Most of you are familiar with the usual MSN virus, where your real friend, whose probably infected with virus, will "chat" with you, and tell you something very random like "Hey, you look stupid in our photos, check it out www.stupididiots.com"....
I usually ignore those.
This morning, when I logged on to my MSN, OMFG, someone added me (singhyu24@hotmail.com). I usually will just accept even though its not a familiar address or name.
After accepting her, I suspected its a virus, because she said she is the ex of a friend of mine, and wanted to show me SEX videos of themselves, and the reason why she is doing that, is because she wants to plant a revenge on him since he cheated on her.
Seriously, I know all my friends quite well la, so if a couple were to break up, I would know la, so good try.
The conversation looked auto-generated, so pls be careful if you encounter something similar!!!
Click on the 2 pictures to enlarge to read my conversation with "her"!!!
15 January 2010
New MSN Messenger Virus! BE CAREFUL!!! - "Diana's Revenge"
25 April 2009
Advertlets attempted to cheat me again!
**Updates 25 April 2009
Today I received another email from Jess, and she replied me that she has credited the money which was owed to me. A check into my account, indeed it was credited. I have thus "cashed out" my earnings, and it says there I will receive the cheque in 30-45 days. Well, lets see.
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Today I received an email from Advertlets, saying I have been selected to do a write up.... blah blah blah....
I seriously can't be bothered with them anymore, after they cheated me of my time to do up a post for them the last time and I didn't get paid!
They think I am stupid or what?
When I read the email, I immediately clicked on "Reply" and replied Jess Ong, who sent me the email.
(Click to enlarge to read letter from Jess Ong of Advertlets)
(Click to enlarge to read my reply to Advertlets)
24 November 2008
Lottery phone scam: 5 Taiwanese nabbed
***Updates:
Found this video from Youtube. Hope this Crime Watch Episode can give everyone a clearer understanding how these scams are plotted.
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I do not feel sorry for these victims anymore. Seriously, are they dumb or what? $85,000 lost collectively by 5 victims?
This is not some new scam and Singaporeans should be very well informed of such scams already, especially when most of the victims are often educated.
For me, I receive such scam calls once every month and I always enjoy "playing along" with them and giving them false hope I am their next victim. Then I avoid their calls totally. Haha.
Such scams are always done by China people as they have very strong accent, so please more vigilant and do not be victimised by such scam calls!!!
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(Actual story)
WHEN eight Singaporeans were told via telephone calls from China that they had won handsome cash prizes in a lottery and had to remit money in order to get their prizes, they fell for it.
They believed it so much that they jointly sent almost $85,000 in 'administrative fees' to a Taiwan bank account.
When no prize money arrived, they realised they had been tricked and went to the police.
On Tuesday, five members of the Taiwanese syndicate behind this phone scam were caught in a joint operation between the Singapore Police Force's Commercial Affairs Department and their Taiwanese counterparts.
On Tuesday, five members of the Taiwanese syndicate behind this phone scam were caught in a joint operation between the Singapore Police Force's Commercial Affairs Department and their Taiwanese counterparts.
The syndicate, helmed by a man named Hu, ran an operation under the name Hong Kong China Trust Group.
The Taiwanese authorities said the syndicate hired Chinese nationals to make calls from China to residents here to tell them about their 'prize' of about HK$60,000 (S$11,850).
The catch was that they had to remit administrative fees to a bank account in Taiwan to claim their prize.
Money sent to this account would then be withdrawn by the syndicate, which sent 90 per cent of it to the ring's headquarters in China through an underground money laundering channel.
The remaining 10 per cent of the money was retained by the Taiwanese group for its own use.
The Singapore police would not say how long their Taiwanese counterparts had been working on the case, or whether the ringleader Hu was among those arrested.
But the police here disclosed that they had given information to their Taiwanese counterparts earlier this year.
Phone scams have been on the rise here - almost 603 victims have fallen victim to these fraudsters from January last year to June this year, siphoning almost $9 million.
(News from The Straits Times)
