Lady Magnon recently received this tempting Tax Refund notice, promising her the pleasant sum of £345.65p
All she needed to do was supply intimate details of her personal bank account, favourite colour, inside-leg measurement, and what the dogs ate for supper, and the money would be hers!
Luckily she smelt a rat as soon as she saw that she'd been referred to as Sir/Madame (with an 'e'). In fact the Inland Revenue NEVER EVER inform people of refunds by Email. Nor do they EVER ask for bank details by Email.
So Fuck Off whoever you are who sent this bloody thing (no doubt some scum-bag low-life gang in Nigeria); yours must be one of the most disgraceful pre-Christmas scams I've ever seen.
Unfortunately I suspect that many will fall for the very genuine looking forms, and surrender all their savings to these unscrupulous bastards who prey on the vulnerable.
Thank goodness we are knowledgeable enough not to have been fooled. BEWARE!
p.s. The above is mostly directed towards UK tax payers, but I'm certain that the little bastards have turned their cynical attention to most wealthy countries.
p.s. The above is mostly directed towards UK tax payers, but I'm certain that the little bastards have turned their cynical attention to most wealthy countries.
Yes, it's too easy to be taken in by these ever more sophisticated scams.
ReplyDeleteA timely warning in the run-up to Christmas when peoples guard may be down more than usual.
This has been doing the rounds over her for a couple of years now. It's all too easy for many elderly, vulnerable and others to be sucked in to these things, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteI've had that one many times Cro along with every bank known to man telling me that my account has been suspended and I don't have an account with most of them !!!! Most bona fide companies, as you say, wouldn't email, and if they do, they will always refer to you by name { and they don't make such atrocious spelling mistakes !! } It's really good to bring attention to these scams. XXXX
ReplyDeleteSorry. I should never have sent it to you. It's just that the kids will be expecting presents again this year, and I'm a bit strapped.
ReplyDeleteThey did for me a few years ago;
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Most people are aware of these scams, however, the creeps that do this know there are always a few that will fall for this. I know of a trucking company that was desperate for funds and thought that the King of Nigeria was going to be their savior. Needless to say, they are no longer in business.
ReplyDeleteI must be the last to hear of this particular scam. When I saw it just a few days ago, I was quite shocked.
ReplyDeleteThe 'King of Nigeria' is Tom Stephenson's alter ego.
These little slip ups can be useful warnings. Watch out too for the Greek ω where an English (etc.!) w should be.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sure we'll be hearing from them soon. Devils.
ReplyDeleteIf you read my blog on rubbish mail the other day Cro I will add that the same applies to rubbish e mails - straight in the delete bin.
ReplyDeleteCheeky beggars - into the bin with 'em
ReplyDeleteGlad you're not buying into it. In America it happens quite often, emails from distant places, all people who need money, or have a prize, and they always need a bank account number. Scum.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten the ones saying i've inherited £1,000,000 and must contact them right away for details. These are usually in my junk or spam folder, and they are deleted. I do check my junk mail folder because sometimes i see an email there that really should be going to the inbox.
ReplyDeleteYup, here in Canada too. I have lots of email spam, with trickster, stating they are in desperate need of my money.
ReplyDeletePhone calls too, my hubby tells them to "F" off as well.
This happens in India too.
ReplyDeleteThe governments need to be more vocal on this, if they do not wish to actually act. The world needs a few more fundamental rights. Right to make an informed decision is one of them.
Those scam emails are the pits, and it's horrifying to know that some people still get hoodwinked by them, but my husband got the piece de resistance a few weeks ago. It was allegedly from some lawyer in Nigeria, apologizing for the scandalous scams conducted by people within his country that had taken money from so many innocent people. He said his country wanted to pay reparations to those who'd been scammed, so just send the following information... blah, blah, blah. I wonder how many people who'd already gotten bilked were taken in by the bogus apology, and ended up getting bilked all over again.
ReplyDeleteToo many scams about now. I heard of someone yesterday who got their card stolen, she had a phone call saying that they were the bank and thought the card as being used wrongly. They asked for some details like name, date of birth, pin number. It was the person who stole it on the phone and they were stood at the cash machine ready to put the pin number in! cleared her out. What a bunch of bastards!
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