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Master of Master Baiters Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 589

I got this in my gmail catcher today, have you seen this before its not fake btw.

Quote:

The Gmail Scam Monitoring Team believes that you have emailed a
probable scam email account hosted by Gmail. No genuine recruitment
agency uses Gmail email accounts, nor any other free email provider
like Yahoo, Excite, or Hotmail.

In fact, no reputable agency sends email offering jobs by email. Any
unsolicited email claiming to be from a recruitment agency is a scam.

Any phone numbers given are likely to redirect to an anonymous prepaid
cellphone in Nigeria.

Recruitment scams typically start with an email advertising a job.
After a couple of email exchanges, you will be told that you have got
the job, and you will then be asked to pay fees in advance for visas
or other documents, air tickets, insurance, or some other reason. If
you pay, the thief will ask for more fees and finally disappear. Any
money you pay will disappear. He is trying this scam on dozens of
people at the same time.

It is best to immediately stop all communication with the scammer. Do
not give the scammer any personal information (phone number, address,
passport, CV, etc).

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please tell your friends
about Nigerian 419 scams as education is the only true way to stop
these scammers.

If you have any questions regarding the scam, please visit an anti-419 website
http://www.scamomatic.com
http://www.fraudwatchers.org
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.shtm
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm

Kind regards
The Gmail Scam Monitoring Team

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:18 pm

^^New to me but it's good to see the big G finally trying to do something about the lads. Every little helps.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

A fairly well written warning.

If the reply to works, just thank them and let them know you're a baiter.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:48 pm

And inform them about 419eater and scamwarners, they should be on that list

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:51 pm

^^^ Technically, we're about baiting and those other sites are about educating the public without baiting the scammers.

There's been some debate before about whether or not victims or potential victims would make suitable baiters. My recollection is that they wouldn't.

(This discussion was some time ago; I invite anyone with a better memory to correct me as need be.)

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

I'm with Barry- Eater doesn't need to be on that list of links. SW won't be added, so no need to bother with that, either.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 25

I just got this WARNING at the top of a message from a date scammer, it was inside a red box. Is this new too? The "learn more" link goes to a Gmail help page about scamming etc

Quote:

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

@ Mucs Remmacs, that's a standard warning that Google/Gmail displays, it usually attached to things like phishing emails, or where a dodgy site url is given in the email, or scam emails.

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