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New PM Scam on Gameamp Network

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There has been a recent outbreak of new strain of Private Message scams to hit the Gameamp Network. It can be from any user, but the basic message is that something tragic has happened to the user and they need your help in retrieving funds.

If you receive one of these types of PMs in your box, please notify the closest staffer and include any and all pertinent information, such as username who sent the PM, the contents of the PM, and anything else you might feel they would need to know. In order to make this scam seem more legitimate, the user will include what looks to be their real identity and email address in the body of the message. Please do not be fooled by this tactic.

The staff here at Gameamp wants you to know that this kind of behavior is severely frowned upon and will not be tolerated. We would like to keep this site as friendly and family oriented as possible and need your help in keeping it that way.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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  Grifter0408 on 03/15/08 08:53

The current user sending the PMs....Sussan2008, has already been banned. As for now you don't have to send staff a PM. But if you see a different name please let someone know.

  psychobunny on 03/15/08 13:37

Wow, that seems like a pretty sweet deal, that's not suspicious at all!

I think I'm just gonna go ahead and sign up because obviously I can trust this person that I've never met before with all my personal information so that she can launder large sums of secretly stashed away money.

Seriously though, who comes up with this shit?

  Masterful Gaze on 03/15/08 14:13

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who comes up with this shit?


I'd like to know that myself. I've got about 15 of those in my regular email account. All slightly diff but hauntingly the same LOL. Just think, If i sign up with all of em i'd get about 15mil. Yay me!

  Lilth on 03/15/08 16:56

Yay we are going to be rich!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uhm what person would honestly believe this crap?

well...  robot mind on 03/15/08 17:41

I sure hope no one falls for this (censored).

Good god who thinks up this and why (they need a life.)

  Mzzkc on 03/15/08 18:42

Oh my goodness that poor girl. We need to band together as a community and do something about this. I for one am going to E-Mail this person and help her in any way I can. I don't understand why the rest of you are being so mean. They poisoned her father for heaven's sake!

I do hope my E-Mail reaches her in time.

  psychobunny on 03/15/08 19:38

Many bothans died bringing us this e-mail.

Mzzkc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  robot mind on 03/15/08 19:51

ARE YOU KIDDING ME DO NOT EMAIL OR CONTACT THIS GIRL THIS IS A HOUX AND BY SENDING YOUR EMAIL THEY CAN HACK YOUR PC OR MAC OR WHATEVER YOU GOT DOO NOT NOTNOTNTONOT EMAIL

  robot mind on 03/15/08 19:54

(think he got the message)
i mean come on!

i sure hope you are joking cuz im not.

  Mzzkc on 03/15/08 22:11

That type of thing is just mean and I wouldn't understand why someone would go to the trouble of doing something like that. Indeed, I have already sent my E-Mail and am anxiously awaiting a reply. I did this because I am a nice person and want to help people. Especially people who are less fortunate than myself.

  cswella on 03/16/08 01:44

@ robot mind:

...

  Masterful Gaze on 03/16/08 03:36

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Especially people who are less fortunate than myself.


Hey, I'm less fortunate....can I send you an email? j/k

...  robot mind on 03/16/08 08:38

to cswella: ...is right.


To Mzzkc: Dude are you on something?!!
This is what a houx is MEANING IT'S NOT REAL!!!
Get it?
there is no woman in need its just some scam to get you email and bank account number.
I would change your email now!


...Really...and i thought no one would fall for the ****



  Xaviak on 03/16/08 10:16

Hehe, you do know what sarcasm is? :)

  lani on 03/16/08 11:11

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Hehe, you do know what sarcasm is? :)


Nope, but I always have trouble with subtlety too :-)

  Mzzkc on 03/16/08 17:17

^.^

  robot mind on 03/16/08 18:26

Wait are you kidding mzzkc?


Ohh man you totaly had me.
Oh god im so ashamed now.
>.> *Hides in hole for the next ten years*


BAD MZZKC YOU MADE ME WORRIED.

>:/
But i guess it's kind of funny now that i think of it.

  Mzzkc on 03/16/08 19:51

I too found it absolutely hilarious.

Don't feel too bad though. I too almost believed I had sent that E-Mail. . .

Wait a sec.

*goes to check sent messages*

Oh, crap. . .



  robot mind on 03/16/08 20:41

Yeah it's cool man.
It's kind of funny now.

  Mzzkc on 03/16/08 21:30

I'm glad.

  LordStarwolf on 03/17/08 09:55

I sent this twit to Grif as soon as she sent me the PM. And believe it or not there are still lots of people in the world that fall for this crap. I just don't know how they thought a bunch of tech savvy people like us would ever fall for it, and thats no sarcasm. Generally people that post on any forum are a little more experienced, internet-wise, than that. Guess it goes to show how stupid they really are.

And Mzzkc........your a crazy person, lol. But you made me laugh for the morning, so it's all good.

  psychobunny on 03/17/08 11:36

Tears of laughter, guys. Tears of laughter!
hahahaha

  stanzhao1 on 03/17/08 12:06

i made a thread about this in the GW forums.

its been fun as hell so far :P

Clicky

  Grifter0408 on 03/17/08 15:08

Damn, you beat me too it Stan. I was going to post that link for all the Ampers to see you hilarity ensue. Great stuff if you haven't read it yet.

  Mzzkc on 03/17/08 17:23

Haha. That's epic.

You have my respect and admiration.

GG

  Elendiil on 03/17/08 22:37
 
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Many bothans died bringing us this e-mail.



Thats was awesome!!! I thought the same thing!!! I'm a huge SW fan!

GJ psychobunny!!!

  Thundarpants on 03/18/08 08:51

So Suzan2008 won't be coming to America to be my bride!? Damn! She sounded so hawt in that e-mail.

  robot mind on 03/18/08 10:20

Aww well Thundarpants maybe next time. ;)

  Ben-Hur on 03/21/08 21:43

Well how would you feel if you were the Kenyan banker who had to mass e-mail a bunch of people because their rich-great-great-uncle-twice-removed died in a horrible plane crash and now has left each and every one of them with almost $15 million? Sheesh, I wouldn't want the responsiblity.

And don't get me starrted on remembering all of those people's PIN numbers and bank account info.

  jfire90 on 03/24/08 11:07

Can you say pwned robot Mind?

  Lykos on 03/26/08 14:37

Ok i've researched the information she has given stan. The \"banks\" email is obviuosly french but the only bank found thus far related to SECNATBANK is one in Nabraska. Abidjan Cote d Ivoire is in fact in Africa as well as the home to an american embassy that of which the only other language you can use on their site is french.
The phone number is a landline # for someone in Baton Rouge, LA. avenue 5 lot 172 cocody is so far nonexistant.Then of couse the names have no connection to actual legal gold/coco stocks or export/import buisnesses related thereof.
Of course this information is of no real importance and was likely just pulled out of thier...yeah...


  Lykos on 03/26/08 14:41

Before anyone makes a comment on why the heck i did this i have just one thing to say...I plead insanity, I was bored out of my mind.

Africa, Nigeria...  moonbliss on 03/29/08 23:31

I've been sent several emails by people with those scams, it's all over the place and most often in the most popular of websites. Most of them are based out Nigeria, they will smuggle money and say you're getting 10% and in actuality you end up having to fork out money you don't have. You need to report that to your local police department, homeland security, or call the FBI, immediately report the email as scam, sometimes the police or FBI will have you email them the email that was sent to you. None of those people lost anyone, and sometimes people really do want to help, but they end up getting screwed. It's sad to see that here on game amp.

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