Another offer I am not able to refuse (wanna bet)

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Do you (somehow doubt it!) ?:-lol

I would if I was the one paying for it... :-rofl2

But that said, it's been many months since the last scam call (the "Your Windows has a problem" scam), so the line is fairly quiet, at the moment...:D
 

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Just had an email from someone called Agustina Greenhaw titled ' My best girl was jolly jolly, when i efforted this!!!'........they were kind enough to preface the title with [SPAM]...see, there are thoughtful people around....
 

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Just had an email from someone called Agustina Greenhaw titled ' My best girl was jolly jolly, when i efforted this!!!'........they were kind enough to preface the title with [SPAM]...see, there are thoughtful people around....
You would have thought that the people behind some of these ridiculous emails and calls would try to make sure that the "English" used was at least reasonably "passable" - but obviously not :p

Also, that's about as stupid and unconvincing as calls from someone from the Indian Sub-continent introducing himself as "Steven" from Microsoft/BT/Whoever! :D
 

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You would have thought that the people behind some of these ridiculous emails and calls would try to make sure that the "English" used was at least reasonably "passable" - but obviously not :p

Also, that's about as stupid and unconvincing as calls from someone from the Indian Sub-continent introducing himself as "Steven" from Microsoft/BT/Whoever! :D

Hey don't knock BT with this anymore 90% of their calls are answered by UK English speaking real people. I only know this because we have been having a problem for a couple of weeks and after a number of factory resets I am now waiting for a replacement youview stb and each time I have contacted them I have spoken to someone in the UK, today I mentioned this and was informed that they have finally listened to their customers and 90% is the figure they have reached now since its instigation. A step in the right direction for sure
 
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Unplug the phone? :-rofl2


Actually I do just that when I have my usual 39 winks after lunch.

Got sick of being woken by the offer of free boilers.
 

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Not knocking BT (I have legacy shares:mad:) unless they are cold-calling us even though we are on the Telephone Preference List (or whatever it's called) - think someone may be mimicking their call techniques for phishing/scamming calls.
 

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Not knocking BT (I have legacy shares:mad:) unless they are cold-calling us even though we are on the Telephone Preference List (or whatever it's called) - think someone may be mimicking their call techniques for phishing/scamming calls.
The joke is that it is probably the disgruntled ex employees making these stupid calls having stolen a copy of the database when they had chance, but as I have mentioned previously their new service BT Call protect it wiped them off the face of the planet until yesterday morning when my wife answered a 00 prefix offring to fix my computer which immediately got blocked, the first we have had since joining the service many months ago
 

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The joke is that it is probably the disgruntled ex employees making these stupid calls having stolen a copy of the database when they had chance, but as I have mentioned previously their new service BT Call protect it wiped them off the face of the planet until yesterday morning when my wife answered a 00 prefix offring to fix my computer which immediately got blocked, the first we have had since joining the service many months ago
As I said earlier, the call today appeared to come from an 0845........, not an 00....., number!
 

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As I said earlier, the call today appeared to come from an 0845........, not an 00....., number!
Indeed and can be spoofed in the blink of an eye unfortunately

Code:
http://www.callhappy.co.uk/news/phone-number-spoofing-scams
 

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Indeed and can be spoofed in the blink of an eye unfortunately

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http://www.callhappy.co.uk/news/phone-number-spoofing-scams
Undoubtedly (not that I could do the same !), and I totally agree :(
 

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I also received a same email 2 days ago. And after sending him the application form, he immediately approved the application without any interview. The pay rate for this role is really high, 26 pounds per hour without having to travel to the company to see the managers. However, they request me to provide them my bank account in order to receive money from their customer and then get it sent to their bank. That's why I started to think that they may scam and the website Rekox.com may be a fake site, and I found this:

Domain rekox.com

Date Registered: 2012-7-10
Date Modified: 2012-7-10
Expiry Date: 2013-7-10


DNS1: ns.openhosting.ru
DNS2: ns2.openhosting.ru


Registrant
Fundacion Private Whois
Domain Administrator
Email:
_http://www.whois.com/eimg/4ed879b31df098e467a3faae82601c5e483216b2.png @t02cduv4f7f99a255f64.privatewhois.net
Attn: rekox.com
Aptds. 0850-00056
Zona 15 Panama
Panama
Tel: +507.65995877


Administrative Contact
Fundacion Private Whois
Domain Administrator
Email:
-_http://www.whois.com/eimg/f1febb2b58a62f0037bb88f999a6c88f9b5d9612.png @t02cduv4f7f99a255f64.privatewhois.net
Attn: rekox.com
Aptds. 0850-00056
Zona 15 Panama
Panama
Tel: +507.65995877


Technical Contact
Fundacion Private Whois
Domain Administrator
Email:
_http://www.whois.com/eimg/c57d64e8b4505b651d8fb1c6934805b7184510e2.png @t02cduv4f7f99a255f64.privatewhois.net
Attn: rekox.com
Aptds. 0850-00056
Zona 15 Panama
Panama
Tel: +507.65995877


Registrar: Internet.bs Corp.
Registrar's Website : _Domain Name | Internet Domain Registration | Register Domain Names


To get more details, visit
_Whois rekox.com


Really?? my country is involve in this? I can confirm you all, do not trust anything coming from my country with this type of info, never, recently we have been hit by this Mossac Fonseca sh*t and a lot of international investment are leaving and we have been facing a hard time finding a good job to pay our dues and bills.


Really sad…
 

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Lovely Jubbly!

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Another one!
[!! SPAM] <SPAM>:ATTENTION: FUND BENEFICIARY tu m 83

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Tel:+2349076417944
www.adfb.org
E-mail: mrskoffi2@anpa.name

REF: FGN/LOS/BIS/AACB/ADFB-03/17

Attention: Fund Beneficiary

Congratulations on the approval of your Contract Inheritance Fund by the Bank for International Settlement and Association of African Central Banks as directed by the World Bank.

The Bank for International Settlement and Association of African Central Banks through the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed us to release your Contract Inheritance Fund, which is in line with the Financial Regulatory Acts and Deeds of the International Monetary System. We hereby apologize on behalf of the Bank for International Settlement and Association of African Central Banks for the unlawful delays of the release of your fund by the countries of the World and their financial institutions.

We have been mandated to release your Contract Inheritance sum of US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) within the next 14 Working days and you have been given 48hrs to respond to this letter, because your name is short-listed for payment this Last Quarter, Batch ‘C’ Payment Release Order.

We have processed the release of your Contract Inheritance fund through Telegraphic Swift Transfer ordering within 48hrs of transfer to your bank account, which is in accordance with the Foreign Payment Policy of the International Monetary System and The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

In view to the above, you are required to re-confirm the follow details to us for onward release of your fund to you as directed.

Your Full Name,
Contact Address
Cell Phone, Home/Office Phone, Fax Number
Company Name, Position
Marital Status, s_x
Bank Details (Bank Name & Address, Swift Code, Account No. & Name)
Any Means of identification

Note that all payment transactions such as Contract Fund, Inheritance Fund and Winnings Fund has been directed to this bank for payment and you are strongly recommended to start your payment clearance as soon as possible and also desist from any further communication with any person(s) or office(s) to avoid cancellation of your payment.

Your expedite response is needed.

Yours in service,

MRS KOFFI JACQUES
VICE PRESIDENT
African Development Bank
 

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And this one (twice)
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How come you get so much Spam, JE?
 

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Possibly due to using the same email address for many years :rolleyes:
(was quite important whilst I was still working as I was registered with lots of agencies)
 
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