Received a scam mail through my Triond account

@UmiNoor (4483)
Malaysia
December 8, 2015 7:31pm CST
I didn't think that this is still happening. I received a message from a Triond member telling me that her father had died and she couldn't get his money from the bank for a ridiculous reason and need someone to get the money for her. Here's the content of the email : With deep sorrow and tears in my eyes I write this message which I hope and pray will meet you in good faith and health. I am constrained to summoned courage to contact you here due to the ill-treatment I constantly received from my step mother after the death of my Father. My Mother had died earlier which brought about my late father marrying my step mother unfortunately she couldn't give my late father any child as such turned her anger and frustration on and said i am an evil child that i killed my mother, made her child-less and now killed my father. She has turned my life into a living hell with pains, sorrow and suffering. Now; I want to run out of this country because I can no longer bear the pains and suffering as I fear she will kill me one day but what is holding back is my inheritance which is the money my late father left in a bank, ( My late father told me about the money and gave me the bank documents before his death ) i have been to the bank for them to give me some of the money so that i can run away with the part of the money but the bank said I am the heir to the account as the only child but there is an outstanding agreement between my late father and the bank which is for the money to be transfer to a foreign partner of my late father, my late father wanted to use the money to buy property oversea as such he wanted his friend to receive the money for him unfortunately he fell sick and later die now the bank asked me to look for this his business partner unfortunately for me i don't know who this friend of my late father is hence i resort to look for someone that can help me receive the money oversea. five Million Three Hundred Thousand Us Dollars(US $5, 300, 000.00) is the amount. Once this money is release to you by the bank, you will send some to me to prepare myself to join you in your country. I am 18 years now. Thank you very Much. please reply immediately upon reception of my message true my private email address (diandahari@gmail.com) so that i can confidently give you more details and also send to you some of my photos Thanks Dian Dahari How stupid does this person think I am?
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8 responses
@snrm007 (224)
• United States
9 Dec 15
I have not used Triond in quite a long time but I remember getting those before. Always best to simply delete and move on.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
9 Dec 15
I'm laughing so hard while I was reading this mail. The sob story didn't even get to me.
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@snrm007 (224)
• United States
9 Dec 15
@UmiNoor Yeah I can't believe they think they can trick some people!
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
11 Dec 15
At least this scammer has written a lengthy email. It takes much effort. I think with this kind of imagination, the scammer could have earned enough from story writing.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
But she needs to brush up on her grammar. It does make for a good soap opera.
@jstory07 (134464)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9 Dec 15
That is a scam like the rest of them that keep going around the internet.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
9 Dec 15
I didn't know that such things still in existence. Does it really work, I wonder?
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@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
9 Dec 15
These scammers are active throughout my scam mail folder is flooded with these rubbish mails.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
9 Dec 15
Fortunately for me, I don't get this kind of messages through my private email. I received this through my Triond account messages.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 15
and I also wonder how many people fall prey on these kinds of scam mails.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
I'm sure there are people who would fall for such a scam.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
@ridingbet Scammers are very good at some choice words they would use to pull in their victims.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 15
@UmiNoor it is as if they are mesmerized by the somewhat true "facts" the scam letter sender sends them.
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@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
10 Dec 15
This is crazy I don't know who would fall for this x
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
I won't be surprised if someone does fall for the scam.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
@shellyjaneo The sad thing is these elderlies are conned out of their life savings. I doubt the victims will get back their money. The perps would be clever enough to hide the money where it cannot be found and after serving their time in prison, they would come out rich billionaires.
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• United Kingdom
11 Dec 15
@UmiNoor I think it tends to be older people who do fall for it, there has been a scam going in the UK conning people over 75 out of £1000s the people have been caught though and are in court at the moment x
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• Preston, England
9 Dec 15
report them to Triond admin - they might or might not take action, but at least they'll know about it as others may well get similar mailings from this person too
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 15
Yes, maybe I should report this person. Don't know how many people she had reached out to.
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• Preston, England
11 Dec 15
@UmiNoor probably sends it to everyone of her friends and followers on there at least
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@AliCanary (3045)
6 Feb 16
People who scam like this are the lowest form of scum. They are preying on the kindest and most helpful people. On a side note, I didn't know Triond was still around--I haven't heard about it for a long time.