What a dumbass...

underthunder · 19-05-2009, 02:26 PM

I just got an email from a scammer saying I've won a lottery and blah blah blah... Anyway, the funny thing about it is, he asks for every detail, including your pin number, but doesn't ask for a bank name or account number... Here's the form attached... I especially like the 3rd paragraph :P

snappy · 19-05-2009, 02:39 PM

The probly don't need it . But you would have to be a dumbass to believe it though.

underthunder · 19-05-2009, 02:43 PM

Well if you went into a bank to get it, you wouldnt need the pin number without the card.. then you would need my signature and birthdate and a bunch of other he doesnt ask for.. I doubt he could get anything with the info he asks for anyway, idc about my address, he can come to my house if he wants... :evilsasmo

snappy · 19-05-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by underthunder

Well if you went into a bank to get it, you wouldnt need the pin number without the card.. then you would need my signature and birthdate and a bunch of other he doesnt ask for.. I doubt he could get anything with the info he asks for anyway, idc about my address, he can come to my house if he wants... :evilsasmo

He has enough info there to order a new card .

underthunder · 19-05-2009, 03:02 PM

Oh ok ^^

ltd · 19-05-2009, 03:12 PM

I think you'll find that the Pin number he is referring to is the Pin number of your email; alluded to in the letter ie 149591187.
Still a scam though.

ZA-289 · 19-05-2009, 03:14 PM

Ha ha, That's gold, anyone that is stupid enough to fall for that dosn't get any sympathy from me!!

uranium_death · 19-05-2009, 03:36 PM

If you REALLY had won, they would make sure it was more personalised...

That's irrelevant anyway.

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Originally Posted by ZA-289

Anything that is stupid enough to fall for that dosn't(sic) get any sympathy from me!!

The people that do fall for these things are often clueless when it comes to matter related to spam. They haven't grown up with computers etc. nor do they spend their time on Ford Forums where they can talk about things like this.

In the past week, I've had over a dozen emails from the 'Commonwealth Bank', where I have to log in and 'confirm my credit card details'. I just enter my ID as 5555555 with the password of 'eff-off-'c-word''

I feel sorry for the elderly who fall for things like this, because they come from a different time, when people didn't break into houses, people had manners, and people thought of people other than themselves.

Laminge · 19-05-2009, 04:06 PM

I dont know what is worse, taking the time to read them, taking the time to post it here, taking the time to respond to it, or taking the time to respond to this thread!

XR6_661 · 19-05-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by snappy84

The probly don't need it . But you would have to be a dumbass to believe it though.

Funny thing is mate, there are people out there who would believe it.

ltd · 19-05-2009, 04:48 PM

That's nothing, does anyone else remember when some current affair show or whatever did a story on people caught out by some king faruq or whatever scam from nigeria, and they'd sent in some cases over 50 grand to get their hands on millions in unpaid works? There were serious business people who had been conned here too.

What a crock.

Transit Truck · 19-05-2009, 04:52 PM

Just fill it in with bogus information and send it off... Just flood them with this and they will be wasting time trying to do something that just will never work... Let them receive a billion letters and see how they like it...

**Peuty** · 19-05-2009, 05:10 PM

Nah it's real. I gave them my details and they said the money will be deposited in the next few weeks.

I can't believe I won.

**Burnout** · 19-05-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Nah it's real. I gave them my details and they said the money will be deposited in the next few weeks.

I can't believe I won.

You're a WINNER alright!

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underthunder · 19-05-2009, 07:46 PM

Sorry for posting in the wrong category admins :O

I get about 3 of those Commonwealth ones every day too.

asusdragon · 20-05-2009, 01:24 AM

yeh i have gotten about one a day of those commonwealth emails to my work email for the last week and a bit. strange thing is i dont even bank with commonwealth though my maestro card (yeh dont have one of these either) is linked to more then one accounts lol

Lukeyson · 20-05-2009, 01:43 AM

yeah mad scammers.

my bro works with a girl at woolies, she got suckered in 2 years ago, got a loan for $15k (surprised the bank lent it to her if they knew the true use for it) and handed it over thinking she won all this cash. She is still paying this loan off !!!

trick_xd · 20-05-2009, 02:46 AM

I will give you all the details of my EX-Girl friend ...
Fill it all in and sent it back to them .

underthunder · 20-05-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by trick_xd

I will give you all the details of my EX-Girl friend ...
Fill it all in and sent it back to them .

Hahaha nah that's just too evil :the_finge

alter_EGOXR · 20-05-2009, 10:06 AM

haha i luv the bit where it says PIN NUMBER: ..........(very important)

Tuddy200 · 20-05-2009, 11:49 AM

...and here I was thinking I was going to be reading another thread about the goverments of this country.

platinumXR · 20-05-2009, 12:09 PM

As others have mentioned; the sad thing is that people do get suckered into these things.

I remember in about 1998 I was working in a security position and the government establishment I worked at actually got a letter addressed to them from the Treasurer of Nigeria saying they want to deposit $25,000,000 USD into our accounts...blah...blah...I rang a good friend at AFP and he laughed himself off his chair and said bring it over and he will add it to the pile.

I asked; surely - no Australians get sucked into this sort of stuff? And he replied: more than you would expect.

This was in early 1998 too.

fpvluver · 20-05-2009, 11:26 PM

i wonder if ut really worked lol some stupid ppl out there