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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:32 am

Picked this one up off the Surplus bin, just the other night. Think this one is a newbie but not dumb as he did correct me on something.

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Mr.Bill *******,

We thank you so much for your mail.You can help us now by contacting the bank where our late father depositted the fund before he died.

We want to present you to the bank as the real next of kin because our late father depositted this fund in a suspense account and right now the bank want to confiscate this fund but if you will agree to assist us as the real next of kin to our late father then we are ready to furnish you with the necessary information that you may need in this claim as the next of kin/beneficiary.

We are waiting to hear from you soonest.
Thanks
Edward /M4ry.

Now to get them off script ASAP...

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Children,

How would I go about doing that? I do not have much experience dealing with banks and lawyers.

Bill

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Mr.Bill *******,

We thank you once again for your mail.You said that you do not have any experience dealing with banks and lawyers,now can you help immigrate us into your country.We have our passports but do not have any money to process our traveling documents in your country?

Thanks.
Edward/M4ry.

Excellent, time to throw some more bait in the water, since I already portrayed myself as a sucker.

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I have limited experience in dealing with banks and lawyers but I may be able to get you into this country. I do have a friend in the customs/immigration department that owes me a favor. Are you able to scan and send copies of your passports? That will definitely help me determine whether or not I will be able to do this process. If you can help me on the bank side, I can definitely help you on the passport side.

Thanks,

Bill

I get this almost immediately, it's like they can smell the money they're never going to get.

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Thanks,we can do that.Please we can help you on the bank side now that you have acepted to assist us.We are going to give to you all the necessary informations you may need about our late parents and we will also give you directives on how you will follow the bank and finally we are going to back you up incase if any qustion arises from the bank about the depositor [that is our father].That is all we can do please.We will also provide to you all the vital documents of this money that was in the bank as soon as we proceed ahead.

We are waiting to hear from you again.
Thanks
Edward/Mary.

Can I get them more off script? Can I get some type of documents so soon? Doesn't hurt to try.

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Edward/Mary,

Please send me scanned copies of your passports ASAP. I will speak to my friend tonight when I go to his house to play cards to make sure he can do it as quickly as possible. I have also talked to the pastor of my church and he thinks that we should take up a collection at Bible study tomorrow night to make sure we can get you two over here and pay the necessary fees. He did request me to ask you a few questions first, so please answer them for me to the best of your ability.

1. What is your current religion?

2. What country do you live in?

3. Who is your hero?

4. What career/profession do you wish to pursue once here in the US?

Please get back to me ASAP.

Thanks,

Bill

They are so accomodating but where's my bloody passport?

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We are very happy with you.Please we want to tell you that our passport has expired.What can we do now.

Regards to your questions,we are christians.
We are currently taying at the refugee camp in Ghana but our country is Sirra Loene.
Our God is our hero.We will like to go to school and pursue our doctorate degree.

Please how did we renew our passport now that we do not have any money at hand or are you going to help us to see that our late fathers fund that is in the bank will get transferred into your account in the US so that after the money is transferred we will take money from there to renew our passport and other traveling documents?

Thanks so much, may our good God bless you.Please we will like to have your telephone munber.

Thanks
Edward/Mary.

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Didn't get my passports, didn't say they had to be recent. Rolling Eyes

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Edward/Mary,

I can have your passports renewed through my contact, I need them scanned and sent to me. Without that, we cannot proceed. I can take the scanned copies to my friend and he will do what he can to renew them. Let me know ASAP.

Bill

It gets late in the day and they must be sleeping in. Well Uncle Bill may be a pious Christian but he doesn't like to play games.

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I haven't heard anything from you today, are you serious about doing this or are you playing games with me?

Bill

Well the slap must have worked...because I get slapped back, sort of.

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Dear Bill,

First and foremost I will like to thank you for giving my proposal utmost attention by the time you came back from your busy schedule.

. I am quite happy that you ready to assist us and this gives me the right perspective to know that I am in the right hand. My sister and I has been praying fervently for the almighty God to give us a God fearing person whom we can rely on as a confident and guardian to help us.

Our late father Mr. Alfred Moor was a diamond and Gold merchant. He deposited this fund with Security Company here in Ghana. Although it is in sealed trunk box and he declared it as personal effects and Arti-facts.
We have the deposit documents with us. The role you are going to pay for us is to stand as the next of kin to our family for the claim before the security company.
I will like you to let us know the percentage you are going to take and how you are going to help us move over to your country once the fund is under your care, the areas where you can invest the fund on our behalf while we continue with our education in your country.
We would like to know the safety of the fund in your care and the assurance that we are not going to have any problem with your government because of the amount of money involved.

