Comments on: Conversations With A Scammer – Real Scam Example! http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/ Protecting You and Your Finances Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brownhawk http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 Brownhawk Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:14:15 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-4633 Hey all it is really interesting to find such a website where you guys share information and infrom other through your experiences Well actually i have a case , but not like yours i got a client he is from Armenia and will like to buy real estate business in My Country , we Are in COntact There is around 3 months , you know , we made everything ready(Agreement , Power of Attorney signed by his lawyer ...) he is working in England but he told me i will receive my Payment from Italy , anyways... i have contact with bank and they told me they require my company is registration Documents and stuff ... so to enable the transaction to start , After i sent them the above documents they returned back to me and said i have to legalize them with the european ministry office of legalization in German and so they gave me the email of that office , i sent them the documents and they asked to pay the fees of stamps and seals and stuff ....which is around 1000Euro (1000 is a scam number), The receiver of the money is a black man and whats strange they left me two ways to send them the money , via bank account or Western union ... Guys all what i want to know , if there is a way that i can check the office , i couldnt get it in internet with full detailed contact information and name of staffs and directors ... So Please if someone around has idea or somthing reply me via my email Peace Hey all
it is really interesting to find such a website where you guys share information and infrom other through your experiences
Well actually i have a case , but not like yours
i got a client he is from Armenia and will like to buy real estate business in My Country , we Are in COntact There is around 3 months , you know , we made everything ready(Agreement , Power of Attorney signed by his lawyer …) he is working in England but he told me i will receive my Payment from Italy , anyways… i have contact with bank and they told me they require my company is registration Documents and stuff … so to enable the transaction to start , After i sent them the above documents they returned back to me and said i have to legalize them with the european ministry office of legalization in German and so they gave me the email of that office ,
i sent them the documents and they asked to pay the fees of stamps and seals and stuff ….which is around 1000Euro (1000 is a scam number), The receiver of the money is a black man and whats strange they left me two ways to send them the money , via bank account or Western union …
Guys all what i want to know , if there is a way that i can check the office , i couldnt get it in internet with full detailed contact information and name of staffs and directors …
So Please if someone around has idea or somthing reply me via my email
Peace

]]> By: anonymus http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 anonymus Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:03:15 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-2652 I´m in Argentina: check this website....http://www.quebarato.com.py/clasificados/buy-playsation-3-80gb-at-230usd__2373259.html this people tells me that are in England and are from Ghana hehe...the same method..be carefull! I´m in Argentina: check this website….http://www.quebarato.com.py/clasificados/buy-playsation-3-80gb-at-230usd__2373259.html

this people tells me that are in England and are from Ghana hehe…the same method..be carefull!

]]> By: Luie http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-2644 Luie Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:17:58 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-2644 These things have to happen, so we learned that in this world nothing is free, there is a price for everything you want to get, or for every step you take. So, stay focus each and everyday of your life. These things have to happen, so we learned that in this world nothing is free, there is a price for everything you want to get, or for every step you take. So, stay focus each and everyday of your life.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Anonymous Sat, 10 May 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-162 thanks for posting this. I recently experienced the opposite...i posted an ad selling an item and scam buyers started responding. I decided to respond back to the scammers by using some of the dialogue the scam sellers use (from your posting). might as well have a little fun with it and give them a taste of their own medicine. lol thanks for posting this. I recently experienced the opposite…i posted an ad selling an item and scam buyers started responding. I decided to respond back to the scammers by using some of the dialogue the scam sellers use (from your posting). might as well have a little fun with it and give them a taste of their own medicine. lol

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Anonymous Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:04:00 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-128 i am having an almost identical situation. the scammer sent me a scanned drivers license and passport with social security number. nobody in their right mind would send this information to somebody they dont even know. the inquiry was for a macbook pro listed at $1000. everything seemed legit except for the social security thing. when he told me he only accepted western union money transfer, i suggested a COD (cash on delivery). i explained that i would be able to inspect the item before i actually paid for it. the scammer then told me that western union was "completely safe." i said i would refuse to pay with western union. then as they all do the scammer suggested that i pay half upfront and the other half once i recieved the item. in addition to the social security number and passport provided, there were some other dead giveaways that this was a scammer. 1. the terrible grammar skills<br/>2. the consistent request for payment<br/>3. the refusal of anything except for western union<br/>4. the item was listed in canada, the scammer told me it was to be shipped from Peoria, IL, and when i got the tracking number and reciept, it said it was being shipped from North Carolina.<br/>5. multiple facebook profiles; all with identical pictures but different locations<br/>6. i did an ip address trace for the emails i had been recieving. this was supposed to be somebody in Illinois. however, the ip address was based in Nigeria. <br/><br/>some advice to buyers; do some research on your seller. only buy from trustworthy sites. stay away from people who require western union as their only means of payment. <br/><br/>if you want to track an ip address, there is a guide and all the tools necessary here.<br/><br/>http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ipaddress.htm i am having an almost identical situation. the scammer sent me a scanned drivers license and passport with social security number. nobody in their right mind would send this information to somebody they dont even know. the inquiry was for a macbook pro listed at $1000. everything seemed legit except for the social security thing. when he told me he only accepted western union money transfer, i suggested a COD (cash on delivery). i explained that i would be able to inspect the item before i actually paid for it. the scammer then told me that western union was “completely safe.” i said i would refuse to pay with western union. then as they all do the scammer suggested that i pay half upfront and the other half once i recieved the item. in addition to the social security number and passport provided, there were some other dead giveaways that this was a scammer. 1. the terrible grammar skills
2. the consistent request for payment
3. the refusal of anything except for western union
4. the item was listed in canada, the scammer told me it was to be shipped from Peoria, IL, and when i got the tracking number and reciept, it said it was being shipped from North Carolina.
5. multiple facebook profiles; all with identical pictures but different locations
6. i did an ip address trace for the emails i had been recieving. this was supposed to be somebody in Illinois. however, the ip address was based in Nigeria.

