Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
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Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
This is quite clever - anyone else had this happen to them?
The scam e-mail about 'my cousin in Lagos died and I need your bank account number' (etc etc) is old hat now, and only idiots fall for it...... and any decent e-mail system filters it straight into the Junk or Spam folders..........
........ but I've had a couple recently which were sent as Calendar Appointments/Invitations - which my system allows through unchecked - and straight into my calendar - and which are set to occur at a time which, by an amazing coincidence, started a few minutes ago (so I also get an 'Overdue' pop-up.......).
The scam e-mail about 'my cousin in Lagos died and I need your bank account number' (etc etc) is old hat now, and only idiots fall for it...... and any decent e-mail system filters it straight into the Junk or Spam folders..........
........ but I've had a couple recently which were sent as Calendar Appointments/Invitations - which my system allows through unchecked - and straight into my calendar - and which are set to occur at a time which, by an amazing coincidence, started a few minutes ago (so I also get an 'Overdue' pop-up.......).
Last edited by The Dean; Jan 27th 2013 at 12:26 pm. Reason: .
#2
Re: Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
This is quite clever - anyone else had this happen to them?
The scam e-mail about 'my cousin in Lagos died and I need your bank account number' (etc etc) is old hat now, and only idiots fall for it...... and any decent e-mail system filters it staright into the Junk or Spam folders..........
........ but I've had a couple recently which were sent as Calendar Appointments/Invitations - which my system allows through unchecked - and straight into my calendar - and which are set to occur at a time which, by an amazing coincidence, started a few minutes ago (so I also get an 'Overdue' pop-up.......).
The scam e-mail about 'my cousin in Lagos died and I need your bank account number' (etc etc) is old hat now, and only idiots fall for it...... and any decent e-mail system filters it staright into the Junk or Spam folders..........
........ but I've had a couple recently which were sent as Calendar Appointments/Invitations - which my system allows through unchecked - and straight into my calendar - and which are set to occur at a time which, by an amazing coincidence, started a few minutes ago (so I also get an 'Overdue' pop-up.......).
I still cannot believe Ban Ki Moon wrote to little old me.......
#3
Re: Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
I keep getting them to my work E-Mail offering to sell me a 2011 Lexus LX570 for $20,000......I am currently playing with one, apparently he does have a pink one for my VVVIP customer. I cannot wait for my photo shopped picture..........
#4
Re: Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
Oh please post when you get them....
#5
Re: Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
They keep saying they are in Cyprus and i will have to pay the shipping costs for the car
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Re: Clever new variation on the Nigerian e-mail spam-scam......
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