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Post by tloonya on Aug 13, 2014 12:24:13 GMT -5
Is this a new scam? Got today in my email from ang laza <engela28@hotmail.com>
My name is Miss Angela, I pray that this letter meets you well,though we never meet or seen each other before, but I believe that nature has a way of bringing people together for specific purposes.(engela28@hotmail.com) If you need a friend Email me back ----------------------------------------------------
Whats next? Does anyone need a friend?
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Post by yogiii on Aug 13, 2014 12:26:31 GMT -5
I'm guessing she asks her friends for money
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 13, 2014 12:29:01 GMT -5
Scam. Especially if the email address you listed is correct since that and the body of "her" email spell her own name differently! Delete and ignore.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 13, 2014 12:30:26 GMT -5
Loony, she's not looking for those kinds of friends. She's looking for another kind of friend. Besides, you have us. Why do you need anyone else?
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Aug 13, 2014 13:14:09 GMT -5
Loony, she's not looking for those kinds of friends. She's looking for another kind of friend. Besides, you have us. Why do you need anyone else? I don't, but I have curiosity. All of a sudden somebody wants to befriend me...its pretty bald crazy step, don't you think so?
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 13, 2014 13:24:44 GMT -5
Loony, she's not looking for those kinds of friends. She's looking for another kind of friend. Besides, you have us. Why do you need anyone else? I don't, but I have curiosity. All of a sudden somebody wants to befriend me...its pretty bald crazy step, don't you think so? I was hoping you'd respond. I really need the money.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 13, 2014 13:37:06 GMT -5
Loony, she's not looking for those kinds of friends. She's looking for another kind of friend. Besides, you have us. Why do you need anyone else? I don't, but I have curiosity. All of a sudden somebody wants to befriend me...its pretty bald crazy step, don't you think so? Yup. Especially after what we told her about you.
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Post by violagirl on Aug 13, 2014 13:41:36 GMT -5
I just read/heard something about "Nigerian Prince" scams. Not sure where, might have been in the latest Freakenomics book.
Anyway, you get these poorly spelled and clearly scam emails and you wonder how stupid are they? You think they would clean up the spelling and grammar a bit and make it more believable. But actually they are really smart because it quickly weeds out any people who have half a brain so that the people who respond are already clearly gullible. Making the actual scam more efficient.
I thought that was an interesting perspective.
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Post by movingforward on Aug 13, 2014 13:56:59 GMT -5
The latest scam I received was an email that "appeared" to be from someone I knew. It said he was in Turkey, was robbed, had no money, passport, etc. and needed someone to send him money. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from someone who works for one of my company's vendors. Since my relationship with this person is purely professional I assume I am one of the last people he would ask for money from. The whole email sounded ridiculous anyway. Does anyone really fall for this stuff?
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Post by yogiii on Aug 13, 2014 14:01:38 GMT -5
Old people
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 14:06:09 GMT -5
Who says their name is Miss Angela? Normal folks say Angela. Dominatrix's say Miss Angela. Do you want a spanking loony?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 13, 2014 14:32:48 GMT -5
The cleaning lady at work was telling me how her relatives fell for the "your grandson's been arrested, this is his info, go buy a money pack (WTF is that anyway) and send it here" scam.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 14:54:19 GMT -5
Not necessarily . I wouldn't.
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 13, 2014 15:15:41 GMT -5
I just read/heard something about "Nigerian Prince" scams. Not sure where, might have been in the latest Freakenomics book. Anyway, you get these poorly spelled and clearly scam emails and you wonder how stupid are they? You think they would clean up the spelling and grammar a bit and make it more believable. But actually they are really smart because it quickly weeds out any people who have half a brain so that the people who respond are already clearly gullible. Making the actual scam more efficient. I thought that was an interesting perspective. Exactly! I laugh at all the crazy, misspelled emails that get filtered into my "junk" email. Thank goodness for email filters.
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Post by saveinla on Aug 13, 2014 15:39:40 GMT -5
The latest scam I received was an email that "appeared" to be from someone I knew. It said he was in Turkey, was robbed, had no money, passport, etc. and needed someone to send him money. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from someone who works for one of my company's vendors. Since my relationship with this person is purely professional I assume I am one of the last people he would ask for money from. The whole email sounded ridiculous anyway. Does anyone really fall for this stuff? You would be surprised. My DH travels a lot and last year when he was in Europe, I got 2 calls early in the morning from friends asking where he was and which bank to wire money to. His email had been hacked and they had sent out the info that he was in Germany etc. etc. I was really thankful to have such great friends, but wondered how many times they had responded to such info .
