Wow,Offf topic.But could it be?!

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 07:50 am:

wow,I got this early this morning in the email.!
Can you beleive it!?

J. LOHR-STELPSTRA J. LOHR-STELPSTRAeblohr@home.nl

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From: J. LOHR-STELPSTRA (eblohr@home.nl)
Sent: Mon 5/14/12 5:48 AM
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Microsoft SmartScreen marked this message as junk and we'll delete it after ten days.
Wait, it's safe!
-- You have been approved the sum of $1,500,000.00USD in the on going Western Union/United Nation Poverty Alleviation Programme 2012 and you will be paid $7,600 daily via Western Union. You will need to Contact Mrs.Franca Lee for full details on +6010 3770 946 for more information on this program and send your Names, Address and Phone Number to ( unwesterncenter@kimo.com ) for payment. Yours truly,J. LOHR-STELPSTRAWestern Union Money Transfer Event Manager.



This is great news,I just need to send my address and get 7600 bucks a day!
WOW>~


Yea right,I know it is a scam but do they really think I am that stupid?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 08:15 am:


He said he never said it, but the quote attributed to P.T. Barnum was, "There's a sucker born every minute." That was 150 years ago. Since Barnum's time world population has grown tremendously, which naturally would accelerate the production of suckers. I would imagine they are probably now arriving amongst us at the rate of two or three a minute. This explains the phenomenal growth of not only internet scams, but also modern advertising and cable TV news.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rick J. Gunter on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 09:38 am:

I've heard that almost any kind of scam or religious cult can count on successfully closing the deal with about two percent. There will always be 2% that are dumb enough or gullible enough to be sucked in.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 06:04 pm:

Ok,I could give them a short version of my name,a post office box,and a prepay cell number.THat way if it is real,I could collect,and if it aint,they aint got anything?
Hum.



I know,it is a scam.But really 2 % of the people read this and believe it? I woulda never thought it would be that high.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 06:15 pm:

Yep.

There is a rise, look at the amount these rascals got, it's going ballistic!

A new report from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a joint effort by the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, found the amount of losses from cyber-crime doubled in 2009, and those between the ages of 30-49 were hardest hit.
Last year was a banner year for cyber-crime.

According to figures from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, online fraud in 2009 cost the American public $559.7 million – more than double the $265 million stolen in 2008. These figures, according to the report, are based on crimes reported to law enforcement, meaning the actual amount could be much greater.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), released the numbers as part of its 2009 Annual Report about cyber-crime. The group received a total of 336,655 online crime complaints for the year, an increase of more than 20 percent from 2008. The complaints covered a lot of ground, including e-mail scams that used the FBI's name – the largest category of complaints IC3 received - as well as scams involving the non-delivery of merchandise and/or payment.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Holzschuh - Panama City, FL on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 06:56 pm:

No, they don't think your stupid, but they think someone will be. Reminds me of an old con game.

You send out 1000 letters to random people. 500 predict the Yankees will win the series, 500 say the Dodgers. You forget about the 500 you sent the wrong prediction to. Then you send 250 letters predicting guy #1 will win the big fight sat night, 250 predict guy #2. Do this a half dozen times and the 10 or so people left will think you are a god and send you any amount of money for your next prediction.

Greatest scam ever! The method here is different but they're counting on 1 out of a thousand falling for it ... and they do!

Cheers
schuh


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Semprez-Templeton, CA on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 08:57 pm:

Go for it Mack...J.Lohr is a big wine maker in the Santa Clara Valley of CA. His CFO, James Schuett is a personal friend of mine and says it's for real.... NOT!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:47 pm:

If you know an inmate in prison or a deceased person, you could always send their name and address. Just be sure it won't land you in jail for doing it!


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