420,000 Scam E-mails Sent Every Hour In UK Alone 71
An anonymous reader writes "More than 420,000 scam e-mails are sent every hour in the UK, according to a report by CPP, which estimates that Brits were targeted by 3.7 billion phishing e-mails in the last 12 months alone. A quarter of us admit to falling victim to e-fraudsters, with the average victim losing over GBP285. Fake banking e-mails are the most common method used by criminals, with 55% of those targeted receiving seemingly legitimate e-correspondence from high street banks."
Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:5, Funny)
They probably did an email survey with subject "Have you been scammed?". 28% that answer useless unsolicited mail probably have been scammed.
They were probably disappointed that the second line didn't read "The Nigerian government have a compensation scheme. Our records show that you are entitled to $20,000 thousand US dollars. Email me at ministeroffinance152342@hotmail.com for details of how to make a claim."
Re:Precisely! (Score:4, Funny)
This is precisely why I've gone back to smoke signals!
I just traded a deer carcase for the promise of a new bow and a lifetime supply of arrows you insensitive clod.
Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:2, Funny)
"They probably did an email survey with subject "Have you been scammed?""
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Have you been scammed?
Click here to find out more!
[clicks on link]
Congratulations! Now you have been.
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Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, I got one of those email surveys. I only had to pay $10 to find out whether I had been scammed in the last 12 months. Unfortunately, they replied back that I had, though they didn't give any details about when. I'm still trying to figure it out.
But if they told you that you had and they were scamming you then it was not a scam ...... but that would mean that they told you the wrong answer, in which case it was a scam .... so the answer was right ..... my brain hurts (stack overflow).
Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:2, Funny)
Seeing as how you are a brit, could you clarify something for me?
We get V1Ag4A spam in our mail, do you happen to get t00thp4st3 spam? I've always wondered about that.
Re:Those Numbers Are Suspect (Score:3, Funny)