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angryoldman
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 13 Oct 2010
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:10 pm |
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Recieved this yesterday from an email address in my address book (see below in quotations). this person is close to me and on vacation, but definately not in London, so I knew it was a scam.
"I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,I came down here to London,United Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately I got mugged at the park of the hotel where I stayed,all cash,credit card and cell were stolen off but luckily for Me is that We still have my Life and passports with me.
I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and my flight leaves in less than 3hrs from now but am having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let me leave until I settle the bills,We are freaked out at the moment. Please help me out of this mess now!!!"
They wanted money wired to St. James's, London N19 5RG, which is a bar from what I can tell from google maps.
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Craig007
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 3123
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:13 pm |
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It is a scam, but it's also a "begging" format, for which we don't generally advocate baiting.
They haven't promised you anything in return, so it's not 419. |
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music man
Baiting Guru
Joined: 22 Sep 2005
Posts: 14807
Location: East Harlemshire , yo!
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:18 pm |
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Au contraire! The lad has hijacked someones email/Facebook account and has sent mails out to all the persons friends and contacts. He is not a beggar but a common or garden scammer. Bait away. I feel several abortive trips to MG or one of our special WU services are appropriate for this lad.
Of course the only issue here is how much info the scammer has about you. He certainly has your RL email addy as a minimum. If the account that has been stolen is a Facebook account then there may be much more of your info that lad can access. Bait with care. You might want to contact any other friends who may receive this scam-mail. |
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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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Craig007
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 3123
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:26 pm |
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Oh well, that'll teach me to read first posts properly. Those two words of "address book" change the whole context of the post. |
_________________ CAN VISA BE GIVING IN THE PLANE? YOUR QUEEN ELIZABETH CAN NOT TAKE VISA IN THE PLANE,TALKLESS OF YOU - WILLIAM PAUL
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Wulugu or Bust Safari- Lagos, Nigeria to Paga, Ghana and Tokwari, Ghana X2-3800mi. "I'm leaving this bullshit area"
- Accra to Cotonou - 430 miles
100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION
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