Is this the latest scam?

Aisha-Taweela
By Aisha-Taweela

I Received this email today. It looks like a new scam. Just watch out.

Dear Sir/Madam
Good Day to you and your family, am Mrs Chu Wou With
Chevron Texaco International here in Singapore, by this mail i
want to inform you that your attention will be needed at Our Uk.
Office For Confirmation of some Confidential Information that i am not allowed
disclose to you,for further information write
Mr. Martin Crawford
[email protected]

Mrs Chu Wou
Chevron Texaco International
Singapore District.

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By Sokks 2008• 27 Jul 2008 15:21
Sokks 2008

Yes most of those tipes of emails are scams we lost over 1500QR with one such scam PLS be carefull and do not give personal info these people are very good with convincing you and stealing personal info and your money.

By SouthLand• 27 Jul 2008 15:13
SouthLand

Glad it works for you :) I hope you are enjoying your homeland. I guess you'll be back soon?

BTW - I cannot make out what your new Avatar is. Sorry I have been missing your cheery posts, I've been working my tail off this month.

By swissgirl39• 27 Jul 2008 10:00
Rating: 4/5
swissgirl39

i was there and i saved it on my fav.would be useful to check there sometimes,just to be updated.thanks for posting it.

:-)

By slave_diva_in_heaven• 27 Jul 2008 09:37
slave_diva_in_heaven

Yes

it's scam

(((God has created the man kind Free, why do we Enslave ourselves?)))---(((Only God can Judge me)))---(((Don't mess with me unless you'r Ready to Bleed)))

By zambo• 24 Jul 2008 20:17
zambo

thats not latest....there been for long

"swim like a current,stand like a rock"

By Vivo Bonito• 24 Jul 2008 19:39
Vivo Bonito

dont reply... they are just stealing identities...

or... also use a fictitious email address in replying them just to get the bottomline of their purpose.

~~~ There is no substitute for victory yet there is risks of too much oversight... ~~~

By force1• 24 Jul 2008 19:35
force1

I get 2-3 emails similar to these in my JUNK

By DaRuDe• 24 Jul 2008 18:48
DaRuDe

is he lookin for a date with you :D

 

 

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By Dracula• 24 Jul 2008 18:44
Dracula

http://www.identity-theft.org.uk/

By Gypsy• 24 Jul 2008 18:36
Rating: 3/5
Gypsy

First sign is always @live.com or @yahoo.com. If it was legit it would be through @chevron_texaco.com

Visit www.qatarhappening.com

By Aisha-Taweela• 24 Jul 2008 18:34
Aisha-Taweela

I immediately knew it was a scam. The initial email was sent from Holland, when it was the Signapore branch contacting me. Dah.

Then they asked me to get in contact with someone in the UK on a .live site Dah.

But this was the first time that I saw they were using a company like Texaco! So I wanted to put the word out about the latest scam.

Warn all those of you about it.

Aisha-Taweela

By avishai• 24 Jul 2008 09:17
Rating: 4/5
avishai

janeyjaney, it would seems they're already employing that it's a scam and only unaware people most often fall for that, that's why we should be cautious dealing with kind.

bad thing though, why people try to make advantage over those who they think are weak and easily abuse? it's kinda hard to accept, oh well much better wiser nowadays.

feel like dancing...

By dragonfly212• 24 Jul 2008 09:04
dragonfly212

just ignore it.

Live, Laugh, Love and Get Laid.

By janeyjaney• 24 Jul 2008 09:02
janeyjaney

If it's such a big company why do they always use e-mails domains from gmail or msn?? LOL

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╬ Jai Guru Deva ╬

By glendale• 24 Jul 2008 08:44
Rating: 5/5
glendale

Because of the area, there is a lot of transient people all seeking similar things, ie jobs, opportunities etc,investment. I just remain very cautious with the emails I receive, if they have a link don't open straight away, especially if the email is from an unknown source, it may contain a "trojan" virus. Secondly when you think you may have been the target of someone scam, ignore the first invitation etc, ie if it sounds too good or dodgy. If they're genuine the thought is that they'll resend the offer, however if you must reply, simply ask some further questions ie if it is a job offer, ask about when and where they will pay you. (don't volunteer information), simply play along, sooner or later they're going to make some unfeasible demand in order to "CON" you, if may be they'll ask for the account details of your bank to set you up on the payroll, or they'll ask for you to pay a fee to administer the visa requirement.. don't fall for either as if the offers sound dodgy they probably are. If exposing a Con, don't threaten anything, simply advise them that you're aware that it is a con, and you'll be barring them from sending email traffic to your email address. They will continue of course 'the Scams" you must remain vigilant and don't offer any opening.

Glendale

By avishai• 24 Jul 2008 08:28
Rating: 4/5
avishai

coz, we've encounter the same only that it was thru sms, but the similarity is that when the person gave an email address, it's the same "@live.com" and it's base (the company) as they said in UK, and when we verified the site, it's a common in there to use the site by fraudsters, hence when we encounter any emails from "@live.com" usually we just ignore it.

feel like dancing...

By brandylady• 24 Jul 2008 06:04
Rating: 2/5
brandylady

way of trying to get people to give out personal info, ignore and delete :)

By SouthLand• 24 Jul 2008 05:31
SouthLand

This site may help:

http://www.scamdex.com/

By Swift06• 24 Jul 2008 03:42
Swift06

sounds it is :(

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