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Daventry

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:36 AM

Just when I thought the Nigerian Scam couldn't get any worse...

OPERATION SCAM EMMANUEL (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

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Dear Tracy,

I am Barrister Emmanuel Chrelsta a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Garry Dopko,a nationality of your country, who used
to work with shell development company in Nigeria and as well a one time secret agent intransfering of money overse as for the Late head of state of Nigeria {Late Gen.SANI ABACHA.) Before his death On the 21st of April 2000 [my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road in which all occupants of the motor died}My client {Garry} deposited the sum of $20M USD (Twenty Million Dollars)in International Trust Bank for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist
in repartrating themoney and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged particularly,the International Trust Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about $20M USD (Twenty Million Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20M USD (Twenty Million
Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.70% to me and 30%to you I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us set this business through. I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me through my confidential email address a sunday_ammed@zwallet.com to enable us discuss further

Best regards,
Barrister Emmanuel Chrelsta.(SAN)

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I've been laying low for a long time but I think I'm going to take the bait on this one!! Scam artists, here I come! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

[This message was edited by Daventry on Feb. 28, 2004 at 09:21 AM.]

Daventry

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:36 AM

Pocket Pony

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:43 AM

Yes, yes, yes!!!! Do it!!!

"Both rider and horse must enjoy the work. This is the essence of success" - Reiner Klimke

Nikita

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:51 AM

Look for someone coughing from all the dust. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

No kidding, I received a very similar email about 10 years ago. I remember which e account it was sent to and that was an account I had open from '94 to about mid '95 - rocketmail, anybody remember that one? I guess they're hoping that the people that were on the net that long ago (me!) are all in old age homes now. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Daventry

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:52 AM

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Emmanuel,

Thank-you for contacting me! I'm so sad to hear that one of my extended relatives succumbed to a tragic car accident. And to hear that the entire family died is just devastating to me. Hopefully, the family did not suffer.

It's very interested to hear that Garry Dopko was employed as a Secret Agent as I've always had dreams of entering the FBI or Forensic Science. I supposed it runs in our blood.

I'm surprised that I would be Garry's next of kin?!? Although there aren't many Dopko's out there, I would think my father, Mr. Ralph Dopko, would be next in line before me but...for $20 million dollars, I'm willing to keep this CONFIDENTIAL, like you asked.

The only concern that I have is the percentage that you are going to be taking. If the $20 million dollars was left as an inheritance, how does the percentage work out to you getting 70% of the funds? I would think 30% of the funds going to you would be more than adequate.

Please let me know what needs to be done to get the funds transferred over as I'm definitely glad to help.

Sincerely,
Tracy Dopko
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Daventry

Feb. 6, 2004, 11:54 AM

Oops! This isn't horse related is it? http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/sigh.gif

What if...I plan on buying a new horse with the money. Does that make it horse related? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Dancing Lawn

Feb. 6, 2004, 12:09 PM

You can tell it's been a long boring winter when......

Perhaps, to keep this horse related, you could name your next foal "Scam Artist"!

Also, it seems to happen a lot to horse people. I've asked some friends of mine who are'nt horse people (Yes, they exist.) if they get these e-mails, and they were all quite intrigued. They've never gotten one!

less hard work, more fine dining.
www.dancinglawnhorses.com (http://www.dancinglawnhorses.com) updated Dec. 29/03

If guys can do it, how hard can it be?

OnyxThePony

Feb. 6, 2004, 12:31 PM

Wholly COW!!!!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

That is just horrendous, hideous, terrible... I can't think of enough bad things to say!!

What are you , like, a TARGET for these lowlifes?? http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif
Or maybe their market research? Let's run it by Tracey, if she falls for it, we know we have a good one... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

sittin on the dock of the bay...

drifting cloud

Feb. 6, 2004, 12:33 PM

Hey...Tracy Dopko! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Will you post the e-mails on your website like you did with the Lanre scam? Then, we can just go look at the website if this thread gets closed.

Go get 'em!

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Daventry

Feb. 6, 2004, 12:46 PM

Honest to God, we get at least one Nigerian scam email a week...MINIMUM. With over 100 hits a day on our site and with it being heavily advertised on the net, it's the only explanation I can come up with as to why we keep getting them.

I just keep deleting them but I've been waiting for another good one to come along. Like Onyx said, this one in particular is pretty horrible!

I'll post the emails on my website again at www.daventryfarms.com/scam.html (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam.html)

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

gibbsshred

Feb. 6, 2004, 12:51 PM

This scam has been going on for a long time. I have actually received this email on my business email as well as in a fax form.

Draygonfyne

Feb. 6, 2004, 01:09 PM

There must be a real run on these lately, as I've had 2-5 a night offering me MILLIONS for my assistance.....http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Always a diplomat, king, or something of the sort!

I just delete them though...don't have the patience to play this out....http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

www.draygonfynedesign.ca (http://www.draygonfynedesign.ca)

Joanne

Feb. 6, 2004, 01:21 PM

I got a good one http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Well, I got a unique one.
*****

From: Mr Antoine Bamba
MIC Abidjan Cote'Ivoire

RE: Assistance to supply a vaccine,

I write to solicit your assistance and support to enable me execute a very lucrative and high profiting business transaction. I am very confidence that with trust and understanding, we can be able to execute this business to our mutual benefit and believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am willing to repose in you. I work for an Ivorien based public international firm (MIC), I work as the Liaison officer. Between the 17th -19th of may, 2001 a business seminar was held in Bouake, Cote d´Ivoire of which I attended. While in the Seminar, I was opportune to meet Alhaji Bakari A. Ouattara, the President of BAKALI FARMS ETS. Alhaji Ouattara is an accomplished and widely known and recognised millionaire farmer in this part of the region. He has farms in different countries of West Africa. But above all, he is one of the greatest supplier of cattle, beef and other diary products in this part of the West Coast.

On knowing my profession, Alhaji Ouattara took me into confidence by informing me about the purchase of a particular but very important medicine for his cattle. He informed me that he buys this product at $4,000.00 USD per carton, and that he mostly buys to the excess of 500 cartons. He informed me that he was only asking me to find out if my organisation could source for a cheaper supplier considering the recent trend of falls in the general price of beef in the world market which is affecting his business. Back in my office, I discussed this proposal with my boss and he decided to handle the supply by himself, We carried out a market research and discovered that we could purchase these medicine somewhere cheaper in Europe for $2,300.00 USD per carton .

We moved proposal to BAKALI FARMS to make the supply to them at$3,800.00 USD per carton of which he accepted. Owing to my role in the transaction, I had an agreement with my director to be receiving 25%of whatever gain is made on each supply of which he agreed. But on the completion of the supply and the receipt of the payment, my boss changed on our agreement and refused to give me my share of the profit. Since then our relationship has been at its lowest ebb. I have since accepted it as one of life experiences.

However, as God would have it, recently, I intercepted a letter of request from Alhaji Ouattara asking my boss to supply him with 500 cartons of the same product before the end of March, this year. I seized the letter and this letter will never get to my boss. I personally contacted Alhaji Ouattara and informed him that I can introduce him to the producer who is ready to supply him the product at $3,400.00 USD if he will pay in advance as he usually do. He was very pleased and is right now waiting to be contacted by my partner. We will buy the medicine at $2,300.00 USD from Europe and sell at $3,400.00USD to BAKALI FARMS with him first paying 50% of our quoted price in advance. I will be entitled to 35% of whatever profit we make.

If you are capable of handling this supply with me, kindly get back to me urgently through email for us to negotiate on how to handle the business
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Antoine Bamba
antoine.bamba@libero.it

I wrote him back and said I don't do drugs, or at least drugs for cattle. I got this snippy response back:

***
Dear,

thank you for email. Listen, you really do not understand me. i want you to act as my foreign contact to be able to acheive my aim. You need not be a producer to do this. all the steps to follow will be intiated by me but I need a foriegn contact to represent the procuding company. in a short not, you will act like a producer while in the actual sense you will do the work of a supply.

Please go through my mail carefully and get back to me

Antoine

I told him it didn't sound like an honest proposition and I've never heard back.

JulieMontgomery

Feb. 6, 2004, 01:47 PM

Oooooooohhhhhhhhh.......... kings! Or royalty.......how impressive.

I envision them looking like Eddie Murphy in Coming to America.

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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of his devotion."
Author Unknown....

ponygrl

Feb. 6, 2004, 02:02 PM

If you ever get a phone call inquiring on a horse through "Sprint Relay" (done as a relay call like the deaf and hard of hearing use) get all the info you can and contact the FBI.

I am a relay operator and it kills me that I can't tell these people that they're being screwed royally.

Laura

Dancing Lawn

Feb. 6, 2004, 02:32 PM

I've been getting a lot of them lately, too. some of them want to "buy" a horse or pony, some of them are offering mega-bucks to help them recover multi-millions. Some of them claim that I am a long-lost relative, and am heir to multi-millions. (MY childhood dreams come true).

less hard work, more fine dining.
www.dancinglawnhorses.com (http://www.dancinglawnhorses.com) updated Dec. 29/03

If guys can do it, how hard can it be?

hoopoe

Feb. 6, 2004, 03:04 PM

A "millionaire farmer"

I wanna grow me a millionaire

What happens when the crop fails, does it only produce pauper farmers.

As much as these schemes are talked about, there are STILL people who do not know about them. Seems every month someone trying to sell a horse or tack or a trailer asks about this scheme. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/no.gif

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-- * > hoopoe
The ancient Greeks did not write obituaries. They only wanted to know if you had a passion.

[This message was edited by hoopoe on Feb. 06, 2004 at 09:44 PM.]

Hidden Hill Farm

Feb. 6, 2004, 06:03 PM

Things have been pretty dull in NC lately. This should be a fine source of entertainment for a while. Don't the scam artists know not to mess with you by now??? Go get 'em Daventry!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Vandy

Feb. 6, 2004, 07:08 PM

I advertised some horses for sale on a local website (how's that for horse related?) with an email address I use only for this purpose. That site posts the advertisers email right in the ad. This was about 6 months ago, and to this day I am getting up to 5 emails just like this one Daventry got EVERY SINGLE DAY. Amazing. Does *anyone* fall for this crap? You have to wonder why the scammers even bother...

Adelita

Feb. 6, 2004, 07:11 PM

I know it, people still fall for it, it's sad. I work at a bank, and just three days ago, someone deposited a $99,000.00 check from a Nigerian scam... And this was a young guy in his 30's! Where are people's heads???

>^.,.^<

www.imom.org (http://www.imom.org)
501(c)3 all volunteer organization that helps those who cannot pay for veterinary care for their pets.

OhioColleen

Feb. 6, 2004, 09:06 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Adelita:
I know it, people still fall for it, it's sad. I work at a bank, and just three days ago, someone deposited a $99,000.00 check from a Nigerian scam... And this was a young guy in his 30's! Where are people's heads???

>^.,.^<
QUOTE]

I gotta know, did you say anything to this guy?

To you, she's a horse. To me, she's a family member who is big, hairy, walks on all fours and is easily startled.
~Colleen

LoriO

Feb. 7, 2004, 01:32 AM

granted this thread isn't truely "horse related" I think the mods should leave it open for now, It is worth it for the laugh factor at this idiots and just to help cure these winter doldrums!!!

__________________________________________________ __________
**"You are under arrest for operating your mouth under the influence of
ignorance!" MPD Officer Beck
**"Member of the COTH Law Enforcement clique!"
**"Member of the Western clique"

Alex

Feb. 7, 2004, 08:05 AM

There was a story in the New York Times the other day about the first major bust of one of these Nigerian operations.....Check it out in the NYT. Fascinating.....

horse_poor

Feb. 7, 2004, 05:41 PM

a cotrainer at my barn was all excited this morning as she got an email from africa or england or someplace wanting to buy her horse for more than she listed it for

i said "yeah and a US friend will send a cashiers check for 10k and you will cash it and send the remaining to him along with the horse?"

she looked at me like "how did you know???" and i told her of the scam

she looked crushed

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

molly
*member of just about every clique*
http://community.webshots.com/user/mavw1971

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Daventry

Feb. 12, 2004, 01:43 PM

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DEAR TRACY,THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL DATED FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6 2004.PLEASE SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER IT IS BETTER TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE PHONE,THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS. please dont mind the email address i used, please it is for security reasons,send your reply to this box chrelsta505@yahoo.com so that i can be able to reach you NOTE BACK, DONT USE sunday ammed@zwallet.com again,sorry for the inconviniece,yours faithfullyEMMANUEL.

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http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif I don't think I want to give him my phone number. I'd also rather do it through email so everyone can read it! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Daventry

Feb. 12, 2004, 01:45 PM

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Dear Tracy Dopko,
I sent you an email yesterday regarding the transaction, but you failed to reply, Is everything alright? I am still expecting your mail please i want us to come togerther as a team and pull out this funds you should please send to me your telephone numbers to enable us discuss immediately so that we can proceed.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
EMMANUEL

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barbarachloejosie

Feb. 12, 2004, 05:12 PM

I'm still cracking up at your line about beating your father out of his inheritance!! Daventry, your the best!

Barbara and Daisy

Standardbred Clique

Daventry

Feb. 13, 2004, 04:53 AM

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Emmanuel,

The email address that you told me to use, chrelsta505@yahoo.com, does not work so I am sending it to the original email address you gave me.
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I would rather discuss this through email than over the phone as I currently live with my father and do not want him to catch wind of this. If he finds out what's been going on, not only will I loose the inheritance but I'll probably loose a place to live as well.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience as I'm sure you are wanting to finalize this after so many years. And, don't worry. I'll keep it secret. Keep it safe!

Tracy

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(Written as boyfriend stands behind me shaking head)

I don't live with my dad but I couldn't think of any other way to get out of doing this over the phone! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Liretta

Feb. 13, 2004, 05:20 AM

Daventry,
There is a web site devoted to these African scammers, it is http://419eater.com. I sent him the letter I received and he would love to read yours as well. Who knows, maybe you guys could share a few laughs over this stuff.
For some silly entertainment, visit the site. That guy is really creative!
Mary

Daventry

Feb. 14, 2004, 10:49 AM

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Dear Tracy,

Thanks for you and content well understood.I want you to understand that every modalities/machinaries to carry out this transaction has been set aside waiting for our commencement.

Before we proceed, I will like to know if you can be able to take care of the total fund, when it arrive your position,as you said in your mail that you are still leaving with your perents,as dont know what will be the safety/security of the fund.

As soon as you indicate your readiness to take care of the total amount immedaitely it's in your account,I will proceed to procure the necessary document that will make you as the boni-fide next of kin of my late client.

So you are advice to send down all this information as folows:

1)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER,if posible your mobile number.

2)YOUR FULL CONTACT CORDINATES

3)YOUR FRONT PAGE INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

All this information will enable me proceed to the Federal Court, so as to get the relevants documents and also enable the necessary authorities contact you as soon as we conclude with the procurements of the documents and apply for the delivery of the fund via diplomatic delivery means to your country.

