I THINK I GOT ONE! (scammer, that is)

iT IS A SCAM--See related thread in the Dino section. I had some fun playing with the guy for a bit but then got bored of the whole thing.

Some of the words are identical between the two ebay ads!

 

This whole things sounds like he went to the same school as our dear AW. He has done this same scam multiple times and gotten away with it. Damm I hate people that do this ****. Can't people just work honestly for there money. Just to give you an example, I got one of the Nigerian scams. I let him on for a while. This was his last email.

To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Hello Antonio, Feel free and call me +226 7650 7383.
From: "Mr Alassan Bello" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:02:21 -0400 (EDT)
Hello Antonio,

Well, i will first thank say thanks to you for getting back to me as you recieved my letter to you although i have been waiting to receive your call so that i can hear your voice and as well instruct you on what is needed from you to do.

I know how you felt as you recieved such proposal from a total stranger like me without any prior notice and i will not fail to inform you that this is not joke and should not be joked with because am still in service with the bank after which i will retire and come over to your country immediately this funds gets into your account in the next 7to10working days pending on how faster we will be in communication both through E-mail and Phone.

Because all the vital informations that will be use to perfect this claim as the next of kin or relation to the bank late customer is intact with me. Really i was mandated by our bank to locate any of the deceased customer relation or next of kin so that this $15.2MUSD will be transfered to him or her. And all my effort to no avail and i don't want this funds to be diverted into the bank treasure as un-claimed fund due to it will be shared among the Top ones here in our bank and government because of the corruption going on here in Africa.

And that was the reason why i capitalize on this before contacting you when i got your E-mail contact address with the hope that you will co-operate with me as an insider in recieving this funds into your account after the process involve.

Pls my dear brother, i will appreciate hearing from you both through email and call through my private line on +226 7650 7383 so that i will know your determination concerning this and i will give you every details on what i want you to do to make this dream come true because i have worked with this bank for many years without achieving what a banker surpose to achieve due to the bad ones here in the bank and our country and i believe this is the way all mighty ALLAH want to help me for the benefit of our both families.

I will stop here till i hear from you as am very busy now in the bank. Am looking forward also in hearing from you immediately/soonest.

Thanks with my best regards
Mr. A. Bello.

 

San Francisco. Figures. Use a pay phone if you can still find one.

 

Why would he have a San Francisco phone number in Hungary....or Missouri? I called it. Got VM with the pre-recorded lady from the phone company.

Call him up. Leave him a message that you are in Troy and want to pick up the car. You can leave cash with the ebay rep. Leave the phone number for the FBI as the callback number.

 

ha! I've done that with a few of those who want to send you money orders for you to cash. I had them send the money orders to an FBI agent at one of the field offices, another scammer I had send them to the local police station.

 

You forgot to add "in Hungary".

Here's a thread from the S2000 boards about how they tracked down a scammer and got him arrested.

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=393447&hl=

 

But he said,

...seriously what more do you want?

 

this guys is so sophisticated about ebay and transactions but didn't know the import problems before starting his 'mistake'.....gotta get this guy.

anyway to set up a double/tripple trap. like more than one person pinging him at the same time?

 

Tell him you can't wire the money, but you have cash that can be converted to a bank check. Tell him to send you a prepaid Fed Ex envelope to send him the bank check. When you get the envelope post up the account number and we can all fedex empty envelopes (using his account #) to each other all over the country and give him a hefty bill to pay.

BT

 

I guess ebay removed it already.

 

That's pathetic, he didn't even bother changing the mailto address on the image ([email protected]).