I received the following email today, but unfortunately I'm not feeling very charitable today :smiley-laughing:
Stay sharp folks.
"Dear Friend.,
Salaam Alaikoum., My name is Col. Hussein Harmush, an army officer from Syria Arab Republic but I am presently staying in a REF-UGEE camp here in Manila city of Philippines with my wife and my children after our lucky escape from Syria some years ago. This is as a result of the ongoing bloody civil war in my country Syria which has killed thousands of innocent civilians including women and children over the last few years.
Please I would like to discuss a very important and urgent business proposal with you involving a total sum of US$ 5,000,000.00. (Five Million U.S Dollars Only) with a Bank in London only if you can permit me by responding back to this message as soon as possible. Inshallah i need your honest assistance in transferring this total funds to your Bank account so that i will travel to your country with my family in order to meet you for onward investment of this total funds through your help.
I will be giving you a more complete details about this transaction and thank you very much for your understanding as i look forward to receive your message soonest. May Allah bless you with his best.
Col. Hussein Harmush.
Philippines Refugee Camp."
It's been a while since I've seen one of those.
I think you are very lucky. It's usually 1 or 2 million, although i was offered 1 million out of a 6 million hoard once :)
don't see anything suspicious there.
an ex Syrian army officer has $5,000,000 which was possibly his back pay, and now has it with him in the Philippines, which would be the nearest place to go with his family to avoid the civil war !
so just be helpful, send him your bank details, and he will transfer the $5M to your account...
or
TAKE EVERY LAST PENNY YOU HAVE
:hmmm: :hmmm:
on second thoughts, I'd rather trust HB in the middle of a squirrel community :smiley-laughing:
a quick discussion with HB, and he is more than happy to assist with the investment of this $5M ...
in pigs ears, white hide chews, bonios, dental chews etc :smiley-laughing:
You retired folk get all the breaks.
All I get is PC problems, porn adverts and penis enlargement adverts.
:(
so, it was you that's been reading my e-mails :-[
Quote from: emjaybee on September 29, 2020, 04:03:06 PM
You retired folk get all the breaks.
All I get is PC problems, porn adverts and penis enlargement adverts.
:(
I'm sure those adverts arise because of where you have been previously.
That's the best way I know of tracking where my wife has been internet shopping :)
Log onto EBay and look at the adverts :)
he he he
I would tell him to take his comision from the total and send you a cheque for the rest .Thats what I told someone on the phone but for some reason he put the phone down on me .
Bob Tidbury
Its obviously a scam as Syria was last weeks news,now this is certainly genuine as its up to date,plus the prince himself has given his word that its 100% genuine, legal and free risk.
Quote
Attn: Sir/Madam,
How are you and your family today? My names are Prince Okon's, I have packaged a transaction that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I will need your assistance to help my family receive and invest the sum of USD$10.5Million dollars my late father deposited in a bank here before his sudden death.
My father died early this year when he contracted corona virus ( covid-19 ) from Germany in a search for foreign investor. He died few weeks he returned from Germany.
My mother and I want this funds to be transfer and invested in your
country through your assistance and directive,my father when he was alive warn us not to invest this funds in Africa due to tribal and economic crises.We shall give you 30% of this funds for assisting us.
This funds transaction is 100% genuine, legal and free risk.there is nothing to fear.
Please get back to me through this email address: mcery721@gmail.com ,for more details
Regards,
Prince Okons,
Quote from: class37025 on September 29, 2020, 04:05:39 PM
so, it was you that's been reading my e-mails :-[
You told me it was you SENDING them!
dear friends,
due to the voracious appetite of my husky HB for things like hide chews, pigs ears, hide rolls etc, I find I an financially embarrassed.
if you are willing to help both myself and my starving husky, please make donations to
conning-:censored: (changed by forum)@paypal .com.
all donations will be used to enable HB to live to the standard he has become accustomed to.
honestly
Prince Class37025. nigeria. com
Had one yesterday supposedly from the DVLA saying my payment for my car tax had been declined as there wasn't enough money on my debit card and that I should use a credit card instead.
3 cars in the family all taxes paid in full 2 in March and 1 in December.
I suppose if one person clicks on the link and follows the instructions then it could be classed as a result for the scammer
Littlegs
Had one recently telling me my TV license payment had been refused. We pay cash onto a card when we go shopping. Nice try though as I haven't had one of those before.
I must have had thousands over the years telling me there's a problem with my bank account and that I need to log in to correct it - incredibly, of them all, I've only ever actually had one purporting to be from a bank with which I have an account.
The funniest were a couple I had where the scammer had obviously only just got the software to do it - because I had one from British Gas saying there was a problem with my Virgin Media account and, yes you've guessed it, another from Virgin Media telling me about a problem with my British Gas account :laugh3:
i had a text today from inland revenue telling me i was due a tax rebate. they needed my details to pay me. great news !
