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Please note that I just received this email, see below, an obvious scam. It was addressed through Birding-aus as shown. Did anyone else get one?

Greg Little

birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au; on behalf of; W U M T [carelupe@espol.edu.ec]

Dear Customer,

The first $5,000.00 was sent today. My working partner has helped me to send the first $5,000.00 to you through western union. So contact our Western Union claims Agent ………

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6 comments to scam

  • David Richardson

    It appeared straight in my Spam and I just deleted it without opening,as I do everything in spam

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  • Roaminoz

    I received it .. Jude

  • peter

    About a dozen of these get past the list’s filters each day, and the moderators check them one by one. I clicked the wrong button for that one.

    I’m told that the mail coming in to the list server is more than 50% spam that gets blocked automatically, so it could be worse.

    Peter Shute

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  • Carl Clifford

    Greg,

    Yep, I received one. Unfortunately, scammers tend to be able to jump ahead of the spam filters. I doubt that there is anyone sufficiently lobotomised to fall for the likes of these though.

    Cheers,

    Carl Clifford

    BA

    Please note that I just received this email, see below, an obvious scam. It was addressed through Birding-aus as shown. Did anyone else get one?

    Greg Little

    birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au; on behalf of; W U M T [carelupe@espol.edu.ec]

    Dear Customer,

    The first $5,000.00 was sent today. My working partner has helped me to send the first $5,000.00 to you through western union. So contact our Western Union claims Agent ………

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    To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line)

    http://birding-aus.org ===============================

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  • "Tony Russel"

    Yes, I got it but it hit the delete bin without being opened.

    Tony

  • peter

    Yes, definitely spam. I accidentally released it to the list when I was moderating, sorry.

    I immediately posted a warning not to bother opening it, but didn’t notice that I only sent it to the supposed sender.

    Peter Shute