Thursday, May 31, 2007

Scammers don't like Cheques...

In this bait I learn that scammers don't like cheques...

Dear Brother Juan Boll

Contact John David @
john_David1and2@yahoo.co.uk i have informed him already and kept the cheque to him to send to you, i knew he will be expecting to hear from you,go ahead and contact him immediately he will send it to you and as soon as you received the cheque try to get back to me OK.you tried for me then and God is great after every thing God made impossible to be possible
have a nice day
Kenneth Elemuo


Hello John David.
As you can see by the e-mail below, Mr Kenneth told me to contact you. My name is Brother Juan Boll, and I run a mission for orphans here in New York City. I look forward to working with you to help the children.
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,

I got your mail which i have been waiting,my master kept your cheque with me here that i should send to you i wait to hear from you and have your informations where i can send it ,coupled with instruction my master gave to me, that i should wait when you contact me before i should send the cheque,so please advice me,should i send it through courrier service or should i trasfer it through bank to your bank account?

please make your choice if you need it through bank transfer,you have to send me your bank informations as to enable me remitt it to your bank account or you like it by courrier service then you have to send me your house address where i can send it to and your telephone number.
Thanks
Await hearing from you
John David


I like how he says "my master". What, is this guy working for Dracula or something?!?

I am glad to hear that you will be donating money to the orphanage. The children will be most pleased. Please send the money ASAP, the children need new clothes soon.
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,
Please give me your address where i will send the cheque to you, infact how do you like me to send this to you,get back to me i have other things at hand doing.
John David:


You can send the check to my Church's Head Office. God Bless You.
Order of the Protoss
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
USA
Brother Juan Boll

That address is the FBI Headquarters. I am sure they would be happy to 'help' him.

Dear Sir,
went to courier office today to send this stuff to you when i received your mail with your address but the people i met there in courier office were requestig the sum of $250usd,so it was unfortunate i couldn't send it as my master did not left any money for me to send this to you,so please do not be offended i don't have the $250 to pay for corrier office and i did not even know that sending this to you will cost this kind of money i could informed my master before he left.
So before i can send it to you,you have to provid the $250usd that was required by courrier office as to enable me send it to you..
As you will be sending the money please send it through western union money transfer,with bellow informations
1, Reciver Name Kenneth Elemuo because i will use the Name identity of my master to take the money from the western union.
2,control number
3,question and answer
4,country Togo
I will be expecting your urgent response,so that i can send so that I cn send this to ou tday.
Thanks


And now we get to the classic asking for money for shipping bit. He sure as hell isn't getting a penny out of me. But I will waste his time...

Do you have another way of sending it that would be less costly?
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,
I was moving around and found that DHL are taking the sum of $175 but as for me i will appreciate sending this by courrier service, do to i have been using courrier service and i like their service,so make your choice.and send the charge with the bellow informations.

,1 Reciver Name Kenneth Elemuo because i will use the Name identity of my master to take the money from the western union.
2,control number
3,question and answer
4,country Togo
Thanks
John David


How do you want the payment sent?
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,
You have to send the money through western union money transfer with the bellow informations
1, Reciver Name Kenneth Elemuo then you send to me all the payment informations,as to enable me pick it up in the western union.
Thanks
John David


I shall make the payment soon. God Bless
Brother Jaun Boll

Dear Sir,
As soon as you send the money please send me your tel phone number is very necessary,so that the Agent can contact you when arrived over there with the passel,because i will send the passel with your house address and also give Agents your tele phone to link you, immediatly they arrived.
Thanks
Have a nice day
John David


Unfortunatly, due to a terrible accident involving several Tribbles when I was young I lost most of my hearing and cannot use the phone. I sent a check in the mail today for you.

Spelling cheque as 'check' only helps to confuse him...

Dear Sir,
Please i do not undersatnd what you are saying,by saying that you sent a check for me,have you make the payment? give me the control number and other payment informations.
Await hearing from you.
John David:


I sent you a check for the payment. Hopefully you will get it soon.
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,
I am not still understand what you are saying,do you sent the money by what means? is it by xestern union or what?if you have sent it by western union the send me the control number and payment information,how do you sent the money?YOU CAN NOT SEND MONEY WITH OUT INFORMATIONS AND I CAN NOT TAKE MONEY FROM WESTERN UNION WITH OUT THE SENDER INFORMATIONS,I,control number, 2,sender name ,3, receiver name 4question and answer, 5, country Togo all these informations must be involved before i can take the money from the western union ok,you have to go back where you sent the money and send it currect, i hope you can now understand?
bye for now
John David


He is really getting confused. Hooray!

