New Scam - Has anybody got this in TRNC

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 12:22

Dear Friend,

I know this email may come to you as a surprise, due to the fact that you don't know me neither have we met. My name is Mr. Philip Patrick; I work with one of the banks in Europe. I am contacting you based on properties allocation.However, my main reason for contacting you is to seek and reach a mutual agreement with you. Thus I'll need your assistance to enable me and my colleagues transfer the sum of Ј30 Million (equivalent) which is to be used mostly on Properties.I will avail you with more details as soon as I hear from you. Please contact me through ppatrick012@hotmail.com

Warmest regards.

Philip Patrick



See how nice these people are. I don't know them but they can't wait to transfer money into my account.



Plonkers.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 12:30

They are so very, very kind and thoughtful. Why don't they ever write to me?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 12:31

sounds like a top bloke - why he not write to me ??

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 12:36

That's because you guys are not so nice.



I replied explaining that my prefered method of transaction is cash in a briefcase left in a safety box at Euston station. Can he email me the combination after depositing the cash there. And thanked him for his trust in me and assured him that I would not let him down. I will collect the cash.



I just can't believe how lucky I am.

keithr


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 14:38

Lovely job !!!



Have any of you had the "won a prize,choose your delivery method" scam,it's so amateur....

misunderstood


Joined: 08/04/2011
Posts: 1004

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 14:59

The best so far I have received was from Miss Ban Ki Moon. She said the United Nations were compensating property victims and I had been brought to their attention, you know the rest, I think, although I was laughing so much as I deleted it, I was up for nine million euros.



Does anyone ever actually fall for these scams?

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 15:02

Unfortunately there is one born every day so the answer is YES !!

denizen



Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 15:14

Does anyone ever actually fall for these scams?



Yeah I did about 5 years ago. Promised me millions just for me to open a bank account in UK for them. Bit sceptical but did as they asked, and yes, it was a con. I ended up with a lousy £100k instead of the millions they promised. Won't fall for that one again.

walkerscott


Joined: 13/08/2009
Posts: 901

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 15:31

http://www.scamdex.com/

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 15:40

There is an old lady who lives in Southwest England, Which actually replied to one of these scams. So far she has recieved 80 thousand scams from these swines. She has been cleaned out of all her savings.

delikomsu



Joined: 27/10/2010
Posts: 504

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 20:16

Yep, I got this one too.

berilela


Joined: 17/07/2010
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 20:47

i had one a few weeks ago from a russian lady whom said was dying from cancer and wanted to leave me 1 million to open up a home for cancer sufferers ,sick a

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 21:19

I started to get these when i went on the cyprus 44 forum, somehow i think they use this forum probably as well as many others, i have had loads off these, absolutely disgusting itn just goes to prove how low some human beingss will sink for money. I just delete them.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 21:59

I have a file of these wonderful offers, just to prove that by now I should be a multi billionaire, but all I am left with is my original overdraft! But I do know someone onisland who followed through out of curiosity. It was all to help someone dying with cancer (sob sob) and all the person had to do was open a bank account (as someone mentioned above) with, of course a small sum of money which would be added to at a laterdate. Just imagine a thousand people depositing a thousand pounds to start a bank account in joint names. Guess who is the winner?

Quite often it is an attempt at identity scams but I find is fascinating how these people try with appalling English even pretending to be Euro Millions Lottery, or some such, copying logos etc. But I assure one and all that Cyprus 44 has neither increased nor decreased these. Most of them, I think, originaate through hotmail accounts,

Actually much as I deplore the kind of person who tries to con money out of others, I find such

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 22:04

I used to receive them before the Internet. A very nice man from the Nigeria Petrol Ministry sent me a letter and wanted to deposit millions of pounds in my account in the 80s.



It really is nothing new, just a different medium for delivery.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
22/05/2011 22:43

Well I have just seen on the BBC news that now foruns have to obtain the correct names before people can join. How the hell can they as we have seen on here x

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
23/05/2011 10:46

Never mind Lilli, what is rule in U.K is not rule here! Maybe in U.K you will have to provide passport number etc, etc, but hurray for TRNC where one can be what one wants to be without choking red tape. Yes, there is a downside to that but the gypsy in my soul prefers TRNC 'standards'

Hoylemiller



Joined: 03/09/2010
Posts: 240

Message Posted:
23/05/2011 11:07

I have a standard reply for them, 2 words. Starts with F and ends with OFF!!!

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
23/05/2011 15:41

Billy - is that similar to "go forth and multiply"?

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
23/05/2011 18:22

Msg 17: "Yes, there is a downside to that but the gypsy in my soul prefers TRNC 'standards'"

Whereas the "journalist" in your soul should be calling corruption, nepotism and chaotic maladministration properly to account. While backing up unprofessionally wild claims with fact. But then again, in the TRNC you can pretend to be anything you want.

queen


Joined: 04/05/2011
Posts: 42

Message Posted:
23/05/2011 22:28

Deposit me double the amount and ı'll give you half! Not a bad offer eh?)))

Hoylemiller



Joined: 03/09/2010
Posts: 240

Message Posted:
24/05/2011 19:34

Yes Phil. I must get 20 or so mails of this garbage a day most of it goes into the spam folder but i enjoy replying to them...lol

never get any replies tho, how weired is that???

Oilman


Joined: 19/09/2008
Posts: 225

Message Posted:
24/05/2011 21:07

After Nigeria were eliminated from the last World Cup , the Nigerian Goalkeeper said he would refund the expenses of all the suppoerters who travelled to South Africa , All he needs now is their Bank Account Details and their Pin Numbers !

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/05/2011 22:50

Anyone who falls for one of these scams is a compete idiot. Doh!...forget what I just said... )