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christ005
Banned for Soliciting via Email

1 Posts

Posted - 08/28/2006 :  22:42:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The account christ005 has been banned from the message boards for soliciting members via unwanted email.

Tracy Della Vecchia
Founder and Executive Director

32955 Posts

Posted - 08/28/2006 :  22:44:34  Show Profile  Visit Tracy Della Vecchia's Homepage  Reply with Quote
OUR POLICY
MarineParents.com will NEVER send any solicitation emails to members on the message board community. The only OFFICIAL information that we send via email, is for the Email Newsletter which is a totally separate sign up form from this message board community. AGAIN, WE DO NOT SOLICIT MEMBERS VIA EMAIL ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS, either for our own projects and initiatives or for any other company or organization.

Your privacy and online security are important to us. MarineParents.com will NEVER sell or share any of our membership email addresses to or with any other company, person, or organization.

REAL EXAMPLE OF UNWANTED SOLICITATION
The above is a member apparently soliciting members of this community with unwanted email. PLEASE do NOT reply to email received from this supposed member, or any others like it. If you do NOT reply, then s/he canNOT see your email address. This is a sample of the email s/he is sending to members:
quote:
Sent From Marine Corps Support Forum by christ005
Good day my dear,
In confidence,I have to introduce myself for I am Christopher
Okoye,20yrs old the only child of late Chief and Mrs.George Okoye, I
wish to
request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the transfer of my
inherited funds for investment ventures Overseas.
I have Two Million,eight hunderd thousand Dollars ($2,800,000.00) here
in my name with one of the prime banks here and I will require your
assistance in receiving the transfer of the money in your local account
for investment purposes. As it is my desire to come over to your
country
to further my education while you take care of the investment of the
money.I will be glad to give you 10% of the total sum for your urgent
honesty and kind co-operation.
I will be very appreciative if you can return to me with urgent
dispatch to enable me advise you on the modalities.

I am awaiting for your immediate response.Please include your telephone
number for an easy communication.

My Kind Regards
Christopher Okoye
This scam is very old, and was originally done using US Mail and letters. Since 2000, it has been widely spread around the internet. DO NOT respond to this email. It is NOT a legitimate request. The FBI DOES investigate these scams and it is a very serious crime. Thousands of dollars are scammed from unsuspecting folks around the world. For more information, please see:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

WHAT YOU CAN DO
If you receive a solicitation email from ANY member of this web site, PLEASE, report the user name here, and if possibe, copy and paste the body of the email WITH the member's user name so we can take action. We appreciate your help with this.

You can change your member profile to request that other members not have the ability to email you. To do that, please select the "profile" link at the top right near your user name and the word "LOGOUT". In your profile, select "no" under the left column in the field "Allow members to email you", and then click the submit button at the bottom of that page.

Please note, that if you elect not to allow members to email you, no member on the web site will be able to send you an email.

IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL SOLICITATION
When you receive an email from another member of this message board, that member does NOT have the ability to SEE your email address unless YOU reply to their email to you. So, do NOT reply to this email or any other member that you do NOT want to share your email address with.

WHAT WE WILL DO
For every member that solicits unwanted email on these forums, we will post HERE the users name and immediately revoke membership. You can see from the example above (a real example) how the name will then look in the message board community. Note the title of the member says "Banned..."

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ATTENTION ALL MODERATORS
Please lock any additional topics on the boards with the same subject matter, and direct all questions and posts to this thread using the url below:

http://www.usmcparents.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40134

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
I hope this helps. We apologize that this is happening on the boards, and thank all of you in advance, for alerting us to email solicitations as quickly as possible.

God Bless and Semper Fi!

Tracy, Mom of Former 3/4 Marine Derrick, Veteran of OIF I, II, & III

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
--Ronald Reagan

"Before 9/11? He was my little boy. My baby. After 9/11? And after three tours to Iraq? He's my hero."
--Derrick's Mom
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~jacks
Staff

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Posted - 08/28/2006 :  22:45:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank You Tracy.

Communications Coordinator
MarineParents.com, Inc. Jacks ~ Proud Military Mom

LCpl Justin-Former 2/24 Echo CO & formerly 1/7 Charlie Co-OIF I/OIF II Vet
Sgt. Shamus - Former Army -OIF I Vet
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linda038
1500+ Posts

4848 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  05:46:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks Tracy

Proud mom of Sgt.Andru veteran of OIF I and II/ Currently inactive reserves.
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
- Calvin Coolidge


WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

CLICK HERE TO RALLY AROUND THE MARINE PARENTS MOVE!


