SCAMPATROL

uspx · Guest

I have my boat listed for sale on the Internet and of course received the old "I'll pay you full boat (no pun intended) but I must send you a cashiers check for much more than you are asking but just send me the difference Western Union...." Is it even worth it to report this to Yahoo or other agency?
Thanks.

USPX

Former Member · Posted: Fri 11 Feb 2005 01:14 Post subject:

uspx

Welcome to ScamPatrol.org

It is always worth reporting to the host of the scammers email account, though you may not have great success. If you are selling via eBay (or similar) which requires users to have an account, you can also report him there. It won't stop the scammer, merely slow him down, but if one person does not get scammed as a result of the scammer being shut down for a while, it's a job well done.

tomvirgilio@... · Guest

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I, TOM VIRGILIO WANT TO REPORT A SCAM SENT TO ME WHILE SURFING THE INTERNET. THE SCAM'S EMAIL IS WILLIAM SMITH 1024@YAHOO.CO.UK,
I AM REALLY GETTING PERTURBED ABOUT ALL THESE SCAMS. I REPORT ALL OF THEM TOWARDS THE SPAM BUTTON. BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE MORE TIMES I SPAM THEM, THE MORE SCAMS I RECEIVE VIA EMAIL. PLEASE,,,,,,,,IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME AT tomvirgilio@...... Sincerely, Thomas Virgilio

EDIT: removed your email address - Captain Igloo

Captain Igloo · Posted: Thu 19 Jan 2006 16:54 Post subject:

Hi Tom,

the problem is that these scammers use automated programs that scan the internet for publically available email addresses (for example in guestbooks or forums, that's why i edited yours).
Once they have your email address there is almost no chance of stopping them. To solve this problem you can either aplly filtering to your email or change your email address.

P.S. Always take care when submiting personal info on the internet. For example i can derive from your username alone, that you are a 50-ish year old Sicilian Chef.