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Saab Dastard 26th Feb 2011 19:32

e-mail scam initiative.
 
A positive initiative, if you haven't already seen it:

Report e-mail scams, National Fraud Authority urges

Apologies for the UK bias!

SD

Loose rivets 26th Feb 2011 21:19

Jaw dropping.




with the average victim who reports a fraud losing £27,000.

Keef 26th Feb 2011 21:27

It looks like a good initiative, so I sent it a report with a con scam that had got though Spamcop. It bounced back as undeliverable with a subsequent address not being valid ([email protected]).

Pity.

BOAC 26th Feb 2011 21:55

.....of course, it could be a scam itself....................:hmm:

hellsbrink 27th Feb 2011 06:09


It looks like a good initiative, so I sent it a report with a con scam that had got though Spamcop. It bounced back as undeliverable with a subsequent address not being valid ([email protected]).
Why did you email when the Action Fraud website has a form you fill in when you wish to report a scammer (might not work for forwarding emails)?

And did you use the following email address to forward scam emails, clearly says that address is to be used.

[email protected]

BOAC 27th Feb 2011 06:42

HB - it looks as if the government/Quangos have managed another 80% success with this site/initiative. Without knowing what Keef did, I suspect he followed the 'front page' which tells you
"You can now forward on scam emails you receive to Action Fraud at [email protected]." - an apparently simple procedure?

Now after another 4 mouse clicks we find it will take you "20-30 minutes to fill in the on-line form" to submit an email.

It is not really very clear what they want. Option 1) is the one that will produce results. I predict only the die-hards will follow option 2)


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