Scams like these

[TheRealTMA]

I have a friend who is getting the 20 texts a day from the Cook islands !!

“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing."

Tell them not to share your phone number!

 

[VPS]

mmm The Red Cross has a new domain name

RED CROSS [email protected]_>

Good Day,

Please do not ignore! Together, we the British Red Cross can save a life today! The safety and life of Ukrainians

are in great danger and you can help us make a difference and give hope to the hopeless through your donations.

Attached to this email is a memo to this effect. Please kindly read and help in whatever capacity that you can.

You can make your donations only through the bitcoin wallet provided in the memo which is.......

Bitcoin Wallet - bc1qqq8m3yxtg9ml69y3fxu6l4uryfe5z0xpq4tlha

Thanks for your generous.

Mike Adamson
CEO

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Did any one else get an email from (aaronmmmiles@gmail(dot)com)?
I know its not the basketball player who sent that email to me, of course, they probably think I am so inept that I would fall for it.
Probably "fundraising" for Ukraine, of course, the one this person is peddling is a scam, I didn't not open the email, but the senders name was just as in above, I did do a google search to see who this "notoriety" sender is playing around with.
Most likely an ebay seller has put my name out there, as this scammer knew my real first name.

 

[MARTINE]

Watch Tinder Swindler on Netflix

Talk about next level con

 

[Inlander]

Watch Tinder Swindler on Netflix

Talk about next level con

Yep and he is back out of prison - doing it again!

 

[MARTINE]

Yep and he is back out of prison - doing it again!

It is frightening…..
However the REAL diamond merchant family who he claimed to be a part of is pursuing him (defamation/fraud)and they have very deep pockets and will be relentless…

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

She sounds like a catch, what are you waiting for?

Bit late of me to add this, about that pix, its probably a man behind the real email.

 

[hazelorbeso]

Purpose of payment:money transfer for work done on the Internet



Amount:27 567 USD



Operation number:46776546202-781254



Sender:WESTERN TRANSFER



Status:Awaiting Confirmation



р/с:425625420000032659856142



TIN:4215236842563



BIC:252354855697



GO TO RECEIVE PAYMENT >>> <remove

 

[Brissy1]

Ph call received today, mobile number displayed but I didn't recognise it.
Me : Hello
Him : hello
Me : hello
Him : I'm xx_x calling from the Commonwealth bank fraud detection department
Me : yes
Him : can you confirm you recently made a transfer to Mr xx_x in the USA for $867?
Me : can I call you back?
Him : why?
Me : because I think this is a fraud
Him : yes it is absolutely sir.

He's a criminal, but at least he has a sense of humour.

 

[prozac]

Ph call received today, mobile number displayed but I didn't recognise it.
Me : Hello
...
Me : because I think this is a fraud
Him : yes it is absolutely sir.

He's a criminal, but at least he has a sense of humour.

I have a Russian oil scammer named Boris. We haven't spoken in a while, shame because I quite like him. Normally they are Nigerian, but mine is the real deal, Russian.

 

[repete]

I had one earlier in the week from a displayed mobile number. Upon answering we exchanged a few 'hello's' to begin with, as if I couldn't quite hear. The lady then kindly informed me that she was ringing to report a fault with my Telstra line. When I said that was good news, suddenly she started playing the 'hello' game as if she couldn't hear me and hung up!

 

[Brissy1]

I have a Russian oil scammer named Boris. We haven't spoken in a while, shame because I quite like him. Normally they are Nigerian, but mine is the real deal, Russian.

"Don't mention the war".

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Ph call received today, mobile number displayed but I didn't recognise it.
Me : Hello
Him : hello
Me : hello
Him : I'm xx_x calling from the Commonwealth bank fraud detection department
Me : yes
Him : can you confirm you recently made a transfer to Mr xx_x in the USA for $867?
Me : can I call you back?
Him : why?
Me : because I think this is a fraud
Him : yes it is absolutely sir.

He's a criminal, but at least he has a sense of humour.

