TOTAL SCAM

[spence]

Hmmm, a 10% cut just by laundering some money?

Sign me up!!!

Shouldn't need to smell test something that rancid.

My sister was duped by a fake Ebay second chance offer this year, buy someone claiming they were in the UK and couldn't get access to PayPal so they wanted a Western Union.

This was after we had already told her it was stupid.

Some people just need to be burnt by the pot to know it's hot.

-spence

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by spence

Some people just need to be burnt by the pot to know it's hot.
-spence

Well said Spence.

As another saying goes..."A fool and their money will soon be parted."

[Mike P]

The latest scam is sending you a very authentic looking e-mail from a financial institution you happen to do business with, telling you that you need to update certain account information. All of the corporate logos and internal links look legit.

Except that the sender's e-mail domain is different than your financial institution's.

The other tip-off is that corporations like Wells Fargo and Bank of America generally don't send off correspondance loaded with mis-spelled words and poor grammar.

[Jenn]

well my momma always told me (and still does) if it sounds too good to be true ........ IT IS!!

[rivsie11]

My Father-in-law had one this summer where he received a phone call from someone @ "Mastercard" claiming there was unusual activity on his card, and would he please verify the card information. He did not fall for it, but it was close. The call came as he was getting home from work and with his mind on other things. It was very simple, and very tricky, especially when your preoccupied.

[Rockport24]

yeah those scams are all very common these days, but people still fall for them for one reason or another, preoccupied, unaware, etc..