So you are advice to send all this above needed information,so as to enable us commence action as explained above.

I look forward to hear from you urgently.

Yours Sincerely,

Emmanuel.

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Now, I'm thinking this isn't any type of money scam?!? By asking for a copy of my passport, could this possibly be identity theft? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

slp

Feb. 14, 2004, 10:54 AM

I'm thinking it is a combination of BOTH money scam and identity theft.
It is scary to think that there are people that actually believe this stuff to be true. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

Susan

Daventry

Feb. 14, 2004, 10:56 AM

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Emmanuel,

I'm not sure what to do about giving you a phone number. I can't give you my home number as I am staying with my father and I don't have a cell phone. Maybe you could give me your number and I'll contact you. Actually, you have been working very hard on closing this case and deserve a little bit of a break so why don't you let me call you and take up some of the costs?

The other problem is my direct contact coordinates. I'm not sure what you mean by that. Do you mean, where I live longitudinally and latitudally on the continent? Or do you mean my mailing address? We get our mail at a PO Box because we live out on an acreage in the country. As far as where our house is, exactly, we just give people driving directions to get out here. I can give you driving directions if you want.

And lastly, I don't have a passport. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif I've never been anywhere in my life, hence, no need for one. But I'm thoroughly looking forward to going somewhere once I receive the inheritance money. Probably Hawaii. Why is it that you need a copy of my passport?

If it will help you, I can always contact a lawyer at my end to help me get all of the information together that you will require to release the funds. Let me know if you'd like me to do that.

Hope to hear from you soon!
Tracy

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Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

SquishTheBunny

Feb. 14, 2004, 11:01 AM

Next ask him "Which passport do you want? I steal identities for a living...I have many!"

haha.

"There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind."
- Douglas Adams

Against The Wind

Feb. 14, 2004, 04:11 PM

Wow, I'd be worried WHY he wants a copy of the passport. That is scary. Keep us posted!

~~I hear opportunity knocking, but I can't find the door!~~

Lord Helpus

Feb. 14, 2004, 04:32 PM

I am wondering if the bad grammar is deliberate to make you think he is not proficient in English, or if this guy is really uneducated.

It must be the former, since the grammar is bad, but the spelling is pretty good. Anyone who has bad grammar and punctuation would als o spell poorly.

BE CAREFUL! Do not put yourself in jeopardy just trying to play this guy along. It is scary how many emails he must send out in a day and how many responses he must get back!

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Do you know why they call it "PMS"? Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken

ponygrl

Feb. 14, 2004, 04:46 PM

if you give them the phone number they will call you through relay. Its free for them and then we as relay operators get to say "the person who is calling you is calling from outside the country, our service is for domestic calls only. relay can no longer assist with this call. thank you. (click)"

Laura

sk_pacer

Feb. 14, 2004, 06:24 PM

Daventry - here is a Canadian site for busting these fools. http://www.phonebusters.com/Eng/index.html

Since I do not belong to a clique, I am now the founder of the Dyslexic Clique. Dyslexics of the world - UNTIE!!

Pol

Feb. 14, 2004, 06:38 PM

Eeeek, this is GRIPPING! Be careful. And keep telling us what's happening!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

sicilianqt

Feb. 14, 2004, 08:58 PM

I get minimum 10 of these per day.

http://expage.com/hope4horses
Hope for Horses Rescue Foundation, Inc.

JEP

Feb. 15, 2004, 06:41 AM

Daventry, that last one you wrote was too funny. This guy is a persistent little bugger! I wonder how long he's going to put up with the getting the old run-around before he finally quits...

Daventry

Feb. 15, 2004, 06:53 AM

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Dear Tracy,

Thanks for your mail dated 13 feb,2004, content well understood.But before I proceed I will want to clear your intention of involving a third party in this transaction,as you know very well, that am a legal practitioner have done all the legal arrangement to wards this transaction and if there would have been any problem,I would forseen it at the begining.

You should know that this transaction is highly confidential,as you don't need to expose it to any third party like wise me,will also keep it to myself for the safety of this fund dilivered safely via diplomatic means to your country.

Regarding my Telephone Number that you requested,as follows is my direct Telephone Number:234-803-329-9938 you are free to reach me any time, so that I will still give you more update on how the fund will be delivered to you.

Please Mr.Tracy, do call me immediately you read this mail,so that we will finalise on how to facilitate on this arrangement as I have been able to start processing all the vital document that would facilitate the delivery via diplomatic with the Director Of the Diplomatic Delivery Corps system,whom I discussed and make arrangement on how the fund will be package in a consignment and be delivered to you by the diplomatic delivery officials.

so you are highly advice to reach me immediately as a matter of urgency,so as to relate the latest informations that I gathered from the Director of the Diplomatic Corps regarding the packeging of the said fund into the consignments.

Please revert back to me.

Thanks & God Bless.

Emmanuel.(ESQ).

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Justin

Feb. 15, 2004, 08:03 AM

This IS identity theft. I work for an online retailer and these guys get this info from these naive, unsuspecting people. They must use the passport info to get access to SSNs and credit card numbers.

We've had three stolen credit cards attempted to be used on our site in the last few months. It's a serious, serious problem.

biggreymare

Feb. 15, 2004, 09:24 AM

Every paragraph he writes is one long sentence!
oh, my!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

I want one of these so I can mess with someone!
How stupid can some people be ( talkin' 'bout the scammers)? You would think that they would catch on http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

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Applesauce

Feb. 15, 2004, 09:31 AM

Mr. Tracy? He's so familiar with you but he calls you Mr. Tracy?

Puhleez. I say this is getting a little out of hand. Time to wrap it up in my opinion.

*A fool and his money are soon partying!*

drifting cloud

Feb. 15, 2004, 10:34 AM

I also noticed the part about "Mr. Tracy." http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Daventry, this part was SO clever and funny:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>I would rather discuss this through email than over the phone as I currently live with my father and do not want him to catch wind of this. If he finds out what's been going on, not only will I loose the inheritance but I'll probably loose a place to live as well.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

lilblackhorse

Feb. 15, 2004, 11:35 AM

liretta...what a great link. Thank you (I think) I have just spent hours reading the scamming of the scammers. Wow--Mr Klench Mycheeckz was pretty smart. Great site http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif. I don't think I have it in me to take those guys on, but the 419 guys really get the Nigerians to do some crazy stuff~

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fourmares

Feb. 15, 2004, 09:55 PM

234 is the International Calling code for Dem. Rep. of Congo... What's to bet that the number is like a 1-900 number... 2.99 per minute.

Grasshopper

Feb. 16, 2004, 12:04 AM

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif
"Please revert back to me" ????

I'll have to look up the NYT article, I'm curious as to how they catch these guys...

pwynnnorman

Feb. 16, 2004, 09:34 AM

This thread has been very entertaining.
Thank you all.

BTW, looks like that website, 419eater.com needs to update some of its stuff to include identity theft scams now, too.

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Daventry

Feb. 16, 2004, 01:26 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,
Thanks for your prompt response to my mail.I have gone through your mail and its contents.I really would appreciate us talking over this issue to enable us iron out some grey areas.
Kindly contact me on my mobile phone number stated underneath on your reciept of this mail.
Best regards,
Emmanuel
+234 805 514 6890
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 16, 2004, 01:30 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Emmanuel,

I just received your email this morning. I am also interested in ironing out some of the grey areas. But, you did not send me a correct phone number.

You did send me a three digit area code along with a seven digit number but there are two area codes (+234 805 514 6890)?!? Which area code should I use? The 234 or the 805?

I will be away for a few days on business so will phone you as soon as I get back and find out which is the right area code. I know the whole time I'm away at the conference I will only be able to think about Hawaii and possibly a new car!!

Cheers,
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm actually not going anywhere, always home, which is why I'm conversing back and forth with another Lanre because...I have no life! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Daventry

Feb. 16, 2004, 03:43 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,

thanks for your mail, infact i re-asure you i am going to wipe away your tears because of your numerous interest in this transaction.I advice you to always use this email address emmtake@eudoramail.com.

The other two email address is complicating issues please don't use them again, lets use only this email address especially when ever you are replying use emmtake@eudoramail.com for security reason. You are advice to forget the formal telephone number that i gave to you Don't call me with the number because my wife is now using the line, and i wouldn't want her to know much about my besiness please you should follow my instructions.

So send to me reply as the diplomat will leave to your country this week to deliver the consigment to your designated address as soon as they arrive they will contact you.Before that, you should call my direct line 234-803-329-9938 always, and get me replied with this email address emmtake@eudoramail.com do this immediately as soon as you read this mail call me.

I am through with all the necessary arrangement call this number 234-803-329-9938 immediately for the commencement of the diplomat for the delivery of the fund to your country i hope the whole thing is well understood, keep it as a top secret.

I look forward to hear from you urgently.

Thanks Yours Sincerely
Emmanuel.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Can you say panic?

starman

Feb. 16, 2004, 07:51 PM

Yeah, PANIC!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

I would be panicing too!! I become frightened when someone I don't know and havent given my email address to writes me about my horses/barn.

Yep, this is "Top secret" all right http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif

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Hidden Hill Farm

Feb. 16, 2004, 08:08 PM

No, no, Daventry's not the one in a panic. It's Emmanuel.

"I look forward to hear from you urgently!"

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Against The Wind

Feb. 17, 2004, 07:16 AM

I personally like "i am going to wipe away your tears"......

I think he is giving you the other email to separate out the "serious" (quote/unquote) inquiries versus the "fishing for details" inquiries. I think you have him hook, line and sinker!

Geez, what are you going to do next?????

~~I hear opportunity knocking, but I can't find the door!~~

drifting cloud

Feb. 17, 2004, 08:06 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>I advice you to always use this email address emmtake@eudoramail.com.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I wonder if his username has some significance. Like "emm" comes from Emmanuel and "take" comes from taking people to the cleaners! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

I am enjoying this, Daventry! Emmanuel might be more entertaining than Lanre!

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

stasha

Feb. 17, 2004, 11:14 AM

What if Emmanuel is Lanre, getting his revenge? Perhaps there is a parallel web site out there? (Rooking a Rookie Scammer?)

~This is *way* more fun than doing something productive~

bip

Feb. 17, 2004, 12:45 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by ponygrl:
If you ever get a phone call inquiring on a horse through "Sprint Relay" (done as a relay call like the deaf and hard of hearing use) get all the info you can and contact the FBI.

I am a relay operator and it kills me that I can't tell these people that they're being screwed royally.

Laura<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Are you allowed to keep notes and report the conversation to the authorities? Probably not, huh? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

ponygrl

Feb. 17, 2004, 01:27 PM

nope - its all confidential. Even if we witness a crime in progress or being planned we're protected by the FCC and cannot testify in court. On top of that we do hundreds of calls per day, each, so theres a rare possibility we would remember any sort of detail.

Laura

Daventry

Feb. 18, 2004, 04:22 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
From : sunday ammed
sunday_ammed@zwallet.com

Dear Tracy,
How are you doing, concerning the arrangement i have been sending a mail to you regarding our arrangement, because the diplomat are now ready for the commencement of this delivery of fund into your country.you might be surprise why i decided to use this email address please you should consider to reply me with this email address the other email is not functioning it has a prolem.

So you are advice to pick up more interest in this business for us to reach at the ending time of it as soon as possible. I gave you my number to call me but i did not hear from you.I give you the number again try to call this number so as to discuss on how the consigment will get to you from the diplomat do call my direct line for more discussion 234-803-329-9938, .

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as you read this mail.

EMMANUEL.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
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Applesauce

Feb. 18, 2004, 05:25 PM

So what are you going to do?

*A fool and his money are soon partying!*

Daventry

Feb. 19, 2004, 03:53 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Emmanuel,

I received your email this afternoon. I did not call you as I have been away on business, as I already stated in my last email so there should be no reason for your panic.
I tried to call the number you gave me but it does not work!! You've given me two area codes to dial, is there only supposed to be one?
Either way, if diplomats are now ready for the commencement, is it possible for you to Fed-Ex the papers to me and whatever documents that need to be signed? I will be sure to sign them and Fed-Ex them right back to you.
All I could think about while I was away was how nice Hawaii is going to be this time of year. Of course, you must know how cold Canada is, especially this time of year? It will be so nice to lay on a beach and forget about the polar bears and igloos!

I am very excited!
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

PeriwinkleBlue

Feb. 19, 2004, 04:05 PM

This is great! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif I'm imagining Emmanuel sweating bullets over this... http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

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starman

Feb. 19, 2004, 07:10 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Hidden Hill Farm:
No, no, Daventry's not the one in a panic. It's Emmanuel.

"I look forward to hear from you urgently!"

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

oh yeah...I knew that http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

But I would still be panicing (is panicing spelled right, it looks funny)!

"For things that we must learn to do before we can do them we learn by DOING THEM!" -Denny Emerson

Smigget

Feb. 19, 2004, 07:33 PM

My mom got this exavt e-mail, only with our last name on it!

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Joanne

Feb. 20, 2004, 04:48 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Daventry:
[QUOTE]
From : sunday ammed
sunday_ammed@zwallet.com

...please you should consider to reply me with this email address the other email is not functioning it has a prolem."

Yeah, you were busted Emmanuel!

SillyHorse

Feb. 20, 2004, 04:51 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
Of course, you must know how cold Canada is, especially this time of year? It will be so nice to lay on a beach and forget about the polar bears and igloos!

I am very excited!
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

ROFL! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

SillyHorse
~ You can do anything if you want it bad enough. That is why we see so many people who can fly. ~

Daventry

Feb. 20, 2004, 09:50 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

DEAR TRACY,

WELLCOME BACK FROM YOUR TRIP . I RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND CONTENT WELL UNDERSTOOD.

LIKE I EARLIER TOLD YOU IN MY LAST MAIL TO YOU,THAT ALL I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU,IS IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO ASSIT THE DIPLOMATS TO PAY THE FEE FOR THE (YELOW TAG) THAT WILL BE ATTACH IN THE FUND CONSIGNMENT BOXES, INCLUDING THE CLEARANCE OF THE CONSIGNMENT AT YOUR COUNTRY.AS THE YELOW TAG WILL MAKE THE CUSTORM/SECURITY OF YOUR COUNTRY SEE THE CONSIGNMENT AS A DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE AND ALSO NOT TO ENABLE THEM OPEN IT AND KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENTS, AS IT WAS DECLEARED AS A PERSONAL EFFECTS/FAMILY TREASURE.

FOR THE EARLY CONCLUTION OF THIS DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENT, KINDLY SEND TO ME YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS, WHERE YOU WANT THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY OFFICIALS THAT WILL ACCOMPANY YOUR CONSIGNMENT DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOU.

