The winter stroll - loan lad fun and games

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:34 am

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and the loan scammers are ramping up their activities to prey on those looking for a little extra cash for Christmas and the New Year.

The past couple of years my <strike>arch-nemesis</strike> buddy Justcold has arranged a vigourous walk around this time of year, collecting piggies along the way. This year, I'm inviting anyone who wants to, to join me for a little stroll, picking off loan scammers as we go.

Starting 16 November, until 15 January 2016, I want to see as many loan scammers as possible posted at Scamwarners. Points will be awarded as follows:

1 point for each new loan scammer posted in the Loan Scams section of Scamwarners https://scamwarners.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=35
1 point for any fake loan certificates or IDs posted at Scamwarners (please fakemark them so they can't be re-used).
5 points for each bank account that you collect from a loan scammer, report to a Mod and post at Scamwarners - please redact part of the account number and any full addresses as these may be innocent mules.
10 points for any unique trophies that you get from a loan scammer - to be posted here, not at Scamwarners
20 points if you manage to safari a loan scammer (usual Eater rules for claiming a safari apply).

This isn't a competition, you set what you want to achieve - whether it's 1 loan scammer a week or a dozen a day, each one posted and baited hurts the scammers.

Just post an update in this thread of your running total.

If you're new to Scamwarners, a couple of notes.

Please search before posting to see if the scammer already exists and if they do, add to the existing thread.
It is a victim support site, not a baiting site, please post only the scammers scripted mails, not your replies or anything off-script.

Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:14 am

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat

Please spend a penny in a loan lad's hat

If you can't spend a penny, just chop his dollar oooooo

And when you do that, he'll scream "God will punish you!"

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:45 pm

Great idea - spoil Christmas for the loan lads.

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:27 pm

Best wishes strollers. You can do much damage to those loan lads.

Y'all could''t have a better example of a piggy killing machine than B8er!

(Except for Bware, Big Al, devguy, me ......... Wink

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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:06 am

I'd stroll along with you except my Darlings keep me very well occupied. I can offer moral support to those who choose to accept this challenge though.

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:14 am

I'm in. A stroll is about what I need for exercise. Loan lads are all around....

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 12:48 pm

I've never focused solely on loan lads. Let's see how it works.

Elite Baiter Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 1474

Count me in - I'll visit as frequently as I'm able to at the moment. I focused on loan lads last year about this time. They seem eager and can smell blood in the water.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:38 am

I can't wait to participate! Fustrating loan lads is growing to be a fun hobby.

Master Baiter Joined: 26 Apr 2015 Posts: 239

Hey guys I've pestered a couple of loan lads so far, seems my catcher account is full of them at the moment, but I keep coming to the point where they insist on getting some sort of ID, anyone have ideas on how you've successfully avoided this hurdle? My usual tactics aren't working, they keep dropping me.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:18 pm

^I lost my wallet and it will take 6 weeks to replace.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:56 pm

Try a file that won't open: http://www.fakefilegenerator.com/generate-file.php or you can do the same by copying a .dll file and renaming it to ID_SCAN.pdf

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:51 pm

My id method is often something like this:

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My passport is currently at the USA embassy as I've applied for a travel visa.
Here are the details, I will send you a scan when my visa comes through:
Name
Date of birth
place of birth
passport #
date of issue
date of expiry
place of issue

All the info is made up (actually I have a text file ready to copy-paste when they request this) - it looks like I am doing my best to comply. And if they ask later for the scan (hardly ever), I just complain about the slow, picky bureaucratic process. Replace with the country of your choice if your character is in the USA.

Elite Baiter Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 1474

My characters tend to be on the elderly side and the standard reply to a request for ID is - 'we haven't needed those since 1947. I can look in the attic for it if you want but I'll have to ask my son to help me'. The fear of involving a third party usually hurries the conversation along. If the lad asks for passport or driving licence they're covered by - 'I'm 77, I don't drive' and 'I haven't been abroad since 1963. Do you want me to apply for a new passport? It may take some time'. I haven't lost a bait yet because of ID - it can be a useful way to develop your character's personality I think.

Master Baiter Joined: 26 Apr 2015 Posts: 239

Hi guys thank you very much for the tips, I will put some of those to good use, Very Happy

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:49 am

Been busy with RL for the last week, so haven't had a chance to post. Welcome fellow strollers, I hope you're limbering up ready for Monday.

Justcold wrote:

^I lost my wallet and it will take 6 weeks to replace.

So you tell the scammers the same thing you tell your sisterwife at the end of date night.

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:12 am

My last character crossed the border illegally and did not keep any ID's. Could not get an ID after crossing the border.

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:54 pm

I tell them I don't have an ID or PP but can apply for one if it's truly required. Then one step per day I:
1. I go to the Post office and only get an application but need a copy of my birth certificate. I need to go to the next county tomorrow and purchase one.
2. I bought the Birth Cert but now I need to get PP photos taken.
3. I need to wait until payday to get the extra $150.00 to pay for the PP.
4. I apply for the PP and it will be 3-4 Weeks before it will arrive. If they ask for the birth Cert I tell them I had to send it with my application (which was true when I applied for my RL PP)

The lad may do any of three things, continue on with the Scam, Keep loose or no contact with you for the 3 weeks, or drop you.
Either way it lets you weed out the more workable Knuckleheads.

(Yup, another two cents for me)

Not quite a Newb Joined: 01 Nov 2015 Posts: 24

Count me in. Still loads of room in the pig pen.

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:26 pm

I'm in !

Coincidentally I got my first "X-MAS LOAN OFFER" in my catcher email account

Laughing

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:55 pm

This sounds like fun, count me in.

Moderator Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 14513

I think this is a wonderful idea, but can't join in sinceI'm fairly deep into piggy gathering and the BNI stuff with operation baconator.

However, these maggot loan lads have been infesting a number of guestbooks over the past year posting their formats and offensive fake testimonials from lads posing as loan recipients.

I took the liberty of harvesting approximately 75 novel addresses for loan lads who posted on guestbooks from the month of November. While you likely can use google to find their format, for some you may have to hop right to baiting them for bank accounts to kill, trophies or safaris. In any case, I hope these are a bunch of novel lads to include in this bait and I can make a modest contribution to this worthy endeavor

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