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Post by resolution on Aug 13, 2014 17:05:52 GMT -5
The latest scam I received was an email that "appeared" to be from someone I knew. It said he was in Turkey, was robbed, had no money, passport, etc. and needed someone to send him money. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from someone who works for one of my company's vendors. Since my relationship with this person is purely professional I assume I am one of the last people he would ask for money from. The whole email sounded ridiculous anyway. Does anyone really fall for this stuff? My SIL had that happen and some people actually wired the money to help her get home. She ended up feeling bad and reimbursing the money that they lost.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 17:39:59 GMT -5
When I had jury duty and the lawyers were asking us questions to choose the jurors, one lady probably early 50's didn't seem thrilled about having jury duty because she owned a business and it was her busy season and she was swamped with work. In response to some of the questions they asked, this lady said she had been scammed big time, TWICE. One of them, her son was supposedly stranded somewhere far from home and she sent money to the scammers. I want to say they contacted her again almost immediately after she sent the money, because her "son" needed more. I can't remember what the other scam was. But I do remember thinking that both scams sounded like something nobody in their right mind would fall for. I wasn't the only person surprised that a businesswoman that seemed reasonably intelligent was saying she'd fallen for that crap, and more than once.
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Post by swamp on Aug 13, 2014 18:42:57 GMT -5
The latest scam I received was an email that "appeared" to be from someone I knew. It said he was in Turkey, was robbed, had no money, passport, etc. and needed someone to send him money. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from someone who works for one of my company's vendors. Since my relationship with this person is purely professional I assume I am one of the last people he would ask for money from. The whole email sounded ridiculous anyway. Does anyone really fall for this stuff? I got hacked and that email went out. Several people believed it.
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Post by midjd on Aug 13, 2014 19:19:59 GMT -5
The latest scam I received was an email that "appeared" to be from someone I knew. It said he was in Turkey, was robbed, had no money, passport, etc. and needed someone to send him money. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from someone who works for one of my company's vendors. Since my relationship with this person is purely professional I assume I am one of the last people he would ask for money from. The whole email sounded ridiculous anyway. Does anyone really fall for this stuff? I got hacked and that email went out. Several people believed it. I wonder if they target professionals? I just got one from one of our mediators last week, also allegedly in Turkey. The only other one I've gotten was "from" a law school classmate. My mom is extremely gullible and got scammed a couple of months ago... she got a text message that was supposedly from Verizon about her account being suspended, and wanted her to log in (to a non-Verizon site) immediately. She did, and they used her account to order two brand new phones. I got the same text, but luckily she told me about her experience before I went off about how dumb would you have to be to fall for that shit... (Oh it is going to be so bad when she gets older...)
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Post by yogiii on Aug 13, 2014 19:23:48 GMT -5
Not necessarily . I wouldn't. You must be very young at heart
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Aug 13, 2014 19:41:10 GMT -5
Yes, Loony - make Engela/Angela your friend.
The broken-English in the email should be an instant red-flag.
Oh, and have you gotten any that say you've inherited $1 million - and all you have to do is forward $100,000 as security - to claim your inheritance?
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 13, 2014 20:43:00 GMT -5
Yes, Loony - make Engela/Angela your friend.
The broken-English in the email should be an instant red-flag.
Maybe the broken-English is why Loony believed it could be somebody she knows or one of her long lost relatives.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 12:44:39 GMT -5
Not necessarily . I wouldn't. You must be very young at heart I am. And I know that my Nigerian prince will come through for me any day now .
