On 2 April 2012 16:59, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Different bloke, can't remember what he published but was similar.
This is the write up on Clarkson: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jan/07/personalfinancenews.scamsandfraud For those in the US, you might know him as one of the Top Gear presenters. Robin > Robin > > On Apr 2, 2012 3:34 PM, "Securi-d" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Didn't the LifeLock guy do it too. Or is that the same guy? >> >> Dave >> >> Not sent from a Blackberry >> >> On Apr 2, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't remember the full details but I'm sure I remember someone, Jeremy >> Clarkson I think, said this type of scam was rubbish and posted his account >> number and sort code in a newspaper column they wrote along with a challenge >> to take his money. Someone did then take a big lump of cash from his >> account. >> >> I'll see if I can find more details when I'm at a machine later. >> >> Robin >> >> On Apr 2, 2012 12:57 AM, "Mike Loh" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think it's more along the lines of requesting for your bank account >>> number >>> and an advance fee (usually for some administrative detail or another) >>> and >>> gradually increasing the amount requested... hence advanced fee fraud. I >>> doubt anyone can use your account number to drain your account, as >>> account >>> numbers are usually given for other parties to transfer amounts around... >>> minimally they would need another piece of information (i.e: pin). >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:09:00 +0200 >>> From: Alex Kornilov <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Pauldotcom] How does Advanced Fee Fraud works (Nigerian >>> Scam) >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I read this in CASP study guide: >>> http://i.imgur.com/TOgOu.png >>> >>> It means if somebody knows my account number (in Europe IBAN) he can get >>> money? How is this possible? >>> >>> regards >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>> >>> >>> End of Pauldotcom Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1 >>> ***************************************** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
