Spam Emails From Africa

NJNETSFAN · 07-28-2007, 03:22 AM

So today I got an email from one of those spammers offering me 4.8 million dollars and i just need to call him. So he gave me his number and I told him I called it but It said it was disconected(I never really called it). So he keeps emailing me back and forth and what not. So what should I do to **** with him?

Idk how to do an IP lookup or anything like that so what do you guys think I should do? I'm tired of spammers and want to have a little fun with this guy. looking forward to your suggestions Asap

vonfeldt7 · 07-28-2007, 03:35 AM

I'll start thinking...oh this is going to be interesting

PC eye · 07-28-2007, 03:49 AM

One simple idea for dealing with non domestic spam is to simply BLOCK SENDER! I love the block domain option as well as forwarding spam to the ISP's spam report address and let them go after the spammers! They multiple domain names generally to avoid back tracking.

jutnm · 07-28-2007, 03:52 AM

ya i get those too, ther like oo im sorry to hear of ur familys death in south africa flight bah blah blah , and im like WTF i dont have any family that went there. then they say to claim there money or iono somting stupid

MyCattMaxx · 07-28-2007, 04:17 AM

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2006/08/71387

PC eye · 07-28-2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyCattMaxx

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2006/08/71387

Good one there alright!

Whenever some strange email arrives telling some urgent need for money to be sent to grieving families warning bells should sound off right there! Most of these are geared for the gullible and should be simply deleted upon sight. One thing not to do is click on any link for "to unsubcribe from these mailings click here" since that only confirms a valid email address.

! "More spam?

How did they know?"

TFT · 07-28-2007, 03:00 PM

Tell them you are really interested but have a cashflow problem at the moment. Could they send 50 dollars to open a bank account so you can get things rolling

lovely? · 07-28-2007, 03:13 PM

hmm i have only ever gotten one e-mail like this, because my e-mail address is so off the wall, no man on earth could guess it, or buy it for that matter, because i often create new e-mail accounts, for different things. one for school, one for accounts to forums and such, one for personal information, and one for communication. id like to see them scam me

NJNETSFAN · 07-28-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TFT

Tell them you are really interested but have a cashflow problem at the moment. Could they send 50 dollars to open a bank account so you can get things rolling

Good idea, the guy hasn't emailed me since last night so we'll have to see.

PC eye · 07-29-2007, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

Good idea, the guy hasn't emailed me since last night so we'll have to see.

Devulge no personal information and simply block the sender would be the smart move over putting yourself in a very awkward position. These are obviously scams being pulled and should be avoided period. If anything you may want to consider advising authorities on this.

07-28-2007, 03:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
NJNETSFAN Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 474	Spam Emails From Africa So today I got an email from one of those spammers offering me 4.8 million dollars and i just need to call him. So he gave me his number and I told him I called it but It said it was disconected(I never really called it). So he keeps emailing me back and forth and what not. So what should I do to **** with him? Idk how to do an IP lookup or anything like that so what do you guys think I should do? I'm tired of spammers and want to have a little fun with this guy. looking forward to your suggestions Asap __________________ HP M8020N CPU: C2D e6420 HDD: 320GB x 2 Seagate Barracuda GPU: Nvidia 7350LE Ram: 3GB DDRII DVD-rom: 18x +/- RW w/ lightscribe Tv Tuner Vista Premium

07-28-2007, 03:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
vonfeldt7 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Age: 17 Posts: 993	I'll start thinking...oh this is going to be interesting __________________ CPU [Intel Q9450] CPU GFX [Evga 8800GT] GFX RAM [G.Skill 4GB @ 1000MHz] RAM MOBO [Asus Maximus Formula] MOBO Last edited by vonfeldt7; 07-28-2007 at 03:39 AM.

07-28-2007, 03:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	One simple idea for dealing with non domestic spam is to simply BLOCK SENDER! I love the block domain option as well as forwarding spam to the ISP's spam report address and let them go after the spammers! They multiple domain names generally to avoid back tracking. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

07-28-2007, 03:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,513	ya i get those too, ther like oo im sorry to hear of ur familys death in south africa flight bah blah blah , and im like WTF i dont have any family that went there. then they say to claim there money or iono somting stupid __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

07-28-2007, 04:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
MyCattMaxx Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 699	http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2006/08/71387 __________________ Hey Buddy, Can you spare a mouse?

07-28-2007, 03:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
TFT Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,850	Tell them you are really interested but have a cashflow problem at the moment. Could they send 50 dollars to open a bank account so you can get things rolling

07-28-2007, 03:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,739	hmm i have only ever gotten one e-mail like this, because my e-mail address is so off the wall, no man on earth could guess it, or buy it for that matter, because i often create new e-mail accounts, for different things. one for school, one for accounts to forums and such, one for personal information, and one for communication. id like to see them scam me __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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