Scams like these

[Forg]

Well, a certain new channel with m at the front, has just mentioned, that the UK govt is putting Gbp5b on anti scams, where as Aust has just the tooth less (tiger) sub agency of the ACCC called the anti scam centre.

I don’t understand any of this, really … what effect does the UK government’s actions have on the average person’s receipt of scam calls?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

They are putting money into stopping scams, where as our govt just set up that sub agency of the ACCC.
Throwing good money after bad (?).
Maybe if our Aust govt was stricter, ie, on the banks, it could stop scams/money transfers etc, ...
Just saying.
They could, for a first, limit the # of crypto ATMs around the country, I mean, what good is it to have those, around everywhere.
Scammers love those things, granted there might be a legit reason to have one per capital city.
Its like poker machines, the state govts allow it, and the community gets poorer, as more money is spent on them
Imagine if there were less # of crypto ATMs around.
They could make the telco work harder to stop spoofing capabilities, for eg, too.
Have got to ask as well, how did the 2 sets of multi slip in sim data machines that the guy was caught with recently, in NSW get it into the country.
Its not like that thing is small in size, it had to have been imported.
Someone somewhere would have known something like that was coming in, scam capabilities and all that prevention malarkey.
Sorry for the diatribe tirade.

 

[foggy]

I've just received a very good phishing email. Damn they are getting good.

 

[Major]

God will bless you as you fulfilled my wish

Good day,

My name is Mrs. Margret Nelson. I am a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to the Charities. I am 85 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about four years ago, immediately after the death of my husband; I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband for the good work of God.

As I lay on my sick bed, I want you to help me in carrying out my last wish on earth which will be very profitable to you. I want to WILL a total sum of $10.5 million USD to you which I want you to distribute part of it to any charity home for me and the rest for yourself and your family which I will inform you on how to share all, please for further information contact me ASAP.

I am convinced in my mind to use you to do this, and I hope that you’ll act sincerely by respecting my wish when the money is in your account. You will take 30% of the total amount and share the balance to other charity organization in your country and some other charities in other African countries.

Please reply to my private email address below:
Email: xx_xx_xx_x

warmest regards,
Mrs. Margret Nelson

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

I've just received a very good phishing email. Damn they are getting good.

One tell tale sign, "for security reasons we have locked to Netbank"... that is Indian.
In relation to proper grammar, the sentence would not be written in that manner.

 

[VPS]

Dear Beloved Friend

I'm Mrs Rebecca Kily, I’ve been diagnosed with cancer for the past 3 years now, and I’m already at a very severe stage which might cost my life any moment from now. My main reason for contacting you is because I want to entrust my funds to you for a charity project in your care, I know this may sound so strange to you and also extremely risky for me to offer such a proposal to a total stranger via email but this is my last resort to get this done. I am looking for a confidant, person to help fulfil my last wish, a God-fearing and honest person. I have a project that I am about to handover to you. And I already instructed the RIVER CITY BANK, to transfer my fund sum of US$50,000.000.00 DOLLARS to you so as to enable you to give 50% to Charitable Home and take 50% for yourself. Don't think otherwise and why would anybody send someone you barely know to help you deliver a message, help me do this for the happiness of my soul

Hope to hear from you. I will appreciate your selfless act towards the less privileged, I don’t mind if you could be of help in regards to the above information. I will be waiting to read from you urgently as time is of essence due the limited time I have and my ill health condition. Matthew 7:7 says ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, I’m using this means to plead with you for your cooperation as this will bring me rest when I finally fulfil the little more days I have to live on this earth. I have signed all documents and asked my attorney Fatima Noor Bazaid to help facilitate this process by guiding you through the procedure of obtaining the necessary paperwork from the RIVER CITY BANK, My Doctor said I have a few days to live, please contact my attorney with the below stated information, I am finding it very difficult to breathe at this moment.

Please hence to contact my attorney to enable him direct you further over the 50% of the total Sum of $50,000,000.00 share to the Charity organization, i really want to achieve this goal by helping the Charity organization before my day on earth Reply to my email at ( [email protected]_x )

My Regards.
Mrs Rebecca Kily

 

[CMA222]

God will bless you as you fulfilled my wish

Good day,

My name is Mrs. Margret Nelson. I am a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to the Charities. I am 85 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about four years ago, immediately after the death of my husband; I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband for the good work of God.

As I lay on my sick bed, I want you to help me in carrying out my last wish on earth which will be very profitable to you. I want to WILL a total sum of $10.5 million USD to you which I want you to distribute part of it to any charity home for me and the rest for yourself and your family which I will inform you on how to share all, please for further information contact me ASAP.

I am convinced in my mind to use you to do this, and I hope that you’ll act sincerely by respecting my wish when the money is in your account. You will take 30% of the total amount and share the balance to other charity organization in your country and some other charities in other African countries.

Please reply to my private email address below:
Email: xx_xx_xx_x

warmest regards,
Mrs. Margret Nelson

I received the same so she must be spreading the money around to make everyone happy. !!

 

[JohnK]

It would appear that Outlook/Hotmail now shows the email address on scam/junk emails when using the desktop version on laptop but not smartphone.

 

[p--and--t]

I've just received a very good phishing email. Damn they are getting good.

