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Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 5:30:07 AM   
Demon60


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Hi A/all - My first post on collarme but I was spending time reading and noted the word of advice about wiring money to Singapore, Ghana, Nigeria etc. and thought I would share a recent experience with you.

On another site a woman contacted Me and sent Me her pic, saying that she would like to get to know Me better. She said that she was from NY but was of Brasilian origin and concocted a sympathetic story about how she was now alone and had been betrayed by men in the past. She said she was a model - and to be honest her pictures were model pics - and that she was flying to the west of Africa for a shoot. I then realised that she claimed to have only bought a one way ticket because her intention was to visit the UK.

A few days later she contacted Me again and I asked how the shoot was going. She was very vague about it but every time I asked a relevant de excuses and left. Finally the "shoot" was over and she claimed to have been paid and then robbed and told Me she was stuck in Nigeria - Lagos to be exact. I suggested the American Embassy as a port of call but she said she could not go there because she did not have an American passport, and that the Brasilian Embassy had closed down .... and then came the fun ... she wanted Me to send her money for a flight either to the US or the UK. She told Me about prices and her shortfall. I researched costs and discovered that she could actually catch cheaper flights - one she could afford - but apparently there were obstacles to that too. She tried every kind of emotional blackmail to get money out of Me but I remained firm and calmly told her that I would not be sending money, at which point she hurled abuse and left.

I was left with a troubled mind for days, imagining a woman abandoned and vulnerable in a distant place. I am not too proud to admit that I was fooled, flattered and curious for a while - be warned!

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 5:41:21 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Demon60
I was left with a troubled mind for days, imagining a woman abandoned and vulnerable in a distant place. I am not too proud to admit that I was fooled, flattered and curious for a while - be warned!



There is an old saying "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." This was quite a tale. My bullshit detectors would have gone off with the first email. A basic question is "Why me?" Why would this lovely woman be writing me? [laugh] None of the honest answers I could come up with would be very flattering.



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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 5:47:07 AM   
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Congratulations on having a few working brain cells.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 5:51:47 AM   
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There is an old saying "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." This was quite a tale. My bullshit detectors would have gone off with the first email. A basic question is "Why me?" Why would this lovely woman be writing me? [laugh] None of the honest answers I could come up with would be very flattering.


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Oh, I have good Bullshit Detectors too - but as I said, curiosity got the better of me and I wondered where this one was going. There were interesting things in the chats, and much to convince - but equally alarm bells were rung at a very early stage. The entire incident happened over a two week period, and I can see many souls falling for such a scam.

Demon

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 6:16:16 AM   
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One very well know scam is called the 419 nigerian scam. Each time i receive a scam from them i reply with this site adress http://www.419eater.com/ asking them is they are in the photo albums.

The guys of this site are too funny,they scam the scammers !
When scammers ask for money they ask themselves for money and finally they succeed in getting some and funny pics of the scammers also !

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 6:36:43 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Aileen68

Congratulations on having a few working brain cells.


lol@"a few" ... I have been online for many, many years and have never encountered anything like this before.

Demon

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 7:51:42 AM   
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Here's a fun spoof of the Nigerian scam e-mails. At least I think it is a spoof -- it could be a fund raising letter sent by the RNC
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I am George Walker Bush, son of the former president of the United States Of America George Herbert Walker Bush, and currently serving as president of the United States Of America. This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to an account requiring maximum confidence.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance in acquiring oil funds that are presently trapped in the Republic Of Iraq. My partners and I solicit your assistance in completing a transaction begun by my father, who has long been actively engaged in the extraction of petroleum in the United States Of America, and bravely served his country as director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

In the decade of the nineteen-eighties, my father, then vice-president
of the United States Of America, sought to work with the good offices of the president of the Republic Of Iraq to regain lost oil revenue sources in the neighboring islamic Republic Of Iran. This unsuccessful venture was soon followed by a falling-out with his iraqi partner, who sought to acquire additional oil revenue sources in the neighboring Emirate Of Kuwait, a wholly-owned U.S.-British subsidiary.

My father re-secured the petroleum assets of kuwait in 1991 at a cost of sixty-one billion u.s. dollars ($61,000,000,000). Out of that cost, thirty-six billion dollars ($36,000,000,000) were supplied by his partners in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf monarchies, and sixteen billion dollars ($16,000,000,000) by german and japanese partners. But my father's former iraqi business partner remained in control of the Republic Of Iraq and its petroleum reserves.

