SCAM #33: LUENG WING LOK

 Despite the scammer's concern, I wasn't at all surprised at receiving his email:

Do not be surprised about this mail, because it was personally directed to you. I need you to partner with me to execute a Business that will be of great benefit to both of us. It is about transferring the Sum of $19,500,000.00 USD from my Bank to a private account that I would advise you to open. My name is Mr. Leung Wing Lok. I work with Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong. I will give you details of the transaction if I receive your response that you are willing and dependable to carry out the transaction with me in absolute confidentiality. I look forward to hearing from you.

Please Email me directly on my private email below:

LWING215@GMAIL.COM     

Sincerely yours.

Mr. Leung Wing Lok.

These guys are always demanding absolute confidentiality, despite emailing a million people a day. But I had no problem with that:

Dear Mr. Lok,

You got in touch with me just in time! Surgeons just removed my hibiscus, and the hospital is charging me an arm and a leg -- as if removing my hibiscus wasn't enough!

Sharing that 19 million buckaroos would be alright by me, yes indeed it would. What do I have to do to get my larger-than-average hands on it? And I promise to keep this whole thing a secret. Unlike you, I'm not going to give a PENNY to my friends. In fact, I'm going out to buy myself a whole new set of people to drink with. You, too, if you'd like! So let me know.

Your new drinking buddy,

Chester Hooten

PS: Lueng Wing Lok, Hang Seng Bank -- it sounds like a Dr. Suess story!

I always hope that when I send a short email, the scammers will reply in kind. I'm always disappointed:

I Need More Information Please.

Good Day.

And thanks for your interest in this Deal; honestly I don’t know you too well. But I am sorry if I am disturbing your privacy, something in my spirit move me to contact you to see if you will be interested I have no option but went online to search for assistance I did find your email on my private search on net where I came across your email address, let me introduce myself with full information about this business deal, My name is Mr. Leung Wing Lok. I work with the Hang Seng Bank. There is a sum of $19,500,000.00 in my Bank Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong. There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds which mean no one would ever come to claim it after all my investigations I find out that the beneficiary of the fund was involve in car accident and there is no next of kin stated to this fund in my Bank, this is a deal which I cannot handle alone at this point of time That is why I ask that we work together as Partner. I do solicit for your assistance in effecting this transaction. I intend to give 30% of the total funds as compensation for your assistance and I shall send you the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer effective. once again Like I said due to this issue on my hands now, it became necessary for me to seek your assistance, I don't really know if you can help me execute this project, and I am quite certain about that. You should not have anything to worry about, I will do everything legally required to ensure that the project goes smoothly, it shall pass through all Laws of International Banking, and you have my word. Having resolved to entrust this transaction into your hands, I want to remind you that, it needs your commitment and diligent follow up. If you work seriously, the entire transaction should be over in a couple of days, I don’t really know you but something moved me to contact you by email as I was really looking for assistance not even anybody close to me or anybody located in my country because of the confidentiality

READ THE FOLLOWING AND GET BACK TO ME:

Firstly, I will want to know precisely the type of occupation that you do and how old you are, you should note that this project is highly capital intensive, this is why I have to be very careful, I need your total devotion and trust to see this through. I know we have not meet before, but I am very confident that we will be able to establish the necessary trust that we need to execute this project.

I am now in contact with Santander Bank Plc in Mexico, so I intend that you open an account in your name in this foreign bank in Northern America, Mexico to be precisely. So that the total Fund $ 19,500,000 USD would be transferred to your account which you will open with the Bank in Mexico this is the best way I have found, it will protect us from my Bank. I want us to enjoy this money in peace when we conclude. So you should listen to my instructions and follow them religiously this Bank idea is the best and safe way to carry out this deal because there will be no trace, Just follow my instructions because this is my field of work and I know all Implications ahead it if there is any mistake that’s why I want you to follow my instructions, Also you have to know that I cannot transfer this money in my name as my bank will be aware that it is from me, this is where I need you. As result of this you will have to open an account in the corresponding bank in Mexico. I will obtain a certificate of deposit from my bank here in Hong Kong, it will be issued in your name and this will make you the bonfire owner of the funds. After this the money will be banked online for both of us. You can then transfer the funds to your private/personal bank account before you would have my own share transfer to an account which I would provide for you to transfer my own share of 70% from the total funds.

