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Make time for SCAMMERS
« on: November 17, 2011, 02:28:39 AM »
A friend told me that the e-mails from people who claim to be the wife of a deposed ruler of an African or other foreign nation who just need to transfer 50 million to your domestic bank account (for a generous percentage) shoud be dealt with in one way, if you have time.  Keep them online trying to explain away the communuted aspects of the deal, keep asking questions, and acting naeve to keep them on the hook and wasting their time in hopes of the big scam/prize where they take all your account.


This one started with a CL ad for an underpriced economy car. It is clearly a scam, and I googled the e-mail address. The same address is posted on scam websites, and the ad is in every major CL marketplace across the country.

Hello- I'm interested in a car that gets a bit better mileage than my AWD van.

 

Please send details- miles-auto/standard/ trim package. I am visiting in South Chicago near Wetern AVE for about another week.

 

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Re: 2006 Honda Accord EX= $2,550
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Sgt. Robert Pittman robert2pittman@aol.com to me

 Hello,


    Thank you for contacting me about my 2006 Honda Accord EX.It has 61,940 miles,VIN: 1HGCM56886A007861.The car has no scratches or any kind of damage.I am located in Honolulu,HI.The car is located in Madrid,Spain.2 months ago I sent the car to my brother in ,Spain . he was sent there to improve the military relationships between our country and Spain.With regret one week ago my brother was deployed in Afghanistan and we are forced to sell the car back in the U.S.
The price that I hope to obtain is $2,550. I am selling the car because my company U.S. Army will be sent back to Afghanistan and I have no use for it anymore. The price is low because I need to sell it before November 30.
As I know that my current situation is pretty special I want the deal closed only through eBay's Buyer Protection Program in order for you to be 100% protected. You will have the chance to inspect the car before I will be paid!Which means that you will have a 10 days inspection period before buying the vehicle.This price includes all the shipping taxes and fees. If you will take it for this price, I am willing to handle the shipping.It will be shipped from here by plane with US Air Military Cargo so it will not cost me anything. You will get it to the nearest airport in your area and then it will be trucked forward to your place.You will receive the car in about 3 days.

If you want to complete the purchase please send me your; Full Name and Shipping Address and I will notify eBay that you are selected as my buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure.


Please email me ASAP if you want to move forward and let me know if you need anything else.

I will send all photo in the  next mail.

Thank you and have a nice day,
Sgt. Robert Pittman
U.S. Army Garrison


Sounds great. This weekend is the best time for me, so just give me a call when the car arrives and wel take a look.

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Here are the pics of the car :  2006 Honda Accord EX $2,550.00
http://www.use.com/tmpviewer.pl?uid=27513&saveid=182540
 
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web browser window)
  As I said in my first email I am located in Honolulu.HI.(U.S. Army/IMCOM U.S. Army Garrison/ IMPC-HI-ZA )
The car is located in Madrid,Spain.
It will take maximum 3 days until the vehicle will be delivered to your home address.
The price for the car is $2,550.00. This price includes all the shipping taxes and fees. eBay will hold the funds until you receive and accept the car. I will have access to the funds only after you test and inspect the car (you will have 10 days to do that) and in case something goes wrong or the car is not as advertised you will be fully refunded. Anyway i am sure if you will don`t be satisfied about the car i will surely find another buyer in your area and there will be no need for you to ship the car back. Ebay will guarantee for that. From the moment the payment is secured by eBay the shipping process will begin and it will arrive at your address in about 3 business days. Also the car will arrive with all the documentation's required for registration and the keys. I will send you all the papers and documents (clear title, bills of sale, car's manual) to prove the ownership and to be able to register it with no problem. The clear title and the bill of sale will be both signed so you can become owner of the car on spot. The cargo is insured so if the car is damaged during the shipping you will also be refunded.

  PS:Again I want to point out that because I am going to Afghanistan, I am after a fast transaction, with no delays. That is why I decided to lower the price, to avoid wasting time with negotiations and find a buyer as soon as possible.

 Please reply with your full name and shipping address, and I will start the process with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.