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JaxTraxMom~
New Member

1 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  08:56:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you Tracy!
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pyasmine
Banned for Soliciting via Email

1 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  12:30:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
19 Aug 2006 SCAM ALERT
DO NOT reply to email from member "pyasmine"

The account pyasmine has been banned from the message boards for soliciting members via unwanted email.
quote:
From: "pyasmine" <pyasmine1@yahoo.fr>
To: "<Member Name>" <*******>
Subject: Sent From Marine Corps Support Forum by pyasmine
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:12:14 -0500

Hello <Member Name>

You received the following message from: pyasmine (pyasmine1@yahoo.fr)

At: http://www.usmcparents.com/forum/

Heartiest Greeting From Princess,
From Princesse Yasmine ettenyen.
PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS MY EMAIL ADDRESS(pyasmine7@yahoo.fr)

My Dear One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I got your profile and name though this dating web I
prayed
over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming
nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust
worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation , I
must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business .

I am PrincessYasmine Ettenyen the only daughter of late Chief. and
Mrs.Anthony Ettenyen.My father was former Director of finance Sierra-Leone
diamond,Gold and mining corporation, in Free Town , the economic
capital of Sierra Leon, my father was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip .While my mother died
when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before
his death on october 2004 in a private hospital in Free Town Sierra
Leon. he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of Nine Million, United State Dollars. US($9,000.000.00) left in fixed
/suspense account in one of the prime bank in Abidjan the economic
capital of Cote d'Ivoire,that he used my name as his only daughter for the
next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it
was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business
ssociates.That incase he die I should move out of the country down to Cote d'
Ivoire where he made the deposit to seek for a foreign partner in a
country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose after my education such as real estate management or
hotel management.I am living in Cote D'Ivoire since 3months now.
Dear I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways,To
provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to,To
serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20years and To make
arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education
and to secure a resident permit in your country while you will be take
care of investing this money.
Moreover, Dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this
fund into your nominated account overseas Furthermore, you indicate your
options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would
be concluded within Seven (4) days you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and Regards,
Princess Yasmine Ettenyen

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KennysMom
200+ Posts

300 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  12:38:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
AARRGGHH!!! - They're everywhere!! Next, they'll be trying to sell viagra to us all - and who needs THAT! Diane

Proud Mom of LCpl Kenny 3/8 India Co, returned from Iraq 8/14/05. Honorably discharged from active duty on 30 June 2006. Kenny's best friend is Sgt Jeremiah 2/6 Wpns Co - my 'other son', returned from Iraq 4/12/2006.
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JaxTraxMom~
New Member

1 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  13:02:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Please notice under the user names, we are able to Bann these users when they are reported to us.Thanks everyone

Edited by - JaxTraxMom~ on 08/29/2006 13:03:57
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USMC0311
25+ Posts

30 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  18:58:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks so much - if we don't protect our own, who will?

Janet
PMM - LCpl. Anthony J.


Edited by - kathi on 08/29/2006 19:58:48
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Tonys Mom
1500+ Posts

2349 Posts

Posted - 08/29/2006 :  21:34:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Good grief, we dont have enough going on and now this? Thank you for keeping our aggravation down.

Ramona
PMM LCPL TONY
1/9 MSF
IRAQ

Ramona FMM
(Cpl Tony)
Formerly 1/9 A co
OIF x2
IRR

BEFORE ALL ELSE FAILS,SEND THE MARINES!




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noel
500+ Posts

984 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  08:20:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks Tracy, To bad these people don't know how truley digusting they are.

Noel, proud mom of
Cpl Seth
2/6 Golf 2nd Pl.
Back from the sandbox the 3rd time.His 4 years are up
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Marion
200+ Posts

265 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  11:51:20  Show Profile  Visit Marion's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hey KennysMom I got several e-mails from people who wanted me to but Viagra and an e-mail from a place to replace my hair..both of which I don't need.

