Watch out boys and girls, Mr Scotty just got a e-mail claiming to be from pay-pal.
Luckily at the time the eagle eyed IT dept were on duty (that's me )
Just to let you all know they are doing the rounds again not that any of you computer geeks eerrrr I mean street wise kids would fall for one of them
Fraudulent E-Mails
- missus scotty
- Road Kill
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Never tie your shoe lace in a revolving door
- weebleswobble
- Underneath the Rock
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- Contact:
Not to worry I've just won £234,345,000.25 on the Zambian Lottery
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
- James Blast
- Banned
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I'm no bothered because Mrs. Dr. Miriam Acaba wants me to share in a £35 million windfall just by using my bank!
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- Izzy HaveMercy
- The Worlds Greatest Living Belgian
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And I have 35 people in my Savebox that will put my website FIRST on Google, Yahoo AND all Viagra-oriented site, for only 400 euro!
This should be in Slightly Happy Today
IZ.
This should be in Slightly Happy Today
IZ.
- steamhammerdave
- Road Kill
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That's good news, James - now you will be able to afford a paintingJames Blast wrote:I'm no bothered because Mrs. Dr. Miriam Acaba wants me to share in a £35 million windfall just by using my bank!
What are we gonna do now then?
Eat the phone book...
Eat the phone book...
- James Blast
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the entire collection, Dear Boy...steamhammerdave wrote:That's good news, James - now you will be able to afford a paintingJames Blast wrote:I'm no bothered because Mrs. Dr. Miriam Acaba wants me to share in a £35 million windfall just by using my bank!
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- ruffers
- Overbomber
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Hours of entertainment
www.419eater.com
(I may have mentioned this before)
I once got as far as getting a mis-spelled certificate showing I had 20 million dollars waiting at the Bank Of Amsterdam. It was at this point, after a few weeks of emails, that I expressed my disappointment with the good Reverend from Lagos that he was asking me for money..
www.419eater.com
(I may have mentioned this before)
I once got as far as getting a mis-spelled certificate showing I had 20 million dollars waiting at the Bank Of Amsterdam. It was at this point, after a few weeks of emails, that I expressed my disappointment with the good Reverend from Lagos that he was asking me for money..
Chucking another log on, reversing the polarity of the neutron flow
- Obviousman
- Outside the Simian Flock
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Recently I even got some spam in Hungarian or something like that
- markfiend
- goriller of form 3b
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I keep getting them spoofed from "Third American Bank" warning me to check my account details.
I don't, and have never had, an account at any US-based bank. Go figure.
As to the paypal / ebay spoof e-mails; the simple thing is never to click on a link in the e-mail (even with ones you know are genuinely from paypal or ebay) -- just log in as normal and check if they've sent you any messages.
I always forward suspicious ones to spoof@paypal.com or spoof@ebay.com -- it can't hurt to let the ebay / paypal people know.
I don't, and have never had, an account at any US-based bank. Go figure.
As to the paypal / ebay spoof e-mails; the simple thing is never to click on a link in the e-mail (even with ones you know are genuinely from paypal or ebay) -- just log in as normal and check if they've sent you any messages.
I always forward suspicious ones to spoof@paypal.com or spoof@ebay.com -- it can't hurt to let the ebay / paypal people know.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
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- Gonzoid Amphetamine Filth
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Funny. I checked my Inbox just now and found a message from someone at the Bank of Nigeria or something asking me to take on the account of someone who'd died in a plane crash. They couldn't find the next of kin so hey, of all those millions of people they chose me.
- James Blast
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It wasn't by any chance from Mrs. Dr. Miriam Acaba, if so the bitch is two timing us!Driven wrote:Funny. I checked my Inbox just now and found a message from someone at the Bank of Nigeria or something asking me to take on the account of someone who'd died in a plane crash. They couldn't find the next of kin so hey, of all those millions of people they chose me.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
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- Gonzoid Amphetamine Filth
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- Location: Belfast
I think it was. And I was told that I'd been specially selected.James Blast wrote:It wasn't by any chance from Mrs. Dr. Miriam Acaba, if so the bitch is two timing us!Driven wrote:Funny. I checked my Inbox just now and found a message from someone at the Bank of Nigeria or something asking me to take on the account of someone who'd died in a plane crash. They couldn't find the next of kin so hey, of all those millions of people they chose me.
