I guess it makes a change from a Nigerian prince..............
Attn: Beneficiary,
Department of Justice and human rights under the approval of the elected president. My name is Mr David Briscoe, Special agent in the department of Security.
We hereby got a notification that you have been dealing with some scammers on the internet.
After our finally investigation we found out that your full name and phone number was on the list among the scam victims that were supposed to be compensated by the Federal Government with the sum of $500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand united states dollars only)
You have been compensated with the sum of $500,000.00 US dollars from the Federal Government, the payment will be issued online to you from the International Commercial Bank (ICB) Senegal.
We hereby demand for your full current information to avoid wrong details.
Full Name....
Home address..
Mobile phone..
ID card or passport copy...
With best regards
It's just a shame there are some gullibles out there who would fall for it.
I'm obviously being targeted by a group that want me to supply my details or I will get cut off from BT Internet.
What do you think is wrong with this request?
"Please make sure your details are wright 174056240
Please check your billing details
Hi robert,
Our payment processor has detected incorrect or out of date billing information which needs updating immediately.
We usually suspend your Bt service(s) if you don't update your billing information within 2 days.
Please log into your MyBt account by clicking the buttton below and update your billing information to prevent suspension or termination of your service(s).
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Well two spelling mistakes and a stutter was the give away, but it was followed up by a message without any spelling mistakes....must be from another scammer :)
"Dear BT User
We emailed you last month to let you know about changes we are making to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.These changes are key steps towards creating what's next for our consumers, like you, while empowering them with transparency and controls over how and when their data is used.
You can learn more about what these policies mean for you here, as well as more about the changes in our FAQs.
In order to continue to access your (BTINTERNET) Mail account after August 30th-2021, you will need to confirm you accept the Terms of Service. We also need a few moments of your time to explain how we manage your data and provide you with some choices in relation to the processing of that data.
Click here to start.
If you do not want the new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to apply to you, you will no longer be able to access your account from August 30th-2021. If you would like the contents of your email account, you may obtain a copy of your data by clicking here.
Thank you for your time and cooperation.
________________________________________
We hope to hear from you soon,
Your BT Community Team"
Take care all.
Bob
The spelling mistakes are a deliberate ploy to make sure that if you do click the button, you are indeed gullible, and perhaps not very clever, so you are a good candidate for a scam.
John P
Sadly the big money offers have dried up recently (and I suspect I am not eligible for US food stamps), but I get a fair bit of prose like this:
Quotethey wish to reach you
the sweetheart who resides in your urban centre adored you
Hookups for a bond with out responsibility
Quote from: railsquid on September 08, 2021, 02:21:01 PM
Sadly the big money offers have dried up recently (and I suspect I am not eligible for US food stamps), but I get a fair bit of prose like this:
Quotethey wish to reach you
the sweetheart who resides in your urban centre adored you
Hookups for a bond with out responsibility
I'm there. Where is she?
And does she have a working layout?
@Bob G (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=1517) It says 'bond' not 'blond'. Look through the clear lens in your specs :D
Quote from: Newportnobby on September 08, 2021, 07:18:08 PM
@Bob G (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=1517) It says 'bond' not 'blond'. Look through the clear lens in your specs :D
I thought it was clear, but now I can see it's all about NOEL. :laughabovepost:
Shame I don't have an urban centre either. Well not after the accident, anyway.