This is the WHOLE answer. Anything else is just interesting analysis or explanation.
People whose words or style make it sound like they aren't from around here aren't from around here, as in at least one continent away.
Looks like a scam to me. What do you think?
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People whose words or style make it sound like they aren't from around here aren't from around here, as in at least one continent away.
Gyrene6891
US Veteran
These are called a Nigeria scam or a 419 scam because 419 is the section of the Nigerian penal code dealing with this type of scam. While the scam is not limited to Nigeria, the nation has become associated with this fraud and it has earned a reputation for being a center of email scam crimes. Other nations known to have a high incidence of advance-fee fraud include Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, South Africa, Russia, Pakistan, the United States, the Netherlands, and Spain.
thebeamanater107
US Veteran
I remember reading somewhere that Nigeria's #1 income is scamming people. It's a profitable business
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Craig list seems to be the hunting ground for the scammers these days. But they show up everywhere...I also frequent a vintage car forum and placed a ad for some parts needed, particular to the old car I have...The parts are next to impossible to find here in the states, let alone from the fellow in the "UNITED KINGDOM", who replied to my ad and said he had the parts I was looking for.....A old vintage American car parts in the U.K?????? This was within hours after I placed the ad. So they seem to be brousing everywhere. Probably even here.
Where are the parts???? In the U.K of course....
The thing that set this off is he wanted my phone number, and did not say how much he wanted for the parts.
For what it's worth, and it's not written in stone, but a dot Yahoo or dot MSN, or dot Gmail is another alerter for you....
WuzzFuzz
Where are the parts???? In the U.K of course....
The thing that set this off is he wanted my phone number, and did not say how much he wanted for the parts.
For what it's worth, and it's not written in stone, but a dot Yahoo or dot MSN, or dot Gmail is another alerter for you....
WuzzFuzz
thebeamanater107
US Veteran
I attempted to join a different forum that did not accept gmail accounts all. It frustrated me as thats the only email I have. I agree though. With the ease of making a gmail account in minutes, scammers often use them.
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model70hunter
Member
The hard sell scams come late Friday afternoon or after 5PM.
My middle daughter is an RN, divorced with 2 children. One Friday night at approx 6 PM CST I received a call from an unknown number, it was a 3 way call with my daughter being the third call. A very nice lady in American english told my daughter to remain quiet, she explained to me that my daughters college bill was now due in full. HMM, she is making payments. If we do not get the full amount sent to this bank in NY, NY we have no recourse but to file with the Missouri State Nursing board to have her license revoked. Hmm.
I told her I would have to check my account in person at the bank on Saturday to swing this much over. She was adamant that I get the money to her now. I said sorry the bank is closed, my wife has the car. It'll have to be in the AM. Spoke with my Daughter later. She said the woman had read all her classes to her, school, money etc, but said her loan was short term and is now due. I told my daughter to get out her loan papers. My wife, also an RN got home at 7:30, she calmed me down. I was already on the internet, I found out this lady is an ex US citizen living in Spain and works for a Company that specializes in gathering information and scamming folks. I even had her address.
Lots of folks had blogged on how they were scammed for thousands of dollars on school loans. When folks could not come up with the full amount she would find out how much you have and then say send it and I'll get your loan redone.
I told her I'd call at 9:30 AM. I did not. I waited. A few minutes later she was calling, this time he was more stern. My brother in law is an attorney, he said for her to send all the information to my daughter via registered mail. This will put the USPS on them.
I told her that I really do want to pay, but first I need all sent via registered US Mail. The ex-pat went ballistic on me, I told her, look lady, I happen to be in Madrid today, we are speaking via cell phone, you are working out of your home office at this address. I think I'm gonna get a cab over there to look a scammer in the eye. Do you know I'm an ex-policeman whose gift was finding people? Do you know know a father can do many things to protect their children? I'll be there in a few. Her response was CLICK.
I told my daughter to not worry, my wife gave all we had to the FBI and 4 or 5 years later we have not heard from either.
