Hilarious e-mail scam - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

johnnymysto · 08-19-2003, 12:01 PM

A friend of mine received this e-mail:

We have just charged your credit card for money laundry service in amount of $234.65 (because you are either child pornography
webmaster or deal with dirty money, which require us to layndry them and then send to your checking account).

If you feel this transaction was made by our mistake, please press
"No". If you confirm this transaction, please press "Yes" and fill in the form below.

Then there are blanks for his credit card number and expiration date.

I haven't altered the text a bit. I was cracking up laughing!!! Anyone who falls for this DESERVES to be ripped off!

cliche · 08-19-2003, 12:09 PM

Yeah... if you get in touch with them they'll knock a bit off for prompt payment...

asshopo · 08-19-2003, 12:14 PM

Ahahaha, man I got this same spam. The funny thing was, I had around $230 short on my bank account that I couldn't explain. I'm smart enough to know that the spam was bs, but it was an odd coincidense that the amounts were almost the same.

It had me going for a few hours, then my bank updated it's data and all was good

CSflim · 08-19-2003, 12:35 PM

Hahahah! brilliant!

Vyk · 08-19-2003, 12:36 PM

Things like this make me wonder if there are people silly enough to fall for it.

RoadRage · 08-19-2003, 01:47 PM

Fill in a fake or cancelled credit card number and see what happens.

asshopo · 08-19-2003, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RoadRage
Fill in a fake or cancelled credit card number and see what happens.

Or if you have the cc of someone you don't like, you could cause some havok for them :-P

But I would NEVER ever do that! 0:-)

Fibrosa · 08-19-2003, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RoadRage
Fill in a fake or cancelled credit card number and see what happens.

And add some letters in there

My credit card number is:

6E9A T2S9 H8IT

JBX · 08-19-2003, 02:13 PM

That was a SCAM! Sh*t.

lol

Mr.Deflok · 08-19-2003, 06:32 PM

Imagine how many people are gonna be like "Oh shit! They're on to me!"

phoenix1002 · 08-19-2003, 09:27 PM

Hey, wait a sec... I don't have a credit card! What the...?

nostalgic1 · 08-19-2003, 09:59 PM

oh man.. i can't believe how stupid some people are.. i really don't think anyone could be THAT dumb though... do you??

Fremen · 08-19-2003, 11:36 PM

Aren't these things used to see if email addresses are real?
Like, if you reply in the negative they still know its real?

08-19-2003, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
johnnymysto Overreactor Location: South Ca'lina	Hilarious e-mail scam A friend of mine received this e-mail: We have just charged your credit card for money laundry service in amount of $234.65 (because you are either child pornography webmaster or deal with dirty money, which require us to layndry them and then send to your checking account). If you feel this transaction was made by our mistake, please press "No". If you confirm this transaction, please press "Yes" and fill in the form below. Then there are blanks for his credit card number and expiration date. I haven't altered the text a bit. I was cracking up laughing!!! Anyone who falls for this DESERVES to be ripped off! __________________ "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." - Capt. Barbossa

08-19-2003, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	Yeah... if you get in touch with them they'll knock a bit off for prompt payment... __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

08-19-2003, 12:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
asshopo Insane Location: Michigan	Ahahaha, man I got this same spam. The funny thing was, I had around $230 short on my bank account that I couldn't explain. I'm smart enough to know that the spam was bs, but it was an odd coincidense that the amounts were almost the same. It had me going for a few hours, then my bank updated it's data and all was good __________________ Patterns have a habit of repeating themselves.

08-19-2003, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Hahahah! brilliant! __________________

08-19-2003, 12:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vyk Insane Location: Dayton, Ohio	Things like this make me wonder if there are people silly enough to fall for it. __________________ "Courage of the heart is very rare"

08-19-2003, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
RoadRage Stay off the sidewalk! Location: Oklahoma City, OK	Fill in a fake or cancelled credit card number and see what happens. __________________ Join TFP Team SETI 43K workunits complete, 34 members, more of each needed.

08-19-2003, 02:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
JBX Unfair and Imbalanced Location: Upstate, NY	That was a SCAM! Sh*t. lol __________________ "Youth and Strength is no match for Age and Treachery"

08-19-2003, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Imagine how many people are gonna be like "Oh shit! They're on to me!"

08-19-2003, 09:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	Hey, wait a sec... I don't have a credit card! What the...? __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...

08-19-2003, 09:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
nostalgic1 Insane Location: Location: Location: Location:	oh man.. i can't believe how stupid some people are.. i really don't think anyone could be THAT dumb though... do you?? __________________ I dare you to forget the marks you left across my neck from those nights when we were both found at our best. Now I could make this obvious, and you..you could deny me all in one breath. You could shrug me off your shoulders. Just forget me.. it's that simple.

08-19-2003, 11:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Aren't these things used to see if email addresses are real? Like, if you reply in the negative they still know its real? __________________ Google