Okay, so today I find the below "News" story on Compuserve's What's New page:
If You Get This E-Mail Scam, Delete It
Don't fall for the latest e-mail scam originating from Nigeria. The BBC News Online warns e-mail users worldwide to watch out for a message titled "Please help the Athens Olympics." The plea, which is purported to be from representatives of the Olympic Organizing Committee, is a request for help in disbursing funds for medical facilities at the Athens Games. The result: You can be scammed out of your hard-earned money and possibly have your identity stolen.
According to the BBC, the message tells unwary e-mail users that too much money has been allocated for the Athens Games. You, as a trustworthy person, have been selected to nominate an account into which a transfer of $19 million can be made. It urges you not to tell anyone else about this for fear it will jeopardize the medical facilities at the Olympics from receiving the money. For your efforts, you will be rewarded with 20 percent of the $19 million. Clever, isn't it? It not only appeals to human greed, but also the sense of wanting to help a good cause.
Sound familiar? This latest scam is a variation on the advanced fee fraud in which the e-mail sender asks for help in transferring government funds out of Nigeria or some other country. If you respond, you'll be asked for your bank account details, a photocopy of your passport or driver's license, and an administration fee that can total many thousands of dollars.
If you ever receive an e-mail like this, do not respond. You may lose more than your money; you may also have your identity stolen.
My question is, "WHERE DO THEY FIND THE MORONS WHO ACTUALLY SUBMIT TO THESE SCAMS?!?!?!
If You Get This E-Mail Scam, Delete It
Don't fall for the latest e-mail scam originating from Nigeria. The BBC News Online warns e-mail users worldwide to watch out for a message titled "Please help the Athens Olympics." The plea, which is purported to be from representatives of the Olympic Organizing Committee, is a request for help in disbursing funds for medical facilities at the Athens Games. The result: You can be scammed out of your hard-earned money and possibly have your identity stolen.
According to the BBC, the message tells unwary e-mail users that too much money has been allocated for the Athens Games. You, as a trustworthy person, have been selected to nominate an account into which a transfer of $19 million can be made. It urges you not to tell anyone else about this for fear it will jeopardize the medical facilities at the Olympics from receiving the money. For your efforts, you will be rewarded with 20 percent of the $19 million. Clever, isn't it? It not only appeals to human greed, but also the sense of wanting to help a good cause.
Sound familiar? This latest scam is a variation on the advanced fee fraud in which the e-mail sender asks for help in transferring government funds out of Nigeria or some other country. If you respond, you'll be asked for your bank account details, a photocopy of your passport or driver's license, and an administration fee that can total many thousands of dollars.
If you ever receive an e-mail like this, do not respond. You may lose more than your money; you may also have your identity stolen.
My question is, "WHERE DO THEY FIND THE MORONS WHO ACTUALLY SUBMIT TO THESE SCAMS?!?!?!
posted by Lisa at
4/15/2004 07:40:00 PM
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