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Postby DaveBonsall » Dec 19th, '09, 10:17



If any of you get the following email, please don't be drawn into it, it's another of these dodgy scams!

Hello.
My Name is ALEXANDER MAHONE, I am looking for an experienced wedding planner who will handle my wedding and arrange dinner for a group of people who will be attending the wedding ceremony. We would be arriving seven days before the wedding day. The wedding is scheduled to hold on third week of Aprial 2010, guests are expected to attend. As i do not know what the guests might choose for their meals and drinks. You are to arrange for a Videographer, Music Entertainment, Photography, Officiating clergyman/Priest & Church, cake, flowers and hall. If there is any of this items that is beyond your capacity, you let us know so that another company can handle it. Get back to me with your response as we don't have much time with us so that we can process our accommodation within the region more convenient for you and us. Payment Option Credit card? I hope you accept credit card payment.
The above is subject to adjustment. If there is any other thing that could be added to make the wedding unique, it will be welcome..
Great Regards
ALEXANDER MAHONE

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Postby gillows » Dec 19th, '09, 11:41

Nothing special, just another fake job scam. They soon get to the part where you need to pay 'processing' fees.

I've done a fair bit of scambaiting in my time and still have a special email account where I receive two or three hundred emails like that a day.

Just bin it, or have a crack at him from another email account if you are that way inclined. Don't use any personal details though. Lie like you are a rug. :wink:

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Postby Replicant » Dec 19th, '09, 11:44

Any email that begins with "hello friend, my name is..." gets binned immediately. Job done.

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Postby gillows » Dec 19th, '09, 11:50

I prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt. Well, for at least six months or so. :wink:

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Postby Grimshaw » Dec 19th, '09, 16:59

My Nan received a phone call today, telling her she's 'won' 8 grand in a competition she hadn't even entered.

Thankfully she put the phone down on them when they asked if they could have her credit card details to process the payment.

Sadly some won't be so sharp, and 8 grand right on Xmas is what she'd call ' a blessing ' so for the hard up it's very tempting.

I don't understand how people can try and swindle money out of 80 year old widowers and im only grateful you can't swear on this site, or i'd tell you what i really thought of them.

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Postby Robbie » Dec 19th, '09, 18:47

Reminded me of this T-shirt.

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Postby Misanthropy » Dec 19th, '09, 19:06

Alexander mahone was a character on prison break

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Postby gillows » Dec 20th, '09, 10:59

Grimshaw wrote:I don't understand how people can try and swindle money out of 80 year old widowers.


You'd be stunned if you knew just how politically charged any answer to that simple question can be on some forums. :?

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Postby mark lewis » Dec 20th, '09, 14:20

You would be surprise at how sharp 80 year old widowers can be. Never underestimate how sharp old people can be. They have lived a long time and aren't in the least bit stupid. They will have seen more scams in their time than you have. In fact they have probably conducted a few themselves. They are well aware of what is going on in the world and indeed can warn young people against being scammed.

Certainly some seniors are vulnerable because of fragility, loneliness or senility. A great deal of them aren't though. Try and scam a crusty old senior and you might get a surprise. They may end up scamming you instead.

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Postby Mandrake » Feb 26th, '11, 13:56

The UK National Fraud Authority is asking everyone to pass on any scam or fraud e-mails to them - the address is email@actionfraud.org.uk . They only need each scam message from each person once but they're asking for all examples to be passed on. Hopefully this might lead to some stronger methods of combating scams and rip offs. They also ask for any scam letters which arrive - see http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/nfa for more details.

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Postby mr_flash » Feb 28th, '11, 22:30

mark lewis wrote:You would be surprise at how sharp 80 year old widowers can be. Never underestimate how sharp old people can be. They have lived a long time and aren't in the least bit stupid. They will have seen more scams in their time than you have. In fact they have probably conducted a few themselves. They are well aware of what is going on in the world and indeed can warn young people against being scammed.

Certainly some seniors are vulnerable because of fragility, loneliness or senility. A great deal of them aren't though. Try and scam a crusty old senior and you might get a surprise. They may end up scamming you instead.


Yep my nan is pushing 80 and she has had a few calls from so called sky tv offering extended warranty on her sky plus box. She was called twice in one day and the 2nd time to quote she said

"If you ring me again you won't have to worry about warranty and can come and remove the whole lot"

Hence the women on the phone hanging up

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Postby Dynamike » Mar 3rd, '11, 01:02

Those scammers will think of anything.

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