My father-in-law is a world wide successful businessman. Sell in Israel one day, fly to Paris and sell to Saudi later in the week. Sharp guy, did well in the stock market. Nothing gets by him. Our son played golf with him, graduated from the same university and is well liked by Grandpa. Late one Friday night the Canadian authorities, Something like the Sheriffs Department in Toronto, Barrie, Canada had arrested our son for carrying controlled substances and called Grandpa. They said he would be locked up for one week in the local facilities for one week because he could not make bail, $3500.00. Do you know anyone who can help him? Number one, our son is the straightest arrow you can find. His siblings call him the perfect child, no smoking, no nothing, still works out after his college baseball was over.
Son happened to be out of town that weekend. Grandpa was assured the money would be returned when this was straightened out. He paid.
He did not hear from our son for a week and called him to say the least you could do was call me to say thanks for bailing you out of Jail. Son, said what????? He was not in Canada, Gramps knew he had been scammed. He will not talk about it. Scammer's can and do get money from folks who would normally squash them. They are very polished, they find an angle that works and run the play over and over. The stories sound so real.
My middle daughter is an RN, divorced with 2 children. One Friday night at approx 6 PM CST I received a call from an unknown number, it was a 3 way call with my daughter being the third call. A very nice lady in American english told my daughter to remain quiet, she explained to me that my daughters college bill was now due in full. HMM, she is making payments. If we do not get the full amount sent to this bank in NY, NY we have no recourse but to file with the Missouri State Nursing board to have her license revoked. Hmm.
I told her I would have to check my account in person at the bank on Saturday to swing this much over. She was adamant that I get the money to her now. I said sorry the bank is closed, my wife has the car. It'll have to be in the AM. Spoke with my Daughter later. She said the woman had read all her classes to her, school, money etc, but said her loan was short term and is now due. I told my daughter to get out her loan papers. My wife, also an RN got home at 7:30, she calmed me down. I was already on the internet, I found out this lady is an ex US citizen living in Spain and works for a Company that specializes in gathering information and scamming folks. I even had her address.
Lots of folks had blogged on how they were scammed for thousands of dollars on school loans. When folks could not come up with the full amount she would find out how much you have and then say send it and I'll get your loan redone.
I told her I'd call at 9:30 AM. I did not. I waited. A few minutes later she was calling, this time he was more stern. My brother in law is an attorney, he said for her to send all the information to my daughter via registered mail. This will put the USPS on them.
I told her that I really do want to pay, but first I need all sent via registered US Mail. The ex-pat went ballistic on me, I told her, look lady, I happen to be in Madrid today, we are speaking via cell phone, you are working out of your home office at this address. I think I'm gonna get a cab over there to look a scammer in the eye. Do you know I'm an ex-policeman whose gift was finding people? Do you know know a father can do many things to protect their children? I'll be there in a few. Her response was CLICK.
I told my daughter to not worry, my wife gave all we had to the FBI and 4 or 5 years later we have not heard from either.
My father-in-law is a world wide successful businessman. Sell in Israel one day, fly to Paris and sell to Saudi later in the week. Sharp guy, did well in the stock market. Nothing gets by him. Our son played golf with him, graduated from the same university and is well liked by Grandpa. Late one Friday night the Canadian authorities, Something like the Sheriffs Department in Toronto, Barrie, Canada had arrested our son for carrying controlled substances and called Grandpa. They said he would be locked up for one week in the local facilities for one week because he could not make bail, $3500.00. Do you know anyone who can help him? Number one, our son is the straightest arrow you can find. His siblings call him the perfect child, no smoking, no nothing, still works out after his college baseball was over.
Son happened to be out of town that weekend. Grandpa was assured the money would be returned when this was straightened out. He paid.
He did not hear from our son for a week and called him to say the least you could do was call me to say thanks for bailing you out of Jail. Son, said what????? He was not in Canada, Gramps knew he had been scammed. He will not talk about it. Scammer's can and do get money from folks who would normally squash them. They are very polished, they find an angle that works and run the play over and over. The stories sound so real.
Gyrene6891
US Veteran
There is a reason they call them "Confidence men", because they get your confidence...
