Caught in internet scam!

paddyrg

You are fine. The scammers are dollars to doughnuts based in West Africa, and it's a numbers game. They send 100,000 lines, hook 1000 people, 800 spot it for a scam at your stage, 190 more at the next stage, and the remaining 10 are what they're after, not you along the way.

Just ignore in the hardest possible terms, they'll vanish. It's not profitable to try to chase or anything you.

I suggest visiting the good people of scamwarners.com who can explain more, and where you can spread the details of the crooks to alert others should you choose. The guys on that site are absolutely first class, though, they've seen and know it all.

meer53

I get 2 or 3 emails daily into my junk folder letting me know that one of my relatives/friends has died and left me millions, all i have to do is send my bank details for them to pay me. I also get emails letting me know i've won the Nigerian Lottery, Again. They don't worry me in the slightest.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

As IP address is a bit wild, these scammers will have a big area to comb to find you. Unless you're stupid enough to give them an indication who you are.

wealdroam

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Unless you're stupid enough to give them an indication who you are.

In the original post we are told:

ambler wrote: »

...I am worried that the scammers have more than the usual amount of information on me like my real name and my I.P. Address. I gave no other information to the scammers or the penpal but sent the penpal a picture of myself.

R_P_W

Your not caught in anything. Just sounds like being melodramatic to another non issue!

bod1467

Take the weight off your shoulders - read this: http://www.419eater.com/ (It's an elaborate version of Mark's earlier post).

barvid

They will dedicate their time to scamming people, not coming after you.

jeye

I had the exact same email but don't worry nothing happened after opening it whatsoever
I had a penpal account and started a conversation with a Miss Ketty Green who was supposedly dying and going for cancer sugery.
This was the email sent to me.
I hoped this helps
This is to confirm and inform you that under the request of our client Mrs Ketty Green, she has bestowed you as the beneficiary of her Trust Fund. The Trust Fund is the sum of US$2.5Million Dollars only, which can be further converted to your own local currency.

To enable us facilitate the transfer of ownership and subsequent transfer of the above Trust Fund to you, you as the beneficiary have to feed us with the details stated below to enable us ensure you are the actual person named;

1. Full name.
2. Address/Country.
3. Cell/Mobile phone contact.
4. Occupation and a scan copy of any ID card or alternatively any clear facial picture of recognition.

Note that these details are required simply to ensure that you are the rightful person appointed as the beneficiary of the trust fund.

We await your response.

Thank you,
Mr. Joseph Roy,
Fund Manager, AATC,
Arab American Trust Company.
UK. USA. TURKEY. GOLF.

FormulaDriven

Jeye - Mr Joseph Roy was doing so well right up to the last word! I assume he meant "GULF"!

coxy800

Ordered some software online from a company mrhightec waisted three days no software checked the company out and it seems it's a scam, I know my fault should have checked first.
Phoned the bank and cancelled my card and they told money had been taken out to a boutique in Shanghai.
Bank fraud dept are trying to get my money back it will teach me a lesson.
Please be aware of this company.
MR HIGHTEC.NET.