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Post by John Cole on Jan 27, 2012 11:08:59 GMT -5
This past week someone hacked into my computer while I was out of town(North Dakota) and sent a scam e-mail to everyone stating I was stuck in the U.K. and needed $1600 sent to me but the return e-mail address was colej36@yahoo.com - NOT ME.
My wife was home when this happened and said that many of you did call and offer help for me. As I said this was a scam but it does prove to me that we are family and I thank you all for offering help.
Thanks John...
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Post by Ryan Thames on Jan 27, 2012 12:21:31 GMT -5
Wow
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Post by Pete Doherty on Jan 27, 2012 18:58:00 GMT -5
As soon as I read it, I knew something did not seem right with it. That is why I forwarded it to your email John... Glad you were ok....I am tired to these email scammers...The sad thing is that there are a lot of people out there that fall for that stuff...
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Jim Roof
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Edinboro PA
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Post by Jim Roof on Jan 28, 2012 10:18:30 GMT -5
Wow you are lucky bro,something similar happened to my parents,their bank account was hacked and someone drained their checking account,the bank made everything right after an "internal investigation",and they determined the hacker that did it was in east germany so there wasn't anything they could do except fix their acct and refund their money. Everybody b careful when using your financial info online,there are so many leeches out there just waiting to catch sombody with their guard down so they can steal from you instead of getting a job like the rest of us!!!
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Post by travisrobinson on Jan 28, 2012 12:22:18 GMT -5
WTF??....I sent the whole $1600 bucks!!!!....im asking All armw to please show your support and love for me!!...im stuck at home right now with no money!! and i cannot go out tonite a chase loose women with out your help...please dig deep!..please i would not ask if i wasnt tired of spanking my monkey!!!..pm me for my adress!!!..thank you all!
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Post by Robert Miller on Jan 28, 2012 13:41:49 GMT -5
Knock it off Travis... Lol!! Yer a nut brotha!!  |
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SeungMin Bae
Gold Member
Chapel Hill, NC and South Korea
Posts: 506
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Post by SeungMin Bae on Jan 29, 2012 20:52:17 GMT -5
I was really worried...thank God it was a scam!
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Post by Bill Collins on Jan 29, 2012 21:12:49 GMT -5
This past week someone hacked into my computer while I was out of town(North Dakota) and sent a scam e-mail to everyone stating I was stuck in the U.K. and needed $1600 sent to me but the return e-mail address was colej36@yahoo.com - NOT ME. My wife was home when this happened and said that many of you did call and offer help for me. As I said this was a scam but it does prove to me that we are family and I thank you all for offering help. Thanks John... Hey John Did it sound something like this....I knew it was a scam... 2nd email I'm so glad you replied back, I've been finding it difficult to make overseas calls from here and my cell got stolen at the scene of the robbery. It has really been embarrassing for me and freaked out at moment $1,650 will cover all my expenses but i will appreciate whatsoever you can afford to wire right now, I have contacted my credit card company but they told me it will take a couple of days before they can assist me financially. I thought about having it wired to my bank account but i can't find a branch of my financial institution anywhere close.There's a Western Union money transfer service very close to Heathrow Airport (that's where I'm flying from). I can receive it there within minutes right after you have wired the cash to my name. All i needed is $1,650 you can have it wired from any western union outlet around you. Here are the details needed to get it to me. Name:-John Cole City:- West Midlands, CV4 9PLUnited Kingdom Amount : ($1,650) As soon as you have it done, kindly get back to me with the MTCN confirmation number for the pick up of the money ok Let me know if you are heading to the western union now ?? John..... From: Bill Collins <billco1@pacbell.net> To: colej36@ymail.com Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:59 PM Subject: RE: BAD MOMENT........John Cole John If this is the same john cole that I know where do you live and give me your phone number 1st emailFrom: John Cole [mailto:john.cole35@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:32 AM To: undisclosed recipients: Subject: BAD MOMENT........John Cole Hello, This message may be coming to you as a surprise but I need your help.Few days back my family and I made an unannounced vacation trip to West Midlands.UK. Everything was going fine until last night when we were mugged on our way back to the hotel.They Stole all our cash,credit cards and cellphone but thank God we still have our lives and passports safe. The hotel manager has been unhelpful to us for reasons i don't know.I'm writing you from a local library. I've reported to the police and after writing down some statements that's the last i had from them.i contacted the consulate and all i keep hearing is they will get back to me. Our return flight leaves soon...I need you to help me out with a fast loan to settle our bills here so we can get back home . I'll refund the money I've reported to the police and after writing down some statements that's the last i had from them.i contacted the consulate and all i keep hearing is they will get back to me. Our return flight leaves soon...I need you to help me out with a fast loan to settle our bills here so we can get back home . I'll refund the money as soon as we get back. All i need is ($1,650)..Let me know what you can do so I can tell you how to get the money to me. John... |
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Post by John Cole on Jan 30, 2012 0:11:16 GMT -5
Yeah, this scam was well polished. The problem I had was that I was in North Dakota at the time and I just didn't have access to a computer to let people know it was a scam. Besides I have a wife with 7 kids and I was looking for a job in ND not vacationing in another country.
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