tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post4360088743500818840..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Scammer ping pong: how to play with an email scammerBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-82624458819855820962010-09-05T14:03:56.405-04:002010-09-05T14:03:56.405-04:00Thanks everyone for posting! I just got one from ...Thanks everyone for posting! I just got one from Jean Joy saying the same: <br /><br />Hi thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer, i am at sea right<br />now,i am buying this for my son as a surprise gift and I am glad you<br />accepted my offer.I can only pay through paypal at the moment as i<br />dont have access to my bank account online(i dont have internet<br />banking with it),but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this<br />is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your<br />paypal email address to make the payments,and if you dont have a<br />paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com.i<br />will be expecting your email.I have a pick up agent that will come for<br />the pick up after payments has been sorted.<br /><br />Names have changed but the content is the same, glad to know it is a scam as I figured it was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-58301851451495017252010-01-21T20:02:44.493-05:002010-01-21T20:02:44.493-05:00WOW!!! I just got one from Bean Calister, I'm...WOW!!! I just got one from Bean Calister, I'm in Canada.... What an ass<br /><br />Hi thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer, i am at sea right<br />now,i am buying this for my son as a surprise gift his birthday......I<br />can only pay through paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my<br />bank account online(i dont have internet banking with it),but i have<br />it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using<br />paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the<br />payments,and if you dont have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to<br />set one up at www.paypal.com,i will be expecting your email.I have a<br />pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been<br />sorted.<br /><br />BeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-11686874250907338402010-01-20T06:42:46.437-05:002010-01-20T06:42:46.437-05:00What the?! This guy is buying alot of cars... I ju...What the?! This guy is buying alot of cars... I just got home and found an email to my Drive ad and sent back a response to get this:<br />... Hi thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer, i am at sea right now,i am buying this for my son as a surprise gift and I am glad you accepted my offer.I can only pay through paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank account online(i dont have internet banking with it),but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the payments,and if you dont have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com.au,i will be expecting your email.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted.How much is the total cost.<br /><br />With no details and crappy english, I decided to google "nicholaszx002@yahoo.com"<br /><br />Thanks Ben for saving me time and money but also allowing me to waste some of his time! I have two young kids who have left some nasties in the back seat! Wish me luck!Dustynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-23082859358086636722010-01-16T02:42:30.361-05:002010-01-16T02:42:30.361-05:00Hi, same thing, but I believed it and gave hime my...Hi, same thing, but I believed it and gave hime my paypal email, what damage can he do with this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-13583839624491230832010-01-03T03:21:47.710-05:002010-01-03T03:21:47.710-05:00i just got the same email telling me he is a ocean...i just got the same email telling me he is a oceanographer and is purchasing the car for his son. I cut an paste the $200 dollar request for paypal account, lets see what happens now? Do you think he might think he has heard this from someone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-85723058205371602462009-12-31T19:02:02.536-05:002009-12-31T19:02:02.536-05:00Same dude emailed me this morning and is still wan...Same dude emailed me this morning and is still wanting to buy my car. Wonder how long I can string him out... Any more tall tales I can tell??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-52307860148007251612009-12-23T08:49:42.779-05:002009-12-23T08:49:42.779-05:00Just happens to me, how do they get away with this...Just happens to me, how do they get away with this shit, sure there is a way to shut them down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-82619617529011788522009-12-16T21:11:14.596-05:002009-12-16T21:11:14.596-05:00i posted a comment 4 posts up about him and now he...i posted a comment 4 posts up about him and now he is emailing me as this bradley fisher vincent fellow. haha<br />what a jerk off.<br />exact same first email... lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-58742426613714243422009-12-16T08:21:15.300-05:002009-12-16T08:21:15.300-05:00Hi, Ive experienced the same thing but I got it tw...Hi, Ive experienced the same thing but I got it twice in 2 days from different senders. I got it from Nicholas Smart and also Marcus Perus. Both emails pretty much saying the same thing, We are out at sea, cant get to a phone etc etc.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-9928004620837590172009-12-13T05:44:58.478-05:002009-12-13T05:44:58.478-05:00Hi from Adelaide...I received a similair email fro...Hi from Adelaide...I received a similair email from the same scammer.....This is a direct cut and paste...Dave<br /><br />" I have an enquiry regarding price Hi there, i will like to make an offer $9,500 for this, i will be happy if you accept my offer, payments will be through paypal and i will arrange the pick up well. Cheers,Nicholas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-61893108084829376662009-12-05T05:14:20.514-05:002009-12-05T05:14:20.514-05:00Hi there,
this guy also tried us down at Australia...Hi there,<br />this guy also tried us down at Australia. I am attaching you his response and my reply for a good laugh...<br /><br />"--- On Sat, 5/12/09, Fisher Vincent Bradley <br /><br /><br /> From: Fisher Vincent Bradley <br /> Subject: Re: Expression of interest from drive.com.au user<br /> <br /><br /> Hi thanks for mailing back,i am an oceanographer, i am at sea right now,i am buying this for my son as a surprise gift and I am glad you accepted my offer.I can only pay through paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank account online(i dont have internet banking with it),but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email address to make the payments,and if you dont have a paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com.au,i will be expecting your email.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted.<br /><br /><br /> What is your final price?<br /><br /><br />and me:<br /><br /><br />Hi there,<br /><br />I tried to log on Paypal and for security purposes in Australia Paypal has introduced a safety net of $200. In order to do such a favour to you so you can pay through Paypal, can you please send me this money first, as a payment in advance? This is not a huge amount of money and I am certain your agent will be able to afford it.<br /><br />Thank you"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-45107892765706319702009-11-28T00:55:15.309-05:002009-11-28T00:55:15.309-05:00The same person tried me as well!