YOU ARE HIGHLY ADVICE TO FORWARD TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE ONE AS IMMEDIATELY THE DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALS ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY THEY WILL CONTACT YOU FIRST ON TELEPHONE, SO THAT YOU WILL ASSIST THEM PAY THE FEE FOR THE (YELOW TAG)INCLUDING THE CLEARING FEE OF THE CONSIGNMENT OUT FROM THE CUSTODY OF YOUR COUNTRY CUSTOMS AND EXERCISE. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT SAFELY TO YOU.SO THAT IS WHY YOU ADVICE TO GET YOURSELF A TELEPHONE AS A BUSINESS PERSON.

THIS WILL ALSO ENABLE YOU TO BE COMMUNICATING WITH ME AS TO BE GIVEN ME INFORMATIONS REGARDING YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE DIPLOMATS UNTIL THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED OF THE FUND CONSIGNMENT.SO ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE:234-803-329-9938.IMMEDIATELY YOU DIAL MY TELEPHONE NUMBER DIRECTLY THE WAY I STATED IT IN THE MAIL,YOU MUST SURELY GET IT THRU.

SO I SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU REGARDING THE NEEDED INFORMATION INCLUDING YOUR ABILITY OF ASSISTING THE DIPLOMATS AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE YOUR CONTRY AND CONTACT'S YOU FOR THE ASSISTANCE TO PAY FOR THE (YELOW TAG) WITH THE CLEARANCE FEE, I WILL PROCEED WITH THE PROCESSING AND TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURED IN THE CAUSE OF PROCESSING THIS DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENT.

I WILL ALSO SEND YOU THE AIRWAY BILL, WHICH THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE AIRLIFTED WITH,ENROUTE TO YOUR COUNTRY,INCLUDING THE PICTURE OF THE MONEY BEFORE IT WILL BE PACKAGE IN THE DIPLOMATIC BOX CONSIGNMENT FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT CALL AS I HAVE RECONFIRMED MY TELEPHONE NUMBER AGAIN TO YOU,SO THAT YOU SHOULD CALL ME FOR MORE BREIFING REGARDING HOW WE ARE GOING TO PROCESS AND CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST.

BEST REGARDS,

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Since Emmanuel started panicing, I have been getting double emails from him and his words are getting larger and larger!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

bigbay

Feb. 20, 2004, 10:29 AM

Wow. You're going to be visited by diplomats? http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Maybe you should ask about cultural customs and how to handle them when they arrive. Foreign relations can be very sensitive, you know. We must make a good impression. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

Can you take them out drinking and ice fishing?

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Daventry

Feb. 20, 2004, 10:31 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Emmanuel,

I've tried the number that you gave me twice and it does not work. So,
I'm not sure what else to do? I assume it has something to do with the
number being an international call?
This is the first time you've mentioned that I have to assist in paying
a fee for the yellow tag. How much will that cost as I will gladly pay
whatever fees need to be paid? If I'm getting an inheritance of $20 million
than the fees for the yellow tag will be peanuts!
I assume that there are some documents that need to be signed and forms
that I will need to fill out. For right now, just to make sure my father,
Mr. Ralph Dopko (we call him Ralph Shmalph or Shmalphers), does not catch on
to this, is it possible for you to send me the documentation to fill out and
I will try and provide you with another phone number and direct mailing
address for all the information you need?

Thanks,
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ahhh, this is dragging on so much. My goal is to have him Fed-Ex something to me, which will cost him money and then have him go on a wild goose chase for the info. I'm supposed to send back but won't really be sending!

drifting cloud

Feb. 20, 2004, 11:50 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>just to make sure my father, Mr. Ralph Dopko (we call him Ralph Shmalph or Shmalphers), does not catch on to this<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

You should ask him what the diplomat's names are. Tell him your town wants to have a parade for them and put an article in the paper about the famous visitors! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Draygonfyne

Feb. 20, 2004, 11:54 AM

Daventry..just please be careful, especially if you're considering giving out an address....

You just never know.... http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/no.gif

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Daventry

Feb. 20, 2004, 03:46 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,
Infact you have made me to believe you more in this transaction thank you very much, I assure you you will never regret it. As you said that you can be able to provide your direct telephone number and your new email address on this transaction please do it.You indicate conern about the business remember to keep it as top secret between you and I.Do send your new email address and telephone number to enable me to contact you.also you should abstain your self from using your old email address daventry@direct.ca and try as much as possible to open a confidential email address for this transaction and close up daventry@direct.

THANKS AND GOD BE WITH YOU.
EMMANUEL

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

YOU'VE got to be kidding!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Daventry

Feb. 20, 2004, 03:47 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Emmanuel,

daventry@direct.ca is MY email address, no one else's. No one else can access my email but me. Because I am currently living with Ralph Shmalph, I do not feel comfortable with you phoning me in case he is home and either answers the phone or overhears my conversation with you.

To keep everything as CONFIDENTIAL as possible, I would rather complete the deal through letters, signing documents, etc. through direct mail rather than trying to get the transaction done via the telephone.

Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Bentley

Feb. 20, 2004, 05:13 PM

This is so funny http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

You seem to have a knack for getting the crazy e-mails! I haven't even seen one like this. Guess that's a good thing http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

poor emanuel must be wondering why you're making it so hard http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

Alixe

Izabella

Feb. 20, 2004, 05:38 PM

This is just too funny........ http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

biggreymare

Feb. 20, 2004, 07:09 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
[QUOTE]

...INCLUDING THE PICTURE OF THE MONEY BEFORE IT WILL BE PACKAGE IN THE DIPLOMATIC BOX CONSIGNMENT FOR YOUR PERUSAL.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wow! A picture of the money http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif!! Thats GREAT http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif!!

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- Hans-Heinrich-Isenbart

Adelita

Feb. 20, 2004, 09:56 PM

LOL about the picture of the money!

And what is the (YELLOW TAG) ?

>^.,.^<

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Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 04:45 AM

Finally, I'm starting to get somewhere. Just so you know, I've been calling Emmanuel "Mule" for short. Does that make this horse related? Seriously, I'm not sure why Erin has left this up but thank-you. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I still say it's identity theft because he's now asking for my signature but I also think there's going to be a funds transaction in there somewhere too!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

DEAR TRACY,

THANKS FOR YOUR MAILS, AS I CAN NOW SEE THAT YOU ARE VERY TRANSPERENT AND TRUSTWORTHY TO DO BUSINESS WITH.I REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR ENTIRE PREDICAMENT, AND I WILL NEVER GO CONTRARY TO THEM.

MY DEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND ME YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS-WHERE THE DIPLOMAT WILL DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT AS A PORT OF DESTINATION WHEN THEY ARRIVE.YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP RECORD OF ALL THE EXPENDITURES THAT MIGHT BE INCURE IN THE CAUSE OF ACTUALISING THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST, AS ME DOWN HERE HAS MY OWN RECORD TOO OF WHATEVER EXPENSES I INCURED.

SO IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SEND AN ADDRESS TO ME, EITHER YOUR HOME OR YOUR WORKING PLACE ADDRESS, BECAUSE THIS WILL ENABLE ME TO ENDORSE YOUR ADDRESS IN THE AIRWAY BILL WHICH I WILL SENT TO YOU AS AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT FOR YOU TO COUNTER SIGN YOUR SIGNATURE ON IT AFTER WHICH YOU SEND IT BACK TO ME FOR RECORD PURPOSES, WHILE YOU ALSO KEEP THE PHOTO COPY OF IT FOR YOUR RECORDS AND PERUSAL.

MY DEAR IN MY OWN THINKING, SINCE IT IMPRATICABLE FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR OWN TELEPHONE, I BELIEVE IT IS MORE HONOURABLE FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THE (YELOW TAG)/CLEARNCE FEE DOWN HERE VIA THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS SYSTEM, DR. TOM TIDA.SO YOU ARE HIGHLY ADVICE TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR ON HIS OFFICIAL E-MAIL ADDRESS:-(diplocorps_nigpost@yahoo.co.uk) AND ASK HIM HOW MUCH IT WILL COST FOR THE YELOW TAG, INCLUDING THE CLRANCE FEE, SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO THEM, SO AS TO ENABLE THE DIPLOMATS LEAVE TO YOUR COUNTRY AND CLEAR OUT THE CONSIGNMENT AND DELIVER IT TO YOUR DESTINATION- THE ADDRESS YOU WHERE REQUIRED TO FORWARD TO ME, AS IMMEDIATELY THE DIPLOMATS DELIVER AND YOU CONFIRM TO ME THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVE THE FUND CONSIGNMENT, I WILL COME OVER FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE SAID FUND AS I EARLIER TOLD YOU,WHICH I WILL EVEN WANT TO TRAVEL DOWN TO THAT HAWAI, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

SO SEND YOUR ADDRESS AS STATED ABOVE, AND ALSO INTRUCT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIPLOMATS IN YOUR MAIL TO HIM, FOR HIM TO SEND YOU THE PICTURE OF THE FUND CONSIGNMENT AS AN ATTACHMENT BEFORE IT WAS BEEN PACKAGE IN THE DIPLOMATIC BOX CONSIGNMENT FOR YOUR PESUSAL, PLEASE AS SOON AS YOU GET THE PICTURE,YOU SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE IT OR SHOW THE PICTURE ATTACHMENT TO ANYBODY, JUST KEEP VERY CONFIDENTIAL TO YOURSELF.

PLEASE, DON’T HESITATE TO KEEP ME POSTED REGARDING YOUR CONCLUSION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS SYSTEM REGARDING YOUR INTERACTION WITH HIM THROUGH THE E-MAIL, AND ALSO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THE PICTURE OF THE MONEY VIA E-MAIL ATTACHMENT.

BEST REGARDS,

EMMANUEL.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 04:52 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
Emmanuel,

Thanks for your recent email and the contents are well understood. I am keeping this so confidential that sometimes, I forget the information myself!

I will forward my work address to you as again, I DO NOT want Shmalphers to know!

Tracy Dopko
9620- 103A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5H 0H7

Emmaunel, you've changed my life!
Thank-you,
Tracy

P.S. I am emailing the diplomat as we speak.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

OK, nobody panic just because I gave him my address. Actually...it's the address for the Main Office of the Edmonton Police Force. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 05:07 AM

HAHA, I just realized part of his letter read (I went through it too quickly):

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

I WILL COME OVER FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE SAID FUND AS I EARLIER TOLD YOU,WHICH I WILL EVEN WANT TO TRAVEL DOWN TO THAT HAWAI, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 05:08 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Director of the Diplomats,

I have been instructed by Barrister Emmanuel Chrelsta to contact you regarding a yellow tag. I am supposed to ask you how much it will cost for the yellow tag, including the clearance fee so that I can make payment directly to you?
My address is:
Tracy Dopko
9620- 103A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5H 0H7

I have been instructed to ask you to send a picture of the fund consignment, as an attachment, BEFORE it was packaged in the diplomatic box consignment for my perusal. I promise that I will not disclose it or show the picture attachment to anybody and will keep it very confidential to myself, so help me God.

Faithfully Yours,
Tracy Dopko
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

ESG

Feb. 21, 2004, 03:19 PM

This is really amazing. Either this is the most stupid person on the planet or he's assuming that you are. Wonder who writes the e-mails for him? Surely no non-English speaker could come up with that many misspellings and incorrect word usages. I'm inclined to agree with those who think this may be a takeoff on the Nigerian scam by a North American scam artist. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

drifting cloud

Feb. 21, 2004, 03:40 PM

Just checking in for my daily Emmanuel update! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>DEAR TRACY,

THANKS FOR YOUR MAILS, AS I CAN NOW SEE THAT YOU ARE VERY TRANSPERENT AND TRUSTWORTHY TO DO BUSINESS WITH.I REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR ENTIRE PREDICAMENT, AND I WILL NEVER GO CONTRARY TO THEM.

MY DEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND ME YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Transparent?? He also called you "my dear" a couple of times and now he wants to travel to Hawaii with you?? This is a riot! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 04:31 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dated February 6th, 2004

"I have contacted you to assist
in repartrating themoney and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged particularly,the International Trust Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about $20M USD (Twenty Million Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days."
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hmmm! If I'm correct in my calculations, it's been over ten working days. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/cry.gif

neVar

Feb. 21, 2004, 08:40 PM

Well darn it- where's your 20m- i mean it's so obvious this is completely legal and that money is on the way http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

BTW_ just realised i used to ride against you at a show around here and you kicked my ass in the hack classes every time (and owned a horse i had wanted to buy so bad at the time) *G*

Texas CSHA basic Approved stallion
http://www.texasbyhouston.com

OhioColleen

Feb. 21, 2004, 08:53 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
[QUOTE]
I am keeping this so confidential that sometimes, I forget the information myself!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ha ha ha ha!! You must be A.D.D. just like me! <snort> http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

To you, she's a horse. To me, she's a family member who is big, hairy, walks on all fours and is easily startled.
~Colleen

Daventry

Feb. 21, 2004, 09:09 PM

neVar, are you talking about my old mare Quest? It's been a long time since I've shown in Saskatoon but I only remember showing Quest there and she wasn't much of a hack horse. Over fences and eq's yes, but not the hacks. She passed away in 2002 but BYM, I would never have sold her. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Tomboy

Feb. 21, 2004, 10:22 PM

hey, i just got a diffrent scam for $25 Mill....
These people really make me laugh.. go Daventry! your e-mails crack me up, about as much as this one....

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
From: Joseph Williams.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Joseph Williams, a Liberian Soldier. I worked as a Body guard to the
exiled President of Liberia, Charles Taylor who is now in seeking asylum
in Nigeria, When it Became obvious last year that our President Taylor
was going to be forced out of office, I escaped From Liberia to Nigeria
too in a very precarious and Dangerous manner. I have been in Nigeria now
for two Months in a very difficult situation.

After much consultation with a Liberian lawyer who Lives here in Nigeria,
I decided to write you this Letter. I want to inform you that Charles
deposited several consignments of money in Europe, and as I was escaping,

I escaped with a file which contains the documents of the
consignment he deposited With the Finance security company in Europe.This
consignment contains US$25M, and it was taken to Europe via Sierra Leone
on 14th 0f Feb. 2003 by freight order. I was Aware of the transaction. I
have called the Finance security Company in Europe to confirm if the
consignment is still with them and they have confirmed the existence of
the consignment.

I have all the legal documents which will help us convince the Finance
security Company in Europe that you are the bonafide beneficiary of the
Consignment, this is because it was not deposited in The name of Charles
Taylor,instead he used a personal identification number (PIN), therefore

if you present all the documents that The Finance security company wants
as a [PROOF OF OWNERSHIP] they Will release the consignmentto you.

Note: I have trusted and bestowed all my trust in you and please do not
let me down as this is the only money I solely depend on for survival I
will offer you 30% for your assistance, while the rest will be used for
an investment purpose in your country contact me through my personal
email:josephwilliams65@yahoo.com for more briefing also indicate your
telephone number in other to enhance easy communication.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Mr. Joseph Williams.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Teen Clique, Selle Francais Clique, and of course
Riders of Rohan

“Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.” –unknown

Daventry

Feb. 22, 2004, 09:59 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
DEAR TRACY,

THANKS FOR YOUR LAST MAIL TO ME, I APPRECIATE WORKING AS A PARTNER IN THIS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE FRUITFULL TO BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING YOUR WORKING ADDRESS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS SYSTEM,AS IT WILL ALSO ENABLE US LOCATE YOU WITH THE SAME ADDRESS.

