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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:30 pm

OK, this is really bizarre... A few weeks ago I got this email from one B1ll Anth0ny:

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Good Day Sir

My name is Anthony am 44yrs olds sir i run a Charity None Governmental Organization programmed out here in Nigeria

i have been into this for about 5 years now and God have use some Good Hearted men and women to touch the less privilege’s life in a very positive way

I intend to move to a rural community to set up a programmed for those who are living in abject poverty to provide them Food Shelter and give them cloth and some useful materials

I can not do this alone i need your Financial Assistance to do this i read through your comment on ourchurch.com quest book i see you are a kind hearted that is why am contacting you to help me in anyway you can

please God will bless you and God will also meet your needs he will never forsake you as you try to assist those who are in need

i will be glad to hear from you as soon as possible

To which I offered my standard reply (BTW, love that "None Governmental Organization"):

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I will be glad to help in any way I can. What can I do for you?

B1ll replies:

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Thanks so very much for getting back to me sir

I run a Charity Organisation here in Nigeria we are expanding by the day the aim of this is to help the poor to get Basic Education get them some Cloth to put on Provide food to the need

We are reaching out to the children in the Rural Area pls we need Assistance that's why am asking you to help us Financially

Sir pls we need your help anything you can help us with will go long way to affect a life possitively

i wait to hear from you soon if you will like to see our website we will send it to your to view upon Request

About a week later, I respond with:

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Sorry, I have been out of town and couldn't check my mail. How much money do you need?

...and get THIS in return:

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Hello what are you talking about ?
i don't even no your name where are you from ? your location and what are you doing tell more about u

WTF!? I want to give this punk some kind of special treatment. All ideas gratefully accepted.

Moderator Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 14513

Chances are he is running more than one scam and is too dumb or lazy to keep his stories straight.

I would just go ahead and tell him you wanted to make a "donation" to his charity organization. Chances are he will pick right back up where he left off then.

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:19 pm

You could shoot from the hip and tell him that, in accordance with his previous instructions, you sent the payment to Barr. Dr. G0/\/\er, who confirmed receipt, so did he receive all the required legal documents yet?

If he twigs, oh well, you spent only 2 mails on him yet. If not, he will have a question or two for you. You may have to spoof an email from him to you with those previous instructions to send money to Dr. G

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:46 am

^^ i would play it slightly differently.
why not pretend to be confused by the 'fact' that the begging letter is very similar to one you received last month and made a donation of $10,000 towards?
you just assumed the same lad (or a colleague) was asking for more money.
that will establish you as a victim who is likely to pay.

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:47 am

I've seen lad laziness like this before. If you just ignore him at this point, you may even get a reply "Oh, yeah, send the money via WU...!!" about 3 months from now.

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:52 am

thedevguy67 wrote:

I would just go ahead and tell him you wanted to make a "donation" to his charity organization.

I would try and divert him onto another scam altogether. Trunkbox, or even a hitlad scam.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:56 pm

Great idea, r2. I think I'll give that angle a try. Thanks, all, for the suggestions. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:17 pm

^^^ Bolleboos 'you are awful but I like you!'nudge nudge.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:53 pm

devil_woman wrote:

'you are awful but I like you!'

^^ Thats what my refugee orphan says.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:58 pm

^^ mine have gone quiet, could it be because I have not offered to send them any money? Instead I send

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Dear Silvia

So today is Friday so do you want to scan these documemts and send to me so I can understand things better? My lawyer told me I'd need some documents from you so that he could draw up a legal document to protect your interests. You see I had to consult him because you hav trusted me so I must do te right thing by you my dear.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:56 pm

^^^ I have one that doesn't ask for money anymore. She has learned that asking for money leads to disappointment. I guess you could say she doesn't want money to come between us. All she wants is a strong long-term relationship. I will ask her what she wants for christmas tho.

But ..ehh.. Gee, I almost forgot what this thread was about.. Sorry for the hijack, Raga.

EDIT: Oh what the hell, this is what she wrote me today:

orphan wrote:

ok who is this 0s!e G0m3r he wanted adding me on line chat and he is still the one telling me that i have not finish with txxxxxd that hes green stuff a thing so explaine to me i hate nonsense in my life for the fact that i happen to know you mey knowing you is for a better tomorow ok and dont think i am after some thing elso i only want to build a strong relation ship with you

So there .. a strong relationship for a better tomorrow, with lots of green stuff.

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:31 am

^cabbages?

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:27 am

^^^^^
No, it's the season of goodwill, she must mean sprouts Very Happy

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:18 am

^^ no mistletoe - after all we are talking about parasites

Love the sig is SO expressive. Embarassed

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