I just received a private message from "Sarah48" promising me $8.5MM dollars from somewhere. If anyone else gets a similar message, please understand this is the Nigerian scam that gets either personal information or asks for money from you in the hopes of getting more money.
Aging Care moderators, please check out Sarah48 and delete the account immediately! I had no way to report her message other than to post it here.
I'm PM'ing you now with direct contact information to the Community Moderator.
https://www.agingcare.com/contactus.aspx
I'm wondering if anyone else has been contacted by this scammer. I've had a lot of these Nigerian scam attempts sent to my personal e-mail address, but not for a few years as Norton is apparently filtering them out.
Blannie, thanks for the alert.
When I did get them I forwarded the entire message, with added full headers, to my ISP.
AgingCare can detect the scammer's IP address and report it to authorities.
Thank you!
Ashley T.
The AgingCare.com Team
Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
But the technicians for the good guys (us!) can also determine the ISPs (Internet Service Providers), contact them, and with their assistance locate the miscreants.
I don't recall when it was but I recently heard on the news that some of the Nigerian scammers were found, tried and jailed. If you're interested, Google "Nigerian Scams, convictions."
Here's an interesting insight into the scams the FBI is investigating: http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud
So, yes, the good guys (and gals) do sometimes win!
Eyeirshlass, I didn't get one of the scame messages either. Guess that makes two of us that aren't "good enough to scam!"
(false teeth) and winning personality. {:-))
Seriously, am glad to hear that the feebs are on the job. Several years ago a friend of mind fell for the scam and was a long time getting it straightened out.