PLEASE,DONT HESITATE TO KEEP ME POSTED REGARDING YOUR DEALINGS WITH THE DIRECTOR, AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR INSTRUCTION OF PAYMENT, CONCERNING THE (YELOW TAG) AND CLEARANCE FEE,SO THAT, THE DIPLOMATS WILL LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DESTINATED ADDRESS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS SINCERELY,

EMMANUEL.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

ESG

Feb. 22, 2004, 04:32 PM

Is it just me, or has Emmanuel's sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation improved dramatically in this last communique`? Are we sure this isn't someone in North America cashing in on the Nigerian scams? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

gardeniasgirl

Feb. 22, 2004, 04:57 PM

What's a Liberia??

*Gardenia PASB
(Engano x Garsella) http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

starman

Feb. 22, 2004, 06:22 PM

why does he put yellow tag in ( )??? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

"For things that we must learn to do before we can do them we learn by DOING THEM!" -Denny Emerson

nightsong

Feb. 22, 2004, 06:45 PM

I've been told the English is the official language in Nigeria, which would make these e-mails (I get them, too, and boy, they sound TMPTING!!!!!) even MORE ludicrous than they already are, which is pretty darn ludicrous!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Love is all there is

JackSprats Mom

Feb. 22, 2004, 07:20 PM

So are you rich yet?? Have you gone to Hawaii??

You know, now that you're a millionaire could you lend me a few thousand? (maybe just like $500,000- not much for a woman of your wealth now) http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it then change the way you think about it"

RHdobes

Feb. 22, 2004, 07:39 PM

Liberia is a country in Africa. I believe it was settled by American slaves, that when freed, decided to return to their 'homeland.'

Our Assistant City Manager is from Liberia. Oh, and there is a LOT of political unrest there right now.

lilblackhorse

Feb. 22, 2004, 07:50 PM

I want to know what a "destinated address" is....and i absolutely love the "transparent and trustworthy" thing. Great combo http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

If you all want good laughs, go to the links on the first page or two and read the one site--the photos they make these people take (of fish on their heads) are priceless. Glad you have taken so much of Mule's time on this.

Elippses Users Clique........"I hate stall rest" and Grammar Nazi Cliques

"What the fuh?" Robby Johnson

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:12 AM

My oh my. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/no.gif I've seen everything now. People that fall for this stuff have got to be a few VCR's short of a Pawn Shop! I'm not even going to comment on the suitcases and the monopoly money. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif How/why I get myself into these things, I'll never know.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
ATTN:MR TRACY,

THE AIRWAY BILL WILL BE ATTACHED IN THE MAIL, AFTER THESE ONE, AS IT CAN NOT CONTAINED ALL THE MEGABITE OF THE DOCUMENTS. SO BEAR WITH US.

REGARDS,

DR TOM TIDA

Money - First Picture (http://www.daventryfarms.com/Pictures/money.jpg)

Money - Second Picture (http://www.daventryfarms.com/Pictures/money1.jpg)

Money - Third Picture (http://www.daventryfarms.com/Pictures/money2.jpg)

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:16 AM

Did I mention that this Diplomats OFFICIAL email address is: diplocorps_nigpost@yahoo.co.uk http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/sigh.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/cry.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR TOM TIDA,
DIRECTOR: DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS PAYMENT SYSYTEMS

ATTENTION: TRACY DOPKO.

SIR,

WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR MAIL DATED LAST WEEK SATURDAY.WE WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT PROCESSING HAS COMMENCE FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE DELIVERY OF THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOU, BUT WAITING FOR THE CLEARANCE AND YELOW TAG FEE.

BASED ON YOUR REQUEST REGARDING SENDING THE PICTURE OF THE SAID FUND VIA E-MAIL ATTACHMENT AS YOU REQUESTED IN YOUR MAIL TO ME, AS ATTCHED HERE WITH IS THE PICTURE, BEFORE IT WAS PACKAGED IN THE TWO DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT BOXES, INCLUDING THE AIRWAY BILL OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT, WHICH YOUR CONSIGNMENT WILL BE AIRLIFTED WITH, ENROUTE TO YOUR COUNTRY/YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS AS YOU FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE.

PLEASE NOTE: THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY OFFICIAL THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THE CONSIGNMENT DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF THE FUND CONSIGNMENT, AS THEY WHERE TOLD THAT WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS INSIDE FAMILY TREASURE/PERSONAL EFFECTS, FOR SECURITY/SAFETY OF FUND DELIVERY TO YOU.

AS STATED BELOW IS THE BILLS FOR THE YELOW TAG AND THE CLEARANCE FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT, AS YOU REQUESTED IN THE MAIL YOU SENT TO ME:

(1) DIPLOMATIC YELOW TAG: = US$4,700.00

(2) CLEARANCE FEE OF THE TWO CONSIGNMENTS: -US$5,300.00, MAKING TOTAL OF US$10,000.00.

YOU SHOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY THROUGHOUR AFFILIATE RECEIVING AGENCY’S ACCOUNT AS FOLOWS:

NATWEST BANK

NATWEST DIRECT BUSINESS BANKING

P.O. BOX 4115

SORT CODE: 602477

SWIFT CODE: NWBKGB21

A/C NO: 17805198

BENEF: HAWILA INVESTMENT.

ALTERNATIVELY, FOR THE URGENCY OF THIS DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS AS FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE, YOU CAN SEND THE REQUESTED FEE, FOR THE CLERANCE AND YOLOW TAG VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, WITH THE NAME OF OUR ACCOUNT’S OFFICER: MR. NWOSU PROSPER O.

YOU SHOULD NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THE TEXT QUESTION AND ANWSER AND ALSO THE CONTROL NUMBER. PLEASE WHEREBY YOU CHOOSE TO SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER TO SPLIT THE MONEY INTO THREE PLACES WITH THE NAME OF OUR ACCOUNTS OFFICER AS STATED ABOVE, FOR EASY COLLECTION OF THE MONEY FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.PLEASE KEEP IT VERY CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND CONSIGNMENT.

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THE AIRWAY BILL AND ALSO THE PICTURE OF THE SAID AMOUNT VIA E-MAIL ATTACHMENT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU REGARDING THE ABOVE ISSUES INVOLVED.

YOURS IN-SERVICE,

DR TOM TIDA.

DIRECTOR: DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Airway Bill (http://www.daventryfarms.com/Pictures/airwaybill.jpg)

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

lilblackhorse

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:27 AM

I see on the airway bill that you are a MR. And I love the fact the diplomatic email is a yahoo account. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif And to think some folks STILL fall for this stuff. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

Love the photos of the money too---can we say "bank"? Even if this is a scam, where do they get so much cash--is it counterfeit?

Elippses Users Clique........"I hate stall rest" and Grammar Nazi Cliques

"What the fuh?" Robby Johnson

Tisha2

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:29 AM

"...AS ATTCHED HERE WITH IS THE PICTURE, BEFORE IT WAS PACKAGED IN THE TWO DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT BOXES"

Gosh, I never thought that Diplomatic Consignment boxes would have little flowery liners in them! You learn something new every day.

**Patch wearing member of the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique**

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:38 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dearest Dr. Tom Tida,

I received your email this morning regarding the consignment money and photos of the funds. Wow! It's just amazing to look at. The photos are just so overwhelming. That is really a lot of money.

I was telling Emmanuel that I have already started planning a trip to Hawaii but now, after seeing the funds in person, I think I might make my stay in Hawaii long term. I should ask quickly...actually, it's quite a trivial question but, what do you want me to do with the suitcases when I receive the money. Do you require them back? The reason I ask is because I absolutely fell in love with the paisley colored trunk and would greatly wish to keep it. Let me know if that is possible?

I should clear up that I am not Mr. Tracy Dopko or Sir but MISS Tracy Dopko. I assume the airway bill will have to be redone as it says MR. Tracy on the current airway bill. Please forward me a copy of the new airway bill so I can have it for my records and keep track of where the money is en route.

The funds are insured for $15,000 US on the airway bill. Should it not be insured for more? I will gladly pay extra for more insurance. If more insurance is possible, please let me know the extra costs and I will include it with the money wire? It states that the total funds is $70.875 US but I thought I was receiving 30% of $20 million? Is the rest of the money coming at a later date?

You asked me to include the text question and answer as well as the control number for the money wire but you did not include those numbers and information in any of your emails. Please forward the text question, answer and control number at your earliest convenience so I can get the money wire set in place.

My last question is regarding the fees for the yellow tag and clearance fee. I did not realize it was going to be so much money and in US funds!!! Once the $10,000 US is converted over to Canadian dollars, I will be having to pay close to $15,000 CDN. Is there anyway that your superiors could have me pay $10,000 CDN funds rather than US funds? It would be greatly appreciated if he could do this kind favor for me.

Lastly, it will take me a bit of time to come up with the money as I don't currently have access to $10,000 cash but, rest assured, I WILL not let you down.

I am incredibly excited!
Thank-you. Thank-you. Thank-you.
Yours Sincerely,
MISS Tracy Dopko
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sonesta

Feb. 23, 2004, 09:29 AM

Tracy, why don't you just tell them to take the $10,000 fee out of the cash in the suitcases and send you the rest!

Sonesta Farms (http://www.sonestafarms.com) - breeding Hanoverian, Knabstrupper and Arabian sport horses. 
"Find something you love & call it work."

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 09:53 AM

Yeah, I already thought of that but I decided I better keep play up the dumb blonde act. It really does show how pathetic and TRUSTWORTHY people can be!

I should have everything up and running on my website this afternoon.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Sonesta

Feb. 23, 2004, 09:56 AM

Even a dumb blonde can have a "brainstorm" and come up with the perfect solution to everyone's situation! I'd love to hear their excuses for not doing it.

Sonesta Farms (http://www.sonestafarms.com) - breeding Hanoverian, Knabstrupper and Arabian sport horses. 
"Find something you love & call it work."

daytimedrama

Feb. 23, 2004, 10:28 AM

I like the "Family Treasure" on the airway bill http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

~Christina~
"I find that smuggling is the life for me, and would be delighted to kill your friend the maggot!" -Count Of Monte Cristo

drifting cloud

Feb. 23, 2004, 12:00 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>what do you want me to do with the suitcases when I receive the money. Do you require them back? The reason I ask is because I absolutely fell in love with the paisley colored trunk and would greatly wish to keep it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif I can't wait to see how they're going to answer all of your questions.

I cannot believe that people really fall for these scams when the writing and instructions are so horribly unclear. Maybe the people who fall for them are as stupid as the people who are running the scams.

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 12:04 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

DEAR TRACY,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? HAVE YOU CONTACTED THE DIRETOR OF DIPLOMATS ?PLEASE DO UPDATE ME IN EVERY OF YOUR INTERACTIONS THROUGH MY E -MAILS TO ENABLE US TO GET TO A BLAMELESS CONCLUTIONS.

THANKS EMMANUEL
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 23, 2004, 12:06 PM

OK, the next edition of Con The Con Man is up at:
Con The Con Man - Part 2 (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

Maybe this is like bizarro world and the scammer is just trying to get me to keep emailing back and forth so he can put it up on his website and show everyone how stupid he thinks I am! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Draygonfyne

Feb. 23, 2004, 12:16 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

DEAR TRACY,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? HAVE YOU CONTACTED THE DIRETOR OF DIPLOMATS ?PLEASE DO UPDATE ME IN EVERY OF YOUR INTERACTIONS THROUGH MY E -MAILS TO ENABLE US TO GET TO A BLAMELESS CONCLUTIONS.

THANKS EMMANUEL
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

A "Blameless Conclution"? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

www.draygonfynedesign.ca (http://www.draygonfynedesign.ca)

Hop On Pop

Feb. 23, 2004, 01:03 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tisha2:
"...AS ATTCHED HERE WITH IS THE PICTURE, BEFORE IT WAS PACKAGED IN THE TWO DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT BOXES"

Gosh, I never thought that Diplomatic Consignment boxes would have little flowery liners in them! You learn something new every day.

**Patch wearing member of the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique**<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Lmao.. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

oskaar

Feb. 23, 2004, 01:16 PM

Since when do people send a squillion dollars in cash by trunk? How ghetto is that? People really buy these scams? Perhaps getting rich is easier than I originally anticipated-- I spent how much on college?

drifting cloud

Feb. 23, 2004, 03:00 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>OK, the next edition of Con The Con Man is up<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Schmalphers is a rather handsome man. He doesn't look like a money-grubbing backstabber! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Coreene

Feb. 23, 2004, 03:15 PM

Hey! Those photos are popular, I found the same ones on a website of great 419 scams!

You guys HAVE to read the David Lee Roth ones. A looooooooong series where the person writing back in the US pretends to be DLR. Willem was beside himself re this one.

ExclusiveKiss

Feb. 23, 2004, 04:00 PM

I have been following this thread since it started and it's captivating. I must admit, today I left work early because I was having such a BAD day, then I looked on the website and died laughing. I love the photos you picked for the two "victims", it really made my day!
Thanks for keeping us all entertained.

------------
It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you.
- Lendon Gray

asterix

Feb. 23, 2004, 05:14 PM

ok, the money pictures are the funniest thing I've seen since whack-the-penguin.
It is so nice to see that what I had thought of as the scourge of online scamming can in fact be an uplifting, community-building enterprise. Perhaps Emmanuel and his pal Tom Tida can get a government grant to keep up the good work. Daventry, you could be a subcontractor, but I see you are Canadian. Multinational contracts can be so complicated. Emmanuel may need to help with the legal details.

Paloma

Feb. 23, 2004, 05:39 PM

I just read this thread today, and noted with great ammusement that a diplomat's official email is a yahoo account from the UK even!

The self-stick shelf-paper liners in the cases are a nice touch as well!

I also think that you should have the brainstorm of having them take the $10k out of your money...tell them that your other funds are tied up for another 3 weeks, and subject to serious financial penalty for early withdrawl.

EventerAJ

Feb. 23, 2004, 05:50 PM

Daventry thank you for the priceless entertainment. I have been ROTFLMAO from the beginning! Your responses (I love the paisley!) are a great touch!!! This has been hysterical. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

~AJ~
If you're big-star bound let me warn ya it's a long hard ride.

Hop On Pop

Feb. 23, 2004, 05:53 PM

You should tell him you can't give him the money quite yet because your horse has come down with a terrible case of avian flu and the vet bills are tremendous..Or something along those lines.. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

drifting cloud

Feb. 23, 2004, 06:37 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>I also think that you should have the brainstorm of having them take the $10k out of your money<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Heck. Be generous, Tracy! After all, you ARE getting $20 million! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif They can take the $10K out of the flowery trunk along with an extra $10K for both Emmanuel and Dr. Tida. In appreciation for all their "help!" http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

lilblackhorse

Feb. 23, 2004, 06:44 PM

I really really want you to make them send a photo of themselves with fish on their heads like in the 419 website...come on, maybe with a dictionary in his hand too! God their spelling is atrocious!

