Scams like these

[QF WP]

So which one of them really has the money?

Your guess is as good as mine - but I'm sure neither of them have any money until after the scams have run their course

 

[prozac]

Just received this warning from Westpac

Dear prozac,

At Westpac, helping our customers avoid falling victim to scams is our top priority. We'd like to make you aware of a current phone scam targeting Australians.

The scam involves a caller posing as an employee of a large telco, utility provider or computer company. The caller will usually advise they are calling you because your PC has malicious software, help is needed to catch a criminal, or to recover an outstanding debt owed to a government body. Callers may become quite aggressive, or threaten you with prosecution, if you do not comply with their request.

prozac, we strongly recommend you simply hang up if you receive this type of call. If you believe the call was legitimate, we recommend you return the call to the company on a trusted number found in the yellow pages or on the company's website.

How this type of scam works:

1. The caller will generally ask you to install a piece of software onto your PC. The technical name is 'remote access software' and this software allows information, or even control of your computer to be shared remotely with another user. Once the software is installed, the other user may attempt to control your computer without your permission or knowledge.
   
2. The caller will ask you to sign into your online banking to check your account balances, return deposited funds, pay a fee for their service or even purchase gifts cards. At this point you may not know the caller is controlling your computer.
   
3. You will now have an increased balance in your transaction account, giving the false impression that a deposit has been made. Callers will generally ask you to return these via online banking, a money transfer agent or in cash.
   
4. Before making any payments or returning funds to the caller by online banking, credit card or in cash, please thoroughly check all of your account transactions, including your credit cards. In reported cases of these scams, customers have had funds transferred unknowingly between their own accounts by the caller.

What should I do?

Share information about these types of scams with your friends and family, especially those who may be more vulnerable to this type of crime.

Stop and consider the caller's request - would the company which has contacted me ask me to do this? It's OK to ask for a second opinion from a friend or family member if someone contacts you unexpectedly, especially when the caller asks you to keep this a secret from anyone.

Register for Government alert services like staysmartonline.com.au to keep up to date with current scams.

More information?

Head to westpac.com.au/scams to read our real life phone scam scenario.

Thank you for using Westpac Online Banking.

Yours sincerely,

Westpac Protect

Wonder what happens if I take the deposited funds and ignore them after that?

 

[QF WP]

Wonder what happens if I take the deposited funds and ignore them after that?

Could you be charged with receiving (stolen money). Not something I want to be caught up in...

 

[Major]

See what happens when you lot don't reply to emails

 

[Deleted member]

I saw this in the NZ Herald today:
'Well played': Student gets her own back on text scammer

 

[drron]

The Chinese are now trying to take over the scam business.today's effort-

My contact with you is with respect to the estate of a deceased client, and an investment placed under our management 7 years ago.

I am Katherine Baozhai Zhang, Deputy Manager for the China Trust Commercial ,China. Please see the attachment for full details. If you are unable to open the attachment, please send me a mail and I will resend full details to you. Plese reply to my email address below.

Regards,

Katherine Baozhai Zhang (Mrs)

I decided I couldn't open the attachment.

 

[QF WP]

Todays email was a slight twist on the usual:

Dear

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.

It is my pleasure to officially inform you that your name was on the list of those scammed victims, who was compensated by the Nigerian Federal Government to the sum of $475,000 (US dollars).

Already the sum of $75,000 (seventy five thousand US dollars) has been issued an ATM at Zenith Bank headquarters, Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria,

awaiting the confirmation of your;

1)Full names

2)Address

3)telephone number, and

4)e-mail

subject to the confirmation of your embassy.

You are directed to contact the account officer in charge of foreign remittance, Chidi Martins {email redacted}

Kind regards,

FOR: Public Affairs Section, Abuja
Embassy of the United States of America
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area,
Abuja, Nigeria.


Best regards,

From Michael Green

 

[QF WP]

Back to the old Microsoft Office 365 exceed quota emails today, one from Germany and the other from Greece (a new domain country for me).

AFAIK, I'm only at ~15% of my quota, but will check with my IT guru who's dropping around this afternoon

 

[Per_Travels]

QF Apologising to me:


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You can claim one of these Vouchers by clicking on the ‘CONFIRM’ button and answering 4 questions regarding your recent experience with Qantas.


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This one just arrived in my inbox as well

 

[OZDUCK]

A new one for "PayPal" for me. (At least someone loves me.)

Hey Loved User,


Thank you for order with us!


We need some confirmation for your new order with us,

While we get your order ready, please open and let us know if anything needs changing by (view) the file or save (download) it to your computer.


Thankyou,


PayPaI

 

[drron]

Plenty of scams here in Vegas with photos with the celebs-the brazen one gets a kid over,asks a parent for a phone to take a selfie and if they are silly enough to do that the phone is held for ransom.
Fake Buddhist monks giving out bracelets-no they are not free.
Plenty of others.

 

[prozac]

Could you be charged with receiving (stolen money). Not something I want to be caught up in...

Not at all. They offered to deposit money into my account with the potential to later withdraw it.

 

[prozac]

New scam today purportedly NRMA.

 

[prozac]

Looks like insurance scams are flavour of the season. Here is another I received this morning.
Be careful before you click.

 

[UP4014]

From the Chinese, is it a scam or they seriously want to sell me a roll of stainless.




Hi Sir,

We specialize in this field for 14 years, with the strength of stainless steel,

with good quality and pretty competitive price.

Please kindly see info below:

Thickness:0.25-3mm
Width:600mm,1000mm,1219mm,1500mm,1800mm,2000mm
Length:2000mm, 2440mm, 3000mm, 5800mm, 6000mm, etc
Standard:ASTM GB/T JIS4 ASME BS DIN EN
Material:
310S, 310, 309, 309S, 316, 316L,
316Ti, 317, 317L, 321, 321H, 347,
347H, 304, 304L,302, 301, 201, 202,
403, 405, 409, 409L, 410, 410S,
420, 430, 631, 904L, Duplex, etc.


We are await for your early reply!


Yours faithfully,


Edward

 

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[Jurahn]

Fake Buddhist monks giving out bracelets-no they are not free.

We came across this one in San Francisco last year - bailed up by a "monk" as we were walking along the Embarcadero.

 

[QF WP]

My most recent one was from Kenya, very short and to the point:

I seek your consent to present you as next of kin to the account of a deceased client for claim of US$5.3million. Reply for detail via email:

I soo want to string them along, but best just ignore va the junk folder....

 

[QF WP]

A very concerning one, if I didn't know that a PoA is voided upon death of the donor . I'm tempted to ask him if his nickname is Phil

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

DEPT: WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.

ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two gentle men, one of them is an American national and he is MR DAVID DEANE by name while the other person is MR... JACK MORGAN by name a CANADIAN national.

This gentlemen claimed to be your representative, and this power of attorney stated that you are dead, they brought an account to replace your information in other to claim your fund of $12.5 Million Usd which is now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account they have submitted:

BANK.-HSBC CANADA
Vancouver, CANADA
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this information, If you are still alive, You are to contact us back immediately, Because we work 24 hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the transfer of beneficiaries inheritance and contract payment.

You are to reply to this office immediately for clarifications on this matter as we shall be available 24 hrs to attend to you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your payment is wired to you immediately.

Just also be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.


Mr Bill McCracken

Finance Department Director

International Monetary Funds Agents

 

[Skyring]

I get a nice chunky envelope from Malaysia every year, complete with colourful stamps and a couple of scratchies inside. Anyone else had this one?

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