Comments on: Strange Mail http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/ Pronounce the dot. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: judy http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-444532 judy Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:12:17 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-444532 I'm just pointing out that people who get this have to do more than chat with the scammer!! I’m just pointing out that people who get this have to do more than chat with the scammer!!

]]> By: judy http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-444531 judy Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:11:11 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-444531 I got one of these and it took hours to notify people...sweet to see how many were ready to help! I have to point out, though, that the scammer did more than send the message: he changed the settings on my gmail acct so that ALL my incoming mail went to the fake yahoo address, and mail to me ended up in the trash...that means for 24 hours ANYONE who just wrote to me was compromised!! I got one of these and it took hours to notify people…sweet to see how many were ready to help! I have to point out, though, that the scammer did more than send the message: he changed the settings on my gmail acct so that ALL my incoming mail went to the fake yahoo address, and mail to me ended up in the trash…that means for 24 hours ANYONE who just wrote to me was compromised!!

]]> By: Jan http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-443725 Jan Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:19:30 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-443725 Hi, My cousin had the same email sent "FROM" her email. At first I told her she must have been phished, but it appears that they have taken her password from her email account. Has anyone had this happen to them and if so how did they get the password back. She was using a hotmail acc't. Thanks, we would appreciate info because it is a business address with ALL her business contacts on it. Thanks Hi,
My cousin had the same email sent “FROM” her email. At first I told her she must have been phished, but it appears that they have taken her password from her email account. Has anyone had this happen to them and if so how did they get the password back. She was using a hotmail acc’t.
Thanks, we would appreciate info because it is a business address with ALL her business contacts on it.
Thanks

]]> By: Harold Nrwood http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-412518 Harold Nrwood Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:12:12 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-412518 I also got this email. I live in Brazil. Yes, it seemed genuine but then I started to think about it. 1) No one travels long distance to London (or elsewhere) without getting a round trip ticket. 2) Even if the credit cards were lost they can get a replacemnt from some authorised bank in London. No problem. 3) the email message did not have my name ! Harold I also got this email. I live in Brazil. Yes, it seemed genuine but then I started to think about it.
1) No one travels long distance to London (or elsewhere) without getting a round trip ticket.
2) Even if the credit cards were lost they can get a replacemnt from some authorised bank in London. No problem.
3) the email message did not have my name !

Harold

]]> By: pissed off http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-401136 pissed off Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:21:21 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-401136 the scammers are likely reading this - i got burned on this one today - i responded and they emailed back details and i complied, thinking it was a friend in desperate need - and i usually catch every snopes email and crackpot garbage - this one got me at just the right (wrong) time and i responded quickly i hope someone catches those assholes the scammers are likely reading this – i got burned on this one today – i responded and they emailed back details and i complied, thinking it was a friend in desperate need – and i usually catch every snopes email and crackpot garbage – this one got me at just the right (wrong) time and i responded quickly

i hope someone catches those assholes

]]> By: holly http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-400234 holly Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:06:20 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-400234 lol, this was me and I'm just seeing your entry here. The grammar tipped a lot of people off (even at my worst moment-- including those of drunken idiocy-- I would never write something so badly composed). It is entirely possible that I could have been in London, but as someone who travels a lot my first response in a situation like this would have been to go to the consulate rather than email my vast contacts list. Even so, I accessed my account (simultaneously with the scammer, who was an honest to goodness Nigerian) in time to dissuade two friends who had responded along the lines of "How much do you need and where do I send it?" Mike and my partner both got the scammer chatting and found he was asking for around $800-- certainly not a fortune, but more than most people I know can spare right now. So yes, ignore these types of pleas. If you receive one and you aren't sure if it's real, ask for some personal information. That turns the scammer right off. lol, this was me and I’m just seeing your entry here. The grammar tipped a lot of people off (even at my worst moment– including those of drunken idiocy– I would never write something so badly composed). It is entirely possible that I could have been in London, but as someone who travels a lot my first response in a situation like this would have been to go to the consulate rather than email my vast contacts list. Even so, I accessed my account (simultaneously with the scammer, who was an honest to goodness Nigerian) in time to dissuade two friends who had responded along the lines of “How much do you need and where do I send it?” Mike and my partner both got the scammer chatting and found he was asking for around $800– certainly not a fortune, but more than most people I know can spare right now.

So yes, ignore these types of pleas. If you receive one and you aren’t sure if it’s real, ask for some personal information. That turns the scammer right off.

]]> By: David Martin http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-399196 David Martin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:05:49 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-399196 Yep, I got that exact same request "from" a former headmaster of my high school over the summer. It rang a bell for me and Google confirmed the scam tactic. Yep, I got that exact same request “from” a former headmaster of my high school over the summer. It rang a bell for me and Google confirmed the scam tactic.

]]> By: scott http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-399191 scott Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:18:48 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-399191 If I fell for every email from with friends names on it, i would personally keep Cialis in business. Spam boner fixer emails are everywhere. If I fell for every email from with friends names on it, i would personally keep Cialis in business. Spam boner fixer emails are everywhere.

]]> By: Mark Gstohl http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-399180 Mark Gstohl Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:41:25 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-399180 Bart, Slip the money under my office door tomorrow morning and I'll make sure your friend gets it. I have a connection in London! Bart,
Slip the money under my office door tomorrow morning and I’ll make sure your friend gets it. I have a connection in London!

]]> By: mike http://b.rox.com/2009/10/19/strange-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-399179 mike Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:29:37 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=3736#comment-399179 She got it fixed. I actually gchatted with the scammer for a bit first thing in the AM. It did not ring true (grammar, spelling) but true enough that I had to engage. She got it fixed. I actually gchatted with the scammer for a bit first thing in the AM. It did not ring true (grammar, spelling) but true enough that I had to engage.

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