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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:50 pm

About a year ago, I encountered this particular scammer who contacted me through a dating site. I didn't know he was a scammer at the time and we went back and forth for about a few months. He claimed he was a transplanted American doing business in Africa at the time, and I believed him until the time he had asked me for money. This is the email that made me realize he was trying to scam me:

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My Sweetest Angel,

For three weeks now,i ve been advicing a sixty year old (Retta Allen), who 's resident in Quebec,Canada.On the legal process for filing for the transfer of her late husband savings to her in Canada,through his attorneys (Elu Chambers),while he was working in Nigeria.

I was linked to her by her cousin,whom i met in Pretoria,SA.We flew into Nigeria together and also stayed in the same hotel in lagos before coming down to Port Harcourt.He is an expartriate with Schlumberger Oil Servicing Ltd and he works offshore.It was he who explained the situation and told me in detail what she 's been going through for something now as regards the funds transfer.

Through my advice and instructions,Elu Chambers has filed to the bank for the claim and transfer of her late husband's money to be transferred to her in Canada.
An affidavit of claim needs to be sworn as an offshore beneficiary in the Federal High here in Port Harcourt and sent to the bank for the onward transfer of the money to her nominated account in Cananda.And that will cost her Forty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Naira,which is Three Hundred and eighty dollars.

Now,its is required she sent the money to the Elu Chambers financial officer via Western Union as earlier agreed;But,there is a snag!!!
She is laying critically ill in the hospital from an earlier surgical complications and she doesn't have the money to pay.As not to jeopardize her claims with the attaorneys,the payment has to come from Canada via Western Union.

I 've been trying since last week,when i hinted you about it, to see if her relative thats has kept in touch with me could do something,but till now, nothing has been done and she 's been beging me to do something through any person i know in Canada.All there correspondent with the attorneys has been forwarded to me,so i know the true situation of things.

Therefore,Honey,i hereby plead and urge you to make payment in her favour as to enable them ascertain the affidavit,so the money can be transferred to her.
I have a percentage of the money 0nce its transferred and that translates to "us" and i promise you will be adequately reimbursed and share in that percentage as a financier.

The Western Union should be made in the name of Mr Eka Nnamso,he is their financial officer and their email address:[email protected] MTCN(Money transfer control number),senders name and text question and answers,that is,all the payment informations should be sent to them via email.

You will be going to Quebec with me to see her when i come in to see you.Now my Angel is doing business with me,lol.

Thanks for understanding Baby,as you assist me pull this deal through.

**kiss**
Your Bright

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In the next email, I called him on his scam. He tried to act innocent and denied it all but I didn't buy it. That was the last time I had contact with him.

Until today.

For some strange reason, he contacted me today through YIM. I was surprised to say the least but went along with it. Here's our conversation:

Bright Martins: hello *******
me: well hello to you
Bright Martins: how have u been doing?
Bright Martins: its been ages i heard from u
Me: good... and you?
Bright Martins: im doing great
Bright Martins: hows canada?
Me: fantastic.
Me: where are you now?
Bright Martins: aberdeen
Me: where is that?
Bright Martins: scotland,uk
Me: I see. are you living there now or you on business?
Bright Martins: business
Me: so... do you miss me?
Me: or are you involved with someone?
Bright Martins: of course i do
Me: think about me?
Bright Martins: no yet
Bright Martins: yesssss
Me: I have too
Bright Martins: really
Bright Martins: i thopught i had forgotten me
Me: no
Me: I just wish I had a picture to remember you by
Bright Martins: really
Me: yesssss
Bright Martins: same here
Bright Martins: i had some of your pix but dont know what really happened
Me: you trashed them ;-(
Bright Martins: but i did think about u most times
Bright Martins: so whats new?
Me: nothing much really. busy enjoying the summer months.
Me: you?
Bright Martins: guesws it was deleted somehow
Bright Martins: same but a little busy now
Bright Martins: are u hooked up now
Me: what do you mean? in a relationship?
Bright Martins: yea
Me: I'm dating but nothing serious. you?
Me: you there?
Me: did you leave me again?
Bright Martins: i met someone in paris last january,we re kicking but not so so serious
Bright Martins: cos distance and my job has been a factor
Me: I see
Me: well I do have to go now... back to work
Bright Martins: im here
Me: why don't you write me sometime... tell me how much you care.
Bright Martins: the truth is...i still care so much abt u
Bright Martins: i just dont know what happened to us
Bright Martins: do u know?
Me: I don't remember
Bright Martins: u just stopped mailing i guess
Me: I'm not sure
Me: I have to go
Me: so nice hearing from you
Me: please write me
Bright Martins: i ll dear
Bright Martins: but i hope u still care
Bright Martins: do u?
Me: yes, I do
Bright Martins: same here
Bright Martins: take care of u
Me: you too
Bright Martins: i ll mail u soon
Me: ok
Bright Martins: ciao
Me: bye

So I don't know what to do. I'd really like for someone here to have a go at him, and I'd appreciate any suggestions. Of all of the stories I've read and numerous contacts I've had with scammers through dating sites, he's pretty good, I think. His English--though still poor--is much better than most. Seems to me that he's pretty good at what he does and I have little doubt that he's been successful with his scams, so I think he'd be a good and perhaps challenging one to bait.