I will also perfect the documentations with the assistance of my attorney to give the transaction the legal right. Before I commence, I will need you to make me trust you and send me a copy of any form of your identification (Driver's license Work ID or International passport) I want to be sure that I am transacting with the correct person with trust from the heart because due to the way I arrange this deal I don’t Need any Phone conversation from you at this point just to avoid trace and for security reasons. As soon as I get all required details from you, I will commence the paper work. I hope you will understand why I need all these, the money in question is big and I want to ensure that I know you well before I proceed to give you all the details to commence the project. I will send every detail you will need to contact the bank in Mexico so that you can commence communication with them. Ensure that you keep this project confidential; do not discuss it with anybody, because of the confidential nature of this transaction and my work Please this is my chance to make it in life

Please reply soonest.
Regards
Mr.Leung Wing Lok

 My soonest wasn't soon enough, because the following email appeared immediately after the first -- with family photos!

Your Identity is Required

Today at 12:15 AM

As I have said in my previous mail, I want to let you know of myself once again so that you will be rest assured of whom you are transacting with. I am married with two children Liu my daughter and Lee my son; I am sending you my family picture now for you to see. My address is #1, Fortune Garden, 20 Wing Ting Road, Ngan Chi Wan, Kln, and Hong Kong. I have lived here for the last 17 years. It is not a good idea to have your documents send via mailing you can scan and attached or still send via email the way I just sent you mine, Please I also want you to send your picture with your family picture if possible so that we both can be fully trusted in the Blood Just for me to trust you because I don’t want us to talk on phone to avoid trace due to the way I fixed everything that’s will never lead to trace as we are going to enjoy this Money in Good faith. It’s just for you to ask information from me before you do anything about this transaction I have really invested much in this transaction so I will please tell you to accept the 30% of the total funds that I intend to give to you.

Please endeavour to keep this transaction confidential, Please do not discuss it with anybody and do not share your email with anybody, I have a 14 years career with my Bank (Hang Seng) and I don’t Intend to ruin all that. I really can’t wait till the funds leave my Bank because I have not been able to sleep nor eat properly for the past days. Attach to this email is my work ID and my family pictures for your reference.

Well if I may remind you again, you are required to send at least a copy of your Driver's License or International Passport or any valid ID proof of yourself. Also you will send me you full profile of yourself like Your Full Names, Your Occupation, Age, where you work at present your house address and some of your Family picture if possible just for us to trust each other and make me free minded transacting this deal with you

Also note that everything about this Deal would be done online, in other words you do not need to travel to Mexico to open an account with Santander Bank in Mexico, because the account you will need to open is an online offshore account, so everything has to be done Online.

The most important issue is that I want to be sure I am transacting with the correct person, I believe these information would be enough to confirm your interest, I don’t want to miss this chance because if I do the total fund will later be process to the Bank Treasure as Government fund why few part will be given to the Orphanage home, Please try to understand my Point right here

Best Regards,
Mr.Leung Wing Lok

That's one happy family. I wonder if they know that their images are being used to promote an international scam. But that ID, though, is barely better than what I could come up with, so I didn't even try. But a quick Google Image search under "Family" was all I needed to fulfill the other part of his request:

My, you have a handsome family! It must be all that moo shu pork.

Your email arrived just as I was going to get a driver's license, so that will have to wait for a few days. However, here's my personal information as you requested:

NAME: Chester Hooten

ADDRESS: 69 Hungerdunger Road; Sinatra, New Jersey 

OCCUPATION: Scraping pigeon shit off the sidewalk

I've attached a family photo. Our kids are adopted, so don't get any funny ideas about us.

Chester Hooten

Looks like that photo scared him off. He never replied. I can't say that I blame him. (And special thanks to the anonymous family for putting their very special photo online for my use!)


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SCAM #32: CHAOXIANG LIANG

Another lawyer representing another rich guy without any next of kin wants to split several million dollars with me. Man, I wish that someday one of these offers will be legit. Until then, this will have to suffice:

From: Chaoxiang Liang <chaoxiangliang0@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, December 29, 2014
Subject: Regarding An Estate

I am Chaoxiang Liang, relationship manager for a finance house in Hong Kong. I am in touch with you regarding the estate of a deceased client who had an investment placed under our bank management. I would respectfully request that you keep the content of this email confidential because of nature of information you come
by as result of this email.I contact you independently and no one is inform of this communication. I take huge gamble to send you this email and hope you understand that my mind will not rest until I hear your reply.

