Email from Michelle Obama

@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Jul 16

People will say anything to get what they want.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

10 Jul 16

that scammer is on dangerous territory using the name of the wife of 'President Obama how stupid can one get

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

That is a beautiful graphic, by the way.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

11 Jul 16

@akalinus thanks its one of my favorites

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134484)

• Roseburg, Oregon

13 Jul 16

Very stupid.

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

10 Jul 16

I hate those scam emails. I get them a lot too saying you have money from a family member from another country. So annoying.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Just be really careful. Scammers are getting more sophisticated lately even though there are a lot of stupid ones left. What gets me is the ones where they have to sneak money out of the country to your bank account. You keep 45% and send them the rest. Yeah, right.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

15 Jul 16

@ramapo17 Tell him not to give a stranger on the phone any information about anything.

Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

13 Jul 16

@akalinus My husband gets a lot of scam phone calls.

Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

11 Jul 16

I've been getting a lot of that type of email lately, but never claiming to be from anyone well known. Apparently some people are trying to get "my" money, claiming that they're my in-laws, and if I don't notify the people holding the money otherwise, then those people will get it. Like a legitimate organisation would pay out the wrong people based on a claim like that!

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Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

11 Jul 16

@akalinus Sorry, I didn't make that clear. According to the emails, my alleged in-laws are trying to steal my money.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Jul 16

@Gina145 Oh, okay. Let me guess. Are they trying to say your shipment is really theirs? I don't read all the ones I get, just open the most interesting ones like the FBI and the first lady.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Those have been around for a while, too. If your relative wanted to give you money, you would know about it. Who knows, maybe Queen Victoria or Michelle Obama will contact you too.

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Jennifer Daw

@Jdaw1985 (3967)

• Harrells, North Carolina

10 Jul 16

I get the ones that some one in my family passed away and left me a lot of money and they need my bank info to send me the money. I hate them things. I wonder how in the world they are even able to do things like that.

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Jennifer Daw

@Jdaw1985 (3967)

• Harrells, North Carolina

10 Jul 16

@akalinus Oh wow that sucks was she able to do anything about it and get her money back?

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

@Jdaw1985 No, it was a scam. It was well run and well thought out, but they just wanted HER money in the guise of fees, taxes and whatever.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

A friend here got one of those once. She ran around the neighborhood telling everyone she is getting 3 million dollars. I kept telling her it was a scam. She kept sending them money for fees and when she was broke, surprise! An unknown uncle got all of the money. I tried to tell her, she would not listen.

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Yogesh Sharma

@ModernDayWriter (3318)

• New Delhi, India

10 Jul 16

I got a one from queen Victoria

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

How very lucky for you. Tell her I said hello.

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Yogesh Sharma

@ModernDayWriter (3318)

• New Delhi, India

11 Jul 16

@akalinus 75,00,000,00 pounds I won

blink

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Jul 16

@ModernDayWriter

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157562)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Those kinds of scams are filtered to my spam folder.

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cmoneyspinner

@cmoneyspinner (9221)

• Austin, Texas

11 Jul 16

If they're going to scam you, they should at least make it sound believable. I get crappy emails like that a lot!

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cmoneyspinner

@cmoneyspinner (9221)

• Austin, Texas

12 Jul 16

@akalinus - It's true. They do make me laugh.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

12 Jul 16

Some of them are really funny, like the joke of the day.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

10 Jul 16

Yes, People are stupid. Greedy and stupid. If they weren't, such scam emails wouldn't exist.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

I can't believe that anyone would think it is from THE Michelle Obama.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

15 Jul 16

@akalinus There are some people that believe everything.

S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

11 Jul 16

Just remember that ' No one will give you a penny for nothing'

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

12 Jul 16

That's the truth.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306386)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Jul 16

They go straight to my spam folder so I never see them. I think they're hopeful you are.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

13 Jul 16

I very rarely open one that looks interesting. I usually delete without opening.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

14 Jul 16

@just4him I am sure she does not care about my finances or personal pain.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306386)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Jul 16

@akalinus I'm surprised to see you on myLot. I'm so sorry for your loss. Maybe you should send a personal thank you to Mrs. Obama thanking her for her generosity to you right now in your hour of grief.

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paigea

@paigea (35707)

• Canada

12 Jul 16

I just keep getting the phone calls that my computer is sending our error messages.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

15 Jul 16

@paigea That is a good one.

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paigea

@paigea (35707)

• Canada

13 Jul 16

@akalinus No, I would never let them into my computer. I do pretend I am logging onto my computer and put on my best little old lady act. "I am so happy you are going to help me etc. etc." When I get bored I tell them they are liars and that I dont' have a computer!

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Namelesss

@Namelesss (3368)

• United States

10 Jul 16

LMHO!! That is so funny. She must be in cahoots with the one I got from a scam advisory board. They were letting me know I have money in some bank recovered from scam emailers. Haha, Really?

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

10 Jul 16

Probably, I would not doubt it for a minute.

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Genipher

@Genipher (5405)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Well, if it's from Mrs. Obama it must be legit, right?

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

12 Jul 16

Oh, absolutely, of course it is legit. No one in the government would lie to us. Would they?

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@Genipher

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Genipher

@Genipher (5405)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@akalinus Of course not! They're completely trustworthy.

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ronc510

@ronc510 (479)

• Philippines

11 Jul 16

I got a lot of emails from Veterans who are in need of help but most probably scammers

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Kimberly Cass

@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

24 Jul 16

I've gotten a check for nearly $2,000 to do mystery shopping at Walmart. I won't go into detail but it starts in an email asking you if you want to work part time for Walmart. I called Walmart and they said NO we don't have anything like that available its a scam. What will they come up with next? Shame on them Shame

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Kimberly Cass

@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

24 Jul 16

@akalinus Did they send her a check? And gave her several instructions?

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

24 Jul 16

@Butchcass4 I am not exactly sure. They did pay for some restaurant orders where we had to order certain menu items. She was the one doing it, but they pay for someone accompanying her. Sometimes, her husband went but he was not interested most of the time.

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

24 Jul 16

I did some secret shopping with a friend a few years ago. We went all sorts of places and discovered a lot of good and bad stuff going on. She did not always get paid but we got some free meals. It was a pain filling out reports, though.

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