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Not quite a Newb Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 76

I'm fairly new to scambaiting, I've never gone out of my way to scambait, actually (I usually just delete the e-mails), but I ended up with a scammer that has wormed his way into my amusement.

I'm signed up on just for penpals, and the scammers are usually easy to spot so I just delete them. But one of them really got to me, and I can't help but going along with his creativity. He is claiming to be . Yes, Frankie here is making that claim (for those who haven't had a history class in a while, the Archduke was assassinated, and that's what started WW1), and is courting me. Or, the . He hasn't asked for money yet, and he hasn't asked for a picture yet, but he has asked for my phone number 'to assure that I am a real female from the US'. As I have a Google Voice account that I never use, I gave him that (it records and it won't give him my real number, but it will show his number to me, and it's showing up as a landline in the US, oddly enough).

I know he's a scammer. Anyone with any proper education should be able to use proper English. His English, while understandable, uses no proper punctuation, spelling, or grammar. It's sad to read, really, which is why I thought it was a bad LARPer at first who was looking for a SCA chick to date. But he's rather insistent that he really is Frankie.

Where do I go from here? I am thinking of telling him that I shall be abroad in London this winter, and that he should meet up with me (this is because I'll be away from my computer for a while this winter for medical reasons, and it would be fun to give him these descriptions of London and how we must have always just missed each other), but I have no clue where to lead him from there.

He is becoming rather demanding if I don't answer his messages within an hour, which is annoying, and I do have false photos (I use them online anyway, thank you hotornot), so I'm not worried about that. But where should I lead him from here? How do I get him to waste time/money. Maybe even pretend to send him gifts for Christmas!

Master Baiter Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 128

So is he claiming to be the Count Franz Ferdinand, who was assasinated in June of 1914 in Serbia?? If this is so what about Sophie, his wife?? now where might she be?? He would be some 140years( or so )old by now?? Or is he claiming to be a relative??

Not quite a Newb Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 76

That's the thing, he's not claiming to be that Franz, he's claiming to be a Count (that Franz was an Archduke). Which is even worse as I can't find any records of there being a Count in Austria since the 1700s. So he's claiming to be over three hundred years old.

Which is just eww if you take into account this is a romance scam. Laughing

He hasn't asked for cash yet, but he is commenting that he has no family and no friends

Quote:

With this topic I am very sensitive and I must say NO never happened to me because I dont have friends and I am not a collector for friends here....

I have this stunning image of a non sparkly vampire putting up chicks dressed up for balls behind glass to stare at for all eternity. It's so creepy.

So he's setting up to be this pity case Count in Austria with nothing but a noble family house, desperate for a chick, and wouldn't it be great if one of us would visit each other? But that would cost money, I should wire him some or something. Or, at least, that's where I think it's heading. I'm not sure. The dude is an overly commanding jackhole, so it's kind of hard to read him as I keep wanting to smack him.

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:39 pm

Welcome PirateEyes.

Good thing you saw that it was a scam.

Can you post up his header information and contact info?

I have two female characters that I could use to mess with him Twisted Evil

And if the contact he has for you is your real life contact info. you should break off all contact with him. There is lots of good info here on safe baiting.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 76

He is user on Interpals. That's the only contact info I have from him so far.

He doesn't have any of my real contact info, I use a false persona when chatting online just to be safe (fake photos and everything), so I'm going to keep up the game, just for fun. I'm trying to get him to call my GV number, but he just won't so far. Very disappointing. Hopefully he calls and leaves a voice mail this weekend.

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:32 pm

Good to hear that you protected your real life information.

Please keep us posted Twisted Evil

Not quite a Newb Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 76

Apparently we Americans are the morons of the world, second only to the Canadians! Also, this guy needs to read a few dime store romance novels, because his romance wooing is quite lacking:

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Good Morning my dear Lady
...and a deep respect of your mature kind.I think Mylady has knowledge in her life how she lives....most of them dont have any clue whats going on in the world....I wont insult the US people but they are worse but worst Canada....deleted them out of my memory completely.
I wish the Lady would be on my side Saturday...will visit a theatre in my all beloved Woodquarter....should be funny and close to
Zwettl abbey...google and if the Lady would be here we would sleep in the castle there
Weitra castle
Has the Lady ever slept in a bed from the baroque time?its a little bit small but the wooden frame is fantastic and the bed is sooo soft.
How would we make this if the Lady would be here...her own bed?or together?does the Lady like to wear make up?
I think it must be wonderful when my countess of my heart is sitting on this make up table with the mirrow...coming from behind close my arms around her body and kiss her softly on her neck and behind her ear.
Sad and lonely?Skince I am a public person it isnt sad and lonely...this is good with cell phone and internet but if the Lady would come than only to be my countess of my heart and a man and his wife should be always together....the Lady doesnt need her passport here anymore...a Lady should always be on my side forever and eternity...friends....no thank you and Germans...no thank you.
They stole the old emporer anthem from us...me and the young lady is enough and maybe soon as God want it another count/countess.
I wish the Lady a great day and bend my knee again for a soft kiss on the back of your hand my sweet Lady
Yours

So apparently I can sleep in a crappy old bed for midgets, give away my passport (ironic, considering just how FF died in the first place, while traveling), and start popping out little kids. Fun times!

My response was lacking a bit, I rolled out of bed and sent it. Probably should have had a cup of coffee first and let something sink out side of 'bed warm, laptop sounds funny, mew', but meh, he'll always write back. I just wish he would call. I gave him the phone number too call, but he's resisting. I think I'll bring it up in another message tonight or tomorrow.

Quote:

My Dearest Count,

The theatre sounds wonderful. Which magical performance shall you be attending? Hamlet? Macbeth? Romeo and Juliet? Or perhaps the bloody Titus Andronicus. Such beauty the stage has, such power. It is near amazing how it tells the tiny stories that so influence our lives.

I have never slept in an ancient bed before. I am afraid such tiny things would not do for one of my stature. I am so tall that were I then I would be a giantess to them. Slight enough to disappear behind but a poplar tree, tall enough to nearly be the tree itself in their eyes. A veritable wood nymph!

Do you not travel, my dearest Count? Surely you have longed to see the sights of the world, and for that you would need a passport. I have family in old Whales, and spread through other parts of Europe. It would not do for me to desert them entirely. Why, even this winter holiday I shall be in merry old Londinium visiting my dear cousin Henriette, for the holidays are the time one should spend with family and friends.

Yours Always,
Melissa

(It should be of note, I don't have a cousin Henriette nor am I visiting London. I haven't talked to my relatives in Europe ever, and I think only my grandfather keeps in contact with a few)

How should I bring up the phone issue again, politely as 'befits a woman of my standing'? Maybe I should doubt his honesty or his devoutness of our relationship? Either way, straight to voice mail for a fun recording!

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