"I have a...The same person tried me as well! <br /><br />"I have an enquiry regarding price Hi there, i will like to make an offer $3,999 for this, i will be happy if you accept my offer, payments will be through paypal and i will arrange the pick up well. Cheers, Bradley. <br />Name Bradley Fisher Vincent <br />Email bfv.adam001@yahoo.com "<br /><br />It seems that he has memorized a couple of routine sentences and repeat it again for everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-61366864329436467572009-11-26T17:18:19.853-05:002009-11-26T17:18:19.853-05:00i just had the same thing happen to me.
my partner...i just had the same thing happen to me.<br />my partner googled his email and found this site like everyone else. and it did sound to good to be true too.<br />it sounded suss to me as soon as he wanted me to tranfer money through western union to his pick up agent.<br />im still in contact with him. any sugestions to play him along.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-50449695300096639842009-11-26T04:55:33.383-05:002009-11-26T04:55:33.383-05:00like-wise to some of the above entries, Nicholas t...like-wise to some of the above entries, Nicholas tried to contact me too but my wife found this site and it was only a few days ago that there was something on the news or similar about this scam. It sounded a bit wierd but your website confirmed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-59701087613771279152009-11-25T19:57:19.366-05:002009-11-25T19:57:19.366-05:00I like your webblog very much. Find the informatio...I like your webblog very much. Find the information interesting. I will put you on my RSS reader. Is the car still for sale? I like to buy. Can you ship to America? Is there cost for this? :o ;)anonhttp://rogerflyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-35742553093624840732009-11-25T16:36:29.591-05:002009-11-25T16:36:29.591-05:00thank you so much for this blog... this guy just t...thank you so much for this blog... this guy just tried me! you are a lifesaver!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-15775880755831326212009-11-25T08:45:47.164-05:002009-11-25T08:45:47.164-05:00Oh joy... after a few emails back and forth with N...Oh joy... after a few emails back and forth with Nicholas Smart he stopped replying. But suddenly he reappeared as Bradley Fisher Vincent, and we're having exactly the same email-conversation all over again...Not the sharpest tool in the shed this guy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667926379062921607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-54455047134441520222009-11-24T19:41:08.069-05:002009-11-24T19:41:08.069-05:00Thanks for posting this. I've just had Nichol...Thanks for posting this. I've just had Nicholas Smart emailing me about bying my car as well. I thought his offer of buying the car unsees was a bit too good to be tru so I did a google search and found this...I'm off to have some fun with him too now:-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667926379062921607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-32271156325716450182009-11-21T05:52:22.332-05:002009-11-21T05:52:22.332-05:00For a moment, I actually thought that last comment...For a moment, I actually thought that last comment ("Nice information!!!") was a funny parody, rather than real spam. But even though it <i>is</i> just spam, I've decided not to delete it — it fits so perfectly with the spirit of this post. For once, the spammers actually made a genuinely apposite comment!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-15305643552918128342009-11-21T05:22:17.003-05:002009-11-21T05:22:17.003-05:00Nice information. What a great post! I’ve enjoyed ...Nice information. What a great post! I’ve enjoyed my time here!!!!<br />Keep it up.Email Marketing Serviceshttp://www.emercury.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-31375815826180710582009-11-20T19:11:32.567-05:002009-11-20T19:11:32.567-05:00Ben, your devious. If this whole theology thing do...Ben, your devious. If this whole theology thing doesn't work out for you, though, at least you have something to fall back on.A.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562738184233529859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-17896577120195483452009-11-20T12:46:49.671-05:002009-11-20T12:46:49.671-05:00Nathan plugged his site earlier but really check i...Nathan plugged his site earlier but really check it out (http://st-eutychus.com/ under scambaiting). His success in getting photos has been very interesting indeed, as are the skype conversations he's recorded. Funnily enough, someone hacked Nathan's fb last year and tried to scam me by pretending that he was stuck in a hotel in manchester....they fumbled when i started asked questions about nathan's wife...they had me for the first 10 minutes though....Anna Blanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485487679026159856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-23506332994586402042009-11-20T10:02:57.371-05:002009-11-20T10:02:57.371-05:00very funny!very funny!Tim Cairnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-34668505684322527582009-11-19T19:18:01.975-05:002009-11-19T19:18:01.975-05:00still for sale?still for sale?roger flyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-45951702156891035272009-11-19T14:52:41.870-05:002009-11-19T14:52:41.870-05:00Made my day :)Made my day :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301222412563398458noreply@blogger.com