mona Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 JUST FOR PRECAUTION & ... FUN ! Still remember @knowledge's concerns related to a strange e-mail he did received. Now it's my turn : I would like to show you 2 scam emails I received recently. Learn yet another scammers tricks ! # 1 Re: GREETINGS THIS IS VERY URGENT MR. NEIL OLGIA<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Good Day, Please get back to me very quickly for a detailed brief on an ongoing plot to steal your ATM CARD. I do not know your reason for not claiming this ATM CARD before now. My Boss the Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO) is on leave and the person who is his deputy is trying to send your ATM CARD to another beneficiary in Indonesia, I heard him speaking to the person on the telephone about sending some ATM CARD to him for him to withdraw the money and invest on his behalf in Indonesia. When I heard their conversation, I decided to see what I can do to assist you so that your card will not be among the ATM CARD he will steal with the PIN and send to Indonesia, So I quickly went into his office when he went on break and remove the envelope containing your ATM CARD with the PIN. I have made arrangement to send the card to you and it will cost you the sum of $380.00. I want you to send out this amount immediately to avoid loosing your ATM CARD. Also confirm your full name, direct telephone number and your receiver's address to avoid any mistake. I am waiting for your urgent reply to this email now. Do not respond to this message if you are not ready to pay $380 for sending of the ATM CARD to you. Thanks. Mr. Neil Olgia mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm # 2 MESSAGE FROM BANK OF AMERICA BANK OF AMERICA<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Bank of America 115 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA From Desktop of Mr. Jeff Anderson Our Ref: BOF-0XX2/987/20 E-mail:[email protected] It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the Authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (Bank of America). I am Mr. Jeff Anderson, TRANSFER INSPECTION OFFICER, foreign operations Department Bank of America, the British Government in Conjunction with us government, World Bank, united Nations Organization on foreign Payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a Representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As the newly Appointed/Accredited International Paying Bank, We have been instructed by the world governing body together with the committee on international debt reconciliation department to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive vide transaction no.: wha/eur/202,password: 339331, pin code: 78569, having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the next 96hrs. Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries, you are entitled to receive the sum of $14.5M,(Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only), as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below: 1) Your Full Name: 2) Your Full Address: 3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No: 4) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status: 5) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License: 6) Bank Name: 7) Bank Address: Account Name: 9) Account Number: 10) Swift Code: 11) Routing Number: As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. This notification email should be your confidential property to avoid impersonators claiming your fund. You are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Transfer directly from Bank of America We Look Forward To Serving You Better. Mr. Jeff Anderson, TRANSFER INSPECTION OFFICER Bank of America Stay safe and ..... have fun PART TWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recruit Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 LOL Daily I am receiving lots in which I am announced that I won millions of dollars...Guess I am more rich than Bill Gates....need to check my bank accounts.... However, thanks God the spam folder is not synchronized with any folder from Outlook, so I see them not too often, only when I access the web app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Good news is : Gmail didn't even bother to put those emails in front of my sight. Both emails were sent directly to hell ( SPAM ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 the senders of this crap routinely find ways to get past spam filters...Gmail and Firefox seem to have had a better handle on this crap than microsoft mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 when microsoft bought skype, after the first update, I had to take Skype off my computer and cell phone as i was inundated with spam calls...most of the women looking for dates...still have not reinstalled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, dMog said: when microsoft bought skype, after the first update, I had to take Skype off my computer and cell phone as i was inundated with spam calls...most of the women looking for dates...still have not reinstalled it. @dMog All this because of your unique, unforgettable, natural cham. Stop being humble and just admit, I'm right ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 MailWasher Pro saves me a lot of time (and headache,) looking after my anti-spam needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Don't really see how extremely common spam emails are considered "News"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 minute ago, dcs18 said: MailWasher Pro saves me a lot of time (and headache,) looking after my anti-spam needs. .... along with an e-mail client. ( If I'm not mistaken you use to use TheBat , right ? ) I don't import my emails to desktop. Inspite privacy concerns still using Gmail for its excellent spam filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Oh yes, it's The Bat! Professional (find Gmail good, myself — ironically.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 47 minutes ago, mona said: @dMog All this because of your unique, unforgettable, natural cham. Stop being humble and just admit, I'm right ..... you are right... but in my personal defense..my phone and computer is shared with my wife...you ain't gonna find no porn browsing on either of them..unless it was from my wife and she ain't gonna do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, dMog said: you are right... but in my personal defense... @dMog no need for defense, I strongly believe it's TRUTH ! No kidding or teasing you .