"What the fuh?" Robby Johnson

RaceRider

Feb. 23, 2004, 06:48 PM

The SWIFT and Sort codes for that bank he wants you to forward your funds to are in the UK. Interesting.... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

ESG

Feb. 23, 2004, 06:51 PM

Did anyone else notice that the hideously flowered "diplomatic trunk" wasn't in the third photo of the supposedly consigned money? Guess Tom and Emmanuel decided that was for them. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

FrittSkritt

Feb. 23, 2004, 08:25 PM

I just jumped into this thread... OMGiH!!!!!! This is hilarious!

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Although I received the exact same e-mail a few months ago and immediately Google'd the guy's name and found all sorts of sites detailing the scam... http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif

-KC (formerly known as PoloPony257)

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Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 04:04 AM

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Dearest Tracy,

How is day with you? Infact I read your m ail and really understood all that you wrote in your mail.

(1)Regardin g the issue of the mistake in your name Mr,instead of miss,immediately after readin g your mail,i revert back to the office of the director of the diplomatic delivery corps
to enable him correct the error which they have done in their delivery slip.

(2)Mind you, you don't need to pay any oth er additional fee regard ing the insurance,as you can see in the airway bill sent to you by the director,as it was indicated that all has been paid by me over here,so no more,no less.

(3)The total amount packaged in the two diplomatic box consignment was still the total amount of US$20,000,000.00,moreover total of us$70, 875.00 was the total expenditure that in cured so far,in the cause of processing all the necessary document regarding this transaction,so as to enable the diplomats deliver the fund consignment to you.

(4)All of our discussions regarding the percentage still remain the same the way we earlier discussed with you,30% for you,60% for me,while 10% will be maped out for expenses incured on b oth side.

(5)After meeting with the director,I explain all issues and also finalise with him regarding the difference of US$10,000.00,and CDN 15,000.00,the direct or made me to understand that since it has been decleared in the airway bill to pay the said amount,that you should go aheag to pay the CDN 10,000.00, instead runing hetre scatres to look for US$ Dollars.I considered the delayance which these might cause to this delivery.

(6)The boxes still remains ours,as I have taking all the pains to pay them all. so keep it over there as it belongs to us.

Please go ahead and make the payment in your country currency,CDN 10,000.00 0nly, to enable them facilitate the arrangement/delivery.

I hope you will un derstand all that I have stated above. pleaser as soon as you make the payment,you should not hesitate to keep me posted, so as to keep correct records regarding how much you spend in the cause of acttualising the transaction.

Best Regards,

Emmanuel.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 04:07 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR.TOM TIDA
DIRECTORhttp://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS SYSTEMS.

ATTENTION: MISS TRACY DOPKO .

THANKS IMMENSELY FOR YOUR MAIL, AND ALSO YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS YOU WHERE IN TRUCTED IN THE MAIL I SENT TO YOU YESTERDAY FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE RECEIPT, THANKS A LOT.

MISS TRACY,THE REASON WHY I STATED IN MY MAIL TO YOU,THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT, ALTERNATIVE THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, IS FOR THE URGENCY OF THE DELIVERY OF THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOU,SO AS TO ENABLE OUR ACCOUNT'S OFFICER MR. NWOSU PROSPER O., TO PICK UP THE MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ,SO THAT HE WILL OBTAINED THE (YELOW TAG)THAT WILL BE ATTACHED IN THE FUND CONSIGNMENT BOXES AND ALSO PAY FOR THE CLEARANCE FEE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT,SO AS TO ENABLE THE DIPLOMATS DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS AS FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE BY YOU.ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN MAKE THE PAYM ENT VIA WESTERN UNION MON EY TRANSFER, AFTER THE PAYMENT THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE (CONTROL NUMBERS) AND ALSO TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER, WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE THROUGH OUR OFFICIAL E-MAILL BOX.ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEND THE MONEY IN THREE SEPERATE PLACE AND STILL SEND IT WITH OUR ACCOUNT'S OFFICER NAME AS EARLIER GIVEN TO YOU. PLEASE YOU SHOULD ALSO KEEP ANYTHING REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL,IN CASE YOU ARE BEING QUESTION AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE THE REASON WHY YOU ARE MAKING THIS PAYMENT TO NIGERIA.

SO YOU SHOULD INDICATE TO ME, WHICHEVER WAY THAT WOULD BE CONVINENT FOR YOU TO MAKE THE PAYMENT, EITHER BY PAYING THROUGH OUR RECEIVING AGENCY'S ACCOUNT OR THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE NAME OF OUR ACCOUN T'S OFFICER AS STATED IN THE MAIL SENT TO YOU YESTERDAY.

BASED ON THE INSURANCE AREA,YOU DON'T PAY MORE AGAIN ON THAT AREA SINCE YOUR LOCAL REPRESEN TATIVE HAS ALREADY TAKING CARE.THAT WAS TH E MOST REASON WHY THE AIRWAY B ILL WAS SENT TO YOU VIA E-M AIL ATTACHMENT FOR YOUR PERUSAL AND ALSO FOR YOU TO SEE HOW MUCH YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS SPENT.

MISS TRACY, YOUR LOCAL REPRESEN TATIVE-MR EMMANUEL HAS PAID FOR ALL, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE THE BONA-FIDE OWNER OF THE METAL TRUNCK BOXES, ONCE WE DELIVER IT TO YOU, WE DELIVER ALL.

AFTER GOING THROUGH THE MAIL YOU SENT TO ME, YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE-MR EMMANUEL CAME TO MY OFFICE, TO PRESENT THE ISSUE OF AMMENDMENT OF YOUR NAME AND ALSO THE PAYMENT IN YOUR CURRENCY,FOR WHICH HE PLEADED IN RESPECT OF YOU AND I UNDERSTOOD HIM AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO TELL YOU TO PAY THE SAID CDN 10,000.00, THROUGH OUR RECEIVING AGENCY ACCOUNT, WHICH I GAVE YOU YESTERDAY, OR ALTERNATIVELY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

I DONT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEANT BY PERCENTAGE IN ANYWAY,OUR DUTY IS TO DELIVER, IMMEDIATELY ANY OF OUR CL IENT MEET TO OUR DEMANDS/INSTRUCTION, WHICH MR EMMANUEL HAS DONE, ONLY WAITHING FOR YOUR FAST RESPOND ON THE PAYMENT OF THE YOLOW TAG/CLEARANCE FEE.AND AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE TH E SAID AMOUNT,THE KEYS OF THE FUND CONSIGNMENT SHALL BE HANDED OVER TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MR EMMANUEL

TRY ALL YOUR POSSIBLE BEST TO PAY FOR THE REQUESTED FEE.

THANKS AS WE LOOK FORWARD T O YOUR URGEN T SENDING OF THE EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT, EITHER THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR THROUGH OUR RECEIVING AGENCY'S ACCOUNTS AS EARLIER FORWARDED TO YOU.

YOURS IN-SERVICE

DR TOM TIDA,
DIRECTOR DIPLOMAT.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

cllane1

Feb. 24, 2004, 05:01 AM

http://www.j-walk.com/other/conf/

Check this out! A friend at work forwarded it to me. How appropriate, how hysterical!

slp

Feb. 24, 2004, 05:26 AM

PLEASE YOU SHOULD ALSO KEEP ANYTHING REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL,IN CASE YOU ARE BEING QUESTION AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE THE REASON WHY YOU ARE MAKING THIS PAYMENT TO NIGERIA.

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
You mean someone at Western Union might be.....suspicious??
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Susan

Spot

Feb. 24, 2004, 05:37 AM

okay - thats it.
Tracy - if YOU dont jump on this opportunity of a lifetime right away, stand aside woman - Im jumping in to claim all of that loot in those flowery diplomatic chests - NOW!

Sheesh - some people are simply in the right place at the right time, and get presented with a fabulous opportunity and then do diddley squat to get their rewards ...

It boggles the mind at times, it really does

"Spot"

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 07:51 AM

Well, I phoned Western Union (located out of our local Safeway grocery store) to see how much it would cost to send a money wire for ONE CENT to the UK. Of course, I had to explain the whole story as the lady thought my cheese had slid off of my cracker. Unfortunately, it will cost me $18 to send the money wire. Too bad http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/no.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/sigh.gif

In any route, I thought I should let everybody know, I've already come up with "an ending to my book" and it makes me laugh just to think about it so stay tuned.

To keep everyone involved and entertained, I have decided to take on some 'viewer' suggestions. You've asked for more love, possible romance and on the edge of your seat twists...well actually, no, no one has asked for that but what the heck...you're going to get it. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

lilblackhorse

Feb. 24, 2004, 07:56 AM

I love the fact the one guy's name is mr PROSPER O...do they have a space ba r that jus t happen s?

"What the fuh?" Robby Johnson

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:17 AM

Oh, I hope this doesn't scare Emmanuel off. My SO just stated last night that I should only be let out on day passes http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
Emmanuel,

Thanks for your email this morning and concern with what's going on
between the Diplomat and myself. I unfortunately had a hard time reading
through your email. The language barrier causes some misunderstandings and
confusion sometimes. It makes me laugh it does. In the end, we've always
been able to keep communicating.

Dr. Tida said you visited his office yesterday, in person, regarding the
$10,000 CDN fee. I just can't thank you enough for being so kind. It
really shows how much compassion and concern you have for your clients. My
plan is to pay the total $10,000 US amount once I have the money but at this
point in time, I just don't have that much money at my disposal, but I am
able to come up with $10,000 CDN for now.

This may be a little bit off topic but, Emmanuel, are you married? The
reason I asked is because you hinted at possibly going to Hawaii with me. I
would be glad to have your company on my trip to Hawaii and it would be neat
to meet the person that brought me all of this good fortune. I tend to get
a bit wild if I have any alcohol and, rest assured, I am planning on having
my share of Mai-Tai's while relaxing on the beach! Who knows, love has
sprung up in stranger situations. If you are already involved, that's OK
too. You're more than welcome to bring your partner along and I'll just
find someone else to bring along with me. The offer is still open if you
are interested in sharing a wonderful trip with me.

Thanks for all your efforts yesterday!
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Draygonfyne

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:28 AM

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Spot

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:34 AM

OMG. You idiot!
You are TOO much!
This is the funniest damned thing I have read in a long long time ... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

"Spot"

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:36 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Tom,

Thanks for your quick reply back, concerning all of my questions. To answer a few more of your questions...I would like to pay by Western Union rather than the other route. It is probably the easiest for everybody involved.

I talked with Emmanuel this morning and he said he asked you to fill out a new delivery slip with the name change. Could you please forward me a copy of the new delivery slip at your earliest convenience so I can just keep track of where the trunks are.

I may still need a few days to come up with the total amount of $10,000 CDN as I do not have immediate access to that much cash. I do have about $700 CDN I could forward to you right now or would you rather just wait and receive the total amount?

Actually, as I am writing this, I just came up with an idea that may solve everyone's problems and getting the trunks moving quickly. Since you have all of the money right there with you, why don't you just take $10,000 US right out of the trunks. If you are not authorized to do so, I'll be glad to sign any waiver, etc. and fax it over authorizing you to access the money within the trunks. That way, the process could commence immediately. I'm sure Emmanuel would be able to draw up some kind of document or waiver allowing you access to the trunks.

Let me know how you will proceed,
Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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drifting cloud

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:45 AM

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Tracy, you are HILARIOUS!! This is better than the Lanre scam. If Emmanuel is married, maybe you can take Dr. Tida or Mr. Prosper O. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

kari

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:06 AM

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This is just about the funniest thing I have ever read! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

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OhioColleen

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:22 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by drifting cloud:
Tracy, you are HILARIOUS!! This is better than the Lanre scam. If Emmanuel is married, maybe you can take Dr. Tida or Mr. Prosper O.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wait, wait, I kinda have a thing for Mr. Prosper O.

In fact, I was thinking that I could tag along to Hawaii with you? Maybe you can get them ALL to go along? (Emmanuel, Dr. Tida & Mr. Prosper O) That would be a GREAT party! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

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HFSH

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:28 AM

Ooooh. I love the idea of a "love" triangle. Maybe you should pit "Tom" against "Emmanuel" for your love interests.

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Norsire

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:30 AM

Wow, this is too funny! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif I wish I only got them weekly, I get them daily, and at 5 of my different e-mail addresses per day. I always report it to aol spam, but never seems to do any good. Tracey, have you thought of forwarding this onto the FBI and have him meet up with the guy at Western Union! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 10:40 AM

Eewww! Now Emmanuel just sounds creepy. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/dead.gif (If I remember correctly, he mentioned he has a wife). This is what happens when a scam goes horribly wrong! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
Dear Tracy,
I received your mail it was well understood,you know that all the proper arrangement has been setaside waiting for your good co operation. Please tell me , when are you going to send the morney so that the diplomat will leave to your country for the delivery of the said fund.If you decide to send through western union morney transfer you are advice to split the morney to enable you.Do send reply to me as soon as you read this mail.

Remember to keep it confidential till the consignment is been deliver to you, after that i will come over for the shareing. You will never regret it.

Thougt
Emmanuel.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Norsire

Feb. 24, 2004, 11:25 AM

Oh,Tracy he wants you! I do hope you are sending him fake addresses and ect!! He is scary and says you will "never regret it." Eewww is right!!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif

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Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 11:53 AM

Just when I thought this was getting funny, it's taken a Fatal Attraction turn. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif Do you think he knows he's being scammed? I guess I know what NOT to do next time. I was about to wrap this up anyways!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
Dear Tracy,

compliments of the day,I receive your mail, which was well understood.

my own interest is for the fund consignment to get to you,while I will be more deligted to come over and see you, so that you can also see me as well.

Please you should find possible means to see that you finanlise issues with the diplomats,which the consignment has already been packaged and sealed,ready for delivery to you.As the duty of the diplomat is to diliver,as they don't know much about the transaction between you and I.Just comply in sending the little money for them,so as to enable us conclude this delivery soonest.

They are just waiting for us to come up with the Yelow Tag and Clearance fee, so that they will leave than to your country,nevertheless I am still very single, that was why I said earlier that as soon as the consignment is deliver to you,I will come over and catch the fun together with you,so don't make any arrangement towards bringing in somebody for yourself,am already there in for you.

I have started making arrangement for my trip with the embassy for them to issue me a visa,so that I will come over,immediately you confirm to me that the consignment has arrive your destination,I will now give you a date of my travel and also the airline that I will come with to enable you come to the airport to pick me.

so my dear tracy,please is in you i put my hope and my future arrangement, because this will lead me to loose my chamber here in Nigeria.

Please I have also explain to the director that the money will be paid bit by bit (installmentaly),so you are also adive to be yourself when sending the money, incase of any illegal questions from the cashiers.

