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13 July 2012, 07:43
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Town: Plymouth
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Scams - who on earth falls for these
Screenshot of "enquiry" we received today on one of our boats. My question is who in their right mind falls for such drivel ?
Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007
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13 July 2012, 07:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: portsmouth
Boat name: Hullabaloo
Make: Humber
Length: 8m +
Engine: 225 Optimax
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I'd be interested in helping this lady, but I'm a bit busy right now helping a guy in Nigeria to get $22,000,000 dollars he found in a dormant account into my bank so we can split the money!
Then I've got to fill in a form so that I can claim compensation for an accident I haven't had!
On top of that, I've just heard that I've got a tax rebate due to me so I don't really need the money.
However, in order to get all this money, I have to e-mail all my bank details and passwords to someone claiming to be Barclays as my account has been suspended due to a fault!
Isn't the internet wonderful????
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13 July 2012, 08:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: Plymouth
Length: 6m +
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Well that guys clearly not done his homework Steve.
Everybody knows it was Nat West that had the fault 
Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007
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13 July 2012, 08:17
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Anyone who calls me 'Dear' gets my cash within about 3 minutes ..... 
I think this a low quality one , but they do seem to be getting smarter ....more realistic cheap prices for boats that dont exist for example.
Still got tp go, got HSBC wanting me to tell them my account details for the account I have never had so I can pay in my accident compensation of 'up to £3350' ..for the accident I have never had.
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13 July 2012, 08:36
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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Dear Peter. Should you, or anyone else, be interested in such an exciting investment, We have a large quantity of top grade alluvial 'Gold' ready to be extracted from the Penryn River.
We've invested in a cleaning and processing plant which removes turds, bikes and shopping trolleys.
Discounts given for bulk purchases, Paypal accepted.
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13 July 2012, 09:27
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: bicester
Length: no boat
Engine: outboard only
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Peter your rich beyond your dreams !! Can I be your new bestest mate pal buddy ? But have a good day anyway
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13 July 2012, 10:17
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: The boat
Make: WL
Length: 3m +
Engine: 2T outboard
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boats&Outboards
Screenshot of "enquiry" we received today on one of our boats. My question is who in their right mind falls for such drivel ?
Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007 |
I think the problem is that sensible people do not reply, only halfwits reply.
As such they have minimal input for maximum reward.
If you actually encourage everyone to respond they would soon find out what a waste of time it is trying to find the dummies.
In an ideal world every one would respond and wast as much time as possible , it can be good fun 
Respond to the fraudsters and see how long you can retain their interest .
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13 July 2012, 12:36
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Country: UK - England
Town: Plymouth
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I take the other opinion, if I reply they then start spamming your email big time with all the other tricks, hoping you might just fall for one of them. We never respond. Delete and ignore.
Would be fun to turn the tables though.
Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007
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13 July 2012, 14:24
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Country: UK - England
Town: Clevedon
Boat name: T3
Make: Brig Eagle 3.8
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury 40hp efi
Join Date: May 2012
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13 July 2012, 19:20
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Scam baiting is hilarious fun, the things you can get these people to do in the hope that they can get your money is astonishing!
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13 July 2012, 20:30
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Country: Ireland
Make: Zodiac Mk I
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15 hp Yam two stroke
Join Date: Feb 2012
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13 July 2012, 22:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorkshire
Boat name: Condor
Make: Proshore
Length: under 3m
Engine: Merc 3.5
MMSI: 235907337
Join Date: May 2012
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Well the percentages add up peter, 42.8% aluvial gold dust
57.2% bullshite
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13 July 2012, 23:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: South West
Boat name: Das Boot
Make: Honwave T40
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu, 20
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Originally Posted by Boats&Outboards
I take the other opinion, if I reply they then start spamming your email big time with all the other tricks, hoping you might just fall for one of them. We never respond. Delete and ignore.
Would be fun to turn the tables though.
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That's the trouble with the internet, replying to emails confirms you exist to spammers and the next thing you know could end up falling for a phishing attempt. There are some dodgy, clever gits out there, it's a battle of wits really. Clicking a link can go horribly wrong.
If I get a bill or what ever from any account I have, I always log in by writing the address in manually or from a bookmark.
Wonder if there is a site where you can input addresses from fraudulent people so that they get spammed back? I suppose if there were it could/would be misused and the activity it did considered a criminal offence anyway 
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14 July 2012, 07:16
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: yeovil
Boat name: Lilly of lyme
Make: XS
Length: 4m +
Engine: 30hp Yamaha
Join Date: Jul 2011
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turning the tables i love that!
love the under dog
unwanted sales calls.........now they get on my nerves!
turn the tables....this made me laugh.
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30 July 2012, 09:48
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Another one
Emailed to me today.
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30 July 2012, 13:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Northampton
Make: RibTec
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outbaord mariner 75
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Laughed so much at the murder scene recording.
Willk click the link go on. :-)
Me thinks HMRC know if you have over paid. :-)
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30 July 2012, 13:53
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jezza2011
Me thinks HMRC know if you have over paid. :-)
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Yus, and then there's the fact that I'm in a different jurismydiction...
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02 August 2012, 21:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Kings Lynn
Boat name: Blow 'N' Away
Make: Coastline
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Received this one a few days ago, I'd like to know who told them I was in a looney bin,  still waiting for a reply from the BHC in Nigeria
ATTENTION:
Did you send Mr. Albert Okafor to pick up your ATM CARD on your behalf? He visited
our office yesterday with the story that you are not fine and had been admitted to the
psychiatric hospital. Please kindly re-confirm this news with a doctor's report to enable us
prepare an affidavit on your behalf and release the ATM card to him.
But if this information is false kindly get back to us immediately to so we can apprehend him.
We advise that you also do the needful to make sure the UKFSA dispatches your NFIU/UKFSA
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION on Friday.
You are assured of the safety of your ATM CARD and availability of your funds and PLEASE be
advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake government officials
online who in collaboration scammed you.
Kind Regards
MRS JAN DUNN
jandunn63@yahoo.co.uk
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION,
TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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02 August 2012, 22:08
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Member
Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Rostrevor
Boat name: Ricochet
Make: Redbay
Length: 7m +
Engine: Twin F115 Yams
MMSI: 235083269
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Quote:
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Emailed to me today.
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Yep - have had that one - must admit it took me a few minutes before I binned it as it did look good - or maybe that was just greed - who knows
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