Marion
Proud Mom of Corpal Greg 1/7 1st platoon Baker Co.
deployed to Afghanistan
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Marion
200+ Posts

265 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  12:20:36  Show Profile  Visit Marion's Homepage  Reply with Quote
oops bad speller should have wrote "buy" not "but"

Marion
Proud Mom of Corpal Greg 1/7 1st platoon Baker Co.
deployed to Afghanistan
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noel
500+ Posts

984 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  16:12:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm glad someonelse becides myself needs spellcheck,been trying to have them get it.

Noel, proud mom of
Cpl Seth
2/6 Golf 2nd Pl.
Back from the sandbox the 3rd time.His 4 years are up
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selfall
1500+ Posts

5566 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  16:21:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yippy!! I am so glad to see this on the board. Keep reporting these nasty people!!

Sandra



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IronMike
1500+ Posts

1585 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  22:18:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
~ Hello EveryOne, from IronMike,

~ But, they sound So Honest, Sweet, & Sincere! 4 (seven) Weeel, & 4 (seven) Truu. KNOT !!!

~ I Loved the one's spiel about, how it could be conducted in just " seven (4) " days!!!

~ That Scam Is a Very Old One! I can remember first learning of it during the last century, way-back in the mid-70's.

~ Sincerely, a Marine~Dad friend, Mike ~ Semper Fi ~

~ Dad of Marine Veteran: Cpl Jesse; EAS, 12/05; Honorable Discharge 11/08 ~
~ Born onda Marine Corps' Birthdate; Raised on a Street named " LIBERTY " ~
~ 1st MarDiv, Camp Pendleton, CA; 1st MLG, 1st MEF, O.I.F. I & II ~
~ Iron~Mike, Retired 1999 ~ Abrams' Main Battle Tanks; Lima, OH ~

~ A Person Can Exist 100+ Years; Without Ever REALLY Living 1 Minute ~

~ Attitudes Can Be Contagious; Is Yours . . . . Positively Infectious ??? ~

Edited by - IronMike on 08/30/2006 22:23:20
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rzrbackmom
200+ Posts

306 Posts

Posted - 08/30/2006 :  23:35:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have one word for this - vultures.

Razorbackmom
Go Hogs and Semper Fi!
PMM of Second Lieut. Bryan
OCS grad 8-11-06,
TBS, grad 5-7-08
currently stationed at Pensacola NAS, Florida
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zachs mom
25+ Posts

34 Posts

Posted - 08/31/2006 :  17:15:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ok. so I am late reading my email...I also got the letter from poor Christopher(OH PLEASE!!!!!)Just wondering if they need to know how many people are receiving this....or do we think it was sent to ALL of us...

Lisa-Zach's mom
currently at Cherry Point,NC-for now!
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SFlonelymom
25+ Posts

167 Posts

Posted - 08/31/2006 :  21:02:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I will be e-mailimg you with a problem I had with my name and e-mail and another mom in our unit ran into the same person,same problem.I'm on my way out the door to dinner at The Fior De Italia, who's owner has been very supporative of our marines with donation's and has a son in the Air Force who has gone to Iraq several times.The Fior did a special dinner for Gold Stars it is on thier web site.More later .Prayers and Love for all who serve PMM in SF
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drcdiva
New Member

1 Posts

Posted - 09/04/2006 :  11:40:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here's another one...Just received spam asking for money to help him get his millions:

thompsond
(e-mail address ommitted)

drc
PMM PFC Anthony

Edited by - Mom of Jeremy on 09/04/2006 14:54:00
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Mom of Jeremy
1500+ Posts

5984 Posts

Posted - 09/04/2006 :  14:43:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Drcdiva, Thank you so much for alerting us to this. Yes, it is the same person, and he/she has been blocked again.

We are so happy to have you with us. You're going to meet the most wonderful folks who have the same concerns, fears, and questions you have. We all know how you feel. This is just the best place to find encouragement, info, support, and ideas to help you and your son. And as you can tell, we help others with predators who try and take advantage of others. We try and look out for others like our Marines do.

Also, we have a thread here "For Parents of Marines." It's got a lot of great information there as well, and you will meet folks from all over the board. http://www.usmcparents.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=40

I sent you an e-mail giving you some information on our site. As a helpful hint as a new member, you may want to make sure you "allow" this site in your email. Some email services send them to the spam or junk folders so you may end up with emails sitting in a spam or junk folder that you would love to be receiving and reading. So check those settings!

If there is anything I, or any of the moderators, can do to help you, please let us know.

