By pure chance I was talking to my brother in law last night when he just happened to ask if I knew anything about Western Union.
Yes - he had got someone from France interested in buying some parts for his MR2 - and you've guessed - he had money owed from a business associate which he would deposit in the BiL account, take the money owed from that cheque and send the rest on to him via Western Union.
I said to him why would he trust someone he had never met with three grand of his money?
B i L ( and his missis ) were so adamant that it was above board and no way could they lose money that it took a visit to this thread to convince him otherwise.
That very nice chap in France was aiming to con him out of a couple of thousand pounds.
Thanks are due to all concerned for making people aware of this scam and it was only the detailed comments ref Western Union that rang the warning bell.
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I sincerely hope there is nobody in the BR, or indeed on the planet, gullible enough to fall for this meassage I received this afternoon -
Dear Sir/Madam,
You have got this email because either you or one of your household member has credit/debit card account. As a unite work in between Co-operate Governments of different countries , we have developed a new System which will help all bank customers to protect their identity from theft and provides complete protection.
Governemnt Authority is kindly requesting to fill out the form completly and you will not have any privacy problems with your credit/debit card details in future. You will be free to shop anything anywhere you want without getting any problem of your identity and it will make your shopping safe and secure.
In case if you do not provide your billing information, you will not be applicable to our System as a kind of service to all bank customers. Kindly provide your information by following the link Click Here
We will be happy to hear from you. Providing the information will let you to shop instantly anywhere you want with total safety and security.
Sincerely,
Co-operate Governments
Bank Security Services
9800 Savage Road, Suite 6740
Washington, DC, 20380
United States
www.mikes-walks.co.uk
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It may seem a bit harsh, but I think that people who fall 'victim' to these scams, especially the one immediately above, shouldn't be allowed to have control of their own money in the first place.
Who on earth would fall for it?
When I was selling my 406, I received a e-mail from a 'buyer' who wanted me to ship the car and residual money from his associate to Nigeria. As if.
DB
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Call me harsh but people falling for this deserve everything they get.
Come on, how could it possibly be anything but a scam? Why would somebody go to the hassle of exporting a 13 year old Polo out of the UK, buying it without even seeing it?
Add to that the apalling grammar and it's blatantly a scam.
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> Call me harsh but people falling for this deserve everything
> they get.
I think that is a bit harsh, to be honest. Being gullible doesn't make you fair game. Every one of us would fall for a scam of some sort - you may be harder to trick than me, I may be harder to trick than someone else, but eventually someone could come up with a scam which would fool you.
> Add to that the apalling grammar and it's blatantly a scam.
A lot of the genuine emails I read have worse grammar than that.
-Mark
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Now that grammar and spelling no longer seems to be taught at school I can see more people falling for this in the future - they won't be able to spot the mistakes.
(Motoring connection: I can spell VW)
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It may seem a bit harsh, but I think that people who fall 'victim' to these scams, especially the one immediately above, shouldn't be allowed to have control of their own money in the first place.
Strangely enough, that's what everybody at work said when I received it this afternoon !
www.mikes-walks.co.uk
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You're telling me this is a scam?
But I gave them all my bank details and was told that they'd contact me soon!
Help.
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Adam
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You're telling me this is a scam? But I gave them all my bank details
Yes you did. Now can you send me the details of someone with more money please?
;o)
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But I gave them all my bank details and was told that they'd contact me soon!
You might be in trouble, so you could just give all the money to me for safekeeping in the meantime ....
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Certainly - You sound honest enough!
Account 46273 PIN Number 095474
Take good care of it NW and don't be investing it in any community speed reduction ideas.
ND...treat yourself to a new car.....air freshener - it may max out after all that frivolous spending!
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Adam
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Tell you what. I would easily send them bank account details. They cant draw it out faster than nicole!
Ok an old one I know!
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