Author: Olly

  • Back to my roots.

    Hello everyone.

    It’s been an eventful and interesting few years on this blog. I found a subject I was passionate and knowledgeable about (Scams) and turned my main focus on here to it. My blogs attracted people from all over the world and  after 700+ blog posts, 2000+ comments and multiple letters from solicitors (and everything in between) I think ive finally got to a point where I want to (partially) close this chapter and go back to my roots in regards to what I post on my website.

    Many of you will notice my blog is lacking certain posts, well due to an agreement, I had to remove them, but I’m ok with it as I feel the torch is being carried by official bodies and popular, dedicated, review sites now. My little blog doesn’t need to lead the way in that particular quest any more.

    I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me and the site over the last 4 or so years and I want to apologise to anyone that frequents the site to just read about scams. I may still blog about the occasional scam but I want to also blog about my life, my hobbies and other things too.

    When I started this website it was my diary, my personal website where I posted my thoughts about things that interested me. I want to get back to that (to an extent) but first i’m going to take some time to address other things that I have going off at the moment, so i’ll be back soon.

    Thanks, y’all.

    Stay scamwise – but also stay happy, healthy and lucky.

    #peace

  • F*ck you, Rob Carona! Hacked PayPal Account and Personal Info Leak SCAMMER!

    This was sent to me earlier in the year, and it angered me if i’m being honest! Ive obfuscated the actual details but they were an actual legit old postal address of mine.

    From: Rob Carona robcarona@hotmail.com
    Date: 28 March 2017 at 12:44
    Subject: Olly
    To: Olly <one-of-my@email-accounts.com>

    Hello, Olly!

    I am bothering you for a very serious cause. Though you don’t know me, but I have a lot of personal info about you. The matter is that, most likely by mistake, the information of your account has been emailed to me.
    For instance, your address is:
    123 My Actual Old Road
    My Actual Town
    My Actual County
    MY 01D ZIP

    I am a lawful citizen, so I decided to caution] you, that your PayPal account may have been hacked. I attached the file – name.dot that examine what info has become accessible for attackers. File password is – 2811

    I look forward to hearing from you,
    Robbi Caronna

    This type of scam is the worst – as this preys on fear, the fear of having your identiy stolen and used for god knows what.

    The email came with an attachment which appeared to be a Word Document but that would have had Macros in it, and those macros would have more than likely been some kind of virus or would have installed some kind of malware to my PC.

    So, Robbi Caronna – fu*k you, you garbage person. If I was elderly, or young and naive I could have easily falled for this and ended up with my PC infected and my world turned upside down. You prey on the inexperienced and vulnerable and no doubt profit from that.

    I hope you get an infection in your bottyhole that is untreatable and leaves you in pain for the rest of your existence.

    I reached out to Robba for a comment, he didnt have one. Asshat.

  • Yоur Вloсkchain Confirmatiоn Сodе – Cryptocurrency Spoof Email Phishing SCAM

    This last year – like many others – I have started getting involved in cryptocurrency. I kick myself for not getting involved in it earlier but never mind. Anyway, as its a reasonably new thing for me I am still learning the terminology, the technology and the processes of how everything works, so when I got this email I had to do a double take and remember my checks before clicking on anything.

    Check number #1 – Is the sender email address, legit?

    Err nope!

    Check number #2 – Is the reply to address the same as the sender address

    In this case it was, but the sender address has already failed to pass the first test so check #2 is kinda not required.

    Check number #3 – Do the links go where they should go?

    Errr – NOPE!

    Conclusion – SCAM SPOOF FAKE EMAIL.

    Now imagine this, you are new to Crypto, you are not an experienced internet user but have heard about Crypto and want to get involved. You  hear the term Blockchain so you Google it – end up on Blockchain.info and you open an account and start investing.

    You then get this email a few days later. You’re just gonna click on it aren’t you!

    This email shows to me that the scams are evolving and the people creating them are paying attention to what is happening in the world and reacting to it by modifying their scams. And with Crypto related stuff, once those coins are gone they are GONE. There is no bank to ring and complain to. Thats it!

    Be extra careful in 2018 peeps! These scammers are EVERYWHERE!

     

     

  • BBC Iraq War Hidden Stash of Money SCAM!

    Is there no place these scummy douchebags won’t go?

    I got this email from my work earlier in the month and I was shocked at the angel these guys had gone into this scam, its the same as the traditional 419 nigerian scams but this one uses an old BBC article from the Iraq war to try and legitimise the scam. It starts;

    Dear friend,

    How are you doing? Thanks for showing interest.I am a senior British military officer , I served in Iraq during and after gulf war respectively and presently I have been deployed for a peace mission in Afghanistan.

    Thanks for showing interest? When did I do that then?

    During our mission in Iraq 2003, we found stashes of hidden cash that ran into millions of dollars and before returning the money we found to Iraqi government we kept some money which we shared among those that went for the operation and I got about $12.5 million dollars and the money has been secretly and safely kept in a security company because of fear of being questioned about how I got such money because our salaries and details as soldiers is well known.

    Lol and a “Security Company” wouldn’t ask where you got $12.5 million dollars from??

    Now that American government are pulling out troops from Afghanistan , I want to resign and go into business ,so I want this money to be moved to your country and invested in your care in a profitable business in your country so I contacted you because I need a capable person that will assist in receiving the money then when I return home from Afghanistan, I will travel to your country to meet you in person so that we can discuss in details which area we can invest . You can go through this link below my friend to get a clear understanding of what I am talking about.

    Hmm;

    Ooookkkkkkk…

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/2988455.stm

    The link does indeed go to a page on the BBC site that talks about US troops finding a shed load of money in Baghdad – the article is from 2003 though! (Wow, how crap was the BBC website in 2003!?)

    I need your confirmation that you are able to manage these huge funds.I contacted you because I am looking for a capable foreign partner whom I can entrust this money in his care for investing in a profitable business as I don’t have idea of any business because I have never been engaged or involved in any business activity before.
    Take care and hoping to hear from you as regards to my letter of proposition.

    I’d love to know why they think im a “capable foreign partner” as Im historically pretty terrible with money management haha.

    All in all, a very typical 419 scam, but with a different twist. Dont fall for it peeps.

    I’ve replied to the guy of course, but hes not replied yet.

    It was sent from;

    David Hook – davidhook411@yahoo.com (reply to address was the same)

    I will let you know if I hear back!

    Stay ScamWise, peeps!