Comments on: Scammers Now Using Social Media

By: Minimink

Minimink — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:35 +0000

How would you promote it? And how would you advise others to promote?

By: vivian

vivian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:28:09 +0000

This is not the rare case. Those people likes to target the net user with super brand names like yahoo mega lottery, microsoft corp charity fair give up, BMW challenge series mega draw.

wired transfer by winner to organizer is the last step in the process. Afterward there is even no chance of return mail or message from fake organizers. they gets disappear instantly.

By: Groomez

Groomez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:28:38 +0000

Isn't it funny to know that Dennis Yu throws these real scams into the same boat as leveraging social apps for advertising offers?

I think I just threw up in my mouth a bit

By: used tires

used tires — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:26 +0000

Wow… using religion to get what they want… sad really… I wonder how much money they rake in as a result of this….

Till then,

Jean

By: Jaq | Web Design

Jaq | Web Design — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:05:20 +0000

Hiya Jonathan! I found your blog because John Chow recommended it. I like what you're up to and this post specifically caught my eye. It is the latest take on the classic Nigerian 419 scam, and believe you me they are catching people out with this nonsense! As PT Barnum once said…there is a fool born every minute! Priceless, but ironically so!

By: hospitalera

hospitalera — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:20:54 +0000

I am married to a priest in the Church of England, you wouldn't believe the stuff we get Or, by second thought, perhaps you would SY

By: Jonathan Volk

Jonathan Volk — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:04:58 +0000

True it could have been more PC. Thanks

By: It's Just Me

It's Just Me — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:26:21 +0000

You should rename your post to just "SCAMMERS Now Using Social Media" as to not single out African scammers as if they are the only ones scamming people. There are tons of scammers world wide in comparison even with the USA. Plus SCAMMERS WORLDWIDE have been using Social Media since its existence, nothing new. The thing is smart Social Networks have implemented ways of reducing or even eliminating scammers from their sites, such as Blocking and Reporting IPs, Identity Verification, and so on.

By: Diabetis

Diabetis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:29:51 +0000

It looks like that those scammers are learning a few tricks on affiliate marketing.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000

How suprised are you do you think emails work anymore? Another new method is people will start up a blog and take pictures of african children and have donate button and ask for money for them.

Scammers will always exsist just have to be aware of them.