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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | my Nigerian Counterfeit Gift Cheque Fraud story |
hi, my story is like this(it's long but, this is the short version); i was selling first a bike and then a car on craigslist.org. when the bike was for sale, it was a high end bike for $450. i was contacted by an individual, he asked about the bike i got back to him the same day. he played email tag till i got fed up and told him to walk. then i put my el camino up for sale for $2400 was contacted and he immediatly told me his plans to pay me $4000. he had his own shipper and all that. a week or so went by and i got an email saying the check was on it's way, later that day they arrived 8 $500 american express gift checks. the envolope was blank and so were the checks. i am very close with the girls at my bank so, i told them the whole story and told them i wasn't wanting to cash them but maybe deposit them till they cleared. she said that she would look into it, she came back and said they were fake and that a detective was on the phone. i talked with the detective at some length. let me add that she was very informative and cordial( she was from another county) then the local police showed up and immediatly start treating me like a suspect. threatening to arrest me if i wasn't forthcoming with evidence. i sent my evidence to the detective i talked to on the phone(never heard from her) contacted the local police, two weeks later a detective called me on the phone. after talking for some time he informs me he dropping the investigation and proceeds to warn me if i try to cash any more of these checks i will be arrested. now i'm angry and told him that if he wanted to talk to me any more he better get a warrant. so, then i direct my fury at the scammer, who is starting to contact me looking for his money. he is directing me to send it thru western union. this is where it starts getting comical. i tell him i sent it, giving him false info. the next day he informs me he didn't get it, i tell him i sent it to the wrong name and i will correct it but i keep getting it wrong. this goes on for some 10-15 emails. finally he gets frustrated and starts calling me stupid and i should get someone to help me do this. i then tell him i have spent all the money, he begins threatening my life and my family. i told him he should contact the police. he then apologizes and ask me to send him anything. i grew tired of messing with him and stopped. now your not going to believe this. a month goes by and he contacts me again. he wants to know if i'll send him anything. i get him going to western union a few more times, then tell him the money is gone. he asks me if i want cash these checks, splitting 70% him 30%me. i don't answer a few times and finally tell him i'll do it for 60 me 40 him. he says ok. now if you've been reading this far, here is the punchline; i have him sending the checks to the sherrif's department of the first detective i spoke with. the other part of the story is, i have 2 other scammers sending there also.i will keep you informed. |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | just realized |
I"M A BAITER!!! YEA!! |
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| Author: | armac [ Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:51 pm ] |
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And your cops will do nothing with the checks. You have done nothing to prosecute anyone. |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:48 am ] |
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no the cops are hopeless. i had also filed with ic3 and they didn't get back to me.so thats when i decided to get some home made justice. i can't wait till the email start looking for the money. this one guy (with the car)is so stupid i almost feel bad. like i'm messing with a child or mentally challanged. more to come... |
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| Author: | pasttired [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:17 am ] |
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Please stop any contact with this person, they have too much personal information from you. You may think you are dealing with someone far away but they do have contacts all over the world. If you really want to keep messing with this person go to http://www.419eater.com and read there on how to do it safely. It is not worth putting your life at risk to have a little payback on these scum. |
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| Author: | armac [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:44 am ] |
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For further reference American Express Gift Cheques come in no denomination larger than $100. No bank would have even taken them. |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:09 am ] |
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yeah, they explained that to me. |
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| Author: | admin [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:46 pm ] |
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armac wrote: No bank would have even taken them.
Didn't we just have another victim on here recently who had AM cashier's checks for over $100 each . . . and the bank DID take them? |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:22 am ] |
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10 days has gone by since my last contact. so, i decided to let him in on that i am messing with him, calling him the stupidest person on earth. unbelievable, as i send that mail, he sends me mail asking for money. as i got off the floor, i just had to tell someone. i bet he will be coming back. |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:54 pm ] |
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UPDATE--- well, i started probing him about what his out of pocket expenses were, i've gotten him to tell me $500, which i told him he's full sh*t. and i told him i'll send him $20. let's see how many more times i can get him to go to western union. |
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| Author: | Sarah Price [ Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:14 pm ] |
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If you've sent the scammer *any* of your personal details (name, address, etc), drop the current bait. You can rebait from a different address quite easily. If you feel like you need help baiting safely, check out scambaits.com , or thescambaiter or 419eater. |
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| Author: | elcaminoman [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:22 pm ] |
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[quote="Sarah Price"]If you've sent the scammer *any* of your personal details (name, address, etc), drop the current bait. You can rebait from a different address quite easily. If you feel like you need help baiting safely, check out scambaits.com , or thescambaiter or 419eater.[/quote] with all due respect, have you "actually" read my post? i have had this guy from almost the beginning. i was "baiting" him before i found out about you guys. i appreciate your warnings but, had you read the entire post you may not have posted. maybe i'm wrong. oh well anyways, i have him on the way to western union for the $25. let's see how many times i get him to go. |
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| Author: | Sarah Price [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:45 am ] |
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Hi, Elc. Yes, I did read your post. It's great that you've got this lad going on useless WU trips. I'm concerned for your personal safety though. About two years ago, a scammer brutally murdered their victim when they found out that he didn't have any money to steal. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Afri ... 75,00.html Please, think about this for a moment. If a scammer would do this to an innocent victim, what would they do to a baiter who thought it amusing to waste his time/money? Like I've suggested before, if you've sent the scammer *any* of your personal details (name, address, etc), drop the bait. |
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| Author: | ~SeaMaiden~ [ Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I was victim too |
Hi there! I was recently victimized by the same form of scam...ur story and mine relate alot. Except in my case the bank did cash them and didnt even investigate if they were good or not. After 5 days they unfroze the account and little ole me thinking all was good...im glad in ur case they were able to detect them before you lost all that money. Good Luck! |
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| Author: | ~SeaMaiden~ [ Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:39 pm ] |
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armac wrote: For further reference American Express Gift Cheques come in no denomination larger than $100. No bank would have even taken them.
My bank didnt know this in my case...because they said they dont sell them so arent trained on this. They cashed them and now are putting all the blame on me. |
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