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Politics, God, and sick baby sisters



I got the following to a Forum private message area – this guy tosses out all of the keypoints for catching attention.  Politics, Religion, and a sick little sister who needs to get out of the country with her older brother so they can continue their education.  Yeah, sure.  I particularly love the “Please for your good information this transaction Is 100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction” part.  ::shaking head::  They’re not asking you to do anything illegal, they just want you to let them clean out your bank account – you won’t get in any legal trouble… unless you can’t pay your bills after helping them to your life savings.

_________________________________________
From Susan and Williams Alfarouk / Appeal for Assistance.
Dearest,

Greetings in the name of God. We are Williams and Susan Alfarouk Appeal for Assistance. from Sierra Leone .

I am writing you from Rep of Cote ‘Ivoire where we Have been taking refuge after the brutal war and Murder of our parents by the rebels during the renewed Fighting in our country Sierra Leone . Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and took us to a nearby country Cote d’Ivoire where he deposited US$18, 300,000.00 Million(Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote ‘Ivoire.Please, We have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you will be of help to me and my Sister is seriously sick now coupled with the current political situation in Ivory Coast now,We are seeking for your assistance to transfer this Money to your account for a good investment Project in your country and also relocate to your country with my younger sister susan to further our study.We are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum for Your assistance.Please for your good information this transaction Is 100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction, Please Help us to get out of this terrible situation and our Almighty God will bless you Please kindly call us +22547734565 for more discussion.or email (sussan.willi02@yahoo.com)

Best Regards
Williams and Susan Alfarouk



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The FBI is persistent, and say “You are adviced to comply urgently”



Okay, first off, if the FBI is going to tell me that I am “adviced to comply urgently…” there is something seriously wrong with the educational system in the United States.  I got yet another letter that is supposed to be from the FBI warning me that I am going to be in sooooooo much trouble if I don’t send them what they want me to send them.  Well come on guys! You haven’t sent me Martin Fitzgerald and Danny Taylor yet, so why should I send you my personal information to a leo.gov e-mail address?

yup, it is from the FBI (crimesmornitoringunit@leo.gov) give me a break dudes, that is not the FBI’s e-mail address and they certainly would not be sending this to “undisclosed recipients” if they wanted to talk to me, they would know who I am and send Martin and Danny to  talk to me.  Right?   Right.

The scammy scummy e-mail this time is on perusal about the same as the last one, a poor effort to scare me into thinking the FBI is out to get me for being involved in a money transfer they fear might be connected to terrorism… oh, and they are screaming this at me of course.  I feel like I am sitting in a little room with Mulder and Scully playing good fed / bad fed while I have a bright light shining in my eyes.

“DON’T YOU KNOW THIS IS ILLEGAL?!?!”
“Maybe it’s not her fault.”
“THAT MONEY IS ON HOLD UNTIL YOU COOPERATE!”
“Just cooperate and we’ll leave you alone, and you can have the money.”

:::shaking head::::
I’m telling you guys, send in Martin and Danny – or at least have them be the ones to e-mail me, not “Faithfully Yours, FBI Director  Robert S. Mueller, III“.

The e-mail follows…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: “FBI” <crimesmornitoringunit@leo.gov>
Reply-To: fbicrimesmornitoringunit@live.com

To: undisclosed-recipients: ;

Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/URGENT REPLY NEEDED

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Date: 12/15/2008

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT. IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK, NIGERIA DISTRICT, HAS RELEASED TO THE TUNE OF $10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO THE BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, COURTESY OF INHERITTANCE.

THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA, KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT (S.T.D.P) TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER.

THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS, WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN FINALLY CREDIT IT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

HOWEVER,SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE, UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER? IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT? THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ILLEGAL MODE OF PAYMENT?

RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST, HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S. SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORLD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY, UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERED FROM, TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTI -TERRORIST/DRUG FREE. OR ELSE WE SHALL HAVE COURSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT.WE SHALL ONLY RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS
—————————————————————————–

We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involved. we want to make sure that the money your about to receive is clean and legal. Be informed that the fund is now in the United States in your name, but right now, we have given an authourisation to The Bank of America not to release the funds untill we ask them to do so.This is because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the funds to you.

So to this regards, you are to re-assure and prove to us that what you are about to receive is clean money by sending to us, FBI Identification Record and also The Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) to satify that the money you are about to receive is legitimate. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it, let us know, so that you will be directed on how and where to obtain the document and send to us, so that in turn,we will re-authourize the Bank of America to credit your funds.

However,An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of Certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in Connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.

THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL
THE 18TH OF DECEMBER 2008, AFTER WHICH WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA.

GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS.
——————————————————————————–

FINAL INSTRUCTION:

1, CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE

2,BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS
CLEARED.

3,BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A, CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS
UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/IMF OR UNITED NATIONS.

4,BEARER MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST
——————————————————————————–

NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of the Society, while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you for money laundering and take appriopriate actions against you for not prooving to this commission, the legitimacy of the funds you are about to receive.

The United States Department of Justice Order (556-73) establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review.

The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in the U.S.
An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history back ground).
You are adviced to comply urgently.

Faithfully Yours,

FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III









The FBI is after me!



Okay, I got a e-mail a little while ago that claimed that the FBI was gonna get me if I don’t watch out.  I’ll post it in a second, but the basics – for those that don’t want to read through it, is that the FBI knows that “THE C.B.N BANK, NIGERIA DISTRICT, HAS RELEASED TO THE TUNE OF$10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO THE BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY,COURTESY OF INHERITTANCE.”  Ummm… this is good, why don’t *I* know about it though?  And better, why can’t the FBI’s computer techs spell “inheritance”?  Even I spelled it right on the first try and I can’t spell very good when my fingers are cold – which they are at the moment.

So, what exactly does this  e-mail want from me?  Oh, not much, it just seems to want:

1, CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE

2,BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS
CLEARED.

3,BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A, CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS
UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/IMF OR UNITED NATIONS.

4,BEARER MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST

That’s not too much to ask for, is it?  Oh, and I almost forgot, it’s such an insignificant thing after all, they apparently want my fingerprints as well.  Say what?  Yeah, that’s what I said.

 However,An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to
as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of Certain information taken from fingerprint
submissions retained by the FBI in Connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment,
naturalization, or military service.

And what, do you ask, happens if I don’t send them all of this information?  Oh, not much…

 THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL
THE 5th OF DECEMBER 2008, AFTER WHICH WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE
PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA.

Turn it over *TODAY* or we’ll charge you for…. wait, what was they charging me for again?  (I think they can be charged for bad spelling and typing in all caps myself, but anyway the *FBI* is after me for a bank trasnfer from Nigeria??  Ain’t that a little bit out of the FBI’s jurrisdiction?  I’ll tell you what, boys and girls, charge away, just make sure you send Special Agent Martin Fitzgerald and Special Agent Danny Taylor to question me.  Kay please thanks.

As for the e-mail, I sent it to the IC3.  Here’s the original I got this afternoon:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Date: 12/05/2008

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT. IT HAS
COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK, NIGERIA DISTRICT, HAS RELEASED TO THE TUNE OF
$10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO THE BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY,
COURTESY OF INHERITTANCE.

THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA, KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES
TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE
KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT (S.T.D.P) TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE
TRANSFER.

THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS,
WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN FINALLY CREDIT IT INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

HOWEVER,SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE, UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED
TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER? IF YOUR
TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE
MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT? THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ILLEGAL MODE OF PAYMENT?

RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST, HAS ALWAYS
BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS
SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S. SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORLD
WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO
YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY, AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE
BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY, UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK FROM
WHERE THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERED FROM, TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE
ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTI -TERRORIST/DRUG FREE. OR ELSE WE SHALL HAVE
COURSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT.WE SHALL ONLY RELEASE THE FUNDS
IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS
—————————————————————————–

We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show
that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involved. we want to make
sure that the money your about to receive is clean and legal. Be informed that the fund is now in the United
States in your name, but right now, we have given an authourisation to The Bank of America not to release
the funds untill we ask them to do so.This is because we have to carry out our investigations first before
releasing the funds to you.

So to this regards, you are to re-assure and prove to us that what you are about to receive is clean money
by sending to us, FBI Identification Record and also The Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) to
satify that the money you are about to receive is legitimate. You are to forward the documents to us
immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it, let us know, so that you will be directed
on how and where to obtain the document and send to us, so that in turn,we will re-authourize the Bank
of America to credit your funds.

However,An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to
as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of Certain information taken from fingerprint
submissions retained by the FBI in Connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment,
naturalization, or military service.

THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL
THE 5th OF DECEMBER 2008, AFTER WHICH WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE
PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA.

GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS.
——————————————————————————–

FINAL INSTRUCTION:

1, CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE

2,BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS
CLEARED.

3,BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A, CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS
UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/IMF OR UNITED NATIONS.

4,BEARER MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST
——————————————————————————–

NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date
records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of the Society, while
recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us,
we will charge you for money laundering and take appriopriate actions against you for not prooving
to this commission, the legitimacy of the funds you are about to receive.

The United States Department of Justice Order (556-73) establishes rules and regulations for the subject
of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review.

The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal
activities in the U.S.

An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to
challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own
Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a
foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of
good conduct, criminal history back ground).

You are adviced to comply urgently.

Faithfully Yours,

FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III









Western Union scam



I got this in the e-mail this morning… I just had to shake my head at it.  I have XX  or ## ‘ed out e-mail and phonenumber information, but otherwise this e-mail is just the way I received it – typos, misplaced punctuation, and all.

I’m not going to bother looking into this one more, but I’m sure these guys would like me to go hand Western Union $125.00.  They get enough people that do that and they are making a pretty good return just on the mass e-mail.

__________________

Hello My Dear
How are you today?
I write to inform you that we have already sent you USD5,000.00 dollars through Westernunion as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment total sum of USD1.500,000.00 via western union by this,governemnt.
I was calling your ,telephone number to give you the information through phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout that;yesterday even this morning.Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you will pick upthis USD5,000.00 to enable us send another USD5,000.00 today as you know , we will be sending you only USD5,000.00, per day.
Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the USD5,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today,
Hon; Tony Hubert
Western Union Department
Director General Benin Rep;,
Mobile: ## ### ###-###-##
E-mail: ( western_union33@XXXX.XX )
call or email me once you picked up this USD5,000.00 today.Here is the ,, western union information to pick up the , USD5000.00; MTCN # :### ### ####
Sender’sName:……….PRINCE ACJAA,
Text Question:…………HONEST
Answer………………….TRUST
Amount:………………..USD 5,000.00
I want to remind you that the Western Union Department will ask you to pay $125.00 for Re-newing File before you will pick up your payment via western union.
I am,waiting for your
call once you pick up this USD5,000..00, Please email me your , direct telephone number because I need ,to be calling you once we send any payment for the informations.
Contact me with my private email ; anthony.williams@XXXX.XX
Thanks
ANTHONY WILLIAMS

__________________









They are persistent, I’ll give them that



My accented little stalkers called me back up today regarding my domain name and that fax they want to send to me. This time the fellow still had an accent, but he had much much much better English skills than the last two had possessed. I could understand what he said… I just could not write quickly enough to keep up with what he was saying they had to send me the fax for and have a poor memory (Note to my readers – never get old. ::sigh::) Anyway, as for the call….

