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Whilst having a break from filming a tutorial on teleportation I thought I’d just share this with you If you are like me you probably get loads of spam scam emails usually from a bank official in Nigeria asking for personal details. I got one last night and thought I would share with you the tactic I use for dealing with the scammers. Here is the the reply I sent back to him. Why not reply to any you have and see if the scammers reply: Dear Mr Johnson, Many thanks for the email and asking me to help by providing a bank account to receive a share of the $42m from the floating account of the deceased that nobody else knows about. I see that you are the Director of International Relations at the bank that you work for in Madrid, imagine my surprise when you say that you ‘don’t know any foreigner in my life’. How do you do an international relations job and never know any foreigners? That must be a great job with little to do, oh I wish I had one like it. I would really like to have helped however, upon a recent visit to the toilet, imagine my surprise when £10m (UK sterling) fell out of my arse. I am unsure on the tax implications of having come into (rather painfully) such a large amount of money. I would therefore like to be able to move it out of the country, ideally to Madrid. Hang on, you work in Madrid in a bank don’t you? Please would you send me your personal bank details and I will tranfer the money as soon as possible. I will require only £1000 fee up front. You …
LMAO…great response…I have a great mental image now of the ’spammer’ with a million emails in the intray saying …well up yours :¬)….( I like to be direct )…failing that I have used Google to search names/and or email addresses…as some of these are serial spammers..and there are sites to report such activities..
Though I think your idea is is far more original and somewhat funnier…good one.
I send them an email from my disposable account (agent.oneil@mailinator,com) that their problem has been brought to my attention and i would like to help, but i will need more details and a contact telephone number.
my message is signed special agent Ryan O’Neil, united states treasury department.
I to have not received any replies, strange.
I have had some what the same experience here in the London with a similar company in marketing who only pays based on commission and you have to become self employed even though you are working for them. Now part of the job involved giving away your morals as one would say because for example with me I would never products/services to the elderly, disabled or unemployed as I know it is morally wrong, I will also show a few web links about them so you can get more of a good idea and warn others.
“upon a recent visit to the toilet, imagine my surprise when £10m (UK sterling) fell out of my arse!” Ha Ha very funny Rich keep up the good work 5* And Fave!!
Ripoffs - Scams Unfortunately, as we hear every single day, being smart is NOT enough to protect yourself from dangerous Internet scams, frustrating spam, or devious identity theft
Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs 1.Scams
and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial
Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai
anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet,
including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The
marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah,
Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB
that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of
dollars, month after month.
2.Scams and Rip-Offs}
Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama
announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up
schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into
thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless
assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded
consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.
3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls
– Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the
do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put
a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The
robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to
expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest
rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating
federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions
on the practice in 2009.
4.Scams and Rip-Offs}
Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail
pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or
a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions.
The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the
total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit
the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers
supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires
the money, but the prize never arrives.
5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter
Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain
access to personal information such as bank account or social
security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be
considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by
job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to
check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job
offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that
costs the victim every month until they cancel.
6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google
Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that
claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or
Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web
sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a
result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting
a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured
into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month
for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to
hundreds of dollars.
7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage
Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in
the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save
their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card
debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front
for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never
receive.
8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery
Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make
some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the
customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate
their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring
service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to
the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover
the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if
not thousands, of dollars.
9.Scams and Rip-Offs}
Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small
business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and
sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the
scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested
buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the
amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the
check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping
company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is
really wiring money back to the scammers.
10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing
e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in
inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a
business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever
the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick
victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect
the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to
phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of
the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.
If you are like me you probably get loads of spam scam emails usually from a bank official in Nigeria asking for personal details. I got one last night and thought I would share with you the tactic I use for dealing with the scammers. Here is the the reply I sent back to him. Why not reply to any you have and see if the scammers reply: Dear Mr Johnson, Many thanks for the email and asking me to help by providing a bank account to receive a share of the $42m from the floating account of the deceased that nobody else knows about. I see that you are the Director of International Relations at the bank that you work for in Madrid, imagine my surprise when you say that you ‘don’t know any foreigner in my life’. How do you do an international relations job and never know any foreigners? That must be a great job with little to do, oh I wish I had one like it. I would really like to have helped however, upon a recent visit to the toilet, imagine my surprise when £10m (UK sterling) fell out of my arse. I am unsure on the tax implications of having come into (rather painfully) such a large amount of money. I would therefore like to be able to move it out of the country, ideally to Madrid. Hang on, you work in Madrid in a bank don’t you? Please would you send me your personal bank details and I will tranfer the money as soon as possible. I will require only £1000 fee up front. You …
little rich you are sutch an insperation the world needs more people like you.
LMAO…great response…I have a great mental image now of the ’spammer’ with a million emails in the intray saying …well up yours :¬)….( I like to be direct )…failing that I have used Google to search names/and or email addresses…as some of these are serial spammers..and there are sites to report such activities..
Though I think your idea is is far more original and somewhat funnier…good one.
@welshbay unfortunatly around 30 thousand people world-wide fall for these scams per day, thats why people still scam like this
Do any Dumb shits actually fall for these scams?
lol good going
omg little rich u are the best youtuber ever! i wish there were more people like you!!! you are the funniest person i have ever seen!!!
man, hilarious!!
that shit was too much. freaking scammers .. .jaja
you are hilarious! love this video, myself and my friend often receive these kinds of emails so forwarded on your advise to him
I send them an email from my disposable account (agent.oneil@mailinator,com) that their problem has been brought to my attention and i would like to help, but i will need more details and a contact telephone number.
my message is signed special agent Ryan O’Neil, united states treasury department.
I to have not received any replies, strange.
LoL I remember getting a couple. It never occurred to me to screw with them, I wish they would send more now.
the way you said”i can’t see the screen”you are the funniest!
I have had some what the same experience here in the London with a similar company in marketing who only pays based on commission and you have to become self employed even though you are working for them. Now part of the job involved giving away your morals as one would say because for example with me I would never products/services to the elderly, disabled or unemployed as I know it is morally wrong, I will also show a few web links about them so you can get more of a good idea and warn others.
thats was insane
lol i have to that
lol nice reply I’m deffinatly gunna use that one
uk sterling fell out of my ass lol
lol you love coffee
Little Rich you are GOD DAMM FUNNY! I’m from Yorkshire where r you from?
i get these stupid emails as well, been deleting them, but i think i would be fun to use this . lol
just copied it. maybe the mails will finnaly stop
Lord Marmaduke Dangleberry-Flangebottom III
thats prity damn funny
i got a similar e-mail, only it was $1,000,000
Hah! Definitely sounds like something I should try the next time I get one of those.
OMG LMAO too funny I think Ill give it a go hahahahahah
Were are you from Rich?
“upon a recent visit to the toilet, imagine my surprise when £10m (UK sterling) fell out of my arse!” Ha Ha very funny Rich keep up the good work 5* And Fave!!
RDG