Topic: Phishing E-mail

[milkybardave]

I've just received, what I can only describe as a "classic" Phishing e-mail from someone who in the body of the e-mail say that they obtained my e-mail address from this site.

People, just be aware that there are people about who want to scam you!

The e-mail reads as follows:

Letter Of Relationship .
FROM NNA ROBERTS
12 BP 1046 ABIDJAN.
COTE D'IVORIE.
Dearest one,
 
Permit me to inform you of my dee to go into business relationship with you , l got your name and contact through the internet here in Abidjan and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to the nature of my proposal,which requires a reputable and trustworthy person. Someone who will be kind and sincere to me. I am a memeber of www.allotments4all.co.uk
 
l am Mr Nna Roberts, the only son of late Mr and Mrs Nelson Roberts.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business meeting. My mother died on the 20th october 1988 and my father took me so special because l am motherless.

Before the death of my father on 29th november 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside,when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why? (1) He complained that I am too young to be managing my life with no one to take care of me,(2)That I have not finished my university education as he planned for me, he revealed to me that he has a sum of US$4.500.000.(FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) left in a security company here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only Son for his next of kin in deposit of the funds.
 
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisioned by his business associates , that l should seek for a GOD fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of a business partner abroad,that he or she should help me obtain a resident permit in his or her country.
 
He also gave a standing instrution to the company that the deposit must be
transferred outside this country. According to my father,the money was deposited as art works to avoid attracting attention to the deposit.
 
I am now ready to do all these since my father my bread winner is no more.  l am honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways.
 
(1) To serve as my guardian in your country while I will depend on your expert advise since l am a boy of 19 years.

(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to further my university education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

Moreover, l am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your assistance in the transfer of this deposit to your country. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as l believed that this project would be concluded within seven days you signify interest to assist me by contacting the security company.
 
Hoping to hearing from you soon. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to the needy.

Best wishes
NNA Roberts.


Is there anywhere in my profile that I can hide my e-mail address?

Regards Dave

[glosterwomble]

Oh my... how freaky!! Do they really think we would fall for something like that though???

Someone somewhere thinks I have problems down below I reckon because most of the junk emails I recieve are for viagra!!

[saddad]

Snap Womble... my favourites are the ones asking me to update detailson my bank accounts, especially from banks I don't have accounts with!
 ;D

[Emagggie]

Milkybardave, see the post on spam today, same thing and more info.

[glosterwomble]

... my favourites are the ones asking me to update detailson my bank accounts, especially from banks I don't have accounts with!
 ;D

Yep and Ebay telling me I will have my account suspended if I don't tell them bank details IMMEDIATELY!!  :o

[cambourne7]

Click on the profile option at the top of the A4L screen
Select 'Forum Profile Information'
The screen with re-load with your information editable, remove your email address and hit the option to update your profile at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the profile option at the top of the A4L screen again and you will see hidden now where your email address is.

[deadbird]

how bizarre
i was pleased to get my first ever phishing email from west africa-i was beginning to feel left out

how wonderful to know that he or she is an allotmenteer

wonder what grows there

[kenkew]

Maybe we should all enter this prat's Email addy in all our profiles.....that should keep him busy!...especially when he starts writing letters to himself... ;D  ;D

[Lauren S]

Oh Ken, you little devil..Good idea though.  ;D  ;D  ;D

I was told to put the first name in your email address book as
AAAAAAAblah blah blah and if you get hacked that address will get mailer demon and it won't send to the other names you have stored in your address book.

[kenkew]

I got this heading....wasn't daft enough to open it to read it.

 NatWest Bank United King. »  ‎NatWest Direct and Digital Banking: Submit Your Login Password

Are these morons actually eating our planet's resources?

[Miss Fenella]

I got it too - it's nice to be involved.
 ;D