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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:38 pm

I listened to the Enforcers episode of This American Life on Chicago Public Radio and it fascinated me what you guys do to combat these scammers from Nigeria. I especially loved the part in the broadcast where you give the man a letter to give to the bank clerk about his hatred and disgust for Islam, Mohammad, the Koran, and how he is going to rob the place. Just gold, I was laughing so much when I heard that.

Ive experienced a little bit of attempts to scam and one time where my guard was down and I actually had given away some information. He tried to access my account and there was nothing there thank Allah, just kidding. God, thank God!

I wanted to see a little bit more in depth how to wrangle up these cowpokes and hog tie them into submission, woo doggie!

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:05 pm

Hi and welcome to the board, liquidfuse Smile

Not all scammers are Nigerian, we get them from all over. We try and to bring God, Allah or any other religion into it normally, though here it was a good way of dropping the lad in the kak while visiting the bank.

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:09 pm

Welcome! Always glad to see new members!

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:36 pm

Good to see you, liquidfuse! Take a look around (I'd highly recommend those 'stickies' at the top of the board!). Welcome.

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:12 pm

LF, as mentioned above by some wise sages, read the stickies, bait safe, & get a mentor if you feel like learning from the best. Welcome aboard and have at em Twisted Evil

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:18 pm

Welcome to 419eater!! Here is some advice for the newbie!

(A) Seek a mentor. There is a mentor thread on the bulletin board. (I think you have probably already heard about this one).

(B) Never ever reveal personal information about yourself. Use an e-mail provider that hides your IP address (hushmail, fastmail, or gmail) and totally bogus information. As discussed on the board, however, using any other e-mail provider probably is not a disaster.

(C) Never involve innocent third parties! I.E. don't give our the local police department's phone number, your ex-spouse's address etc. Use totally fictitious info.

(D) Never send documents (ID, passports, driver's licenses) to a scammer - even fakes. A scammer will recycle anything you send him and use it on innocent victims. Instead, search the bulletin board for the terms ID and excuses - you should find lots of ideas.

(E) Read up on Skype and K7 on the bulletin board if you want to receive calls.

(F) To get started, got to 419baiter.com and "harvest" a number of the recent addresses there. Send them a very short e-mail using your bogus e-mail account that says something like "I just got your e-mail. Please tell me more".

Use the BCC function on your e-mail to copy a number of recipients - mail the original back to your own bogus e-mail account.

By cutting and pasting, one can send hundreds of mails in a short time.

(G) Bait straight at first. It is fun to get the amusing trophy or send your mugu on the safari to some wretched destination. But for the first few occasions, play it straight until you get more experience.

(H) Ask lots of questions. Not only on the board, but also when you are corresponding with a mugu. Questions are a good way to get him off script.

(I) Try to "de-educate" your mugu. This means don't correct his mistakes (which might make him more convincing to a real victim). But do object when he does something right! Teaching him how to misspell a word, use a totally made up word, etc. might tip off a real victim somewhere in the future! The same goes for his documents and ID - if they are good, find fault with them! If they are crappy - be impressed!

Good luck!

Bruin