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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 2:26:10 PM | I don't know how anyone can be fooled by these scammers to be honest .
ALL of them who have tried me have been more or less obvious and very sketchy...I feel like even if you aren't aware of the Nigerian Scams,something is off about them and most of their stories follow along the same lines, they can't even try to be original. The stuff they are asking and saying often makes no sense and I immediately wonder why would anyone ask complete strangers to wire them money and all this other stuff.
But I guess some people do fall for it...don't see how...but I guess. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 3:24:59 PM |
I don't know how anyone can be fooled by these scammers to be honest .
These scammers usually look for emotionally wounded individuals with a "God fearing / loving" overemphasis. They play on their need for companionship....even if it's only an online fantasy.....and then they hook them in by wild stories of bad things they are trying to rectify (with your money of course) in their lives.
You do have to be somewhat callous to people you never met in person. Doesn't mean you have to be a complete jerk.....but sorry...when it comes to your money or your desires for a partner.......don't let yourself get hooked into anything unless you've met several times and in a safe place. Remember....there's not only money scams going on.....but abduction and/or rape and/or identity theft scams as well out there. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 3:53:55 PM | Scammers like that come from all over, also from USA. I had a few with the same 'handwriting' as I call it.
Usually a few years younger (hoping I feel flattered), with a kid to look after (appealing on my mother-instinkts) , they 'fell in love with me first time they saw my picture', wealthy enough for me to stop working when I marry them, and they want to marry me ASAP.
Then they have to go on a business-trip first before they collect me (mostly in Gahna), run into financiel trouble and hope I can lent them the money which they will pay me back with interest.
First time this happend to me, I smelled a rat when he ask me for money to help him pay the 'import-duty on 88 cars he exportet', because it was more then he expectet and he only deals with cash. . 
I told him I have no money to lent him and he got upset, wantet me to lent it from the bank for him. Told him that I wont lent a man I never met money and as business men neither would he. Never heard of him again.
The next ones with simular stories I just told after they ask me if I found somebody online, that I met some 'sleezeballs' online, who are either after sex or money. Then they insured me, that they are not like that. Interesting, scammers never ask for sex! They usually have plenty money and then they wanted to know what I did to those others, and I told them that I told those sleeazeballs, ' I have no money'. Next question was something like: 'how was their reaction'? To which I answered: ' I never heard from them again'. After that they 'had to go now' and 'will contact you tomorrow'.
'If tomorrow never comes'...
It did the trick a few times and is amusing me by now how predictable they are... | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 4:08:39 PM | | when i posted an ad looking for a dog i got sooo many email. i specified what breed i wanted and people were sending me pictures of differn't breeds in broken english saying that they are from some other country and looking for someone to take their puppy so they didn't have to put it down. i think i got something like 10 in the first week. all pretty much the same story, in broken english and a dog not even close to what i specified in my ad. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 4:31:28 PM | Without fail they have such broken English!
One fellow tried to tell me he was a British lawyer ...and his secretaries handle everything for him so his English isn't a problem. Yeah right, got a law degree but never learned proper English.
Every single one that has every contacted me has had bad English. Dead give away. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 5:11:42 PM | i might start giving them my ex boyfriends information.
actually most places have a report scam button (well at least most places i use
i have never used any chat rooms or yahoo just sites to sell things/buy things)
even with emails i always report them. i know it probably doesn't do anything
but it makes me feel better haha. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 5:55:13 PM | Recently I have been getting younger men sending me messages in broken
english and all lived in Alexandria Ohio. Since it is close to me, I know a bit about it. It has one traffic light, no commerce, unless you count the gas station. They say that they make in excess of $100,000 a year. There are no businesses in that town which would pay anyone that much. They profess undying love and have never looked at my profile. They use the same phrases, like "I will like to meet someone" or " I will love to meet you". One sent me his e-mail address which ended in .co.uk which means it came from the United Kingdom, usually England. They say they lived for years in Holland, but I have dutch friends and they don't misuse the english language in the same way.
I just delete- block. Must be a lot of lonely people here. Sad. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 8:27:06 PM | | I don't remember the specific email, but somehow over six months ago I was scammed merely by an email. They used it to order a voicemailbox and unlimited longdistance service to my phone bill. It was charged under "Billing Resources" - only $8 something a month so I thought it was some extra taxes or whatever until I called recently to change my service. I was able to get the co. name Agora Solutions and also the info (probably bogus) on the individual - I reported them to the FTC and locals. They are so sneaky. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/11/2008 9:34:31 PM | Guess we all get them. Just got one believe it or not. Check this one out!
