Thread: I think I have scam mail

Originally Posted by disco2hse

As it is snail mail, they can get your name from a bunch of different places. Most common are phone lists, electoral lists, bought lists from places like loyalty card programmes and credit card companies.

These things are insidious and once they know you are a real person and that you exist you are likely to be flooded with the crap. Replying in any form, for example, by using revenge tactics, will signal you are there and they will start really pestering you with all kinds of weird crap. The best thing to do is return it unopened and note on the front that either the recipient is deceased or GNA (Gone, No Address).

Seriously, the humour is short lived with these things. They will also sell your name to others who do the same thing so you are likely to start getting stuff from them too.

Alan

Every time you fill out a competition entry .... or answer a phone survey .. or they ring and try to confirm "you exist" so they can send some info / investment or whatever etc ... You are being collected & put on a data base ... THIS IS SOLD ON

The best thing to do is .... nothing / as they can't communicate to a wall

Mike

Last 10 days l have been averaging 17 scam emails on my hotmail account

I have amassed over $50 million in lottery winnings, got money owed to my from the United Nations, got $5 million from President Nigeria as an apology for the actions of scammers got about 3 lawyers who have money in trust for me and so the list goes on