In 2003 Mark J Heuer came to Our Bank to Engage in Discussions with Our Private Banking business division. He Deposited 8.35 million United States Dollars, for which we Created a Financial Portfolio for his behalf. On my advice, we spun the Money Around Various Opportunities and made attractive profit for first year. At this point the account was over 10 million United States Dollars. In early 2005, he instructed that the principal sum (8.35M) be liquidated to make urgent investment requiring cash payments in Hong Kong. We get in touch with a specialist bank in Hong Kong who agreed to receive this money for a fee and make cash available to Mark. However the Bank gotten in touch with us last year that this money has not been claimed. On further enquiries we found out that Mark was dead of sudden ailment. He has no next of kin.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you informing you that money has been willed to you. On verification, which will be the details I make available to my bank, my bank will instruct the paying bank to make payments to you. You do not have to have known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. You will not be committing wrongdoing because it is the bank that will contact you to claim the money. For all your troubles I propose that we split the money in half. In the banking circle this happens often. The other option is that the money will revert back to the state.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us I hold the KEY to these funds, and as a Chinese National we see so much cash and funds being re-assigned daily Please, again, note I am a family man..; I have wife and children. I send you this email not without fear of the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and wealth never come easy. This is the one truth I have learned from my private clients . Please do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please pardon my writing mistakes. Please get back to me immediately via email.

I awaiting your response

You can always trust a family man, right? It was my duty to let him know I was onboard with his scheme:

Dear Mr. Liang,

Now that's a way to start the new year: making money the old-fashioned way -- by having it handed over to you by a complete stranger!

Can we just say right now that it's a good thing your client bit the dust? I mean, how else could we split his fortune? And better us than the state -- they've got mucho dinero, as our amigos south of the border would say. Too mucho, if you ask me.

Well, let me give your little mind a rest. I'm up for whatever plan you have in store. Just let me know what to do, and next time this year, maybe we'll both be Tahiti drinking Mai-tais and eating BBQ pig ears.

Chester Hooten

When I didn't hear back for two weeks, I wrote the whole thing off. Then, out of the blue, a reply -- with a good excuse!


Attn Hooten

Thank you for your reply for my letter. firstly I will apologize for my late response in replying your message I have been on vacation with my family   I will explaining what needs to be done before money is reach your account because we have make sure the transfer is within law. But first I must say that I having enormous respect for you considering the manner with which I have contact with you. We have not meeting before but  the unique of your last name has made it possible for us to come together in this deal. Lets move forward and lets see what we can achieve. In everything we does with another there must be a meeting of minds. So you have to let me direct the process if we decide to proceed. As we say in Chinese thoroughness is what is needed here. I am not man of many words but I am assurance you, that we will be success at the end as I an not involve myself in anything that is not going to be benefit for us. I do not needing any upfront fees from you for anything. 

Everything is going to be done in sequence and legally. I will expecting that the whole process will be take about 2 weeks before the money will be in your account. At this stage I having exclusive access to the files. I will be instructing a solicitor in China to prepare all the documents in your name. This will be put in my file and present to my bank. It will be approved and then authorization given to the bank to make payment to you. Please this is very important and your total commitment is what is desired.

At this stage I am sure you have many of questions you want to ask. We are going to take this matter on a step-by-step basis. However something that I must point out to you at this stage is that there is no wrong on your part. At the end of the day it is the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), that will be contact you to inform you that money has been left for you. You are not contacting the bank so you are doing absolutely nothing wrong or taking any risk. The only person who could have disputed this is long gone. As soon as my bank has gone through all formalities with you, they will instruct OCBC to make payments to you. This will be done through an Attorney as certain verifications required by law have to be done.

To proceed I will need you to re-confirming the following information

FULL NAMES.......................................

ADDRESS...........................................

TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.................................

OCCUPATION..............................................

AGE...............................................................

My friend please let us be positive and show discretion as we both make one of the most fruitful steps of our lives. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards

Chaoxiang Liang

For a man of not many words, that's sure a dense email. But not as dense as me when I replied:

A vacation? Good for you! hope it wasn't Disneyland, otherwise you'd have measles! I've heard of German measles; are there Chinese measles? (That sounds like a name for a wrestler, LOL!!)

Before I give you my personal information, can you tell me how you happened to find my name? I mean, I'm happy to take the money. But I don't know anybody Chinese other than the people on the corner who make dumprings.(At least that's how they pronounce it.) Are you sure I'm the right Chester Hooten, and not another Chester Hooten that's related to the dead rich guy? I just Googled my name, and there are 152,000 entries. I can't be all of them! Especially since some of them are DEAD! I'm not dead, just confused.

Yours truly,

The Living Chester Hooten

Too dense for my own good, perhaps. I never heard from Mr. Liang again.