I sent a cheque in the mail to you.

Dear Sir,
Please i do not understand,how can you send cheque in the mail for me?where i told you to send me the money through western union,look if you wants to send me the money send it through western union ok,i can't understand what you are saying.


To be honest, I'm not sure he knows what a cheque is...

I sent the cheque through the post office. That is how. The money is on it's way to you.

Please let me know when you get the cheque.
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Sir,
i can not get the money if you want to send money to me follow my advice send the money by western union,if you can not send it by western union that means i can not do any thing.


Geez, this guy is dumb!

You don't understand. I sent you a cheque in the mail. All you have to do is open the envelope, take the cheque out and deposit it at the bank. I don't understand why you can't understand that. Please write back.

Sadly I never heard back from this moron. Oh well.

A short, but funny bait...

This is another of my first baits. It's rather short, but entertaining nonetheless.

CALVARY GREETINGS,MY NAME IS MRS.JESSICA HERBERT, I AND MY HUSBAND ARE ON A CHRISTAINMISSION TO AFRICA AND I CAME ALONG WITH MY PUPPY (YORKIE). AFTER A WHILE INOTICED THAT THE AFRICAN WEATHER IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PUPPY AND I HAVE NOTBEEN ABLE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER THE WAY I ALWAYS DO BECAUSE OF MY JOB.

I NEED SOMEONE TO ADOPT HER AND TAKE CARE OF HER THEWAY I ALWAYS DO. IF YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF HER DO SEND A REPLY AND I WILLEMAIL YOU HER PICTURES. I HOPE TO READ FROM YOU.

REGARDS,
MRS.JESSICA HERBERT.

I would love to have your puppy. Please e-mail me the pictures.
Chuck Norris

I was then sent these pictures. Cute little bugger. I'm sure these pics were jsut cut and pasted from a google image search...


She look perfect. What is your reccomended cooking time?
Chuck Norris

Ok thanks, i will like you to contact the shipping agent so he can inform you on the shipping details. I cook by 7.30 Am and reserve lunch for my pet and cook another by dinner.

Wow, I don't know if I could eat 3 dogs in one day. How long and how hot do you cook a dog of this size for?

I was really looking forward to the scammer's reply, but sadly I never heard back. Oh well, I had a bit of fun...

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

My First Bait...

This was one my first baits, and to be honest, it really didn't go well. But I have posted anyways. I have learned a fair bit from this first foray into scam baiting, and hopefully my future baits will be more successful. Before we begin, a quick note: E-mails form the scammer will be in italics, my reply will be in normal and any supplmental comments from me will be in bold. Now, on wiht the show!



Hello, I am Major Ralph Harland, I am a British officer attached to UN peace Keeping force in Iraq, I am the commanding officer of the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment, as you may know everyday, there are several cases of insurgent’s attacks and suicide bombs going on here.


We managed to Move funds belonging to some demised persons who were attacked and killed through insurgent attacks. The total amount is US$9.5 Million dollars in cash. We want to move this money to you, so that you may keep our share for us until when we shall come over to meet you.


We will take 60%, my partner and I. You take 40%. No strings attached, just help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone.


We plan on using Diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in two large metallic boxes, using diplomatic immunity. If you are interested I will send you the full details; my aim is to find a good partner that we can trust and assist us can you be trusted?


When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail here majorralphharland@yahoo.co.uk, or majorralpharland@aol.co.uk signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication and also your contact details. This business is 100% risk free.


Respectfully, Major Ralph Harland


Wow, a major in the British Army! How lucky am I! I better reply to this high ranking and apprently very wealthy, man!


Dear Major Harland,
I am touched by your story. My name is Brother Juan Boll, and I run a mission for orphans here in New York City. I would be honoured to aid your noble cause, in order to help the children of the world.
Brother Juan Boll


Hello Brother Juan Boll,

Many thanks for the urgent response to my email. My partner and I hope you can be trusted on this; we also want this to be a confidential transaction there should be no third parties.

The two boxes containing the funds are safe here with us and we will move the boxes to you as soon as we can via a diplomatic courier across the border seems such service at the moment here is not guaranteed.

