ZD's random thoughts » scam http://zdinfo.com technology, life, and more Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 419 in postal mail http://zdinfo.com/2009/04/12/419-in-postal-mail/ http://zdinfo.com/2009/04/12/419-in-postal-mail/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:55:08 +0000 zd http://zdinfo.com/?p=44 Probably everyone knows what 419 scam is. Usually such an email is sent to your email address, claiming that you could a good percentage of an illegal transaction as long as you provide some advanced fee and bank account information.

Yesterday, I got a real postal letter from UK. Someone named “Charles Wilson” of “Capital Management and Investment Ltd, UK”, claimed that I could get a share of $15.5M if I help him transfer to money out of UK. Of course, I know he will be asking for my bank account information. Unlike scammer emails which do not cost anything, I see a real postal stamp of 69 pennies on the envelope.

Time is hard for 419 scammers. It needs some (small) upfront investment to be a good 419 scammer nowadays.

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