eMail saying that you'll receive money from a bank.

I have noticed that I stat to get more of these malls when I sign up for some forms or websites. I might be wrong here, but I think some people sell our email addresses to others. They say that wee hate spam as much as you do, but you always know why they want your email address.

 

Not everyone has been on the net long enough to spot a scam the moment they read the first line. Scammers know that. So they constantly shoot in the dark hoping to find a sucker they can steal from. Normally they eventually catch someone in their snare. So they do PROFIT from those emails eventually.

 

These have been going on for hundreds of years. The internet/digital age has only allowed scammers an even more convenient route to use their con methods. Yes, people used to receive these in the mail even if that is rare these days. They are known as 419 scams or advance fee fraud scams and you can find alot of information using those terms. There are also people who "scam the scammers" by frustrating them and making them waste their time on a fake victim. This is very dangerous however as most of these scams can be linked to criminal organizations and enterprises.

 

I receive these type of emails every day. I normally just skip on by them. When I am in a bad mood and I get an email like this, I reply back with a very rude message. These emails have been out for years and I do not think that they will ever stop. There are some people that actually believe them and send them money because they feel sorry for the person. I guess most people do not know that these are very popular scams.

 

I wish I could just reply back but if you even open it let alone reply it's letting them know you're alive. I get enough as it is. I don't understand with all the technology we have that we can't stop them from ever sending.

 

Yeah I also think it's wise to just ignore these types of email messages. Replying might only put you in their "active list". And God only knows what kind of twisted plans they might do next. Not answering will give them the impression that the email is not active anymore. It's just sad to think that these type of (long time) scams still exist because some people still take the bait.

 

I receive these scam type emails at least once a week. I don't bother reading them as I just get to the point of replying back with a simple message that they are being turned over the police here. I don't get anything back except a different letter once a week from a different person each time.

 

I get at least three or four of those e-mails a day, usually in my spam folder. I actually like to read and laugh about them, as some of them are quite hilarious. Of course, it is no laughing matter for those who have been scammed and lost their money. I read that one older Australian woman lost all her money and her house when she answered one of these mails and got entangled in a scam. Not everyone is internet savvy, and those vulnerable people are easy prey for the scammers.

 

Ditto. I receive these emails, or this type of emails at least 2-3 times a week. Some go into my inbox and some into my spam folder. Stuff like you are eligible for a 'Free $500 Visa gift card' or 'Make $300 a day click here' links, The most annoying thin g is deleting them because obviously the email client doesn't know what is legitimate or not. And once in awhile there are legitimate free product sample links. I believe these sites make money by you clicking on these links that direct you to other websites and finally send you to a website that asks you to buy something.

 

I have received dozens of these kind of emails over the years. It's even funnier when they say they are from London and fail miserably at English grammar. I don't know why they think people haven't got this figured out yet, but obviously they are just fishing, hoping someone will fall for it.