This is his email (I just noticed that he misspelt his name, LOL):

[email protected]

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:00 pm

I'll have a go

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:29 pm

I guess the question is how much does he know from last time... you appear to be saying you didn't know he was a scammer at the time. You may have given your address so you could write?

If so say you are happy with someone and rebait from a different address.

Sorry if I am stating the bleedin' obvious. I am good at that!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:22 pm

Please help Eater to remain reader-friendly by not quoting the previous post in full. If you missed it, its ^^^^

He does not have my home address (though he knows the city), but he has my real email account. He's also seen real pics. I could bait him with a different email account... unless he checks IP addies?

To those who want to have a go, please keep me posted!!! Smile

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:42 pm

Hold the ruddy phone NR! Get yourself a Gmail account... that hides those pesky IP addresses. My advice is to play it safe and rebait. If he is a scammer he wont care.

While we are at it perhaps you should get yourself a mentor... that IP comment gave you away as someone who may need a guiding hand. Don't mean to be patronising you understand... but in these stickies are about 5 or 6 fundamental rules. Before I signed up to this properly I broke all bar one of them!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:03 pm

I think I have him on the hook.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:15 pm

Good work sailor. Keep us informed. He must be desperate (no offense NR!) to look up contacts that are a year old. That smells of trophy to me.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:27 pm

~ Tasman,

LOL... thanks so much, Tas. Yeah, I know I'm a newb. Embarassed

I'll get on with ejucating meself. Smile

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:28 pm

You rock, gargstang. Please keep us informed!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:06 pm

There is no shame in being a newbie and arsing up questions in here... Murray does it all the time. Mucking up with a lad could be far worse!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:48 pm

I'll see if he says hello to me too. May as well have a go too Very Happy

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:17 pm

Wayne, your baits always make me laugh. Let's see if you can get a pair of boxers proclaiming undying love! Cool

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:45 pm

@Tasman,

Thanks for those kind words

Quote:

There is no shame in being a newbie and arsing up questions in here... Murray does it all the time. Mucking up with a lad could be far worse!

@NR, Welcome aboard

That will make for happy mods,

Nothing edited here

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:05 pm

Not only that, the underwear baits are old hat now. If one happens to set themselves up for one I'll go with it, but otherwise I'm looking for new stuff to do to the lads.

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:22 pm

@ Murry...

Why are the mods so anal about quoting? Does it take away valuable server space? I'm a moderator at another internet forum and that is the only logical reason I can think of.

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:39 pm

I think it is because you should only quote the section you are referring to... otherwise you have to read all of my words of wisdom again when really you are just commenting on one line. You can get too much of a good thing you know!

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:03 pm

This is one skeptical lad. I amy have to get some more detail from you Rambler. Keep you posted.

Elite Baiter Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 1269

NR, are you baiting the lad who scammed you earlier? Bad idea...he already knows what to say to make you do what he wants.

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:37 pm

Northern_Rambler wrote:

Why are the mods so anal about quoting?

Why don't you simply PM one of them? Make sure to not change your wording.

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 3551

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:58 am

gargstang wrote:

This is one skeptical lad. I amy have to get some more detail from you Rambler.

Sure... please do. I had a feeling he'd not be an easy bait.

@Specal_K:

No, I'm not baiting him. He knows my name and the city I reside so I'd feel uneasy about it... I'm too much of a newb. BTW, I'm not sure if I made it clear in my original post, but he never extracted any money from me. I ended it all when he asked.

@ taz:

Thanks again. Smile

Not quite a Newb Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 37

I'm in the beginings of baiting this lad. Anymore information would be appreciated.

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:37 pm

Very cool, MidNightDream05. I'm not sure what info you would need... please let me know and I'll be pleased to answer any of your questions.

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:40 pm

At MidNightDream... I think you need a mentor. Go here...

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16765&start=650

and get yourself one. Information will be a plenty with a guiding hand. As for particular questions add them here and they will be answered by all comers...

Not quite a Newb Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 37

Thanks for the advice however, I have a great mentor already.

What I need to know is what if any dating sites this sweetheart is on. The lad is not stupid, and is very poised.

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