Advice My Clients Probably Won't Read » scams http://tomarketconsult.com SEO and Ecommerce Tips with some fun stuff here and there Wed, 02 May 2012 17:49:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Domain Name Scan http://tomarketconsult.com/2012/03/domain-name-scan/ http://tomarketconsult.com/2012/03/domain-name-scan/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:37:49 +0000 admin http://tomarketconsult.com/?p=398 I received this today and thought it was odd. Why should a company care whether some other company wants to buy a domain name like mine but with a different extension? Especially a company in China, a country not known for respecting copyrights and known for hacking computers to steal trade secrets?

So, if you get [...]]]> I received this today and thought it was odd. Why should a company care whether some other company wants to buy a domain name like mine but with a different extension? Especially a company in China, a country not known for respecting copyrights and known for hacking computers to steal trade secrets?

So, if you get something like the following, just consign it to the trash bin!

Dear President & CEO,

This email is sent by CN Network Information Center LTD., which is a registration organization in China. Here we have something to confirm with you. We received a formal application on….

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A client received an email that appeared to be from Google Adwords saying that her campaigns had been stopped and it had a link to follow so she could review the issues.

The link went to google-uki.com.  I could easily see that since I have my email program set [...]]]> If you advertise on Google, read this please.

A client received an email that appeared to be from Google Adwords saying that her campaigns had been stopped and it had a link to follow so she could review the issues.

The link went to google-uki.com.  I could easily see that since I have my email program set to display emails as plain text, not HTML.    I searched for the message of the subject and found this

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdWords/thread?tid=55788c79f07b2959&hl=en

Read the last paragraph of the first posting, which is from a Google employee.  Great advice!

 

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Name ricky smith
ZipCode 60008
Email ricky.smith2g0@gmail.com
Phone 8159659632
MailList yes
Comment To the Owner,
       My name is Ricky Smith.I am with the Presbyterian Church of God and i will like to order Book Cases .below is the Book Cases i want:

Dimensions :
36″W x 60″H x 16 1/2″D 3 adjustable shelves
37 1/2″W x 48″H x 13 1/4″D 3 adjustable shelves
48″W x 60″H x 16 1/2″D 3 adjustable shelves
60″W x 60″H x 16 1/2″D 3 adjustable shelves
72″W x 60″H x 16 1/2″D 3 adjustable shelves

Finishes : Natural (clear) or Caramel with Glaze or Merlot with Glaze

Traditional Crown Molding or Finished Top with Cove Molding

Wood Species:i want any of them below
Oak or Cherry or Rosewood or Maple or Teak

Kindly email me with a pick up price for each size without shipping.

After i have received the total quote i will send you the contact details of the shipping company i will be using so that you will contact them and get me the shipping charges and i will make the full payment for the Book Cases and shipping to you.i will like to know the price excluding shipping.

WHAT TYPE OF CREDIT CARD DO YOU ACCEPT?
 .Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Thank You,
Rev Ricky.

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Hello,
How are you doing? I hope all is well with you. I know this might be a
surprise to you but I’m writing this email to you in an hurry and in a
confused state of mind. I want to say I’m really sorry that I didn’t inform
you about my traveling to Scotland for a Seminar. It was something urgent
and i didn’t even inform anyone about this traveling. But I just got myself
in serious mess here. I got my wallet misplaced on my way to the hotel and
all my money, phone, bank cards, diary, my return ticket and other vital 
documents are all in the wallet.
(ALL HIS VITAL DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE WALLET -EXCEPT HIS PASSPORT??)
I’m so confused right now as I have lost all contacts.
(FUNNY HOW HE DIDN’T LOSE MINE SINCE HE NEVER HAD MINE TO BEGIN WITH)

I need to get out of this mess. Please I need $1,500 USD to sort myself out
and to pay for the hotel bills but I will appreciate any amount you could
afford. I will pay you back as soon as I get back home.
(IF HE HAS HIS PASSPORT, WHY NOT GO TO THE EMBASSY AND THEY’LL HELP HIM WIRE MONEY FROM HIS BANK TO HIMSELF??)
Let me know if you will be able to help me with any amount and you can help me send the money with my details below at any western union money transfer office and i will get the money over here within an hour.

*Name: Christian Entwistle
Address:  14 Porteous pend, Edinburgh, EH1 2HP Scotland
Country: United Kingdom*

Kindly help me to make the transfer as soon as you receive this email and
you should get back to me with the 10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number,
exact Amount sent with details used in sending it. I still have my passport
to prove my identity at Western union here when receiving the money, and I
will email you with the return flight details immediately I receive the
money.
Your reply will be appreciated.
Thanks so much
–
Christian Entwistle
(NOTE: No one in Winnsboro has ever heard of Christian Entwistle)
Winnsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
GNTX Gun Show & Outdoors EXPO
Marketing/Promotions Staff
(He gave some website addresses that are legit, but I’ve removed them)

So, the moral is – if you feel the urge to help anyone, help your webmaster (me).  I’d love to go to Scotland and I promise not to lose my important documents.

If you receive an offer via email from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of Nigeria — or any other country, for that matter — forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov per the government’s website:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt117.shtm

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