On Thursday 12 August 2004 09:11, John Richard Smith wrote: > Frank wrote: > > John Richard Smith wrote: > >> Anyone getting a series of stange invoices by email from US > >> suppliers you have never heard of for goods and services you had > >> nothing to do with billed in US $. > >> > >> Because I am. > >> > >> I'm quite sure it's a scam. > >> > >> But one of the odd things is that it seems to come to me on my > >> above email address slightly bastadised, and my ISP's filters seem > >> unable to do anything about stopping it. > >> > >> I feel the address has been lifted without my consent and > >> knowledge from somewhere like this list, though it could be any, I > >> belong to a number. > >> > >> Just wondered if anyone else is noticing such a situation lately ? > >> > >> John > > > > I have been getting such 'self addressed' emails for some time now, > > they usaully include some attachment like *.scr or *.pif etc. For > > now I simply delete them as I am unable to find a way of filtering > > specific attachment types with mozilla1.6 and have yet to learn how > > to set up an onboard server. > > > > But yes, I have seen this for at least the last four months and try > > not to pass them on by deleting even if I suspect them to sometimes > > be real. > > The one's I'm getting don't seem to have any attatchments, so far. > > They come charging me for the supply of computer equipement I never > ordered and seem to be some sort of confirmation/ invoice stipulating > payment has been via credit card. I have checked on that. That is > false as far as mine are concerned. > > There is no website url to follow up on. No return email address to > use. No propert heading to suggest who is doing this. > it plainly says that the email in question is an automated one and no > reply is permitted. > > For sure it is some sort of scam, but what. > > I cannot see what it is after. > I have not parted with money. > I have not ordered anything. > They cannot have an address to deliver too. > So far it hasn't asked for any credit card details. > It pretends to confirm details of a fictitious transaction. > I have had more than one, for varying amounts. > > > It seems to be some sort of mischievous prank . > Like a virus does. > > Or perhaps some really devious attempt to sully someone's credit > rating with reports of non-payment of these fictitious invoices. I > don't know. > > So any suggestions. > > John Report it to the proper authoritied and they will bury it in the bureau for at least 5 years. You will never hear from them again and everyone will forget about the scam. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux user #363264 http://counter.li.org
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