This is an odd one.

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:00 pm

Anyone ever seen this guy/girl/it before?
I'm tossing out some sniffer questions to see how he reacts. But it's a bit difficult because he hasn't promised to give me trunks full of money, gold, or millions of his inheritance.
Either he's incredibly lazy, or he's just trying the "direct" approach. Confused

This is his INITIAL email.

Quote:

Hi,

I am d4niel from nigeria and i need somebody to help me financially please i am very poor and i need you people to help me get a new life if it is giving me a job or helping me with a amount of money to setup a new life i'll really appreciate it,please i just really needs your help.
God bless hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
D4n

So far I told him that I have associates in Nigeria that may be willing to hire him for odd jobs.
His header is coming back as a satellite provider. 78.138.22.196

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:05 pm

He is an internet begger, still a scammer in some definition of the word.

he preys on the emotions of others, similar to Nok, charity lads. difference is, he doesn't promise a trunk full of money.

Baiting Guru Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 2788

He's a beggar not a scammer, he's not promising anything in return.

iirc we don't bait beggars.

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:08 pm

mewing_ghecko wrote:

he preys on the emotions of others, similar to Nok, charity lads. difference is, he doesn't promise a trunk full of money.

So it wouldn't upset anyone here if I attempted to destroy him then?

I'll have a go at him and just kind of play it by ear I suppose.

*** BANNED *** Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2021

This is not a scammer, he is clearly asking for help and deceiving no-one, i certainly wouldn't like to see him baited, too easy a target in my opinion.

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:14 pm

blah wrote:

So it wouldn't upset anyone here if I attempted to destroy him then?

destroy? probably. hold a fair amount of friendly email exchanges, probably not.

i think asking about baiting beggars, is like the old 'you say tomato, I say tomahto"

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18312

I agree with Bombardier here. There's no reason to bait beggars when there are so many deserving scammers out there needing attention.

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:18 pm

Ok, I'll let him go ask someone else then.

Sorry, I've just never dealt with one of them before.

Master Baiter Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 114

I know it's uncharitable, especially at this time of year, but I always think of Eddie Murphy in Trading Places when ever I get a begging letter.

I find my self becoming ever more cynical the more I delve into the working of scammers Sad

There's a plus side tho', I've caused them pain Very Happy