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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:51 am

Ok, so I signed some guestbooks, and the next day I had many many emails. I browsed through them, and picked the one I deemed most acceptable. I contacted the spammer as a Rev. for a church. I was getting very anxious. I checked my email the next day (yesterday) no reply, so I though I messed up. (Damnation, my reply must have been too long/not convincing), well today I got a HUGE reply from her, and low and behold, she wants my name and address so we can get the paperwork rolling. Since Rev. Harry N. Ketchum is new to the church, he must confer with the Council of Cawknobbles to see what the process is. The church is also not technologically advanced at all, and many of the Reverends don't have emails, because the church believes that the internet leads to the temptations pornography, illegally downloading items, and identity theft (to name a few). Anyway, sorry for droning on and on, now to the point of the question.....Is it normal for me to be so anxious for a reply, and then, when I see the reply to get so dang excited and pound out a reply? I was even sitting at work thinking of what I was going to say to this person. What's wrong with me??!!!?????
THIS IS SO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:55 am

Welcome to Eater, Saint!

I've found that when I was new to baiting, it was important to pace myself. Also, it's easier to hook a lad if you space out your emails to them. Many advise 1 a day at most. The reason for this is the longer the correspondence, the more the lads will have "invested" in you as a victim.

But, actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with being enthusiastic or excited about baiting. If I've got an amusing bait going on, I find myself checking my character's email a lot, wondering how the lad will respond, etc. It's a fun hobby!

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

It's completely normal . . . here at least. Wink

Scambaiting can be pretty addictive.

If you're having so much fun and impatient for a lad response, bait a couple of lads at once.

I don't agree with the argument that you have to space out your emails to a lad (one per day). I think that as long as he's writing back to you, write to him when you feel like it. I am erratic. When I feel excited about a bait, I'll write a few times a day as long as the lad is writing back that often. Sometimes when I'm bored, I'll skip days or a week before replying. Run the bait on your schedule, just don't do more work/writing than the lad or feel pressured to write back when he wants you to.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:20 pm

I"ve had complete conversations via email with a lad, constant instant replys for about 2 hours. I did make mention that he was lucky I was at work, and just sitting at my computer desk anyway. But all in all, I don't think it is overkill to reply several times a day, as long as the lad is too, I would go bombarding him with a heaps of emails if he wasnt sending just as many, he is liable to drop you for being to much work then. My general rule is if I get mail, I send mail. 1:1 ratio.

Glad your excited, have fun with it

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:11 pm

I've just selected a second to play with. He seems pretty interested in having the Rev. assist him. I'm going to have to inform him that this will be happening through my church and I must confirm with the Council of Cawcknobbles.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:35 pm

Don't forget to wash and have the occasional meal. Otherwise you seem a normal enough newb. Wink

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:48 pm

I LOVE the concept of a church that is reticent to use technology due to temptations! Such wonderful ideas.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:57 pm

Yes there's somethong wrong with you.
You've become a baiter Exclamation

Sometimes I get bored and leave the lads hanging for a while.
Other Times I can't wait!

Take on a couple of more lads if you're impatient (not too many) until the novelty wears off.
Lads can be lazy too remember. So you might be expecting a response and not get one.
Please take into account that lads generally get off their tits on a saturday and repent their sins on a sunday. So don't expect a lot at weekends.

Enjoy Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:06 pm

I have to agree if a lad is replying i reply

Depending on my character, sometimes I will leave them a few days it's
fun to see the panic emails come in !!

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:55 am

windypops wrote:

Don't forget to wash and have the occasional meal. Otherwise you seem a normal enough newb. Wink

And also, don't forget to go outside and smell the flowers occasionally, by way of fresh air to clear the cobwebs away from the little grey cells.

