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Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date. The oldest reference to the origin of scam letters could be found at the Spanish Prisoner scam. [1] This scam dates back to the 1580s, where the fictitious prisoner would promise to share non-existent treasure with the person who would send him money to bribe the guards.
Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises was a leisure cruise line based in Miami Beach, Florida. [1] Founded in 1947 by Michael Burke , the company scheduled one and two week cruises in the Caribbean and Central America, using a fleet of sailing tall ships .
Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...
Fantome was a 679-ton staysail schooner.She was completed in 1927 by the Duke of Westminster.She was purchased by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises in 1969, and became the flagship of their fleet, offering cruises in the Caribbean and the Bay of Honduras.
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea calls windjammer "a non-nautical name by which square-rigged sailing ships are sometimes known". [6] The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military calls windjammer "a merchant sailing ship". [7] The following languages have adopted "windjammer" as a loanword from English in reference to sailing ...
Such scams rely on lead generation, designed to confuse potential customers into believing that the scammer is a legitimate, but low-priced, locksmith: [4] [20] [6] Creating websites, [ 21 ] search engine advertisements and business directory listings designed to resemble those of legitimate locksmiths.
Yankee Clipper is a three masted sailing cruise ship that served for Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. She was originally built in Kiel, Germany as the Cressida, an armor plated private yacht. She was a prize in World War II. She was acquired by the Vanderbilts and was renamed Pioneer. In 1965, the ship was acquired by Windjammer Barefoot cruises.