Sounds Nigerian -- posing as a would-be renter - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

MTUpower · #16 08-31-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Oh dear, profiling. Get real. I'm using my common sense to put two and two together.

You took the words right out of the mouth of nearly every LEO questioned about "profiling".

Kuan · #17 08-31-2009, 02:52 PM

Anyone going to this conference? I plan on attending. I'm especially looking forward to breakfast. Problem is in order to register I have to cash a check they send me at my bank and then forward them the money.

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

DieselGuy53 · #18 08-31-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Anyone going to this conference? I plan on attending. I'm especially looking forward to breakfast. Problem is in order to register I have to cash a check they send me at my bank and then forward them the money.

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

I am laughing after checking the link above.

The names and pictures are Fake.

Picture of the conference hotel is Fake.

Language phrasing/vocabulary/wording are fake.

Some genius is trolling...

TylerH860 · #19 08-31-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mpolli

Someone else here came up with the following e-mail response that I liked particularly. You can search for the original:

From: "FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT"
Date: SAT, 13 June 2009 09:41:11 -
Subject: ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT UNITED STATE TREASURY.

ATTENTION:

THIS IS THE FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION / ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT UNITED STATE TREASURY.

DUE TO YOUR FRAUDULENT EMAIL SENT TO OUR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATORS WE HAVE TRACED YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR EXACT ADDRESS. HAND YOUR SELF OVER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AS AN INTERNATIONAL WARRANT HAS BEEN SERVED FOR YOUR ARREST.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT COOPERATING WITH OUR DEMANDS IS YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OUR INTERNATIONAL SECRET POLICE, RESULTING IN YOUR ARREST, INJURY, AND POSSIBLE DEATH IF YOU RESIST. YOU WILL ALSO BE INCARCERATED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD IN AN INTERNATIONAL PRISON WITHOUT TRIAL. YOUR HOME COUNTRY IS VERY COOPERATIVE WITH OUR AGENCY AND WILL NOT PROTECT YOU. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.

DIRECTOR
ANTI FRAUD DEPARTMENT.
UNITED STATE TREASURY

I do think this was my brainchild, IIRC.

Of course its not believable to us, but it might give some pause to a foreigner. If they at the very least lose a minute of sleep thinking about the letter its worth the effort.

cmac2012 · #20 09-02-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DieselGuy53

But how do you know his family and his nationality? Sure obviously a scam, this letter doesn't necessarily originated from Nigeria.

I've gotten many of these and teased a bunch of 'em for a while. Something in the grammar starts to sound similar to others. You're right, could be from just about anywhere, but the law of averages is on my side.

cmac2012 · #21 09-02-2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MTUpower

You took the words right out of the mouth of nearly every LEO questioned about "profiling".

Welcome, friends, to another exciting game of Pin The Tail on the Liberal.

Oracle12345 · #22 09-02-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Anyone going to this conference? I plan on attending. I'm especially looking forward to breakfast. Problem is in order to register I have to cash a check they send me at my bank and then forward them the money.

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

I cant stop laughing at that ad

cmac2012 · #23 09-12-2009, 12:59 AM

My buddy, the esteemed Dr. Douglas Phillips, is slow but persistent. I don't hear from him for days at a time then there's a flurry of e-mails. The guy is a real amateur. Has sent me e-mails that he's already sent at least 3 times. The same e-mail, word for word. Now he's trying to pull the trigger. Says he has arranged for furniture to be delivered and wants me to cash the check his "financier" is sending me and send $3,850 via Western Union to some lady in Brooklyn! Like that's whose going to be delivering furniture to an apt. in Oakland.

Sweet Jesus, how dumb must people be to ever fall for this guy's routine. The English in his latest e-mail is just weird:

Attn,
This Als Furnitures Company and We are contacting you in the regards of some Furniture Orders made by one Doctor Douglas K Phillips who is our client that made Order for some home Furnitures like Living Room Furnitures,Dining and Kitchen Furnitures,he has given us Quotation for the Furnitures.

We have processed the orders for the home furnitures delivery but we are yet to get the payment for the furniture items and We were told by Doctor Douglas K Phillips that you would be the one to send the payment of the Furnitures and also monitor its Delivery. Moreso,you will be the one to sign the necessary paperwork for the delivery of the Furnitures to the Apartment.