Please tell your son thank you from all of us as he is serving and sacrificing for this great country. Again, welcome.

Cathy - Proud Mom of Corporal Jeremy - Former 3/4 Weapons Co., Combat Veteran, OIF II and III; Welcome Home Son!
Parents hold their childrens' hands for just a little while but their hearts forever


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Geoff
New Member

1 Posts

Posted - 09/04/2006 :  16:04:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Just got the same e-mail scam from that Thompson Doudouk person. Here it is. Hope this can help others to not be scammed.

Here it is as I received it:
Hello Geoff

You received the following message from: thompsond (doudouk1thompson@yahoo.fr)

At: http://www.usmcparents.com/forum/

>From :Thompson Doudou
Letter of Relationship and Establishment Aid.
Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa.Tel+0022507924282 For logistic reason contact me on e.mail:(thompsondoudou01@yahoo.fr)
Attention: Respectful
Greetings and How are you today.
I am Thompson Doudou.I would like you to Please permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business establishment with you in your country.

I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late father Chief Kindibe Boga Doudou who was minister of Interior and deals in Cocao and coffee platantion with Gold, diamond Minining and Trading in bouake Northern District of Coted' Ivoire.But the Epmigo rebels killed Him on the first day this poltical crises started on the September 19,2002 mutiny that equally lead to the death of former military junta Robert Guei.
This you can find on web page report on.CNN.com - Ivory Coast Rebel Uprising Spreads http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/21/ivory/index.html

I am contacting on you because of my need to deal with person whom I can lay trust and personal confidence on with hope that he will not let me down.
Because since the murder of my father, I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the Rebels which have resulted to war in our country Cote d' Ivoire in West Africa since this past years.

I intend to invest this fund in profitable areas in your country into a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.Most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if possible for You be able co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance.
I inherited this sum from my late father whom the rebels killed because he was not supporting their selfish intrest to topple the president Gbagbo the present president.
Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting my Interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal.I will furnish you with the full details information, procedure on how to continue.
The exact amount involve is mentioned below and we shall mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the fund into a lucratives profitable venture in your care.It is The sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Five USD ($9.500.000.00)USD I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.
I want you to be rest assured that everything is in order and legitimate it was due to the political crises in our country that have resulted to war which cause everybody to find a way of geting out from the country, that makes me to use this medium to request for your assistance hoping that you will not let me down.
This fund is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of cocoa and coffee and diamond dealings.If my proposal interests you, Please forward your reply including your telephone number and fax to my private email address so that I can provide you with more clarifications about it all.
Looking forward to your prompt response on e.mail:(thompsondoudou01@yahoo.fr)
Faithfully
Thompson Doudou





Geoff
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selfall
1500+ Posts

5566 Posts

Posted - 09/05/2006 :  13:49:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello Geoff and welcome to MarineParents.com. Welcome to the family!!

I am sure you will find these folks here are the best on the planet for helping out and support each other. I am sure you will get plenty of response to your post!!

Thank you for bringing this information to our attention!!

Please do not hesitate to contact any moderator if you have any questions. Again welcome to our Marine family.

Sandra




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~sandyr
Manager: Copyright & News Room

31265 Posts

Posted - 09/05/2006 :  15:24:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for posting this, Geoff. The email address for this spammer has been blocked! Let's hope he doesn't use a new one.

Welcome!!!

With pride in and prayers for all who serve our country,
Sandy, VPM of Brian
Formerly 3/7 Kilo - Al Qaim '04, Ramadi '05-'06
IL MEPS center '06-'08
Currently Active Reserves - 2/24 Weapons Co.

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love3333
Banned for Soliciting via Email

1 Posts

Posted - 09/05/2006 :  21:23:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The account love3333 has been banned from the message boards for soliciting members via unwanted email.

Banned for Soliciting via Email
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Tracy Della Vecchia
Founder and Executive Director

32955 Posts

Posted - 09/05/2006 :  21:24:35  Show Profile  Visit Tracy Della Vecchia's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Another one caught and stopped...we were able to stop this one in less than 24 hours. Thanks everyone!!

Tracy, Mom of Former 3/4 Marine Derrick, Veteran of OIF I, II, & III

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
--Ronald Reagan

"Before 9/11? He was my little boy. My baby. After 9/11? And after three tours to Iraq? He's my hero."
--Derrick's Mom
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