I had a customer of mine recently that kept sending the same email over & over & over. So I finally clicked on it! I gotthe phishing virus! Is there ANYWAY I can prevent that from happening to all of my contacts? I am a small business owner & rely on my emailing to do business. What can I do? Please help!

I found a ATV on craigslist that was close to my house. I started emailing the guy and telling him that i was interested. He sent me a link to a website that he works at and was very friendly. He explained moneybookers to me and i checked out there website. Seemed legit to me. I went through with the transaction. The money was drafted from my account and i have not heard from them since. I have been a week since i received an email from moneybookers. But before i sent the money they emailed me often to make sure that i was still interested. Did i get screwed out of ,500? Should i wait it out? Thanks for any input!
I saw pictures of it and they explained to me that i have 14 days after i receive the quad to decide if i want to keep it.

I applied for an agency online and was contacted through email to give my national insurance number to confirm whether i was eligable to work in the uk.
I just did it, but regret it as i don’t know whether i should have done it!
What should i do now??? And what can they do with this information?

About 15 minutes ago I made the mistake of entering my email and password into a phishing scam’s link.
I reported them to abuse@msn.com and changed my password within a few minutes but I’m still worried, should I abandon that email account?

What can happen if you r found for lying on child support papers n lying about your income to get medical?

So I am going to court in 3 weeks for child support. I received my documents that I submitted and my x-gf submitted. I was going over her documents and noticed she said that she stated that she makes no income; however, has 00 dollars in expenses. Then she goes on and doesn’t list any source of income. To me this is very strange. Also she didn’t mention anything about her house that she owns or her Jaguar that was paid in cash a year ago for 20k. She purchased her house back in 06, and makes a monthly payment of 1800dollars a month. I have the deed to her house that cleary show she is the owner. That is 3300 dollars in monthly outflow, but dosen’t work?

When you sign on the child support papers it clearly states, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the California that the information contained on all pages of this form and any attachments is true and correct.”

I would like to know, if she is going to be charged for perjury, and who will pursue this? Also, I would like to note, this is the same woman that is collecting Medi-Cal and Wick both government assistance. How did she pull that off in the state of California with owning a house and all her assets? Isn’t that fraud? I know she didn’t even mention her house or her Jaguar to them, she lied about that because she told me awhile back.

I have no problem with paying child support, however, when she is abusing our system and then lying on legal documents, to get more money out of me, I’m sorry but a line has to be drawn.

What can happen, who will look into this? Will she go to jail (God Forbid, but this is the same woman that I found out has been working as an escort, I found an email saying how much she charges but dates back to 06, will that suffice as evidence)

I am seeking joint custody, should I just go for full custody, her daughter from her previous marriage is already traumatized because her mom would always drop her off at night, I know I am asking several questions here, but please help me out. . .

First of all my kids are older and I don’t have any toddlers or infants nor have I ever been on any parent.com/ sites. I have no clue how they got my email and my home mailing address. On there site they have no phone number to call but I was able to submit a question which I did last month and someone called me back who of course do not speak good english and tried to tell me that the magazines can be used for anyone not just people with babies and I said I don’t care I didn’t order them and I don’t want them so please stop sending them he hung up on me. Now a month later which is today I check my email and it said thank you for your order your magazine is on its way. Why is this happening how or what can I do to make it stop. I sent another email to them but if it doesn’t work is there any legal advice for situations like this. I put a fraud protection on my social security so if anyone tries to check my credit or apply for credit it will get rejected I had that on for over a year now but still I don’t want a bill for something like this.

I have a family member who was victimized by one of those email 419 scams. what are legal consequences? best answer 10 points..thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud

well what happened was they asked her to deposit money into her account and transer a larger portion..can she be held accountable

I received an email that was suspicious, researched it over the net and it was a scam from Africa. They wanted me to pretend to be the next of kin to a dead man and get the bank to release his account to me and then we were to spit it. Biao Bank in Cote d’Ivorie. The web had over 40 pages about the scam. I only regret that I didn’t save it or print it out for future reference.