I am ready to send the deposit document to you but I will like you to reply to my questions because we regard this as the only opportunity for us to start a new lease of life, therefore we cannot afford to toil with it.
Note: to get the point straight, our passport cannot be renewed in your country. It is always renewed at the country of issuance. Your immigration friend should tell you better about it. Please try to clarify this information from your friend to save us time from tackling the main issue at hand and the way forward.

Sir, I shall expect your response.
Remain blessed
Thanks
Edward.

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Well the scammer taught me something. So what else to do but put them back on the defensive.

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Dear Edward,

I apologize for the misinformation from my friend. He must have been drinking when he said that, perhaps he thinks he's more important and powerful than he really is.

Now to be honest with you, I deleted your first email because I hadn't heard from you in a couple days and thought that perhaps you were just someone playing a prank on me. So, I don't remember how much you said the original sum was, but all I ask, if you are for real, that a small sum of money be donated to the church for charity work. I don't need the money personally. My church is actually sending me to Ivory Coast next week for a couple of days to meet with some missionaries, how far is that from you? I have never been to Africa so perhaps you can give me some advice as to what I need to bring?

Thanks,

Bill

And then he starts getting off track because letters cross and insanity ensues!!! Laughing

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Mr Bill Co*****,

We thank you so much for your response.We recieved you previous mail.Please do bear with us,our computer developed a minor problem which made us to go outside,We are on our way to scan my passport photograph with my sister and a friend of mine [Eric]unfortunately the bus that we entered crashed with a lorry tanker.

Two people died at the spot while my sister sustained a serious injury by her chest.I rushed her to the general hospital.The doctor said that a major operation has to be carried out immediately.I also lost my passport.

This morning am there and the Doctor said that she will be operated by this evening and before he will start the operation on her chest, i have to deposit some money then after i will pay the remaining balance.Infact i am confused now, i do not know what to do again.

The Doctor said that the bill is 18000.00 cedis which is about 1100.00usd.Please i need you help now.My Friend Eric promise to help me with the sun of 7000.00 cedis which is about 300.00usd so i am begging you with the name of our lord Jesus Chris to help me with the remaining amount.Our Lord will reward you.

I am waiting to hear from you soonest.
Edward/Mary.

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Oh no! Of course I can help, because not only am I forgiving, I am also generous. So I send him something saying that I can help, but right as I send that, he responds to the other letter with:

Mr Bill C******,

No i am not playing any game on you.I am for real please.Do not delete any of my email .So you are coming to Africa, that is good.Africa is a nice place.The only problem facing us here is poverty.The whether is nice, and places to tour.

Ivory Coast is very close to Ghana,they share boader together.Well is far from me but not too far like that.You can buy celliular phones,laptop computers,cameras and even mp4 and even wears. Question

I am wishing you a safe journey.

Thanks.
Edward/Mary.

Maybe our lad is willing to take a Safari, certainly wouldn't want to close the door on that possibility. Then I get the reply on the money, has to get the money... Of course, that's what scammers do.

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Mr Bill Coll****,

Oh Bill i thank you so much all you are doing for i and my sister.May almighty God reward you back.Below is the informations to send the money.Now you have to send it through the passport of my friend Eric because i lost mine.

INFORMATION

name ............... Eric Fr1mp0ng
passport number ........... h2o112o$
Tema ,Ghana.

Thanks for your kind gesture.
Edward/Mary.

Gonna break his heart when he doesn't get his money, but has anyone heard of sending money through a passport? I certainly haven't. Shocked

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Edward,

How do you send money through a passport? I have never done something like this before so please let me know. I decided I will try to send you $3,500 USD so you may pay your doctor's bill and have some money left over to buy some new clothes.

Bill

Now I've got him pretty much off script and eating out of my lap, too bad his payday will never come. I'm rushing him, promising him all sorts of good stuff, but where are my fecking trophies? Laughing

Somehow I think I'll be making a trip to Ivory Coast, loaded down with all sorts of goodies and cash for poor Edward. Perhaps a new laptop, cell phone and all that cash will help him get over his sister's accident. Who knows? Tune in next time for another episode of "When scammers get scammed".

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 1043

You could always buy him a car so he doesn't have to take dangerous public transport.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:31 am

I am generous but Bill is not a complete fool. Laughing

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:32 am

nice job!

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:17 am

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...it's like they can smell the money they're never going to get

That's the goal of all my baits. Nice work!

I did not know you could send/receive money through a passport - what an unusual modality. Actually, I think I might try it. Makes a good excuse to not use WU.