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Title: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: deep_eyes on November 22, 2005, 10:39:07 am
FBI, CIA, NSA, DARPA emails?


http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/22/email.scam.ap/index.html
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: Prophet on November 22, 2005, 12:08:05 pm
There is a thing called Internet Crime Complaint Center? :cool:
Hah! So next time an0n, or someone else starts to annoy me, I'm gonna file a complaint! :D
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: Nuke on November 22, 2005, 02:19:07 pm
isnt posing as a federal employee a felony?
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: kode on November 22, 2005, 02:35:03 pm
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Topic: Did your inboxes get these?

no. but I get a lot of requests to verify my paypal and ebay accts that I don't have. my fav scam mail ever is this one, however:

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My name is Eric Joseph, I am an American soldier, I am serving in the
military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, As you know we invade Saddam
Hussien's Home earlier in 2003,We were able to move funds belonging to
Saddam Hussien's family But we did not disclose the sum of US$25Million
Dollars. We want to move this money to you, so that you may invest it for us
and keep our share for banking.We have been unable to ship the consignment
all this while,due to the Insurgent attacks we witness daily.We had made
adequate arrangement for the cosingment to be ship
since the war is partially Over.We plan on using diplomatic courier and
shipping the money out in one large silver box, using diplomatic immunity.If
you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a
good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you?.The
box can be shipped out in 48hrs.Respectfully,
Sgt.Eric Joseph

I love it.
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: Ulala on November 22, 2005, 05:16:51 pm
Yeah, one time I got one where they claimed my rich relative died, and I'm the only supposed heir to his millions and millions of dollars. They wanted my bank account info. so they could "wire me the funds." I wrote a reply back saying something along the lines of "I've lost a loved one and all you care about is money?!" Needless to say, I received no respose.
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: kode on November 22, 2005, 05:20:38 pm
Quote from: Ulala on November 22, 2005, 05:16:51 pm
Yeah, one time I got one where they claimed my rich relative died, and I'm the only supposed heir to his millions and millions of dollars. They wanted my bank account info. so they could "wire me the funds." I wrote a reply back saying something along the lines of "I've lost a loved one and all you care about is money?!" Needless to say, I received no respose.

heh. that's really funny.
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: NGTM-1R on November 23, 2005, 01:07:15 pm
My favorite e-mail scam ever was one of those crackpot penis enlargement things. That's not why it's my favorite though. My sister got the e-mail.

"That would be great...IF I HAD ONE, MORONS!"
Title: Re: Did your inboxes get these?
Post by: General Freak on November 23, 2005, 04:04:25 pm
I doubt the fakeness of these e-mails. The FBI is just trying to cover up after some new employee accidentally let slip that all of these people are being monitored. :P