ANATOMY OF A BAD SCAM ARTIST
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Recently, June, 2007, I was able to acquire a vintage Gibson
acoustic guitar. The guitar, a 1951 Gibson LG-2, was listed on
June 5th, 2007. By the end of the day, my "buy it now price of
$1750 US was bought, by a Rolland Hilton, here are the
individuals letters.
acoustic guitar. The guitar, a 1951 Gibson LG-2, was listed on
June 5th, 2007. By the end of the day, my "buy it now price of
$1750 US was bought, by a Rolland Hilton, here are the
individuals letters.
Season greeting to you. I am Rolland Hilton from WA here in the
state,USA.I m a milliary Officer Presently in Iraq for Peace keeping I saw
your item advert on ebay and i'm interested in buying it for my daughter
who is studying in the University of Lagos (Nigeria)Do not worry about the
shipping of the item, i will take care of that what you just do is tell me how
much it will cost for you to ship the item through (USPS GLOBAL
EXPRESS EMS MAIL 3-5 business day) which i think is chipper and easy
to use,then you should tell me total amount of the item and shipping cost
so that i can make payment to you immediately. Moreover i would have
prefer to send you a cheque but simply because i want you to ship the
item first thing tomorrow, i will be sending you payment via PAYPAL,so
make sure you get the package ready for tomorrow shipment ok? And
kindly send me your paypal address or your contact,so i can make the
payment right away.Below is my grandson's address for the shipment
calculation.
RECEIVER ADDRESS
FULL NAME.. Seun Hilton
ADDRESS.. 26 Oba Akinjobi Road
CITY... IKEJA
STATE.... LAGOS STATE
ZIPCODE... 23401
COUNTRY.... NIGERIA
Thanks and hope to hear from you soonest.
Your Faithfully
Rolland Hilton
state,USA.I m a milliary Officer Presently in Iraq for Peace keeping I saw
your item advert on ebay and i'm interested in buying it for my daughter
who is studying in the University of Lagos (Nigeria)Do not worry about the
shipping of the item, i will take care of that what you just do is tell me how
much it will cost for you to ship the item through (USPS GLOBAL
EXPRESS EMS MAIL 3-5 business day) which i think is chipper and easy
to use,then you should tell me total amount of the item and shipping cost
so that i can make payment to you immediately. Moreover i would have
prefer to send you a cheque but simply because i want you to ship the
item first thing tomorrow, i will be sending you payment via PAYPAL,so
make sure you get the package ready for tomorrow shipment ok? And
kindly send me your paypal address or your contact,so i can make the
payment right away.Below is my grandson's address for the shipment
calculation.
RECEIVER ADDRESS
FULL NAME.. Seun Hilton
ADDRESS.. 26 Oba Akinjobi Road
CITY... IKEJA
STATE.... LAGOS STATE
ZIPCODE... 23401
COUNTRY.... NIGERIA
Thanks and hope to hear from you soonest.
Your Faithfully
Rolland Hilton
I responded with a polite e-mail and an invoice and received
this.
this.
Hello ,
I have made out my payment to you for this item purchase and i added
the shipping fee .my account has being deducted with your funds.you
will have to send the shipment tracking number to paypal via reply the
comfirmation email you got from them and your account will be credited
immedaiely, check your mail for the confirmation mail from paypal. Get
back to me immediately you receive the confirmation mail from paypal
and don't for get to make package ready for shipment and you take
package today to any via EMS GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL(3-5business
day) post l location closer to you for drop off and you will be giving an
international shipping forms to fill, fill forms with priorty and the
shipping and receiving, fill labels and you will be giv ing a tracking
number. Send tracking to paypal via reply the comfirmation you got
and your account credited
immedaitely.Blow is my Son 's address for the shipment.
RECEIVER
FULL NAME.. Seun Hilton
ADDRESS.. 26 Oba Akinjobi Road
CITY... IKEJA
STATE.... LAGOS STATE
ZIPCODE... 23401
COUNTRY.... NIGERIA
It was nice doing business with you and hope to do more business with
you in the nearest future.thanks and hope to hear from you soonest.
