BristolUK

Perhaps they are in your junk folder. That's where mine go.

I'm currently trialling Office 2010 and I don't get messages that something has gone to junk, like I got with 2003 version. So unless I happen to look, they could be in there, unseen.

Souvy

It's worth keeping an eye on the junk folder. My Outlook often sends stuff to it that it shouldn't.

magnumpi

Check your junk mail, there is nothing special about u Smiffffffy

Atlantic Xpat

I either affect great religious fervor, and ask them how they can possible live with themselves, or, if I have less patience, tell them to go boil their head and put the phone down.

Souvy

You are too generous. I stopped being polite a while ago. These days I just tell them to f**k off.

BristolUK

It happened once or twice with 2003's Outlook, but at least I got a message to say something was sent there.

"Outlook has received a message that appears to be junk..." or whatever it said. 2010 doesn't appear to say anything and I've not been able to find a way to have such an alert displayed, I just notice something there if I scroll down to see.

Souvy

Mine used to give me a warning message but doesn't these days. Stuff with a few hyperlinks just gets junked automatically, as does stuff from senders I've added to my blocked list.

The odd legit one gets junked by mistake, so I keep an eye on the message count in the folder.

I perhaps get more emails than you do. I had over 700 to wade through when I got back from a week's vacation (that included the Easter long weekend).

For some reason the Outlook on my company server doesn't have a junk folder. It's called "clutter".

While we are on the subject of scams, I just had a call offering me a free astrological reading over the phone.

HGerchikov

I get them a lot because of my job, this one started off so innocently

Him
Hello,
May i know if your property is still available.
Thanks
Mr Nelson Wilson

Me
Thank you for your enquiry about my listing atxxxxxx. It is still available, if you would like to see it I would be happy to arrange that for you.

You can contact me either via email or on my cell xxxxx

Him
Hello,
Thank you so much for the response on your property and I wish to let you know that I am sincerely interested in your property and I am surely buying this property on your wall outlet as well and I am hoping that we can work together on a better and higher platform, considering my relocation to your country, I sincerely want to trust you.I am a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, NATO troop, on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad and now serving in Iraq will need this property for my private purposes Afghanistan.

As i will be relocating to your Country, and this is because of some security Reasons why i contacted you and i hope we can do this transaction as calm and quite as possible because of the nature of my Job i have to be security alert and i choose your property because of i like the location please get in torch with me as soon as possible so i will know my next step.
Sincerely ,
Mr Nelson Wilson

Starting to smell a rat, but this house was taking some selling so prepared to stick with it for a while

Me
I suggest we arrange to meet when you come over to Canada and I can show you this property if it's available then or other similar ones. It is not recommended to buy a house you have only seen on the internet.

Him
Hi ,
Thanks for your time and response.Please the fund can only be transferred to you once the UN AGENT helps in getting it out of IRAQ and this is the more reason that i contacted you.I want you to be in charge of everything from the legal documents to the buying of the property and that's why i am giving you 20% of the fund.Because i am not only buying your property but will give you the 20% of the fund for your troubles and assistance because i cant do it myself from here in the Military camp and i cant come to your country until you receive the fund.But one thing i am assuring you is that this is 100% risk free and you will never regret doing it.Just help me and lets get this done as quickly as possible,all i need from you now is for you to be secretive and never discuss this with anyone till you get this fund in your hands.Lastly i will also need your :

FULL NAMES
AGE:
JOB:
DIRECT MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

Me
Here are the details you request:

Full Name: Mr Bean
Job: Internet Fraud Squad
Age: 1 day.
Cell phone: 419 419 4191

Him
thanks you

scrubbedexpat091

No scam emails in thw spam folder. Emails from Hillary Clinton, Disney, wix, expedia and costco thougg which all appear to be legit.

Does google have a way to stop these kinds of emails before they even get to the receiver?

I only went back 3 weeks so cant say one isnt there but not in the last 3 weeks anyhow.

HGerchikov

Next time I get one, would you like me to forward it to you? I hate that you feel left out.

BristolUK

I get enquiries about kijiji listings when I don't have any.

They don't ask much, just give me a link to click on.

BristolUK

Do you mean gmail?

I get a bunch of advert type emails that go into spam.

The scam stuff comes to my main email address and into junk.

haggis88

I strung one along for a while when I was trying to sell a motorbike on Gumtree

Kept putting in ridiculous typing errors and then going totally off the topic of selling the bike and told him my gran had to have an operation because she caught crabs or something

When he asked for my name, address and phone number I gave him the address and phone number of the local police station

then I got bored, responded to him with a bunch of profanity and his only words back were "U lack manner"



The spam i've been getting recently is just "Invoice for XYZ" and a zipped attachment, or a "Scan from a Multifunction Device" with a malicious word document attached...the Scan ones are interesting because they appear to spoof internal email addresses from the company

pdarwin

You really shouldn't just trash all these supposed junk emails, just in case one of them could be genuine and you may miss out on a fortune. Now if you'd like me to investigate these people for you, I'd be glad to. You'll just need to forward me a few $$ for expenses and I'll be right on the case for you.

BristolUK

Not interesting but one I'd not seen before.

Hovering over the link shows frungilodecor somethingorother