Originally Posted By teddibubbles I posted a add looking for (( INFO )) help on home repare and hoist lifts for my disabled mom.and her caregiver.my sister. so lets get OUR details clear. its asking for MY MOM. and nothing more! well now some guy is emailing me. and its so strange !! I dont get this guy at ALL! here is the emails as he has sent them so far. ******************************** HIM ********** > Dear ma. > please and please mum ,i want you to give me this > opportunity of taking care of him. > mum,my name is caleb ilo,am from nigeria.i am 19 > yrs old.am a male. > i lost my dad and mum in a ghastly motor accident > on sept 27 2004.i am the only child and orphan. > since then,life has not been easy for me cos it is > too difficult to survive in nigeria talkless of having > no parents. > i have been looking for an opportunity like this.i > am willing and ready to come over to your country and > render house help for you.mum, i know that you will > have mercy for me by making this opportunity mine. > thanks for your understanding my situation.i am > looking forward for your consideration. *************************************** ME ****** Sorry. but cant help you! > and this was a add looking for advice. and a hoist ( thing) not a person! > > you said you are 19. that is a adult! ( you are NOT a child! ) I only know of that family. NOT a home I have open! > > good luck on making you a future! > > try going to a church. and helping them. and yourself. take care ************************************* HIM *************** dear cindy,thanks for your reply and advice.infact you are a mum to me.if i start telling my story and all am passing through weep.please i know that god is about to use and touch my life cos when god say yes know body can say yes.i know that god is about to give me a visa to united states through you.may god see you through in all your efforts.may god enrich you and filled your pockets.let your heart desire be granted.may he multiply your wealth.amen.
Originally Posted By officerminnie Contact your state Attorney General's office to see if they are interested in this guy's information. There are alot of scams coming out of Nigeria, where the guy befriends you, sends you a cashier's check and convinces you to deposit that and then wire him cash, and by the time you've done that, the check ends up being fake and you are out alot of money. DON'T continue an online relationship with this guy. He will find a way to rip you off!!!
Originally Posted By goodgirl I work for a financial institution. The Nigerian scams are one of the worst scams defrauding people of their money. I think they're still in the top five. Officerminnie is right. Call your Attorney General's office and report it. Do NOT have any further contact with him.
Originally Posted By Elderp The sad thing is it is killing any hope of Nigeria being percieved as a reliable country.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles you needent worry on me! for the biggest factor is I have no money! and I wouldnt do a thing as this at all! if we needed a livein or any help that way. it would be someone we know and trust! as I said in the title. I thought it was an intresting scam! LOL I wonder if he will wright again!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I have a feeling that he will continue wrighting until he thinks he can wear you down. It is a little freaky to me. I'd report it just like everyone else is saying. It's just to freaky to me that's all. I hope he does leave you alone.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer teddi, do not email him again or reply to his emails. If you have a spam filter on your email program, put him in it. This is a scam, and he's just trying to use your sweetness and gentleness against you. I know you are the kind of person who wants to help others, but this guy is NOT a helpless soul in need of your aid.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles Im not falling for it! you guys just dont understand.. I get a kick out of scams. I have been in some hairy stuff people wright to me! I love (( play Fighting! )) my nickname family calls me is the poison pen! lol the last one I did. a non ebay person saying they are a ebay person that was trying to scam me.. they asked me how much the shipping will cost to their country. I told them to send me a check for $ 30,000,000,000 and that should cover their deal with me! lololol
Originally Posted By smedley It's good to know you're up on this guy teddi, but someone else may not be so astute. I would report him in case he moves on to someone who does fall for it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< you needent worry on me! for the biggest factor is I have no money! >>> That doesn't prevent you from being victimized. As someone else already mentioned, one common way for the scam to play out is for them to "need a favor" in getting a cashier's check cashed where you get to keep half. So let's say you agree to this: they send you a cashier's check for $5000, you deposit into your checking account, wait a couple of days, then withdrawal $2500 and take it to Western Union and wire it to him. Then at some later point, the cashier's check comes back as being invalid, and then your bank account is overdrawn by $2500. You say that you have no money - well this scam works particularly well for people in that situation as they may be tempted at the notion of picking up some easy money by helping out what seems to be a nice and unfortunate person on the other end of the email. He apparently already knows your first name. My advice would be to skip reporting it to the AG, and simply stop responding to him in any way.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Officerminnie is right. Call your Attorney General's office and report it. Do NOT have any further contact with him.<< Do you really think reporting them to the AG would be of any use? I get so many of these things, it's ridiculous.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ The Nigerian scams have been around for at least 10 years. I remember them being discussed at the National Fraud Association conference back then. Yes, report it. The AG's office could be tracking this particular scammer already and more information could be helpful. Besides, why not report it? Apathy allows this stuff to breed. Then block your this guy on your email, don't just assign it to SPAM. Each little piece of correspondence gives a little more personal information about you. That's what he's looking for. You may be having fun toying with this guy (heck, I would!), but you are opening yourself up to worse things.
Originally Posted By goodgirl As someone who works in security and fraud, the usual tactic is to delete the emails that come in like this. However, since teddi instigated a conversation with him and he is communicating with her, the best thing to do is report it to the attorney general's office. Once you respond to these people they normally stay with you. They come across as uneducated and helpless. Trust me they are not. These are very smart people; they may not even be Nigerian. They know how to bait people. Ever time you will unwittingly provide them with information they can use to defraud you. Teddi, I know you are tempted to carry on communication with them to taunt them. My adivce is to not do this. These are very dangerous people. You might think they can do you know harm; trust me, they can. And if anything, reporting them helps us to squelch their further preying on other people.