Before we proceed I want you to send me a copy of your international passport or any of your identity so there could be trust as I will also forward a copy of mine to you after I must had received yours.

The 40% percent as planed to be your share will be yours as soon as the funds is moved to your country via the diplomatic courier in Iran, It will be so difficult getting the funds via the Iranian diplomatic courier service but never to bother as this will be taken care of from our side here in Iraq.

Send us a scan copy of your identity so we can know whom we are dealing with as this is a huge amount of money; also send us your contact information such as your home address or the delivery address and also your direct telephone number.

Due to security reasons and confidential purpose you can not call me as the phone number here are monitored hope you understand this facts for our own good.

I will proceed and also forward you a scan copy of the boxes as soon as we get the only requirement from you which is a scan copy of your identity.

Once again many thanks for the urgent response to my email.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


Before we can go any further with this business, I am afraid I must tell you something. My Church, the Order of the Protoss, will not allow me to do business with a non-Church member. If you wish to continue our business you will have to convert to my faith.
[CENSORED]

I accidently signed this with my real name. Doh!


I thought I would try and get the major to convert, but he doens't buy into it...


Hello,

Brother Juan Boll or [CENSORED] I don’t know which to call you, faith is of the heart, if you really want to assist then we can proceed as I wish not to convert to your faith.

If you still want us to proceed then send me the requirement as requested as I will also send you a copy of my passport copy when I receive yours, if you are no longer interested then you make it known to me as I am only seeking for assistance to receive the boxes nothing more

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


It saddens me to hear that you will not join the Order, but we may yet be able to conduct some business. Being a high ranking officer, I imagine you could get some items for me. We require food for the poor orphans. We need 150 kilos of zergling meat, and 150 kilos of Hydralisk meat. If you can get this then the Church should be able to pay you well. If you cahnge your mind about converting, do let me know. It is very simple.
Brother Juan Boll


I thought I would try another way to mess with the Major, but once again he won't bite...


Hello Juan Boll,

I want to know if you are willing to go further with the business or not as I don’t have much time to write email: I want the shipment of the boxes to be made this week.

If you write your next email and nothing reasonable is found then I will take it to be a not interested and stop emailing you.

In order to proceed, send me a scan copy of your identity as I will send you a scan copy of mine once I receive yours so we can proceed with the shipment.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


The Major seems to be getting a bit impatient...


I did reply to you, and I am interested in doing business with you.
Brother Jaun Boll


Hello Juan Boll,

Your email was received; if really you want to assist and go further then you have to listen to what I am saying because it seems to me that my pervious emails to you were not noted and understood.

Please don’t get me wrong as I must tell you, the sum involved in this business is a huge amount of money, I told you how the money was found and I expect you to keep this away from anybody, please it’s very important not even members of your church should know about the funds.

I am attaching a scan copy of my international passport together with a picture of the funds in the boxes for you to recognise them when they are delivered to you by the diplomat.

I want you to also send me a scan copy of your identity for me to know the person I am dealing with as I can’t just have $9.5 United States Dollar’s ship to someone I don’t know much about, someone I can not trace if I happen to be looking for the person, hope you understand.

The boxes will be shipped as soon as I receive a scan copy of your identity and the delivery address also your direct telephone number; I will check my email in couple of hours and if I receive the above requirements the shipment will take place immediately as we want to move the funds out of here as soon as possible.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


The Major attached the following photos...(for security reasons I wrote FAKE accross his passport, just to be sure no one else uses it scam people)













Seems kind of strange that the partner of a British Army Major would be a grunt from the American Airborne!



Look at all that cash, I'm sure he really took that photo...


Before we proceed any further, I have a quick question. What regiment is your partner is?
Juan Boll



Hello Juan Boll,

Your email was received, my partner found the funds as he wouldn’t want to be seen nor contacted by anyone that is why I had contact you alone, you are advised to forward the requirements in order for me to proceed, I wonder why it’s taking you much to send the information for me to make the shipment. Do this as soon as possible for the shipment to be done by tomorrow.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


If he didn't want to be seen, why did you send his picture?

I am just a bit concerned is all. I would just like to know your partner's name. How is Iraq right now? How is the regiment doing?
Juan Boll


In order to re-assure the Major that I really am a good Christian I decided to send him my Church ID...




Below you will find a copy of my Church ID.
Brother Jaun Boll




Keen eyed readers may recognize the picture...one of the actors from Nacho Libre!


