Based on the escalating number of obviously bogus emails and text messages that I am receiving, I am of the opinion that scamming activity is on the increase in Fun City. I have also had a "pig butchering" contact. I enjoyed playing around with the later for a while, just to have them waste their time before cutting them off at the knees. The "pig butchering" initial approach came over Line.

Anyway I was saddened to learn that a lady friend got taken in by a scam recently. She is usually a smart woman. The sophistication and masking of these scams seems to be getting more sophisticated. I had an email show up supposedly from DHL (had the logos etc.) saying that my package was being held because they needed my address and phone number. Glad I did not have an outstanding DHL request at that time.

 

13 minutes ago, ChiFlyer said:

I had an email show up supposedly from DHL (had the logos etc.) saying that my package was being held because they needed my address and phone number. 

I would have replied to get those from the sender as he should have provided that when sending.

15 minutes ago, ChiFlyer said:

Based on the escalating number of obviously bogus emails and text messages that I am receiving, I am of the opinion that scamming activity is on the increase in Fun City. I have also had a "pig butchering" contact. I enjoyed playing around with the later for a while, just to have them waste their time before cutting them off at the knees. The "pig butchering" initial approach came over Line.

Anyway I was saddened to learn that a lady friend got taken in by a scam recently. She is usually a smart woman. The sophistication and masking of these scams seems to be getting more sophisticated. I had an email show up supposedly from DHL (had the logos etc.) saying that my package was being held because they needed my address and phone number. Glad I did not have an outstanding DHL request at that time.

 

This scam has been doing the rounds in the UK for quite some time now.

We have a scam thread somewhere here which I believe it has been highlighted before.

Bloke down the pub told me most of the scams are emanating from a Bryan Ferry lookalike UK ex pat up Korat direction ...

3 hours ago, Krapow said:

Bloke down the pub told me most of the scams are emanating from a Bryan Ferry lookalike UK ex pat up Korat direction ...

and i'm still getting scam emails

9 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said:

and i'm still getting scam emails

And you look this bad and are deaf?

 

10 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said:

and i'm still getting scam emails

More than this ...😂

22 hours ago, Freee!! said:

I would have replied to get those from the sender as he should have provided that when sending.

I had the thought, but decided that any kind of interaction with these crooks was ill-advised.

3 minutes ago, ChiFlyer said:

I had the thought, but decided that any kind of interaction with these crooks was ill-advised.

Valid point.

51 minutes ago, ChiFlyer said:

I had the thought, but decided that any kind of interaction with these crooks was ill-advised.

I do the same now, although I did used to f**k with them years ago when you would get a phone call out of the blue from them.

It can be great fun winding up scammers on the phone, got my dad's parrot talking to one once but the bugger hung up!