E-Mail Scam / Heads Up

Ashard Deen Serial expat

Member since 01 March 2011

Ashard DeenSerial expat15 August 2013 03:26:44

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Hey Guys,

I wanted to mention this as two friends of mine got scammed for some big bucks, here's how it works:

1.The scammers hack into your account and sift through e-mails.

2.They find e-mails where payments are being discussed for a particular transaction.

3.They create an identical e-mail with slight difference by registering a similar domain. For eg if my company if say AMW Motors they create one under AMW Motos.

4.They then forward the hacked e-mail with the new domain and add their own bank account. Since the thread already has the past discussion on payment and the address appears legit payment is already made.

i realize there are many ways this can be avoided, i am not here to talk about that. This is a heads up as it has happened to my friends already. They believe they are part of the 419 scammers and not originating from Vietnam.

Cheers,
Ashard

Wild_1 ViP

Member since 21 July 2011

Wild_1ViP15 August 2013 04:48:20

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Thanks for the head up, Ashard.

By the way, where did that Anatta guy run off to again?聽

Ashard Deen Serial expat

Member since 01 March 2011

Ashard DeenSerial expat15 August 2013 05:07:57

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I've no clue bud, i took a sabbatical from here too. Are you back? holler if you get to HCM again.

Wild_1 ViP

Member since 21 July 2011

Wild_1ViP15 August 2013 16:10:19

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I will be back in a couple of weeks.聽 Hey man, I had nothing to do with it!聽

Let me go find Anatta...

You sure take a lot of time off, don't you?聽 It must be nice.

Ashard Deen Serial expat

Member since 01 March 2011

Ashard DeenSerial expat16 August 2013 07:34:12

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Wild 1 really? i meant i was not on 禁漫天堂, you on the other hand have been gallivanting around SFO for god knows how long. Must be nice being you in fact when i grow up i want to be just like uncle Howie.

Wild_1 ViP

Member since 21 July 2011

Wild_1ViP16 August 2013 15:57:42

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Hey man, I was on official business.聽 Yeah, officially tasting the qualities of the American steaks and beers, officially checking to see if the California beaches are cool enough...聽 Lots of official matters, as you know.聽 You should have come here and assist me, yeah?

Wild_1 ViP

Member since 21 July 2011

Wild_1ViP16 August 2013 15:59:53

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I was also officially investigating to see if Anatta is involved in this email scam.

I will inform you of my official findings shortly.

khanh44 ViP

Member since 12 January 2013

khanh44ViP17 August 2013 01:42:15

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I'll have to revert back to off-line e-mail program like Outlook. Used to be able to get hotmail in my outlook program but when that stopped I started getting e-mails online.

Ashard Deen Serial expat

Member since 01 March 2011

Ashard DeenSerial expat24 March 2014 00:37:32

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It's funny i gave a heads up but we got fleeced in HK. Just a reminder to everyone, be careful when people / vendors change account numbers over the e-mail. This scam is still very much alive and going strong.