Hello Juan Boll,

Your email was received together with attached file but you failed to indicate the delivery address the address where the diplomat will deliver the boxes also your diract telepone number is needed, forward this information's to enable me proceed.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland


Holding off on giving him an address seems to really be annoying him. Awesome! In order to keep the bait going I decided I had better give him an address...


The address is:
Order of the Protoss Church
725 Fifth Avenue at 56th Street
New York City
New York
United States of America
Juan Boll


That, is the address for Trump Tower...You're fired!


Dear Juan Boll,

I had the consignment shipped today 9th of May to your given address (725 Fifth Avenue at 56th Street New York City New York United States of America) with the copy of the agreement signed by my partner and me for you to have a copy of it.

It was shipped via the Iranian diplomatic courier service this morning, to the best of my knowledge the two boxes will be delivered to you via their diplomatic agency in Madrid Spain as the diplomatic courier service used for the shipment is the easiest, fastest, and the best.

Please be informed that they do not know the content of the boxes as it was shipped as family items, such as cloths, and personal documents.

The boxes will be delivered to you in three days time by the Spanish diplomatic courier service in Madrid as the Iranian diplomatic courier service used for the shipment have a branch in Spain which is their international dispatching center.

Find attached to this email a copy of the Airway Bill, once again I hope you can be trusted and the trust me and my partner have for you will not be in vain, please I beg of you to keep the boxes until we leave this war zone and come to the States for our own share if we will still be alive.

Your email, names, and address was stated on the body of the boxes before the shipment, do feel free to ask me for any other information, once again no body knows about the content of the boxes as it was shipped as family items.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland



Looks like Donald Trump might be getting a parcel...Except that is an obvious fake...And why was sent via IRANIAN couriers?!?!


I am glad to hear it has been shipped. I am curious, why did you send it via the Iranian Diplomatic Courier Service, when you are in Iraq?
Brother Juan Boll


Dear Juan Boll,

Sorry for the late response to my email I had not been very active at my duty since I was trying to conclude this business, so I used the little time I had to get something done.

I am in Iraq, the boxes was shipped from Iran because such services are not here in Iraq, it was shipped by a kind gentleman whom was given some shares from the money as well to assist make the shipment.

Are the boxes delivered to you? Please do keep me posted.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland

I am glad you are alright. No, the packages have not arrived yet. How is Iraq today? God bless.

[CENSORED] I did it again! I msut be more careful about which name I am using!


I then get an e-mail form the diplomat/courier...



Attention Mr. Juan Boll,

Sir,

I am diplomat James Douglas I want to bring to your notice that I arrival our transit center in Madrid Spain this morning and was supposed to continue my trip to the destination United States as stated in the airway bill of the consignment I was to deliver to you.

I was stopped at the point of departure by the Spanish customs at the airport demanding for the diplomatic yellow tag, I made them to understand that they was a diplomatic yellow attached to boxes before the shipment from the place of origin Iran.

Couple of hours later they told me the diplomatic yellow tag attached to the boxes was only valued from the place of origin to Madrid international airport, not from Madrid international airport to United States.

They told me that if the yellow tag is not presented to them that they will have to open the boxes because the yellow tag stands as the agreement between the diplomatic company and the customs for private purpose; I was made to understand that the yellow tag will cost the total sum of €820 Euros which should be paid as soon as possible in order for me not to be delayed and buy a new ticket.

I advise you to transfer the above mention sum immediately via western union money transfer with my names James Douglas destination Madrid Spain.

I will proceed further and get the yellow tag from the customs as soon as you send down the money to me, remember that if I do not get the diplomatic yellow tag today or tomorrow I may stand the chance of buying a new ticket to continue the trip to the final destination of the boxes.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas

Diplomat officer



Let me know how I can go about helping you.
Brother Juan Boll





I check the IPs, and both the 'Diplomat' and 'The Major' are located in Barcelona, Spain! Not quite Iraq. I did some more research, and that is not even the name of the commander of that regiment, nor are they even in Iraq!





Attention Mr. Juan Boll,

Sir,

All you have to do is send the €820 Euros for me to get the diplomatic yellow tag and leave Madrid for the United States, you can send the funds via western union money transfer on my name James Douglas destination Madrid Spain, I can as well be reach on telephone number 01134-659-018-385, your telephone number was not indicated in the airway bill or the shipment file, You are advised to call or send me your telephone number for verbal discussion.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas
Diplomat officer




So here is where they start asking for money. They ain't getting a penny out of me! But we can let them think they are...





