Very Sophisticated Way Of Cheat

Normally, I would prefer to post interesting, fun or funny articles from my inbox but it strikes me that there are also some things that can be serious and important which are worth sharing in my posts.

I received the following message forwarded from a colleague of mine. Although I have no way to trace it to the root sender, reading it, I can imagine that this kind of cheats may really be happening. I hope this may help you, or perhaps if you share this story with your friends or loved ones, it may just help prevent someone from falling into such a trap. ~ JT

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Be wary of those who come bearing gifts.

Date: Thursday, 6 November, 2008, 3:07 AM

You may like to circulate this to your Singapore friends. Just happen last week in Singapore .

SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

Hi everyone,

I want to let you all know that Frank and I have been the victims of credit card fraud this week and felt I should warn you all about the clever scam.

It works like this:

Last Wednesday I had a phone call late morning from Express Couriers to ask if I was going to be home as he had a delivery for me. He said he would there in roughly an hour. He turned up with a beautiful basket of flowers and wine. I expressed my surprise as I wasn't expecting anything like this and said I was intrigued to know who was sending me such a lovely gift. He said he was only delivering the gift and the card was being sent separately (the card has never arrived). There was a consignment note with the gift. He went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol he has to charge the recipient $3.50 as proof that he has actually delivered to an adult, and not left it on a door step if the recipient is out, to be stolen or taken by children. This seemed logical and I offered to get the cash. He then said that the company required the payment to be by Eftpos so he's not handling cash and everything is properly accounted for.

Frank was there and got his credit card and 'John' swiped the card on this small mobile machine that also had a small screen upon which Frank entered in his pin number. A receipt was printed out and given to us.

Between last Thursday and Monday $4,000 was withdrawn from our credit account at ATM machines in the north shore area. It appears a dummy credit card was made using the details in the machine and of course, they had Frank's pin number. The Bank has stopped our cards and I've been to the Police this morning, where they confirmed that it is a definite scam and many households were hit during the first 3 days of October.

So PLEASE be wary of accepting a gift you're not expecting especially if the card is not with it. We've all received gifts like this and would never dream that it could be such a despicable act. Please also let Other female friends and relatives know. Hopefully, these fraudsters have
ceased this activity by now but you never know.

I wanted to warn all my friends.

Who is rich and who is poor ...

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the expressed purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have!

~ Author Unknown

Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.

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Some Laws that NEWTON forgot to mention

LAW OF QUEUE : If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

LAW OF THE TELEPHONE : When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.

LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR : After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

LAW OF THE WORKSHOP : Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

LAW OF ALIBI : If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

BATH THEOREM : When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.

LAW OF ENCOUNTERS : The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

LAW OF THE RESULT : When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will !

THEATRE RULE : People with the seats furthest from the aisle arrive last.

LAW OF COFFEE : As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.