The fellow identified himself as Mark Robinson and said that he was from Domain Registry Support and had to send me a fax regarding my domain. (Not this one, and I am not disclosing the name of the one he called about.) I asked him exactly what it was that he had to send me, and he yammered off something about a notice on my domain. I was not satisfied with why someone with an accent I hesitate to pinpoint exactly (wasn’t German, English Spanish or Oriental though) would need to send me a fax. I asked him if it was because my domain was about to expire or something (remember, this is the one I know has a year before I need to renew it), and he said something about it being “A notification that could range from the expiration date to…” I missed what “to” was all about because he seemed to talk faster from the moment he said “notification”. I don’t think he wanted me to know what he was sending me. lol

I asked him what hosting company my domain was registered through – he did not have that information. I asked what one he was calling for, since he was sending me something regarding my site and he said something about being able to give me a 1-800 number and I of course said “Yeah, gimme that!” ::snicker:: He gave me a number saying I was to call them and “ask about the hosting company of my domain” (like I really have to ask someone else who my hosting company is?!?).

I took the number, 1-800-591-7398, to Google and asked them to find it for me. That brought up a page of assorted phone number matches and near matches. One match was for followmeonline.com:

followmeonline.com
Call Toll Free: 1-800-591-7398 … Domain name included 1 email address at your domain name 24-hour toll-free phone … 9.95 $2.99 1 / year (save 70%) Reserve …
followmeonline.com – 14kCached

Ah ha. Another little gem I found (who I will link to) is HyperOrg.com – Domain Registry Support. Check that out, it’s a blog entry on these same dudes and a long list of comments by people that have encountered them. Some have very good advice, I was particularly amused by the one who in 2006 said to tell the guys to call 202-456-2461 (contact number for the White House).

Anyway, as for the fellow that has been calling me. I went to the Big G then and asked Google what they knew about the phone number that Mark Robinson had given to me. Yup, them guys get around – and they have a bad reputation based on the complaints I have seen so far.

Time for a little more digging, just to make sure you avoid them, don’t you agree?

Numbers reported by people at 800Notes are: 800-223-9113 and 800-224-8606
One fellow offered up the additional comment of: “Based on tracking it looks like it’s coming from an area called Pinellas Park Florida for anyone out there investigating. No caller ID information” (guess that’d include me? huh? lol)

This sounds familiar: “05/05/08 10:50AM PST – Call from woman with Indian accent saying she needs to update our website domain information. I said we normally get emails for that. She said that thier email server is down for an anti-virus upgrade and asked for my fax number. I said we will just wait for thier server to come back online and get an email. I then hung up on her.
Caller ID: 800-224-8606″

That was the exact same response I got from the gal just the other day, only I baited her on to waste her time and delay her trying to call the next poor fellow on her list. There were 6 pages of complaints (I linked to page 5), so I’ll move on and leave you to read more if you want to follow the link.

Statistics I have got for the guys:

At the Followmeonline.com URL they want you to register your domain with them (which seems to be hard to get back away from them once you have done it), then they’ll also sell you:
“Add email…. add website… private domain registration for an extra $9 a year to keep your information private (For just $9 they’ll protect you from people like them!)… starter web page with basic information until you’re ready to upgrade to a full package (AKA: they’ll sell you one of them ad filled spammy ‘holding’ pages until you agree to pay for a full website)… domain locking to prevent domain being hijacked (Ain’t that called letting the fox guard the hen house?)…” and the list goes on.

Basically it can cost you a minimum of an arm to get your domain hosted by them, throw in an optional leg and they’ll make sure no one else can do to them what they just did.

I also looked at domainregistrysupport.com, but I did not spend any time looking deeper into the pages – I’m already satisfied these guys are nothing but a spammy scam company that should be trounced off the Internet, no need to waste more of my time. If they call you ask them how stupid they think you are and hang up on them – unless you want to have some fun, then by all means feel free to act the part of the kitty and keep the little mice on the phone. Just be careful and don’t let any real information slip out about you or your sites. I’m going to go find some breakfast now.



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