| When it comes to online fraud, I take it
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| | month:Hello,
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| personal because I was almost a victim.
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| | My name THOMAS BACON i`m interested in
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| Looking back, I was very susceptible
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| | purchasing your advertised car and the
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| because I did not have the knowledge that
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| | price $500 is okay with me,And i will
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| I do now. It is not necessarily
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| | like you not to worry about the shipping,
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| "knowledge", but more along the lines of
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| | I contact a friend in the states so he
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| "cautionary measures"; however, if I
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| | said he can organize an agent in the
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| never took these, I would have been
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| | Europe who would be on ground to pick up
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| scammed again. It is not that I fall for
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| | the car as soon as we seal this
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| anything, it is that scams are getting
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| | transaction and i will like you to know
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| better and much harder to identify. This
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| | that my mode of payment is by cashier's
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| article is intended to prevent you from
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| | cheque drawn from a US bank . It is a
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| becoming scammed.The story is very
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| | very good car.I Iook forward to hear
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| similar to many others who have gotten
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| | from you soon. Respond asap if this is ok
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| scammed. I had a car to sell, so posted
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| | by you.
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| on many classified ad sites (mostly all
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| | Thanks
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| free) and put the asking price, with some
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| | Thomas
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| room to negotiate. Within the next two
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| | Good day, I am Paul woodward,the sales
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| days or so, I received an email from a
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| | purchase manager for OASIS AUTOMOBILE
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| guy named Prince Muhammad in United Arab
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| | CORPORATION.We are specialised in the
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| Emirates who wanted to buy my car for his
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| | sales/purhcase of vehicles.A client of
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| son. After sending a few pictures of the
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| | ours came accross your vehicle & informed
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| car, he emailed back with intense
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| | us of his interest in your vehicle we
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| interest. He wanted to get it for his
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| | will like to know if it is still
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| son's birthday and was willing to pay
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| | available.Please contact us,the price of
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| $500 more than my asking price of $5,000.
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| | the vehicle&send the pictures of the
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| During those couple days of corresponding
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| | vehicle along with the reply to indicate
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| with Prince Muhammad, I received another
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| | your willingness.
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| four or five emails from others in
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| | Paul WoodwardPhishing Scams
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| outside countries very "interested" in
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| | The latest scam threat is something
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| buying the car. Each person had
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| | known as Phishing. Phishing is a real
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| a different story, mostly "auto dealers"
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| | problem because the emails appear
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| or "agents" who had clients interested in
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| | authentic to those who receive them.
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| the car and willing to pay the asking
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| | Phishing emails are usually from bank
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| price, sometimes a little more. In the
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| | companies, eBay, Paypal, and other
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| end I decided to sell to Prince Muhammad
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| | institutions that have personal
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| because he was the first to contact me
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| | information. A phishing email is not very
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| and it would be nice to help him get his
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| | obvious because they will be addressed to
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| son a birthday gift like
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| | your full name and the email will look
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| this.
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| | like emails you have received from these
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| | companies. Although many say it is hard
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| Prince Muhammad was currently working on
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| | to spot a phishing email, it
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| an oil field and was unable to travel to
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| | really isn't if you know how to do a few
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| the US to get the car, so he proposed
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| | things. Below are some strategies to
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| something else. He had a client in the US
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| | prevent yourself from being scammed.NEVER
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| who owed him $11,615, so just have that
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| | Click on a link or log in to something
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| client send me a cashier's check with the
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| | through your email
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| full amount and I would send the
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| | A good example would be an email from
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| remainder via Western Union,
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| | eBay asking you to update your account.
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| after deducting the price of the car.
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| | The email will have your full name and
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| Prince Muhammad even called me two times
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| | have the logos, etc.. It will look legit.
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| to set this up, although I could not
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| | Think about it this way: How long have
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| really him very well over the phone.
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| | you been a member of eBay or your bank,
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| | and how often have you received emails
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| After three days, I received a BankOne
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| | from them? I have never received an email
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| check sent from somewhere in New York for
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| | from my bank and only one from eBay after
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| the amount of $11,615 endorsed
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| | using it. These companies know of these
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| to me. The check looked very real. Wow,
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| | scams and will purposely avoid sending
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| I thought, this is really going to
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| | emails to you like this. What is the real
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| happen. So I deposited the check and
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| | need to update anything? Most sites do
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| waited for it to clear before I would
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| | that for you automatically. If you have
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| send the money via Western Union. My bank
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| | not used eBay in 2 years, what are you
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| usually clears a check in three days max.
