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GomerPyle
Baiting Guru
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Wherever I lay my hat
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:01 am |
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http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2007/80-07
This combines 'clairvoyant scams whatever they are - and obviously excludes other 419 scams but the figure, which is just for the UK, is frightening
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| Recent research conducted by the OFT indicates that foreign lottery, prize draw and clairvoyant scams cost consumers more than �350 million every year, with individuals being targeted repeatedly and sometimes losing tens of thousands of pounds. |
I wonder if they achieve as much as we do
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Mass marketed Scams are an OFT priority. Two years ago the OFT launched a Scambusters team and set up the Scams Enforcement Group with UK partner organisations focusing on law enforcement, consumer education and cooperation with public and private sector bodies to disrupt scammers' routes to market.
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They do have some nicely explained examples here
http://www.oft.gov.uk/oft_at_work/consumer_initiatives/scams/scam-letters |
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 - the 'Asparagus Kid' - Accra to Lome - You Must surly Die in The Name Of Jesus Christ
- Steve - Lagos to Accra
- Frank - Lagos to Cotonou - co-bait with the vampire
- Shorty - Lagos to Cotonou - My Agro Base farming where i rearing chicken and other animals was set ablazed overnight and we do not know who is actual behinde all these evils! -
I and my crew was locked up for 3 good days….They wanted to charge us to court but later we are fined an huge amount of money…I asked them why did they arrest the men, they started laughing and saying all sorts mockering words! -
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Josh
Elite Baiter
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 1799
Location: Nu Zilund
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:13 am |
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Wow those are some pretty massive numbers. Sadly it's generally those least able to afford being scammed who are most likely to fall for them. In focusing on 419 scams we obviously are only really targetting a small part of the whole scamming empire. |
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Afferbecklauder
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 08 Jan 2007
Posts: 923
Location: Wide open spaces
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:57 am |
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It's frightening. An excellent reason for targeting this scum, as the majority of victims would not bother to report a few hundred dollars. |
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DEVIL NA E GO KILL YOU THIEF Williams J Spillboard
I will send a photo copy of your draft to your state security agent with all your information that you are using the money to finance TERRORIST in America that you have received one already, and you also involved in the slept 11 attack.
NA BABA GOD GO PUNISH INA LIVES ANY WHERE INA DEY PLUS
UR BASTARD GOMER COS IN NO BE MISTER ATALL U SILLY
SCOMBERGS U NA DEY CUTT MY JOBS ABI.NO WORRY I NO GO
TELL UNA AGAIN,BUT IF UNA TRY AGAIN UNA NO GO WAKE
FROM SLEEP THE VERY NEXT MORNING I MEAN U WILL BE
MURDERED WITHOUT WARNING THE VERY NEXT MORNING NINFO . Walter Savvidez
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