Archive for the ‘scams and the city’ Category

As I was checking out the topics in the forum of one of the communities I belong to, I came across Make Serious Money Online blog. One of the author’s posts caught my attention. It was about online scams. If you guys remember, last month, I have posted a couple of email scams which I got from my spam folder. One was from a ‘lottery organized for email users around the world’, while the other is from a certain bank in Hong Kong. I posted the full content of the letters so that more people will become aware (see them under the category ’scams and the city’). Unfortunately for me, though, the more I post those kinds of mails, the more enthusiastic the scammers become. A week after I posted the first letter, the email from this bank in Hong Kong arrived. I decided to post that second letter too, and then two days later, another one arrives. So I told myself, I’m not going to post another letter here so ‘they’ will stop. Well, after the fourth fifth sixth I don’t know how many anymore, they stopped. I’d still received one once I awhile though, but they get deleted as soon as I see them in my spam folder.

Again, my reminder – always be careful, online and offline ;)

It seems that every time I post an email scam I got from my Spam folder, a new one arrives. Though I wanted so much to post the third one, I am not doing it today. It’s because after the first and the second, I don’t want to get anymore fraud mails in my email account. So please be careful when you get such mails or text messages, guys. You are all old enough to know the difference between curiosity and stupidity.

Happy long weekend, everyone! ;)

17
Mar

Email scam #2

   Posted by: abelle   in scams and the city

I read this somewhere: The times are changing, and we are changing with them.

Obviously, this also applies to scammers who keep up with the times. Here’s another obvious scam from my spam folder. Please be aware.

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6
Mar

Another email scam?

   Posted by: abelle   in scams and the city

Scammers do not get tired. Instead, they device more and more ways to get people into their traps. When I checked my emails this morning, I saw this one in my Spam folder. Despite all the campaigns and ads that inform the public of these and other kinds of scams, these crooks seem not afraid and still take the risks. Why? Because there are still people out there who get attracted and touch the baits. Here is the email sent to me:

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