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paxx
of Alfred, ME
Dec 1, 2008 8:30 PM
This is another way of scamming people into just about anything to get money out of you. This one has been around before and anyone who thinks they are going to WIN money this way is more than stupid.. I get a few of these by e-mails and once I told them to send me their bank account numer I never heared from anyone again. Just turn the table on them. Just be smarter than they are. Never ever give out private info. Wake up America.report abuseMoe Bolduc
of Auburn, ME
Dec 1, 2008 6:29 PM
It just proves that there are a lot of gullible imbeciles out there running around loose. You can warm them until Hades freezes over but remember you can't fix stupid.report abuseT DF
of anytown, ME
I'm sorry, but those are not "FINANCIAL" scams, they are just plain SCAMS! Adding the word financial to try and create some link to the poor economic times, or the current banking and mortgage crisis is misleading.
And by the way, I was a target of one of these scams a couple years back when I tried to sell my car over the internet. Someone from Eastern Europe said they would purchase the car for $2500 more then what I was asking. Once I deposited the check I would then have to wire the excess $2500 to a shipping company to cover the cost of shipping it overseas. Obviously, a scam and the check was bogus and when I wired the $2500 it would have been my money. I told them, via email, that I agreed and to send the check. Man you should have seen this check. Not one word of english on it, the stamp had a picture of Stalin, and I swear it had a blood stain on the corner. LOL!report abuse
Dec 1, 2008 2:10 PM
"The Police Department says there's been an increase in the number of financial scams"
I'm sorry, but those are not "FINANCIAL" scams, they are just plain SCAMS! Adding the word financial to try and create some link to the poor economic times, or the current banking and mortgage crisis is misleading.
And by the way, I was a target of one of these scams a couple years back when I tried to sell my car over the internet. Someone from Eastern Europe said they would purchase the car for $2500 more then what I was asking. Once I deposited the check I would then have to wire the excess $2500 to a shipping company to cover the cost of shipping it overseas. Obviously, a scam and the check was bogus and when I wired the $2500 it would have been my money. I told them, via email, that I agreed and to send the check. Man you should have seen this check. Not one word of english on it, the stamp had a picture of Stalin, and I swear it had a blood stain on the corner. LOL!report abuse
Frederick Taylor
of SoPo, ME
Dec 1, 2008 2:06 PM
Wells police need to concern themselves about the spring influx of French Canadian tourists and their speedos. They look like they are smuggling plums. They should be out arresting those creeps and not worried about the goings on in Nigeria. Good grief.report abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
