These people love to find their victims in the dating websites like eharmony. Some one is chatting with someone who is saying all the right things and showing them a cute pic. Sounds like everything they want in a mate. But sooner or later something will happen like they want to come to the states or they were in an accident, or their child is sick. I was surprised how many people fell for this and sent them money. One lady kept sending the money because her scammer said he needed it to finish a job and get paid so he could come to her. Everytime she sent money, something came up that he had to finish with the job and he needed more money to get it done, or he wouldn't get paid at all. The women sent him over $7,000.
Linda --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good post Linda but we know that some people will fall prey to scammers no > matter how many times we warn them. Dateline even did a show on this a > couple of weeks ago. > > Unless I'm in a chat room, whenever I get an unsolicited message from > someone not on my friends list, I click the reply button, then there is a > link in the IM box to report as spam. If the person sent 3-4 IM's, I open > each one separately and then report it as spam so they get reported 3-4 > times. 99.9% of unsolicited IM's from people not on your friends list are > either spam bots or scammers. For that other 0.01%, sorry I reported you! > LOL > > Now, if I'm in a chat room, I only do this to actual spam bots... or pests. > LOL > > If everyone would start reporting every spam, actually called SPIM, since > it's a spam IM, yahoo would eventually try to figure out a way to > heuristically beat down these things. > > I noticed they've got the chat rooms working pretty good again. I didn't > have any problems getting in all day yesterday. > > Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870 > > FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and > files... > https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to > use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most important > files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Linda > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Y!M] How to identify a scammer..... > > I watched Oprah last week when she had a show about scammers. I love to > chat, and after that show I realized I have been contacted by scammers > several times. This is a list of things to tell you that you have been > contacted by a scammer. Reading it might save you or a friend of being > scammed out of thousands of dollars. > > Linda - Moderator > > Not every scam has each of these warning signs, but if you recognize several > of them, you probably have cause for concern > > Profile: > 1. Their profile pictures looks professionally done and can be found on a > modeling website 2. They claim to have blonde hair and blues eyes when the > picture is dark hair and brown eyes or vice versa 3. They claim to be Native > American or some other ethnicity when the photo is Caucasian 4. They > typically claim to be from the US (or your local region) but they are > overseas, or going overseas mainly to Nigeria, sometimes the UK for business > or family matters > > Spelling/grammar: > 1. Their spelling is atrocious, they are notorious for using "i" > instead of "I" mix up their phrases: "i" will like to heer, I am kool 2. > They appear uneducated with their speaking/writing skills > > Conversation/Circumstance: > 1. They immediately start using pet names with you: hon/hun baby/babe, > angel, over-use emoticons, and BUZZ all the time 2. They do not like to > answer personal questions about themselves and tend to ignore questions 3. > They typically ask you to get on your webcam yet they never seem to have a > webcam of their own 4. They claim it was destiny or fate and you are meant > to be together, claiming God brought you to him/her 5. They send you poems > or love letters from lovingyou.com 6. They are not usually around on the > weekends to IM or they IM at unusual hours for your time zone 7. They ask > for your phone # but when they call you can barely understand a word 8. They > do not know common questions that every US citizen would know > > The Scam: > 1. They want your address to send you flowers, candy, and teddy > bears, purchased with stolen credit cards > 2. They are in so love with you BUT they need you to send money > so they can come to you > 3. They have no close family, friend or business associates to > turn to, even the US embassy, instead they can only rely on a > stranger they picked off the internet > 4. They would like to mail you packages or letters and have you > forward them on to them in Africa, sometimes to another US address. > To them love equals financial assistanceÂ… if you do not send them > money or help them out with what they ask, you do not love them. They > tend to ask for cell phones and laptops > 5. They will ask you to open an account for them in your name or > they will ask you for your account information > 6. They will send you a check, Qchex, or money order and ask you > to cash it for them and wire the money to them via Western Union. > 7. Many claim to have lost a spouse/child/parent in a horrific > traffic/airplane accident or they are sick or in the hospital > 8. They often claim they are in the hospital and the doctor will > not perform the operation unless you send money > 9. They claim they've been mugged and have no money and are > being held hostage in the hotel > 10. There is always some desperate story as to why you have to > send money If you deny them or question them they become verbally > abusive and will resort to threats Above all, if you call them a > scammer they are highly offended and some will start throwing words > at you in their native language > > Please check out this site for more information and supportÂ….. > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancescams/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancescams/> > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/778 - Release Date: 4/27/2007 > 1:39 PM >
