Hello fellow members of the GEC.
Unfortunately as with the growth of the World-Wide-Web, there is also a growth in the criminal element wishing to exploit the vulnerable.
We all will have seen scam emails in our in-boxes, well on occasion we here may get some in our Private messages.
IF YOU GET ANY SPAM OR PHISHING PMs HERE.
Do NOT delete them. Do NOT reply to them.
DO forward them to any MODERATOR with the name of the sender.
And the appropriate action will be taken.
A Warning to those who wish to use this community for Spamming or Phishing.
Not only will you lose the right to use this great resource but you are committing an offence and can face prosecution.
Below is an example of a Phishing PM/Email.
Quote:
From :I am a Criminal
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.
My Dearest One,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears. i want a friend like you to help me out. As it is my dream to have this aspiration achieved. I am a good looking and very attractive young girl who is sexy,easygoing,romatic in nature,so much beautiful and serious with my relationship,23 years old.My late dad is a wealthy and successful business man before he died.My mum died when i was a baby.I am the only child in the family.Before the death of my dad,he called me secretly in the private hospital where he was admitted and inform me to run away from his house because of his blood brother,who is my uncle.It was on that day,my dad reveiwed to me that,it was his brother who poison him to this level.
Inshort,he seriously warn me to keep this money secretly because he know that,it was because of all his wealth and properties,his brother decided to kill him so that he can inherit all this properties as i am a girl.My dad disclose to me that traditionaly,i don't suppose to get any of his properties because i am a girl.He said soonest,i am going to marry to another family but due to his brother wickedness and greedy,he did not disclose to him about this money US$7.5M ( seven million five hundred united state dollars) in the bank and he seriously advise me to transfer this total money to oversea account for my investment,where i will start my new life and finish my education.Because of this reason,i am soliciting your assistance for the claim and transfer to your bank account for the business.
Frankly speaking,i am ready to give you 15% of this total money for your assistance and with extral 1% for your expenses phone call,you might bill during the time of phoning me for the assistance.Just please urgently call me right now if really serious to help me out so that i can give you the bank contact where this total money deposited for your introduction and immediate transfer to your nominated oversea bank account.
Anyway,you can not understand anything now because it is a long story but please and please for God sake,urgently reply me with My private e-mail address for security reason [email@address] Thanks and take care.
With My Best Regards,
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
