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"$12.85 million" Tracing Relative Scam

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Mylo_The_Moggy
Mylo_The_Moggy Posts: 278 Forumite
edited 14 February 2016 at 4:36PM in Praise, vent & warnings
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  • Yep, had a few!
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    So the email scammers have moved onto facebook. Will facebook do anything to stop them?

    I used to give them the local policestations number. They still had a standard UK number not 08xx

    Mr Peter Cyril Plod. ....
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Truepat
    Truepat Posts: 3,278 Forumite
    Just for fun I sent it back with Martin Lewis's details :whistle:
    35, semi retired, sun, sand, sea, life is good
    When you are done moaning remember that there are people who would love to have your standard of living!
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Barrister Folie Meth? I never met her but I know her sister Crystal.
  • brendon
    brendon Posts: 514 Forumite
    So the email scammers have moved onto facebook.

    Everybody on Facebook has an @facebook.com email address. If you send a message to it, it goes into your 'Inbox' or 'Other' with your normal Facebook chat messages. It's possible they are simply sending the SPAM by email still.
  • Tiglath
    Tiglath Posts: 3,816 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Standard Nigerian 419 scam (although they may not actually be Nigerian; going by Google, I suspect this one may be Russian).
    "Save £12k in 2019" #120 - £100,699.57/£100,000
  • NiallB
    NiallB Posts: 730 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Got one the other day from Nelson Mandela's cousin. Nice to see they keep up to date :-D
  • Nice_Weather_For_Ducks
    Nice_Weather_For_Ducks Posts: 252 Forumite
    edited 7 February 2014 at 12:08PM
    I find it hard to imagine people still falling for these scams in 2014!!

    Although I do feel for this poor man!!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26012779
  • Just had an email Folie Meth , informing me this email is sent to me from the barrister with good intentions, therefore to reply bk to them as they have an interesting proposal for me, however , just went bk into the email and it has disappeared !!! didnt think whoever sent you emails can delete them from you also???? dont know which is more worrying !!!
  • I have no need for these scams. I'm married. My accounts are readily emptied.
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