A typical Internet scam
The most typical Internet scam is an auction-type; something is ordered from the web, it´s paid but not delivered. But maybe more common are the so called Nigerian Letters, which promise you lots of money if you just pay a liiiiittle payment.. Yeah, right.
There are also other kinds of letters, and more sophisticated (well, not always..). Most likely there is at least one in your email box right now. Or at least I seem to get one every day. What then? An email where you are either a "The Lucky Winner!!!" or are offered something, like "Loan offer to you!!!". With these emails the sender (using of course fake name and email) tries to get your private information (for example bank account information and codes) or get you to donate money.
About a year ago there was a big scam in Finland. Some direction sent emails in the name of Nordea bank. I got the email also, it was about some transaction and therefore my bank account codes were needed. Even though the email was quite inarticulate some fell for it. Afterward the Nordea bank clearly stated in media that it never ever asks for clients´ bank codes. Especially not via email. This scam went on also in other Northern countries as I know of.
Fighting the scammers
When reading the "whatsthebloodypoint.com" first thing I felt was why not. If there is a way to fight against the scammers then it should be used. Why not to fool them around and this way maybe save other peoples´money? And after all, this is quite nice way to fool the scammers, only their time is wasted.
Well, maybe my ethics are a bit rough, but I tend to get angry when innocent people are harassed.
whatsthebloodypoint.com
The most typical Internet scam is an auction-type; something is ordered from the web, it´s paid but not delivered. But maybe more common are the so called Nigerian Letters, which promise you lots of money if you just pay a liiiiittle payment.. Yeah, right.
There are also other kinds of letters, and more sophisticated (well, not always..). Most likely there is at least one in your email box right now. Or at least I seem to get one every day. What then? An email where you are either a "The Lucky Winner!!!" or are offered something, like "Loan offer to you!!!". With these emails the sender (using of course fake name and email) tries to get your private information (for example bank account information and codes) or get you to donate money.
About a year ago there was a big scam in Finland. Some direction sent emails in the name of Nordea bank. I got the email also, it was about some transaction and therefore my bank account codes were needed. Even though the email was quite inarticulate some fell for it. Afterward the Nordea bank clearly stated in media that it never ever asks for clients´ bank codes. Especially not via email. This scam went on also in other Northern countries as I know of.
Fighting the scammers
When reading the "whatsthebloodypoint.com" first thing I felt was why not. If there is a way to fight against the scammers then it should be used. Why not to fool them around and this way maybe save other peoples´money? And after all, this is quite nice way to fool the scammers, only their time is wasted.
Well, maybe my ethics are a bit rough, but I tend to get angry when innocent people are harassed.
whatsthebloodypoint.com
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