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SCAM #31: REV. ANDREW ROBERTSON

 I'm no expert at economics, so maybe someone can explain why a country that could use dough, like Africa, wants to give me a large piece of it.

AFRICAN UNION DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE
Africa's Priority Program for Economic recovery
(APPER), 98540 EAST NEWTOWN.
Email: email.au@1email.eu
Tel:233 0380870122
Fax:233 0380870121
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Good day Kevin,

I am Rev. Andrew Robertson, of the newly inaugurated African Union Debt
Recovery committee (AUDRC). My committee as Africa's Priority Program for
Economic recovery has a mandate to pay unpaid debts associated with NNPC
contracts, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $1M-$45.5M
owed to various beneficiaries and companies across the globe (Asia,
Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries /companies to the appointed official paying Bank for
immediate payment.

This payment arrangement was setup by the African Union and the United
Nation Refund committee after the final meeting held in Abuja and United
Kingdom. The Board has concluded that everyone on the list who lost money
in any false transactions originated from Africa should receive immediate
compensation fee of US$ 2,400,000(Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars)

In the course of our investigation, your name was short listed among the
individuals yet to be paid hence this email. Therefore to meet up with the
giving mandate and to avoid undue delay I have decided to contact you for
reconfirmation of your details to enable us submit them to the paying bank
for your payment. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be
assumed that you are not ready for the payment and your application will
be cancelled without prejudice.

Therefore, reconfirm your particulars below and contact me with full
details and necessary actions will be taken accordingly.

1. Full Name: _____________________________________________
2. Address: _______________________________________________
3. Nationality:__________________, Sex____________Female_____
4. Age: _______________________, Date of Birth: ______________
5. Occupation: ____________________________________________
6. Phone: ________________________________, Fax: ___________
7. State of Origin: __________________, Country: _______________
8. Any scanned copy of your identity to prove yourself.
9. Complete banking details for immediate transfer of your funds.

FOR A QUICK RESPONSE, KINDLY SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL
ADDRESS( au.email@1email.eu )

Best Regards
Rev. Andrew Robertson

Let's see -- African Debt Fund, European email domain. Nothing suspicious there. For some reason, I neglected to reply within the required timeframe, but begged for a second chance.

Dear Rev. Robertson,

I'm so grateful to have heard from you. Unfortunately, I was unable to reply to your email within 72 hours. I was one of those people trapped under nine feet of snow in upstate New York, and was unable to access my wifi. You'd think by now the cable company would have thought ahead about such a possible problem. I guess you don't have snow in Africa. Let me tell you, it's colder than Ted Cruz walking past an unemployment line.

Now because I was late in responding, I wanted to know if I was still eligible for that money. If so, then please let me know. If not, well, I guess i understand, but remember it wasn't my fault. It was the snow's and the cable company's fault. So don't hold it against me.

Chester Hooten

These were very forgiving people, because I received a cautiously optimistic reply.

Good day Chester Hoosten

This is to acknowledged the receipt of your message and the contents noted. The reasonfor your late response has been communicated to the Board.

I was disappointed that they couldn't spell my phony name correctly, but I remained humble.

Dear Rev. Robertson,

Thank you. I hope that I didn't blow this thing. I just wanted to let you know the snow wasn't my fault. I have no control whatsoever over the weather. I understand you guys have tribal wizards or something that can do that kind of thing, but I lack those skills. Maybe you can teach me. All I know about Africa is that lousy song by Toto.

Chester Hooten

Looks like I insulted his taste in music, for that was the last I heard from Rev. Robertson.

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SCAM #30: REV. HARRY DICKSON

And so begins an epic, week-long exchange that I didn't see coming. It's always amusing to see how these scammers combine pseudo-upscale language with blatant errors in spelling in syntax. Read this one carefully, just to see if you can figure it out.

 From: PAYMENT VERIFICATION PANEL <pverification@worldbank.org>
Date: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 3:40 AM
Subject: ATTN. BENEFICIARY (THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR DELAYED PAYMENT)
To:

WORLD BANK DELEGATION TEAM

OFFICE OF THE PAYMENT VERIFICATION PANEL

INTERNATIONAL LIAISON OFFICE

Date: 11/10/2014

 

ATTN; BENEFICIARY,

 

Sequel to the on going payment verification exercise, It may interest you to note that I have personally completed investigations about your delayed payment down to the fund origin and have established in the course of my investigation that you are actually not the original beneficiary of the funds in question rather you are only being used to claim this outstanding payment through the help of your partners for their own selfish interest. I know this discovery might be a surprise to you but that is the truth.

