Scamming a Scammer
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that. However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet. “Of course”, I replied. “Well, how did you send it?” he asked. “In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said. “Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money. “Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said. “Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked. “Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out. And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that. But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me. “Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.” I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that. However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet. “Of course”, I replied. “Well, how did you send it?” he asked. “In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said. “Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money. “Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said. “Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked. “Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out. And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that. But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me. “Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.” I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that. However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet. “Of course”, I replied. “Well, how did you send it?” he asked. “In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said. “Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money. “Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said. “Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked. “Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out. And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that. But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me. “Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.” I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
I'd vote +10 just for that turn-around at the end, putting it back on him
NickPace wrote:
“Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.”
I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.lol !!
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that. However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet. “Of course”, I replied. “Well, how did you send it?” he asked. “In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said. “Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money. “Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said. “Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked. “Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out. And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that. But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me. “Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.” I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
:thumbsup: I had a similar experience a few months ago. A person claiming to be from abroad texted me. The usual introduction of these scammers was that they will text as if they are your relative and will tell you that they have sent some package for us. Like you, I decided to play along. After a few texting, she was offering me a prepaid card business. The system was that I'll buy the cards and will text the PIN to her. At that time, she was asking me to buy 10 cards, each amounting to Php500($11.5). After one hour, another text came from her asking if I already texted the PIN of the cards. I told her yes, and said I will text it again in case she hasn't received the message. After a few exchanges of messages, I think she got tired and found out that there was really no text message containing the PIN numbers of the prepaid cards.
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