I keep getting emails from different people claiming to be someone who is notifying me that I won a large amount of money through a sweepsteak. One was from some yahoo lottery. Another claimed to be from Coca Cola and a few others. All ending up having come from the United Kingdom. Having gone through a similar one about a year ago where they sent me a partial payment they wanted me to cash and then deposit into my checking account and get back to them for more details on getting the rest. Knowing that was a scam I figure anything coming from the UK might be from the same people and I wonder why they keep getting away with this. It was on the news when I received my first one that these people ripped off an old couple. Would really like to know how or to whom I can report this.
2007-03-12 19:18:13 · 6 answers · asked by tessie452004 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
check out http://scamsbeware.com - consumer resource center. all kinds of scam info there, there's also a forum where u can keep up to date on current and future scams. And if u have any questions just post it in the forum and somebody out there should help u. http://scamsbeware.com/forum Best of all it's FREE 2 join, just register at the top it'll be worth it for u to keep up 2 date on scams/fraud. Hope this helps.
2007-03-13 15:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
A lot of these are scams. A lot seem to be coming out of Nigeria these days. You can report them to the FTC or even the FBI. I've listed their websites below.
The main thing is to not respond to them, and especially - do not give them any information about yourself at all. It's all crap.
Lastly, watch out for phishing e-mails. These are e-mails that look like official e-mails from eBay, PayPal or others but are fakes. They look very convincing and if you click on their links, they will ask you for your user name and password. Don't fall for it! Legitimate on-line companies will never ask for your password through an e-mail.
Beware...
2007-03-13 02:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Forward the email to the Federal Trade Commission:
Federal Trade Commission
spam@uce.gov
2007-03-13 02:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by phy333 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You also may report phishing email to reportphishing@antiphishing.org. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, a consortium of ISPs, security vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies, uses these reports to fight phishing.
2007-03-13 03:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through a similiar situation...I called everyone, even the FBI ....there is nothing anyone will do unless you actually go through with the transaction and a crime is committed and then you are screwed anyway because they won't extradite state to state much less country to country......Just block all of them and pray another one doesn't get your email address....
2007-03-13 03:02:11 · answer #5 · answered by backwoodscountrywoman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why are you opening these emails? This is why you keep getting them, as soon as you open them, you are acknowledging that your email address is "alive" and your address is being sold on to other scammers.
2007-03-13 02:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by Carella 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