519-style Hoax

[Pygy]

I just got this mail. My name is not "David":

https://i.imgur.com/PA0NcP0.jpg

I didn't click the link, but I'm pretty sure it's not safe.

Beside here, is there a place to report it?

[mjc]

You can use this to reverse the shortened URL:
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/402866/How-to-reverse-a-shorten-URL-to-its-original-link

[nobbynobbynoob]

I just got this mail. My name is not "David":



I didn't click the link, but I'm pretty sure it's not safe.

Beside here, is there a place to report it?

Yes, I received this dubious email too, and used Gmail's Report phishing function.

[empoweoqwj]

You can use this to reverse the shortened URL:
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/402866/How-to-reverse-a-shorten-URL-to-its-original-link

Nice tool. But better not to use it in this case. He might open it out of curiousity and it could do nasty things.

[SgtSpike]

I thought they were 419 scams?

[empoweoqwj]

I thought they were 419 scams?

Where do these numbers come from? 419, 519. What the ****

[SgtSpike]

I thought they were 419 scams?

Where do these numbers come from? 419, 519. What the ****

"The number "419" refers to the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_Scams

[empoweoqwj]

I thought they were 419 scams?

Where do these numbers come from? 419, 519. What the ****

"The number "419" refers to the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_Scams

Ah, thanks, the spiritual home of Internet scams