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ERICSSON T18 LAPTOP SCAM

Posted by admin On May - 8 - 2009
ERICSSON T18 LAPTOP SCAM

ERICSSON T18 LAPTOP SCAM

I would say that the Ericsson T18 laptop scam is the most effective email scam/chain email that I ever encountered. Just as of today I received 18 Ericsson T18 laptop scam emails from my different set of friends. This chain email really disturbs me on a variety of levels. Let me enumerate them for you.

1. I couldn’t believe how gullible people are. In these day and age, who would give away anything for free.

2. Sony Ericsson only manufactures mobile phones.

3. Ericsson T18 and Ericsson R320 are older models that have now been discontinued.

ERICSSON T18 LAPTOP SCAM

ERICSSON T18

ERICSSON T18 LAPTOP SCAM

ERICSSON R320

3. Chain letters are a technique used by spammers to gather email addresses. Every time you forward this email to your friends, your email address and theirs is getting added to the main text of this email that will eventually get in the hands of hundreds of people you don’t even know. Eventually, you’ll receive more spam emails just like the Ericsson T18 laptop scam.

Before getting your hopes up and before forwarding this kind of junk, it’s so easy to find out the truth by simply searching on search engines. It only takes 30 seconds.

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6 Responses

  1. Lee Said,
    I already knew that the T18 and R320 were phones but those pictures show just how old they are!!!

    Posted on May 13th, 2009 at 5:08 am

  2. jmj Said,
    yes what a scam….. beware of this kind of scam….

    Posted on May 14th, 2009 at 4:08 am

  3. Titanium Said,
    Hi, Thanks to your page and also google’s information web, i have search about the ericsson t18.

    I have took parts of your article and made it into a combined article.
    Article Link: http://yeoterence.com/2009/05/16/the-sony-ericsson-free-laptop-hoaxscam/

    Regards,
    Titanium
    http://www.yeoterence.com/

    Posted on May 16th, 2009 at 10:24 am

  4. Praveen.i.Kumar Said,
    i Except still i forward ..ok no prob..i wonot do this mistake again

    Posted on May 19th, 2009 at 2:39 am

  5. tuby Said,
    never trust forwarded mail.

    Posted on May 21st, 2009 at 6:42 am

  6. Jojje Said,
    The T18 was manufactured by Ericsson around 1997
    and the R320 around 1999.
    Sony Ericsson has never manufactured these phones.

    Posted on June 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

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