scam warning

[meatboy]

all you guys with a thai wife beware,the wife just got a message through her messenger what was suposted to come from a friend in the uk.

it goes something like this,YOU have been awarded a sum of money from the MEGA BONUS CASH FUND.thats all you need to now unless you have a wife who cant resist being SCAMED.

[simoh1490]

My wife got the same message last month and she received the funds into her account last week, the transfer process took a while because there was a mix up with the new SWIFT number at Kasikorn but we got there in the end. We probably won't do anything too exciting with the winnings, perhaps a holiday in Europe, unsure.

[meatboy]

23 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

My wife got the same message last month and she received the funds into her account last week, the transfer process took a while because there was a mix up with the new SWIFT number at Kasikorn but we got there in the end. We probably won't do anything too exciting with the winnings, perhaps a holiday in Europe, unsure.

have you GOT NIGERIAN FREINDS.

[simoh1490]

Just now, meatboy said:

have you GOT NIGERIAN FREINDS.

Mkimbo and Adebowale are like brothers to me, they're almost family, you'd like them a lot.

[gk10002000]

45 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

My wife got the same message last month and she received the funds into her account last week, the transfer process took a while because there was a mix up with the new SWIFT number at Kasikorn but we got there in the end. We probably won't do anything too exciting with the winnings, perhaps a holiday in Europe, unsure.

OK.  and have you checked that money has not since been transferred out of your account?

[simoh1490]

8 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

OK.  and have you checked that money has not since been transferred out of your account?

I haven't looked but Mkimbo says it's still there, why, do you need a loan, Mkimbo does those too.

[meatboy]

36 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Mkimbo and Adebowale are like brothers to me, they're almost family, you'd like them a lot.

I need to do something good in honour of my late beloved,so give me their bank acc's.and I will send them what I can afford,plus I have a car which I can no longer drive.

[simoh1490]

3 minutes ago, meatboy said:

I need to do something good in honour of my late beloved,so give me their bank acc's.and I will send them what I can afford,plus I have a car which I can no longer drive.

You're a good man MB, I always knew that, I'll PM you with the details. 

 

I'm also sorry for your loss, I know how much he meant to you.

[meatboy]

thanks mate I am grieving every minute of every day.

the wife just got a message from her friend in the uk.IT WAS DEFINATELY NOT FROM HER.

[sanuk711]

Don't bother to answer them.....let "theverge" do it for you, they will keep them tied up for months with computer generated ridicules questions, you can even pop back in to view their progress if you wish. Its amazing the stupid questions they will answer if they think it will get them nearer to your account. In the end when they realise they are being played its usually a string of abuse & threats

 

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16632724/scam-chatbot-ai-email-rescam-netsafe 

[simoh1490]

7 minutes ago, meatboy said:

thanks mate I am grieving every minute of every day.

the wife just got a message from her friend in the uk.IT WAS DEFINATELY NOT FROM HER.

More seriously on this point: scammers buy email lists which are widely available so I wouldn't waste time trying to track down the source.

[geriatrickid]

3 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

Don't bother to answer them.....let "theverge" do it for you, they will keep them tied up for months with computer generated ridicules questions, you can even pop back in to view their progress if you wish. Its amazing the stupid questions they will answer if they think it will get them nearer to your account. In the end when they realise they are being played its usually a string of abuse & threats

 

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16632724/scam-chatbot-ai-email-rescam-netsafe 

i never knew ,  brilliant advice. Lenny is painful but well merited,.