Classic 419 Scam

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Oct 2018 Posts: 4

Okay. So i know this is a old one and I am new to scambaiting. Anyways earlier I got a spam email from the scammers attached as a pdf. Usually I just delete and ignore these but after discovering this site i decided to have some fun... Obviously knew enough not to download and open it so i was able to use the gmail preview feature. Here is what the pdf said:

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Dear Sir/Madam ar Sir/Madam.

I am DR. Anthony Wilfred a citizen of South African Director of Contract Awarding Committee of ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI LIMITED. It is my pleasure to inform you of a transaction involving the sum of Fifty Million United States Dollars ($50, Million) to a foreign account.

If you are interested please reply to [email protected] for more information. Tel 2775711024

Regards,

DR.Anthony Wilfred

This email is already published on another anti fraud website so i assumed that it was already deactivated. BUt just for the heck of it i replied:

Quote:

hi

earlier i received a email regarding 50 million dollars to a foreign account. i am very interested in this large sum. please contact me asap.

To my surprise i got a legit reply.

Quote:

Good Day,

Thanks for your response to my proposal. Sequel to my proposal letter, this money originated from an over-invoiced contract executed for the co-operation some years ago. On completion and inspection of the contract, the payment voucher was approved and the money involved made available for the payment to the contractors. We are high profile officials therefore we are not liable to come for the claim of this money. We are looking for a competent and honest company or individual abroad whose particulars will be tendered by us here in South Africa as one of the Sub-contractors that executed the contract for the collection of this money.
Upon due consideration, although we have not met before as to know the extent of your honesty and ours, I personally want to believe that you will not sit on our money once finally transfer into your account. It is on this note that I considered it proper to write you asking for your consent, permission and support to transfer this money into your account. You should not fear any risk because we have concluded arrangements to safeguard you in this transaction but at the same time we would not like you to publicize this transaction for our own safety. Therefore it requires a high level of secrecy, and confidence.

We will discuss the sharing modalities if we get any response from you and the requirement we need to execute this transaction: I shall expect an immediate reply from you if you are willing and capable to handle this deal. Please note that all correspondence should be strictly through this Email address and my direct Phone number +27 785 711 024

Note we have made all arrangement with the one of the directors with South Africa Reserve bank on how to transfer this money to your account as soon as we receive your response it will not take more than thirty banking working days for the transaction to be conclude and it is 100% risk free.

Thank you and God bless.

Regards,

Anthony

(Director of Contract Awarding Committee of ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI LIMITED)

This brings me to a question. What should I do from here? And if I continue my interactions with him what can i do to give him the banking info he will inevitably ask for?

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:47 am

Drop him, i.e. stop responding. It sounds you used your real account which is something we don't do here.

At the end of the day these people are real criminals and if you cause them enough harm they will go out of their way to try and hurt you back.

If you wish to continue, and you do seem to, please create a new email account, separate from any real ones, under a fake name. Create a whole fake identity that can't be traced back to you. What we do here is fun but we have to do it safely.

Many scammers don't Google their own emails to check if it is published on an anti-fraud site. In fact, those sites are more effective if emails posted there are still active, so please don't let him know he's posted there.

After you've created your fake identity you can write your lad back, but don't let him think you are the same person. Play the victim, always asking stupid questions. Draw everything out, don't do anything he asks and always play by your own terms. Remember, you're in charge and not the lad.

Welcome, and happy baiting!

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Oct 2018 Posts: 4

Oh. To be clear i did not use my actual account. I should have mentioned that earlier. I used an old dummy account I made years ago. That account has no connectable information to me or my current identity.

Thanks for all the advice too!

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:38 am

From your non-related email address

What do I need to send for this. email#1

Ignore requests for ID until reply #3

Send this

Then explain you do not have a scanner

Then WU is not available, but your bank can do transfers to anywhere

Post the bank details in the relevant thread, and continue

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Oct 2018 Posts: 4

That's A great idea. I look forward to getting to do this. Ill update as my correspondence with this lad continues.