 

Please note that I have really kept this development to myself and have been contemplating whether to report my findings to the entire verification team for onward cancellation of your payment, but owing to your recorded loses in this projrct I have this second thought of contacting you directly since I am in the position to assist you get this outstanding payment to your bank account. Hence its based on this subject that I solicit for your cooperation to enable me assist you process your delayed wire transfer into your nominated bank account with my earnest desire that you will in turn show appreciation towards the new Church Cathedral we are erecting in my Parish if God touches you at the end of the transfer which will not be longer than 10 working days.

 

There is no way your partners could have succeeded in manipulating this transfer in your favor before this time because both the deposit passwords and ownership clearance papers on this payment respectively are not within their disposals, henceforth it may interest you to note that spending any more money on this project without my consent is a complete waste of resources. Now that this truth has been reveled the ball is on your court. YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION AT: harry_dickson@aol.com

 

Reverend Harry Dickson

Chairman Joint Payment Verification Team

How am I supposed to contribute to his cathedral when he's going to wipe out my bank account? I replied with the some of the same misspellings, just to make him feel at home.
 

My dear Reverend:

I'm delighted to hear that the truth has been reveled, and your attempts to forward the money that is rightfully mine. The recorded loses in this projrct greatly upset me, but with you on my side, goodness will triumph. God will strike down thieves like them!

I would be honored to contribute to your cathedral (and would love to see a photo, if at all possible). Can you tell me what "detailed information" you need so we can begin this process?

Chester Hooten

 I was kind of surprised the good reverend replied, since it had been a long time since any of these scammers ever got back in touch. As with these other folks, he's looking out for my best interests:

Attn. Chester Hooten

Thanks for your response to our email, however as stated in my first email it may interest you to note that we have concluded arrangement with our paying bank to process your approved payment valued US$5.5 Million via ATM debit international withdrawal card which will be programmed and delivered to your address via  DHL courier service

This option so far has been confirmed as very reliable and less expensive compared to telegraphic wire transfer which is known to be more expensive, unnecessarily monitored and relatively complicated with demands of various clearances from international communities etc..., please note that the ATM debit card upon delivery will allow you make a maximum withdrawal value of US$10,000 per day from any ATM cash machine around your location. It is therefore very important you get back urgently with your consent on this option to enable this panel proceed with your payment as approved without any further delay, finally it is important you go ahead and forward your personal details as earlier requested (Full name, Current address and your direct telephone number) urgently to enable our paying bank commence the processing of your payment with the information you provided accordingly. Thanks as we await your urgent compliance, God Bless you

Yours truly
Reverend Father. Harry Dickson

 I was disappointed that he didn't attach a photo of the cathedral. I let it pass, so eager was I to get my hands on that dough.

Dear Rev.Dickson:

Thank you for looking out for my best interests. There are so many untruthful people in the world, especially on the internet, that I feel truly blessed to have found someone I can trust with my money. I wish there were more people out there like you! Then it truly would be a wonderful world.

My personal information:

Mr. Chester Hooten

335 Adams St,  Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 722-0712 

I look forward to hearing from you. May God bless you and your apocryphal cathedral.

Chester Hooten

A little Googling on the Reverend's part would have found that I had given him the address and number of the Brooklyn branch office of the Secret Service. But why let a little common sense get in the way of a scam?

Attn. Mr. Chester Hooten

The information you sent has been received and forwarded to our paying bank (Zenith Bank Plc) for onward programming and subsequent delivery of your personalized ATM debit card to your address accordingly, hence as inline with our tradition we will notify you with scanned copy of your personalized debit card together with your card four digit PIN envelop as soon as the loading is completed tomorrow or next for your confirmation prior to your card shipment via DHL courier service. May the blessing of the Lord that maketh rich and addeth NO sorrow in it be your portion now and forever more

Yours truly

Reverend Father. Harry Dickson

 

And may the Secret Service putteth you in prison. I thought this would be the end of our little back & forth -- until I heard from him the next day.


Attn. Mr. Chester Hooten

Finally your ATM debit card is ready for shipment to the address you provided, however as promised please find attached on a JPEG format scanned copy of your personalized ATM card together with the card 4 digit PIN envelop for your confirmation. You are therefore urgently required to go ahead and take care of the courier shipment fee and the bank administrative charges respectively which totaled US$480 to enable our documentary Unit proceed with the shipment to the address you provided via DHL courier service immediately.

