Fraudulent Message

Fraudulent Message
Oct 25, 2005 21:54
VINNIE77 Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2005 Status: offline	Hello Everyone: I have not visited the forum for a few weeks since I have returned from China recently. But since I opened my message box, I see this message, which I believe to be a "Spam" or fraud email. I will post it below. I think many of you realize it is not "real" message. Please disregard it and delete from you mailbox and do not give any personal information! The message I received is below: _______________ Mis:Joy Bany E-mail: yahoo.fr\|joybanyc4 Dearest One, Good thing to writing you, I hope today finds you well. My name is .Joy Bany Please I have some thing to discuss with you and it is very important and urgent. I will like you to write me on my email address or call me to enable us discuss in details. I really want to discuss this with you and we get to know each other more better. My E-mail is:(yahoo.fr\|joybanyc4) I hope hearing from you soonest. Thanks for your understanding. Mis:Joy ______________ Thanks for your attention. Vinnie.

Oct 25, 2005 21:54

VINNIE77
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Hello Everyone:

I have not visited the forum for a few weeks since I have returned from China recently. But since I opened my message box, I see this message, which I believe to be a "Spam" or fraud email. I will post it below. I think many of you realize it is not "real" message. Please disregard it and delete from you mailbox and do not give any personal information! The message I received is below:

_______________

Mis:Joy Bany
E-mail: yahoo.fr|joybanyc4
Dearest One,
Good thing to writing you, I hope today finds you
well. My name is .Joy Bany Please I have
some thing to discuss with you and it is very
important and urgent. I will like you to write me on
my email address or call me to enable us discuss in
details. I really want to discuss this with you and we
get to know each other more better.
My E-mail is:(yahoo.fr|joybanyc4)
I hope hearing from you soonest.
Thanks for your understanding.
Mis:Joy

______________

Thanks for your attention.

Vinnie.

Oct 25, 2005 22:10	#1
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: Offline	Thanks, Vinnie, many of us here got this message, but it's good to be reminded, again:-) For more discussions: http://community.travelchinaguide.com/forum_search_2.asp?pp=2&i=12640

Oct 27, 2005 21:08	#2
VINNIE77 Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2005 Status: Offline	Hi Rita, What worried me is that some people responded to it. I'm glad it's no problem now. But we all do have to be careful about these types of messages. Cheers, Vinnie.

Oct 27, 2005 21:23

RITA
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It seems I have never been so LUCKY since I used email or cellphone or even login to some online communities. I had been informed from time to time that I got huge prizes (Who else hasn't yet got the email from those celebrities' or presidents' widows to offer to transform their fortunes? :-)), I am the kind of person forever doubting the falling gold brick, whatsoever, would hit me one day. ;-)

Cheers

Oct 27, 2005 21:34

VINNIE77
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Yes, I understand what you mean. It is good to doubt the falling gold brick - to be skeptical - it is true there are many frauds there want to cheat honest people.

I have learned over many years (now I am in my 30s!) that to be lucky, sometimes you have to make your own luck. Nothing good seems to come the fast easy way, have to work hard for it.

I like this forum, I hope to spend more time here in the future, get better acquainted with the Chinese people and the culture.

Take care,

Vinnie.

Oct 29, 2005 13:36	#5
GAZ07 Points: Join Date: Apr 27, 2005 Status: Offline	Does anybody know how they were trying to scam us with that message? Spam messages to email or something?

Nov 1, 2005 23:41

VINNIE77
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Hello,

Yes, this message is also fraud - and is also very old trick many people try to use:

<<KIMLATAJONES, 2005-10-31 15:29:07 GMT-5
Dear friend,
I am 54 years of age, I work with a banks in West Africa. A dormant account of US$14.1million US dollars exist in my bank for 8 years which belongs to an American Citizen who is now late Mr Morris Thompson, his profile
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html)
I want an account overseas where the fund will transferred. It is 100% risk free.
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.
Consider this and write me at (hotmail.com|mao1590003 ). Call me at this direct line +228 925 7418
Respectfully yours,
Mr Mark Anderson.>>

These people are trying to get us to give them personal information so they will then be able to access our accounts and our money. If you see any letters like this from someone you do not know, do not answer it, just delete. They would not ask strangers for help if they were true. Believe me, it's fake.

Cheers,

Vinnie.

Nov 2, 2005 03:42	#7
CONNY129 Points: Join Date: May 25, 2005 Status: Offline	how did he do such a huge project to spam to so many people ?

Nov 2, 2005 22:55	#8
VINNIE77 Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2005 Status: Offline	I am not certain how they do it. But they have some type of software maybe, they can "invade" the online forums and send the email message to many people at once. If everyone on this forum checks their mailbox, I'm sure that everyone has this same message from this same person. Remember never give out your personal information to someone you don't know.

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