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Post by leptraps on Oct 2, 2018 7:25:38 GMT -8
I received an email several days ago for the purchase of Light Traps. I quoted the party as it was a rather nice order. However, they/he wanted to pay for the order with a bank transfer.They would only transfer into an active account and I needed to have a minimum amount of $7,000.00 USD in the account.
It is one of the oldest scams around. I have encountered this scam numerous times. Here is my cure.
I type out the following message:
You are attempting to steal from me. You are a common their. You are a low life scum ball. I know your Mother, she swims after Troop Ships.
You can say whatever you want. Most of these low life's are overseas. Now here is the good part. Prepare to send them a response to their email. First copy the message you prepared and paste it into the email.
Then copy there email address and paste it ten (10) times into the "Send to". Then copy the "send to" with the ten address. Then past that address about ten or twenty times into the "Send to". Do it again to the " Copy To" and the again the "BC" (Blind Copy"). Then hit send.
I probably do this 10 or 12 times to scammers, never got a response. And my junk scam emails dropped to "ZERO".
Just think how long it will take them to delete them all. Just attempting to sort thru it could take hours.
I have been known to do it more than once.
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Post by joachim on Oct 3, 2018 1:45:11 GMT -8
Haha!
If you have plenty of time, read some of these:
Joachim
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Post by leptraps on Oct 3, 2018 8:05:14 GMT -8
At one time I would lead them. I would create fake bank account number and then omitt a number.
The scammers would ask for a specific amount and I would apologize and claim I was $9.42 short. They would immediately change the amount and I would not respond.
I have several email addresses and all are related to Leptraps. (Leptrap, Lighttrap, bait trap, netswinger) I would send them incomplete emails or it was a national holiday and my bank was closed. I would just lead them on.
I also used a name that quickly spread around. Mr. Dick Head. I would tell them to call me and then I would give them the telephone number of the FBI or some police department in Bulgaria or Russia.
However, they are a crafty lot. At some point I would go silent. I still get a scammers email. I just delete them,
I set up a Yahoo email account and gave the address to one scammer. Inside of a week I was getting 2 or 3 scams emails a day.
After a while I just got tired of it, deleted some email accounts and just ignore the scammer emails.
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Post by leptraps on Oct 3, 2018 15:17:56 GMT -8
I am always amazed by how foolish people can be. Somebody they never knew or heard of sends them an unsolicited email to give them a pile of cash and all they need to do is send them their bank account number and they must have $5,000 or $10,000 in the account.
The money in the account is withdrawn and nothing is deposited.
It happens everyday, time and time again.
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Post by Cassida on Oct 6, 2018 13:49:43 GMT -8
I can to give you my bank account nuber, but you can do nothing with my account. You can to send me money, but you can not withdrawn money (you have not permission). I do not no, what is the problem,...
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 6, 2018 18:56:30 GMT -8
Back in the day when solicitations came in the mail and with a prepaid envelope I’d smash down lead sinkers and return a two pound package they would have to pay postage on.
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Post by leptraps on Oct 6, 2018 19:29:16 GMT -8
I was known to ship Cinder Blocks collect. I live in the country, lots of real Bull Poop. Yeah, I shipped it more than once.
As I have aged I find spending my time collecting, working on my collection and preparing specimens is far more satisfying than dealing with rectal orfices on the internet.
However, my wife and I visited the Waffle House today. Greasy steak medium rare, hash browns scattered and soft, wheat toast and washed it all down with lot's of black coffee. As a result, it gave me gas. Stopped at Lowe's to pick up some lumber, the gal behind me in the check out line had a "Stop KAVA Now". Could not resist. Dropped a massive bomb, I felt better. Ms Betty was proud of me.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 8, 2018 13:03:21 GMT -8
MODERATOR'S COMMENT
Let's leave religion alone, thanks. I have deleted all the posts in this thread about that subject, as they are definitely not appropriate for Trading Reports.
Thank you.
Adam.
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Post by joachim on Oct 8, 2018 13:31:29 GMT -8
Cassida: Of course somebody can get money from you account. If you do not regulary check it, the money is gone. I had a shop some years ago, just to tell one example, and a woman ordered from me asking to send it to the neighbour. She got the package and the account was from the old lady who was the one who ordered.
The police told me, oh, she again. Finally because I involved the police, the money was sent back ( 85 year old woman) and I had to refund it. Also, bank accounts are often asked for phishing, people order in the internet and if you believe or not, there are people who do not know their blood group nor their account. Not everybody is a NASA engeneer!
Joachim
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Post by Cassida on Oct 8, 2018 13:57:54 GMT -8
Phising is something other. In case of phising people giv the scammer their login or/and password,... An example of leptraps is different. I insist that only knowing the account number is not possible for a stranger to withdraw money! I do not know how in America but in Europe (in the Czech Republic surely) NOT. Account number without password (and usually without SMS confirmation and other security features) is useless for every scammer! If you provide data from the debet or credit card, it is again another case. It should be really a problem (when people have not blocked "Mail Order/Telephone Order payments").
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