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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 10/6/2008 3:58:26 PM | How do i find out if this is a scam, Please help me......confused
If you think it's a scam, then it probably is. Scam's are usually easy to spot, if he asks for money, its a scam. If he is proclaiming how much he loves you and never met you, its a scam. If he has bad grammar or spelling, it's a scam (or he's dyslexic).
Usually a scammer will have a picture he has got from a website. A model agency site or any number of places, perhaps even a plenty of fish profile (not mine though). One giveaway is that they often have only one picture of themselves. Ask him for another.
If you want more proof just ask for details of his life, ask about his work, where he's lived, where he went to school. His favourite music, things he likes to eat, his favourite films (African scammer's have no idea about our films or music). Scammer's will avoid answering these questions.
You can also try making deliberate mistakes in you messages, mix up people's names, use the wrong name for somebody. Most scammers are running a number of different scams on different people, it can be quite hard for them to remember who they are pretending to be to each person. Send him a picture of someone really famous (Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Kiera Knightly) and say its your daughter, see if he recognises them.
It's easy to spot a scammer, the problem really is that some people don't want to see the obvious truth. They want to believe the person is real. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 10/6/2008 5:58:06 PM | Yep, all you have to do is check out the various anti-scammer websites that deal with dating scams from Nigeria and Russia. You'll have to take some time to look since there are so many scammers on those sites. But I'm sure you'll see a pic of the scammer whose been sending you messages. But remember, those pics are not of the scammers, but stolen pics.
Also, try using colloquialisms in your conversations, that you know the other person should understand, if they really are from where they say they come from. If they have no idea what you're talking about, then that's a dead give away. | |
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 10/11/2008 4:28:59 PM | I think i was talking to the same guy, and i fell for it....He sent me flowers, candy, teddy bear, and 2 diamond rings....This guy was dutch to and an engieer....It fell apart when he asked me for money to come home.........Where do they find theses pics and IDs...... | |
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TrinB
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Joined: 4/27/2008
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| Apparently those Nigerian scammers are using Yahoo messenger now...
Posted: 10/11/2008 10:08:34 PM | maybe he thought you'd take him for a ride in that mustang...his nigerian-ness...hair blowing in the wind....eating ice cream.....laughing and singing to Pop Hits on the radio....thumbing through your CD's...all the while scratching out the VIN on your dashboard.....ahhhhhh the sweet smell of a scammer......
Nigerian Scammer:
 "Foiled again" | |
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