Crooks Are Trying to Steal Your Credit

[ficonightmare]

I've heard of emails like this going out.But since I've never received one, like DI, I would have been surprised.

[clocktick]

Why announce and wait until the end of the month? 

[Anonymous]

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@clocktick wrote:

Why announce and wait until the end of the month? 

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One word: Lebron

[RozBuds]

I receive e-mails like this often. I don't ever click on any links. I always go directly to the website for my bank or credit card. Sometimes I will forward to the abuse/spam department of my bank/CC company or will just block and delete. Blocking doesn't do much good as these scammers (which I believe are computer generated) just come up with a better mouse trap. It just seems to be a way of the times. Wish some way, somehow a scamming end was in sight but scammers have been around since the beginning of time. I do keep a very close watch on all of my accounts and I must say the CC companies fraud departments do a very good job also.

RozBuds

[Anonymous]

I get those Nigerian scams at least twice a month.  I read where this one guy in the U.S. actually scammed the scammer by saying he wanted "in" and said he sent a certified check of $75,000 to a certain Nigerian bank in a city 350 miles away from where the scammer lived.  The scammer was to go to the bank in person and ask for a Mr. Edward Van Halen to get his check.  The scammer actually made the trip, only to say they never heard of Van Halen (their loss.)

[smc733]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I get those Nigerian scams at least twice a month.  I read where this one guy in the U.S. actually scammed the scammer by saying he wanted "in" and said he sent a certified check of $75,000 to a certain Nigerian bank in a city 350 miles away from where the scammer lived.  The scammer was to go to the bank in person and ask for a Mr. Edward Van Halen to get his check.  The scammer actually made the trip, only to say they never heard of Van Halen (their loss.)

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Chris Hansen of Dateline (Same guy that does "To Catch a Predator") did this in "To Catch a Scammer", he traveled there, window shopped with the guy, then busted him saying he knew he was a scammer.

[KingAdrock]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I get those Nigerian scams at least twice a month.  I read where this one guy in the U.S. actually scammed the scammer by saying he wanted "in" and said he sent a certified check of $75,000 to a certain Nigerian bank in a city 350 miles away from where the scammer lived.  The scammer was to go to the bank in person and ask for a Mr. Edward Van Halen to get his check.  The scammer actually made the trip, only to say they never heard of Van Halen (their loss.)

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Oh, there are MANY people that do this. www.419eater.com is one site completely devoted to this, they have some hilarious stories.