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boofles
419Eater is my life
Joined: 18 Jan 2010
Posts: 357
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:03 pm |
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So, one of my regular customers came in to my work today, and he was in a pretty good mood. When I asked him why he told me fortune was finally smiling upon him and proceeded to tell me why...
Well apparently he had been selected as a secret shopper....yeah....my internal alarms immediately started ringing. Since I'm pretty familiar with him, I was able to get him to show me the info and check he'd been sent.
All the red flags were there...cash the check in person(because it takes a little longer to get flagged that way)...buy 8 $100 amazon gift cards from 1 store then 8 more from another...text pics of the scratch offs to the "supervisor" immediately etc, etc, etc. Basically the whole letter was a red flag and the check was from a different company than who he was supposed to be "working" for. I was convinced it was a scam.
Anyway, thanks to the things I've learned over the years from here, scamwarners, etc. I was able to articulate to him why I thought it was a scam in a way that did not make him feel stupid, and I'm 99% sure I convinced him. I even wrote a link to scamwarners on a piece of paper and gave it to him.
So long story short, I feel pretty good about that.
And you guys and gals are the only people I know that I think would truly appreciate the story so I decided to share it with y'all. |
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Juan Freizwidatt
Associate
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Posts: 20834
Location: Hanging out at In-n-Out
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:49 pm |
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Good job! |
_________________ "SATAN WILL KILL YOU . BECAUSE YOU ARE A DAUGHTER OF MERMAID"
"HOW DOES IT SOUND TO YOU THAT ANOTHER PERSON IS DEALING WITH YOU AND ASK YOU TO CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON AND NOW YOU SAID THAT YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH THE OTHER PERSON WITHOUT THE KNOWING OF THE PERSON THAT ASK YOU TO CONTACT THE OTHER PERSON"
I apologize again that I will lick the dust from your sandals - Shorty
x4: Shorty
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US lad w/Capone: ( )
- ATL>DC>ATL>Vegas>Seattle>ATL>San Diego>LA>ATL>Seattle>ATL>WY>ATL>Aspen>ATL (21K+ miles, $11K+ expenses)
Shorty w/bohigal:
- Lagos>Abidjan
Random lads:
- Douala>Korup; Lagos>Cotonou>Parakou; Cotonou>Niger border; Cotonou>Pendjari>jail in Tanguietta; Asaba>Abuja; Accra>Tamale
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bware419ers
419Eater Admin
Joined: 25 Jun 2012
Posts: 21302
Location: Searching for the Platinum Piggie
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Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:10 am |
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Kitty La Gore
Baiting Guru
Joined: 03 Feb 2014
Posts: 5024
Location: Information Superhighway, Exit 404
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Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:21 am |
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BRAVO!!!! |
_________________
x 322 x1517 John James x67
Abiola-Tim: Lagos to Dakkar to Rosso (wDSW) 6 yrs (anniversary 5/27) | 5 yrs ~ Paul K
Why get a mentor? <--- Best way to advance your skills and meet awesome people!!
I'm really scared because I notice that I'm develop malaria because of the hot climax here ~ Abiola in Rosso
i was kidnap by Nigeria North desperate danger men in Borno state Nigeria all because of u ~Tim
You are been a foolish man with a naughty brain. ~Paul K |
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Padme
Moderator
Joined: 27 May 2005
Posts: 7433
Location: The Rebel Base
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Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:05 pm |
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Well done! |
_________________ "Your knife will surely cut off your head trust me. Useless man zombie."
"Shege danburuba, your end has come. The spirit of all the people you kill is after you now and you can not excape it. See you in hell dan esika."
x2 x6 x2 Acra>Sngpre Acra>Dkr>Rsso>Bmko>Kpndo>Ctnu -Team Woody
Akure>Kano -Amos
x8 x2 Owerri>Maiduguri>Owerri>Lagos>Lomé>Bmko>Kolokani Bmko>Nioro>Bmko>Timbuktu>Bmko>Youri Bmko>Mauritania>Kidira>Dakar>Jail -Team Godwin
's - assorted West Africa safaris, Cyril w/ Spindrift, France-Dublin w/ DSW
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bearkat419
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 4445
Location: Houston, TX
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Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:42 pm |
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Thats awesome! Great work. I hope he understood the message and didn't just go to another store but you did exactly what we love to see!!!!!! |
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B8er
Associate Boomdazzler
Joined: 16 Feb 2009
Posts: 13625
Location: In self-isolation practicing social distancing
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Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:45 am |
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Nice job boofles |
_________________ "I DENOUNCE THE MUFFIN MEN" - Ma Kim
"YOU ARE WALKING DEAD MAN. YOUR WOODEN COFFIN IS READY TO SWALLOW YOU AND YOUR DIRTY GENERATION"
"all chaps are ass-less by design otherwise they just be leather pants" - jose_cuervo
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x 4 x 1746 x 1904 - Fake cheques: $4,392,620.83
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Bertje
Moderator
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
Posts: 2476
Location: on safari
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Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:49 am |
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vonpaso xlura
Baiting Guru
Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 13781
Location: Bertcad, Lojbanistan
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Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:21 am |
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Great work! |
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unwashed
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Accra - SH Cotonou
you are a fake people so do not ever write to me again.
Am mad at you right now ... Am tired of your questions ... Am sick and tire you and your bank
Nigerian pig . go swallow a grenade idiot. Boko Haram will solve your problem idiot .
you are big fool by send a fake payment information and never you contact me again asshole .
your passgae bearing your ATM CATD ... Ant Terrorist Certificate ... legal verterbrate ... expartiate your meaning ... gets to your dwaignted address ... successful ofghw transfer |
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Esox lucius
Baiting Guru
Joined: 26 May 2010
Posts: 2922
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river!
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Fri Aug 02, 2019 12:45 am |
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(Br Joe)
"..May your unborn kids don't grow and may you be burnt to ashes asap ! " CCS
"..Sir we have given you more than 5 different accounts yet you still complaining " SCB
" YOU LOW LIFE SATANIC AGENT, FORWARD THESE MESSAGES TO YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER, THEY WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY READING THEM." RG |
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