weird e-mail

[Tom]

It's an age old scam that just got a lot easier and cheaper with the invention of faxes and then e-mail. I reckon that anyone stupid or greedy enough to believe this sort of things deserves to lose out, they need to learn that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

 

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[Mulcontent]

yeh ive seen all those but here is a nasty one that catches my newbie mates out everytime

the mail tells them they already have a virus and to go into your windows folder and delete a program which has a teddy bear as an icon

ok this is a standard windows file and now they have manually rooted their own puter

so dont ever delete SETDEBUG.EXE http://www.sector101.fsnet.co.uk/yahoo/annualleave/smileys/58.gifhttp://www.sector101.fsnet.co.uk/yahoo/annualleave/smileys/03.gif

[BlackBeauty]

peepz should never go and delete, rename or make changes like that unless the advice is coming from somewhere reputable. hardly not an email from someone (even if known to you). when in doubt, i always urge users to check on the mcafee website first, BEFORE doing anything.

 

For example:

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436

[Guest Babybear]

Yes my mum an her friend got the teddy bear one , lucky i was there an same with my other half , as we both new , she had xp anyway an it wouldnt let her deleat it

so ppl just to crule i feel some time , how childish i recon to stuff up a putter of someone you dont know ,

But whats the worst thing was that mum got it froma fwd froma heaps of ppl that she knew , all that were nebies jsut used there pc for email of web realted stuff, .

 

 

My 2 cents

[shrredda]

My ex boss fell for this shit would you believe.

 

I found it suss so I went to Consumer Affairs...its called the 'Nigeria Scam'...been around for 15 yrs or more on and off.

 

My boss gave em $37,000...!

 

SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO MEEEEEEE....!

Edited February 26, 2003 by shrredda

[Ferre]

I still get more then 5 a week, the latest one is trying to tell you it's for a child care org. (SICK) :angry:

[Pete]

i got them too for a while..

 

dumb mofo's using yahoo ffs..

 

>From: fed williams <f_williams222@yahoo.com>

>To: bleak129@hotmail.com

>Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

>Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:20:00 -0800 (PST)

>

>FROM:Williams Fed

>Dear Sir,

>Your contact address was given to me by our

>chamber of commerce with trust and honesty.

>It is my wish to request for your assistance in this

>transaction and as a partner for a business proposal

>having in mind that yours is a reputable organization

>in which we could invest properly. However, we repose

>great confidence in you considering your status and

>the belief that you could be fully trusted to handle

>this business with the degree of confidentiality it

>deserves.

>I am Hon williams fed, the former chief project

>manager with the Federal Ministry of Aviation in

>Nigeria. My colleagues and I in the ministry need the

>services of a trust worthy foreign company into whose

>account we will transfer the sum of $35.5

>million(USD). The above amount originated from a

>deliberate over estimation of various contracts done

>for the corporation in 1993.The money has been lying

>unclaimed in the ministry because it has neither a

>beneficiary nor any file with the ministry. It is

>within this framework that we have resolved to get in

>touch with you to table this proposed business.

>Precisely, the original contractors to this project

>had since collected their supposed payment

>accordingly, hence the work has been finished and

>commissioned. Now we want to remit this over estimated

>amount to a reliable overseas account for our personal

>use.

>The need to contact your company arose because the

>contracts were executed by foreign firms and the

>money cannot go into an indigenous account in order to

>avoid suspicion from unconcerned quarters.

>I have succeeded in getting the money outside Nigeria,

>with the help of a security company by name {GLOBAL

>SECURITIES NIG} They have representative in

>SouthAfrica and London.

>All you need to do is to claim the fund from the

>global securities representative in either SouthAfrica

>or London and deposit in your bank account.

>I shall fax to you on your positive response the

>relevant documents to claim the fund.You will be

>guided by the global securities

>representative on how to claim the fund and deposit

>the fund in your bank.

>Mutually, we have unanimously agreed to share the

>money as follows when remitted to your company's

>account. My colleagues and I will have 70% and 25% to

>your company, while 5% is mapped out for contingency

>expenses that might be incurred during the transfer

>process.

>This deal is completely risk free because we have the

>machinery of the government and the global securities

>on our side. Moreover, this

>deal requires confidentiality.On your positive

>response, the contact address of my

>colleague in the global securities South Africa or

>London will be forwarded to you immediately.

>The said fund is presently lying unclaimed in the

>global securities coffers, waiting to be claimed by

>any foreigner I trust and present to the global

>securities.

>if you are willing to assist in this project, your

>urgent reply will be highly appreciated via my email

>address; f_williams78@yahoo.com , for further

>information to enable us expedite action on this

>project. Also include your phone and fax numbers where

>you can be contacted immediately

>Yours faithfully

>williams fed

>

>

>

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