Ok, so 2 months ago, family member of mine (we will call him Bob) stole my mothers debit card on several occasion and withdrew money from her account, she didn’t catch "Bob" till after he had already taken 900 dollars from her, over a period of time. he would take her card, then replace it so she wouldn’t notice, but she went to use it and it was gone, so it was then that she knew exactly who done it, "Bob" has a history of theft and has been in and out of jail for the past 10 years or more. I lost count!!! So after he was caught, my mother called police and she contacted her bank and filled a fraud case or whatever its called, and an investigation was then opened. after several days the detective informed my mother that "Bob’ was seen on all the video tapes at each ATM machine. Bob was never arrested for the charge, for some stupid reason the detective said he was going to give Bob an chance to turn himself in and admit to the charges before he sent out a warrant. Well that was a mistake, cause after Bob got word, he ran. he took his 2 kids, and baby momma, and they all ran. 9 they where living with my mother cause they are sorry losers who dont work and draw off the system) bob and his girlfriend are both wanted by the child protective services also for child neglect.

ok so here is teh question…. Bob and i spoke today through an email, and he seems to think that if he stays gone for 90 days, the charges and teh warrant will disappear as if they didn’t happen. He has gotten information from friends that are about as sorry as he is. They are telling him that after 90 days the charges are dropped some sort of way cause they can only carry the charges for 90 days. does anyone know anything about this, and is this true? I mean, how can someone steal, basically rob a bank ATM and commit fraud, and all they have to do is run for 90 days, and then its all peachy? after he has a record a mile long of theft and drugs…That makes no sense to me, and i didn’t believe it for a second.

I am looking for another AuPair job in the states, found a family in San Fran and they sent me the email of an agency they have used before called concord travels international and before I give out passport details via email I would like to know how I could find out that they actually exist and are not fraud. Thank you
info@concordworldtravels.com
it seems odd to get a visa from an Indian company don´t you think

Ok Some of you may have seen this question before, but the details of the situation have changed since it was last asked.

My friend re-homed a dog for her aunt who didn’t have time to care for a puppy because her hours at work changed, to this woman for 0 under contract that said if for any reason she could not or no longer chose to care for the dog, that she would return him to her. 6 weeks after she sold the puppy, she saw an add online with a picture of the puppy that the woman had sent to her. the add said that the puppy was being sold for 0 or trade for a female puppy. When my friend called her and asked about the add, she assured she wasn’t selling the puppy that "someone had just used her picture because the dog they’re selling probably looks like hers" Which is nonsense.

So I used my email to reply to the add and sure enough it was her who replied back. She changed the puppies name but the description matches to a T. I took a screenshot of all the emails she’s sent me and my friend has all the emails, photos, contract (that she admits she acknowledges verbatim in an email) and everything ready.

We went to her house today. I went as the "buyer" and she came along as well. As soon as she opened the door, my friend told her to either give the puppy back and she would reimburse her 0 or she would get the police involved and take her to court. She took the court option because she claimed we "tricked" her and that’s "fraud" and that the court doesn’t look at e-mails as a form of proof for anything.

And she said that if my friend wanted to buy the dog back she would have to pay 0 which is more than she’s asking others to pay.

NOTE* In her adds she says that her landlord said she has to downsize which is why she is selling the puppy. but why would she want a female in exchange if she had to downsize? I know she didn’t buy the puppy with the intention to re-sell it but now that she is getting rid of him she doesn’t want to sell him back because she wants more than what she paid for him.

What kind of lawyer would she need to take her to court?
Please note that she realizes it’s costly but it isn’t about the money to her, it’s about getting the puppy back and making sure he has a good life. She doesn’t want him going from home to home and now even though her aunt can’t, she is ready to take care of this puppy.
Sheri- thank you so much for all of that information, it truly served as reassurance

Ok so Danielle was dating this girl amy. Danielle let amy use her credit cards and had no problem with it. Amy and danielle’s relationship is going downhill now and danielle keeps threatening to sue amy. Danielle is claiming bankruptcy( dunno if that makes a difference) when danielle first met with the lawyer he told her that she couldn’tt claim identity theft even where amy used her email she used danielle’s bank account. Danielle never reported anything to her bank or credit card the credit card total i think is 10 thousand. No itwasn’tt all spent on amy they live together and danielle would send amy shopping lists, danielle took amy on vacation and used the card to pay for everything andAmy’s sister was there to witness also danielle took amy out to dinner with a few ofAmy’s friends who witnessed that danielle said she could use the card. Is this fraud or could amy go to jail for this?

I received an email that claims it is from the upgradeteam2 from yahoo…I believe it is a phishing scam…how do I report it?

I recieved a clearly "spoofed" email as amazon.com likes to call it, but before i could forward it to stop-spoofing@amazon.com, i had already sent it to google. Now i can’t seem to find it in my gmail inbox. Does it automatically delete it when i report it to google or what?

I fell for that "see what friends have blocked you" i clicked on and gave my email and password. Should i restore my computer or something? How can i prevent anything from happening now?

Ok.
This guy Emailed me wanting to Buy something I was selling Online.

He sent me a Check for it. I went to the Bank, and they said it wouldn’t go Through.
They called the Account Holder, and they said it was Check Fraud.

