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Having fun with a scammer

Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Reviewing emails from the help desk (support@s2ki.com) on September 12th.

S2ki got this email from a Reid Morimoto, subject: Stranded in an Hotel

I check the person's email thinking possibly they are a user on s2ki, not so.

HEre is the email

It is with profound sense of sadness i wrote this email to you. I don't
know how you will find this but you just have to forgive me for not
telling you before leaving. I traveled down to United Kingdom Yesterday
for a seminar but unfortunately,i was mugged at a gun point on my way to
the hotel i lodged all my money and all other vital documents including
my credit card and my cell phone have been stolen by muggers.

Things are difficult here and i don't know what to do at the moment that
why i email to ask if you can lend me $1,500.00 so i can settle the hotel
bill and get a returning ticket back home. Please do me this great help
and i promise to refund the money as soon as i get back home.

I look forward to your positive response.
I replied to the email knowing full well it is a scam.. reidm3@hotmail.com

Who do we make the check out to?

His reply
[QUOTE]Thanks for your kindness towards my problem here in london i really appreciate it,i am the one that sent you the mail,I want you to please help me transfer the $ 1500.00 as soon as possible so that i will leave here as soon as possible,i promise that i will pay you back your money once i get back home.Here is my name address where you should transfer the money to me via Western Union Money Transfer,

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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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give him a reply
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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and CC the FBI/london police so that they can help him too
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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or ask hotel details, so that you can say you called up there and they dont have any record of him
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Some people had major laughs at the expense of some Nigerian scammers that were tricked into doing shit like this in exchange for the money they were thieving for:



Reply saying you need to make sure he's an s2ki member before transferring the money. Ask for a picture of him holding a sign reading "S2KI FTW" before you can wire the cash. Sound genuine and he'll probably do it.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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I found this section of the London Police

http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/
Upon looking at the site there is no online method of reporting fraud.

Poor guy is getting his hopes up

haha
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark355,Sep 14 2009, 05:49 PM
Some people had major laughs at the expense of some Nigerian scammers that were tricked into doing shit like this in exchange for the money they were thieving for:



Reply saying you need to make sure he's an s2ki member before transferring the money. Ask for a picture of him holding a sign reading "S2KI FTW" before you can wire the cash. Sound genuine and he'll probably do it.
I did it....

Upon further thought, if you are a member of s2ki, please send us a photo of yourself holding a sign that says s2ki FTW. We have many folks who we help, so if you can do that we would be more than happy to help.

LOL...

Mark... if we get this photo, I will fix your membership
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Hahaha. Good times.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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interesting, why would he write this in the email?

I don't
know how you will find this but you just have to forgive me for not
telling you before leaving.
tell him you weren't able to send the money but can get plane tickets directly to where he needs to go. find out where home is and see what he says haha.

one time a bum asked me for money to ride the cta in chicago. i happened to have a disposable card (i had received my permanent cta card in the mail) and told him i could give that to him instead of $2. he told me he couldn't accept it haha.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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reply with a fake transfer number, make him waste his time by having to go to western union.

here's one you can use: 4436709203

tell him its a transfer done via a company and he cant track it online.


Don't feel bad for the bas"turd" he doesn't feel bad when he scams ppl.
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