| Apr 2 @ 6:29 AM |
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dizzydoll
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Again, someone has complained bitterly about one of these 419 scam letters or others just like them. Here is some advice, delete the letter and forget about it, stop taking it so personally. Obviously if someone asks you for money, don’t give it.... and don’t just assume everyone living outside the US border is attempting to scam you. That's simply delusional. 
So my message to all paranoiacs... stop being such a baby! You are not being victimised by others in the world. Here is how it works, the scammer buys a program which provides millions of email addresses. Most times the scammer doesn’t even know which country the email address owner resides in. These 419 scam letters (and other similar letters) are sent to every country in the world, they are not only circulating and attempting to scam US citizens so get over it. 
Now if you want to really worry about something of concern, look no further than the Poodwaddle World Clock (http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm) look under US crimes to see how many US citizens are ready and willing to steal your own personal identity right now. Here is the annual figure which is still rising: 23, 703, 200 people in the US are stealing your Identity every single year. Now that is something to whine about and you only have yourself to blame. 
So stop being such a baby!
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| Apr 2 @ 11:43 AM |
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JimBob47
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I have to totally agree with you doll, and if you look at the profiles close enough they are very easy to pick out with are fake, and which are not fake. Slim 5' 6" and 260 lbs? DUH!!!!! Read the profiles completely.
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| Apr 2 @ 11:49 AM |
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dizzydoll
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Thank you doll, I was starting to worry that our metro males had lost it 
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| Apr 2 @ 9:09 PM |
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Cynbaby
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I agree, if your internet savvy enough to figure out how to make up a profile and upload a picture then you should be aware of all the scams on the internet. I do feel bad for elderly people who are "new" to cyber space and get taken advantage of...but come on the lame scammers on this site
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| Apr 4 @ 4:03 PM |
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eastham
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Actually, some of them are so bad they're funny.
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| Apr 5 @ 2:20 AM |
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dizzydoll
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So you must agree, these letters are as common as the air we breathe, and since we don’t talk about the air we breathe..... there should be no reason to whinge about this, or suspect every foreign national of attempting to “get you”. 
 Rather, spend that time safeguarding your personal identity from people who rummage through your trash to find the mail you toss out. 
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| Apr 5 @ 2:47 AM |
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cuddlebeara
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Nice try but wrong again!
Recent experience has shown me that people out of Nigeria (part of Africa) have attempted to scam myself and others by using the wire transfer fraud. The way that this works is that they send you a certified check via express mail, ask you to cash it, and you are asked to wire a lesser amount of funds to third party immediately in order to close a deal on a major purchase with a small profit factored in. Happened to me once and it has happened to a couple of my colleagues as well.
The best way to mitigate this problem is to simply not do business with anyone in Nigeria or neighboring countries and report them to the authorities. If they do not have a Visa, Mastercard, or AMEX account set up for transactions, then just don't do business with them. If they ask for your bank account information for any form of transaction whatsoever, just say no and report them. Is this paranoia? Not really, it is what's called common sense. The more people that follow common sense rules, the less likely the scammers can scam you.
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| Apr 5 @ 4:32 AM |
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dizzydoll
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CORRECT 
As stated at the beginning of this thread:
Obviously if someone asks you for money, don’t give it.... and don’t just assume everyone living outside the US border is attempting to scam you. That's simply delusional.
And of course, greed doesn't pay.... I wouldn't trust any check sent to me from a stranger, or provide my bank details to ANYONE
More importantly, any advice on how to safeguard theft of your Personal Identity from US citizens ?? Now standing at 24, 467, 062 per annum.
[Edited on 4/5/2009 5:35 AM]
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| Apr 5 @ 6:36 AM |
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Lightfoot52
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There will always be someone out to scam others of thier money, this has been happening since day one, wether it be on the internet, or mail, even by phone. So be aware if it sounds to good to be true, then you are about to loose. So to protect all of you people out there, send your money to me  for safe keeping..
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| Apr 5 @ 7:11 AM |
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dizzydoll
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GOOD ONE
What's your bank account number hon?
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| Apr 8 @ 5:10 AM |
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Lightfoot52
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Sorry I forgot to leave my bank account #, here it is 000-000-0000 now if all the numbers come up as 0's it's becasue your computer is not upgraded for security, but I do have the software to download, and it's only 19.95 plus shipping, 
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| Apr 9 @ 1:21 AM |
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dizzydoll
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Absolutely
Forgot about that lot. Without doubt the biggest scam artists in the world are the very software designers who write programs. Why would we have to purchase anti-virus programs, if the designers themselves were not lining their pockets by writing the worms and viruses ? 
Every one of us who go online every day are exposed to their venom. At least the nigerian comes right out and asks for money while these guys sit behind their keyboards demanding it in the guise of security.
Karma will catch all.
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| Jun 3 @ 1:02 PM |
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mystery2u888
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gf your cracking me up
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