Friday, August 12, 2005

Spam and Scam warning

mga padi, medyo damo niyan an mga email scam lalo na mga hali sa nigeria. usually an drama ninda, kakilala sila ng mga royalty or kaya mga government officials na namatay o nakulong at meron silang madaming pera sa bangko. tapos ang problema daw kailangan nila ng investors o kaya depositor para ma-withdraw nila ang pera. tapos hihingi sila ng pera sa inyo as "advance payment", then hihingi ulit ng ilang beses tapos mawawala na lang bigla -- kasama pera niyo.

kaya under any circumstances
  1. never respond to an email from nigeria or west africa
  2. never email or send to anybody your financial or bank details (credit card, account number, atm pin etc.
  3. never pay anything up front for any reason
  4. never extend credit for any reason
  5. never do anything until their check clears
  6. never give your contact info (phone, cell, home address, office address)
  7. never accept any money transfer, postal money order, travellers check until they are clear
pag me scam email delete agad. here is a website on scam email ---nigeria 419

Here's how a typical message looks like (more samples here):

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