Egluntyne Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Him Indoors received a scam letter yesterday. Correctly addressed, including his full name and qualifications......all of which are easily obtained from the professional register. I smelled a rat immediately and a few moments "googling" showed it to be so full of inaccuracies to be laughable. Typical "tug at the heartstrings" message and "remittance" slip attached. Clever eh? Don't fall for it if you get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Oh my goodness, I get scam email but never snailmail. I wonder how many people get fooled by this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Who ARE these people who think it's a good way to make a quick buck ? I get ridiculous emails of that ilk all the time . Does anybody ever fall for it? I suppose they must . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Interesting that when she's qualified and makng loads of money, she's not offering to repay any kind gifts she may get now - amuses my inner cynic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yeurk. The bit that disturbs me the most about this is all the Christian references, talk about emotional blackmail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 These things always shock me. I suppose some people must fall for it which is the saddest thing. Especially as there are plenty of real students out there with genuine sob stories that could really do with a lucky break or helping hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 My friend (who is a natural cynic) had a long correspondence with someone he "knew" was going to try scamming him at some point. When the scam came, he turned the tables, professed massive debt and asked them to help him etc. He never saw them for dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've seen similar before, usually from Africa, but by email. This is the first postal one I have seen. Thanks for warning us. There's an email one circulating at the moment from DHL (i think) regarding a parcel that they have for you, and it has an attachment... don't ever open that attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 There's an email one circulating at the moment from DHL (i think) regarding a parcel that they have for you, and it has an attachment... don't ever open that attachment. there's one also going around from UPS saying they couldn't deliver a parcel. It also has an attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Interesting that when she's qualified and makng loads of money, she's not offering to repay any kind gifts she may get now - amuses my inner cynic Good point....I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the warnings about parcels too, Claret and Hillfamily. We have to be on our guard at every turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 There's an email one circulating at the moment from DHL (i think) regarding a parcel that they have for you, and it has an attachment... don't ever open that attachment. there's one also going around from UPS saying they couldn't deliver a parcel. It also has an attachment. I think that's the one I meant sorry, couldn't remember the courier's name. I had it a couple of weeks back and instantly deleted it, but a friend recently received the same email, when he was expecting a delivery, so he opened the attachment. Good job that he had adeqaute virus protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Those letters have had a lot of coverage in the Guardian - most of the ones I have read about are for nursing training and they apparetnly seem to target artists/artisans so the conclusion is that someone has got hold of some sort of register and is targetting people on it. The sad thing is its mostly the elderly (as usual) who get taken in by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Blimey! Never seen a proper paper letter begging for money.They're obviously so desperate because everyone knows about the email scams that now its their last option.How low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yeurk. The bit that disturbs me the most about this is all the Christian references, talk about emotional blackmail. Nothing to do with me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 There's an email one circulating at the moment from DHL (i think) regarding a parcel that they have for you, and it has an attachment... don't ever open that attachment. there's one also going around from UPS saying they couldn't deliver a parcel. It also has an attachment. Just got a similar thing about some contract requiring legal changes that I was supposed to have looked at! Had never heard of the company so deleted it. Its so tiresome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I remember watching a problem within the last couple of years about these scams. The operation is like a "call centre" with hundreds of people sending out emails. An older man replied to an email he received from someone in Nigeria(!). It was one of those emails that said my friend has money tied up in a bank account and we need to get it out of the country...if you send us xx we will deposit the money with you. The man sent money, then sent more, and even more! He said that he believed the people to be genuine. They conned him out of thousands. Anyone who replies to this type of correspondence obviously doesn't have all their marbles and perhaps think they can scam a scammer and get rich in the process. My husband used to work for the Bank of Nigeria a long time ago - he still gets death threats from these scamming people!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I find these really irritating - they must suck someone in somewhere it is all too easy. A WORD OF WARNING. We suffered a raid on our bank account back in May to the tune of £4500. So it can happen to those who think they are alert too. Had a bad weekend where I struggled to get into online banking, each time had to go through the telephone helpcentre. Followed up by an email - FATAL. I clicked on the email before sense took hold of me because it fitted with the problems we were having. Yes I know the bank does not email customers. However, I entered NO personal data. A day later, I logged on to discover our loss. The bank were very good and extremely helpful. No charges, money back inot our account two days later. They could even see where the funds had gone to! I had a name but it made no sense. The police are in the process of prosecuting as I wrtie. Scary lesson for us as I had to rebuild the computer and freeze all other accounts just in case! Now use a card reader, which increases security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I got an e mail this morning asking to verify my egg account details because it has been suspended - I dont have an egg account!! either a cockup or a scam to get details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I get regular emails from what seems like every single major bank and building society saying there's something wrong with my account . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I get regular emails from what seems like every single major bank and building society saying there's something wrong with my account . Me too...I have created a rule in Outlook just to delete them straight away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here wrote: I get regular emails from what seems like every single major bank and building society saying there's something wrong with my account:roll: Snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Me too...I have created a rule in Outlook just to delete them straight away! What did you put in the rule? I tried putting rules in for the ones I'd already received, but kept getting new ones . Do you never miss any from your real bank - or don't they email customers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
