Nigerian scammers gave me bank details

spanner
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Nigerian scammers gave me bank details Nov 5, 2021 13:12:02 GMT via mobile

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Post by spanner on Nov 5, 2021 13:12:02 GMT

A scammer hacked my mother in laws email account and sent begging emails to all her friends. Unfortunately one friend sent the hacker a Google play card for £300.

Anyway I baited them and now have their bank details. What malicious things can I go with it 😂 I tried to set up a direct debit with a charity but it said the bank doesn't accept DDs.

Currently I am pretending I need their postcode so I can send them money. I contacted their own bank and its a third party bank so all very dodgy. I reckon it must be a company or larger network of scammers.

They're probably gonna know I'm on to them soon. Any tips?

Gerald Croft
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Nigerian scammers gave me bank details Nov 5, 2021 15:56:48 GMT Captain Nigeria likes this

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Post by Gerald Croft on Nov 5, 2021 15:56:48 GMT

Hi Spanner. Please read our rules and ethics to help you with what to do and what not to do while baiting. In particular, it is against our rules to cash bait - that is, trying to obtain money from a scammer regardless of whether it goes to a charity or not. This would be illegal and potentially has negative effects on both the bank and the charity if the transaction is reported as fraudulent. Make sure you are baiting safely, so that the scammers will not know that your actions have anything to do with you or your mother in law. If you want to report the scammers' bank information, the site has an email account set up for this purpose.

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Nigerian scammers gave me bank details Nov 5, 2021 16:23:58 GMT bluelady likes this

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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2021 16:23:58 GMT

Welcome to SF, Spanner! I'm sorry to hear what has happened to your in-laws. Reporting it to law enforcement and reporting the bank account is about the best you can do for them at this point.

You can learn how to report the account here:

scambaiting-help.freeforums.net/thread/810/reporting-scammers-bank-accounts

As Gerald stated, we do not condone cash-baiting (even for charities). That being said, going after money stolen from you is fair game and I wish you luck. The problem is that once that money is gone, there is nil chance of recovering it.