- James Blast
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Well I never! I think there's some skullduggery going on here.Driven wrote:I think it was. And I was told that I'd been specially selected.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- davedecay
- Utterly Bastard Groovy Amphetamine Filth
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never, EVER click on a link in any email sent by PayPal, eBay, or your bank, even if it appears to be real.
open a browser window, type in the URL address, and log in normally.
oh, and don't pick obvious passwords like PASSWORD. (you'd be surprised how many people do this)
this is a cool free password generator, for Mac & PC:
http://www.haxial.com/products/xyzzy/
open a browser window, type in the URL address, and log in normally.
oh, and don't pick obvious passwords like PASSWORD. (you'd be surprised how many people do this)
this is a cool free password generator, for Mac & PC:
http://www.haxial.com/products/xyzzy/
- James Blast
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dd does this mean there are ne'erdowells out there who would try to dupe us?
Forshame!
Forshame!
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- weebleswobble
- Underneath the Rock
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Aye:James Blast wrote:dd does this mean there are ne'erdowells out there who would try to dupe us?
Forshame!
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
- Obviousman
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You guys win amazing amounts in lotteries, I just got a message telling me I only won €870.812,79
- James Blast
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This chappie sounds interesting:
From, Dr. bacon evans,
Retired/Former Financial controller,
Nigerian National Petroluum Cooperation,NNPC,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
ATTN:
I have interest of investing in your country as such I decided to establish
contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to transfer my funds
for this investment, which is already with a security company in Europe.
There are two basic things i would want you to assist me in;
(1) Helping by traveling to europe as a front collect these funds from the
security company in Europe.
This is because of my inability to travel out of the country which i am
taking refuge at the moment with my wife and children which i will explain
better to you upon the receipt of your acceptance.
(2)Helping me to carry out feasibility study on areas/choice of investment
you deem best for me.I
retired as financial consultant and was the last personal financial adviser
to the ex- head of state
before his demise and have no intention of carrying out any further
investment programme in my country for security reasons.
Enclosing your telephone and fax numbers.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. dr bacon evans
From, Dr. bacon evans,
Retired/Former Financial controller,
Nigerian National Petroluum Cooperation,NNPC,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
ATTN:
I have interest of investing in your country as such I decided to establish
contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to transfer my funds
for this investment, which is already with a security company in Europe.
There are two basic things i would want you to assist me in;
(1) Helping by traveling to europe as a front collect these funds from the
security company in Europe.
This is because of my inability to travel out of the country which i am
taking refuge at the moment with my wife and children which i will explain
better to you upon the receipt of your acceptance.
(2)Helping me to carry out feasibility study on areas/choice of investment
you deem best for me.I
retired as financial consultant and was the last personal financial adviser
to the ex- head of state
before his demise and have no intention of carrying out any further
investment programme in my country for security reasons.
Enclosing your telephone and fax numbers.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. dr bacon evans
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- smiscandlon
- Overbomber
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Dr Bacon Evans?!
That one's definitely spam.
That one's definitely spam.
анархия
- Maisey
- Slight Overbomber
- Posts: 1870
- Joined: 28 Jun 2006, 20:19
- Location: Moving like a Parallelogram
I got the paypal spoof and reported it.
Every week or so i get a message from shffhhs@tafsgd.com telling me about the latest stock market windfalls and that NOW is the time to invest. It gets really dull.
Every week or so i get a message from shffhhs@tafsgd.com telling me about the latest stock market windfalls and that NOW is the time to invest. It gets really dull.
Nationalise the f**king lot.
- James Blast
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I could love anyone called Dr. dr bacon evans, I should reply. Contributions are welomed.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
- markfiend
- goriller of form 3b
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Every week or so? I get about three of those a day!Maisey wrote:I got the paypal spoof and reported it.
Every week or so i get a message from shffhhs@tafsgd.com telling me about the latest stock market windfalls and that NOW is the time to invest. It gets really dull.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
- culprit
- Utterly Bastard Groovy Amphetamine Filth
- Posts: 580
- Joined: 07 Jan 2005, 23:26
- Location: durham, england
Not as many as the number of offers I get telling me they can increase my girth and length!Maisey wrote: Every week or so i get a message from shffhhs@tafsgd.com telling me about the latest stock market windfalls and that NOW is the time to invest. It gets really dull.
as if that were possible....
...mmmmmmmmmMMMMMM!....