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[Wittsend]

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My Dear Friend,

My name is Dr.Jack.Rufon; I got your address in Burkina Faso chamber
of commerce through details. I need your urgent assistance in
Transferring the sum of (22.5000,000)Million Dollars fund which
Belongs to our deceased ustomer who died in A plane crash, since the
Death of this our customer the money has been in our bank without
Claim. I want to release the money to you as the deceased NEXT OF KIN
For the benefit of both of us. By indicating your interest I will send
you the full details on how the business will be executed. I need to
Hear from you urgent so that I will give you more information
regarding this transaction.

Waiting for your urgent response so that we will starts immediately.

Thanks,
Dr.Jack.Rufon,

 

Does anyone get taken in by these

[BettyWhite]

In a previous life I came across a magistrate and local councillor from Birmingham who complained that he had been defrauded out of £55k. Upon investigation, it transpired that he had answered an email where someone was trying to help him evade UK tax. 
Unfortunately for him, he not only lost the money but he also got prosecuted by the (then) Inland Revenue for a criminal offence. He was also barred from being a magistrate, I don't know if he continued to be a councillor.

A bit off topic but I have also recently heard of a friend of a friend who thought he was being really clever by putting all his assets into his sister's name just before he became bankrupt in an attempt to avoid paying his creditors. Unfortunately for him his sister has refused to play ball and give him his assets back. He has lost around £2million. He can't take her to court as that would mean admitting a criminal act and he can't take "enforcement action" as she has some very heavy associates.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind!

[ChrisJC]

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Does anyone get taken in by these

I think the point is that if you are daft enough to start on that journey, you will probably see it through to the end. It effectively screens out the 99% of the population who realise it's a scam.

Chris.

[g6anz]

I have just had a text from Paym which apparently allows you to send money via a text. This a legitimate service according to Google, but you have to give your bank details to the sender so you can receive the money. So a text from 61111 asking for my bank details......I don't think so.
https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/text-from-paym-somebody-tried-to-send-you-money-2644698

 

[Worf]

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Does anyone get taken in by these

I once wound one of these mugu scammers up by telling him I was Pastor Tarquin Cummerbund of the the Church of St Loony dans l'eclair. after wasting his time for a few weeks, hopefully he is still awaiting me at Amsterdam airport.

[Genem]

My wife was the recipient of several attempts at scams when she ran a baking business, both were of the "Here is a big order but we need you to pay for shipping in advance...to an address in the USA " - 500 cupcakes for a wedding reception was one, if I recall.  She strung them along for a week or so, asking about types of icing, flavours etc...before breaking the news that it was unlikely that 500 home-baked cupcakes would survive a trans-Atlantic flight and anyway, fresh home baking is best eaten the same day...