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Hi Everyone,
It is bad enough that these sub humans prey on the vulnerable in e-mails but now they have turned to Social networking sites. I just got a message from a person in another social networking site and I reported it to admin and warned others. It looks like one of those Nigerian scams. These so called humans may try here so I am pre-warning you all. I know most of you are savvy enough to spot them but some of our new people may get caught out. If any of you get these type of e-mails or messages, never respond to them. You will get scammed. Here is the message I received and I took out the contact e-mail. START: From Miss Carine Abel - messages to/fro
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Please respond me to my private email id xxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com (CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE) Dear Good thing to write you. I have a proposal for you.This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. Mr.and Mrs Abel. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a Cocoa Merchant, Diamond and Gold Dealer)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 2nd March 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then my father took me so special. accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Seventeen Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$17.7000) deposited in SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire . the next of kin,and he registered the consigment as family valuables and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession to handle all the necessary legal documents of the consigment which he deposited in SECURITY COMPANY and he instructed the lawyer to hand over the doucments to me whenever I need it. Now I want a foreign partner who assist me to retrieve this consigment from the SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire . This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:- 1.Can you kindly tell me what the type of a profitable venture this fund will uesd to invest avoid waste of it. 2). Can you honestly help me as your daughter? 3). Can I completely trust you? 4). What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after you have collected this consigment on my behalf? your telephone number for oral disscussion and keep it highly confidential with yourself. Thank you so much. Yours Sincerely, Please respond me to my private email id xxxxxxx@yahoo.com END: Thanks, Zac I'll Pay For You ezwealthsolution.com/ez2.php?worldunite |
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| This is spam don't believe it and don't respond to those emails. |
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| I think it all boils down to what Bill has eluded to. If it seems to good to be true???? We've got to stop and think about what we are doing. I have seen this type of email/IM message as well as other sites about a gazillion times. Ok, that may be an over exaggeration. The sad thing is, it must still work or 'they' would not still be using that particular scam. Thanks Bill Allen Daniels businessmaninboots Allen Daniels [http://mymarketinggenie.com/add/]Earn money giving away free software[/url] |
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| Hi again, Well ironically enough - the 12daily pro appeared in an advert here at ApSense recently - it may be another 12 daily pro - but the advert appeared. I am glad to see that i am not the only one here who considers that a separate Group for Scams should be included (and blog category of course). We do need a place where people can go and check these things out. Scams and Internet Security are not minor items these days. The first thing many people do when doing their due diligence is to type in the name of the programme and then the word Scam A Special Category would be an improvement. There are so many goof topics here on the subject but they are dotted all over the place in several different categories, as there isn't really one that fits. And I agree with you Cheryl - as do many others that it would be good to have the ApSense Group separated from the rest of the Groups - and i believe this has already been suggested to Admin in the proper place!! Right now the ApSense Group is attracting a lot of stuff that is not strictly internal because we are all members and so posts reach us all. and it is oftten the only way to get a warning seen. For Angel Lovers Earn $$s |
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| There are already several groups here on APSense dedicated to scams, privacy, security and identity theft. Unfortunately they are rarely on the front page when you sign on. This is another case for the APSense group being separated from created groups. The APSense group tends to dominate the available subjects on the front discussion page. New members are automatically part of the APSense group, but not created groups. So while we may have good information being posted it is not being seen, by new members or older members. I had that problem when posting the news about the check scam. It was posted in the scam alert and news group no one read or commented on it. I reposted it in a different group not dedicated to scams and it received several tops was read and commented on. We have good information that gets buried all the time. get protected before it happens to you |
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| Hi again Arthur,
No that is not what I am saying. I fully agree with you we need to help members protect them selves. I also fully agree that we need a new category called Scam Alerts or something similar in which to do it. Bj Bill Brown aka Bjantiques Hosting Skype bjantiques  Group Administrator
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| I think, regardless of the scam people need to know about it. But i also see Bj's point - this topic was about a specific scam.
HYIP's are illegal AND immoral by any definition. There is enough information out there to prove these are SCAMS - So much formation is available that it would almost be safe to call those who participate in these scams, criminals in their own right... Due Dilligence, People!! Regardless of the name of the scam - we simply need to use our own intelligence in looking at where we put our money. Some people are desperately seeking High returns and will do anything they can to see fast reward. In the end, we can only question our own intelligence (as much as we would like to question the intelligence of others). Eric J. Smith Lifestyle Home Services Lifestyle Organics |
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| "As it is impossible to screen every one that joins APSense we will without doubt get those that perpetrate the 419 scam joining APSense and trying it on with our members."
So what you are saying is that it is OK to discuss the Nigerian letter type scams that MIGHT be perpetrated on Apsense members but not on any other scams that MIGHT be perpetrated upon Apsense members and warning them by citing ealier examples. This is a subject about which every community should be aware and, in a commumity like Apsense where new internet marketers will be coming for guidance, is one that cannot be given too much exposure. I believe that protecting Apsense members against possible financial loss falls well within the terms of the Apsense group but, like Jenny says, should be well and truly high-lighted by having its own group. The Old Coot |
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| Hi Arthur,
With all due respect I do not see where any criticism was made. What was made was a polite request to get the thread back on subject. The subject is namely the 419 scam, more commonly known as the Nigerian Scam because that is where it originated. As we all know this started as an email scam and has taken many forms but the theme has always been the same, when its boiled down it comes to this "get paid to help me steal a large fortune." To answer Jenny as well here. The reason this thread was left was discretionary for the following reason. The 419 scam has now mutated from being used through email to being sent to people through instant messengers and through forum / social site messaging systems, and we consistently see new members saying that they are not only new to APSense but also to the Internet. As it is impossible to screen every one that joins APSense we will without doubt get those that perpetrate the 419 scam joining APSense and trying it on with our members. Therefore this thread was left as a warning to our members that have not come into contact with this version of the 419 scam yet, and it is therefore relevant to APSense. The other program is defunct and is not now or ever was relevant to APSense. For further explanation I respectfully refer you to the APSense Group description. Bj Bill Brown aka Bjantiques Hosting Skype bjantiques Group Administrator
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| p.s As this Is the Apsense Group - the argument that it is in the wrong place would have been fine, had Zac been requested by one of the Administrators AT THE BEGINNING to move it to a blog and it had been deleted when started on the 10th November not the 24th! This is a further reason for us to have a section in all Groups and Blogs for Scams and Security, where we can post and go to look for this kind of info! For Angel Lovers Earn $$s |
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| Hi Zac Whilst the "Nigerian" scams are a bit old hat for most people - there are still one or two naive or desperate people who do fall for them. and if there is any doubt about this - I actually know of a case where an elderly couple in the States did lose their savings to one. So that proves that there is still a need to make people aware of this. Secondly I AGREE WITH ARTHUR - any place with a Title "Scam Pre-Warning" is a place where people might go to look at - as I have done. although the Nigerian letter is no longer new for me - the info about 12 Daily Pro was very useful and was not off topic nor wasted. Sorry BJ, but this time I have to disagree with you. There are occasions where the warning or discussion is more important than the fact that it MIGHT be in the wrong place and I think this is one of them. Jenny For Angel Lovers Earn $$s |
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