Members SureWord Posted August 15, 2021 Members Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) Spoiler Anyone else get a scam Email from a new member? Edited August 15, 2021 by SureWord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Bill Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SureWord said: Reveal hidden contents Anyone else get a scam Email from a new member? Yes. I expect a lot of people here will get it. The account has been disabled. Edited August 15, 2021 by Bouncing Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted August 15, 2021 Members Share Posted August 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, SureWord said: Reveal hidden contents Anyone else get a scam Email from a new member? Yes I received one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted August 15, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2021 I apologize about that, the member has been banned Thank you to all that reported it. SureWord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted August 15, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2021 Yes, I got it as well...too bad she didn't include the money with it! heehee John Young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BibleBruce Posted August 15, 2021 Members Share Posted August 15, 2021 Hello, I received the following from member "Fidelia". Is this the scam email that others have reported receiving? Fidelia 0 Started conversation: 2 hours ago Members Shalom. I am Mrs. Fidelia Williams from Togo. My late husband deposited US$1.2Million in a Bank here & being diagnosed with esophageal cancer and knowing my conditions now; since I do not have any child, I want you to use this fund for charity purposes on orphanages, disables, widows and to propagate churches. Assure me that you will handle it well and reply me for more details at wfidelia22@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted August 15, 2021 Members Share Posted August 15, 2021 I got one...but I seem to have come late to the party! LOL I reported it without knowing it had already been reported....It's getting to be common on a lot of forums lately, and many people are handing things like this over to the FBI's Cyber crimes unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SureWord Posted August 15, 2021 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2021 46 minutes ago, BrotherTony said: I got one...but I seem to have come late to the party! LOL I reported it without knowing it had already been reported....It's getting to be common on a lot of forums lately, and many people are handing things like this over to the FBI's Cyber crimes unit. It's probably the FBI sending them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted August 16, 2021 Members Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, SureWord said: It's probably the FBI sending them out. Doubtful...I have an ex-niece and ex-BIL as well as a sister in law who used to work for the FBI, and one for the NSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LYDIA WESTERN Posted August 16, 2021 Members Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Haha! Yeah I got it. I was like ...WHATever . But the thing that really gave it away, was that he/she had penteCOASTEL as the type. Haha. I’m guessing that’s someone who lives near the sea side? Edited August 16, 2021 by LYDIA WESTERN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Bill Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 11 hours ago, BibleBruce said: Hello, I received the following from member "Fidelia". Is this the scam email that others have reported receiving? Fidelia 0 Started conversation: 2 hours ago Members Shalom. I am Mrs. Fidelia Williams from Togo. My late husband deposited US$1.2Million in a Bank here & being diagnosed with esophageal cancer and knowing my conditions now; since I do not have any child, I want you to use this fund for charity purposes on orphanages, disables, widows and to propagate churches. Assure me that you will handle it well and reply me for more details at wfidelia22@gmail.com Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trapperhoney Posted August 18, 2021 Members Share Posted August 18, 2021 that's what drew me back here. had to reset my password to get in, and then there was no email lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jordan Kurecki Posted August 18, 2021 Members Share Posted August 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, trapperhoney said: that's what drew me back here. had to reset my password to get in, and then there was no email lol You probably did not actually have to reset your password, you may have clicked on a link that someone used to get your information which you gave them. One common tactic for scammers is to get you to click on a link or cause a link to pop up that makes it look like you need to reset your password so that you freely give away your information. You better change the password for whatever you gave your information when you "reset" your password. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trapperhoney Posted August 18, 2021 Members Share Posted August 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jordan Kurecki said: You probably did not actually have to reset your password, you may have clicked on a link that someone used to get your information which you gave them. One common tactic for scammers is to get you to click on a link or cause a link to pop up that makes it look like you need to reset your password so that you freely give away your information. You better change the password for whatever you gave your information when you "reset" your password. it was a notification from this forum that I had received a private message from this person. My account had been connected to my Facebook but I lost my Facebook account in March, so had to change info to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotAshamed Posted August 18, 2021 Members Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 6:57 PM, BibleBruce said: Hello, I received the following from member "Fidelia". Is this the scam email that others have reported receiving? Fidelia 0 Started conversation: 2 hours ago Members Shalom. I am Mrs. Fidelia Williams from Togo. My late husband deposited US$1.2Million in a Bank here & being diagnosed with esophageal cancer and knowing my conditions now; since I do not have any child, I want you to use this fund for charity purposes on orphanages, disables, widows and to propagate churches. Assure me that you will handle it well and reply me for more details at wfidelia22@gmail.com Yeah, I got a notification that Fidelia wanted to talk with me too. But, I didn’t notice it right away. By the time I saw it, the message was gone. It coulda been fun scam baiting the person. I wonder how far it would have gotten before I would have been told to go to Target and get some gift cards! Then, again, I don’t really have the time to spend toying around with a scammer…ah well… Pastor Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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