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Thursday, August 07, 2008

An end to the drama?

Scams are funny things, even better when you catch on and try and take the guy for a ride. Here's an example of one that unfolded over this past week:


Hi
Between You and Donald Flora

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August 1 at 1:07pm

Hi Jones Plz i am interested in buying your item, i will like to know if the item is still available ok..
August 1 at 2:03pm
Thank you for your interest, but I have already gotten another offer and am waiting for him to send payment.
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August 2 at 4:44am
ok.. but in case the buyer did not turn up, plz do let me know ok..
August 2 at 12:14pm
Sure thing. In fact, I think that one was a scam. He wanted to set up his "shipping company" and have me wire money back to him. So, I have a question for you: Your name is Donald, but your brief profile says you're female? Where are you located? (Don't need an address, just a locale)
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August 2 at 1:04pm
ok.. My full name is Donald Flora and i base in UK.. i actually want to buy your item for my collegue in West Africa Lagos, Nigeria and i will appreciate if you can send the item to him on my behalf ok.. if you can do this for me kindly get back to me with the total amount i will be sending to you including the shipping cost to Lagos, Nigeria ok.. and also include your full name and house address and phone number so that i can make payment to you imediately via Western Union Bidpay ok.. I wait your soonest reply..
August 3 at 12:53am
Nope, no thanks. I don't do international scams either.
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August 3 at 8:48am
what do you mean by that my friend.. I base in Uk and i want the item for my collegue in Nigeria, i don,t mean any harm ok.. i will appreciate if you sell to me but if you don,t want to sell to me.. no problem ok.. but i am not a scammer.. Takia and have a nice weekend...
August 3 at 12:48pm
Sorry, but anything having to do with Nigeria and wiring money sounds fishy to me. I'll use paypal, but I don't want to ship it internationally.
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August 3 at 1:47pm
Well i know the problem we white face with blacks most expecially Nigerians but i want you to know that we still have some good Nigerians ok.. just like we the whites, we have some good white and bad white, so i will appreciate if you are not being skeptical.. I will appreciate if you can send the item to Lagos,Nigeria and i am willing to pay for the shipping cost.. fine you want me to send you money via Paypal no problem ok.. you get me the total amount i will be remitting into your Paypal account and don,t forget to include the shipping cost to Lagos, Nigeria and i want you to send me the item description and your email address ok.. all we need is trusting each other ok. and i think i am taking more risk by sending you money first before you send the item but i don,t think i have problem with that because you sound very nice and honest.

please do this me and you wll never regret meeting or knowing me ok..

Thank you and have a lovely weekend..

Donald..
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August 5 at 7:44pm
Alright, I'll trust you on this. Please forgive my ignorance and hesitation. Please remit $260 to the paypal account registered to stephen21236@gmail.com.
Also include the name and address where you would like me to ship it. Once I receive payment, it will take approximately 2-3 days to get the funds transferred to my bank account and shipped out. Thank you and have a good day.

Stephen
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August 6 at 4:08am
Hello..

I have sent you the total sum 260$ has you have requested via paypal.. please don,t you think 2-3days is too long before you send the item down to Nigeria.. please think about that cos i want the item send down to Lagos, Nigeria before the week runs out.. this is the address you will be sending the item to Below.

A.M.KELVIN,
15,MAXWELL IJEH CRESCENT,
AGUDA,SURULERE,
LAGOS,23401.
NIGERIA,Tel.234014819214.

Please i wait the shipment tracking number as soon as you send the item to the above address ok.. thank you and is nice meeting you..
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August 6 at 6:47am
Thank you, but I have not yet recieved an email from Paypal alerting me that I have the money in my account. I also checked my balance and recent transactions and they have not changed. As soon as I get the money I will be happy to ship it out. Perhaps you would like me to send a request for payment through paypal? What is the email address you have registered with paypal?
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August 6 at 2:19pm
I already make the payment to you ok.. please check your mail box and bulk mail to confirm it ok.. if you want i can forward the invoice that was send to me after i make the to you.. please i will appreciate if you go ahead and send the item ok.. since is going to take 2-3days before the money will reflect in your account.. please trust me Brown you will get your money... ok.. thank you and have a niceday..

Donald..
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August 6 at 2:35pm
I already make the payment to you ok.. please check your mail box and bulk mail to confirm it ok.. if you want i can forward the invoice that was send to me after i make the payment to you by paypal.. please i will appreciate if you go ahead and send the item ok.. since is going to take 2-3days before the money will reflect in your account.. please trust me Brown you will get your money... ok.. thank you and have a niceday..

Donald..
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August 6 at 3:27pm
Yes, please send me a copy of that invoice. I have not yet received an official email from Paypal. Also, Paypal is instant, and I should see the money in my account. I don't care who you are, I do believe you are trying to scam me, and not doing a very good job. As soon as I see the funds transferred, I will ship, but I cannot ship something without having the money to pay for it.
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Today at 4:01am
You sound a little bit too ash ok..i am an elderly man and i can see from your pics that you are a young man and i can never scammed a boy of your age ok..if you think this is a scam then lets cancel this transaction since you don,t trust me that much ok.. there is no need for the invoice ok.. plz makeup your mind before the day runs out ok.. i can not tolorate anymore of you insult thank you and have a niceday..
Today at 10:17am
Well, since I don't believe you, that's perfectly fine with me. You sent me three copies of the same fake Paypal email, with a fake transaction number and from a false email address. You haven't attempted to verify your identity against my accusations, your profile does not match the description of yourself, and you've just contradicted even your own fake email. Thank you for the amusing ride. Expect to be hearing from Facebook and Paypal soon.


Now time to go click that "Report Message" link. A lot.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

this guy is emailing me too. I can send you the email traffic back and forth to post if you want.

Gilligan said...

Go ahead and report him yourself. I think that one example is probably enough, though you can forward me the emails to laugh at once you're done with him.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this. He tried to scam me too, and if not for this, I may have fallen victim. He is still trying.