I have gotten quite a lot of these e-mails in the past and I must say, they are really irritating. Did anyone ever respond to them? Maybe for a joke...
2006-12-17 11:43:50 · 16 answers · asked by CarribeanSpice 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
i think u have got to be pretty thick to get caught by them
2006-12-17 11:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by grahamralph2000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all boils down to critical thinking skills. If you grow up in a household that thinks critical thinking is a sin to be subjugated in favor of faith, you're going to be less likely to wonder about the nice man that wants to help you. Also there's this thing called a prosperity gospel. Give money to the church and you'll be given money back! Hint: Two of my not very close family have fallen for this very scam. Several have fallen for similar ones. All VERY devout Southern Baptists. All warned beforehand by the evil doubter in the family that they were getting scammed. All made a statement more or less along the lines of "This is god answering my prayers! See what happens when you have faith?!". I did have the good taste afterwards to not say "Yeah, I see exactly what happens.". The desire to say it was definitely there.
2016-05-23 03:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read them, laugh, and delete. Some are crap, some are well written, but they are all sent by criminal organizations. DON'T RESPOND OR SEND ANY INFORMATION. Most police departments have a section devoted to these scamsters, so you can forward the email to them. Your email address haseither been bought from a spam list, or created as one of many by a random generator.
It is reported that people who tried to play them along have had bad endings. Try googling "419" and "Nigerian". The offence is listed under article 419 of the Nigerian criminal code.
2006-12-17 20:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recently?! They been around for the whole decade!
Good anti spam email software and other standard virus programs help tremendously as does custom filters setup by yourself if your using a good mail program other than Outlook Express.
2006-12-17 11:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by Don W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recently? LOL--where ya been? Those tings have been around for about three years. As far as internet scams go, nothing suprises me anymore. But what DOES amaze me is that some people could actually fall for them.
2006-12-17 11:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive been seeing them for years now. Ive never responded to one myself but there are entire sites devoted to people who try and mess with the 419ers to waste their time. My favorite is linked in the sources, people either trying to reverse the scam or getting the scammers to send photos of themselves with stupid signs.
2006-12-17 12:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Eaving OLarkin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I often have these mails,i have responded a couple if times asking how thick they think i am. If u r dsft enough to get cought out u nearly deserve it
2006-12-17 12:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by bullatpool 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Recently? These emails were doing the rounds in 2000 when I first started regular internet access.
2006-12-17 14:05:31 · answer #8 · answered by Phish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, i have a friends whose aunt was stupid enough to reply, they are all scams! She kept sending this person 200$ checks every month for a year and hoping to get money in return even though everyone told her it was a scam, now she believes it....
2006-12-17 11:46:44 · answer #9 · answered by John G 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for a joke...... more like you got suckered in and don't want to lose face. i have never seen one of these scam emails and if i did i wouldn't open it cos i know what to look for. plus my anti virus helps me also by telling me of possible phising attempts.
the reason you keep getting them is because you responded to one/or more.
2006-12-17 11:49:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recently?? I have been getting them for 18 months
2006-12-17 11:45:58 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