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, dcs18 said: (find Gmail good, myself — ironically.) @dcs18 As we are talking about Gmail : Guess the most frustrating thing I find in online Gmail (in the browser) is the lack of SIGN OUT button in the current version of interface ! In order to have that feature still available I'm forced to use an ancient simplified html version of gmail page stripped from many newer features. I need to sign out though, since I use separate gmail accounts for different purposes. BTW If there is someone who knows how to sign out from online gmail in its latest version - please let me know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, mona said: 1 hour ago, dcs18 said: (find Gmail good, myself — ironically.) @dcs18 As we are talking about Gmail : Guess the most frustrating thing I find in online Gmail (in the browser) is the lack of SIGN OUT button in the current version of interface ! In order to have that feature still available I'm forced to use an ancient simplified html version of gmail page stripped from many newer features. I need to sign out though, since I use separate gmail accounts for different purposes. BTW If there is someone who knows how to sign out from online gmail in its latest version - please let me know ! Seems fine here, mona:— Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 50 minutes ago, mona said: @dcs18 As we are talking about Gmail : Guess the most frustrating thing I find in online Gmail (in the browser) is the lack of SIGN OUT button in the current version of interface ! In order to have that feature still available I'm forced to use an ancient simplified html version of gmail page stripped from many newer features. I need to sign out though, since I use separate gmail accounts for different purposes. BTW If there is someone who knows how to sign out from online gmail in its latest version - please let me know ! nt sure if we are using the same gmail client... but the one i use has the google account sign-in /log-off icon ...upper right beside the google notification and google apps icons. EDIT:.after i posted i saw someone did reply with a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 @dcs18 thank you for the nice screeshot. However in my (mobile) browser (let it be FF or Chrome) it does look a bit differently : Hitting #1 doesn't open a menu, but works as a link and opens this site. While #2 opens a configuration and settings menu . As you can see there are no other options available in my (current, not the simplified one) gmail version. I wonder why my version is so different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 @dMog are you talking about Gmail client as a separate program or an online Gmail which basically is just a page opened in a browser ? My screenshot referes to online Gmail in my browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 my post was about the client in a window...however, i did find this link https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+log+out+gmail+on+android+app&qpvt=how+to+log+out+gmail+on+android+app&FORM=VDRE it does seem very convoluted to log out and log in with a different Gmail identity...perhaps Google will eventually make this a simple operation for those who require it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 @dMog I guess the opposite. I have the feeling the sign out button was removed purposedly, just to make people stay logged in all the time (google needs it to gather PERSONALIZED data on user's online activity). The ass-holes ! Take a look here - how easy accessible the said button was in the old simple html version : Anyhow : Thanx for the list of vids. Need some more time to go through the whole list, however on the first glance it looks like they refer to Android Gmail APP mainly. Hope I'm gonna find instructions for the browser too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 @mona..i looked a few..and as you say, not ANY is offering an easy or quick log on/ log off. suggest you find a client that allows quick and easy log on log off...and TELL GOOGLE WHY YOU QUIT THEM..there has to be something out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 @dMog I have it organised this way : I have got 2 e-mail accounts which I open in native Android Gmail APP - these are e-mail addresses I use for registering program's licenses and memberships in various online forums, sites and services. There are no personal data like contacts or such there. Then I do have a dedicated e-mail addresses : 1. that I use for banking, payments and online shopping exclusively, 2. one I created for nsane to somehow replace forums' not enough private PM, 3. and the last but not the least - my main most protected and private e-mail address, used for personal contacts with family and friends. These last 3 e-mail addresses I would never open from Android Gmail APP/client. I use my browsers for them only. And here it comes where signing out is being important. To switch the e-mail accounts I need to log out first. Generally this whole system works great except one unavoidable downside - I'm not getting notifications upon arrival of my private (most important) messages, but instead being flooded by almost useless ones from online sites/forums/services (sent by Android Gmail app). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoclock Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I am still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to mail me the boatload of cash he pinky promised me two years ago Hey Prince, if you see this on this forum, call me ... You have my number and address, there is no reason not to mail me the cash you pinky promised. Don't make me go to Nigeria and cut off your pinky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, sixoclock said: I am still waiting for the Nigerian Prince to mail me the boatload of cash he pinky promised me two years ago The so called Nigerian Prince trick's popularity has faded somehow these days. But I remember a few years ago there were many victims around the world who got successfully fooled by those scammers. Hope @sixoclock you weren't one of them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesDDI Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 11 hours ago, mona said: I have it organised this way : ********** If I were you I would try to avoid gmail and similar as much as possible over time, so to use only mail like proton mail, tutanota, etc.. With their clients you would be very fine i think, you are smart. I know it's hard to try not to use gmail or other similar evil mail, for me it was really "boring", but to the end you will feel like a little more free. All the best dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Thanks for your suggestion @jamesDDI . I know you are right but you know - old habits die hard. For a good start I should at least move 2 of my email accounts : 1.financial and 2.private correspondence inbox. Two questions though : 1. Gmail has got excellent spam filters. How about this feature in the services you've mentioned ? 2. Is there an option to move one's old emails to a new provider too ? It would certainly make my decission a bit easier..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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