Here is a video of the EFCC ( Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) busting an internet cafe where this kind of fraud is taking place. Please watch it. You can see checking all the computers and showing an email extractor program which is pulling emails off the internet and then sending their fake emails to all these people. The EFCC catches these fraudsters. This is a good video, watch it! Please read this amazing article from techcrunch. You can read about the low life scammers … [Read more...]
Image Gallery for Internet Dating fake profile photos
Since I wrote my article on scammers and online dating, many of you have sent me images being used in the profiles on the dating sites. I said I would start a gallery so here it is. I sure wish I had saved the images of the "widowed with a small child" guy that was used when I first discovered this scam going on. If you have any images you would like added to this gallery to help alert others, please submit them to: scammerphotos _@_askmepc.com (without the spaces) If you happen to be … [Read more...]
Internet Dating -Personal Ads Scams-How to avoid getting scammed
Since the 1980’s one scam has raked in billions of dollars from it’s victims. It goes by many names but is most widely known as the Nigerian Scam. This scam has moved from postal mail to faxes, unto today’s incarnation using email. The basic premise of this scam is you are contacted by someone who needs money advanced to them, but the hook is, you will get a huge return back, since it is only temporary until their millions are freed up. This scam always plays out to be a large convoluted … [Read more...]