Greetings,
I am Mrs Angie Randall,a staff of the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE
here in west Africa.We have been waiting for you since to
contact us for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $200.000.00
United States Dollars that was deposited with our company,
but we did not hear from you since that time.I will be
traveling out from the country to canada for 3 Months Course
and I will not come back till end of September, 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER
SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver
your package to you because of the expiring date. For your
information, the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and
Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is
not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in
your Country has already been paid for.The only money you
will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is ($350.00
US) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier
Company so far .Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay
any other money except $350.00 US Dollars. You have to contact
the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft
with this information below:
Contact Person: Rev.Mark Nelson
Dispatch manager.
Email Address:deliverydepartment_fedex01@live.com
Contact Number:(+2348078881098)
Regards,
Mrs Angie Randall
Well, this one goes to “report phishing scam” bin folder.. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/18/2008 6:11:07 PM | I just received a message from someone here on POF who I am 99.9% sure was a Nigerian scammer. What a beautiful picture of the model!
I reported him .... and poof! He is now gone!
Report them. They should not be here on POF! ... or anywhere else.
This guy also immediately wanted me to converse with him on his yahoo id.
I know how the song and dance goes ..... I still find it amazing that anyone would give money to a complete stranger! | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/29/2008 12:27:22 AM | Africa bashing has becoming a favourite pasttime of western media and it is not cool.
I agree! I am proud of Africa- a beautiful continent with a beautiful people that provided me with a home for the last 18 years!!Its not like the US doesnt have its fair share of criminals and scammers! It just saddens me that anything "backward" or "negative" is always associated with MY continent!
FYI- I learnt English in the heartland of Africa and BELIEVE me I speak and write it much much better than my American collegues!! | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/29/2008 2:01:46 AM | There is a website that has very good info about these love scams, and all other scams. I am not sure if I can post the addy but.
Most of the people here on POF are fully aware of the advance fee fraud scams, but there is still good info about them, and the other is a place to help warn other people .
To the mods if I was wrong by placing the addys, then I am sorry
419eater.com
scamwarners.com | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/29/2008 7:44:32 PM | EarthnFire and Love-Hate,
You are both correct!
There are great people in every culture and ethnicity!
There are scammers in every culture and ethnicity!
I know that the scam that was tried on me was from a person who was Nigerian.
... and then when I found out that the pattern of these scammers who were Nigerian was common, I was very surprised ......... especially when they still continue the same pattern..............
I can see why you would feel this is racist with a term such as "Nigerian scammer"...... since this could lead people to believe that all Nigerians are scammers, which is not true!
Simply calling them scammers and showing others the pattern these scammers follow should be sufficient. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/29/2008 9:34:09 PM | These people PISS ME OFF. They pray on the lonely , the elderly and the desparate ,they are MAGGOTS ,I recently closed my myspace account because of these freaks .You delete them , block them ,report them ,even if you just ignore them they still dont go away, I was getting 10 a day and they are crawling all over Yahoo. Most of the ones I got were from Nigeria or Russia . Im always here or reading about people getting screwed by these arsholes and it makes me angry thats my 2 cents | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/29/2008 9:45:34 PM | | i had a west african scammer from pof.... i played along and he said he was from jeff city mo... wich isnt too far from me... well i asked him why he was in africa and he gave me a song and dance about retreiving money from his dead fathers estates.... then i asked him for his address and phone number in jeff. he actually gave me a number... and in the next breath he said that he didnt have enough money to get home to the states... and could i loan him some money!!!!! i had already called the number in jeff city and found it belonged to a little old lady who had never heard of this guy....i laughed at him and told him i was onto his BULLSH*T and never to contact me again.... he has not bothered me anymore..... | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/30/2008 9:37:28 AM | One sent me his e-mail address which ended in .co.uk which means it came from the United Kingdom, usually England
For an e-mail address, this dosen't tell you anything about where he is. It only shows that he has an e-mail account with a provider in the UK. You can get a e-mail address from hotmail.co.uk, for free, no matter where you are. This applies to any other territory.
