Fun With A Jamaican phone scammer (not sure where this goes)

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 1

So, I've lurked here a while, read about reverse-scamming a bit, and today I got my golden opportunity to give it a try!

Earlier today I got a call from a number that I didn't recognize in Jamaica - I won't post it because I'm not sure if that's against the rules. But I want to give you an idea of what these guys are like, if you didn't already know.

First, he explained to me that I had won like 5 million dollars from Publisher's Clearing House. I didn't pay attention to the exact amount because, you know...Obvious scam is obvious. But it was MILLIONS. Then he jerked the baited hook when I pretended to excitedly bite - you're gonna need to pay your IRS taxes son. $350 or so. He wanted me, at first to go to Wal-Mart and purchase a "Paypal refill moneyp** green dot" seriously, he used all of them.

I then told him that this was such an amazing coincidence, I could just pay the money directly because I work for the IRS!

He hung up.

I waited a few minutes and called back. He seemed to have no idea who I was, and I told him that I'd been on the phone with "J" but the call had dropped. I told him that I was on the way to Western Union (to see if he remembered me) and he was very excited, not the least bit curious as to why I wasn't headed to Wal-Mart - obviously he'd forgotten that I was the guy who "works for the IRS."

Here's where it gets good. I'm driving with the phone on speaker but muted and talking about this with my girlfriend. She suggests we fake a car crash. I tune the radio to loud static, turn it up VERY loud, turn it off, pull into a large & empty parking lot...

I get going to about 20mph, then I unmute the phone, me & GF start screaming, I slam on brakes, toss phone, turn on radio (blast of static), and then lay on the horn for a few seconds.

As my GF continues screaming, more and more weakly, I find the phone, drop it twice, then groan into it "help...help...hello? J? Are you there? Something happened, its bad..." GF: *cough* "So much blood..." ME: "J can you call an ambulance for me theres been a wreck" HIM: "Can you move?" ME: "I don't know, my head hurts and...oh my god the other car."

My door is squeaky anyway so that helps with realness, plus it's windy today so he can tell when I'm outside...

I get to "The Other Car" and I say "Oh Jesus, I think the other driver is dead...J, what should I do! He isn't moving and his head's burst open!"

J: "Can your car move?"

Me: "I think so, he hit on my wife's side (GF is wife in this btw)

J: "OK, get into your car and drive away."

Me: "J...Are you sure, that...sounds wrong, maybe even illegal!"

J: "It will be fine, you will be millionaire soon, and nothing can happen then. Just get back in your car and go to the Western Union."

Me: "Well...OK, I mean, you're an officer of the US Postal Service so I'm sure you know what you're doing. Oh wait, I hear sirens! They'll be here any second and they can get my wife in an ambulance!"

J: "No sir, you must hurry and leave before the police arrive, if you must you must leave your wife behind and go to Western Union.

Me: "Oh...Oh, well, OK. I asked her if she wanted me to pull her out and leave her on the pavement, she can't speak it don't seem like 'cause of her throat is cut pretty bad but she seems to want to stay in the car..."

J: "See! She is fine. She wants to be with you when we deliver your check, we just need you to pay activation fee and taxes so hurry to western union."

----Time Passes, during which I progressively mix up words more often and become slower to respond, acting more and more groggy, talking more and more about my wife's condition, J continues to tell me everything will be OK-----

Me: I'm at the West Yoonden. Go 'side? Girl is blue, not breathe. sooooo muuuuuuch blooooood ::sob::

J: I have sent an ambulance to your location, just go inside the WU.

Me: 'sin a gross store. goin' in.

(I'm at my house by now, I start a youtube video of muzak playing on my desktop)

Me: 'ello

Girlfriend, playing part of Western Union clerk: OH MY GOD SIR, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?? WHAT HAPPENED?

Me: 'snuthin...jus needa make the monies gooo.

GF: Sir are you sure? Do you need me to call an ambulance?

Me: hold onasec' - (to phone) uh J, you said theres a 'blance on way?

J: Yes sir, just get the money and they will be there soon.

Me to GF: Nope! erythings-gon-be-fie...jus got send the girlfriend...i mean the money

to J: OK got form, what should i write?

He gives me some stuff to write, I make him go through it about ten times, halfway through I break down sobbing that I think my wife is dead and that I have to go check on her. As I'm "walking to the car" he keeps begging me not to, to just finish sending the money, he promises to god that she is OK, even tells me he is a minister who can speak to god... I "get to the car" and now I'm bawling, "OH GOD she's blood e'rywhar and not sayin anythin, she's blue, not breathing! You're a minister J, will you give last rites?"

J: "No, don't worry about her, the ambulance is on the way and she will be fine, she doesn't need last rites, just finish the forms and send the money!"

Me: "OK...Goodbye baby, 'fyou can 'ear me, love you. J says yagonna be OK. Ambulance be here soon."

(make whimpering sounds for a few moments as I "walk back to the store" - cue muzak video)

Western-Union GF: Sir are you sure everything is OK?

Me: *sniff* yea. I needa send $400 to (omitted) in 'maica, Wess Innies.

GF: OK, there will be a, $18 charge for that

Me: OK.

Time passes...

GF: "Sir, I'm afraid there are insufficient funds in this account to make this transaction.

Me: J, what do i do? I don't even have enough money to pay to get this 5 millions! oh god and my wife is gonna die, oh nooooo

J: "Try $300."

...So I "try 300" - at this point I've been moaning into the phone a lot and I've mentioned a couple of times that the battery is almost dead, so RIGHT before the point when the "western union clerk" is supposed to hand me the receipt, I make a loud moaning noise, lightly drop the phone on the counter and immediately end the call, then turn on airplane mode.

There's more to the story - but I figured I'd put this much out there just to make sure that my post is in the right place and following the correct protocol.

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:07 pm

Welcome to the site.

First and formost please follow this advice:

Drop that bait at once.

Never, ever bait a scammer using your actual telephone or any traceable element, any genuine emaill address, your actual name or address or those of any other real party.

Scammers are criminals--and some of them have friends in other countries. Never assume that a scammer who has any of your personal information will not use it to hurt you in as many ways as possible, especially if he realizes you are baiting him.

There are plenty here who can guide you in doing this safely and without involving any other parties who could be affected. You mmight want to sign up for a mentor.

Please--have fun, cause the scammers as much pain as possible, and most of all, welcome aboard.
Would some admin pleas point our new frind to some "Safe Baiting"

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