Please Note; the airway bill tracking number of the shipment will be forwarded to you as soon as the shipment is made together with other relevant withdrawal instructions accordingly. It is important you comply urgently due to time constraint, Thanks for your kind understanding and God Bless you.

Yours Faithfully
Rev. Harry Dickson

  

You'd think they'd take the time to make the photos appear a little more professional, rather than looking like they were hastily taken by greedy crooks. But who am I to judge?

Dear Rev.Dickson:

This is really quite exciting. I can't wait to contribute to the building of your cathedral. Just how do I take care of the $480 fees and charges? And can I do that after I get the ATM card?

Chester Hooten

The good reverend must have been salivating, because he answered within two hours:

Attn. Chester Hooten

In response to your email please note that the required delivery charges must be taken care of by the beneficiary prior to shipment of the ATM card package via DHL courier service, hence due to time constraint it is important you go ahead and take care of the required delivery fees as earlier directed immediately via Moneygram transfer to enable DHL proceed with the shipment to your address immediately

Receiver; MICHAEL DIKE

Address; LAGOS - NIGERIA

Text Question; PURPOSE

Answer ; SHIPMENT

Thanks for your understanding as we await your urgent compliance, God Bless You!

Yours Faithfully

Rev. Harry Dickson

 It was time to drop the hammer:

Dear Rev. Dickson:

That sounds easy enough. I'll do that tonight once I leave work. I'm an agent for the Secret Service, and we're currently on a case involving email fraud -- crooks who try to steal from people by promising them millions of dollars in "winnings." But you're a reverend, and wouldn't do such a thing.

Please send me a photo of that cathedral!

Chester Hooten

I figured that would be the end of it. But this guy just couldn't take a hint.

I was thinking that you will take care of the required delivery fee by now as promised in your last email? it is important you go ahead and do the needful urgently as earlier directed to enable DHL proceed with your ATM card shipment to your address without any further delay. Meanwhile the issue of our church Cathedral should not be a priority here because it is not mandatory that you must donate to the building it is something that should be between you and God. Thanks for your kind understanding as we await your urgent compliance

Regards

Rev. Harry Dickson

This was like the good old days, when I kept these guys going for days on end. I had gone from trying to get rid of Rev. Dickson to reeling him in further:

 

Dear Rev.Dickson:

Sorry for the delay.  It seems that there's someone using your name to scam people out of their money. I know you're on the level, but my boss insists that you send me a photo of yourself. No crook would comply with that request, of course. Only an honest person would be happy to prove their honesty by providing an honest photo. Honest.

So once you send a photo, that $480 will be yours. A regular selfie would be fine, but a legal ID, like a drivers license or passport would be even better. Either way, however, you'll be $480 richer.

Steer clear of those Ebola-carriers!

Chester Hooten

You'd provide an ID for 480 bucks, right? Not Rev. Dickson, who was a little suspicious of my perfectly reasonable request. In fact, I could tell he was ticked-off by replying in caps:

HOW DO YOU MEAN SOMEONE IS USING MY NAME TO SCAM PEOPLE? HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? IT SEEMS YOU ARE ACTUALLY TOYING WITH THIS PAYMENT EXERCISE AND NOT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY? PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME FRAME TO COMPLETE THIS EXERCISE THEREFORE A STITCH ON TIME THEY SAY SAVES NINE

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

REV. HARRY DICKSON

Is that what they say? No matter. I let him know I didn't appreciate his attitude.

Dear Rev. Dickson:

I have no idea why you're so angry. I'm trying to help by warning you that there's evidence that some unscrupulous crook has stolen your personal contact information. Most people would be grateful that the Secret Service is keeping an eye out for their well-being.  

If it were up to me, I'd send you the $480 right now. But I remind you that my boss has demanded I see proof that you are who you say you are.  In fact, just to prove that I'm on your side, I swear as my god is my witness that I'm willing to contribute $10,000 in cash to you. You can use the money however you see fit -- for your cathedral, your personal needs, anything you want. But what I need to see is some form of ID.

Surely you can attach a photo of your ID for $10,000 in cash. Otherwise, I'm sorry I offended you, and I hope you have a good life.

Chester Hooten

 My god, by the way, is Paidia, the god of play and amusement, so I was in the clear.
Two days later, Rev. Dickson replied with the goods:
 

Attn Chester Hooten

Attached on a JPEG format is copy of my international passport as you requested, I don't send this to anybody for no reason whatsoever but I am compelled to do this, I hope this is OK

God Bless you

Rev. H. Dickson

 

Sorry I couldn't reproduce the photo well, but you can be sure he did his best to create a forged passport. I had to give him credit -- but not the money.

