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NAveryW
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Posts: 49
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:47 pm |
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I never noticed it until now, but this lad seems to have much better English than any others I've baited up until now. Take a look:
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I mentioned to you earlier that the officials vested with the authority to pay this money to you will be contacting you any moment from now as the bona-fide owner of the funds. Please let me know immediately you hear from them.
I also told you yesterday that I am working on the other documents. I have met with the officials who will issue the contract documents to us and they have agreed to help us out. However we will be required to pay some money to them to get these documents given to us. Therefore I would need your financial assistance to meet their demand. What we need is US$2,450.00. I am making arrangements to get US$1,500.00 so please I want you to send the remaining US$950.00 to me immediately. Kindly send it to me via Western Union Money Transfer as follows: |
I only noticed one syntax mistake that most native speakers wouldn't make... does this mean he may be a BADger, or just much better at English than most scammers? |
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Craig007
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 3123
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:51 pm |
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I think the latter of the two, as I've had a few like that. Keep going & see what occurs. |
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Slightlyoutofit
Baiting Guru
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
Posts: 14310
Location: Foraging for Nuts.
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:52 pm |
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Probably just a good script. Can't tell if the lad has typed that himself or copied and pasted it. Only time will tell but it's not unheard of.
Try asking him some specific questions that will force a typed reply. |
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Saint Arnold
Elite Baiter
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 1261
Location: By the kegerator
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:53 pm |
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He or his scriptwriter has good English skills.
What's the IP on the email? |
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OxygenDeprived
Baiting Guru
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Posts: 4138
Location: Crushing Lad's spirits, one at a time...
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:59 pm |
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I vote for script. It sounds too perfectly worded. Try asking something odd to get him off script (weather, strike in Nigeria (if his IP is there), or some other odd question that needs answering). |
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persephone
Baiting Guru
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 2846
Location: land of cloggies
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:24 pm |
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As others have said, it sounds like script to me as well.
If you ask your lad a question that requires him to get typing, his skills may not be all that after all. And if it is............I had a few lads writing in flawless English. In my opinion, enjoy! I always like baiting the ones that reply in full sentences |
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Luther Blissett
Elite Baiter
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 1029
Location: Watford, Middle East
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:30 pm |
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Buhuaha! I only just now realised that the mods have fiddled with the word-filters again and k-i-t-t-i-e-s is now being automatically replaced by kitties
It's like April Fool's day all over again...
Remember: kittys do not exist!
words that do not exist.
/EDIT: Nanu, nanu? It doesn't seem to recognise the plural of kittys. So one kitties doesn't exist, but many kitties do? How weird! |
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Saint Arnold
Elite Baiter
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 1261
Location: By the kegerator
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:47 pm |
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Ah! I was wondering where all the fluffy kitty-cat posts were coming from.
Remember, there is no such thing as a badger! |
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Our legal team are on standby for the next line of action in this very interesting case.already they are still studying the MTCN number that you sent,it will be used as evidence together with your full names and address,when this epic battle commences. - the one and only Charles Soludo
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x15 (RIP) x7 x1
Lottery lad, Benin City - Abuja A new minister, Lagos-Benin City The same minister, Lagos - Tamale, Ghana
Dr. Johnson - Abidjan-Abuja and back again (so far! - 1666 miles round trip)
<----because life can seem bleary and bleak without one. TS
Because Lotta is a great and beautiful mod!
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Don
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Posts: 3045
Location: Italy, 87.2.222.132
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:22 pm |
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GomerPyle
Baiting Guru
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Wherever I lay my hat
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:24 pm |
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Now I've got to worry about fluffy kitty cats as well. |
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Tommo Shanter
Baiting Guru
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 5378
Location: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. - Euripides
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:53 pm |
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<br>Sorry, but I hate cats almost as much as I hate trolls.
They shit all over my garden without so much as a thank you, kiss my arse. The cats I mean, not the trolls who are just in there for the magic mushrooms. |
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Ari
Elite Baiter
Joined: 17 Sep 2004
Posts: 1269
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:17 pm |
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You mean the shrooms aren't real!?! |
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Red
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2543
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:41 am |
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Back on the the planet of topic....
Some lads do have relatively good english.
It depends where they come from.
Remember that some of these countries are former british colonies and probably have formal english grammar schools where they would learn english from a young age.
of course, most of these people are not scammers, but it is possible some of them are.
my understanding is that the scripts are written by well educated associates who do not correspond with victims themselves, they just write up templates.
I had a lad from the ivory coast whose (who's?) english was very impressive, completely off script and still very good.
I would say check the IP... you'll know if it's not a lad pretty damn quickly. |
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419h8r
Master Baiter
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 100
Location: u.s. of a
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:52 am |
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Yep, Nigeria for one has English as it's official language. They also study English right from kindergaten so, we got educated lads out there. |
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Breddan Butter
Retired Moderator
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Posts: 4170
Location: Soligorsk, Belarus
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:07 am |
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NAveryW,
Why on earth would the fact that a scammer writes in good English suggest that there is anything wrong?
English is the first language of many scammers.
Even some that may speak English as a second language may have excellent writing skills.
Using your logic a huge number of scambaiters can't be genuine because their English skills are sadly lacking.
Just read a few threads here to prove the point. |
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