SCAMMERS !
- Flintstone
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I love it when these people call me (99.9% of the emails never seem to reach my Inbox).
Yesterday it was <Indian accent> "Mark from Microsoft" who I immediately and repeatedly called Micro fro Marksoft without him once correcting me. We spent 20 minutes or so trying to deal with the "Wiruses on your Vindows". I've been through it so many times now I don't even need a laptop in front of me and I'm very, very computer un-savvy.
Depending on my mood I'll either play along or put them on hold, let them watch telly, let my cat talk to them (she's very chatty and very loud), try to engage them in other conversation........basically waste their time so they're not scamming someone else.
Clearly I have no friends.
Yesterday it was <Indian accent> "Mark from Microsoft" who I immediately and repeatedly called Micro fro Marksoft without him once correcting me. We spent 20 minutes or so trying to deal with the "Wiruses on your Vindows". I've been through it so many times now I don't even need a laptop in front of me and I'm very, very computer un-savvy.
Depending on my mood I'll either play along or put them on hold, let them watch telly, let my cat talk to them (she's very chatty and very loud), try to engage them in other conversation........basically waste their time so they're not scamming someone else.
Clearly I have no friends.
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Got a message from a lawyer today, a possible relative and all his family were killed in a car crash. So far they cannot find a relative.
I replied, from a discard able email address saying I was presently in Lagos but was interested.
He came straight back, he was in Togo and my relation was an engineer and there was $5.5m in the bank. I went straight back, my GF was an engineer.
As I was in Lagos I could drive over to expedite matters. I also changed my name from Roland to Robert.
So far, no response. If he queries Robert I shall say that Roland is my brother's son. Later Roland will refer to Uncle Robert my father's brother.
If he is slow I will offer 50% split see if that works.
I replied, from a discard able email address saying I was presently in Lagos but was interested.
He came straight back, he was in Togo and my relation was an engineer and there was $5.5m in the bank. I went straight back, my GF was an engineer.
As I was in Lagos I could drive over to expedite matters. I also changed my name from Roland to Robert.
So far, no response. If he queries Robert I shall say that Roland is my brother's son. Later Roland will refer to Uncle Robert my father's brother.
If he is slow I will offer 50% split see if that works.
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So this morning:
Dear Roland ......
OFFICIAL EMAIL.
Thanks for your response.
Thanks for your response, I know how surprise this may be to you. It
was not by mistake that I contacted you but because you bear the same
last name with my late client as a relative to you, and I was left
with no other option than this, due to the fact that I have exhausted
all possible means to locate any of his relatives or next of kin as
non was drawn before his untimely death and the final deadline given
by the bank is just few weeks away.
I am the personal attorney to my late client Mr. Arthur B........ a
national of your Country who used to work as a Contractor and have
spent most of his life in my country (TOGO). On the 30TH of Sept 2009,
my client was involved in a car accident. Since then I have made
several to locate any of my clients extended relatives and all my
effort proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet to locate any Member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
assets and Capital valued at $5.5million left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared serviceable by the management
of the Finance/house where these huge deposits.
My reasons to contact you:
My reasons to contacted you is because I have been given a mandate by
the bank where this money was deposited to present my late client
relative ,hence there is no registered next of kin .
I contacted you based on your similarities of name /nationality with
my late client .
Because it has become so urgent to do so in the sense that failure to
present any next of kin, the next result will be total closure of the
account .
B. My reasons to chose you:
1.I want us to engage in business partnership.
2.Late Mr. Arthur B........ (has visions to establish charitable
organization, so I want you to use part of his fund to carry out his
vision here.
3. You will stand as the relative and then put claim over the release
of the fund by sending an application to the bank from your country
for processing and approval.(I will provide you the application).
4. .Based on this, all I needed is your honest,seriousness , capable
and co-operation so I can present you to the bank and then establish
your legality in the court as the relation to my late client.
C.There is no risk in doing this, I will ensure / guarantee your
safety by providing my valid Identifications and legal coverage papers
from court here to ensure smooth execution transaction free from any
breach of law here and over there.
Meanwhile, reply this letter with your idea for proceeding and let me
know any time the Bank contact you.
Send below information.
1. Your full name.
2. Your full contact address office or home.
3. Your occupation.
4. Tel/Fax number.
5. Marital Status.
6. Company name/Position.
7. Age.
8. Sex.
9. Nationality.
10.Your private email address
Edwin Clark.
Tel: +228-96558071.
Whatsapp: +228-93109467.
Dear Roland ......
OFFICIAL EMAIL.
Thanks for your response.
