PLEASE HELP ME ABOUT THIS E-MAIL SCAM/SPAM

He (it's unlikely to be a woman) called you "Dear One" which is a sure sign of an email sent out to many people. He has no interest in you as an individual.
it's easy to send out bulk emails so the scammer is still emailing you in the hope you might still send him money. He won't be upset if you don't.

Hi Poorlady, You will be fine. Notice in that last email, the scammer is very focused on explaining why YOU need to pay money and trying to find out how much you can afford. He has gotten to the point when the scam turns into the scam - asking for money. That is the bottom line, the rest of the communication was to gain your trust and to gauge your level of trust in him. He thinks you trust him because you gave him your personal information so now he is moving into the point where he asks for money.

He is not interested in personally attacking you in any way...he just wants your money. He might threaten you. But the threats are meaningless. As others have said..just hold strong and do not respond to him in any way.

G

Help me please!

Recently I was trying to sell my stuff online and some lady emailed me. Being a online seller first time, it made me very happy and I stupidly sent her my REAL NAME,REAL PHONE AND worst of all REAL BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER after several emails so she could bank in the money. Now I have stop replying the emails as well as the email with the BOA receipt. I am so scared now!!! What should I do???? Would my identity be stolen now? The bank account I provided has been emptied. But I worry more about my safety and my personal information! Please...help.... T.T I am so freaked out now...

The first email I receive:

I, m Mrs. Betty Smith from London, England, I
would like to know the final cost of items
including the shipping cost. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE?
I will wait your reply with all details and total
cost of the item + postage airmail via Post
Thank you and God bless.
Mrs Betty Smith.
[email protected]

Then second email after I replied her:

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I am ready to make an instant offer for the items including the shipping cost
due to the urgent needed for item for my son who will take his flight tomorrow
night for a project on( http://www.tokunbo.com.ng )
I will send the money through bank to bank money transfer, and I want you to
quickly return to me with the necessary information for payment as follows:
Account Name:
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Bank account No:
Country:
Item cost:
Shipping Cost:
Tel:
Payment will be made immediate receipt of Information for Payment.

Here is the shipping address below:

Name: Dennis Williams
Address: 27 street Gbadebo Mokola,
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo State
Postal Code: 20001
Country: Nigeria

I hope that you understand and expect to hear from you soon.

Thank you and God bless.
Regards

Then I gave all the information she wanted...STUPID ME!
Later she sent a bank receipt with the message below...

Aquí está el recibo de pago :::::::
Hi,
Here's the receipt:
kindly go and make the shipment because I have made the payment and the
bank has approved the payment, and also gave me the receipt of the payment is expected below.I attached to the shipment tracking number as required by the customer banking services for the verification department and i would like you to send shipment details to your e-mail direct ([email protected])
Regards.
Betty Smith.

Now because I stopped responding to her emails, I received another email...

hello,
what is going on?
i,m still waiting to read from you soon.
Kindest Regards.
Betty


How???????????Would they hack into my accounts to get the info or kill me or anything? I replied them with my real email. They could have tracked me easily! OH NO!

Hi coolio_g, Welcome to scamwarners. Firstly take a big breath and let it out slowly. No one is coming after you and it is extremely unlikely that the scammer will empty your bank account. Scammers like to steal money while their worthless behinds are planted securely in a comfy seat in an internet cafe.

It sounds as though this particular scammer is trying "flash" your bank account. Basically your account will be credited with fraudulent funds. Your bank will later reverse the transaction when they discover that the transaction is fraudulent. I suggest that you either ignore all further communications from the scammer or simply tell him/it that you have sold the item to someone else and it is no longer available.

Hi coolio_g, Welcome to Scanwarners! In addition to Peta's great advice, you should contact your bank and let them know about what happened. You might want to close the account and open a new one, or get the bank account number changed. Also be aware of the possibility of identity theft and check for suspicious activity on your credit report. You bank should be able to advise you on how to do that.

Clair

Thanks so much people...
I had filed a police report and closed the bank account as well as applied a new one. I should have done earlier.
According to the bank officer, the current trend is scammers now would hold on to ur details (esp bank account) and wait to strike when you have forgotten about it. Meaning you would only realize whats going on after some time in between.

Thanks again to you all. I didn't know there to look for help. Luckily I manage to find this site. I think I should do a simple blog post and have it link to this site to help more people.

I'm glad to hear you got it all worked out without losing any money. When it comes to scams like these, the authorities just can't stop them from happening, so education is the best defense--the more awareness there is, the fewer victims there will be.

I think I should do a simple blog post and have it link to this site to help more people.

Thank you! The more the word gets out, the more people we can help. If someone comes here BEFORE they lose money, it's better for them and worse for the scammer. And that's all good.