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A man is stuck in Spain -- UPD: Another attempt at Internet fraud.

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Dr. Niko, 14.02.2012 20:20

Today (14.02.2012, 12:28) I received an email from an English amateur dipterologist, John Kramer. Apparently, he made a mass mailing to his contacts (I once wrote to him). Teskt:

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14.02.2012 20:25, Dmitrii Musolin

the mailbox was hacked, kidalovo. it is by colleagues. often happens.

14.02.2012 20:48, Hierophis

Hehe, write that you will immediately lend him 3000 euros, only now you live in a remote place, there is no money at the moment, to get to the bank you need to get to the city, ask to transfer 100 euros to the road via Webmoney smile.gif
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14.02.2012 20:49, Лавр Большаков

But I was sent a letter three times within a month that a certain "Bolshakov" from some African country was selling a collection of insects to his namesakes in Russia for 20 thousand pupaars. This, of course, is pronounced begging.
But in this case, it is extremely strange for a British citizen to go so far to poor Russians. It is easier to go to the consulate of your country, especially since Spain is a civilized country, a NATO ally, etc., etc.

14.02.2012 20:53, swerig

kidalovo

14.02.2012 20:57, Zlopastnyi Brandashmyg

I already know of two cases, both in the last year, when a mailing list was sent on behalf of the mailbox owner: "I'm abroad, I have problems, please send NN of money." This is a scam, the mailboxes were hacked.

14.02.2012 21:03, Dr. Niko

It's clear. Well, that's probably true. By the way, the To line says (literally): undisclosed recipients:;

14.02.2012 21:14, Hierophis

In such cases, you should definitely inform the mailbox owner, and preferably through other channels. Because they may not even know that someone else is using their email, and they continue to use it.

In general, you can not keep a list of contacts and personal emails on servers, fake mailboxes are regularly hacked, and at best contacts are entered in spam mailings, or such garbage comes here, and at worst, what kind of horror, troll, can be harshly scolded, and then prove to your famous and important addressees that it's not you who sent them these pictures ))) I don't keep addresses and copies on servers myself, and I won't send them to anyone wink.gif

14.02.2012 22:52, Shtil

Hehe, write that you will immediately lend him 3000 euros, only now you live in the backwoods, there is no money at the moment, to get to the bank you need to get to the city, ask to transfer 100 euros to the road via Webmoney smile.gif



We tried it already. I don't like these guys, but it's a pity.

14.02.2012 23:12, Vorona

Somewhere I read correspondence with such friends (if such a topic arose, it means that it was not on molbiol).
The person received a similar email from a colleague (both from Belarus), but for some reason in English... It's a pity, I don't remember where-the Belarusian who understood the situation famously mocked the scammers smile.gif
However, they are progressing - they realized that Google Translate is not their assistant, and in English, Russians are somehow reluctant to correspond with each other.

14.02.2012 23:29, Alexandr Zhakov

Somewhere I read correspondence with such friends (if such a topic arose, it means that it was not on molbiol).

Here it was smile.gif

14.02.2012 23:33, Hierophis

Well, yes, it was on a dental forum.

http://forum.stom.ru/topic/16069-kak-menja...ro-ispanskie-h/

15.02.2012 10:34, Pirx

And I've received a couple of these holy Spanish letters in the last month. Kidalovo, classic, all the symptoms, including nightmarish English.

15.02.2012 12:07, guest: Dr. Niko

Thank you guys! Then on the dipter.info should be informed. I'll correct the topic name in the evening.

16.02.2012 20:40, Kemist

I received a similar newsletter from an American horse beetle collector. Clearly he did not send

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