"Locked to Netbank" a bit of a giveaway

 

[Hvr]

Got an email at work purporting to be from Qantas with a PDF and details of a trip. However, I never book personal trips using my work email, and work trips come through the work travel agent.

The PNR was 12 digits long, so that was obviously wrong. The email was dodgy as heck and other things were wrong as well.

Of course I didn't open the email or PDF. I did hit the 'report dodgy email' button we have and it was deleted. Wonder what evil was in the PDF? Nothing that work would've appreciated I'm sure.

 

[OATEK]

 

[TheRealTMA]

View attachment 370949

I’ve fixed that for you and entered our bank details.

 

[smckay]

That's it.
Never making a payment to Westpac again.
Unless it's to their spelling check update program.

 

[VPS]

1/10 for spelling and grammar

your package registered code no ovx950.



MR RICHARD MARK <[email protected]>



Please I will like to inform you regarding the delivering of your funds with the dhl company Uganda agent,
he will need your information to complete the delivery of your package ( consignment box ) with,
him worth's of $69,849 million dollars your to provide him your name address nearest airport
and telephone no is due to our agreement with the DHL delivering company and noted that you have to provide him the information correctly for the smooth delivery of your package he at Diego international
airport California please make sure your take care of him and know is not American citizen thank agent name jerry Kevin

1)shipment code gjk72dwq
2)package registered code no ovx950.
3)security code eytu/3055wez/263/
4)transaction code 7126/jlfs/7138/17305/
5)certificate deposit code mcbs/pqle/2-6/41

Your full name =============
Your mobile phone number ========
Your city ==================
Your nearest airport ===========
Your country=================
Your current home address ========

Email him now ( [email protected]_

Thank you so much my name is
Rev. Dr. Douglas Morrison
The director of DHL courier company

 

[p--and--t]

1/10 for spelling and grammar

your package registered code no ovx950.



MR RICHARD MARK <[email protected]>



Please I will like to inform you regarding the delivering of your funds with the dhl company Uganda agent,
he will need your information to complete the delivery of your package ( consignment box ) with,
him worth's of $69,849 million dollars your to provide him your name address nearest airport
and telephone no is due to our agreement with the DHL delivering company and noted that you have to provide him the information correctly for the smooth delivery of your package he at Diego international
airport California please make sure your take care of him and know is not American citizen thank agent name jerry Kevin

1)shipment code gjk72dwq
2)package registered code no ovx950.
3)security code eytu/3055wez/263/
4)transaction code 7126/jlfs/7138/17305/
5)certificate deposit code mcbs/pqle/2-6/41

Your full name =============
Your mobile phone number ========
Your city ==================
Your nearest airport ===========
Your country=================
Your current home address ========

Email him now ( [email protected]_

Thank you so much my name is
Rev. Dr. Douglas Morrison
The director of DHL courier company

Wow, $69,849 million dollars. That's unique rediculous and redundant all at the same time.

Rev. Dr. Douglas Morrison - impressive

 

[latawiec]

There are a lot of Elvis Presley impersonators... but now seems that also of Bill Gates .... that want to fool that they are giving money away...
See a copy of email below.

 

[p--and--t]

 

[p--and--t]

 

[VPS]

Looks like I have to be careful that this might be phishing



Achtung: Diese E-Mail stammt von einem externen Absender. Öffnen Sie keine Links oder Anhänge, wenn Sie sich nicht sicher sind, dass diese E-Mail vertrauenswürdig ist, kontaktieren Sie Ihren Support.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE JANET M DIFlORE FEDERAL BUILDINGS AD U.S COURTHOUSE

Address: 255 W Main St #230, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR TRANSACTION,

I 'M CONTACTING YOU NOW BASE ON ISSUE ON MY DESK THIS MORNING BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE WHICH CONTAIN YOUR $4.5M WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY MR JEROME POWELL OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK WHO ORDERED ME TO SIGN THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND I ASKED HIM WHY AND HE SAID THAT YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED AND YOU HAVE INSULTED HIM SO MUCH JUST BECAUSE THAT THEY TOLD YOU TO PAY

$250 TO COMPLETE YOUR FUND TRANSACTION.

SO I DECIDED TO WRITE YOU BECAUSE I FOLLOWED THE LAW AND I WILL NOT BE AGAINST ANYBODY IN THIS WORLD AND I THINK THAT MAYBE HE HAS A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH YOU. I HAVE NOT TOUCH YOUR PAYMENT FILE UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU THIS MORNING BECAUSE I HAVE A HUMAN SYMPATHY AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT AFFORD TO LOSE YOUR FUND JUST BECAUSE OF $250 AND PLEASE ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS SINCERITY AND TRUTH.


SO MY DEAR I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND IF YOU STILL NEED TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THEN I WILL TELL YOU WHERE YOU WILL SEND THE $250 AND HAVE THIS FUND SEND TO YOU THROUGH MY POWER AND NOTHING WILL STOP IT.

YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED AS I AWAIT YOUR EMAIL NOW.

THANK YOU,

JUSTICE JANET M DIFIORE

 

[Forg]

^ So the warning in German about it probably being a scam … where did that come from?!