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Post by Gerald Croft on Nov 26, 2020 18:55:23 GMT
I might write up the whole of this bait at some point but these two quotes made me laugh. Barrister Williams is a dollar chopper located either in South Africa or Nigeria, and he has persuaded Gerald that he is the boss of Shelice Green and Maria Morales, who are threatening to sue him if he doesn't "repay" around $6000 that he supposedly borrowed from them via PayPal or Bitcoin. Williams has sent an email to Gerald and copied in Shelice and Maria, letting him know that Shelice and Maria are fired and including a "sack letter" as proof (a PDF that I converted from a Word document it took me a few minutes to write).
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Post by Gerald Croft on Jan 11, 2021 20:14:12 GMT
A lot has happened in this bait since I posted these passages, but here are some very clear instructions from Green about how I am supposed to pay the fees. Obviously, it will not lead to any confusion at Gerald's end.
I'm not even sure what the instructions mean in reality. I think I am supposed to put the money in a biscuit tin and wrap it up, but it would be amusing to send a picture of some money shoved into a biscuit. Also of note is the fact that Green claims to be in the United States, and simultaneously wants me to post the money to her in Cardiff. Of course, she is constantly changing the terms and conditions to increase the amount of money Gerald is having to "repay", assured that he is too stupid to notice. Perhaps this might be an opportunity to use the fake delivery company, if I decide to take that route.
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Post by Linoline on Jan 11, 2021 20:23:19 GMT
To me it looks like your scammer wants you to send the money to a moneymule. Don't involve them. If you pretend to send money there, the mule might get in trouble because the scammer can think the mule keeps the money to himself. There are of course plenty other ways to annoy your scammer.
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Post by Gerald Croft on Jan 11, 2021 21:15:01 GMT
I understand what you mean, and I will find a way to continue the bait without putting the mule at any risk. It would be good for the mule to lose their "job" as a result of my action, but I would not want to put them in a position where they could be in physical danger or be forced to pay the money that I never sent.
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Post by Gerald Croft on May 18, 2021 17:56:47 GMT
I think this is now my longest running continuous bait. It makes sense that the format would lead to this, as it is impossible for the scammer to cut contact without giving up on all possibility of ever receiving money (as can happen if a scammer using a more common script tells you "I am cancelling your funds since you are not serious").
Unfortunately, my bank has declined a bank transfer of £2500 and Shelice is not happy about it.
I think she forgot to finish her sentence. Bear in mind that at this point I have sent quite a large sum of money to Williams and £2500 is all I say I can send for the foreseeable future. I'm hoping to get another bank account to report, and specifically I have asked for a UK account as I have received a 2 month ban on international transfers for making too many transfers that failed. However, we have been going about seven months so I'm not sure how convinced she is that I will be sending any money.
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Post by Birlic on May 18, 2021 18:04:41 GMT
What about a good Money Gram transfer?
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Post by Gerald Croft on May 18, 2021 18:08:34 GMT
I think she has refused this so far on the grounds that Barrister Williams asking for a WU / MG transfer proves he is a scammer... I'm sure she has forgotten this now so I might try to go for it when she refuses to give me any more bank accounts to report.
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Post by Gerald Croft on May 18, 2021 18:10:50 GMT
In fact, I might not even need to ask, I could just send a MG transfer to the "cashing agent" whose bank account I have been given...
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