My family is calling for your urgent assistance in finding of the president of the Republic Of Iraq and acquiring the petroleum assets of his country, as compensation for the costs of removing him from power. Unfortunately, our partners from 1991 are not willing to shoulder the burden of this new venture, which in its upcoming phase may cost the sum of 100 billion to 200 billion dollars ($100,000,000,000 -$200,000,000,000), both in the initial acquisition and in long-term management.

Without the funds from our 1991 partners, we would not be able to acquire the oil revenue trapped within Iraq. That is why my family and our colleagues are urgently seeking your gracious assistance. Our distinguished colleagues in this business transaction include the sitting vice-president of the United States Of America, Richard Cheney, who is an original partner in the Iraq venture and former head of the Halliburton oil company, and Condoleeza Rice, whose professional dedication to the venture was demonstrated in the naming of a Chevron oil tanker after her.

I would beseech you to transfer a sum equaling ten to twenty-five percent (10-25 %) of your yearly income to our account to aid in this important venture. The Internal Revenue Service of the United States Of America will function as our trusted intermediary. I propose that you make this transfer before the fifteenth (15th) of the month of April.

I know that a transaction of this magnitude would make anyone apprehensive and worried. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. A bold step taken shall not be regretted, I assure you. Please do be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal. If you do not wish to co-operate in this transaction, please contact our intermediary representatives to further discuss the matter.

I pray that you understand our plight. My family and our colleagues will be forever grateful. Please reply in strict confidence to the contact numbers below.

Sincerely with warm regards,

George Walker Bush


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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 9:12:59 AM   
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quote:

Please reply in strict confidence to the contact numbers below.


How rude of you not to include the contact numbers!



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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 10:03:15 AM   
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LMFAO

thats pretty good lol

shame though that there are people out there who believe this shit

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/27/2005 12:34:18 PM   
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TRUE STORY: Tis a sad indictment of myself but when babes or "models" single me out for special attention, my own "bullshit detectors" (lol) redline!

I had a recent experience with a charity down at the local mall. Now this wasn't so much about scams but sales technique. Hmmm, maybe that does qualify as a scam.... lol again

Anyway, from about 15 metres away in a moderate crowd, this sweet young thing locked onto my eyes and gave me the loveliest smile of recognition a non lover could imagine. So I stopped for a chat (duhhh) and she exhibited the bubbliest personality imaginable as she went into her spiel about saving the children or whatever....

I stood there for several minutes enjoying the show without actually listening too closely to what she was saying. Finally, when she paused and asked my thoughts, I said something like "You're young, gorgeous and bubbly and that's 3 perfect reasons why you're not selling me a damn thing - but I'm happy to keep chatting!"

And to her credit, she took rejection quite well, too! I suggested she should be selling cars for better reward and where men are the majority target - but never ALL men!

Recalibrate your bullshit detectors to pay special attention to alleged babes seeking financial assistance (or trying to sell you something) - there's a reason why men are targeted and it's probably NOT because word of your sexual prowess or desirability has made it to the grapevine....

Focus.


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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/28/2005 10:49:17 AM   
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Here's a fun spoof of the Nigerian scam e-mails. At least I think it is a spoof -- it could be a fund raising letter sent by the RNC
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No it's a spoof.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 12/30/2005 9:57:20 PM   
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edited:
quote:

ORIGINAL: happypervert

Here's a fun spoof of the Nigerian scam e-mails. At least I think it is a spoof -- it could be a fund raising letter sent by the RNC
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I am George Walker Bush, son of the former president of the United States Of America George Herbert Walker Bush, and currently serving as president of the United States Of America. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to an account requiring maximum confidence.

assistance in acquiring oil funds that are presently trapped in the Republic Of Iraq. My partners and I solicit your assistance in completing a transaction begun by my father,

My father re-secured the petroleum assets of kuwait in 1991 at a cost of sixty-one billion u.s. dollars ($61,000,000,000). Out of that cost, thirty-six billion dollars ($36,000,000,000) were supplied by his partners in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf monarchies, and sixteen billion dollars ($16,000,000,000) by german and japanese partners. But my father's former iraqi business partner remained in control of the Republic Of Iraq and its petroleum reserves.

My family is calling for your urgent assistance in finding of the president of the Republic Of Iraq and acquiring the petroleum assets of his country, as compensation for the costs of removing him from power. Unfortunately, our partners from 1991 are not willing to shoulder the burden of this new venture, which in its upcoming phase may cost the sum of 100 billion to 200 billion dollars ($100,000,000,000 -$200,000,000,000), both in the initial acquisition and in long-term management.

