A very forward Facebook lad

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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:30 pm

Hi everyone! It's been a while...

I just got accosted by one of my friends on Facebook asking to borrow some money ("just $500"). I noticed something was up when she told me she wanted me to buy "some things," and before long it was pretty clear I was dealing with a lad. Naturally, as soon as I'd reported the matter to Facebook, I decided to have some fun.

Facebook have a special form for reporting 419 activity here: https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=419_friend

Quote:

Her : hi (my name here)
Me: hey
Her: how are you
Me: not bad, just finished work early
her: (my name here) i need your urgent help
Me: with what?
her: i want you to send me money urgent
promise to refund it back
are you there
???
Me: I'm here
Her: pz
Me: I'm afraid I don't get paid until new year's eve and I'm about as broke as you can get
what do you need it for?
Her: i want to use it to get some things
promise to refund it back please i need it urgent
???
Me: Are you OK?
Her: on till you send me the money i we be ok
i just need it urgent
???
Me: You'll forgive me if I'm slightly cautious, you just seem a bit off
Her: ?
Me: What's your mobile number?
Her: what is all this (my name here)
because i need money from you
asking me all this (my name) can you send me money
???
??
?
Me: How much do you need?
Her: all i need is just $500
Me: is that US dollars or Australian dollars?
Her: you can get it to me through western union money transfer online
Me: why don't I just come to your house? you dont live that far away
Her: no
Me: why not?
Her: you can get it to me through wester union money transfer online
ok
promise to refund it back (my name) please
you can send it to my name (her name)
???
Me: how do i send it?
Her: you we just need to fill some form at western union and that is all
Me: what's a western union?
Her: at the bank you are sending it
how log we that take you (my name)
Me: I dont know what a western union is, can you explain it to me?
Her: you did not need any explanation ok just go and send the money to my name
You can get it wire to my name via Western union
Me: No, I do need an explanation.
Her: Kindly email me the transfer details as soon as you have it done,i will definitely Thanks..
Me: I've never sent money via western union, I dont know how it works
Her: ok
Me: can you explain it?
Her: amount $500
than location
Me: and who do I tell this to?
Her: that is all you need to get
Her: ??
Me: are you still there?
I can't send the money unless I know how
Her: that is all you need to get the money to me
Me: and where do I go to send it?
Her: western union money transfer online
*Offline*

I guess the Facebook police got to her!

I've got to say it's a little unnerving to know that lads are hacking my friends' Facebook accounts. Prompted me to hide certain personal details entirely, and strengthen my password. I also made sure to just "play dumb" rather than piss the lad off, not a good idea to anger a lad with your real details!

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:00 pm

The same thing happened to me a while back, got asked for money because one of my friends had been mugged in London and couldn't get home Smile

I was reluctant to bait as I have a lot of personal info on FB that only my added friends can see. I posted on my friend's wall with a warning to all his other friends, but it was pretty quickly deleted and I was dropped as a friend lol.

My friend changed his password and all was well, eventually, pretty unnerving though.

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