Internet Scams

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

I've hear of some beauty's but one I found out about is a "Leave Scam". It involves people on those dating sites contact others. They say they are serving overseas and send multiple pictures of service men and women to suck a potential victim in. Then after a few images and plenty of chatting as they get close they say they want to be with you, marry you etc BUT have used all their leave but if you email the commander and say that you need them with you they will be granted leave.
Now the emails look legit and you get a reply saying it's granted and pay X amount into (get this) a Private bank account and leave will be granted.

https://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=36170

People desperate for love get sucked into this.

Have you heard of a scam?

1061 · Joined: 06 Sep 2013

I was selling a car and had someone email me.

He was buying the car which is a beautiful car for his cousin who is coming to our beautiful country and wants my beautiful car but he needs extra funds to get into Australia in order to buy my beautiful car. So he was asking me in order to sell my beautiful car to send his cousin these funds.

I strung him along for a while until I got sick of playing and dumped the chump.

Maybe it was his culture and I should have sent him money .... David does not sending him money make me racist?

Dave The Man · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:59 am

I posted 1 that called me last week.

IF You are Careful you should not get sucked in

watt price tully · Joined: 15 May 2007

HAL · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:31 pm

"it" being [quoteDave The Man]he or she posted 1 that called him or her last week?

The Prototype · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:22 pm

When I was on a dating site there was some 'women' that were contacting me saying they were from Tasmania. As we were chatting they said they were models, two of which were from Perth Tasmania, unlikely there would be much from there with 2,000 people living there.

So they would say they were stuck in Nigeria and needed me to help them get back to Tasmania, and they would be with me etc. Well I got bored after awhile and stopped trolling them and told them to get better material.

After the fourth one I just replied with 'Nice try.'

stui magpie · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:05 pm

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

People
Pay by PayPal for big items don't hand it over til the cash is in your transferring account, simple

What'sinaname · Joined: 29 May 2010 Location: Living rent free

Wow, just log in and check your PayPal account rather than trusting an email authorization from the buyer. Sheesh.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:19 pm

There's also been a few email job scams going, I've been getting a few laughed at the fact they claim to have had my resume and trying to get me to accept jobs I am obviously not qualified for.