Re: Received an email from "Pay Pal" this Morning. long but please take time to read.
Gib
> Hi all,
>
> This morning i received an email from PAYPAL asking me to update their records.
Steve, look up "Phishing" on google.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html
Jim Watt
wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>This morning i received an email from PAYPAL asking me to update their records.
Yeah you get a lot of that from people phishing as its known in the
trade. Also from 'banks' you haven't got an account with, Ebay etc
Its like the virus that sends messages to run an attachment from
'the support team at <whatever domain>' which is amusing when
you are it.
Sometimes the sites are still online, you can enter bogus account
numbers to make their day and then report it to the address given
on the real paypal site as an active fraud.
I imagine that there next wave of phishing attempts will be
'hello this is the gibraltar xyz gaming site and you need to
confirm your user details'
Alas the bad news is that neither of us has really won the lottery
or found a friend in Africa with untold wealth to share. I don't
know how the seven year old card collectin boy with cancer is
keeping as haven't heard from him recently.
Google 'Craig Shergold' to read the story.
The FSC warn that the dummies whou bought shares from people
cold calling on the phone are now being approached by a company
to buy them, for an advance fee ... nothing really changes nothing
really at all.
Indeed the Nigerian 419 started life as 'the Spanish Prisoner'
again Google has the details.
For some of the others see:
http://www.gibnet.com/isl/hoax.htm
BTW you are including graphic attachments at the end of your
posting, which is not considered 'good style' on newsgroup postings
where plain text rules.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com
Steve
>
> BTW you are including graphic attachments at the end of your
> posting, which is not considered 'good style' on newsgroup postings
> where plain text rules.
>
> --
> Jim Watt
> http://www.gibnet.com
LOL
My mistake it was just after 8 this morning when i posted, i though i
removed all the GFX.
Sorry All
Steve
Gib
Jim, there's a classic email conversation between a guy and a Nigerian
scammer on the web. It's an absolutely must read, hilarious.
Goes to google...
Here (had me crying when I first read them)
http://thespamletters.com/letter.php?spamID=101&sortBy=da&start=0&search=Nigerian
http://www.savannahsays.com/kizombe.htm
Jim Watt
No problem, keep posting.
John Doe
"Gib" <g...@invalid.net> wrote in message
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www.419eater.com is the best in my opinion, an absolutely hilarious scam
baiter.
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Jim Watt
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Your opinion is irrelevent
<SNIP>
THIS POSTER IS A TROLL - DO NOT WASTE TIME REPLYING
TO HIS NONSENSE
John Doe
"Jim Watt" <jim...@aol.no_way> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:50:53 -0000, "John Doe" <fre...@freespe.ech>
> wrote:
>
> Your opinion is irrelevent
>
thread, www.419eaters.com is a very funny website.
So there!
Jim Watt
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John Doe
"Jim Watt" <jim...@aol.no_way> wrote in message
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:55:34 -0000, "John Doe" <fre...@freespe.ech>
> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
Cybernest
information is sp...@paypal.com
It is important that you report all fraudulent emails you receive as it
gives Paypal the ability to close the scam site down quickly, thereby
saving others who may not have realised the fraud, from falling foul of
it.
Cybernest
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Gibraltar News and Views Blog:
http://gibraltarblog.blogspot.com
Jim Watt
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Steve
Steve
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John Doe
"Jim Watt" <jim...@aol.no_way> wrote in message
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:42:15 -0000, "John Doe" <fre...@freespe.ech>
> wrote:
>
Jim Watt
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