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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 12 May 2016 4:35 am    
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Today I got two spam emails purporting to come from Bill. Obvious spam. Bill needs to change his email password immediately. If anyone knows how to reach him by phone or in person, please tell him asap.
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Bill Ferguson


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Post  Posted 12 May 2016 6:06 am    
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I have just left Bill a message about this.
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Bill Napier

 

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Post  Posted 12 May 2016 11:09 am     Bill Stafford's Trojan Horse
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I also received 3 of these and e-mailed Bill before 9 am today.
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Shorty Smith

 

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Columbus, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 12 May 2016 6:53 pm    
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I recieved this yesterday, after thnk it was Bill, I answered it, then I knew it was BS, Shorty

Thanks for the concern i made enquires on how u can get the money to me here and i was told money gram is the best way to send funds and I will appreciate you try and find a nearby money gram outlet and tell them you want to wire money to my name.so Please be rest assured that you will have your money reimbursed to you immediately i return.Here is the information you need to get the money wired to me below :




Name:- Bill Stafford
Address: No 6 Bahriye Cad.
City: Istanbul,
Country: Turkey.
Please as soon as the money has been wired kindly get back to me with the money gram Transfer Details and the REFERENCE NUMBER.
Amount:
Sender Name:


Thank you


Bill Stafford







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From: ASmith5655@aol.com <ASmith5655>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 8:35 PM
To: schiefsan@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Urgent Help...Bill Stafford

Bill I could help with $200.00 if you give me an address to send, Shorty

In a message dated 5/12/2016 9:07:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, schiefsan@hotmail.com writes:

Hello,




Sorry for any inconvenience,I traveled to Istanbul center of bone marrow transplant Turkey to see my Cousin who is critically ill.she is been diagnosed with (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). I was advised that the only way She can survive is by undergoing a BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant)The estimate for the Transplant is $6,500. I have already spent approx. $4,000 cash towards her treatment so am wondering if you can help me with a loan of $2,500 to make the necessary arrangement for the surgery to be carried out.Your help and support will give her a chance to live a normal life once again. I will surely pay you back as soon as I return. I will appreciate whatever you can help me with.



Thanks,


Bill Stafford







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From: ASmith5655@aol.com <ASmith5655>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 1:59 PM
To: SChiefsan@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Urgent Help...Bill Stafford

No Bill I did not get your previous mail, send again, Shorty

In a message dated 5/12/2016 8:14:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SChiefsan@aol.com writes:
Hi,

Did you get my previous mail?I need your urgent favor.

Thanks,

Bill Stafford
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Shorty Smith

 

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Post  Posted 12 May 2016 6:56 pm    
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No money was sent
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 12 May 2016 11:33 pm    
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This happens all too often here!
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chris ivey


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Post  Posted 13 May 2016 4:03 pm    
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i assume pretty much anyone writing from the middle east is a rip off!
especially when they can't even put a sentence together properly.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 15 May 2016 4:15 pm    
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Quote:
Bill Stafford's email has been hacked...


How do you know? (Yes, that's a serious question!)
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 15 May 2016 4:21 pm    
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Because I know Bill well enough to know that he would never have sent such a spammy email to me and presumably to his whole email list (since I'm not his closest buddy...)
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 15 May 2016 4:44 pm    
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Guys,
don't put email addresses in posts. Email bots troll for these!. Emails, phone numbers should only be but in private stuff.
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 15 May 2016 4:56 pm    
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If you gotta do it, disguise it! 591- 339-0 4759?
5*91 --3))3*9--4%-7@@5_9
The search bots won't catch it, but it't's easy for us to figure out. I've gotten a bunch of emails from members asking for money in dire circumstances. All fake! Be careful!
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Walter Stettner


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Post  Posted 16 May 2016 5:58 am    
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This is a frequently used fraud pattern. Receiving e-mails that seem to be genuine, from friends who are in need of urgent money donations because they need medical help, are abroad etc. Never respond, open links or attachments! I received one of those messages sometime ago, pretending to come from a friend of mine who was stuck in Portugal - too bad that I was having lunch with this person only a few hours earlier.

John is absolutely right - never put your e-mail address in text messages without altering it. Also, FB is very vulnerable for this.

Kind Regards, Walter
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Bill Stafford


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Post  Posted 23 May 2016 7:09 am     Bill Stafford
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All has been changed. AOL has been made aware of this almost as soon as it happened, Thanks to all of your for being astute and aware of the scammers out in the internet world.
Passwords have been changed etc...now, if I can only remember them... lol
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