Help my Bother-In-Law!! He is confused now...

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Mr Goldberg, Sep 15, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hello...

    My brother-in-law got a mail to his yahoo inbox 3 days back...

    ATTN:sujit mishra   
                                        
    Compliment of the day, we are in receipt of your e-mail regarding the claim of your award prize of I,000,000.00 British pounds you are here by inform about the legitimate procedure on how to remit the award prize to your designated Bank account in India.
     
    Modalities has been put in order for the release of your prize value to you through Diamond Security Courier Company here in United Kingdom.
     
    You are to provide your identity proof scan copy like international passport or driving license  along with your Bank account details before this office and we would also clarify you that our organization have paid for  all expenses over here including our governental tax to get your prize value of 1,000,000.00 British pounds to you in India.
     
    Diamond Security Courier Company here in London will send their personnel down to India along with your award prize  for registration of the prize value in Reserve Bank of India with your Bank account details  for exchange of the British pounds to India Rupees thereafter Reserve Bank of India {RBI} will now credit the amount in Rupees to your Bank account.
     
    Note that every aspect of this award promotion is legitimate by the British law and for your record and reference regarding this award promotion we are releasing the serous copies of your winning Certificate and Airway bill Certificate of Diamond Security Courier Company  find below attachemnt of the certificates.
     
    The Courier Company personnel will depart today to arrived in your Country by tomorrow and upon his arrival he will contact you on phone and also he will demand your identity proof scan copy which you have to provide the same copy to him and to this office as well and he will guide you on every step on how to make the registration of your award  prize in Reserve Bank of India there after {RBI} will now credit the amount to your Bank account in Rupees.
     
    And also we have verify the law in your country and we discover that you have to pay 22,000 India Rupees as legal clearance charges at IGI airport which is going to the costumes department and do make sure that you pay for the legal clearance to enable the Security Courier Company personnel to release your parcel contain the prize value of 1,000,000.00 British and the relevant Certificates then he will now proceed to Reserve Bank of India {RBI} to obtain transfer form and the form will be pass to you via e-mail  for fill up then after you filled up the form you will now scan and sent it back to the Security Courier Company Personnel.
     
    Note that without the legal clearance charge been paid by you the government of you country will not allow the Security Courier Company personnel to process your award prize value of one million British pounds to your Bank account.
    We hope that you shall utilize your award fund nicely because this is a great opportunity for all our selected winners around the world and you are lucky to be among the winners
     
    And we would also advice you to follow all instructions that will be given to you by the Security Company personnel when he arrived in Your country by  tomorrow morning India time and also you are free to Contact the office on phone as well.
     
    Once again congratulations on behalf of all our staff.
     
    Warms Regards to you and your family members.
    DR.KEVIN MORGAN
    TEL:+44 703 193 0851
    TEL:+44 7031 888 520 
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    He also send 2 attachments.

    Here are they..
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    Now he has called my Bother-in-law for 2 times since morning...
    My brother in not aware of such spam mails and all and he thinks,its true...
    I said,its SPAM...

    but now im confused,after seeing the attachments and his PHONE CALLS..
    He is calling from his this UK No...


    What shall we do now????
    How to convince my brother-in-law????

    Help me...
     
    Mr Goldberg, Sep 15, 2008 IP
  2. Rebecca

    Rebecca Prominent Member

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    #2
    That is really bad news, if your brother-in-law is speaking to them on the phone, and believes them. It may be too late, if he has already given them bank account or personal info, they are going to try to rip him off. Refer him to this Google search, "Yahoo award center, scam."

    Tell him to read consumer fraud reporting and a bunch of people are getting that scam email.
     
    Rebecca, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    HAHAHAHA lol this is a smart scam i have not seen such thing ever . Now they started sending images also .Just call your bank and block payment transactions and your all bank cards .

    Hey pm and i will give you my phone number , just give them my number and say call us on that number . Lol they will gonna mad when i will talk to them .
     
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  4. Mr Goldberg

    Mr Goldberg Banned

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    Yes exactly!!

    They asked my brother for sending them 30,000 INR..

    Just before 1 hour,i talked with them...
    You wont believe,they were drolled talking with me...

    There were some REAL TIME ABUSES and NICE KICKS

    Nice experience scolding someone likethis....
     
    Mr Goldberg, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    AAAAAAAAAH man TERE jiju KO BAHUT BADA LOSS HOGAYA :-P
     
    jhn2001, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    You should introduce this web site to your brother-in-law http://www.419baiter.com/ . After reading it I think he should know their typical modus operandi.
     
    wisdomtool, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    Take Care and tell him do NEVER give them any personal info.

    Just a SCAM, he will get ripped off !!
     
    levampire, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    Mr Goldberg Banned

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    Kuch loss nahi hua,but he learnt how cruel is this internet world..
    LOL...
     
    Mr Goldberg, Sep 15, 2008 IP
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    You can tell your brother-in-law to just keep quite, otherwise he will be in lot of trouble.
     
    drjupitor, Sep 16, 2008 IP
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    Paying money in order to get paid. Sounds too typical of a scam tactic. I don't know how you can convince your brother in-law but just tell him to.....use common sense and think hard....
     
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    This is not funny at all. I have a brother in law that received the same deal. he and his wife ended up sending AU$3000.00 to some bank account in Switzerland before I found out about it, and this was about 2 years ago.

    I also read in a local newspaper last month that 36 million dollars a year is sent to scammers this way from just one of the many states in Australia. What an incredible fraudulent but thriving industry this is!
     
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