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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:41 pm

This is new to me:

Quote:

... Right now I am in my hotel Room here in Accra, Ghana with my trunk box containing the US$1.5Million cash. Now, I want you to send me ten (10) names of people you can trust so that I can proceed to the neighboring TOGO to send you Western Union payments to the ten different names.

. . .

The key to the trunk box is right with me and I can open and take out cash at any time
and I can be able to send US$7,000 to each of the ten (10) names a day. That means I can be able to send a total of US$70,000 to the ten different names a day.

. . .

All I have to do is to take care of all the expenses by paying for the commission for the Western Union transfers to the ten names. And I can do this because I am in possession of the required cash!

It is about 2hrs: 30minutes from GHANA to TOGO by road where I will send you the Western Union payments.

. . .

For your help and assistance; I will offer you 35% all the total funds receive on my behalf by Western Union. I will be sending the Western Union bit by bit until I complete the process.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Well, I'm curious to see where that goes.

Will a problem develop and you'll be expected to assist with the commission payments?

Will your 10 friends be contacted via email to see if they are just as much suckers as you are?

I see the opportunity for a mass bait if those 10 names are baiters here. Twisted Evil

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

He can't send money out of Ghana, so he has to go to Togo to send it. My guess is that it gets stopped at the border. Suddenly he doesn't have any money to pay the bribes.

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:49 pm

Okay, we'll give this one a go. I need 10 volunteers, the first ten Eater members to give me their character name and email address can go for a ride on this new format. Very Happy

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

PM sent.

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:07 pm

PM on its way from me, too...

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:13 pm

PM-ed

Edit:
he is gona send me money for 21 days? $7.000 a day, that must cost him a fortune 21*10*7.000 = 1.470.000
I bet someone can find a cheaper way for him Smile

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

PM on the way.

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:44 pm

Okay, we're halfway there. Very Happy

I need five more friends to help this unfortunate orphan from Darfur.

I suspect this lad is in some way connected to a bait I pulled earlier this year. I don't know if my info was stolen, sold, hacked or what, but it was a very complex bait that ended up with a lot of lads literally fighting over me because they absolutely believe I'm the real deal-- a rich maga who has paid over $200,000 to various lads, and is still going strong. (It was from this bait that I got my fabulous "Daughter of a mermaid" collection of death threats and insults.) I'm still baiting one of the lads and I occasionally get emails that are clearly from some of the others.

This latest email came from IP 41.210.21.85. A random look at some of the emails I got earlier this year are in a similar range:
41.204.40.210
41.204.444.214
41.204.37.168

There's almost certainly a connection.

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 593

PM sent

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:02 pm

OK, why not, PM sent

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:08 pm

PM sent.

419Eater is my life Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 493

Ah put me down for one Smile

PM on it's way Smile

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:35 pm

PM has been sent.

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:54 pm

Okay, enrollment is now closed. We have 10 signups. Let the games begin! Very Happy

Here's what I am sending the lad this afternoon:

my character wrote:

Dear William,

You poor dear! What a horrible ordeal you've been through! I've read so much about the atrocities in Darfur, it's just awful. I wish I could do more to help, but at least I can help you. It's only a small step but as the saying goes, from one stone a skyscraper grows.

I will be pleased to help in any way I can. I've gone through my address book to find friends and church members who would be best able to assist, here are the ones I would suggest:

<snip list of baiters>

I do hope this will work out for you. You are so much more fortunate than many of your compatriots, at least you were able to escape with your family's treasure. You will have enough money to settle quite comfortably here in the US.

God bless!

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:41 pm

Ouch... waaah! I just Pm'd to be in this before finishing the thread!

Anyone interested in a second group of 10?

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:49 pm

Keep us posted on how this goes!

@Dr Williams: If you can get him on the hook I'll toss a couple of my e-mails in your list of 10.

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:08 pm

Is this a lad-type pyramid scheme? Do they get points and rewards for how many victim addresses they can collect?

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:37 pm

Juan, can you PM me the original? Maybe we could have another team working on this (this one does sound like a lot of fun...)

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:41 pm

Doc, count me in your list of 10. (I've never been to Togo) Laughing

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:16 am

I'd like to give it a try too if there's a second bunch set-up Smile

i'll keep watching this space!

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:47 am

I'll throw my hat in the ring for a second bout Smile

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:40 pm

I've asked Dr. Williams to hold tight for the moment, I want to find out if this scam is in fact targeted specifically toward my character rather than a spammed format.

I heard back this morning, the game is afoot. I'm curious to see where it goes:

Quote:

Dear Mummy,

Thank you very much for your email and your willingness to help me receive my US$1.5Million cash by Western Union bits by bits.

I am now in receipt of the 10 names you sent me.I will send US$7,000 by Western Union to each of the 10 names every day.

It is about 2hrs: 30minutes by rood from GHANA to TOGO where i will make the western union wire transfers to the 10 names.

I will now proceed to tell the Hotel Manager to Release my trunk box to me so that i can open it,take-out some cash and proceed to TOGO where i will start to send the Western Union.

I am making you my Foreign Beneficiary of my funds of US$1.5Million because i have reposed a lot of trust and confidence in you.I am also taking you as my mother because i don't have mother,no father ,no brothers and no sisters.They were all killed by the Wicked Jajaweed Militants in DAFUR,SUDAN

On arrival at the Hotel here in ACCRA,GHANA,i told the Hotel Manager that the trunk contains my personal belongings and my cloths.

It is ONLY you and i that knows that the trunk box contains US$1.5Million cash.Please keep this information TOP SECRET.
Immediately i claim my trunk box from the Hotel Manager,i will proceed to TOGO where i will start the Western Union wire transfers.

Please furnish me with your direct telephone number so that i can always reach directly when necessary.

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

Juan Freizwidatt wrote:

I will now proceed to tell the Hotel Manager to Release my trunk box to me so that i can open it,take-out some cash and proceed to TOGO where i will start to send the Western Union.

That could be the problem, he can't pay his hotel bill and the manager wont let him open the trunkbox to take money out to pay him, sounds like a stupid excuse but we have heard similar before, please send money so I can pay the hotel manager.

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:21 pm

^^^^^
Those hotel storage fees can add up rather quickly, especially for large trunks Laughing

There may also be some corrupt border guards at the frontier, demanding a payoff via WU for the confiscated cash....