| Author | Message | ||
| Jack Habits (Ferraristuff)
Intermediate Member Username: Ferraristuff Post Number: 1055 Registered: 4-2003 |
Ok, a dumb-dumb question from me... I know all about the Nigerian scams as they have been around for some 20 years. But... how could merely giving somebody your account # enable them to draw money from it? I know that the US banking system is still in the stone age compared with the European systems (Mail me a check!? a check !? What's that?) but how can they draw money from your account by merely having the account #? Here you need official forms, true signatures, control codes which differ for each transaction etc. Jack | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 762 Registered: 3-2002 |
Of course they are "working" the scam until they find a sucker or two. Obviously they must have a pay off somewhere. A person I know of checked out one of these Nigerian scams for fun. They are shrewd to usually not ask for money up front. They promise all this money they are going to dump in your lap. Lawyers representing the Nigerians call, faxes, letters, phone calls, Fed Ex packs, etc..... Then comes the point where they try and get you. We need 5K to draft official papers in your name. The person playing with them said ~ no problem with charging the 5K for the papers. Simply take the 5K out of the Pot of Gold. That is where the Nigerians insisted on the winner taking the first step with a financial exchange. Sure there are other scams out there with these "artists." Shrewd to not ask for any money up front. Now about Udays Ferrari forsale in Lagos ? It is a great deal !! | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Intermediate Member Username: Peters Post Number: 1552 Registered: 1-2003 |
DL..Just when I thought that Art had the most clever idea, I read your post (sorry, Art). That is flippen classic! | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 335 Registered: 7-2003 |
Here's a better one: Call the IRS with someone's name you don't like. Give them his/her SSN and tell them that you are feeling very remorseful for the years of falsifying your returns. Set up a meeting for a voluntary audit. When that person doesn't show up,obviously, they will crawl up their a$$ for the next five years. Just don't quote me. DL | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Intermediate Member Username: Peters Post Number: 1549 Registered: 1-2003 |
Art...That one just cracked me up! Man, you really gotta hate somebody to pull that one! I'm one for karma though. It would be my luck to do that and get killed the next week at Infineon! | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Advanced Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 2610 Registered: 6-2001 |
KNOW ANYONE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE? GOT THEIR CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER? While I don't recommend this, it would be funny, but it'd have to be someone you really didn't like, and you've have to do this so that it wasn't traceable. Too easy to get caught and go to jail. Art | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Intermediate Member Username: Peters Post Number: 1548 Registered: 1-2003 |
Here's what you do! Reply to their email. In the subject line, write: 'Here is my banking info you requested'. In the text section, you can blast them with any language you wish about their scum-sucking scam! | ||
| Dr. I. M. Ibrahim (Coachi)
Member Username: Coachi Post Number: 409 Registered: 5-2002 |
before email, they used to send you personal letters...I visisted Nigeria in the late seventees and again in the early eightees. Nothing they do there ever surprises me. They are quite crafty...and I would not mess with them..a $1 account can become a serious liability, if they overdraw it. They must get some suckers in or they would not continue to do this. It has been going on as far as I can remember since 1980... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3133 Registered: 2-2001 |
I had some A-hole on AOL demanding my password, so I gave it to him B-L-O-W-M-E !!!!  LOL | ||
| Warren L. (Warren)
Member Username: Warren Post Number: 266 Registered: 2-2002 |
Tim, The 1 dollar idea is awesome, it's almost worth wasting a few minutes to set up an acct just for that. but maybe they could overdraw and then you would be charged fees. 1) Isn't this illegal? 2) If someone reports this email couldn't the internet police pose as a prospective chump and get these guys? 3) there should be a scam magazine done anonymously like forbes, where internet scam artists discuss how much money they made and on what scams. I wonder if anyone hit the millions with the Nigerian one. Also, I wouldn't knock anyone for falling for a scam. Sometimes, if they hit you at the right time, and with the right words, you'll believe anything. p.s. i didn't fall for any yet, but if it weren't for websites that discloses some of these scams I'm sure i would have. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3403 Registered: 6-2001 |
Has anyone ever tried giving them fake account numbers and bullsh*t personal info? what about an empty account or an account with $1 in it? | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 2909 Registered: 4-2002 |
WAIT BILL..BEFORE YOU DO THAT..I JUST GAVE THEM MY SWISS ACCT #S, AND ALSO MY MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME FOR ALL PASSWORD INFO...I SHOULD BE GETTING MY MILLIONS SOON, I ALSO GAVE THEM MY UPS ACCT # FOR FASTER SERVICE..... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3129 Registered: 2-2001 |
wait a second, I'll just post all my info here including my ss# so they can just pick it up here & send me $$$$$ LOL | ||
| Kds (Kds)
Junior Member Username: Kds Post Number: 190 Registered: 5-2003 |
I just got one of these today from someone pretending to be Abbacha's daughter.....I'll use some of the tips on Scamorama and have some fun I think. | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 815 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is anyone really dumb enough to give another person all of this info?? | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 153 Registered: 5-2003 |
for lots of funny stories about 419 scams and how to really cheat these guys see http://www.scamorama.com/ trevi | ||
| Chris Horner (Cmhorner17)
Member Username: Cmhorner17 Post Number: 286 Registered: 4-2002 |
Not that I condone these scams in any way, shape, or form, but they wouldn't do it if it didn't work. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Advanced Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 2596 Registered: 7-2001 |
I like the part where he asks for your bank information, then almost as an afterthought, your personal phone number. Hard to believe people are this stupid. | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 830 Registered: 1-2003 |
I get one of these per week. | ||
| John Do'h (Combover)
Junior Member Username: Combover Post Number: 122 Registered: 8-2003 |
I thought the response was kinda funny: DEAR EDWARD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US. LIKE I TOLD YOU THIS BUSINESS IS LEGAL,100% RISK FREE AND AS GOOD AS BEEN COMPLETED. PLEASE DON'T DISCLOSE THIS TO ANYBODY BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT WANT ANYTHING THAT WILL TARNISH OUR IMAGE IN THIS COUNTRY, AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE.ALSO NOTE THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MANDATED ME TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO SEND TO ME WITHOUT FURTHER DELAYS YOU BANK INFORMATIONS, BANK NAME AND ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER SORT CODE IF ANY.ALSO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. I WILL ALSO WANT TO KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE AND THE NATURE OF YOUR JOB. PLEASE FROM NOW ON BE REPLYING THROUGH MY YAHOO : [email protected] BYE AND GOD BLESS. WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. MR IDRIS. |