lol- he did not even read it

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 29

Got a lad who said he was an american soldier stationed in iraq and he needed help moving some money. Did an IP search and it came back Nigeria of course. I was busy so I threw out an obvious email and he repllied back. duh

If you are stationed in iraq then why is your email coming out of Nigeria and the email address is from hong kong?

I did not expect to hear back and I did not want this one. Now maybe I should rethink my decision. His reply.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR URGENT RESPONSE TO MY MAIL, I AM VERY HAPPY TO KNOW YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WORK TOGETHER IN MAKING SURE THAT THE CONSIGNMENT IS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR STEP.

WITH THIS INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME, I VIVIDLY AGREED THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT I MUST SAY THIS, I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL, TO AVOID IMPOSTERS COMING INTO THIS TRANSACTION WHEN IT IS TIME FOR DISBURSMENT.

PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT THE LAWS OF ANY COUNTRY. ALL ISSUES IN REGARDS TO HOW THE CONSIGNMENT IS GOING TO GET TO YOUR DOOR STEP HAVE BEEN SET IN PLACE FOR DELIVERY.

BUT PLEASE BE ADVISE THAT YOU GET BACK TO ME WITH FULL ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION, AND THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SEAT ON THE FUND ONCE IT IS IN YOU CUSTODY
YOU ARE TO SEND ME THIS INFORMITION BELOW.

1, THE NAME OF THE NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2, YOUR FULL NAME
3, YOUR OCCUPATION
4, A COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LISENCE
5, YOUR TELE PHONE NUMBER
6,YOUR HOME ADDRESS

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME WITH THE LISTED INFORMATIONS AND TOTAL ASSURANCE THAT WHEN THIS FUND IS DELIVERED THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SEAT ON IT, I WILL BE FORWARDING YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE DIPLOMATIC COMPANY FOR AN URGENT ATTENTION ON WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP.

I WILL WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS TIME IS OF GREAT ESSENCE TO ME.

BEST REGARD,

SGT JOHN SMITH,

Western Union · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:28 pm

As I'm sure you've read here before, lads rarely read the first few emails in the exchange. They just copy and paste the next stage of their script.

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:35 pm

As I'm sure you've read it far too infrequently here before, some lads rarely read the first few emails in the exchange, but some do. There are far too many scammers to apply any sort of generalized rule that says they all don't ever read the first few replies.

(See a post today by firehouse5 in the help forum that offers proof that, yes, some do read the first reply. He avoided saying that they all do, so that gets a Thumbs up

from me!)

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:37 pm

^^ What Mr Fishe said, and also, lads tend to twig if they notice you calling them out on their location. Play dumb and bait safe.

Western Union · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:42 pm

Otterfan wrote:

There are far too many scammers to apply any sort of generalized rule that says they all don't ever read the first few replies

Mr Fishe wrote:

lads rarely read the first few emails

I'm pretty sure that was implied in my post, Otterfan.

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:08 pm

Yeah, apologies if it seemed like I was trying to correct your post.

I go into a blind preachy rage when I detect even the smallest hint that the myth of lads never reading the first replies is being continued.

Lesson to self: Count to 10.

Western Union · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:30 pm

No worries.

lost in translation Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 531

Actually, my guess is that up to half of the lads at least take a cursory glance at the first post. I am often able to get them off script on my first response.

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:30 pm

I have had several (early) baits where I said things in my initial response that were designed to offend the mugu, but that he missed. Later (maybe a half a dozen replies later), I got an e-mail from the mugu saying "how dare you call me that!" or whatever.

I suspect that if the lower level lad passes the scam on up the ladder to middle management, the supervisor is going to review the whole scam to see its status, and he may then spot the remarks you made in your initial response.

Bruin

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:35 pm

if your reply is long and you write in bold a large sum of money, they will write back. I depend on them reading the first email to bait them into the church of NERV.

lost in translation Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 531

I realize we are only talking generalities here but the first line in my sig file was in response to a first reply, where I listed my "sex" as "once a week." Laughing

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