e-mail scams

@aln1216 (207)
United States
July 17, 2007 4:44pm CST
how can you tell if a e-mail offer is a scam? well recently i have had the opertunity to find out i have recived i check and 4 postal money orders and 4 walmart money orders to do work online for supposabley leagal company's which if check out on the web do have sites but thank god i din't deposite or cash them but decided to check out the valitady of them after calling the company listed on the check and finding out they never sent it and the same with the walmart and postal money orders whic wrer forged and cash befor wow all these came up to 7000 dollars. So if you have any of these companys contact you to aceept payment for them and send them to jobs beware thety are scam don't cash them. has any one ran acrros this or got cought up in it by not knowing. whats your views??????
2 responses
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
22 Jul 07
Wow I haven't heard of this one before - I will certainly watch out for it though - I guess all the years online I've gotten to where if I get an email that says they have money for me I just delete it and don't give them my information... p.s. off topic but I finished my 1st 25 crosses today and am dipping them tomorrow - I'm really excited, thanks for the tip.
@aln1216 (207)
• United States
22 Jul 07
yeah i got way to i don't give mine out eather unless it's to some one i trust from here but yea theres a lot of scams out there but been seeing a lot more lately Ps Cool glad you are excited about it its the way to get in to it is excited call if you need help
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
22 Jul 07
Sure will - right now I just want to get some done and then get a page added to my site for them. Think I'm going to start just promoting them the same as I have my afghans for the last year... I'm still trying to find time to work on my own online store but my ex-husband is talking about opening a 'crafts' store in the fall when he retires and I can sell my stuff there also.
@VotreAmie (3028)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Hi aln1216. I had the same experience. It's easy to find out that an email is a scam. I believe all emails that congratulate you about winning a certain prize without having done anything are scams especially if the amount is big. Usually these emails ask for personal information and bank account info. Unfortunately there are some people who fall in these traps that's why the scammers keep doing sending them. I have been receiving many emails that I won lottery in the UK and I have never played as I don't even live in the UK... Have a good day aln1216 !
@aln1216 (207)
• United States
28 Jul 07
yes i get them to i just delet them heck if it was true i well be a billion airby mowww He He