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4. AFRICAN ADVANCE FEE FRAUDS
How do they work?
Consumers are contacted by someone saying they need help transferring money overseas, usually millions of dollars. Writers, who often claim to be a relative of a deposed or dead politician, say they needs to transfer this cash to a bank in their country, and that if the recipients lets them use their bank account they can keep a big slice for themselves. Victim supplies bank details which are used to plunder their account.
• Yearly cost to UK public- £340m.
• Number of victims - 70,000.
• Average loss per victim - £5,000.
• Victim profile – Mainly men, many of whom are middle-class.
5. FOREIGN LOTTERY SCAMS
How do they work?
Consumers receive a letter, phone call or e-mail telling them they have won a major cash prize in an overseas lottery. They will often be told to telephone a sales agent who will ask the victim to send money to cover adminstration, customs and taxes. The winnings do not exist and are never received.
• Yearly cost to UK public- £260m.
• Number of victims - 140,000.
• Average loss per victim - £1,900.
• Victim profile – Slightly more men than women believe it is possible to win a prize in a lottery without ever buying a ticket.
Holy mother of God, now i know why i get so many of these emails everyday! I did not actually think a single person would ever fall for these, seems it is a booming industry.
Jeeeezzzz!!!
How do they work?
Consumers are contacted by someone saying they need help transferring money overseas, usually millions of dollars. Writers, who often claim to be a relative of a deposed or dead politician, say they needs to transfer this cash to a bank in their country, and that if the recipients lets them use their bank account they can keep a big slice for themselves. Victim supplies bank details which are used to plunder their account.
• Yearly cost to UK public- £340m.
• Number of victims - 70,000.
• Average loss per victim - £5,000.
• Victim profile – Mainly men, many of whom are middle-class.
5. FOREIGN LOTTERY SCAMS
How do they work?
Consumers receive a letter, phone call or e-mail telling them they have won a major cash prize in an overseas lottery. They will often be told to telephone a sales agent who will ask the victim to send money to cover adminstration, customs and taxes. The winnings do not exist and are never received.
• Yearly cost to UK public- £260m.
• Number of victims - 140,000.
• Average loss per victim - £1,900.
• Victim profile – Slightly more men than women believe it is possible to win a prize in a lottery without ever buying a ticket.
Holy mother of God, now i know why i get so many of these emails everyday! I did not actually think a single person would ever fall for these, seems it is a booming industry.
Jeeeezzzz!!!
George Adgdgdgwngo from fonejacker comes to mind.
You would think the great British public would smell a rat when a foreign stranger says "just wire the monies to my ugandan bank account it is totally legitimateeee"
I was in Las Vegas recently and a guy came up to me in the Circus Circus casino asking if i spoke English. He then proceeded to tell me he was from Burkina Faso and wanted to donate some money to a good casue and could i help him??
I dont know what his game was but i immediatly said no. It was just an instinct reaction for me to say no but i guess some poor suckers fall for it??
You would think the great British public would smell a rat when a foreign stranger says "just wire the monies to my ugandan bank account it is totally legitimateeee"
I was in Las Vegas recently and a guy came up to me in the Circus Circus casino asking if i spoke English. He then proceeded to tell me he was from Burkina Faso and wanted to donate some money to a good casue and could i help him??
I dont know what his game was but i immediatly said no. It was just an instinct reaction for me to say no but i guess some poor suckers fall for it??
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