tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post2806407278563145597..comments2023-05-05T19:33:38.581+01:00Comments on Pencilpix by Sue Clinker: 01/03: NATIONAL FRAUD AUTHORITY - Report Scam Emails (or not)!!Sue Clinkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-74696616717951601312011-03-11T04:35:05.363+00:002011-03-11T04:35:05.363+00:00Did the scammers take you away? I miss you.Did the scammers take you away? I miss you."JeanneG"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16398758813763335651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-54445308936244049732011-03-09T13:39:01.201+00:002011-03-09T13:39:01.201+00:00It's sort of like that Whamo/Whack'em game...It's sort of like that Whamo/Whack'em game - you know one down the hole and 2 or 3 more pop up elsewhere!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224954501156534934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-65488915436597263552011-03-03T18:27:25.021+00:002011-03-03T18:27:25.021+00:00We'd all love to see action against these scam...We'd all love to see action against these scammers ... particularly those that target elderly or vulnerable people ... but I don't hold out much hope of success when we keep finding stories like these!!<br /><br />The ideas are great ... but not thought through properly obviously.Sue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-50682325250618046292011-03-03T13:36:42.612+00:002011-03-03T13:36:42.612+00:00Why does this not surprise me.
After discovering ...Why does this not surprise me.<br /><br />After discovering that my Mum was one of the many people that had been gullible enough to send £'00s in response to Scam Mail I was pleased to see that Trading Standards had set up an initiative called 'Scamnesty' which ran throughout February. The idea was that participating County Councils would display the 'awareness info' and Terry Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-27848051761153864092011-03-02T19:40:04.607+00:002011-03-02T19:40:04.607+00:00I got a laugh out of it also, geez the government ...I got a laugh out of it also, geez the government paying people to do something and then they won't accept the things they are suppose to be recieving! Sounds like our government!The Wildwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148715870884411427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-11089368501529916132011-03-02T17:40:41.905+00:002011-03-02T17:40:41.905+00:00That's novel Bev ... I mainly have the CIA or ...That's novel Bev ... I mainly have the CIA or crooked Bankers wanting to give me money .... and I've lost count of the lottery wins I've had (not that I ever do the lottery)!!<br /><br />I found an email address for David Cameron's office ... he says he believes in transparency so lets put it to the test ... I've broken the link after www ... <br /><br />www .number10.gov.uk/Sue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-36600939840847323592011-03-02T17:01:03.945+00:002011-03-02T17:01:03.945+00:00Love it!!!!
I noticed this on the news too Sue and...Love it!!!!<br />I noticed this on the news too Sue and was quite pleased, because a couple of weeks ago I got the best spam ever!!! David Cameron...yes, the Prime Minister, wanted to give me Five Million pounds!!! Not sure what I did to deserve this, but it had a very official heading and was written in perfect English too, if I hadn't been spam savvy I would have fallen for it. But I Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-58613658549880290632011-03-01T21:02:51.967+00:002011-03-01T21:02:51.967+00:00Made me laugh...I shouldn't laugh but you know...Made me laugh...I shouldn't laugh but you know. Reporting things can be such a pain but the one that I did was messages to my phone which I found out were costing £1.25 a time. That too was a pain, although I did get a letter when they were prosecuted (which was only initiated from a mass of complaints)! I also got my charges back from my provider...!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252876587579985190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-80968269265461571002011-03-01T21:02:30.243+00:002011-03-01T21:02:30.243+00:00I sometimes wonder what sort of world our little g...I sometimes wonder what sort of world our little grand-daughter is going to grow up in (!!!!!!!)<br /><br />Sam ... I'm heartbroken, I think Derek has been playing us off against each otherSue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-63517402206999875812011-03-01T20:12:54.347+00:002011-03-01T20:12:54.347+00:00So you forward them mail and they say yours was sp...So you forward them mail and they say yours was spam LOL! And your right a print out of the email wouldnt do anything, they would need the headers to identify the IP addresses. And depending on what sort of email address they have it can be tricky. I only know that because like you I was thinking one day I wonder what can be done about these spammers! <br />Oh and if you ever get someone Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326239573663689576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474048087216734753.post-68990768689118484082011-03-01T13:18:57.847+00:002011-03-01T13:18:57.847+00:00You couldn't make it up, could you. This gave ...You couldn't make it up, could you. This gave me a laugh, thanks.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.com