mushrat Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I am getting strange messeges from his email about being trapped in england and needing money...anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zildjian Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 nope! i would recommend not sending any money lol. I am a Nigerian Prince stuck in England! HALP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 [quote name='Zildjian' timestamp='1311872322' post='517487'] nope! i would recommend not sending any money lol. [b] I am a Nigerian Prince stuck in England! HALP![/b] [/quote] LMAO! Nope, I'm not getting them. Only my old Hotmail account gets those kind of messages, and been getting very few lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Maybe the e-mail account got jacked by scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Nopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp44 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 no sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
â€On Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 This is a common scam that uses someones email address. Don't reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_lunchb0x Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 [quote name='aeon' timestamp='1311951020' post='517618'] This is a common scam that uses someones email address. Don't reply. [/quote] this is spot on. It is also used as a phone scam. Call your grandparents posing as you saying your stuck out of town and need cash fast. so they scam them into wiring cash to someone who isn't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 i figured it out fairly quickly. But its strange they targeted me. SDmopar is a member here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm a Nargile Prince stuck in Nebraska! Send money quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 tell you what i told them, im broke man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezxen Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 what they do is you a program that pulls usernames and email adress to compile a word list and then use one at random to try and scam the others with email spuff or he got a keylogger on his comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeDave Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Saw this thread getting some attention, thought I'd see what the fuss is about. HELP! I'm kidnapped and their ransom is 7kg of tangiers! (...Why does the dark side of me think that even if this was the case, no one would cough up perfectly good 7kg of tang hahaha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 [quote name='TheyCallMeDave' timestamp='1312204257' post='518094'] Saw this thread getting some attention, thought I'd see what the fuss is about. HELP! I'm kidnapped and their ransom is [b]7kg of tangiers![/b] (...Why does the dark side of me think that even if this was the case, no one would cough up perfectly good 7kg of tang hahaha) [/quote] I have to hold on to mine! You know, in case I get kidnapped by terrorists too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3cretz Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 [quote name='INCUBUSRATM' timestamp='1311872519' post='517489'] LMAO! Nope, I'm not getting them. Only my old Hotmail account gets those kind of messages, and been getting very few lately. [/quote] I think you should have a look at this XD [url="http://www.emailintervention.com/"]http://www.emailintervention.com/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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