Without the funds from our 1991 partners, we would not be able to acquire the oil revenue trapped within Iraq. That is why my family and our colleagues are urgently seeking your gracious assistance. Our distinguished colleagues in this business transaction include the sitting vice-president of the United States Of America, Richard Cheney, who is an original partner in the Iraq venture and former head of the Halliburton oil company, and Condoleeza Rice, whose professional dedication to the venture was demonstrated in the naming of a Chevron oil tanker after her.

George Walker Bush

now, we can't let the chinese carry all of the burden of our growing national debt; we need to contribute our portions, too. i'm preparing a huge batch of brownies to send along with those i'm making for the poor models in nigeria.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/2/2006 7:26:07 AM   
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I just got a message today on CM from a woman in the Ivory Coast who needs to find someone in my area (Northeast Ohio) who can claim a $20 million inheritance from a man who died in a plane crash with his entire family. The bank she works for is going to keep the money if no next of kin claim the money within 5 years of the crash, which happened in 2000. The dead man was from my area so she can not claim the money herself. I'm kind of busy this week so I don't think I will have time to help her, but I can pass her phone number on if someone else is interested.

Tristan

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/2/2006 2:43:58 PM   
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Damn! I was born and raised in NE Ohio, but moved to NJ. I'm always a day late and a dollar short!

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/3/2006 2:24:43 PM   
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Hey...I just got a nice little note from a very attractive Nigerian model. She wants to be my friend.
Should I? Should I? Oh I just don't know...she looks so honest and sweet.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/3/2006 2:46:16 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Tristan

I just got a message today on CM from a woman in the Ivory Coast who needs to find someone in my area (Northeast Ohio) who can claim a $20 million inheritance from a man who died in a plane crash with his entire family. The bank she works for is going to keep the money if no next of kin claim the money within 5 years of the crash, which happened in 2000. The dead man was from my area so she can not claim the money herself. I'm kind of busy this week so I don't think I will have time to help her, but I can pass her phone number on if someone else is interested.

Tristan

um...not wishing to be the bearer of sad tidings, but this was written on january 2, 2006. that's past the 5 year mark. guess the state will just have to claim those funds instead of your open bank account....darn.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/3/2006 2:48:55 PM   
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edited:
quote:

ORIGINAL: Focus50
TRUE STORY:

Recalibrate your bullshit detectors to pay special attention to alleged babes seeking financial assistance (or trying to sell you something) - there's a reason why men are targeted and it's probably NOT because word of your sexual prowess or desirability has made it to the grapevine....

Focus.

um...you're so devilishly handsome, and well, i've this cute little ole bridge that you can invest in that will make it ever so much easier for you to get to the mainland of the u.s....

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/4/2006 3:07:03 AM   
Focus50


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quote:

ORIGINAL: girl4you2

edited:
quote:

ORIGINAL: Focus50
TRUE STORY:

Recalibrate your bullshit detectors to pay special attention to alleged babes seeking financial assistance (or trying to sell you something) - there's a reason why men are targeted and it's probably NOT because word of your sexual prowess or desirability has made it to the grapevine....

Focus.

um...you're so devilishly handsome, and well, i've this cute little ole bridge that you can invest in that will make it ever so much easier for you to get to the mainland of the u.s....

After taking a squiz at your profile, I'm not sure if my detectors should be redlining or word of my prowess finally has made it to the grapevine! Better go with the latter 'cause it's greatly deserved and longgggg overdue! lol

Focus.

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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/4/2006 6:42:58 AM   
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quote:

I just got a message today on CM from a woman in the Ivory Coast who needs to find someone in my area (Northeast Ohio) who can claim a $20 million inheritance from a man who died in a plane crash with his entire family. The bank she works for is going to keep the money if no next of kin claim the money within 5 years of the crash, which happened in 2000. The dead man was from my area so she can not claim the money herself. I'm kind of busy this week so I don't think I will have time to help her, but I can pass her phone number on if someone else is interested.

Tristan


Does that mean that we could possibly be related??? I got the same letter!!! But I deleted it so I no longer have the phone number....

Jewel


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RE: Online scams - a cautionary tale - 1/4/2006 7:45:47 AM   
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oh, ShiftedJewel, miti too! but it seems that miti is a descendant of the ruler of the long-defunct kingdom of UbangiBangi. as soon as i send them my account info, miti is rich!!!!

*skips off, humming God Save the Queen*

~miti

<edited for a name typo....those are the worst!>

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