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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 09 March 2005 21:49 |
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This email (circulated through many emails) was recently sent to us: We all receive emails all the time regarding one scam or another; but last week I REALLY DID get scammed! Both VISA and MasterCard told me that this scam is currently being worked throughout the Midwest, with some variance as to the product or amount, and if you are called, just hang up. My husband was called on Wednesday from "VISA" and I was called on Thursday from "MasterCard". |
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Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2009 01:23 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 09 March 2005 21:42 |
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Here is another email favorite that has been making the rounds for years, commonly known as the “Nigerian Letter Scam”. This letter or email has been sent under many different names, mainly Nigerian political figures and top military officials, who are willing to share with you 20 to 30 percent of millions of US dollars! Of course you will have to send them money first to facilitate the transfer of funds (which comes to several thousand dollars) and give them access to your bank account. Several people have fallen for this one. Below is a sample of the email you would receive in this case. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2009 01:23 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 09 March 2005 21:37 |
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The following is an email in its complete form as received by a relative of the staff at Worldwidewhistleblowers. This is a perfect example of a lottery scam that is run through the emails, and this same letter would probably have been spammed to thousands of people in the hopes of snagging a few gullible people. As you can see, the notification looks very official and there is even a warning to keep your winning information confidential for “security reasons”. As with everyone who receives this notice, the person who got this email had never entered a lottery, although the letter states that his/her name was “selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.” Usually in this type of scam, the “winner”, after contacting the so-called lottery office, will be told to pay an up-front fee to facilitate the release of the funds. Of course once this is done the lottery people are never heard from again, or other arrangements are made to milk the unwary victim of even more money. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2009 01:22 |
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