HoustonMidtown Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I got an email from member MBonu that goes as follows:=======================================Mbonu has sent you a new personal message entitled "Hello".You can read this personal message by following the link below:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...ID=in&MSID=1781Regards,The Houston Architecture Info Forum team.======================================================When you go to the link, it is that Nigerian scam that has been going around for years.....here's a brief portion:======================================================Hello,I will have to be brief and to the point, I have a proposition that may change your life for good.My name is CHIKA C. MBONU MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO ASSURANCE BANK NIGERIA LTD. You can find more details about me on my Banks website ..............=======================================Please be careful if you receive these types of scams.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 This new member has already been dealt with, thanks to our bigdog, editor, he's the man ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 This new member has already been dealt with, thanks to our bigdog, editor, he's the man ! Hey, you kiss up REAL good! Thanks, editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 They don't call me TJ Chapstick for nothin ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMND Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Scam?! You mean I'm not really going to get 40% of 10 million dollars?! You're breaking my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 The user's account has been deleted.I contacted his ISP and they were unresponsive. They're also a satellite internet reseller in Ireland, so I suspect they may have a financial reason to let these scams go on, so I've blocked the entire ISP from HAIF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 This Nigerian email scamming has become world famous but apparently is still popular as victims are widely accessible. Here's a list of stories from 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Why do people still fall for these goddamned scams?I got a whole bunch of them one time, and I reported them to the FTC and the ISPs in some cases. Those idiots will never fool me!Actually, phishing is pretending that your e-mail is that of a legitimate website (like Paypal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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