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desklamp
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Posts: 2
Location: in hiding
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:58 am |
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Hi,
I come to 419 Eater in shame. Last night I found a deal on a camera in Brisbane that was too good to be true and STUPIDLY - don't know why I did it but I did - gave out my name, address and phone number. Anyway, today I had an email waiting for me asking me to make a WU money order to Lagos. I immediatly got suspicous and a few minutes searching revealed that yep, he is a scammer. I haven't lost any money, but because I was bloody stupid last night there's a mugu out there with my personal details and my primary email address. What should I do?
I've thought about replying, saying that I've just moved house and give him a fake address and phone number, would that work?
Any help would be much appreciated,
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Red
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2543
Location: 6°27′11″N 3°23′45″E
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:00 pm |
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I'd be inclined to just drop it completely.
Don't reply to their emails at all.
They're not going to do anything with your info from Nigeria unless you gave them a reason to think they would get something out of you.
So unless you've been conversing with them for a long time, I'd just drop them. They'll move on.
If you're really concerned, give the Qld cops a call and explain the situation. They probably won't care, but it may give you some piece of mind. |
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Scam Patroller
Baiting Guru
Joined: 08 Jul 2004
Posts: 11857
Location: UK
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:02 pm |
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Corona
Baiting Guru
Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 8809
Location: On ya left!
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:30 pm |
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Reaper
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Joined: 06 May 2007
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Location: Travelling in a fried-out combie. On a hippie trail, head full of zombie...
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:36 pm |
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we all make mistakes my uncle went ahead with one of the scams thankfully he only lost a few hundred... |
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Doctor X
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 766
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:43 pm |
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DEAR DISKKRAMP
IN NAME OF JESUS ALLAH I FIND YOU HEALTHY.
I AM MOTHER'S SISTER'S BROTHER'S COUSIN OF PARIS HILTON WHO HAS LEFT $100,000,000 SO SHERIF NOT FIND. I NEED YOU--GOD PERSON WHO I HAVE BEN TOLD WILL BE GOOD PERSON--TO HELP MAY THIS AVAILABLE FOR CRIPPLED ORPHANS IN SWANSEA.
IF YOU GIVE ME YOU NAME, PASSPORT, ADDRESS, ROUTING NUMBER, SHOE SIZE, FIRST BORN, MY LAW FORM WILL SEND YOU WITH PAPER TO MAKE PAYMENT OF TRANSFER FOR WHICH YOU KEEP 33 PRECINCT.
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P.S. Welcome to the forums!
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P.P.P.S. Try not to break anything internal laughing at these baits. |
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bill2
Baiting Guru
Joined: 10 Sep 2006
Posts: 5495
Location: Yeah who can tell me where I am?
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:02 pm |
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Desklamp
Just stop all contact with this address, google your info every now and then to see if he is using it. And if he gets on the phone tell him that you just moved to jail. There's nothing there that he couldn't have found in the phone book.
Welcome and read the sticky's if you want to play along. And if you, after reading the sticky's, still want to play, get a mentor, some nice email addresses and dive in the surplus section for the deal you like.
And have fun
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desklamp
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Posts: 2
Location: in hiding
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:14 pm |
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oh yes, I do want to play. I've been reading through the baits and it seems right up my alley. I'll have more people to harass now than just my boss!
Thanks for the advice, I'll just ignore him from now on. Although... with a different email address, he could be my first bait! |
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smartbomb
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Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 750
Location: Air
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:35 pm |
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^^^your already thinking like a pro ! Welcome aboard matey |
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419weasel
Baiting Guru
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
Posts: 4207
Location: Somewhere in a hole. Waiting.
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:44 pm |
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pug
Master Baiter
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 198
Location: Just to the left of things . . .
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:52 pm |
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Welcome to Eater, desklamp. Actually, I think you should take Doctor X up on that great offer to get some of Paris Hilton's $$. It sounds 100% risky-free to me, and he typed all in caps so you know he can be trusted! |
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The Man
Baiting Guru
Joined: 11 Apr 2007
Posts: 2885
Location: La La Land
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:58 pm |
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Desk:
And if you post his details he just might be the subject of unrelenting harassment from others on this site.....
I am looking for a couple of quick mass baits like we did to devguy's "pay me $$ or I'll kill you" scam a couple weeks ago.... |
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Olidammara
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 9
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:09 pm |
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Just ignoring this guy further on sounds like the best things to do to me. On the homepage of this site I read an advice that you could write him one last mail that you have been adviced not to pursue this deal any further. If you write him that and/or ignore the rest of his mails, he will lose interest soon enough.
But if he suddenly gets swamped, mass baited and whatnot, and suspects that you might have anything to do with it, he might cause... well, maybe not exactly trouble, but unnecessary annoyance might occur- and we are here to annoy scammers, not to cause ourselves annoyance, I like to think |
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DutchBaiter
419Eater is my life
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
Posts: 345
Location: The Netherlands (GMT+1)
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:47 pm |
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desklamp wrote: |
Although... with a different email address, he could be my first bait! |
I wouldn't do that. After all, he knows who you are (well, not really, he does have some personal details but that's it) and that might be a bit too close for comfort.
Take a mentor and maybe that mentor can take on your mugu. Don't start to ambitious!!! Learn the ropes first!
But I wouldn't worry. Just take the advice others have given and ignore any mail they send out.
oh and: Welcome to the eater! Say goodbye to your freetime |
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