Bloggers - Beware of possible Nigerian Online Advertising Fraud - GoFuckYourself.com

Jace · 03-07-2008, 02:21 PM

This is mainly for mainstream bloggers with tons of traffic, but worth the post so that you all can pass it along

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Tony Hung has a post that is worth keeping in mind if you are approached by someone wanting to place display or text advertising on your blog - it looks like Nigerian Email Scammers are targeting site owners with offers to buy advertising. They send them a check (a bad one) as payment that is for an amount higher than the agreed value of the deal and when they ask for a refund the site owner is left out of pocket. Tony has the full details.

John. · 03-07-2008, 02:26 PM

Criminal masterminds. We're too smart for them here though

tony286 · 03-07-2008, 02:29 PM

thats crazy

Pics Traffic · 03-07-2008, 02:34 PM

yet, I was getting hundreds of those, but I thought it was just to collect valid e-mails.

Jace · 03-07-2008, 02:45 PM

anyone that would take a check for advertising on a blog is an idiot to begin with, unless it is from a reputable company with plenty of references

lazycash · 03-07-2008, 03:12 PM

Lol, thats the exact same method they use to try and scam a few thousand times a day on Craigslist. They auto respond to thousands of auctions with a desire to secure the product being sold, then send them a bogus check saying for more and ask them to send the difference back to them.

starpimps · 03-07-2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

anyone that would take a check for advertising on a blog is an idiot to begin with, unless it is from a reputable company with plenty of references

agreed

thanks for the heads up tho

papill0n · 03-07-2008, 03:52 PM

every time I hear Nigeria mentioned the word scam is always close behind

L-Pink · 03-07-2008, 04:04 PM

I got the same email except the fucker wanted his overpayment refunded in Euros.

StarkReality · 03-07-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

anyone that would take a check for advertising on a blog is an idiot to begin with, unless it is from a reputable company with plenty of references

Exactly, and if someone sends me a check with a wrong ammount, I trash it and ask them to resend it. All payments of $500+ from people I don't know by wire only. If someone doesn't have a proper bank account to send a wire

Below $500 paypal is fine. Call me paranoid.

Dave PSC · 03-07-2008, 04:49 PM

Different names but the same BS game.

IllTestYourGirls · 03-07-2008, 06:54 PM

I get an email every other day looking to buy banner or text ads, I have never answered them I fingered they were all some sort of scam. I googled the name and company name and could never find anything

DBS.US · 03-07-2008, 07:31 PM

We had a guy try that scam on us, We told him to send us a cashers check and he said no problem then he sent this check.

Funny thing was he didn't ask how much the ad cost or tell us what to put in the ad

bdld · 03-07-2008, 07:37 PM

also heard of the one where they overpay on a car bought on ebay and ask to send the difference back.

03-07-2008, 02:21 PM	#1
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	Bloggers - Beware of possible Nigerian Online Advertising Fraud This is mainly for mainstream bloggers with tons of traffic, but worth the post so that you all can pass it along ------------------------ Tony Hung has a post that is worth keeping in mind if you are approached by someone wanting to place display or text advertising on your blog - it looks like Nigerian Email Scammers are targeting site owners with offers to buy advertising. They send them a check (a bad one) as payment that is for an amount higher than the agreed value of the deal and when they ask for a refund the site owner is left out of pocket. Tony has the full details.

03-07-2008, 02:26 PM	#2
John. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 2,264	Criminal masterminds. We're too smart for them here though __________________ Sig too old.

03-07-2008, 02:34 PM	#4
Pics Traffic Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 3,055	yet, I was getting hundreds of those, but I thought it was just to collect valid e-mails. __________________ My Network Is Waiting For Your Fuckin' Trade!

03-07-2008, 04:49 PM	#11
Dave PSC Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 224	Different names but the same BS game. __________________ www.pinkstarcash.com Our newest site!! www.glamurebabes.com Dave ICQ: 434741855

03-07-2008, 06:54 PM	#12
IllTestYourGirls Ah My Balls Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Under the gold leaf ICQ 388-454-421 Posts: 14,311	I get an email every other day looking to buy banner or text ads, I have never answered them I fingered they were all some sort of scam. I googled the name and company name and could never find anything __________________

03-07-2008, 02:29 PM	#3
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	thats crazy

03-07-2008, 02:45 PM	#5
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	anyone that would take a check for advertising on a blog is an idiot to begin with, unless it is from a reputable company with plenty of references

03-07-2008, 03:12 PM	#6
lazycash Troll Patrol Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Local Socal Posts: 15,214	Lol, thats the exact same method they use to try and scam a few thousand times a day on Craigslist. They auto respond to thousands of auctions with a desire to secure the product being sold, then send them a bogus check saying for more and ask them to send the difference back to them.

03-07-2008, 03:52 PM	#8
papill0n Unregistered Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15,547	every time I hear Nigeria mentioned the word scam is always close behind

03-07-2008, 04:04 PM	#9
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	I got the same email except the fucker wanted his overpayment refunded in Euros.

03-07-2008, 07:31 PM	#13
DBS.US Geo Cities Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: North Captiva Island, Florida USA Posts: 11,835	We had a guy try that scam on us, We told him to send us a cashers check and he said no problem then he sent this check. Funny thing was he didn't ask how much the ad cost or tell us what to put in the ad __________________ Make a Free Chaturbate White Label site in 34 minutes and be making money tonight Last edited by DBS.US; 03-07-2008 at 07:32 PM..

03-07-2008, 07:37 PM	#14
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	also heard of the one where they overpay on a car bought on ebay and ask to send the difference back.