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You’ll be pleased to know I’ve found my Prince...

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BeautyQueenIamNot · 07/04/2021 14:14

All I need to do is transfer him some money Hmm surely my Prince Charming should have enough money to pay for his flight

And I’ve also been watching porn and someone is going to send a video to all my contacts if I don’t pay £1000...

Where the heck do these people get my email address from?!?

Feel like I’m part of the club now I’ve got the emails

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WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo · 08/04/2021 18:27

Oh and my Grandad Leonard left me a couple of million and a large estate. Despite the solicitors looking I'm the only ancestor they could find on Facebook so I get it all. The fact my family is huge and all on Facebook, including my Father who is listed on my page as being my father, is irrelevant.

The odd thing is my Grandad really was called Leonard*. He lived in a council house, which my Nana still lives in so unlikely he had an estate worth millions. Shame I really could do with the cash.

*He wasn't called Leonard but his name really was the one the 'solicitors' said it was which was a lucky guess on their part. And I'm no longer on Facebook so I guess they'll have to find one of my relatives instead.

ElizabethTudor · 08/04/2021 18:31

@Ellenthegenerous

Well apparently I have several small fortunes in Bitcoin when I wouldn’t have the first clue about actually buying any
Me too. I must be a Bitcoin millionaire by now. I really should get round to withdrawing all this Bitcoin moolah sitting in my junk email.
ilikebungalows · 08/04/2021 18:45

Your email is worth about a dollar, until you reply or otherwise respond (maybe with an out of office) and then it's worth about 5 dollars. This is cos they can get more for a verified human at the other end rather than a machine.

I get lots of these emails and I always reply with a load of gibberish. Nice to know they're wasting an extra 4 dollars lol.

GNCQ · 08/04/2021 18:45

Ah... I'm a victim of a really impressive "BT" scam.

These people call you up at home to say "we've detected your BT WiFi is running slowly. We really want to fix it for you" you think hmm well alright it could be faster, let's crack on.

They then convince you to download an app onto your laptop. This app allows them to see everything you're typing in to your laptop.

It's a stunning scam actually, they really convince you that they're trying to help, you're a valued customer etc. So you download the app.

Then they say "now all you need to do is open your online banking account and log in so we can send you money for the inconvenience" ....

Err ok since when do BT need you to log into your online bank account when they call you up and since when do BT actually seem so eager to send you money!

The scammers basically try to get all your passwords and other details to your bank account. It was a really close call.

Hoppinggreen · 08/04/2021 18:53

It’s not very impressive, why would my internet banking need to be open for them to send me money?
Glad it didn’t catch you but it’s a bit obvious

isthismylifenow · 08/04/2021 18:53

Well I was befriended by a widower with one teenage child and he works away in the oil industry. He is due to visit my country soon he says. I was waiting for the request for the flight money, (how could I refuse him as he calls me Beautiful and Darling)... But no, he only needs an urgent Steam voucher instead. Oh and my number so we can chat on hangouts....

I get statements for a bank I don't even bank with every few days, maybe that is where my long lost dead uncle deposited all my millions of inheritance.

GNCQ · 08/04/2021 19:01

@Hoppinggreen

It’s not very impressive, why would my internet banking need to be open for them to send me money? Glad it didn’t catch you but it’s a bit obvious
Well that's because we're internet and tech savvy. Imagine someone less fortunate to be on the receiving end.
GNCQ · 08/04/2021 19:08

They then convince you to download an app onto your laptop. This app allows them to see everything you're typing in to your laptop

Ok that paragraph should read:

They then convince you to download an app onto your laptop. They tell you that it's so they can check your WiFi speed, but I later realised that the app allows them to see everything you're typing in to your laptop. They don't tell you that.

Oldraver · 08/04/2021 19:16

I couldn't resist a FB status

Sorry to all my friends who have been sent a video of me wanking as I was too stingy to pay the £1000. PS Did my tits look good ?

mineofuselessinformation · 08/04/2021 19:19

A very kind man called me a couple of days ago, about the accident I had 'in the last two years....
'Do you remember it?'
No
'It's the one where you were hit from behind'
No
'Has anyone in your family been in an accident?'
No

He ran out of ideas then, so there was a very long silence before he put the phone down.... Grin

mineofuselessinformation · 08/04/2021 19:21

I also played a voicemail to the people I work with - that said I was going to be arrested for tax fraud if I didn't press 1.
I happily informed those present that this was certain to happen as I am a hardened criminal. (I work in a job with very strict DBS checks!)

JumpLeadsForTwo · 08/04/2021 19:30

My mum kept on calling me to help her claim her "free" iPhone X, sort out the urgent bill that has been sent etc. Several close shaves later, she is now more savvy and will call telling me that she hadn't fallen for the latest call!!

jannyapple · 08/04/2021 19:31

@mineofuselessinformation I had one of those a while back .. I'm informed you were involved in a traffic accident ? My response
Oh my god , am I ok ? Did I survive , how's my car ? Wink

SmallYappyTypeDog · 08/04/2021 19:38

I don't have many people wanting to share their fortunes with me but I do have lots of horny women desperate to ride my mighty pole. Apparently I also need penis enlargement, which is true, I have had a good rummage around down there and cant find one anywhere Sad.

Hoppinggreen · 08/04/2021 19:54

Well my Prostate is the size of a lemon but those sexy Russian ladies are still very excited to meet me

mineofuselessinformation · 08/04/2021 20:17

@jannyapple, it's a miracle!!!!

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 08/04/2021 20:38

HMRC called today to tell me very sternly that I owed them money and if I didn’t press 1 NOW I was going to be arrested.

So frustrating that it’s always a recorded message, so you don’t even have the minor satisfaction of telling them to fuck off.

WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo · 08/04/2021 20:41

@mineofuselessinformation

A very kind man called me a couple of days ago, about the accident I had 'in the last two years.... 'Do you remember it?' No 'It's the one where you were hit from behind' No 'Has anyone in your family been in an accident?' No

He ran out of ideas then, so there was a very long silence before he put the phone down.... Grin

I love these ones. Especially when they tell me the accident wasn't my fault. Well of course it wasn't. Seeing how I can't drive and am therefore never anything other than a passenger of course its not my fault Grin
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