some advice to buyers; do some research on your seller. only buy from trustworthy sites. stay away from people who require western union as their only means of payment.

if you want to track an ip address, there is a guide and all the tools necessary here.

http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ipaddress.htm

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Anonymous Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-113 same here, dude selling iphones for 150/piece<br/><br/>tells me to prove i got the money buy writing a WU transfer for his adress, but name of my friend, so he cant collect... and then send him the piece of paper i get from WU... then he sends the phones, and i change the name to his name...<br/><br/>dont trust it :)<br/><br/>here is the last mail i got yesterday.. (27/01/2008)<br/><br/>-------------------------<br/><br/>Again,<br/><br/> If you deposit the money in other name i can`t pick up the money but i will be sure that you are serious and have the money. If you prove me i send you immediately the package. That is my insurance. <br/> After you deposit the money you give me the paper scanned from western union for i can check and if the payment is done and if all will be Ok i start immediately the delivery and in max 2-4 days you have the package at your home. <br/> After you receive the package you check the phones! You will be given a 3 days inspection period from the day you receive the product at home. If you decide to hold the phones you go back at western union and your best friends or your husband (wife) name or your mother name in my name for i can receive the money and the transaction will be completed. if you will not be satisfied with the product, you will be able to send the product back through the same shipping company (we suport all the shipping taxes) and you can take the money back from the western union office. <br/> You will NOT transfer the money on my name. Is a safe deal for you too. I receive the money when you change the name and you will change the name when the phones will be in your hands.<br/> I am tired of unserious buyer who don`t really intend to buy and just want to play games. I only want to be sure that you have the money and don`t play games. I'm a serious seller and a fair trader and I prefer to deal only with a serious buyer. If you consider yourself one please e-mail me back so we can start our deal. <br/>I will look for your email, so that we can move forward with this deal! <br/>Best Regards,<br/>--------------------------- same here, dude selling iphones for 150/piece

tells me to prove i got the money buy writing a WU transfer for his adress, but name of my friend, so he cant collect… and then send him the piece of paper i get from WU… then he sends the phones, and i change the name to his name…

dont trust it :)

here is the last mail i got yesterday.. (27/01/2008)

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Again,

If you deposit the money in other name i can`t pick up the money but i will be sure that you are serious and have the money. If you prove me i send you immediately the package. That is my insurance.
After you deposit the money you give me the paper scanned from western union for i can check and if the payment is done and if all will be Ok i start immediately the delivery and in max 2-4 days you have the package at your home.
After you receive the package you check the phones! You will be given a 3 days inspection period from the day you receive the product at home. If you decide to hold the phones you go back at western union and your best friends or your husband (wife) name or your mother name in my name for i can receive the money and the transaction will be completed. if you will not be satisfied with the product, you will be able to send the product back through the same shipping company (we suport all the shipping taxes) and you can take the money back from the western union office.
You will NOT transfer the money on my name. Is a safe deal for you too. I receive the money when you change the name and you will change the name when the phones will be in your hands.
I am tired of unserious buyer who don`t really intend to buy and just want to play games. I only want to be sure that you have the money and don`t play games. I’m a serious seller and a fair trader and I prefer to deal only with a serious buyer. If you consider yourself one please e-mail me back so we can start our deal.
I will look for your email, so that we can move forward with this deal!
Best Regards,
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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bustathief.com/conversations-with-scammer-real-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Anonymous Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:54:00 +0000 http://www.bustathief.com/?p=3#comment-75 I'm dealing with the same problem right now .. soo all I can say iss loook outt forr peoplee on the internet make sure u get the right information... to be honest this personn sounds just like the person who's trying to scam me right now .. butt i know now cuz i asked people what they thought .. and now im pretending with them lol I’m dealing with the same problem right now .. soo all I can say iss loook outt forr peoplee on the internet make sure u get the right information… to be honest this personn sounds just like the person who’s trying to scam me right now .. butt i know now cuz i asked people what they thought .. and now im pretending with them lol

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