Due to an accident involving Tribbles when I was young I lost most of my hearing, so I cannot use the phone. I shall make the payment soon.
Brother Juan Boll





Will this dumbass believe that cute fuzz balls from Star Trek made me lose my hearing? Yes, of course he will!





Attention Mr. Juan Boll,

Sir,

I am in receipt of your email, I await the western union money transfer information to get the yellow tag from the customs and continue to the United States.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas
Diplomat officer






I just got back and have sent the payment to John Douglas as requested.
Brother Juan Boll





I said the wrong name on purpose to try and worry him, but he didn't seem to notice...





Attention Mr. Juan Boll,

Sir,

You are advice to send me the information for the western union money transfer, the MTCN number, money transfer control number for me to pick up the funds and proceed in getting the yellow tag from the customs, or you can scan and send me the western union receipt that was issued to you from where you sent the money from.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas
Diplomat officer






I am not used to doing these sorts of things, I think I still have the receipt around here somewhere...






Attention Mr. Juan Boll,

Sir,

You said you had made the payment, send me the receipt for me to proceed or I handle the boxes to the customs, I had been here since and will want to deliver some package to other clients.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas
Diplomat officer



Calm down Mr. Criminal Low Life...



The payment has been made. Below you should find the receipt.
Brother Juan Boll


My Western Union is a very obvious forgery, and you think that would make Mr Scammer realise he is being had, but OH NO! He thinks this is still real...

Sir,

I am in receipt of your email with the receipt of payment you made via western union money transfer; I want to bring to your notice that the MTCN money transfer control number was not indicated in the receipt, I can receive the money and pay for the yellow tag without this number

Note that I have been here for more than 72 hours and if you don’t comply to enable me leave this place I will hand over the boxes to the customs for them to view its content, before the delivery if I am allowed to proceed further to the United States.

I advise you go back to where you sent the money and ask them for the 10 digits number which are the money transfer control number, without this number I can not be paid by the western union agent here in Madrid and the customs will take hold of the boxes for check up before I continue to the United States depending on what you have in your package.

Please do advise me on what I should do if I should allow the customs check the package or not.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas
Diplomat officer

I just got back from the western union office...seems they messed up the transfer. I will have to go back tomorrow and try again.
[CENSORED]

Yet again I used my real name, man I am careless! I decided to try and cover it up...

As my assisstant, Brother [CENSORED], said, the Western Union office somehow managed to omit the transfer number. I must admit, I am not very good at these sorts of technical things, that's why I sent my assitant Brother [CENSORED] to the WU office. I hope to have this sorted out soon. God Bless.
Brother Juan Boll

Sir,

Email me the information as soon as the problem is solved.

Regards.

Mr James Douglas

Diplomat officer




I am very angry with Western Union, they would not correct the problem. They are obviously friends of the Zerg. I have instead sent you a cheque.
Brother Juan Boll

Lets see how he reacts to being sent a check when I dont have his address...

I didn't hear anything form him so I sent a follow up e-mail...

Is there any sign of the cheque?
Brother Juan Boll


Suddenly, I am contacted by the Major again!

Dear Juan Boll,

The diplomatic corries service said the receiver’s direct telephone number must be included or the shipment will not be made should the diplomat arrival to it’s destination and could not reach you he will have to to call you, listen you make me talk too much as I am not a good talker.

I had made this request more than three times up still date you did not provide any what is the problem? Update me with the telephone number in order for me to proceed.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland

I must admit, when I was young I was involved in a terrible tribble accident and lost most of my hearing, thus I cannot use the telephone very well. I held off telling you for I am quite embarrassed by it.
Brother Juan Boll

Hello,

Please update me
Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland

The courier required a payment to allow him a special yellow tag. I made the payment today.
How are you and your men?
I am curious to hear what it was like growing up in Ireland?
Brother Juan Boll

Dear Juan Boll,

Please i need your update.

Respectfully,

Major Ralph Harland

What's the matter, Major? Afraid you won't get your money?

I am having trouble getting the money to your courier. Hopefully it will be sorted soon.

Brother Jaun Boll

Sadly I never heard back from either of them. I sent both of them follow up e-mails and heard nothing in return. Seems they fianlly gave up. Still, I wasted a fiar bit of their time, don't you think?