 
Thanks


Okay, e-mail me when the car arrives. I can write a personal check, or  have  a Money Order Drafted or get cash on
monday  if we do not consumate the sale before 12:00 when the banks close on Saturday.  I'm pretty sure I want the car if it as described, and we are close to an interstate where I can take it through the gears on a test drive to the bank if you can't accept the personal check.

 

Thanks for serving our country!

 

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Sgt. Robert Pittman robert2pittman@aol.com to me

eBay will contacting personally with all the details about the transaction.Please reply with your full name, documents and address, and I will start the process with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.
Thanks
 
Hoping to hear from you soon


I will go ahead and have a MO drafted ready for after we test drive  this weekend.

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Re: Make time for SCAMMERS
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2011, 09:00:06 AM »
Here is a copy of the latest one I received... I will give them an "A" for creativity and effort.

THIS IS THE (F.B.I)
http://www.fbi.gov
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
14/11/2011
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
 
ATTENTION :   
 
We have been directed to inform you that we have been monitoring all your contacts with some fraudsters/impostors on the internet that claims to be working for the Nigerian Government and the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (FBI) and this agency which is HOMELAND SECURITY SERVICES AND THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) has been on your aid in other to protect you from being prosecuted by the International Crimes Department by asking you to secure the FREE CITIZEN CERTIFICATE after the Clean Bill Certificate has been issued to you previously by the FBI as we have it here in our database but instead of you doing that you still continue you contact with the Criminals on the internet that claim to be working for the release of some fraudulent funds to you.
 
You are suppose to have been arrested earlier before now by the CIA following the orders that were given by the International Crimes Department, the Nigerian Government has been contacted on this development and they are also helping us in tracking down on the criminals that has been confusing you all this while.
 
So right now all you need to do in other to protect your image and that of your entire country is to get the FRAUD CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE as you have been warned because we are suppose to carry out the arrest on you today but due to the fact that some assignments was carried out by the fraud department of the FBI, it has been canceled and the new date would be announced later.
 
This is the final notification that i would be sending to you because we already have all your details/information and you ID in our database which would be forwarded to the WORLD COURT as your name has been enlisted in the WORLD SCAM RECORDS as a top 11 fraudster.
 
For the last time we are advising that you stop any further contact with any person or group of persons that claims to be working for the issuance of your funds because no such funds exist as far as we are concerned and the only funds that was entitled to you of which the FBI has been given the necessary order to necessitate the transfer is the compensation funds which is valued at the sum of $12million usd that was issued to by the Nigerian Government to compensate you for the embarrassment and insults to your personality which the Nigerian Fraudsters used your identity to dupe a German business man of a huge amount of money and which we are still investigating until this moment.
 
If you know that you really want to save your life and the future of your family, we are advising that you secure the FRAUD CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE so that your name can be shortlisted from the scammers list which has already been submitted to the International Crimes Department and this certificate will give access to the issuance of your compensation funds.
 
We have also spread our networks to the following countries which are Australia, Canada, Africa, United Kingdom, Asia and Poland.
 
All the people that have their names in the list would be inset in our website any moment from now because we are charged to wipe away all the fraudulent transactions being held on the internet in which many people have lost their lives and properties.
 
So it will be better for you to update us on the actual date in which you would be able to make the payment of $100 Usd to the agency over there in Nigeria for them to issue the FRAUD CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE to you because that is the only guarantee that would make us believe that your name and ID was really forged and not real as claimed because the German Business Man has contacted all the Crimes Agency on this matter and it was your ID that he has placed in all the Crimes Department for a search of you.
 
This Certificate will be attached along with the previous Clean Bill Certificate so that the attorney who is handling this process could get everything mandated as you have only 12hours to co-operate with this directives and this last Certificate as stated by the issuance department would cost you the sum of $100 Usd and this fees should be paid within a short while from now on.
 
The payment should be sent through either Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer with the below details:
 
Receivers Name: REMS UBOCHI
Location:ABUJA  NIGERIA
Text Question: WHAT FOR
Text Answer: RED
Amount: $100 Usd.
 
The payment details should be sent once the payment has been sent and don't forget to include the Senders Name and Address and the MTCN NUMBER.
 
This is our advise to you and we do hope to get a positive feed back from you as soon as possible.
 