Thanks for your response, I know how surprise this may be to you. It
was not by mistake that I contacted you but because you bear the same
last name with my late client as a relative to you, and I was left
with no other option than this, due to the fact that I have exhausted
all possible means to locate any of his relatives or next of kin as
non was drawn before his untimely death and the final deadline given
by the bank is just few weeks away.
I am the personal attorney to my late client Mr. Arthur B........ a
national of your Country who used to work as a Contractor and have
spent most of his life in my country (TOGO). On the 30TH of Sept 2009,
my client was involved in a car accident. Since then I have made
several to locate any of my clients extended relatives and all my
effort proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet to locate any Member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
assets and Capital valued at $5.5million left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared serviceable by the management
of the Finance/house where these huge deposits.
My reasons to contact you:
My reasons to contacted you is because I have been given a mandate by
the bank where this money was deposited to present my late client
relative ,hence there is no registered next of kin .
I contacted you based on your similarities of name /nationality with
my late client .
Because it has become so urgent to do so in the sense that failure to
present any next of kin, the next result will be total closure of the
account .
B. My reasons to chose you:
1.I want us to engage in business partnership.
2.Late Mr. Arthur B........ (has visions to establish charitable
organization, so I want you to use part of his fund to carry out his
vision here.
3. You will stand as the relative and then put claim over the release
of the fund by sending an application to the bank from your country
for processing and approval.(I will provide you the application).
4. .Based on this, all I needed is your honest,seriousness , capable
and co-operation so I can present you to the bank and then establish
your legality in the court as the relation to my late client.
C.There is no risk in doing this, I will ensure / guarantee your
safety by providing my valid Identifications and legal coverage papers
from court here to ensure smooth execution transaction free from any
breach of law here and over there.
Meanwhile, reply this letter with your idea for proceeding and let me
know any time the Bank contact you.
Send below information.
1. Your full name.
2. Your full contact address office or home.
3. Your occupation.
4. Tel/Fax number.
5. Marital Status.
6. Company name/Position.
7. Age.
8. Sex.
9. Nationality.
10.Your private email address
Edwin Clark.
Tel: +228-96558071.
Whatsapp: +228-93109467.
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So I responded:
Dear Edwin, the previous email to you was from Bob's my uncle. As I said, I am in Lagos but will be on a flight to Lome this afternoon.
I have booked into Le Patio for two nights. Will that be sufficient to get things underway?
I love the idea of using much of the money for charity in Lome. I am a member of Rotary International. If we set aside $2.75 million Unitrf States Dollars then Rotary International Foundation will match thus with $2.75 million as well.
I think a suitable charity would be to equip a wing in Clinque Biasa as a charitable eye clinique. There are two things though:
Rotary Foundation will not provide money for building so you will need to provide the building.
They also require someone in country to oversee the project and ensure proper disbursement of funds.
Would you be willing to do that,?
Roland
Dear Edwin, the previous email to you was from Bob's my uncle. As I said, I am in Lagos but will be on a flight to Lome this afternoon.
I have booked into Le Patio for two nights. Will that be sufficient to get things underway?
I love the idea of using much of the money for charity in Lome. I am a member of Rotary International. If we set aside $2.75 million Unitrf States Dollars then Rotary International Foundation will match thus with $2.75 million as well.
I think a suitable charity would be to equip a wing in Clinque Biasa as a charitable eye clinique. There are two things though:
Rotary Foundation will not provide money for building so you will need to provide the building.
They also require someone in country to oversee the project and ensure proper disbursement of funds.
Would you be willing to do that,?
Roland
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Must dig out flight details. If he agrees to meet I will probably miss the flight.
- Flintstone
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Excellent! Make the bastard sweat for it.
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Bugger, arrived Lome this morning and he wasn't there.
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I got one to book me into a hotel in Istanbul for a meeting. I rang the hotel and found he'd guaranteed it by CC, so I told them I'd definitely be arriving but it would be in the small hours. I hope the scumbag's card was charged, although it was probably a stolen one.
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He's back.
"Which hotel"
I had told him Le Patio, it is THE most expensive hotel!
I shall ignore this. My flight involved an overnight stop off in Burkina Faso so I am resting. Later shall attend a Rotary meeting when I find an appropriate one.
Probably send him to the hotel but spend the evening with a Rotarian. At the hotel he won't find me. I shall tell him I used a false name for security
"Which hotel"
I had told him Le Patio, it is THE most expensive hotel!
I shall ignore this. My flight involved an overnight stop off in Burkina Faso so I am resting. Later shall attend a Rotary meeting when I find an appropriate one.