Dear Rev. Dickson:

Thank you for the photo. I appreciate your faith in me. Unfortunately, I have some bad news. Being an employee of the federal government, I'm not allowed to accept any package, shipment or letter from your country, due to the Ebola breakout. Let me assure you, this hurts me more than it does you.

However, I give you permission to use my winnings for your own personal use -- perhaps for your cathedral. Please send me a photo when it's completed.

Funny, isn't it, how I won all that money, only to give it all to you. God works in mysterious ways!

Chester Hooten

I assume this is the end of my dealings with Rev. Dickson. But I wouldn't bet $480 on it.

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SCAM #29: MR. SCOTT PETERS

What with ISIS on the loose, Russia invading Ukraine, and Ebola wiping out half of Africa, I'm glad the UN is thinking of me:

From: CITIBANK LONDON <scotpetter3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:33 PM
Subject: FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINNING PAYMENT UNITED NATION
To:


Our Ref: CITI/BKL/STB
Our Ref:
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ATTENTION:

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATIOcc     N ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account. Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No;UN5685P,White House Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR SCOTT PETERS, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CITIBANK OF UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR.SCOTT PETERS on his contact information, Direct Telephone Number: +44-7045711888,OR +4470111 96795 Email: scotpetters@gmail.com  for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow information for your transfer.
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1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) BANK NAME
6) BANK ADDRESS.
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8) ROUTING NO, /SWIFT CODE:
9) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK IS(511),YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOU FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR.SCOTT PETERS AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW.

CONTACT CODE (511)
OFFICER: MR SCOTT PETERS.
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, REMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
Direct Telephone Number: +44-7045711888 OR +4470111 96795
FAX NUMBER:+44 870 288 7323
EMAIL: scotpetters@gmail.com
MR. SUAN RACE.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINNING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT US$8,300,000.00)

 There really is a Scott Peters in the banking business. But did you notice that the name in the email is deliberately misspelled? Boy, it's a good thing I didn't, because I was mighty excited:

Are you God? Because I've been praying to God for this kind of money AND I'VE RECEIVED IT! THANK YOU!! I WILL DO ANYTHING YOU SAY TO GET THE MONEY!!!

But I am confused, so confused by your email! What does it mean, how did I win it? Just tell me how, in words I can understand, AND I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WANT! MY BANK NUMBER, PASSPORT, EVEN THE KEYS TO MY HOUSE!!! BECAUSE I'LL BE ABLE TO BUY A NEW HOUSE! Just explain how I won this money.

Love,

Chester Hooten

PS: EVERYTHING OF MINE IS YOURS!!!!

Too much to ask for? Apparently so. They never replied.

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SCAM #28: BARRISTER LARRY JEAN & BARRISTER WILLIAMS JACKSON

 Again with the urgent compensations! You'd think these guys would brush up on their grammar and syntax just a little to make it seem legit.

From: Barrister: Larry Jean <chambermenber@tvcabo.co.mz>
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:37 PM
Subject: URGENT COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

Attention: Beneficiary.

  

It's our pleasure to inform you that United Nation in West African had a meeting with the Authority of International Court of Justice concerning scam activities in African countries in such as Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso the report of scam against innocent people worldwide such as U.S.A citizens, Asia and European.

 

Whom the country of Nigeria/Benin Rep, Burkina Faso Ghana and other African Countries mostly West Africans,have decided to compensate you due to meeting held with Four countries Government and the world high commissions against fraud activities by the Country above.

 

Your name was among those that scammed as listed by the West Africa Financial Intelligent Unit (WAFIU).Compensation has been issued out in Certified ATM Visa card or cash delivery to your home address value of $3.5MILLION USD to all the affected victims and has been already in distribution to all the bearers.

 

Your name was among those that were reported undelivered as of this moment and we wish to advise you to comply with the instructions of the Committee Chamber to make sure you receive your fund by any mode of transfer or cash delivery without any further delay.

 

We advise you to do the needful thing to make sure the WAFIU transfer or delivery of your fund via our reliable Courier Company appointed.You are assured of the safety of this transaction and availability and be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake people and fake security companies. scammers and Bank impostors.

 

Therefore you are advice to contact the lawyer in charges of this BIACARD ATM and his name is Barrister William Jackson and make sure you contact him immediately with your complete information needed for delivery.

 

 

REF: 2103VC.