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Post by tloonya on Aug 15, 2014 8:59:04 GMT -5
I couldn't not tell you what happened next: Dearest one, How are you today and your entire family? I guess that it is well with you.I know this mail will not come to you as a surprise since we have not had a previous correspondence,please bear with me.I am more than happy to read your interesting mail,though you are too far but does not mean that we are not going to meet one day and have good things to share together. And I hope that you are fine and healthy? I have noticed that you are the kind of man I am looking for since all this while,I believe that you are a trust worthy and caring person,that's what makes me to disclose my identity to you. My name is Miss Angela Williams, 23 years of age, my birthday was 23th December 1990, fair in complexion. from Rwanda and presently I am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the killing of my father who died in a helicopter crash and my only mother died during the bombing of our village, Rwanda state of Kigali.Please don't be discouraged for hearing this.I believe deep down inside me that you will never break my heart or let me down in anyway. But only believed in my sincerely words towards you. My late father Dr.W.David Williams was the Chairman, Gruv-Melton Oil and Gas Company, and a private extracting oil firm in Kigali before his dead.The brutal killing of my mother who died after 17days being in the hospital. I was in my second year in Applied Mathematics department in University before the death of my loved Parents took place. I contacted you for a possible help.My step mother was a very wicked woman and she intend to kill me since my father and my real biological mother is died. Then she planned to take away my entire late father's property and some other valuable things from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Parents.Meanwhile I wanted to find my way out of my country because I have seen what she is planning to do to me. I thereby plan to go to Europe or Asia, but she hides my international passport and other valuable traveling documents.Luckily she did not found where I kept my fathers File which contains important documents. I managed to escape with the documents which covers my late father's deposited money totaling $9.7M (nine Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars). Which he use my name as the next of kin. Meanwhile, I am residing here in Senegal as a refugee under the UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help me transfer my money of which my Father deposited in the financial firm which I am the next of kin to your own Account pending my arrival in your country.I will like to see you face to face soon. Furthermore, on your wish to help me out of this critical situation of mine, I will give you the contact of the bank for confirmation and you can communicate directly with them regarding this fund of my late father which was deposited in their custody. I am giving you this offer as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me retrieve the money from the bank and transfer it to your nominated account. Dear I will like to further my studies as soon as I arrive to your country, and please try to help me to achieve this goal as I have a desire to become a famous personality in the nearest future. I will be pleased if you can do this for me. You can reach me through this number, for its Rev. Father's mobile contact (+221761389061) And his Email address (revfatherchrist25@yahoo.com) by name Rev Father Christ and if you call, tell him that you want to speak with Angela Willims,I am staying in the female hostel room 8.I have already informed him, that some one will call me through his phone. He will send for me from the hostel to come and speak with you. So please do not fail to call me because I need to hear your voice too. Dear on your wish to help me out, I will like to have your data/information's such as: 1.Your Full name 2.Your address 3.Your occupation. 4. Your phone or fax number. Now permit me to ask these few questions as my guardian:- 1. Can you honestly help me as your partner or your daughter or your sister? 2. Can I completely trust you? will be good for you after the money is transfer to your country? 4.Can you help me to come over to your country and further my educational carrier? 5.Can you assure me of the confidentiality of this transaction,So that when coming in to your country there would not be focus of attention, Immediately I receive this I will give you the contact of the bank where the money was deposited for you to contact them pending my arrival in your country. Thanks and take a good care of yourself and I hope to see your pictures as well as I have attached mine to you in other that you might know the person that you are having conversation with. Dear I shall be stopping from here for now while I wait earnestly to be reading from you soonest. Yours sincerely, Angela and at the end there was a pictire of sitting down on the beach white woman from neck to feet with a very open cleavage. Apparently I sould respond...as an honest man
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 15, 2014 9:16:55 GMT -5
You could get a computer virus just from clicking on that. Not to mention a headache from trying to read it.
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Post by tloonya on Aug 15, 2014 10:52:27 GMT -5
You could get a computer virus just from clicking on that. Not to mention a headache from trying to read it. I didn't read it so there is no headache. Have anyone read it? Fess up!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 15, 2014 10:59:29 GMT -5
You could get a computer virus just from clicking on that. Not to mention a headache from trying to read it. I didn't read it so there is no headache. Have anyone read it? Fess up! I tried. Her story is so sad, so compelling. And so damned funny, with all the errors. And this: This is a Lifetime movie all by itself!
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Aug 16, 2014 4:12:02 GMT -5
Tell her you don't have a bank account because the evil banks here closed your account for bouncing too many checks, but she can wire you $100 that you'll use to open a new account that her beloved fathers estate can be transferred into.
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Post by milee on Aug 16, 2014 7:00:18 GMT -5
When I had jury duty and the lawyers were asking us questions to choose the jurors, one lady probably early 50's didn't seem thrilled about having jury duty because she owned a business and it was her busy season and she was swamped with work. In response to some of the questions they asked, this lady said she had been scammed big time, TWICE. One of them, her son was supposedly stranded somewhere far from home and she sent money to the scammers. I want to say they contacted her again almost immediately after she sent the money, because her "son" needed more. I can't remember what the other scam was. But I do remember thinking that both scams sounded like something nobody in their right mind would fall for. I wasn't the only person surprised that a businesswoman that seemed reasonably intelligent was saying she'd fallen for that crap, and more than once. Stuff like that is why it would be scary to ever be on trial for anything if the case is remotely complicated. No way in heck do you get a jury of your "peers", you get 12 idiots who were too stupid to get out of jury duty and some of whom will openly admit to being dumb enough to fall for major scams twice. I guess if you know in advance the jury is this dumb and gullible you just pray like heck that your lawyer is better looking and a smoother talker than the opposing side's attorney. (BTW, I do jury duty when called and don't try to get out of it so don't think that it's necessarily only stupid people who serve... That comment was directed at the woman in the post above who Pink says clearly didn't want to serve on jury duty.)
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