Have u ever received a threatening email from ur inbox?
I have..have u?
Called "spoofed" email!
Called "spoofed" email!
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basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@basilfawlty89 LOL!
That scam is so old I'm surprised it is still tried. It goes back to pre-Internet times, using printed letters. I did receive one once, from or via Canada rather than any African country. Binned it, of course.
I had one of the newer versions a year or so ago, pretending to be the corrupt Foreign Minister of some Middle Eastern dictatorship, wanting you help him embezzle his country's funds.
Even earlier still, were those threatening chain-letter attempts, warning of dire consequences if you broke the chain. Binned them of course. I never discovered their purpose, but I am still here!
Then at least on the right side of the law, were the "URGENT SURVEY" circulars: comprehensive shopping-habits questionnaires probably sponsored by the supermarkets so you could be bombarded with gratuitous advertising for nothing you needed or wanted. All since replaced by Alexa, Facebook and Google. I was tempted to create a bogus personal profile as a wealthy high-flyer (so a lie immediately), with a totally fictitious but plausible address, but I think they printed your real name and address on the form so that would not work.
That scam is so old I'm surprised it is still tried. It goes back to pre-Internet times, using printed letters. I did receive one once, from or via Canada rather than any African country. Binned it, of course.
I had one of the newer versions a year or so ago, pretending to be the corrupt Foreign Minister of some Middle Eastern dictatorship, wanting you help him embezzle his country's funds.
Even earlier still, were those threatening chain-letter attempts, warning of dire consequences if you broke the chain. Binned them of course. I never discovered their purpose, but I am still here!
Then at least on the right side of the law, were the "URGENT SURVEY" circulars: comprehensive shopping-habits questionnaires probably sponsored by the supermarkets so you could be bombarded with gratuitous advertising for nothing you needed or wanted. All since replaced by Alexa, Facebook and Google. I was tempted to create a bogus personal profile as a wealthy high-flyer (so a lie immediately), with a totally fictitious but plausible address, but I think they printed your real name and address on the form so that would not work.