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:13 pm

I will sometimes let a lad simmer a few days after they send me an email just to see how anxious they. Increasingly hysterical emails are a sign that they are pretty well hooked. For example, I have been working a refugee scammer for a couple of months now. I thought I would just let her stew over the weekend. This morning I got this frantic, guilt-trippy message:

Quote:

oh sir you abandoned us at a point like this its only God in heven i now have hope in i lost my only brother whom was all i had left because we did not have funds to get him blood the lawyer whom help us to the hospital was at court and i had no were to go this was why i wanted you to contact the security company on time so that i could have access to funds to take prper care of my brothers health now i have to leave with more pains
What worse thing could happen to me in this life ? what futher dsapointment could i have than this if trully you all wanted to help us then why did the security tell me they had not goten any concret mail or claims request from our mandate when i went there in tears today anyway its now i alone i have no other person to loose my whole family now lost maybe i should have just gone into prostitution to raise the funds to get by brother into good health and get funds to take care of the clearance of the consignment than looking for help which is not fort comming

A couple of hours later:

Quote:

The lawyer was here and the church is arranging for my brothers burial tomorrow morning at the cemetery i am short of words and don't know what to say say all the same God bless you for now my world is like crashing and worthless

Made my day! She seems desperate enough, so I just sent her the 50-page passport application form.

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:22 pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Quote:

Made my day! She seems desperate enough, so I just sent her the 50-page passport application form.

Oh you are the soul of compassion !

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:53 pm

dbest03 wrote:

windypops wrote:

Don't forget to wash and have the occasional meal. Otherwise you seem a normal enough newb. Wink

And also, don't forget to go outside and smell the flowers occasionally, by way of fresh air to clear the cobwebs away from the little grey cells.

Thanks, for them pointers guys - I'll have to remember those too Laughing

@ St. Aloysius
Welcome. It's completely normal and just a fun healthy pastime, although sometimes you may have RL mates mocking you 4:1 for being a "weird saddo". Pfffft they just don't geddit, Rolling Eyes

just remember it's a GOOD kinda weird. Razz

Oh and if you want more "action" get some phone lads (often with a chance of killing fake bank accounts too). That'll crave your hunger between "meals" Wink

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:38 am

I've got a couple going right now, the newest one seems the most eager. He emailed me back right both times I've emailed him. He has assured me everything is legal and will work out. I told him I can tell by his convictions he is a true and just man. Plus he has a family and threw God in his message, there is no way he's lying.
I said I need to confer with my God and Reverend because I am a God fearing man and do this before I ever venture into new things, and it has never steered me wrong. I'll let him sit till tomorrow, and respond that the Reverend suggests some forms to be filled out.

GOD THIS IS FUN!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:40 am

Think of it this way...Where else in life can you lie and be a regular ass to someone who completely deserves it? Laughing

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:40 am

sir scam alot wrote:

Think of it this way...Where else in life can you lie and be a regular ass to someone who completely deserves it? Laughing

Aye, the place where it's nice to be nasty. If you feel pi55ed then unleash any frustration at a scummy lad - surely without any karmic retribution.

Nice to see you having fun at their expense, St. I will warn you though - sometimes you can get "attached" to them. My first romance bait is my favorite vermin and I just love the way she's thick as pigs**t. Twisted Evil

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:45 am

Billy Milligan wrote:

although sometimes you may have RL mates mocking you 4:1 for being a "weird saddo". Pfffft they just don't geddit, Rolling Eyes

just remember it's a GOOD kinda weird. Razz

You have weird friends. Mine are all amused by our antics Very Happy

Of course, most of my friends have the same weird, slightly sadistic sense of humor I do, so that works out nicely.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:13 am

I've told my work partners, and they all think it's pretty cool. Told my wife about it, she made fun of me, but I know she thinks it's funny.
I can tell they're actually reading my emails too. I told one I wanted 7% commission, and he actually replied that 7% was good. I KNEW I should have asked for 15%. Laughing

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:13 pm

foo123 wrote:

You have weird friends.

YEH... Well you have an avatar that is just TOO damn cute . . . Confused

I think the problem so far is that I haven't managed to get any remarkable trophy to convince them YET.
At least my family think it's cool, mum in particular had a GREAT laugh about some of the crap that these scum send me.

A special goal I have though is a safari to Sv@lbard. BRRRRRRR

EDIT : Leetage

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:26 am

^^^

My dream safari has always been to send a lad to China, specifically to Tiananmen Square, holding up a sign reading 'Free Tibet', written in Mandarin. Let's see how long he would last Laughing

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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:32 am

Hi St. Aloysius!
I never settle for less than 50%...

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:39 pm

^^Holy COW!!!!!!You must be REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing

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