The ever increasing sopistication of internet fraud

[1080Wayne]

Legitimate address , company website , apparently an importer of Indonesian textiles , possibly a legitimate business acting as a front , much improved English . These things will get harder and harder to detect and will unfortunately ensnare greater numbers . Any bright ideas on how to minimise the impact of these kinds of people on society at large , other than a continuing education program , or shutting the internet down ???


`HANSON TEXTILES LIMITED.
Surcon House
Copson Street
Manchester M203HE
United Kingdom

Dear Sir/Madam,

We need agents to receive payment for our textiles and to
resend the money to us via Money Gram or Western Union Money
Transfer. This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in UK is 25%,
where as for the individual it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to
work this way while tax for international money transfer made by a
private individual is 7%.

That's why we need you! If you are interested in our offer, please
reply immediately to this email address:
hansontextiles1@mail.mn

Regards,
Mr.Dale Wendell

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT(REPLY TO
hansontextiles1@mail.mn)`

 

[DCBluesman]

Education shut down the snake oil peddlers...or, most of them.

 

[soligen]

I think its simple - anything that comes to you unsolicited, just assume is fraud unless it can be PROVEN otherwise.

On this one the tip is that if the fees were really that different, it would almost certainly be illegal for a company to get around the fees in this manner. Not to mention that the fees cited are rediculously high to begin with.

 

[steeler fan1]

As the old adage goes: if it sounds to good to be true then it probably is.

As someone else said if its unsolicated then ignore. It amazes me how many people seem to fall for these scams.

Carl

 

[dalemcginnis]

Actually, most of the ones I've seen, poor English or not, even if the offer were real involves something illegal. Take the example you posted, that involves tax evasion and if you participated then you would also be guilty, so either way you loose. Legit, you committed a crime, fraud you're a victim

 

[Willee]

Never go for something for nothing on the internet.

A lot of the scams require that you have a bit of greed and touch of larceny for them to work.
Like the ones where they are going to send you a large sum of money for you to hold based upon your honesty.

Some of the best scams ever pulled was on people that thought they would scam the scammers.

 

[GaryMGg]

The FBI is interested in having this info. See, for example,
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Cyber crime is a multi-billion dollar business because people make themselves victims
in the belief they'll get something for nothing.