email spam Thats how gullible / greedy people get sucked in |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 650063 | 2008-03-17 00:19:00 | Those things work. Try it and see! | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 650064 | 2008-03-17 00:25:00 | Ministry of Consumer Affairs (www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz) Its been reported before :p Under 16 January. Kevin Day aka David Rhodes Pyramid schemes and chain letters |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 650065 | 2008-03-17 00:25:00 | Those things work. Try it and see! NZPost makes money, support your Posties :) www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 650066 | 2008-03-17 00:29:00 | I like people's response. www.gpforums.co.nz |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 650067 | 2008-03-17 00:48:00 | NZPost makes money, support your Posties :) www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz Good thinking. Print out a Nigerian email & post it to them :clap Support your posties & piss off the scammer |
Greven (91) | ||
| 650068 | 2008-03-17 03:01:00 | Oooh! Send it to me! I want $17,000! | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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