Do people actually fall for this crap...

[ramiro]

This is so blatantly pathetic that I wonder if people actually fall for this crap. I don't even have an account with HSBC Bank. ROTFLMAO!!

Debt Beneficiary

Based on the recommendations from Mr. Andrew Wolley , I have Transfers the fund today to your Bank Account , the on-going fund totaling $12.5 MILLION will Hit your account tomorrow by 3pm at your account hence you pay the CONFIRMATION PIN RELEASE OF $105 TODAY, it was noticed that your representatives and your former past officials are impostors and criminals who want to divert this part-payment to wrong account after collecting excess money from you without transferring your fund.

HSBC Bank
Shelton office
704 Bridgeport Ave
Shelton Conn 06484
Route-022000020
Acct-240386027

The IMF has agreed to credit this part payment for your end of year payment while you need to pay for the processing fee and final Handling fee of $105 to Nigerian Originating country to avoid any other fee, This is the only fee Involved on this Transfer , you must be known and guaranteed that it is last and only money to spend for you to received this approved fund.

Send the $105 VIA MONEY GRAM:

NAME: UCHE WILLIAMS
ADDRESS: ABUJA-NIGERIA,
TEXT QUESTION: FINE,
TEXT ANSWER: OK.
SENDER'S NAME:
SENDER'S ADDRESS:


As soon as this is done , You will forward me the MTCN for onward forward of your payment Slip by tomorrow for You to be registered and confirm the fund within 48 hours.

Rev Mrs Anna Brown.
WORLD BANK / IMF PAYMENT
OFFICER

[ptrd]

People do, some city council members do too!

[revjvegas]

Did you not watch Dateline the other night?

It truly is amazing that in this day and age, people still don't get the old "if it sounds too good to be true..." bit.

[ramiro]

Originally Posted by revjvegas

Did you not watch Dateline the other night?

It truly is amazing that in this day and age, people still don't get the old "if it sounds too good to be true..." bit.

Sorry to say I don't watch much TV...

[Charles Putnam]

There's a biblical reference that compares people to sheep. Sheep are about the dumbest animals in the world. 'nuf said.

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Another version is where they send a check to a small business from another business ( a legit business but not theirs they just had somebody work for them or do a job for them so they received a check to get the account numbers) that they had forged to buy supplies to ship to a third party address. (usually these supplies are easily resealable such as toner cartridges or DVD's or even some equipment). The small business may even call the legit company to verify if they bank number is good and if there are funds available etc and since usually there are several branches the comptroller of that firm will say yeah all is good and not even ask what they were buying) so the small business owner ships off the goods and then the check comes back as counterfeit. If he is lucky he gets the local LEO's to go to where the shipment was sent and finds an empty storefront since they had run their scam and cleared out. Yeah it takes a bit more work for the thieves but they still can make a fat living off of it.

Don't even get into the Medicare Supply fraud scams.

PEOPLE ARE GREEDY and they will get duped because of this greed and these scammers know that.

One thing funny is that this moron said that he was from NIGERIA in the letter which is a big sing saying that it is a scam.

[Coogie]

Originally Posted by ramiro

Sorry to say I don't watch much TV...

"Yeah, but you are aware that there is an invention called television. And, on this invention they show shows, right?"

sorry, that's one of my favorite quotes from Pulp Fiction :)

[Steelsun]

I've had a few clients (in my investigations/consulting business) call me about these things, some pre-getting suckered and some post. All have one thing in common: Greed & Stupidity.

[porschelvr]

You would be amazed. These scams are run by groups much like what we view as the mafia, only most are Nigerian. There are crews of 100+ zombies sitting in an internet cafe sending out thousands of emails. Once they get responses, another group works the good leads. The next level up "Badgers" oversee the process and take the leads or possible baiters that will require more work. There are about 8-10 badgers in every team. An Oga is the boss of it all. And the godfather would be the chairman. An Oga with a good team makes millions every month from scams of all kinds. There are several forms . . romance, pet, 419 and financial.

[ramiro]

Originally Posted by Coogie

"Yeah, but you are aware that there is an invention called television. And, on this invention they show shows, right?"

sorry, that's one of my favorite quotes from Pulp Fiction :)

LOL!! Hilarious.

Originally Posted by porschelvr

You would be amazed. These scams are run by groups much like what we view as the mafia, only most are Nigerian. There are crews of 100+ zombies sitting in an internet cafe sending out thousands of emails. Once they get responses, another group works the good leads. The next level up "Badgers" oversee the process and take the leads or possible baiters that will require more work. There are about 8-10 badgers in every team. An Oga is the boss of it all. And the godfather would be the chairman. An Oga with a good team makes millions every month from scams of all kinds. There are several forms . . romance, pet, 419 and financial.

Wow! If they have the brains to be so organized and develop systems to scam people, why not make legit businesses? Sad.

[photonewb]

Originally Posted by ramiro

LOL!! Hilarious.



Wow! If they have the brains to be so organized and develop systems to scam people, why not make legit businesses? Sad.

because then they'd have to do work for far less money

they get away with this because there are no real laws to prevent them from doing it and as the email recipient cashing the check you take all the risk. You cash the fraudelent check, you wired them money internationally etc etc

[shamrock]

At one time, i couldn't believe anyone would fall for these scams. But a few years ago i worked in a call center. We did tech support for various countries, and i managed a team of about 25 individuals.

One of the guys started exchanging emails with a "young lady" that sent him a couple of gifts (Rolex knockoff and a flower arrangement), then of course she asked him to help with business transactions, since it was difficult for her, being out of the country and all. Next thing i know, i'm getting a call from security because there is a large shipment of electronics at the front desk for this guy.

"She" had sent a bunch of stereos, computers and televisions to him. Had to send them to work, so his wife wouldn't find out what was going on. And of course, he was supposed to re-ship the items and get reimbursed.

None of us could convince this guy that he was in the middle of a scam, and we had to have corporate security take possession of the goods. I never did hear the outcome, because this guy was so irked at us interfering in his "love life" that he never came back to work. That, or the Nigerian mafia knocked him off when their stuff never arrived...

[snydersnapshots]

Originally Posted by ramiro

This is so blatantly pathetic that I wonder if people actually fall for this crap. I don't even have an account with HSBC Bank. ROTFLMAO!!

The answer to this is easy. Get a PO box then have them send you a cashier's check for $12,499,895--the $12.5 million less the $105 fee...

[ngc_bob]

You would be surprised by the number of people who fall for stuff like this. It isn't just uneducated people who buy into it. I'm talking about highly educated individuals who hold high ranking positions in government and business. Someone in this thread said it -- Greed. I have seen interviews where people were asked why they fell for stuff like this. Their answer, "Well, I knew it was probably a hoax but, what if, in this case, it wasn't." Or some variance there of.

These things are created by software using "net crawlers." I spend a little time setting this up, release it, and sit back and wait. It's going to go out to millions of people. If I get .01% to fall for it, I am in the money. Nuff said.

[ramiro]

Originally Posted by snydersnapshots

The answer to this is easy. Get a PO box then have them send you a cashier's check for $12,499,895--the $12.5 million less the $105 fee...

Good one! LOL!