they want our address and want to send us these checks or money orders that arent any good and old and want us to go to the bank and cash them. and then send them the money and if we dont put a stop to it many people are going to get ripped off and many already have.
2006-09-16 12:11:42 · 6 answers · asked by mr_fore_play72 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
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2006-09-16 12:22:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play along with them and get them to send you the fake checks. It costs a scammer about $49 for a FedEx letter from Nigeria to the US. Do that enough and you can get them to waste a good chunk of change.
If you use your real address, make sure you use a fake name. I used the name of a local cop AND the address of the local polce department.
2006-09-16 20:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
report them and spread the word around! the problem is ,many such cases go unreported and many times, such scammers , even if legally shut down, just spring up under a new name! so its imperative to let everyone kno of their modus operandi.
2006-09-17 09:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by world news 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont reply and just ignore it... they will not go away... if you want these people to be blocked. get a paid email host because they have a better email protection other than free yahoo email account
2006-09-16 19:23:24 · answer #4 · answered by justsexy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try downloading spam fighter, then you can bounce the stupid thing back to them. Works for me. It is FREE
2006-09-16 20:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by twentyeight7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as there are greedy people, people who beleive they can get something for nothing it will always happen
2006-09-16 19:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