A website with [some-name].co.uk is a company inside the UK. A website called [some-name].com can be anywhere in the world, many people assume it's in the US. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 7/31/2008 4:19:02 AM | | how about they send you money and you just have to cash the money order and keep part of it for yourself the other you part you send them cash. I have 5,000 dollars worth of cashier checks. Any takers? In the end two weeks later your responsible for the cashing of forged Wallmart money orders. Be careful!!!! | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 8/17/2008 7:33:36 PM | i have come across a man who says he is from my local area and is a humanitarian.
However he is at the moment in nigeria trying to raise moneyfor a boy with a brain tumor.
He speaks broken english and is on yahoo. He told me his daughter is in a Sweedish school.
and is waanting to come home after, he said this mission.
He was telling me how he could not wait to come home and meet me.
He was telling me he was in africa to try and raise money for a little 6yr old boy who has a brain tumor. Etc.. I offered to raise some money here for him. and he went so excited. I asked for proof. He sent me a unsigned letter and a document account with typed proceedures on it no prices but in biro a price was written.
also a photo of a boy.
what do you all think is this a scam or not, i am very confused.
colleen | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 8/17/2008 7:54:14 PM | Everybody has to keep a bloody wary eye out these days for these wankers. They have been using IM for quite awhile now that I am aware of ! I used to reside in the USA for over 5 years and during that time I was contacted by quite a few "Scammers" . Firstly through dating sites and them after through IM. I was constantly asking as to how they got my IM as well as my email addy., I never got a straight answer. What they did ( and I played along with them for awhile ) was pretend to be a female and looking to get a male friend and usually from the UK, but working in Nigeria or Ghana etc, then they endevour to hit you up for some cash ( once they believe they have befriended you ) for cheques that they will be getting for work that they have done, or for antiques that they are selling of buying. For whatever reasons they are unable to negotiate the currency themselves. I had on send me many explicite pics and also saying that they were going to the USA and wanted me to be there escort whilst they were in my part of the country and promised evrything and anything and believe me I mean anything !
I weas able to use a false address as well as an email addy . I never gave any TRUE personal details and had the last laugh, when I had one of them on IM and I was telling them that I needed to get there real phone number as I was in trouble with the local constablary and they were in contact with Interpol, who was wanting to contact them regarding cheques that I had banked ( I went NO where near a bank and also never even opened the delivery parcel ! ) Only to have them quickly disconnect and NEVER to be heard from again !
Be aware at all times, both sexes ! Remember, there is NO such a thing as a free lunch !
I had my fun for awhile and now I just simply " DELETE "
Hooroo from the Blew ( oz ) | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 8/17/2008 7:55:14 PM | Everybody has to keep a bloody wary eye out these days for these wankers. They have been using IM for quite awhile now that I am aware of ! I used to reside in the USA for over 5 years and during that time I was contacted by quite a few "Scammers" . Firstly through dating sites and them after through IM. I was constantly asking as to how they got my IM as well as my email addy., I never got a straight answer. What they did ( and I played along with them for awhile ) was pretend to be a female and looking to get a male friend and usually from the UK, but working in Nigeria or Ghana etc, then they endevour to hit you up for some cash ( once they believe they have befriended you ) for cheques that they will be getting for work that they have done, or for antiques that they are selling of buying. For whatever reasons they are unable to negotiate the currency themselves. I had on send me many explicite pics and also saying that they were going to the USA and wanted me to be there escort whilst they were in my part of the country and promised evrything and anything and believe me I mean anything !
I weas able to use a false address as well as an email addy . I never gave any TRUE personal details and had the last laugh, when I had one of them on IM and I was telling them that I needed to get there real phone number as I was in trouble with the local constablary and they were in contact with Interpol, who was wanting to contact them regarding cheques that I had banked ( I went NO where near a bank and also never even opened the delivery parcel ! ) Only to have them quickly disconnect and NEVER to be heard from again !
Be aware at all times, both sexes ! Remember, there is NO such a thing as a free lunch !
I had my fun for awhile and now I just simply " DELETE "
Hooroo from the Blew ( oz ) | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 8/29/2008 6:14:21 PM | | Met one on here a week ago today. Smooth talker and we communicated daily until someone gave me the heads up about watching out for clues that this person wasn't who he said he was. Miraculously, when I confronted this person through text, and email about how I wasn't about to be a victim to Nigerian fraud, his profile all of a sudden disappeared from here and the sweet-talking emails, texts, and yahoo chats stopped! Hmmm...go figure! I'm not gonna say I'm not hurt by this but I'm certainly glad it didn't go any farther and no money was lost, either! However, now I trust even LESS than I used to before! I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth trying anymore! | |
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