Possible Scam Attempt?

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 1

Hi people

I have decided to register on the 419eater forums after I have recieved a very peculiar email on an old discussion board account I don't use anymore. I've had a read through some of the Scambaiting Stories on here, and this email seems to bear all the hallmarks of a possible scammer. Therefore I thought it would be best to bring this one to attention, who knows how many people could be taken in by this email.

Below is a copy of the notification of the message I recieved:

Quote:

Sent From Fuerteventura-Forum.com by peace20
Wednesday, 21 October, 2009 6:20
From:
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Add sender to Contacts
To:
********@yahoo.co.uk
Hello Fuerteventura Lover

You received the following message from: peace20 ([email protected])

At: http://www.fuerteventura-forum.com/

Hello Dear,
my name is cpeace i saw your profile at www.fuerteventura-forum.com and i
found
pleasure
to write you as my my friend so that we can communicate to each
othere,please mail me through my email address
([email protected])
that i will send you my pic for you to know who i am for the love and
pleasure i have develpoed in your lovely profile i awaits your lovely
reply
as soon as you get this mail.
peace
please please please contact this email directly
[email protected]

Hope someone can help here Smile

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3123

Hi OpFor,

Certainly appears suspicious, something like a romance scam.

Quote:

Therefore I thought it would be best to bring this one to attention, who knows how many people could be taken in by this email.

If you are interested in sticking around to bait, make sure you reply from a different e-mail address.

Information on this is found in stickies at the top of the page. Once you're settled, ask for a mentor, & you're well on the way to annoying these scammers!

Baiting really is the only effective deterrent to messages like that. You've already helped by posting the message: if someone has received something similar, they will be taken straight here, to be educated about this type of scam.

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:37 pm

Hi first apply for a mentor here http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=122306

Next disguise your details in your post.

AND post email headers and some more information on the 'scammer's' profile.