I read some report recently, where they listed Canada as one of the top fraud nations...let the buyer beware...
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jesterville wrote:
I read some report recently, where they listed Canada as one of the top fraud nations...let the buyer beware...
Conflagration_Planet wrote:
jesterville wrote:
Over the past few months, local news reports in Toronto, Canada have identified two victims of similar fraudulent practices. I believe the were both elderly, and lost something like $170,000 and $50,000 respectively. These scums prey on the weak...and just need one gullible person...
The sad part is the law is unable/unwilling to take any action, until the horse has left the barn.
A couple weeks ago, some dick heads in Canada tried to sucker me into wiring them $3,000 in a phony mystery shopping job offer scam.
I've gotten some similar "job" offers. If a company name is included, a couple quick searches ferret out those scams.
AlCzervik wrote:
Conflagration_Planet wrote:
jesterville wrote:
Over the past few months, local news reports in Toronto, Canada have identified two victims of similar fraudulent practices. I believe the were both elderly, and lost something like $170,000 and $50,000 respectively. These scums prey on the weak...and just need one gullible person...
The sad part is the law is unable/unwilling to take any action, until the horse has left the barn.
A couple weeks ago, some dick heads in Canada tried to sucker me into wiring them $3,000 in a phony mystery shopping job offer scam.
I've gotten some similar "job" offers. If a company name is included, a couple quick searches ferret out those scams.
True.
Dear Barrister........i sent all the info. and the fee .please send my mooonneey !
jesterville wrote:
I actually threw the virgin mobile phone over Niagara Falls...
I fell off my chair laughing!
The funny thing is, why the hell would they contact you on chess.com? How are these guys even thinking!?
Maybe he wanted to checkmate me then rip me off too?
The_Lurcher wrote:
15 orthographical and grammatical mistakes ... not bad for such a short mail. Barristers ain´t what they used to be. And I like the sentence with " ... who died ... in a fatal accident". Ever heard of anyone who died in a non-fatal accident?
Obviously Google translate is getting better. I'm also a fan of how the "Barrister" uses a yahoo email address. Seems legit...
TheGrobe wrote:
One of you had better act fast before the other cashes in first.
Haha, let the best man (or woman) win! 
jesterville wrote:
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So...these examples are quite different...but very much the same as well. Someone trying to steal money from you under false pretenses. The law however, only sees the Togo thief as such (if he is successful)...but only views this Virgin Mobile act as a business marketing services...
Completely true!
Yeah that's the most suspicious part. Barristers hate using Yahoo.
Scottrf wrote:
Yeah that's the most suspicious part. Barristers hate using Yahoo.
Lol!
The_Lurcher wrote:
jesterville wrote:
I actually threw the virgin mobile phone over Niagara Falls...
I fell off my chair laughing!
Why, because he couldn't be bothered to find a trashcan?
This is my favorite response (some editing required).
Dear DR.ONORIODE BOBOLO,
It is so good to hear from a fellow-countryman, having been raised and lived for many years in our most beautiful homeland, Nigeria. I want to send you my sincere thanks and gratitude for your kind offer of USD$25,000.000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) for taking part in this funds transfer transaction.
However, I am a businessman too, and I make my living transferring large sums of money from and to my friends, relatives, and business associates in Nigeria. Therefore, I know that you would agree, that in order to participate in this wonderful opportunity, I must have an advance monetary commitment from you -- a good faith gesture on your part -- in order to proceed.
Therefore, I ask that you deposit just 10% ($2,500,000) of the $25M into my PayPal account as an indication that you truly possess the funds and are actually authorized to release them. Using the online PayPal service is a very convenient and secure way to transfer funds. All you need do is access the PayPal web site -- -- open a PayPal account, deposit the funds into your new account, and then transfer the money into my existing account, which has already been set up to receive the $25M.
You only need my email address, which you already have, to transfer the funds into my account. Therefore, the complete safety of your account, as well as mine, is guaranteed and insured unconditionally. You have asked that this matter be handled with the strictest confidentiality, and I will agree to that condition, provided that the transfer takes place in a reasonable period of time, say by Friday, 5 October.
If the money has not been received by that time, I must assume that you are not making a legitimate offer, and that you might be someone other than who you say you are -- although I can tell by the exceptional language of your email, that is probably not the case. However, if that is the case, then I will be forced to embark upon a most unpleasant course of action that I would prefer not to undertake.
Because I have so many loyal friends in the Government of Nigeria and the Military, and many close ties within the Security Service where you work, it would be quite easy to locate your office and your home, as well as learn the identities of your friends and relatives.
I truly don't believe that you would want to jeopardize their health and well-being, and your own future. I will access my PayPal account on next Saturday to verify that your good-faith payment has been made. Once that takes place, we can move forward with the final transfer.
I trust that you will not disappoint me in this matter, since the consequences for non-compliance could be quite severe. I look forward with great anticipation to working with you.
Yours faithfully,
Issa Gidada, JD, MMB,
President & CEO
U.S./Nigeria Funds Transfer Organization
Beverly Hills, CA
Nice!
Wish I had it ready when I got the message!
Please be relevant, helpful & nice!
Demanding money with menaces commands a maximum sentence of 10 years or so in most common law jurisdictions. Nigerian tribal law prescribes partial castration in addition, I believe.
Good luck guys. Hope you have plenty of holiday time saved up. See you in a few years time.
You really think an email scammer is going to the police with a complaint? If they do, do you really think Nigeria/Tongo will try to extradite a person?
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Here is a related one...though "white collar" in nature.
Virgin Mobile is associated with a company managing "text games" (Text to Win). The gaming company (whom I suspect is also owned by Virgin Mobile) sends you text messages inviting you to play...the catch is that you are billed $2 per text regardless of playing/reading the text messages...and they send you constant messages.
I had to get my legal rep involved in order for them to stop sending me these text messages (which I never requested/agreed with). I believe they wanted to bill me $100 odd dollars over a period of 1 month for the text messages alone. I actually threw the virgin mobile phone over Niagara Falls...and will never support any of their services.
So...these examples are quite different...but very much the same as well. Someone trying to steal money from you under false pretenses. The law however, only sees the Togo thief as such (if he is successful)...but only views this Virgin Mobile act as a business marketing services...