Probably send him to the hotel but spend the evening with a Rotarian. At the hotel he won't find me. I shall tell him I used a false name for security
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Dear Roy ....
To which hotel?
Edwin.
Show quoted text
Ivtold you, Le Patio.
I have checked out now and will be on the way to catch my flight shortly. I had a very pleasant evening with my Rotary friends.
They were enthused with the idea of eye clinic but such large project need professional project manager.
Project manager must also be Rotarian. Are you Rotarian? Would you become Rotarian?
How old are you? What qualication you have to manage $5,500,000 project?
RR
To which hotel?
Edwin.
Show quoted text
Ivtold you, Le Patio.
I have checked out now and will be on the way to catch my flight shortly. I had a very pleasant evening with my Rotary friends.
They were enthused with the idea of eye clinic but such large project need professional project manager.
Project manager must also be Rotarian. Are you Rotarian? Would you become Rotarian?
How old are you? What qualication you have to manage $5,500,000 project?
RR
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I wonder when he will smell a rat or will the prospect of being given $2.75m by Rotary be a bug enough hook?
I feel a new persona coming on 'Pierre Sellars DCI, of Interpol, Paris' coming on
I feel a new persona coming on 'Pierre Sellars DCI, of Interpol, Paris' coming on
- Flintstone
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A friend of mine is an absolute genius when it comes to baiting scammers. He told one that he only did business with members of his own church so of course the scammer asked to join. The application form included (I wish I could remember more):
'Q 15. What time is it?
Q 23. What is your favourite colour?
Q 31. What time is it NOW?'
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I was tempted to post this under aviation humour, but I'll stick to scams.
Does anyone recognise the uniform/carrier? IGood day, I hope that you will understand everything that I want to tell you in this letter.
My name is Viktoria. I am an employee of one well-known Airline. My profession is as follows. I work as a flight attendant. My main responsibility is to provide high-quality service to passengers who are on board. At the same time, I control the observance by these passengers of safety regulations.
In general, more to the point! In fact, I thought about writing to you for a very long time or not.
I want to say my work and matrimonial relations, these are two opposite things. Once I was in a relationship with a man, but because of my regular flights, our relations turned into continuous conflicts. My man wanted me to be with him and not fly away.
Unfortunately, my dream of being a flight attendant became superior to our union. So this man left me and in a short time met another woman. For 1 year, he has created a new family for himself, has found children and became happy. Honestly, I am glad for him and do not hold onto evil. I am not upset, I am going forward to conquer new horizons.
Since childhood I have dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. I consider that my work is my vocation. I am a strong woman, I know what I want. I always achieve my goal no matter what I need. As a result, to my regret, I become a single woman.
for this reason Not so long ago, I become a member of a famous dating site. According to numerous positive recommendations of the marriage agency, I get your mailing address. I did not have to think long, I am writing to you now !!
So it turned out that my flight route coincides with your city in which you live. For reasons of my leadership, the plane on which I work needs to be serviced at the airport of your city. In connection with this situation, all working personnel have a vacation, the duration of which is approximately 7 days. I declare to you that I am now in solitude, I wish for male attention. My main task now is to meet you. There is my profile on the dating portal. For you, I leave my contact information and a few photos, and of course my personal phone number. I hope you will contact me by phone soon! I ask you not to write me an email, because this email box is corporate for all staff. All my colleagues have access to this email address. I would not like my boss to read letters that concern my personal life. I hope for your understanding.
I'm madly wanting to meet you and have a good time! I remind you once again that I should not answer this one. I don’t want my colleagues to gossip about my personal life.
I hope you will not waste time thinking. I am looking forward to your call, I want to hear your voice !! Here is such a story. Thank you for reading to the end. With respect, your new friend Viktoria.
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Another 'did you have an accident" call this morning. Told them I'd lost one leg three years ago in car crash, then subsequently both arms, then the other leg. Then in a fearful wheelchair accident my head got knocked off. Head placed on table, carer spilt hot fat on it and I was left with just one ear - "and now I'm going deaf"
They hung up on me, don't know why...
They hung up on me, don't know why...
- Flintstone
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- Flintstone
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I thought it looked like Sabena or SN Brussels or whatever they are called in their present iteration. I found the photo below (untitled) but it does come from a site on a Belgian server and the crew seem to be in front of a 'OO' registered aircraft.. For some reason though my laptop won't open the picture so I can't zoom in.
Someone more tech savvy might want to have a go.
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Employees of a Belgian airline don't have to be Belgian.
- Flintstone
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Yeah, but....what about the women?