Scammers Senting Me Private Messages
Has anyone else received scam artist messages? See one I received below....
Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
Please reply me through this my private e.mail Address **Please See My Profile**
Before I proceed, I must apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a business relationship, but you will realize the need for my action. I got your Contact While on a private research on the internet for a reliable and capable Foreign partner who will be willing to involve in a confidential Transaction With me. I am Master Erick Omar.
I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business with you in your country. I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late father late Mr Joseph Omar who was minister of Interior and dealer in Cocao and coffee platation. Dear, If you wish to assist me in getting my inherited transfer out of my country then do reply me and back with your full information such as your full name, telephone and address for me to give you more details regarding this opurtunity
Thanks.
Please reply me through this my private e.mail Address **Please See My Profile**
My regards
Erick Omar.
Tel+22507020381
Yes, I recieve about three a day. They can be quite annoying.
Why are we getting them? I have two theories...
Somewhere a long the line we signed up for a free newsletter with a decoy site...offering a free ebook, article, or program download. The probably send emails based on the content of what we had originally signed up for...target spamming. Its not unlikely, that we signed up for info on investing or lending and therefore are the target of loan scams.
The other possibility is that they obtained our email addresses from an auction site or forum site. I once came across this program that would search forum sites for keywords and contact information (email). Again, this is a way that scammers can target their marks.
Several a day? I have only received one in about two years on this site. But I stick to the forums and articles.
Chris
These are routine in the email world of today. Unfortunate but a reality none the less. I suggest adding the sender to your Junk Mail list. Most of these idiots are associated, without their knowledge, with "autogenerated" email systems which collect email addresses for either malicious attacks or worse a marketing campaign. Their are also email filters which you must define an acceptable "senders" list. These can be become a headache to maintain especially for those random emails you want but were filtered out. I have a script which, once a message(s) is selected, will put the sender in the Junk mail list, and delete any msgs from that person(s). My list of blocked senders is very long now but I believe, I have no hard data to prove, it has been an effective effort.
Best of Luck
This type of e-mail is most unfortunate. I to have received similar e-mails. I always add them to my junk filter. I find it to be amazing to receive the exact same e-mail format from several people and they are seldom generated in the united States.
She was probably just trying to start a conversation, albeit with a stupid comment.