After I Email they Guy that sent it, he became Furious & Immature!!
He says we wants to Sue me over it. I don’t believe anything he says, now.
I think he’s Retarded!!

It’s a Low$ Item, and he’s Probably a Con Artist.
He thinks I’m at fault, too. He must have went to alot of Trouble to try and send a Bad Check, cause he’s Really Pissed!
I don’t think he’s an American anymore, either.

He even sent a Name and Address to send the Item I was Selling, via Email.

And it’s for his ‘Shipper’.

Now, How would I go about contacting the Authorities for this?!?
I’ve got a Name & Address of a Person that was going to Pick the Item up. They live over 200 miles away.

The Bank has the Fraud Check, and is Holding it for Security Perposes.

What can I do about this ?!?
I’m not in any Trouble, but this Guy is now sending me Threatening Emails about how ‘I owe him Money’, and how he’s got a lawyer.
Like I said, I don’t believe him. But I don’t want to take any Chances, as he Does know my Name & Address.

Hello all,

I recently figured out that my SSN has been compromised. I believe one of my close friends performed this act of fraud through my Drivers License and my Old Canceled Debit Card.

I didn’t run a credit check because it won’t let me perform it.

To the point I got thus far on equifax it stated that I have had a mortgage since 2004 November.

I don’t recall ever having a mortgage for I am 19 years of age.

How do I find out for sure who’s using my info ?

Also after that is found out may I press charges on thus family for I would be happy to see them squander in prison where they belong.

If anyone has any advice on this topic it would be greatly appreciated.

My suspicion started not to long ago when I was at this family’s house and the son keylogged me to attempt to steal my email’s password while I was recovering my Xbox live account for I am guilty of wasting hours playing video games. This raised some suspicion. So I wiped all temp files clean and uninstantiated the hidden key logger.

He isn’t as tech savvy as me so he didn’t realize of my discovery.

I am quite frustrated for I have been friends with this kid for 7 years.

I have recived mail from MEGA MILLION LOTTERY that i have won 1 million us dollar and i had to send my adderess and cell number after that they had send me certificate of that then they asked for bank account no. so that they could transfer money to my bank account .then they asked me to come to south africa to sign the fund release document or to contact the lawyer whose email adderess was given.When i contacted the lawyer he asked for 960 dollars as advance for signing the document on my behalf.
Is it a fraud or i should send the money?

I’m sorry if i really shouldn’t be asking this question. But could anyone give me some personal advice through email about my bank account. I have had money taken out my account which was not me but the bank’s fraud people have rejected my claim back for the money x

My friend clicked a link in this email asking me if i wanted to see who’d blocked me. It took her to a site where she filled in my email and password. Now everyone on my contact list is getting emails from me identical to the one i received first! Is there a way to stop this?

who do you get to investigate if a fraud has been committed over the internet?
I got an email saying i had a down-line of so many people and that if i paid the fee to join up, i would get a cheque of 00.00 commission.
so i paid the .00 joining fee only to discover that there is no commission awaiting me.
so i was angry like anyone would be.
can ib report this to anyone?
PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
An unemployed father of three children.
"How can anyone do this" "disgusting"!!!

Below is the E-mail in question
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I have a couple who rents our home for 32 a month. They sent me an email saying they were moving out due to various reasons, and they also stopped payment on 2 post dated checks I received from them. I cashed them when they were due, and then they were sent back to me for stop payment. We all live in OH. They are moving to KY next weekend. I read that I cannot prosecute a stop payment check because they are not considered bad checks. I can however get a lawyer and take them to small claims court. This is what I read? Is it true? I want to file charges of check fraud against them. Can I? Thanks for any help. The checks equal to be 32 plus now I have bank fees for them being returned.

Our company recently hired a programmer that responded to us on a Craigs List posting to do some work (we are an design firm). The terms were agreed upon in email and in conversation. The programmer requested a check deposit before starting which I agreed to since this was our first project. I did hand the check to him and he has since not returned any voicemails and emails for more than a week. The deadline for the job has come and gone in the meantime. We also found out that he cashed the check at a cash exchange.

Could we ever get any money back by reporting him to police?
Would police be better than lawyer (it isn’t enough money to get lawyers involved).

Opinions please? Anyone have a similiar experience?

It sure does sound like fraud as it looks like he never had any intent to start the project.

Oh, I forgot to mention – I also wrote on the check that it was a 1/2 deposit for the particular project and listed it by name (in case that matters at all).

I received a phishing email and reported it to phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com, but I only received an email that said they would respond in 48 hours. I never received a response even after an entire week has passed. Is there somewhere else I should report the email to since yahoo didn’t respond?