( i havnt paid income tax for years )
Quote from: Malc on September 29, 2020, 08:20:23 PM
Had one recently telling me my TV license payment had been refused. We pay cash onto a card when we go shopping. Nice try though as I haven't had one of those before.
with monthly tv licence payments,....the first year you start you pay double each month for the first 6 months--then single monthly payments from then on. That way--you are always 6 months in credit.
I keep getting them from PayPal telling me my account is suspended, I've had a few of the tv licensing ones, and I've had a few dvla ones too.
Cheers, Timmo
Quote from: pape_timmo on September 30, 2020, 09:24:49 AM
I keep getting them from PayPal telling me my account is suspended
Likewise. I checked my Spam box yesterday and there were 15 of 'em.
Just checking the senders address shows they are spam.
I've had a few of the TV licence ones too, I don't have a TV, there are two possible acronyms that can be applied that we used in the RAF
LTU action = Laugh and tear up
WPB action = Waste paper basket
However it would seem we need a more appropriate one for emails as there's no paper to tear up, one possibility springs to mind
RCB action = Recycle bin action?
Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 30, 2020, 01:38:13 PM
WPB action = Waste paper basket
The alternative that we used at work was to file them in the round filing cabinet ;)
Quote from: chrism on September 30, 2020, 02:11:16 PM
Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 30, 2020, 01:38:13 PM
WPB action = Waste paper basket
The alternative that we used at work was to file them in the round filing cabinet ;)
When I was in the Mob it was, File13 or File B1N.
Cheers
Neal.
File B1N :hmmm:
reminds me of when I asked the IT guys at work to sort out a problem on my laptop ...
gave it back the next day, sorted :thumbsup:
"what was it ?" I asked
"just an ID 10 T fault "
walked off chuckling :hmmm:
ask one of the other IT guys
"what's an ID 10 T fault ?"
he laughed, and said, "write it down"
:hmmm:
:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Quote"what's an ID 10 T fault ?"
Also known as a pebcam
AKA thrombosis, there's a clot on the keyboard.
Quote from: themadhippy on September 30, 2020, 06:26:02 PM
Quote"what's an ID 10 T fault ?"
Also known as a pebcam
I know I shouldn't ask ...
but
pebcam ?
I have just 'googled' it, (cos I didn't know either) - hilarious. :smiley-laughing:
Problem Exists Between Chair And Machine
Or PICNIC - Problem in chair, not in computer
This must be genuine as its from the usa embassy
QuoteGreetings from U.S Embassy!
THIS E-MAIL IS ONLY FOR THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
US Ambassador to India,
United States Consulate General,
Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
Please be informed that your fund offered to you was brought to my desk from the United Nations Office because the Regional Secretary Of United Nations here in India said that they will divert your compensation fund to the Government Treasury because you failed to pay their fee on your fund which is just $250 USD only but I told them to wait until I hear from you so as to know the reason you rejected such amount of money ($1,500,000.00) which is a financial support compensation from the United Nations Organization for the monies you might have lost in the past. Please I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email.
Meanwhile if you are interested in this fund as brought to my desk from the United Nations, then I advise you to fill your complete information below and get back to me immediately.This payment has been approved by the previous US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma and ALL THE AUTHORITIES both locally and internationally as well as myself have also re-affirmed the approval. I will be sending my United Nations Diplomatic Passport and the proof of the fund to you as soon as I receive your details. Be informed that this fund will get to you within 24hours, therefore follow my instructions.
YOUR COMPLETE INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO ENABLE US PROCESS THE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND, THEREFORE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY ONLY ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW WITH YOUR DATA.
YOUR FULL NAME_______________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______
YOUR STATE AND COUNTRY___________
YOUR AGE/SEX_____________
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER____
YOUR OCCUPATION______
RESPOND THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: keneth.i.juster@gmail.com
I will be waiting to hear from you soon.
God bless you.
Respectfully yours,
Mr. Kenneth I. Juster
US Ambassador to India
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This e-mail including any attachments, contain information from Mr. Kenneth I. Juster | The US Ambassador to India) which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments.
:laughabovepost:
Mr Kenneth I Juster can't even spell his own name correctly on his email address...
Amazing. They live amongst us.
Quote from: themadhippy on September 30, 2020, 08:12:15 PM
Problem Exists Between Chair And Machine
I knew it as "PEBCAK" - Problem exists between chair and keyboard - I think that might be my issue when I can't login to my trusted sites. I KNOW my password, I DO!
Quote from: Newportnobby on September 30, 2020, 09:39:35 PM
Or PICNIC - Problem in chair, not in computer
Aye, that's the one I know. I'd hoped to leave it behind when I retired but my Mother still gives it a run-out periodically ::)