[BVARC] Look at this scam I got texted

Larry Riendeau le.riendeau at gmail.com
Mon Sep 12 20:57:45 CDT 2022


Mark -

What about the ones I already sent you?? You saying now - you didn't ask for ten $50 Victoria Secret gift cards? 

Larry R
K5LER

> On Sep 12, 2022, at 19:25, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey Bruce...hope you are well.....
> 
> The modern day "copier pirates"  I love to jack with um as you.
> 
> 73..Rick
> 
>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 7:19 PM Bruce via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>> I get these all the time from Nigeria. Take a look at the headers. You 
>> will find a time offset of the original email. You will find it is the 
>> Nigerian timezone. I once had someone try to nail me to send gift cards 
>> to the president of another organization. Of course he was a good friend 
>> of mine and we were talking on the phone when I received the email scam. 
>> So, I started a scam back. I started asking him/her all kinds of 
>> questions and then finished after a back and forth for a bit.... "Why 
>> didn't you ask me to get these for you when we were sitting on the sofa? 
>> We live in the same house."  Not true of course, but bam, scammer was 
>> gone. It was fun.
>> 
>> Now, I am the president of that organization and some of my people get 
>> those messages that I need gift cards. They know it cannot be as it 
>> would have to be approved by the board to spend that kind of money.
>> 
>> 73...bruce
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/12/2022 6:40 PM, Wes Harris via BVARC wrote:
>> > Mike is actually not “Hacked”.  His position as president makes him a target for phishing schemes.  His email is being “spoofed” and the contact list is public information found on the BVARC website.
>> >
>> > De W5WES
>> > Wes
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:12 PM, Curt Fletcher via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Just wanted to put it out there……. Just in case
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >>> On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> For some reason Mike gets hacked often.   I’ve gotten the same email in the past.
>> >>> RH
>> >>>
>> >>> Sent from my i-Thingamajig
>> >>>
>> >>>>> On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Curt Fletcher via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>> >>>> Curt
>> >>>> WG5H
>> >>>> <image0.png>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Sent from my iPad
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