 

E-mail (williamsjacksonchamberlaw@rediffmail.com)

 

Name: Barrister Williams Jackson

 

Contact Number: +234-8173367668

 

Contact him with your full delivery information regarding the delivery of your fund such as:your name, Address, your phone number, Gender and also a scan copy of your International Passport or any Id Card to avoid wrong delivery and then for Post/Mail service and also any beneficiary will be responsible for Post/Mail fees so as to avoid any scam and the fees is $110.00usd and you will receive your funds by cash delivery or ATM Visa card without any further delay.

 

Here is the payment information through Western Union Money Transfer stated below:

 

Receivers Name: TONY .C .NNAMAH

 

Country/City: LAGOS NIGERIA

 

Test Question: good

 

Answer: Trust.

 

Amount: $110.00USD

 

MTCN:

 

WAFIU further told us that the use of Nigeria Couriers and the Benin was abolished due to interception activities noticed in the above mentioned courier services in Benin, Nigeria and Ghana and thereby have made a concrete arrangement with the reliable courier company Benin Republic for a safe delivery to your door-step once the beneficiary meets up the demand of the conveyance.

 

Yours in Service,

 

Barrister: Larry Jean

 I didn't bother asking how a guy in Africa has an address -- rediffmail.com -- located in India. There was too much money at stake!

To

williamsjacksonchamberlaw@rediffmail.com

Today at 11:42 AM

Dear Barrister Williams Jackson,

That's a funny name, Williams. Are there two of you? Like twins? That would be doubly confusing, twins with the same name?

And speaking of names, Burkina Faso is a little strange, too. If you added a "t" to it, Burkina Fatso would make a swell wrestler's name! "In this corner, Burkina Fatso, challenging the champion, Tokyo Slim!" Tokyo Slim sounds like a cigarette, though, hunh?

OK, now that we've gotten that out of the way, Barrister Larry Jean (is everyone over there named Barrister?) tells me I've got a lot of scratch coming to me -- like 3.5 million's worth. Well, let me tell you, I deserve it. After the last time I got scammed out of $150, I swore NO MORE.

But now that you're ponying up, well, that's a good thing. But you know, I'd like to see a copy of your ID before I give you mine. I've got a check for $110 waiting to go. All I need to see is that you're on the level, and you'll be $110 richer, before I'm $3.5 million richer. That seems like a good trade off. Instead of the jerk off I've been getting in scams.

So please forward a scan of your ID. Doesn't need to be a passport. I'd take your driver's license or Idi Amin fan club membership card. Remember: I'll give you $110.

Chester Hooten

I was actually pretty excited to be talking to a real live ambassador. Unfortunately, it was for naught:

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC  DRIVE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
PHONE: PHONE: Tel; +2348122422012

Hello Chester Hooten

Your mail has been receive and i want to let you know that i am not a
Nigerian i just have an assignment here in Nigeria and i am assuring
you that as far as you follow the due process i will be in your
doorstep as soon as possibly other beneficairies are online with you
so as soon as we receive the $105 tomorrow i will send you my flight
schedule i even call you but your phone is in answering machine so if
possibly for you.you can call me please i want to reconfirm the
payment information to you so view it below.

RECEIVER'S NAME: Emmanuel Okafor
ADDRESS: LAGOS , NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION:IN GOD?
ANSWER:WE TRUST?
AMOUNT:$105

i will be waiting to receive the western union payment information.

thanks and God bless


U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE
PHONE: Tel; +2348122422012

 I really wanted to call this guy in the middle of the night his time -- 234 really is the Nigerian telephone exchange -- but I'm not sure my plan covers international calls to criminals. I had to send an email instead:

OK, now I'm confused. I thought I was talking to James F. Entwistle. Now I find out I'm talking to Emmanuel Okafor. (Hey here's a joke. What's an Okafor? To climb! Get it? Oak tree, see?)

I'm sorry you got my answering machine when I called. Did you hang up without leaving a message? Too bad, I would have loved hearing from you. I like talking to foreigners. I learn so much from them, like how foreign they are.

So, OK, you're Emmanuel Okafor. I've got the $105, but I have to trust you first. I have to know that you are who you say you are, which is Emmanuel Okafor. If you could send me a scan of your passport or driver's license (I guess you drive hippos instead of cars in Nigeria), that would be good.

One more thing, and this is very, very important: I cannot meet with you if you have Ebola. That is definitely a deal-breaker, no matter how much money you want to give me. Because $3.5 million isn't going to do me any good if I'm bleeding from my eyes.

Chester Hooten

Looks like our friend Mr. Okafor has Ebola, for he never answered. Glad I found out in time.

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