Tracy,I repose confidence in you.Just do that to wipe out shame from my friends in the office of the Director of the diplomats,so that in next occurancy,he give all assistance.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Emmanuel(esq).

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

From a previous email from Emmanuel:

"You are advice to forget the formal telephone number that i gave to you Don't call me with the number because my wife is now using the line, and i wouldn't want her to know much about my besiness please you should follow my instructions"
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

equestrielle

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:04 PM

Now he's "esquire."

Just so you know he's really a gentleman?

Sounds like he parroted your line with the phone when you said you didn't want your dad to overhear with the wife business.

Actually my favorite part is where he insists on keeping the trunks because THEY paid for them.

Oh wait: *you homewrecker!* lol "I am very single." divorce must come cheap over there.

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:19 PM

OK guys, give me some advice. I have my final letter written and I was planning on 'pretending' to send $700 tomorrow and have them on a wild goose chase looking for it FIRST, before I send the final letter.

Yes, it's gone slightly awol but do I salvage for another day or two or just end it while my humility is still intact? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

HFSH

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:24 PM

No no, string him on longer!

I love that he's now an Esquire.

Hee hee hee.

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equestrielle

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:28 PM

Aak him to lend you the money and tell him you will pay him back when you go to Hawaii together.

bigbay

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:28 PM

I wouldn't freak out too much. He might not really be interested in you, he might just be trying to keep the customer happy until he gets his 10 grand. Which, BTW, you're making him work for. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

If you want to string him along, point out that Tom said you could keep the trunks. Who is right? Possession of that paisley trunk could make or break the deal, you know! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

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Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:36 PM

Actually guys, I'm fine with this. I'm afraid I might be scaring the rest of you guys. I agree, he's just stringing me along to keep me happy and get me to deliver the funds. Besides, you'd have to be crazy to stalk me anyways...you guys know what I'm like!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

drifting cloud

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:51 PM

Tell him that Dr. Tida (or Mr. Prosper o) wants to be with you SO much that he has agreed to pay the $10K for you. So you are going to Hawaii with him instead of Emmanuel.

Immediately after you e-mail him this, drop the final bomb that you knew about the scam all along.

How about that? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif Can't wait to read the final messages! You and Emmanuel could get jobs writing for a soap opera!

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

num1train

Feb. 24, 2004, 12:57 PM

Daventry,

This thread rules! Please be careful!

Dana

Don't just appear in life, STAR in it!

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Feb. 24, 2004, 01:13 PM

How about telling him you are concerned for his safety with all that money, so you have turned all the emails from him concerning the money over to the FBI so they can track his location and to keep an eye on him and the money to ensure their safety, that he should not contact you any more till you get the all clear from the FBI.

Tha Ridge

Feb. 24, 2004, 01:33 PM

Haha!!!! I think that would make him sweat, js!

- L.

It's all about the act right.

EquusArtist

Feb. 24, 2004, 02:03 PM

OMG!!!! This thread rocks!!!

I don't get the nigerian emails any more...thank god for Norton's Anti-spam. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Tap2Tango

Feb. 24, 2004, 02:13 PM

Daventry you should find some *fake* naked pics of yourself and send them! Just scroll some porn sites and find some hot blonde and tell him you just can't wait to lie on the beach with him!!! I would love to see his reaction to that!!

~Steph

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lilblackhorse

Feb. 24, 2004, 02:26 PM

OMG....he's going to loose his chamber? Talk about a typo. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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VTHokie

Feb. 24, 2004, 04:26 PM

My husband is even asking for the latest installments!

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Xctrygirl

Feb. 24, 2004, 04:30 PM

This is soooooo damn funny!!

I say string on, send fake naked pics, and play Tom against him.

And also be careful.

~Emily

"The brave may not live forever, but the cautious never truly live at all"

Daventry

Feb. 24, 2004, 04:55 PM

Thanks for all of the comments guys! I will keep going for a bit longer but it's killing me, not being able to send my final letter yet.

It's a no go on the nude photos. One, I want to keep this clean and tasteful as we get a ton of kids on our website and two, you just never know how someone you don't know is going to react. Anyone who decides to scam for a living probably doesn't have many morals so who knows how they will react...

if he had my email address and knew my name the day he first emailed me then he's been on one of my websites which means he has access to my phone number, etc. and I don't want to be waking up at 3 am to answer the phone from some creep.

Clean and tatseful all the way! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

But, I do have to say, I loved the idea of suggesting that Tom was willing to pay the $10,000 and he's comin' to Awahee!!!

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

Vandy

Feb. 24, 2004, 05:06 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> runing hetre scatres <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Is this supposed to mean "running helter skelter"? So much good stuff in this thread but this is my favorite quote from Emmanuel (Esq.) so far.

Gayle

Feb. 24, 2004, 06:23 PM

Love the game Daventry. So much so that I decided to play with two of them that I got. I have answered one, and am pitting the other against him by telling him I am already involved in a transaction but if he can do better financially I would be happy to cancel my other business plans. Oh, and my contact name? I. P. Freeleigh of the Puritan Water Works Company; our motto: We Work Hard To Keep Your Water Flowing. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I will give you my plan when they start actually asking for the money: I might actually spend the $18 (personally, had some OT this pay period!) to wire a buck but tell them it is the actual amount. Or at least get a WU form and fake the transfer numbers then congratulate them that they got the money and tell them you got confirmation from WU that they did and ask for YOUR payment. If they push that they don't have it use the name of another scam email sender as the point of contact for receiving it. Maybe they will actually turn on each other over there.

For everyone else's amusement this is the email I received today from scam artist number 2 and as GOD as my witness I SWEAR I did NOT make up the last sentence!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Subj: please reply immediately
Date: 2/24/2004 5:55:41 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: amby ezema
To:
Sent from the Internet (Details)

Dear Freeleigh,

Thanks for you mail,how are you today with your family and work too?hope all is well with you.
The contents of your mail was quite understood,honestly brother though i don't really know the nature of your transaction with my countryman as you put it,i will say you are just a lucky man to have been contacted on transactions that involves such sum.
I am basically concerned with my own transaction which you must have read the details from my proposal,all we need to acheive this are,honesty,trust and sincerity.and will be shared according to the ratio of the percentage contained in my proposal but due to the competitive nature of it now we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total fund for your assistance.So if you really consider it fit with you and your entire organization feel free and give me the needed informations as to enable us start processing for the claims to me made to your account.

Thanks and God bless till i hear from you,

Dr.Ambrose

Ambrose Ezema

I am a mugu and a homosexual <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

"The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena...who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

greyhndz

Feb. 24, 2004, 06:32 PM

>I. P. Freeleigh of the Puritan Water Works Company; our motto: We Work Hard To Keep Your Water Flowing. <

ROFLMAO!!! I think I shorted out my laptop with all the diet coke I just spewed. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

This is a riot. I think you guys need to get into the scam business. You're WAY better than Moe, Larry & Curly over there in "Nigeria". http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

>Ambrose Ezema
I believe this is an incurable skin condition. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

>I am a mugu and a homosexual
Not a problem. We're not muguphobic here in the US.

Badger

Feb. 24, 2004, 06:59 PM

"I am a mugu and a homosexual"

SNORT!!! This thread just keeps getting funnier and funnier! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Norsire

Feb. 24, 2004, 07:10 PM

Oh my!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif You guys could write a soap for sure!!! I like js suggestion along with Tap2tango. I think you should tell him to go to Western Union to pick up his money and when he discovers you scammed him, then bring in the FBI stuff, that should keep him from calling you. Do becareful though,,,there are some sick people out there.

There are no answers, only the search.
Home to the stallions Zillionair, Issue of Gold, Gold Card, and Pure White Gold.
http://www.norsire.com
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nightsong

Feb. 24, 2004, 07:35 PM

Instead of fake internet "hot blonde" pictures, I think you should send him a picture of a prude librarian-type (the stereotype I've seen, anyway) with a hair net and glasses on a string. And the FBI for "his own protection" is great!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Love is all there is

sicilianqt

Feb. 24, 2004, 08:15 PM

I average 6-10 of these emails per day.

http://expage.com/hope4horses
Hope for Horses Rescue Foundation, Inc.

Nikita

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:24 PM

Ok Daventry, a present for you.
Here's your picture. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Send it when you want to END the relationship. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Tap2Tango

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:36 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nikita:
Ok Daventry, a present for you.
Here's your picture. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Send it when you want to END the relationship. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

_Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get._
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

HAHA SEXYYY MAMA!!! I hope she has her thong bikini packed!!!

~Steph

*Tapestry* 2000 Dutch WB mare by Contango

carosello

Feb. 24, 2004, 09:43 PM

To give yourself some more time you could tell him there is a problem with them sending you US funds...that if you take the US funds to the bank you will have to pay a VAT or something tax because of the dollar amounts and it wouldnt be worth it (you would loose at least half the money). Ask if he can send you Canadian funds!

GOV stallion Auction http://www.oldenburghorse.com/auctionpage.html

Daventry

Feb. 25, 2004, 05:24 AM

OK guys, I'm about to wrap this up. I hope to sent the final letter on Friday. It all depends on how much Mule panics and whether everything goes according to plan. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Thanks for all of your suggestions and help. Glad to see there are people out there as twisted as me! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif The script is finished and the end near. Actually, three different scripts have been written so that no one will know the real ending. I don't even know how it ends!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>
Subject: THIS IS THE LAST NOTICE.

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR.TOM TIDA,

ATTN:TRACY DOKPO.

WE RECEIVE YOUR MAIL OF YESTERDAY. I WANT TO CLEARIFY YOU ON CERTAIN ISSUES REGARDING YOUR REQUEST.

I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT OR ACCESS TO THE CONSIGNMENT THAT HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN OUR CUSTODY,MOREOVER THE CONSIGNMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN SEALED AND DEPOSITED IN OUR VAULT.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND,WE ARE ONLY DELIVERY COMPANY AND HAS KNOW RIGHT TO TAMPER ANY OF OUR CLIENT FUND, AS OUR STATUTORY RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE COMPANY,THE COMPANY DOES NOT ADVOCATE ON THAT.

ALSO BEAR IN MIND THAT, IS NOT ONLY MONEY THAT WE DELIVER TO OUR CLIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD,WE ALSO SAFEGUILD AND DELIVER (FIFA GOLD MEDAL CUP),TO ANY COUNTRY THAT WINS IT.SO YOUR OWN CASE CAN NEVER BE DIFFERENT.

MISS TRACY,YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS ALREADY EXPLAIN ISSUES OF BEEN BANKRUPT FOR NOW,WHICH I UNDERSTOOD WITH HIM, AND ACCEPT THE ARRANGEMENT OF MAKING THE PAYMENT INSTALLMENTALY.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MY OWN DUTY IS TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT AFTER YOU FOLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS OF HOW WE OPERATE.

MIND YOU THIS IS THE LAST MAIL, THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE,AS I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS/CLIENT TO ATEND TO.SO HESITATE TO FINALISE NOW THAT AM STILL ON SIT, AS BY ENDING OF THE MONTH, I WILL BE GOING ON LEAVE.

THE NEXT PERSON THAT WILL BE A PROTEM OFFICER,WILL BEGIN TO COUNT DUMORAGE,SINCE HE DOES NOT KNOW THE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN I AND MR. EMMANUEL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

SO USE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY,THAT AM STILL ON SIT TO ACTUALISE YOUR DREAMS, SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUND CONSIGNMENT.

YOURS IN-SERVICE.

DR. TOM TIDA

DIRECTOR.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

drifting cloud

Feb. 25, 2004, 05:46 AM

I thought of a couple more details you can add if you want. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Besides Tom being willing to pay the $10K, your childhood dream was to be a diplomat's wife. Or a doctor's wife. And Tom is BOTH!

I also like the idea that Tom said you can keep the flowery trunk. That definitely tips the scales in his favor! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Can't wait to read the final e-mails!!!!

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Daventry

Feb. 25, 2004, 11:13 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,

I read your mail and was very happy for your compliant, since we are able to come to this delivery point, I would want us to start with that, so do send the money to the diplomat, as I’m personally making an arrangement to assist you over here in the little way that I can to pay for the fee so that the diplomat will leave down to your country, as I exhausted my resources as result of processing this project.

My dear, please go ahead in making the payment to enable the diplomat to know that we are able to pay. You should let him know that we will come up with the rest of the money in no distant time.

I wish you all the best.

Emmanuel.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 25, 2004, 12:31 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Tom,

I wired $700 CDN to you this morning, care of Mr. Nwosu Prosper O. I tried to split the money and send it in three different places but that was going to cost me $18 each time so I just sent it in one lump sum. The cost of sending the money wire depends on how much you are sending. I inquired about sending the rest of the money and I will be sending it in one lump sum as otherwise, it's going to cost me more money than I have to spare. I've also included the text question and answer as well as a copy of the money wire.

Text Question: What is Tracy Dopko's nickname?

Answer: Dopsky

Thanks Tom,
Tracy

P.S. I will be able to wire the rest, $9,300 CDN tomorrow morning.

Western Union Bill (http://www.daventryfarms.com/Pictures/westernunion.jpg)

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, the wonderful customer service lady at our local Safeway gave me a Western Union application form which is the form you fill out for sending money. The address and phone number are for the Edmonton Chief of Police http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif The answer to the text question will have some significance in the days to come!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Daventry

Feb. 25, 2004, 12:32 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Emmanuel,

I emailed Tom this morning to let him know that I had wired $700 CDN and will be wiring the remainder $9,300 CDN tomorrow morning. I've enclosed a copy of the money wire for you.

See you soon!

Tracy

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

drifting cloud

Feb. 25, 2004, 06:25 PM

Wow, Tracy. You are GOOD! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif Tom and Emmanuel and Nwoso Prosper o are probably making plans to spend the money!! The Western Union bill sure looks legit.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>The answer to the text question will have some significance in the days to come!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Is Dopsky anything like Schmalphers? http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

Daventry

Feb. 25, 2004, 06:58 PM

drifting cloud, that is an actual Western Union Money Wire form but obvisouly, I dodn't really send it in.

giggle, Dopsky is my real nickname and my dads real nickname is Shmalphers or Ralph Shmalph! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

Weatherford

Feb. 26, 2004, 12:50 AM

Wouldn't that be GREAT if they contacted you are teh address you gave them (the PD) - by the way, you SHOULD give a copy of all this to the PD, in case that DOES happen... along with an explanation, of course! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

It's OUT! Linda Allen's 101 Exercises for Jumping co-authored by MOI!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:10 AM

Well, son of a gun. And here is was panicing last night because I thought they realized the money order wire slip had fake numbers on it!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

FROM T HE DESK OF:

DR TOM TIDA,

ATTN:TRACY DOPKO,

I RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT SLIP.OUR ACCO UNT'S OFFI CER HAS GONE TO T H E WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER CENTRE TO PICK UP THE SAID MONEY CDN 700, YOU SENT TO THIS OFFICE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SENDI NG THE BALANCE RIGHT AWAY.

