CCF Member needs help-Scam?
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Topic: CCF Member needs help-Scam?
Posted By: Riley
Subject: CCF Member needs help-Scam?
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 10:59am
| I received an email from a CCF member this morning saying they were in England and got mugged and needed a loan. Anyone get the same email? Outside of this site, no one would know that I know this person. Co-incidence or is someone searching CCF to scam? |
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Posted By: MartyMabe
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:08am
That Darn spell-check  I know I wrote England,NC down  Come-on Bruce-- Help a poor southern boy out   ------------- 66 Skylark http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5041" rel="nofollow - 93 SN If you're not living in NC, you're just camping out! |
Posted By: Jllogan
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:14am
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pretty sure thats a scam, I got it too. Anyone who would send that from here would also think, hey I should probably call someone because this email sure sounds like a scam. ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5792&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 1986 Ski Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:14am
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A common scam. I got a similar email from a friend who was mugged in England, unlikely since I'd seen him here in town that morning. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:32am
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Definitely a scam! I got it too. Someone should tell Gary that his email account has been hacked. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 12:19pm
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I got it too. Delete it from your computer. I did send the person 1200 pounds though. Poor guy. |
Posted By: MattB
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 12:48pm
LOL  There are a LOT of Muggins over here...don't trust any of us...The persons email account has been compromised and they should change thier password immediately, they should also be careful on re-use of password between email accounts and paypal / ebay etc, best thing to do is change them all and make them unique!!! This is an email my partner sent me and everyone else on her contact list a few months back
Not sure Why she needed $ when she was in Spain! We have a few other meanings for the word Muggins... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Muggins" rel="nofollow - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Muggins ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6102" rel="nofollow - 2001 http://uksn2001.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - SN2001 Blog |
Sad Story wrote:Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 2:30pm
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How did I miss out not getting the email? Someone copy it and paste it or PM me it. I'm real curious about the scam! Bruce, Who was the supposed "member"? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 2:49pm
Pete you need to update everyone with your new email address. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 2:52pm
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Screw me I just sent the money. ------------- Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 2:53pm
Which Gary? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 4:15pm
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Blackburn! ------------- |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 4:37pm
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I got it also.. I spoke with Gary this morning. He is well aware of it. Said yesterday he fell for an email asking him to verify his email info. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 7:35pm
| Must be the scam of the week. I received another this afternoon from a local real estate broker that I do not know and she's in the UK with the same problem. She needs 1350 lbs. |
Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 8:00pm
Dam inflation, that's what we get for printing monopoly money.
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 9:47pm
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Here's the email guys that 'Gary' sent out to several of us this morning. I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, my family and I came down here to (Buckingham shire) United Kingdom for a short vacation,unfortunately we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed all cash,credit card and mobile phone were stolen off us but luckily we still have our passports with us. We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all the bad news is our flight will be leaving in less than 8-hrs from now but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills. Am freaked out at the moment! I'll need your help (LOAN) financially of 1,200 Pounds. I promise to make the refund once we get back home. Please let me know if you can help and i need you to keep checking your email because it's the only way i can reach you. Gary It's amazing "Gary" that they took everything BUT your passports, and yet you still have the means to email your fellow CCFans and ask for money. Why could you not acess your bank accounts for the much needed money and how dare you show up in England and not let our British CCFans know you were there! Now THAT'S a Crime! ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 10:52pm
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Yeah, I got that one too. Laughed it off. Id help anyone on this site who needed it, but they better be contacting me via cell phone, not email lol. Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:35pm
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now wonder how would you transfer him the funds? emailing credita card info? money gram, wire transfer? paypal? ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: September-20-2012 at 11:54pm
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They usually go Western Union Kap,and once it goes there it's gone. They try the same thing selling stuff,wanting a deposit sent by WU ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 65 'cuda
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 12:29am
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Thanks for all the support! I'll apologize in advance for the amount of spam emails you may be getting. No worries, however, if I was in the UK, you can be sure I'd look up Roger and have a few pints! ------------- Gary http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=941" rel="nofollow - 1965 Barracuda SS |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 12:36am
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that was the first thing I was going to suggest If I was to reply that mail... lol ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: MattB
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 7:33am
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Its really interesting to see how these emails change slightly and become more believable and its understandable how some people fall for them... From the one I received several months ago there were some obvious issues with the email, asking for $ when in Spain, referring to a "Mobile Phone" as a "Cell" (UK and US differences) and also Asking for money to be Wired via Western Union. In the one that Gary sent out the wording is much more believable, "Vacation", "Cell" asking for the money in pounds and no mention of Western Union. Its a clever Social Engineering scam, dupe people into giving out thier passwords and then use thier account(s) to social engineer friends and family into sending money, its a profitable business otherwise it wouldn't be happening! Here is another scam that has been hitting people over here for a while. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres" rel="nofollow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres http://www.technologyreview.com/featured-story/424360/the-perfect-scam/" rel="nofollow - http://www.technologyreview.com/featured-story/424360/the-perfect-scam/ ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6102" rel="nofollow - 2001 http://uksn2001.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - SN2001 Blog |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 1:01pm
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I use mobile ------------- |
Posted By: 65 'cuda
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 10:41pm
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The kind people who stole my email list also deleted a few months worth of emails, and deleted all of my contacts. Yahoo recovered my contacts, and are working on getting back the emails. Lesson learned. Gary ------------- Gary http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=941" rel="nofollow - 1965 Barracuda SS |
Posted By: gR@HaM
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 10:55pm
Let that be a lesson to all you people visiting England!!!
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Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: September-21-2012 at 11:15pm
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Wouldn't Gary from the US ask friends for money in dollars, not pounds? Not the brightest scammer. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |