this stuff is great! I
had one that I thought was a scam when I was selling a
Toyota a couple of years back, wanted to put the $$ directly into my account so i would not sell the truck before he showed up. I told him cash and carry... Wow was I surprised when he showed up in Maryland from Wisconsin to drive the truck home and paid in cash...

 

Wow, I guess he doesn't know what a Tonka Truck is... Here's what he wrote back:

Thanks for the mail Yuben, i understand you and i am so sorry for the accident..i hope you are doing great now? arrangements has been made and all we are left with is for you to make the transfer and get back to paypal with the transfer details for them to verify.. and in regards of the agent, they are hired personnel with years of experience and recommendation.

Warm regards
Robert

 

Warm Regards...


Awwww. Group hug now!


Man Oh Man this is better than daytime television!

 

Its a good labor of love. I know its been taking up some of your time but I just love the fact that you are tying up some of "their" time.

 

It's actually kinda fun making up this load of cow manure! I've just written him another email, we'll see what he says to this one:

Hello Robert,

I'm not doing all that bad, I'm still high on the drugs they are giving me at the hospital. I should be out tomorrow after my surgery. I'm planning on finding a Western Union right away to send the funds, but am not sure why there are two different adresses for Mr. Peter Graham? The adress in your first email is Peter Graham, 145 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 5BQ. United Kingdom , and in the second it's Peter Graham, 626 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5RY, United Kingdom. Did he move? Please confirm the correct adress so I don't send it to the wrong place. Thank you for your understanding and being patient with me.

Yuben

I think tomorrow I'll send him on a wild goose chase to Western Union with a fake Western Union number... THAT should get him going!

 

Today I get two of these emails apparently from Paypal, but obviously not because of the poor english... Here's what came:

Money Transfer Details Request

Dear Yuben Yankinov,

PayPal authority sincerely seek your esteemed co-operation.


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Note that PayPal verifies members account on a regular basis and duly monitor every transaction respectively.


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It is mandatory you know that the funds has been debited completely from the buyer's account to your account which will become available in your PayPal account balance immediately the funds is released from our database to your account, therefore be rest assured that your money is safe with us and the buyer no longer have access to the funds in his/her account.

PayPal authority recommend you to transfer the refund of $750.00 to the given name and address of the pickup agent and email us the money transfer details for confirmation to enable us release the sum of $6,350.00 to your PayPal account immediately. All cost of money transfer through western union would also be credited into your account instantly at PayPal cost.

Please understand that, as PayPal officials, our major aim is the protection and satisfaction of our customers. To ensure both you and the buyer is protected, we sincerely demand for the immediate paying to the agent of the additional $750.00 to the agent's given name and address stated below and email us the money transfer details for the immediate release of the sum of $6,350.00 to your PayPal account respectively.

Peter Graham
145 Cannon Street,
London,
EC4N 5BQ.
United Kingdom.


You are expected to go to any local western union money transfer agent office to have the sum $2,750.00 transferred to the approved name and address of the agent given above and email us the money transfer details such as:

1) Sender's Name
2) Sender's Address
3) Sender's Country, State, City and postal Code
4) Security Question and Answer
5) MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number)
6) Receiver's Details.

To locate any Local Western Union Money Transfer Agent Office located in your area, simply copy and paste http://www.westernunion.com/info/age...country=global into your browser to find an agent in or within your area, thereafter you are expected to visit the office to have the refund transferred immediately and return to us with the Money Transfer Details by email.

You must understand that we are taking this security measure to secure both parties as we will not have any access to the $6,350.00 in your account after been released from our database to your account and all cost of money transfer through western union would also be credited into your account instantly with the fund with us. You are strictly advise not to disclose your PayPal account password to anyone not even PayPal officials for your safety.


You have 100% PayPal Authority assurance that upon confirmation of the money transfer for the agent, the sum of $6,350.00 would be released to your account immediately.

Thank you for your esteemed co-operation and patronage. We look forward to serve you better in future.

You must understand that this transaction is currently been monitored by PayPal Transaction Verification Section until the transaction is completed for security purpose.

We are highly sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Thanks for your understanding.

THEN, as if I don't have enough to do already, I get a totally new email from somebody else! I guess my scammer has other friends who need my help... Here's the other email that came:

My Dearest,

I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business , honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, due to the urgency of my situation,

My name is Miss Mercy Batista Tagme Na Waie a 25 years old female from the Republic of Guinea Bissau, the daughter of Late General Batista Tagme Na Waie. My late father was the chief of staff of the army of Guinea-Bissau. On March 1, 2009, My late father was killed in a bomb attack when the military's headquarters were attacked. What led to the cold blood killing is still unclear but I know that my father life was the target. You can read more about my father in the bbc link below. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5829228.ece

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel away but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the refugee camp Mission here in Burkina Faso. I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 8.5 USD Million in one bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin.

I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee, my status and according to the law does not authorize me to carry out the operation and again according to the instruction my late Father pass to them that i most present a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf as a trustee. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with you and complete my studies while you will help me and invest the fund. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment. Please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help me.

Yours sincerely,
Mercy Batista Tagme.
I'll leave this one alone for a few days, after I'm done with Mr. Hardey I'll see what I can do with this one... Should be all kinds of fun!

 

Gee, they seem sincere...Maybe you should send some extra to cover the English lessons at night school......Ben

 

So now I get an email from an Adrian Hardey, but Robert signed it at the end... Here's what he sent me and what I wrote back:


> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:54:59 +0100
> Subject: Re: why silent?.
> From: adrianhardey2@gmail.com
> To: yubenyankinov@hotmail.com
>
> Thanks for the mail yuben..and i hope u're doing great?? In regards of
> the two addresses, you can send it to any of the two as the first one
> is the hq and the other is the control office..
>
> warm regards
> Robert.
>

Who is Adrian Hardey? I'm beginning to have serious concerns here! Am I dealing with a legitimate person? I've gone and done the transfer at Western Union but until I find out what is going on I will not release the money transfer control number for security purposes, I hope you understand.

Yuben

 

I am starting to wonder if I didnt fall into a scam.

I know about the Job scam alerts on CL, but decided to apply for a Security Guard job, emailed them and did all the application stuff, havent heard a peep out of them since.

 

You guys have way too much time on your hands lol. I love it though good work make them run all over looking for the money hahaha.

 

Well, I see we have a very legitimate explanation here as to why Robert had suddenly become Adrian...

My full name is Robert Adrian Hardey, i mailed you with my official address cos i was having problems sending mails form my other e-mail box . that was why there seem to be a difference.

regards
Robert
Then, within several seconds of that email came this one, apparently from Paypal...

Dear Yuben Yankinov,

Hi, my name is Mary and I am happy to assist you.
This is to inform you that a sum of $6,350.00 CAD has been deducted from Robert Hardey's account and is ready and available to be credited into your account immediately we receive the transfer details from you. You are safe to go ahead and send the money to the agent and your account will be credited as soon as we receive and verify the western union details from you for a sum of $750.00 CAD which you are to transfer through western union money transfer.

Agent's Info: Peter Graham
145 Cannon Street,
London,
EC4N 5BQ.

United Kingdom..


We are sorry for any inconveniences this might have caused you, this was done to protect the interest of both the buyer and seller and our own integrity as an online financial operator.

Note: As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, all inquiries should be directed to us by replying to this e-mail (payalertonline.ca@accountant.com)as it is the one being monitored for your transaction which is because the status of this transaction has not been passed on to the phone service section of our customer care,


Thank you,
PayPal Customer Care

E-mail ID:PP038849DL

So "Mary" from "Paypal" got this email:

Hello Mary,

I'm sorry, I cannot provide this information at this time. I've made the transfer but am waiting on Western Union to get back to me with security verification details. They told me that they've impemented a new procedure where they check the validity of the recipient's name and adress due to numerous recent frauds being comitted through Western Union. They told me it would take 2 business days, so I don't expect to hear back from them until at least Tuesday. They told me that customer confidence in Western Union was at an all time low and they are looking to make it a safer environment for senders and recipients.

Thanks,

Yuben

I'm slowly starting to lose interest, I think I'm going to play him another day or so and then either stop responding or tell him I've been stringing him along all this time... Cheers!

 

I violated my own rule and used an email contact. It seemed legit, but it wasn't. I am looking for another place to live so I contacted this person about a rental. Decent place at a decent rent, nothing too good to be true. The email address was a woman's full name @yahoo.com. It was a scam. Send money out of the country and I'll send you the keys. I found that same house for sale and contacted the owner. Boy was that entertaining when they heard someone was trying to rent out their house.

 

Sorry for the hijack but I wanted you folks to see the one I received today.... it is very similar to the other 4 or 5 I get a day but this one tickled me when I read what he was wanting to purchase from me Note that he starts out by calling me the "Customer'

"Dear Customer,
My name is Bill .I am sending this mail to know if you do carry (Much truck) in stock for sell and i need to know the types u have in stock for sell...and also I need to know the prices too,So I will like you to quote me back with the type that you have and the method of payment you do accept so that we can start to process the order .I hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Bill Dwight."

Old Bill here wants to buy MUCH TRUCK from me this is killing me here

Ok sorry for the hijack...Carry On!

 

Hmmm, much truck eh? Sounds like a very legitimate buyer!
Mary from "Paypal" wrote me back, obviously english is not her first language, she didn't even acknowledge anything in my last email to her as you can see here:

Dear Yuben Yankinov,

We sincerely appreciate your co-operation so far, and we want you to reply us with the transfer details now for verification and note that you are hereby advised not to in anyway disclose the transfer details to the buyer as you stand a chance of doing that at your own risk. we will like to have the details now so that we can carry out our own security measures before forwarding the fund to the pick up agent, as this is to protect both parties.

Mary.




We are sorry for any inconveniences this might have caused you, this was done to protect the interest of both the buyer and seller and our own integrity as an online financial operator.

This next one should get them all wound up:

Hi Mary,

English is obviously not your first language, either that or you didn't read my last email. I told you about Western Union's new policy to verify recipients and senders identities, adresses, etc. before releasing the transfer details and MTC number to anybody, me included. So you will have to be patient while I wait for their reply.

Also, I do not understand why I shouldn't let Robert know any details once they do become available, after all, he is the only person who knows how to contact this agent...

This is all very confusing to me!

Regards,

Yuben Yankinov

Oh, and I also responded to that second unrelated email from Mercy Batista something or other... I wrote the following to get her (or him) off their script as quick as possible...

Hi Mercy! Do you have a picture of yourself? I'd love to see what you look like!
Yuben
Too bad I have to go back to work soon, I won't have time for this nonsense any more...

 

Ahhh, great comic relief here at work. Keep up the good work in stringing these people along!