tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post8185839867355926563..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Learning to love innept Nigerian criminalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67364670324876643292017-03-09T00:51:26.191-08:002017-03-09T00:51:26.191-08:00My darling Dad fell for it in the 80's, buying...My darling Dad fell for it in the 80's, buying shares in a gold mine. Believe it or not. My parents were off on a big holiday and we were told to keep an eye out for his gold arriving by courier. He was such a putz. Loved him to pieces, but I did not get my cynical streak from him!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33141659772297380022017-03-06T12:51:00.444-08:002017-03-06T12:51:00.444-08:00It made me laugh.It made me laugh.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87192620343249972492017-03-06T07:32:23.782-08:002017-03-06T07:32:23.782-08:00That's the spirit!That's the spirit!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39676278224856421282017-03-06T01:57:31.607-08:002017-03-06T01:57:31.607-08:00I have had several of those. The thing is they wer...I have had several of those. The thing is they were addressed to Tom Stephenson and not my real name...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62373057600740979612017-03-06T01:56:18.842-08:002017-03-06T01:56:18.842-08:00Yes, perhaps you are right. I could use it right n...Yes, perhaps you are right. I could use it right now. Maybe I will pay after all.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21835391524383060862017-03-06T01:55:28.657-08:002017-03-06T01:55:28.657-08:00My last scam call from an Indian woman:
"Hel...My last scam call from an Indian woman:<br /><br />"Hello. I am calling from the technical department regarding a fault on your computer."<br /><br />"No you are not. You are a criminal."<br /><br />"No. YOU are a criminal. Go away."Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42317858159350131252017-03-05T20:58:43.198-08:002017-03-05T20:58:43.198-08:00The nastiest internet scam I've seen to date w...The nastiest internet scam I've seen to date was a tax return offer that came for Lady Magnon just before Christmas about two years ago. It all looked so genuine, then asked for bank details so that she could receive the £300 owed to her. I wonder how many people fell for it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87870321732592135842017-03-05T20:15:55.195-08:002017-03-05T20:15:55.195-08:00$10 million for the measly cost of $85? And you di...$10 million for the measly cost of $85? And you didn't take it? Oh, Tom, just think of what we could've done with all that money.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13385493501250982002017-03-05T16:27:51.340-08:002017-03-05T16:27:51.340-08:00As a senior citizen with a land line phone, I rece...As a senior citizen with a land line phone, I receive some very amusing calls, usually but not always spoken with a foreign accent, offering wondrous opportunities. Sometimes I hang up immediately, but sometimes just listen a while to hear the telling of the tale. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7126222735515153312017-03-05T07:10:44.676-08:002017-03-05T07:10:44.676-08:00Last year, H.I. received an email via her website ...Last year, H.I. received an email via her website purporting to be from an American man who worked on off-shore oilrigs and wanted a painting as a surprise birthday present for his wife in Texas.<br /><br />He asked for pictures of some to choose from which were available, and I went to a lot of trouble sending them to him. He chose one at around £3000. He disappeared as soon as I said that the best way of paying would be by Paypal.<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, we got an email from a man in America saying he wanted a painting as a surprise birthday present for his wife. I said that the best thing to do would be to send pictures via overland mail and asked for his full postal address. He hasn't got back...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28420742698888926792017-03-05T07:06:24.077-08:002017-03-05T07:06:24.077-08:00People here are continuously duped by online '...People here are continuously duped by online 'lovers'. Love is blind.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28791111223311836932017-03-05T07:05:26.537-08:002017-03-05T07:05:26.537-08:00Oh yes, it is safe enough so long as you don't...Oh yes, it is safe enough so long as you don't click on any of the links.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37237540692627489502017-03-05T07:04:51.619-08:002017-03-05T07:04:51.619-08:00I don't think Yorkshire has that much money in...I don't think Yorkshire has that much money in the whole county, unless it is under their beds.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39414498391310396602017-03-05T06:54:03.777-08:002017-03-05T06:54:03.777-08:00You mean you actually read the emails?You mean you actually read the emails?The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3722807514999031682017-03-05T06:26:21.995-08:002017-03-05T06:26:21.995-08:00I remember before the internet when little brown e...I remember before the internet when little brown envelopes used arrive from Nigeria, typed on old manual typewriters when we had long since had electric ones, giving details of the best investment in Nigeria and 'your chance to invest now' if you send money to such and such an account number in Lagos. I used to collect the stamps off them: the envelopes were not franked. I don't think we used the word scam in those days. But the letters went in the fire.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52834538237654373342017-03-05T06:19:39.916-08:002017-03-05T06:19:39.916-08:00I remember a documentary years ago, when Nigerian ...I remember a documentary years ago, when Nigerian scalawags discovered the internet. It was about two people here who were bilked of their money. One a woman, for a lover who never appeared, and one a man whose house was filled with boxes he was to send to customers. I don't recall the gist of that scam. When the documentarians confronted the scammers, they eventually came clean. I also don't recall how they were using their "earnings." I suppose the point of the exercise was to show us how to keep clear. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12947995004148433172017-03-05T06:11:51.217-08:002017-03-05T06:11:51.217-08:00An ATM machine holding $10,000,000 would need to b...An ATM machine holding $10,000,000 would need to be the size of Yorkshire.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com