DR TOM TIDA.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

slc2

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:23 AM

i wouldn't attempt to play games with these people. it is not safe. they can scrape your other web sites and places you shop for account numbers, ss#, etc.

i really, really, really think trying to mess with them is a really, really, really big mistake. hands off.

it is the same old thing, the old pigeon drop, and it is always the same scheme one way or another, attempt to get you to give them something they want for something of no value that they convince you has value.

and keep in mind, your email address, any information about you, is all they need to be able to defraud you, such as by opening new accounts in your name, remember they don't need existing account numbers to defraud you. for example if they have already gotten your SS#, they will invent some story that somewhere along the way involves them finding out what your birthday is, then they can open anything they want and start charging bills to your name.

remember, these people may seem stupid, but often they are not, and unwittingly, by attempting to get the better of them or even by just attempting to waste their time, you are going to get yourself in a world of hurt.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, that even if you are very rude or uncooperative with these people, they will continue to patiently communicate with you, pretty much no matter HOW uncooperative you are or how much of their time you waste. THAT is because, sooner or later, you will give them something they can use.

REMEMBER...no matter how stupid they appear and no matter how clever you think you are....they are gonna get you, and the more you communicate with them the easier you are making it for them to do so.

never, EVER underestimate a scam artist. NEVER. in fact, in reading these gloating accounts, i've spotted several potential ways in which the person could have got just what they wanted from you. remember, they are not as stupid as they seem.

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:27 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Tom,

Please let me know when your accounts officer has received the funds and I will send the rest right away. I have never done a money wire before and with no address to sent it to, only a name, I was a little bit leery about whether the money would be going to the right person or not. It also didn't help that the lady behind the counter was new! So, please let me know ASAP that the money has been picked up by the accounts officer.

I am just so absolutely ecstatic. Emmanuel and I are planning a luxurious trip to Hawaii. You mentioned that you are on leave at the end of the month. I would be happy to pay your way to Hawaii, for all of your patience and help in this matter, if you are interested in joining us for some fun and relaxation!

Hope to hear from you soon!
Tracy
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:29 AM

Considering that I absolutely do NO on-line shopping, banking, etc. and the fact that my address is a box number in the middle of nowhere, I'm not too concerned. The fact that I've got more information about them...phone numbers, account numbers, etc. leads me to believe that when all this is done, they'll be gone pretty fast.

The fact that this guy is using this lame scam in an attempt to get money and falls for me desperately wanting the paisley trunk and wanting to run away to Hawaii with him leads me to believe he's too stupid to figure out how to do identity theft, steal SS#, etc. If he knew how to do that, he wouldn't be doing the lame Nigerian scam!

slc2

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:32 AM

that's an ignorant statement. it doesn't matter if you don't do any online shopping.

you may very quickly find out, that all of a sudden, you are doing a WHOLE LOT of internet shopping...having supplied them quite unwittingly with everything they need, through the magic of the internet.

remember, if you communicate with them, you are opening yourself up - WIDE OPEN.

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:37 AM

Thanks for your concern slc

June

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:39 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by slc:
that's an ignorant statement. it doesn't matter if you don't do any online shopping.

you may very quickly find out, that all of a sudden, you are doing a WHOLE LOT of internet shopping...having supplied them quite unwittingly with everything they need, through the magic of the internet.

remember, if you communicate with them, you are opening yourself up - WIDE OPEN.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hi slc,
I am not challenging anything in your quote above. I don't do online shopping. Please help me understand what information, the minimum needed infomation, that could be harvested via the internet that would hurt <me>. I hear so much about identity theft...please educate me.
I say this sincerely and thank you,
June

"The world's greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos"

Kels

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:42 AM

The thing is, the US can do NOTHING about the scammers in Nigeria. They have no control, don't over estimate the US' power...While our government controls so much here, they can only do so much over there.

I agree with SLC, never underestimate a scam artist.

-Kelsey-

Kels

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:45 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by June:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by slc:
that's an ignorant statement. it doesn't matter if you don't do any online shopping.

you may very quickly find out, that all of a sudden, you are doing a WHOLE LOT of internet shopping...having supplied them quite unwittingly with everything they need, through the magic of the internet.

remember, if you communicate with them, you are opening yourself up - WIDE OPEN.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hi slc,
I am not challenging anything in your quote above. I don't do online shopping. Please help me understand what information, the minimum needed infomation, that could be harvested via the internet that would hurt <me>. I hear so much about identity theft...please educate me.
I say this sincerely and thank you,
June

"The world's greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos"
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Anything you save on your computer...Do you check your bank account online, your credit card statements via the internet?

If you use IE, you are opening yourself up to a world of trouble, it's very, very unsecure. No browser is perfect, but IE is by far the worst.

If you do your taxes on your computer, that information gets saved to your drive, and all it takes is someone sneaking into your computer to get your SSN, or anything else you may have done on your PC at one point in time.

Just be careful, I always advise people to set up a firewall, and watch what they do and how they do it on their computer.

Yes, it's your computer, but the internet just opens your computer up to everything bad in the world.

I do all of my personal banking, taxes, financial or personal anything behind a firewall and I do not leave it connected to the internet when I am not using it.

-Kelsey-

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:58 AM

I did notice that on the Western Union you gave your actual location of where you live, I think it would have been more prudent to make up something rather than use your actual location of where you live (regardless of whether your address is real or not). SLC makes a very good point.

June

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:07 AM

Thank you, Kelsey! I <do> have a zonealarm firewall and have had for a few years now...would that be good enough? And I don't do anything having to do with money on the computer I use for internet; I never access any financial information over the net and don't have my ss number on this computer. So would I be correct thinking I am OK?
I appreciate your time.
June

"The world's greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos"

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:12 AM

js, the address and phone number on the Western Union bill is for the Edmonton Police Department - Chief Of Police and I don't live in that city!!

Realistically, all he has to do is put 'Daventry Farms' in google and find out all the info. he needs. If he already had my email address and my first name, he already HAD that info. at his disposal.

Kels

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:19 AM

June-

You really ought to be ok, just make sure no other pertinent info is on there, like your SSN, your birthday, oh, I don't know, mother's maiden name http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Just good for people to always keep their guard up. I have a friend who does a lot of *ahem* hacking (not in a bad way! Just into computers of people who let him for practice, etc.) and I have a lot of "acquaintences" (not considered friends) who do some not so nice hacking on the internet http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif and I hear stories from them.

-Kelsey-

Spot

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:19 AM

I dont think my scammer from this morning's emails is quite as well connected as Prosper seems to be.
I mean come on - what diplomat names their kid "Andrew Smith" ???

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Hes not for sale - read the ad - we are selling semen

Do you want some???

Cash up front (and not one of your scam ridden cashier checks / money orders either)

Good try ...

----- Original Message -----
From: andrew smith
To: truecolours@cogeco.ca
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:46 AM
Subject: bay & white sabino Thoroughbred Stallion

Good day seller,
I will like to state my interest in purchasing your advertised horse for sale.i will like you to get back to me with the least offer ,if its still for sale so that payment can be made out to you via U.S.A. cashier check.i wait for your speedy response.my regards,Andrew.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I guess that I wont be hearing from him anymore, or get to go to Hawaii either ...

"Spot"

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:21 AM

THIS IS INTERRESTING READING!!! This email conversation comes directly from one of the most famous Nigerian Scam 'Con The Con Man' sites in which these guys do exactly what I'm doing. Since they do it all the time, I thought I would get their advice. Amazingly quick response as I just emailed them about 10 minutes ago!!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:41 AM
To: tony@quatloos.com
Subject: Tony-the-Wonder-Llama_form

************************************************** **************************
***
Name: Tracy
email: daventry@direct.ca
city:
state:
country: Canada

question:

I am in the middle of wrapping up a 3 week back to back conversation with a
Nigerian scam artist. This is the second time I've done this and posted all
of the letters on my website.

I have basically had them running around looking for the money wire I
'supposedly' sent them, cost them time & money, etc.

Anyways, here's my concern...someone emailed me to warn me to be careful.
She thought if this guy gets mad enough (when he finds out I've been
scamming him) he'll do something like identity theft or steal my social
insurance number, etc. I'm thinking, if he's doing the Nigerian Scam, he's
too dumb to think up anything else or let alone, figure out how to do it.

Have you heard from anyone that had the Nigerian scam backfire on them when
they started messing with the scammer?

Thanks,
Tracy

-----------------------------------------------

No, the Nigerians simply go on to the next attempted victim. If you have
sent them any personal info (bank accounts or SSN) their next step will be
identity theft, whether or not you break it off.

Brad Christensen, using his own name, has actually been able to entice the
scammers to fly to the Rome airport to meet him and to take some other
strange trips and waste money. Although they've been absolutely furious,
they've never tried anything in the way of revenge against him -- they've
not going to come to the U.S. where they could easily be caught, and from
their viewpoint it's not profitable to pursue him.

Quatloos!

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 08:39 AM

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR TOM TIDA.

ATTN: TRACY DOPKO.

OUR ACCOUNT’S OFFICER MR NWOSU PROSPER O, JUST RETURN FROM THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MONEY IS NOT IN THEIR SYSTEM, AS THE CONTROL NUMBER DID NOT APEAR WELL, BUT THE OTHER INFORMATION ARE OK.

SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE WESTERN UNION IN YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY TO CROSSCHECK AND CORRECT THE INFORMATION AND SEND BACK TO THIS OFFICE, SO AS TO ENABLE OUR ACCOUNT’S OFFICER COLLECT THE MONEY EASILY.

REGARDING THE ADDRESS ISSUE, YOU SHOULD JUST STATE IN THE SLIP (LAGOS-NIGERIA).

YOURS IN-SERVICE.

DR. TOM TIDA.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

Sea Monkey

Feb. 26, 2004, 08:40 AM

This is better than reality TV. I somehow managed to skip over this thread until now..

foursocks

Feb. 26, 2004, 09:01 AM

One other thing I would like to add, for those of you concerned that Tracy is going to meet up with an enraged scammer- it is very expensive to fly from anywhere on the continent of Africa to the US and back again. Unless you are going from Miami to Cape Town (which is about 900 bucks or so), there aren't really direct flights- generally they are routed through Europe (I have spent *days* in various European airports, waiting for my next connection) Added to the expense, which is in the 1000s, one must obtain a visa, which costs money, not only the basic fee, but (in many cases) one has to pay bribes.

These people are doing this to several intended victims at a time- most big and medium and even some small African cities have internet cafes where one can spend a little money and send out lots of emails. Universities and libraries have computers, too. In fact, Nigeria and South Africa are the two most connected countries on the continent. So the initial outlay is fairly small, but following up a failure with travelling to the US would be incredibly expensive and time-consuming. Travelling from African states to European states isn't all that expensive- it is the total trip from Africa to Europe to North America that costs a lot. The cheapest I have ever been able to do is to get a ticket from the States to a European airport and then another ticket twelve hours down the continent to Namibia or South Africa- all of which cost me around 750 bucks and took four days. But I'm a very frequent traveler and I know how to find the best rates by looking exhaustively and booking months in advance and so on. I don't think Mule is going to be doing that sort of research when Tracy dumps him- he's just going to move along to the next guy.

You can take a line and say it isn't straight- but that wont change its shape. Jets to Brazil

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 09:15 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,

Thanks for your mail,and am sorry for my inability to respond to your mail,due to the fact that waisted a lot of time in the Court, so my dear am sorry about that.

Firstly I want to thank you for your assistance in making the payment of CDN 700 and aslo promise to make the balance.I appreciate working with you as a partner.

What I want to re-assured you is that, you will not regret doing things with me, and am also making it as a sturnch promise that as soon as the fund consignment get to you, I will come over to meet you so that we can as well organise our trip down to Hawaii.So anything you are doing, you should know that you doing for both of us,so just keep fit.

You should also make sure you don't make mistake when sending the remaining balance to the diplomats.Please my dear, make sure you don't disclose anything to anybody,not even the officials of the Western Union Money Transfer, for security reasons, ok.

so always keep me posted,as I look forward to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Emmanuel.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

goobs

Feb. 26, 2004, 09:22 AM

I love it! I'm on the edge of my seat!

Emmanual's last letter makes me wanna barf though! I have the creepy crawlies!

Good job Tracey! You should write for soap operas!

CYF

Feb. 26, 2004, 09:36 AM

This just gets better and better!
So.. what if you "mistranscribe" the numbers in the 'sort' code (or whatever) so it "accidentally" goes to Rome? Or somewhere? With the LARGE amount you are supposed to be sending?

slc2

Feb. 26, 2004, 09:52 AM

go onto the internet sometime, any search engine. type in your name. your address and phone number will appear.

step one. now just a few more steps and they have your birthday, and your SS number. and with all that, they can open new accounts in your name, and anythign else they want to do.

and, anything you have written at any time in any email, and just about anything else, is available.

on some county web sites, they can find any wills, property exchanges, arrests, and a great deal more info about you.

you can laugh all you want at their 'scams', most of the time, all they want to do is connect and have a little bit of your time, and you will have been HAD, big time.

remember, anyone with a modicum of internet savvy can literally steal everything yiou have. everything.

do not open unknown email, and for god's sake, for GOD'S SAKE, DON'T answer it. ever.

you all who think it's SOOOO clever to answer scam mail and play with them...you're playing right into their hands.

the worst thing you can do is to assume you are smarter than someone else.

Spot

Feb. 26, 2004, 10:17 AM

slc - gotta say that I agree with a lot you have said ...
When I punched in my name on an MSN search, a lot of horse info came up on me, complete with phone, address, email, websites, etc. Some of it not current, but a lot of it is.
Along with my bank as I ahd won a turkey there in one of their raffles, so it wouldnt take a genius from that point onwards to figure out what bank I used!

things that make you go "hmmmmm ..... "

"Spot"

equestrielle

Feb. 26, 2004, 10:20 AM

I was stalked over the internet by an admitted bi-polar schitzophrenic I knew on a message board. I thought I was safe with my board name and email that was not connected to anything personal -- until he posted one day that he knew where I lived, how old I was, and everything else about me. And he did. He found me because my real name was buried on another site that used my anonymous email. One he had my real name, it was all over with. He even had a map to my house.

Luckily, he's harmless (he just liked bothering people with looking up where they lived), but it showed me that anyone can find you unless you are incredibly careful.

Velvet

Feb. 26, 2004, 10:23 AM

Geez, slc, quit being such a major alarmist. I work for a major corp on their intranet, extranet, internet and straight b-to-b. Yes, there are some issues, but if you are wise with your information there is NO WAY they will find you or hunt down all your credit information. How many people publish or give out their SSN any more? If they do, then they need to stop. But you can't even find details on me on the internet. I've had people try to no avail--because I know how to cover my tracks.

Even if you don't know how to cover them, unless you're in the habit of throwing your information out to the world all the time, you're not going to have a problem. Heck, most of these scammers are NOT that computer/internet literate. They use the medium just like most average people. If they were into stealing identies and not just duping people, they'd be doing that already. It's takes a lot less effort, if you already have that skill set.

