On 7/26/2011 1:04 PM, John Weller wrote: > Yes they do. I know several people who have fallen for it. I was hit with > this one and recognised it as a scam. I circulated everyone on my contact > list with details which caused several people to call me and say that they > had been caught, fortunately most of them became suspicious and rang off. > One lady who works for a charity said that she couldn't spend the amount > they were asking for without trustee's approval. They got very aggressive > and demanded that she paid on her own credit card, at that point she put the > phone down. > > This is for UK based people only - if you get this call simulate great > concern and interest then say you have an urgent appointment and ask for a > number to call them back when you return. I did this and passed the number > they gave to Trading Standards who then had it closed down. It doesn't stop > them but is just a bit more hassle for them.
I've not heard of anyone in the States here having this happen, but perhaps it has. Surely there's several unsuspecting, easily-duped folks in every nation who just figure that those good, hard-working Indian computer folks are legitimate. I don't know if anyone else is surprised, but I kind of am. In my travels, I've heard that folks totally distrust the Russians, but I've never heard something like this of the Indians. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