Thanks
I have made out my payment to you for this item purchase and i added
the shipping fee .my account has being deducted with your funds.you
will have to send the shipment tracking number to paypal via reply the
comfirmation email you got from them and your account will be credited
immedaiely, check your mail for the confirmation mail from paypal. Get
back to me immediately you receive the confirmation mail from paypal
and don't for get to make package ready for shipment and you take
package today to any via EMS GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL(3-5business
day) post l location closer to you for drop off and you will be giving an
international shipping forms to fill, fill forms with priorty and the
shipping and receiving, fill labels and you will be giv ing a tracking
number. Send tracking to paypal via reply the comfirmation you got
and your account credited
immedaitely.Blow is my Son 's address for the shipment.
RECEIVER
FULL NAME.. Seun Hilton
ADDRESS.. 26 Oba Akinjobi Road
CITY... IKEJA
STATE.... LAGOS STATE
ZIPCODE... 23401
COUNTRY.... NIGERIA
It was nice doing business with you and hope to do more business with
you in the nearest future.thanks and hope to hear from you soonest.
Thanks
Then, I received this official looking document, except for
one thing, pay pal does not require you to ship first, then
get paid for your item. If you save this, and use window fax
and photo viewer, you can see the bad wording of what is
otherwise an official looking document. This is my forward
e-mail to spoof@paypal.com. I have covered my e-mail
address.
one thing, pay pal does not require you to ship first, then
get paid for your item. If you save this, and use window fax
and photo viewer, you can see the bad wording of what is
otherwise an official looking document. This is my forward
e-mail to spoof@paypal.com. I have covered my e-mail
address.
Here is photo of Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, where
many scams are attempted.
many scams are attempted.
I have been scammed in the past, most attempts are so
transparent, it is obvious. Like the old Oklahoma bankroll
routine I experienced in LA @ the train depot some 25
years ago. I told them how bad their Their act was, and
get a job. I have traveled to many 3rd world countries,
and experienced the same type of deal. Scam artists all
try the same approach.
1. Promise good wishes, and god bless, but try to get
you to act impulsively, and immediately.
2. Try to take command of the situation, Stop and
think, this person tried to make me believe I had sold my
item. When in fact, the con man wanted me to act
impulsively, because con man was in such a rush to take
care of HIS/HER needs. Never, act outside of the
parameters that are set by paypal or ebay.
transparent, it is obvious. Like the old Oklahoma bankroll
routine I experienced in LA @ the train depot some 25
years ago. I told them how bad their Their act was, and
get a job. I have traveled to many 3rd world countries,
and experienced the same type of deal. Scam artists all
try the same approach.
1. Promise good wishes, and god bless, but try to get
you to act impulsively, and immediately.
2. Try to take command of the situation, Stop and
think, this person tried to make me believe I had sold my
item. When in fact, the con man wanted me to act
impulsively, because con man was in such a rush to take
care of HIS/HER needs. Never, act outside of the
parameters that are set by paypal or ebay.
I managed to convince ebay to drop the final value fee, and
re-listing fee I was charged after con-man "bought it now".
Today, June 13th, I recieved this message....
I just saw this item of yours and I remember seeing the same item two
days ago listed by another person, take a look:
http://85.36.108.50/ebay/?signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll
So, according to this person, the con-man stole the pictures
and ad, and trying it somewhere else, WITH MY ITEM ! I tried to
go there, but it had been recorded as a phishing scam already.
My advice, never deal with Nigeria, or anyone trying to
circuvent the rules of ebay, with hard luck stories, on how they
need to do their deal. I know this is common sense, but I was
amazed to see that paypal document in my inbox. I will
continue to try to find information on the address given to mail
the guitar to.
re-listing fee I was charged after con-man "bought it now".
Today, June 13th, I recieved this message....
I just saw this item of yours and I remember seeing the same item two
days ago listed by another person, take a look:
http://85.36.108.50/ebay/?signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll
So, according to this person, the con-man stole the pictures
and ad, and trying it somewhere else, WITH MY ITEM ! I tried to
go there, but it had been recorded as a phishing scam already.
My advice, never deal with Nigeria, or anyone trying to
circuvent the rules of ebay, with hard luck stories, on how they
need to do their deal. I know this is common sense, but I was
amazed to see that paypal document in my inbox. I will
continue to try to find information on the address given to mail
the guitar to.