BEST REGARD
AGENT WALTER SKINNER
FBI SPECIAL AGENT FOR CRIMES/FRAUD

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Re: Make time for SCAMMERS
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2011, 09:09:49 AM »
Funny how poor the FBI's grammar and syntax is....
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Re: Make time for SCAMMERS
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2011, 12:42:40 PM »
You should take a look at this website:

http://www.419eater.com/

Some people have turned this into an art form.  I first heard about this website a couple of years ago on an episode of the radio show "This American Life".  A couple of guys baited the scammers so well that they had them spend their own money to travel to a really dangerous area in the middle-east to supposedly meet them for payment. 

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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2011, 01:03:45 PM »
I do this all the time, it's very entertaining.   At some point I always tell them I need a small amount of money from them  so I can hire a locksmith. 
All of my money is stashed away in a trunk and I have lost the key. If they can just loan me $100 then I can get them the thousands they desire. After this I continue to pester the hell out of them  for weeks.

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Re: Make time for SCAMMERS
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2011, 01:14:42 PM »
You should take a look at this website:

http://www.419eater.com/

Some people have turned this into an art form.  I first heard about this website a couple of years ago on an episode of the radio show "This American Life".  A couple of guys baited the scammers so well that they had them spend their own money to travel to a really dangerous area in the middle-east to supposedly meet them for payment.

I realized this 5 YO accord  for 2500 must be too good to be true. Googled the e-mail address and found the same ad in nearly every city across the country. Also found this:

Scammers Addresses
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Oct 15, 2011 – daniela_micro@hotmail.com belinda4748@gmail.com robert2pittman@aol.com erin.lancaster@aol.com david.kon1976@hotmail.com


Look for this address in your own city craigslist ad and hit 'em up for a cheap honda.

I do this all the time, it's very entertaining.   At some point I always tell them I need a small amount of money from them  so I can hire a locksmith. 
All of my money is stashed away in a trunk and I have lost the key. If they can just loan me $100 then I can get them the thousands they desire. After this I continue to pester the hell out of them  for weeks.

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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2011, 02:06:05 PM »
Funny! I got one of those nigerian scam emails and sent a reply full of expletives. I got an answer back telling me I shouldn't use that kind of language in professional business transactions. I got a good laugh that day.
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2011, 06:43:24 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2011, 03:58:06 PM »
I played a woman selling a V max for a rediculous price. She had lots of answers, and could explain how it was in every craigs list and every city near a craigs list. she wanted me to send paypal to be held in escrow until I got the bike and approved payment.
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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 05:27:50 AM »
I played a woman selling a V max for a rediculous price. She had lots of answers, and could explain how it was in every craigs list and every city near a craigs list. she wanted me to send paypal to be held in escrow until I got the bike and approved payment.

I guess this guy thought I was lying about drafting a Money Order. I haven't heard back from him. Maybe some sucker in LA or NY sent him a paypal.
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Re: Make time for SCAMMERS
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 11:46:28 AM »
You should take a look at this website:

http://www.419eater.com/

Some people have turned this into an art form.  I first heard about this website a couple of years ago on an episode of the radio show "This American Life".  A couple of guys baited the scammers so well that they had them spend their own money to travel to a really dangerous area in the middle-east to supposedly meet them for payment.

I heard that one too, talk about karma smacking them back.  8)
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« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2012, 12:05:13 PM »
Here's a new one I heard the other day...

A scammer calls a hotel (any hotel).  They ask for room number "XXX."  If there's an underpaid idiot behind the front desk, they'll transfer the scammer without asking for the name associated with the room.  Once the scammer gets transfered to the person in the room, they say... "This is the front desk.  We've had an issue with your credit card that we have on file and need to verify the information on it again (number, date, name on card, security code).  We're so terribly sorry about the inconvenience."  That's when people will give the scammer all of their CC information without a second thought.  The scammer then says "Oh yes, I see where we mixed the numbers up... everything has been corrected now.  Again, we're so very sorry for this.  We hope you enjoy the rest of your stay with us."

The scammer hangs up and the person in the hotel room never thinks anything of it until it's too late.  After all, who'd think a scammer would call your room in a hotel (a number/ room number that you don't give out except to a select few)?

This is one of the more creative ones I've heard in a while.

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« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2012, 12:50:25 PM »
A sucker born every millisecond.
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