Quick
Introduction to an Internet Scam
Here's a real-life example of how internet scams are everywhere and
why you should be on your guard always.I recently joined a message
board forum on a subject I find interesting. I was pleased to have found
it and was looking forward to reading and learning.
Remembering my manners, I posted a "Hi, I am new here," introduction
as a starting point.
When I returned to the forum the next day, I was surprised to see
I had a Private Message waiting for me.
"Hey! Who knows me here?" I wondered. Until I read the
PM!
Bait
for Advance Fee Fraud
It was bait for an Advance Fee Fraud scam! They had been reading
the newbie posts and were hoping to take advantage of anyone who responded,
presumably the theory was that newbies to the forum would be more gullible.
Admin
...!
I immediately reported the incident to the excellent Admin team of the
site who wrote back to let me know the 'user' had already been terminated
and IP blocked earlier in the day and also to thank me for reporting
the incident.It was suggested I might like to post a thread on the
subject, which I did. It is now 'stickied' to the top of one of the
forums just in case anyone else gets contacted for 419 or Advance Fee
Fraud schemes via a Private Message on the forum.
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