They say not to talk to these people, but you could have played along, and see what they want, or what he wants.
Will they ask for access to your computer, or will they ask for your BSB and bank account number, will they ask for your name, address, driving licence number, etc.
O, and maybe, just maybe, by you saying the word "yes", he had already got what he wanted.
Do the "umm" next time.
I do say it sometimes, but some shop retail assistants will keep using that word, even though its ingrained into them to best avoid the "umm"...s.
Edit:

"Don't mention the war".

Da, as in Russian for yes.

 

[wandering_fred]

Will it be considered a scam or spam or a valid weapon of war?

"People around the world are using a new website to circumvent the Kremlin's propaganda machine by sending individual messages about the war in Ukraine to random people in Russia," {Wall St Journal reference}

Dear Russians, your media is being censored. The Kremlin is lying,"

Is that enough to stop wandering?
Fred

 

[Brissy1]

They say not to talk to these people, but you could have played along, and see what they want, or what he wants.
Will they ask for access to your computer, or will they ask for your BSB and bank account number, will they ask for your name, address, driving licence number, etc.
O, and maybe, just maybe, by you saying the word "yes", he had already got what he wanted.
Do the "umm" next time.
I do say it sometimes, but some shop retail assistants will keep using that word, even though its ingrained into them to best avoid the "umm"...s.
Edit:

Da, as in Russian for yes.

Yes it probably really is best not to engage. I know of a very intelligent person who liked to play along with them but eventually he got scammed, bigtime. By engaging they probably found out a bit about him then played up to his ego. It's not just about smarts it is about psychology and these professionals (professional scammers) have been working on it for years or decades.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Got a scary email.
Had very very very go(l)d good ratings from me, very realistic.
Said my Telstra prepaid service was going to be cancelled if I didnt recharge!
Number listed wasn't mine.
Scary because I do have a Telstra prepaid, thats why I opened the email.
Was my email address, didn't greet me by name, but "had your service is going to be cancelled if you dont recharge".
Very good English too.
Sent it as an attachment to: abuse@telstra.
Maybe some one needed a mobile phone recharged, and picked me to ask.
Telstra logo was right colour and size.
Cut and paste and some whizx bang work by some one somewhere, that's for sure.

 

[prozac]

Whilst unable to work during the Covid lockdown last year one of my kids enrolled in a 6 month course at TAFE (NSW). Yesterday received a letter from NSW govt. to say their database hacked and personal details have been accessed. Name, DOB, contact details etc.. Can't trust the government bureaucrats to get this s4*7 right.

 

[OZDUCK]

While it is very late it is at least a first step. Combined with the law suits by Twiggy Forrest it might actually encourage some real action by Meta. Though I am not really hopeful as I am sure any possible fines would be covered by a days tax avoidance by the holding company.

Australians have 'lost $100 million' through these fake crypto scam ads. Now the consumer watchdog is suing Facebook

The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.

www.abc.net.au

 

[TheRealTMA]

About time someone stopped Facebook et al hosting/promoting these scams. It amazes me that people fall for these but we are all just one step away from scams I suspect. To quote the ACCC. "The scam has likely raked in millions from unsuspecting people. One 77-year-old grandmother lost $80,000 in the investment, while the ACCC has said another person lost $650,000 through the scam."

Does one think the person who lost $650K would be classified as a "Sophisticated Investor" or by another noun ?

 

[MARTINE]

The banks do little to help their reputations here. Long story short - purchase of a property needed me to send substantial amout to my lawyers trust account. At the END of the transaction (which she stuffed up btw - wrong account and it was rejected and I had to goin again) she declared ‘oh for this much none of us are authorised - we have to send it to internal who will call you and verify’. So I ask who ate they/what is their number - ‘cant tell you’. So I put in a formal complaint to the bank saying woeful security expecting a customer to be told ‘someone will call you and ask all your personal details to authorise YOUR MONEY going where you want it!! but we cant tell you who or when’. When I got the call it was very detailed and probing but the transaction eventually went through. All my complaints were met with ‘cant declare internal policies’ which is not my issue (misrepresented the concern) but that a cusomer has no expectation alignment and unknown callers is a woeful way to check details. Can understand people who put $$$under the bed!!!