Diplomat has a Package for Me!

lindos90

Oh I like this! I went through a phase of reading some stories on a couple of 419er websites, I love the ones where the baiters also get the bad guys to take silly photos of themselves too!

I would love to try doing one myself but im not very teckie and I would worry that these scammers would have some attachements on their emails which would damage my comupter or steel all my passwords!

trisontana

Can I recommend the very funny book Delete This At Your Peril:-

This book detailing Neil Forsyth's alter-ego Bob 'Godzilla' Servant's hilarious exchanges with various internet spammers will not fail to amuse even the most discerning reader. Firstly, Forsyth's description of his creation's life and career in Broughty Ferry (near Dundee) are spot on and the fact that he was once one of the foremost cheeseburger vendors and window cleaners in the area (until the gypsies allegedly stole his ladders...) are very funny indeed.

Paul_Varjak

mrs-stressed wrote: »

And then what happened...?

He is clearly locked in solitary confinement at JFK airport and, as he has no contact with anyone, I guess they are not bringing him any food or water.

So, maybe he is dead, or the internet-connected computer (with a Benin IP address) they generously provided to him in solitary confinement has ceased to work?

Paul_Varjak

lindos90 wrote: »

Oh I like this! I went through a phase of reading some stories on a couple of 419er websites, I love the ones where the baiters also get the bad guys to take silly photos of themselves too!

The best one I read was where the baiter convinced the 419er to send photos of himself being tattoed...

http://419eater.com/html/okorie.htm

Paul_Varjak

unholyangel wrote: »

I think the truly scary thing about these types of email is that they must be profitable otherwise the scammers wouldnt do them.

How many people fall for this daily?

While i sympathise with people taken in by these scammers, a meaner part of me cant help but think there are plenty more potential Darwin award winners out there!

I really do not know how may people fall for this but, in history, they have sold the Eiffel Tower and Buckingham Palace!

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-20-2004-50787.asp

trisontana

Lots of people lose lots of money to these scam, as this BBC report shows:-

Last year, more than 3,000 people reported being scammed but police believe many more are too embarrassed to admit they fell for them.

Mass marketing scams makes up a quarter of all reported fraud but accounts for 90% of losses, with the average victim who reports a fraud losing £27,000.

Paul_Varjak

lindos90 wrote: »

Oh I like this! I went through a phase of reading some stories on a couple of 419er websites, I love the ones where the baiters also get the bad guys to take silly photos of themselves too!

I would love to try doing one myself but im not very teckie and I would worry that these scammers would have some attachements on their emails which would damage my comupter or steel all my passwords!

Personally, I would be very wary about opening any e-mail attachments from someone I do not know. Very few of the scammers use attachments anyway, unless they want to send you a copy of a fake passport etc.

If I do open any attachments I do so inside a sandbox.

Paul_Varjak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yivCPfXfpNM

Paul_Varjak

Dear Sir

My apologies, but I fear you have arrived at JFK. I am now living in Washington DC. Let me know how much the jorney from JFK to Washington will cost you and I will reimburse your expenses.

Let me know if you want me to give you the expenses to you when you arrive at my house, or if you want me to send the money to your office in Benin. Once I have your answer I will send the 55$ tag fee as well.

Derek Trotter (MD, Trotters Independent Trading Company)

Paul_Varjak

Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_by_the_fbi

Attention: Paul Varjak.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.

We the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Washington DC decided to write a message to you concerning the situationof the delivery of consignment Box Sum of $750 000 United States DollarsFrom Diplomat Wilfred Tawiah Benin Republic‏ DIRECTOR GENERAL.Furthermore, we the (FBI) are concerned with every transaction/delivery and wehave received message and confirm it through our investigation that yourdelivery in Diplomat Wilfred Tawiah which needed to be delivered toyou has never meet to their demand by making available to them theirDispatching fee of $55 Dollar.

Now we send this message to you toremind you to act fast and have this fee send to them immediately to enablethis delivery take immediately effect without further delay on this. We are theAGENCY concerned every wire transaction holding through INTERNET. And to avoidprolongation/abandoning of this delivery you are now instructed to have thisrequired fee make available to them immediately without much time wasted on it.

Furthermore, you are holding a lot oftransaction at hand; Now we instruct you to go on first and finalize yourdelivery with the Diplomat Wilfred Tawiah first before embarking on anyother transaction did you hear what we said? Be advice to stop everytransaction and go on and finalize Diplomat Wilfred Tawiah with theirDelivery first that is our instruction for you. Note also, you are mandated asfrom now to forward to us every message you receive in respect to this transactionsend it for us to view it direct you as well on what to do to avoid youbeen scam by fraudsters do we make our self clear?

So you are advised to contact DiplomatWilfred Tawiah OF BeninRepublic‏with the information below:
Receiver Anthony Udoba.
Country Benin Republic.
Amount $ 55 US Dollars.
Text Question. Who is our savoir?
Answer ….The Lord Jesus.
SENDER NAME
MTCN

Contact person Director; DiplomatWilfred Tawiah.
Email address:diplomaticagentservi@globomail.com
Phone Number: +229 9822 9634






Now we will wait for your update message immediately and remember to act accordingly to avoid being in trouble with us.

Best Regards,


FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III.
Executive Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email:fbi@neu.com.cn


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