The payment meant for the Furnitures and the Shipping Cost would be sent to us via Western Union Money Transfer or and the details of the Western Union should be forwarded to us upon the receipt of the Details from you the Orders would be processed and Shipped out to the Destination. The payment should be sent out in the name of our Senior Company Accountant via Western Union and upon the receipt of the payment details from you the orders would be processed and shipped out here is the information you will use in sending the money for the cost of the Furnitures and its Shipping to our Senior Accountant via Western Union:

Senior Accountant Information:

You are to send the sum of $3,850

Receiver's Name:

NAME: RAHISA LOPEZ
(Brooklyn address)

Gonna toy with the fool a bit longer. I'll tell him I received his check (once I do) and that it cashed no sweat and a money transfer is in route. Then I'll send a crude crayon drawing of a WU money order for $3,850, along with some 'come to Jesus, repent ye sinner' message.

aklim · #24 09-12-2009, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Says he has arranged for furniture to be delivered and wants me to cash the check his "financier" is sending me and send $3,850 via Western Union to some lady in Brooklyn!

Gonna toy with the fool a bit longer. I'll tell him I received his check (once I do) and that it cashed no sweat and a money transfer is in route. Then I'll send a crude crayon drawing of a WU money order for $3,850, along with some 'come to Jesus, repent ye sinner' message.

I'm not sure if you understand but he wants you to send the money via WU Money Transfer and not a WU Money Order. Besides, everyone knows WU Money Orders are good up to $1000 apiece only.

So, I propose you get your hands on a blank receipt if necessary. He would want the MTCN. You give him an MTCN and you tell him there is a test question. Let him waste his time giving it to the WU agent. When he comes back and it fails, you were stupid and didn't give the right MTCN. The receipt is printed with a Dot Matrix printer so you offer to fax him a copy of it. MTCN format is usually XXX-YYY-ZZZZ

mpolli · #25 09-12-2009, 02:32 AM

No. Tell him the check got wet and got ruined. You feel really bad about it but he must send another.

aklim · #26 09-12-2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mpolli

No. Tell him the check got wet and got ruined. You feel really bad about it but he must send another.

I did that before and got him to send it again. Fedex next day from Nigeria too. Guess what, that was the EXACT same cashier's check.

cmac2012 · #27 09-12-2009, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mpolli

No. Tell him the check got wet and got ruined. You feel really bad about it but he must send another.

HAH! Not bad. Let the fool waste more postage. I can only imagine that these scams are taking hold less and less. I can just picture the guy thinking, 'oh boy oh boy, I got me a live one now!'

cmac2012 · #28 09-12-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

I'm not sure if you understand but he wants you to send the money via WU Money Transfer and not a WU Money Order. Besides, everyone knows WU Money Orders are good up to $1000 apiece only.

So, I propose you get your hands on a blank receipt if necessary. He would want the MTCN. You give him an MTCN and you tell him there is a test question. Let him waste his time giving it to the WU agent. When he comes back and it fails, you were stupid and didn't give the right MTCN. The receipt is printed with a Dot Matrix printer so you offer to fax him a copy of it. MTCN format is usually XXX-YYY-ZZZZ

I sorta gathered that but I've not used either much, well only the WU money order a time or two. They gave me an address, so IF I were actually sending them funds, I would go to WU, give them the money, and then someone in Brooklyn sends a postcard or something, or calls them maybe (they included a phone#) and they come down and get the funds?

Not sure if I'm up enough on these things to try the option in your second paragraph. Just sending them a cartoon money order to follow up on their cartoon check might be good enough. I can hear the fool:

You said you wired it. What is up? I have offered to rent your unit in good faith and this is how you repay me??

Guy is just greedy. The amount needed to hold the unit is $2200 and he wants me to mail him $3800? Con artist trash.

cmac2012 · #29 09-12-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

I did that before and got him to send it again. Fedex next day from Nigeria too. Guess what, that was the EXACT same cashier's check.

The one time I got a check on one of these things the check was just awful. It would take a special sort of fool to deposit that check in their acct. and then take out real money and send it off.

aklim · #30 09-12-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

I sorta gathered that but I've not used either much, well only the WU money order a time or two. They gave me an address, so IF I were actually sending them funds, I would go to WU, give them the money, and then someone in Brooklyn sends a postcard or something, or calls them maybe (they included a phone#) and they come down and get the funds?

Not sure if I'm up enough on these things to try the option in your second paragraph.

On smaller sums like a couple hundred, you can use a debit card. Reason is that most banks shut you down when there is a request for say $400 or more as a security feature. Think of your ATM where you cannot get more than $X unless you request a higher limit. My business debit card had a limit of $5000 and I had to request a higher limit. So, in this case, what happens is you will go to a WU agent and fill out the forms and give the agent the cash. You have the option of "Money in Minutes" or "Next Day". Next day means they can collect after 0700 hrs tomorrow. There are notify options if you want. Either way, they give you a Money Transfer Control Number. You can give that to the other party. That person goes down to the office and withdraws the money. You can do it with or without the MTCN but the MTCH makes life easier. You can also have a test question if you wish.

All you would need is the receipt sheet where the agent keeps the top half and you keep the bottom.