>-----Original Message----- >From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:44 AM >To: Killer Bs Discussion >Subject: Re: Fw: Congratuations for winning our lottery > > >On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 11:27:44AM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: > >> I don't understand this - every time I sell something on eBay I give >> away my bank account info for them to put the funds into. >How does the >> bank account info help them? > >When you say you give away your "bank account info", what exactly >are you talking about? (I don't mean post the numbers, I mean the >descriptive terms for what you give, like routing number, account >number, bank name, etc.)
I apologize. The Nigerian scam uses this method, but it appears that the lottery scam is usually asking for money to open foreign bank accounts (Dutch Lottery scam), or to pay taxes or fees to cover the transfer from overseas. They usually ask for a money order. Some of the lottery scams do attempt to get bank account info, though, by having the mark fill out an online form. I suspect that some marks feel if they are entering info into an online form, that it is somehow guaranteed or secure. Nerd From Hell > > >-- >"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