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| | going to update?NEVER Click a link
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| A day after depositing the check, Prince
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| | without knowing where it really goes
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| Muhammad wanted me to send the remaining
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| | This is a little example to show you how
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| money. I told him not until the check
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| | easy it is to scam someone who never
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| clears, which he reinforced to send the
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| | looks at this. When you put your mouse
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| money as soon as it does.After four days,
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| | over a link, the path will be displayed
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| I called my bank to see why the check
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| | on the bottom left corner of your browser
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| had not cleared yet and they informed me
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| | (above Start button). This is for
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| that it was possibly fraudulent. So I
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| | internet explorer/Outlook, etc.., but
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| contacted Muhammad to let him know about
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| | other browsers might show it elsewhere. I
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| the check but he was nowhere to be found.
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| | want you to try it. Put your mouse over
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| I received the check back in the mail
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| | this link (don't click it): EBAY.
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| with a big fraudulent stamp on it
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| | Now you should see show up on the
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| and a $50 fee from my bank. Thankfully I
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| | bottom left of your browser.
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| did not have to pay the $50 fee, but even
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| more thankfully, I did not have to pay
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| | I am now going to do the same thing
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| back $6,115.
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| | again, and this time I am going to show
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| | you what a phishing link will look like:
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| When reading this story, most people
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| | EBAY. When you highlight over that, you
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| will probably be thinking, how could
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| | should have seen I just made this link
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| anyone fall for this? Well it is quite
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| | up so it will not go to the login page,
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| easy, especially if you had never heard
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| | but a real phishing
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| of this scam before. This happened back
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| | link would. When you log in to a
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| in 2003, when people started to report
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| | phishing link, you have just sent your
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| that they lost thousands of dollars after
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| | personal information to the scam artist.
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| selling cars and items overseas. I might
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| | They can then do what they want with it,
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| have read a small blurb in a local paper
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| | like draining your bank account.
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| before this happened, but never really
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| | WHERE is the person sending you an email
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| saw any real media coverage on the issue.
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| | really from?
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| It was not until I did more extensive
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| | You can find out where someone is from
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| research by reading forum posts and
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| | by looking up their IP address. When you
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| listservs from others who experienced
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| | get an email, you can view something
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| this. There is now a little more
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| | known as headers and footers. I use
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| awareness
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| | Outlook Express, but other
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| of this scam; yet, it is still happening
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| | programs will have this information. I
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| on a daily basis. To this day, I still
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| | am going to just explain this for Outlook
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| receive emails from scam artists trying
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| | users, but the principles are the same.
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| to buy my car.
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| | In Outlook, right click on a received
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| | email and select Properties at the
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| In order to prevent being scammed
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| | Bottom. Next click Details.
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| yourself, you must be able to identify a
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| | You should have a Return Path, with an
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| scam on the spot. Things to watch out
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| | email address in it, and below a Received
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| for:1. Proper grammar, English, and
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| | from with an IP address [numbers]. You
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| sentence structure
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| | may have a couple Return paths because of
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| 2. Proper name stuctures (i.e., Pierce
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| | exchange servers, but you can get the
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| Edward vs Edward Pierce; Woodward Stuart
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| | gist of where they are from by checking
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| vs Stuart Woodward)
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| | both. To check go to WHOIS and copy and
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| 3. Obvious copy and paste
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| | paste the IP into the box and hit enter.
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| 4. Outside buyers that are clients,
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| | The server should come up. Now, this is
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| agents, car companies that have ties to
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| | not the exact address, but you can get
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| the
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| | the country pretty accurately. When it
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| US
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| | comes
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| 5. Emails from yahoo.com, excite.com,
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| | to free email systems like yahoo and
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| and other free services
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| | hotmail, tracing is virtually impossible,
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| 6. The word cashier's check
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| | but you can still get some sort of
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| 7. Willingness to send more than the car
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| | information. That is why scammers like
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| is worth for you to return the
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| | them
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| remainder. If you think about it, who
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| | so much.
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| would be so trusting?
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| | In the end, I hope you learned something
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| 8. NEVER send something until you have
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| | and can become a more cautious web user.
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| the money in your possession. ALWAYS wait
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| | Please send this article to all you know
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| | so that we can stop supporting terrorists
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| for funds to clear.
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| | and scam artists.Chris Theberge is the
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| 9. Are these people really from where
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| | founder of the Nutrition and Food Web
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| they say they are? In order to find this
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| | Archive, NutriWeb Designs, and Dietitian
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| out, please continue reading for how to
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| | Designs. Visit for free nutrition and
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| determine that.Below are two real emails
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| | food-related resources.
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| that I received within the past
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