just today i was on the net and this loser african guys tell me lose his money ... i am like i in america how can help you.... he like there a western union around corner..... i am so .. i wonder do i dummy stamped on my handle or what ??
2007-02-08 12:38:17 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
They are always prying, trying to get unsuspecting people.
Not much you can really do. I tend to find that if you advertise stuff online for sale, you really get bombarded by those damn fake cashier's checks. I usually go along with them though cause it costs them money to get those fake cashier's checks and costs them money to send them via UPS/FEDEX.
However, if you are funny about giving out your address, I wouldn't do it unless you have a P.O. Box. :)
2007-02-08 12:48:10 · answer #1 · answered by eemc20072007 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've gotten a lot of those emails from certain African nations, asking me to help someone with their late relative's money, or something like that.
It was just a couple of days ago that I got one on my Yahoo! email account. I marked it as Spam and reported it. I guess that's a good idea. Otherwise, simply ignore it.
2007-02-08 20:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by midjrsy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have an option to delete emails. Use it.
In other venues, ignore this person. Like, sign off that site. Don't ever answer these scam artists back, at all.
There may be ways to report this. Do that, too.
2007-02-08 21:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by kiwi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, and they don't single out your email address. There are places online that collect email addresses and sell them to spammers by the million, so don't take it personally! Either use a spam filter or just click 'delete' :)
2007-02-09 17:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be very careful because there are a lot of scammers on the net. Especially from Africa. Been there, done that. Please don't converse with them at all. If they are not looking for your " love " they are looking for you to send them money or asking you to cash checks for them. BEWARE
2007-02-08 20:47:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, possibly a nigerian e-mail scam. Don't answer,
ignore, delete, block as spam.
2007-02-08 20:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by redman 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore these people. They are looking for suckers to con.
2007-02-09 01:29:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