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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 25 Feb 2011 Posts: 1

Ok, I know I'm new, I know I probably shouldn't be posting this here, and I realise you guys have probably seen every variation of email scam under the sun, but I really do think this one is "something extraordinary"; I felt I had to come over just to post it - behold -

DEAR SCAM VICTIM, ACCEPT THIS COMPENSATION FUNDS.

From:
US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE <[email protected]>
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2011 1:08 am

Dear beneficiary.

I got your information and also your email address among the list of individuals
that has been scamed by some NIGERIAN SCAM ARTIST.

My name is Mr.William White. and i am sending this email to you ,FROM THE US
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ,to put to your NOTICE that in conjuction with the UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT, UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,UNITED NATIONS,WORLD BANK
and AFRICAN UNION,you are been compensated with the total sum of 1MILLION USD
for been scamed by some good for nothing nigerians who are now on the trail by
top security agency and interpol.

So since your name has been found among those that has lost there money due to
one reason or the other to these scam artist in NIGERIA,all you need to do now
is to contact the personel in NIGERIA who will ensure that you receive your
compensation fees which has been endorsed to you in form of AN INTERNATONAL ATM
CARD,so now i advice you to contact him with the details given bellow.

NAME:MR.Wilston Brown
EMAIL ADDRESS([email protected])

As soon as you contact him you will be adviced to also send to him the sum of
210usd for the delivery fees of the check to you via any good delivery agency of
your choice and also take note that the ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE,CERTIFICATE
OF OWNERSHIP,TAX FEES and ALSO CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE have all been attached to
the ATM CARD,to ensure that you dont have any problems when trying to claim this
funds,so once more,go ahead to the western union and send to him the 100usd for
the delivery of the parcel to you to the informaton provided bellow.

RECEIVERS NAME:PAUL ADAMS
COUNTRY:NIGERIA
STATE:ABUJA
TEST;RED
ANSWER:BLUE
AMOUNT;210USD

Also provide your full contact details and address,so the parcel will be
delivered to the correct destination,i advice again that as soon as you see this
mail,go right ahead and send him the payment details from western union as seen
bellow,along with your contact details and i promise you that in less than 24hrs
you will receive your ATM CARD

SENDERS NAME:
SENDERS ADDRESS:
MTCN NUMBER:

Let me also warn you that dont allow anyone to fool you because all you need to
send to him is just the delivery fees and if he ask you for more dont fail to
let me know so we will get him interogated to know why he needs more than the
delivery fees required.

So before time runs out do as i have said so you can receive your COMPENSATION
FUNDS. and Please be carefull with the kind of emails you receive on the
INTERNET.

If you fail to respond in 48hrs then your ATM CARD will be forwarded to the FBI
HEAD QUARTERS AS UNCLAIMED BY YOU.

NOTE:IF YOU CAN NOT SEND THE DELIVERY FEES DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL,IN
OTHERWORDS you are advivced to DISREGARD THIS MAIL

Thank you for your CORPORATION and God bless you.

Mr.William White.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:41 am

Those are actually pretty common. I get 1-4 of those a day. I never respond to them because they never struck me as very interesting, but obviously the logic is kicking a man when he's down.

Victims tend to think that they CAN still get their money back, even though 99.999% of the time, it's impossible. This kind of scam targets those people.

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 4747

Welcome to eater, join us you be surprised at how clever these guys can get. I’ve gotten more than a few of the kind you’ve shown us. Its not the most clever one I have seen.

419Eater is my life Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 329

Alejandro wrote:

I never respond to them because they never struck me as very interesting, but obviously the logic is kicking a man when he's down.

The scammers often think that if a victim has already fallen victim to a scam before, they're likely to pay up again (which often does happen). Sometimes they pass addresses of known victims onto other scammers for a second shot, but a lot of them also seem to send these letters out just like other formats.

** SUSPENDED ** Joined: 01 Nov 2010 Posts: 1161

Alejandro wrote:

Those are actually pretty common. I get 1-4 of those a day. I never respond to them because they never struck me as very interesting, but obviously the logic is kicking a man when he's down.

Victims tend to think that they CAN still get their money back, even though 99.999% of the time, it's impossible. This kind of scam targets those people.

In my opinion recovery scammers are MUCH easier to bait than your normal type.

Remember, they believe that you've paid out once, and that is key to maintaining their interest.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 40

Those are common indeed,

currently trying to get my lost money back from the United Nations Wink

419Eater is my life Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 329

I normally respond as someone who's already paid money to another lad. Then I have that "other" scammer get in touch with the mugu asking why he's trying to mess with his job. Always good fun there.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:48 am

Lachesis wrote:

In my opinion recovery scammers are MUCH easier to bait than your normal type.

Remember, they believe that you've paid out once, and that is key to maintaining their interest.

Hm. Maybe I should try them out then.

The recovery scammers seem like they could trick a lot of people, but the scammers that make the least sense to me are the ones who claim to be a diplomat stranded in an airport with a package for $15 million dollars for you or whatever. I replied to a guy saying "My nearest airport? Where would that be?" and the guy replied with "I'm in JFK International in NYC" and I said "You fucking moron. I live in California. How did you buy a plane ticket for the complete other side of the country?" Then the guy demanded my phone number, address, full name, and I was all like "Shi', muthah fuckah. You got on a plane without my address or phone number. You best be callin' your office cuz I ain't givin' you that info cuz you da worst diplomat in the history o' the world."

I exchanged like 15 e-mails with this guy. But why would anyone fall for this? It's the craziest story ever. Just the phrase "stranded at your nearest airport" is so nonsensical...

Seriously.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:15 am

Welcome.

You're already halfway there baiting recovery scammers because you can slow them down by going into chapter and verse on the ins and outs of how you were scammed, then bring up the point that they themselves sound and behave in a very similar why to the original scammers. They just love the comparison. Laughing

A handy tip for when, and if they ask you for photo ID. You can tell them you don't have any, because the last lads made you post all your ID to them as proof of who you are. They can't argue with that. Wink

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:07 pm

I like to say that the former scammer used WU and MG so i do not simply trust persons that advocate those means of money transfer. That way it is easy to get the scammer to cough up a piggy for you. He will however try to slither out of it by saying that i can't help if the banker/UN personnel or whatever wants to use WU. It is after all the safest and the fastest means of transferring funds in Africa. But just stand you ground and you'll have a great chance of getting a piggy.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:58 pm

Yep recovery scams are great to bait as others suggested you already have a reason to be suspicious. My favorite is the FBI ones. It's fun to ask them if Area 54 is real and who shot JFK. If they know Agent Scully and Mulder is another fun modality.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:20 pm

The only unusual thing about your scam email is that it does have the name Robert Mueller in the FROM line and in the signature. If you looked at almost any catcher account, you would think that the Director of the FBI sets aside large chunks of his schedule to send emails to purported scam victims.

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1440

I like the ones where President Obama is on a quest to help scam victims get their money back.

I just replied to one, asking why the US president would help me when I'm not American, and also explaining that I have not been scammed.

Got an answer, saying that this "grant" is for scam victims and also for those who have NOT been scammed. Damned generous of them if you ask me. Laughing

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:51 am

^^^ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II contacted me recently with a similar proposal.

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