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LittleMissGuided
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 06 Dec 2010
Posts: 3
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:53 am |
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Dear 419eaters,
Long time fan, first time writer. I was hoping I could bring a scam to your attention - one that has raked in, at best guess, hundreds of thousands of pounds by now. It starts small, but I kept pulling the string and watched the whole jumper unravel...
In the beginning of last year I was scammed - I was on gumtree, looking for tickets for a gig. I put an advert out, got contacted by a person who said they had some to sell. Wanted a bank transfer. Now, I was wary, so I researched... the email account linked to a facebook page. I also found a myspace page, bebo page... figured this person is definitely who he said he was, so I bit. Did the transfer. No tickets. E-mail account disappeared.
I was pissed off, but as much with myself as anything. Until I traced the name, and realised this same person had been on a computer game forum, scamming little kids out of their pocket money by selling fake codes for some weird online game. Red rag to bull.
I find everything out about this kid. I find his other scams. I find his D.o.b. I find his school. Alternative e-mail addresses. I supply photos of him. I have his bank account and sort code. I take all this to the police. Through my help, they uncover a larger scam. Moral - don't piss off a woman in need of a hobby. I apparently excel at stalking.
Skip forward 20 months. This person is STILL scamming, as is, it appears, his whole family. They have upgraded now, and are taking on average maybe £350 - £500 each scam, putting multiple adverts out on gumtree and various other forums at the same time. For an idea of scale, go to google and search for "L1chfield scammers" replacing the 1 with an i. (Don't want them tracking back to here when the google trawler stumbles through)
The police have known about this since March 2009. It is, apparently, still an active investigation. In the mean time, the scammers are still going strong, and making a feck load of money.
Even if you could just distract them for a while, they time they spend with a single person from here is time they aren't spending ripping people off before christmas. I tried going the mature, police route, and it seems not very productive.
TL:DR?
Google "L1chfield Scammers" replacing the 1 with an i. Marvel at the brazen, prolific scamming. Unleash flying monkeys? |
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the vampire
Baiting Guru
Joined: 27 Jul 2008
Posts: 3601
Location: playmobil land
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:50 pm |
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Welcome here LittleMissGuided.
If this family, or group of scammers are under police investigation, you can bait them, but DON'T kill their bank accounts. The LE need them for evidence. |
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bait_my_hook
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 03 Aug 2010
Posts: 858
Location: God's own county, UK
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:36 pm |
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I have PM'd the OP and we don't have any email addresses
is this one more for scamwarners? |
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Slightlyoutofit
Baiting Guru
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
Posts: 14310
Location: Foraging for Nuts.
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:40 pm |
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If the police are actively involved, we don't bait it.
It's not in our remit to take a chance with screwing up an LE investigation. |
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LittleMissGuided
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 06 Dec 2010
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:49 pm |
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Fair enough
The police have been actively involved since March 2009 though, and every day more people lose money to these scammers. Was just hoping there was some way to run interference while the slow wheels of justice turn. Or idle in a driveway. Whatever they are currently doing. |
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LittleMissGuided
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 06 Dec 2010
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:53 pm |
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I guess, if nothing else, a few more people know this is happening now. Thanks for your time, and keep up the good work xx |
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Slightlyoutofit
Baiting Guru
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
Posts: 14310
Location: Foraging for Nuts.
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:15 pm |
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^^ I totally understand what you're saying and I do sympathise.
The thing is, police investigations can easily take a couple of years - especially where cyber crime is concerned as it's such a technical, specialised niche in the criminal activity market. So even though you may not see things happening, there's still the possibility that law enforcement are beavering away behind the scenes. And who knows what LE are doing? If dozens of baiters suddenly turn up on the scene, it might make any ongoing investigation much more complicated and confusing than it needs to be. |
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MAY THE HAND THAT TYPE ON KEYBORD BECOME STRICKEN AND TRANSMIT VIRUS TO YOU ENTIRE BODY. - Dr Linda Akeem
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wowwow
Elite Baiter
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 1795
Location: Here is the picture of the cash in the boxes before we send it down to the company to deposited it
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Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:02 pm |
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I suppose you could go to the press about it.
There are a few T.V programs on the BBC interested and also some of the major newspapers have investigative teams. It might make a good panorama program.
In my opinion, there are not enough laws in place to stop cyber crime, and when the government try to add some everybody yells invasion of privacy.
So it's best to just log as much information as possible, and if you can find out who heads up the investigation, send them your findings regularly. As a good citizen you are doing your bit by warning others, logging instances of crime and reporting it. However catching the criminals and putting them behind bars is the business of the police and the justice system. Trust me, the police do take everything seriously, often too seriously. |
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music man
Baiting Guru
Joined: 22 Sep 2005
Posts: 14807
Location: East Harlemshire , yo!
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:02 pm |
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I suppose you could go to the press about it.
There are a few T.V programs on the BBC interested and also some of the major newspapers have investigative teams. It might make a good panorama program. |
From http://www.avforums.com/forums/forum-news-notices/1115659-ainsworth-scammers-stowe-street-lichfield.html
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[Latest update 11/11/2010: The group of 10 Lichfield (and surrounding area) based people arrested in relation to the large scale scamming of people on Gumtree, AVForums and elsewhere are still out on bail while the CPS builds its case. Despite having been arrested and out on bail, they continue to scam people here and on Gumtree.] |
I don't think any TV program would touch this with the alleged offenders already arrested and bailed. |
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You will rot in jail.watch your back- any shadow could be mine ! YOU ARE VERY EASY TO TRACK IN YOU NEIGHBOURHOOD ! DRUNKARD AND A SCUMBAG LIKE YOU!
mike lawrence (cheque scammer)
Go fuck your dead parents asshole!!!How can a deaf fool make clean money..The money that you have will never be spent on anything reasonable.
So fuck off..dont reply me again until the cops get your stinking ass...
Lyord Melson- cheque scammer
$4.002million and £214K in fake cheques taken out of circulation. (updated May 2009)
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