I'm actually enjoying this. It's a riot. The scammer obviously has this thing down and is used to dealing with morons. Daventry is not a moron.

This IS better than any so-called "reality TV" show. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated rate.
-Ivanova, B5

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 10:42 AM

slc, you really need to lighten up just a little. And for once (this post) is going to be longer than any of yours.

As I've said, right from the beginning of starting this post...he already knows who I am. Our email address is registered under our farm name and my mother's name, NOT mine. But, from the beginning, he was the one that called me Tracy. He's the one that searched me on the internet as a relative of Gerry Dopko. He could only have known my name if he indeed did search 'Dopko' on the internet. If he really hasn't searched Daventry Farms or Tracy Dopko on the internet already, then he's truly stupid!

You are right though, all you have to do is type Tracy Dopko or Daventry Farms into ANY search engine and come up with pages and pages of info. regarding me but I've admitted that right form day one. I'm not stupid.

I have NO life. I do no on-line banking, shopping or otherwise. I have a complete firewall, my computer isn't on all day, etc. etc. Good luck to anyone that finds my social insurance number or birth date. Wanna know my show record, what I do for a living and lots and lots of pictures of me? Search the internet and have atter! Is it possible to find out my birth date? I'm sure that's possible. Would it be easier to just move onto the next Nigerian victim and make some easy money? Probably.

Would he be so mad in the end that he'd want to get back at me? Mad enough, yes. But, if he stops and thinks about it...he's wasted three weeks of his time trying to con a witty, semi-smart, business savy, obnoxious, cocky, know-it-all woman and, I think, I'm more trouble than I'm worth.

To be TOTALLY honest, I don't even know what my social insurance number is. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_redface.gif My mom and I run our farm together. She's an account, does all our books, my taxes, etc. and she's the one with all the info. on me - social insurance number, etc. I don't write checks, I have ONE credit card that I use to buy groceries with and THAT'S IT. Seriously, no life. I'm sure it would be much easier to get info. on someone that is leaving regular paper trails everywhere but I just don't fit into that mold. Is it possible to find out everything with a little investigation? Of course. I don't deny that.

Heck, maybe my mom is actually Emmanuel!!

I do understand that you are concerned and I do thank you for caring. Really! I have not stepped into this lightly and I am aware that there are always concequences to our actions, of one form or another. It does help that my dad is a very successful criminal lawyer too though so I probably feel a bit safer knowing that and he's been on top of my emails from day one.

Personally, I would rather take that chance and still feel good at the end of the day then to allow these people to continue taking life savings away from innocent people. I've always been the one that goes out on a limb and always ends up in hot water defending others so I'm quite used to it.

I get over 1000 posts on our Scam pages every single day. And nearly every day, I get someone emailing me and thanking me for making them realize they were about to get scammed or making them more aware of what's actually happening on the internet. That means more to me than the worry of a scam response going bad. And yes, it's always in the back of my mind.

If I get screwed then poor me. I won't moan about it. But I'm willing to take that chance if it means one person doesn't have to worry about feeding their family the next day!

-----------------------------------------

Sorry, I don't mean to make this post sound harsh but I'm not stupid. I do know what I've gotten myself into and I do know there's always the possibility of it falling right down on my head. All I'm trying to say is...I know and it's my choice.

I've said my peace and apologize for my long, ranting post.

[This message was edited by Daventry on Feb. 26, 2004 at 02:07 PM.]

saje

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:05 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR> the worst thing you can do is to assume you are smarter than someone else. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

caffeinated

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:08 AM

419 scammers are more interested in getting actual money than identity theft.

Identity theft is pretty easy, yes... but these guys are looking for people to just send them money. Even when they get real bank account information from real victims, they don't use it by depleting the accounts- they just string the victim along and get them to send money in "small" increments... to bribe officials or pay "un-anticipated" expenses.

419ers can be smart, but for the most part it's much easier for them to get money out of one person who really sends it than it is to get into identity theft.

I've been following these things for a while, and never heard of a 419er getting into it, even though many of them actually do manage to get SSNs and bank info from their victims.

So while it's true ID theft is easy and it happens (heck I found charges from a gambling website on my credit card and I'd never been to that site!) it's not the 419 game...

_____________________________
"It takes a whole lot of testosterone to wear a beret and not look fruity"
**

Velvet

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:08 AM

saje, she just doesn't realize that some of us KNOW that we are smarter than those scammers--there's no assumption involved at all. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated rate.
-Ivanova, B5

tle

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:15 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by slc:
the worst thing you can do is to assume you are smarter than someone else.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Please tell me I'm not the only one here who's sees the hysterical irony in that statement coming from slc!

************
If Dressage is a Symphony... Eventing is Rock & Roll!!!

"All's well that ends with cute E.R. doctors, I always say." -- Buffy

saje

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:17 AM

Yep, tle! That's why the http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:18 AM

That's so true Velvet. I do totally agree with slc saying that you should never think you're smarter than someone else but these back and forth emails do make you wonder sometimes: http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

"You did send me a three digit area code along with a seven digit number but there are two area codes (+234 805 514 6890)?!? Which area code should I use? The 234 or the 805?"

"Of course, you must know how cold Canada is, especially this time of year. It will be so nice to lay on a beach and forget about the polar bears and igloos!"

"I will forward my work address to you as again, I DO NOT want Shmalphers to know!"

"Do you require them back? The reason I ask is because I absolutely fell in love with the paisley colored trunk and would greatly wish to keep it. Let me know if that is possible?"

" I tend to get a bit wild if I have any alcohol and, rest assured, I am planning on having my share of Mai-Tai's while relaxing on the beach! Who knows, love has sprung up in stranger situations."

Con The Con Man - Part 1

"Now, out of curiosity, did he visit Hinterland, South Africa or Hinterland, Australia? They're both such beautiful places for holiday travel. Oddly enough, we have a rock 'n roll band in Vancouver named Hinterland but I'm assuming he didn't go visit them?!? "

"My vet has also informed me that for travelling overseas, she will also need to be tested for BSE as we have had a recent outbreak in Canada. I assume your country has heard of our outbreak over the last two weeks as apparently, it has hit news rooms around the world. But I can assure you that our property has always been BSE free, to the best of my knowledge, and I'm sure she'll test fine."

It does make you wonder! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:19 AM

giggle OK guys, as funny as it is...no more slc bashing. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:34 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Big Tom,

I hope you don't mind me calling you that? With your important position in the government and all, that name just kind of stuck in my head. It sounds so stoic.

I went back to Western Union to try this again. Hopefully, I have now wired all of the money, $10,000 CDN, to Mr. Nwosu Proper O care of Lagos-Nigeria. I unfortunately got stuck dealing with the same lady again at the Western Union as, apparently, everybody else is either off for the day or away on holidays. She assures me that the money will go through properly this time as she did not have the proper Money Transfer Control Number the first time as she is dyslexic. She had me check the numbers to make sure and they were right.

I did manage to send all of the money at once as, oh my God, it was so expensive to divide it up into three separate wires. The lady at the Western Union was so nice to deal with. Your advice of acting calm and to just be myself worked and everything went through fine!

I just CAN'T wait to go to Hawaii. I think I'm going to go car shopping tomorrow too!

Thank-you again!
Tracy
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oops! I forgot to tell him what the text question and answer was as well as the Control Number. tee hee

D-Day is tomorrow!!

Liretta

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:38 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

So anything you are doing, you should know that you doing for both of us,so just keep fit.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You've got to send him the picture of the lovely lady now!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

SillyHorse

Feb. 26, 2004, 12:04 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
slc, you really need to lighten up just a little. And for once (this post) is going to be longer than any of yours.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Not even close. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Tracy, you are too, too funny. Thanks for entertaining us! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

SillyHorse
~ You can do anything if you want it bad enough. That is why we see so many people who can fly. ~

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 03:56 PM

OK everybody, as long as Emmanuel and Big Tom email me in the morning, when they normally do, I will be sending my final letter AND posting it here at 9 am MST!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

Nikita

Feb. 26, 2004, 04:49 PM

Please tell me you'll send them *your* picture. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 04:55 PM

Nah, I won't be sending any photos as I don't want to provoke him anymore than I already have. My goal is to just bow out gracefully.

creseida

Feb. 26, 2004, 05:32 PM

slc, I can't speak for anyone else, but when I type in my name to Google, the only thing that comes up that pertains to me personally is when I graduated from High School 20 years+ years ago. I can type in my phone number and nothing comes up; same for my address.

When I do a people search on me, nothing comes up either, unless someone wants to pay money for the info. Even then the info isn't accurate.

I can do searches on my email addy's and nothing is revealled about me. So, unless someone is really careless about blabbing info on the internet, and adding info to web pages, someone has a bit of work to do to find anything out.

~<>~ COTHBB Leather Care Guru~<>~
~Member of the *Horse Vans* clique~

"Learn the rules so you may break them effectively"~Dalai Lama

slc2

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:22 PM

i was the identity theft victem, so i am an alarmist.

BybeeGirl

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:25 PM

Expert Scam-the-scammers, HELP!
I just received a relay call from someone asking about the horse we had for sale. (Which one is what I what was thinking?)
My husband answered and was talking for a while before I caught on.
The question that caught my attention was
"What is the condition of the horse?" Ahh, a typical line from the emails.
I got the phone from hubby, and listened to one line before hanging up.
My question is, did I just charge myself a bundle of money via the phone? Never had a relay call before! This is pretty brazen, in my opinion. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

http://www.geocities.com/kimrmayo

Daventry

Feb. 26, 2004, 06:46 PM

slc, I was just reading your posts to my boyfriend and he said "I bet she's been scammed" due to your emotion in your posts. I'm sorry for your twist of fate but now I understand why you are so passionate about this topic. I am being very catious with this and have never given any personal information to anybody, ever. Nor will I do with this guy either. Like you said, if I do...it just opens up a can of worms for me. Thanks for letting me know!

malarkey

Feb. 26, 2004, 11:34 PM

This is too damn funny, Daventry. Can't wait to read the ending.

*member of the connemara clique and the adults riding ponies clique*

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 04:05 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR TOM TIDA,

ATTN:TRACY DOPKO.

WE RECEIVED YOUR MAIL, ALSO THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOTAL PAYMENT OF CDN 10,000.00.

AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, SEND THE EVIDENCE-(PAYMENT SLIP) OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,SO THAT OUR ACCOUNT'S OFFICER MR NWOSU PROSPER WILL MOVE IMMEDIATELY FOR COLLECTION OF THE SENT MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANFER CENTRE.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND THE PAYMENT SLIP,SO AS NOT TO ALLOW OUR ACCOUNT'S OFFICER NOT TO MAKE MISTAKE IN COLLECTING THE MONEY.AS WE DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY TO REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN.

YOURS IN-SERVICE,

DR TOM TIDA.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hook, line and sinker. The home stretch is nearing. Stay tuned at 9 am MST!!

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

drifting cloud

Feb. 27, 2004, 05:25 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>OK everybody, as long as Emmanuel and Big Tom email me in the morning, when they normally do, I will be sending my final letter AND posting it here at 9 am MST!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ooooh! Ooooh! Ooooh! I am getting the same happy-anxious-butterflies feeling about this that I get before entering the show ring!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Tracy, thanks for sharing this with us!!

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

slp

Feb. 27, 2004, 05:45 AM

I can't wait to see how this all finishes!!
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Susan

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 06:54 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR. TOM TIDA

ATTN: TRACY DOPKO.

WHAT IS STILL DELAYING YOU IN SENDING THE COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

YOU SHOULD SEND THE COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP,AS OUR ACCOUNT'S OFFICER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE INFORMATION,SO AS TO ENABLE HIM COLLECT THE TOTAL MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION CENTRE, BEFORE THE END OF WORK TODAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR IMMEDIATE SENDING OF THE NEEDED ABOVE INFORMATION.

YOURS IN-SERVICE.

DR TOM TIDA.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

kathtray

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:25 AM

you are HILARIOUS! I am laughing in my chair here...

foursocks

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:46 AM

You know, one thing this has taught me is that officials like capital letters. It makes them seem so much *more* official. The next time I get an auto-response email from my legislator about some social issue I've urged him to vote yes or no on, I'm going to send it right back unless it is in all caps. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

You can take a line and say it isn't straight- but that wont change its shape. Jets to Brazil

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:49 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

Dear Tracy,

I got your mail and am very happy with the development of things regarding the conclusion of the requested fee for the clrearing fee and also the (Yelow Tag).

Have you been able to finanlise issues with the Diplomats? Please keep me posted regarding your conclussion with the diplomatic corps,and also send me your evidence of payment for my record purposes,to enable me keep my record intact regarding the amount you have spent in the cause of actulising this transaction,as we need to conclude this project in earnest.

Remain Blessed.

Emmanuel.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

BluesRamblerBar

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:50 AM

Oh my gosh! This is so exciting...I can't wait to see how it all ends!

Oh, and I just got my first Nigerian scam email this morning too. Daventry....our deceased relatives must have been on the same plane that crashed...they were both VERY rich. My relative left me 15.52MILLION! That was sooooo nice of them.

~Blue

Momma always said,"Honey, you ain't a real cowgirl 'till you fall off 'least 10 times."

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:53 AM

Seeing as they've been emailing me ALL morning...they are sure to read my email right away!

Here goes nothing!

Operation Scam Emmanuel (http://www.daventryfarms.com/scam1.html)

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 07:57 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>

READ ENTIRE LETTER PLEASE!!!

FROM THE DESK OF:
TRACY DOPKO,
DIRECTOR: CON THE CON MAN

ATTENTION: EMMANUEL CHRELSTA / AKA DR. TOM TIDA

SIR,

I WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR MAIL DATED THIS WEEK FRIDAY. IWANT TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED OR "DOPSKY'D" AS I BE CALL IT!! I KNEW FROM DAY ONE.

BASED ON YOUR REQUEST REGARDING PAYMENT OF TEH YELOW TAG AND DE CLEARANCE FEES...AS IF!!!

THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY CORPS SYSTEM HAS YAHOO EMAIL ADDRES. YEAH RIGHT!! I NEAR BUST GUT LAUGHING!!!

PAISLEY TRUNKS, MONOPOLY MONEY AND BAD ENGLISH OH MY. ONLY GIVIG ME 30% OF THE DECEASE ACCOUNTDE...WHAT A OFF RIP! I SEND GREAT MORNEY TO YUO RATHER THAN YUO TAKE MORNEY OUT TRUNK. YOU ARE S-M-R-T!!! THAT MEANS SMART IF YOU DIDT CATCH IT.

IN EMAIL DATE FEB. 6, 2004, MRS. EMMNUEL WRITE:
"International Trust Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $20M USD (Twenty Million Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days. "

MANNY'S BUSTED!!

IN EMAIL DATE FEB. 16, 2004, MAME EMMNUEL WRITE:
"Don't call me with the number because my wife is now using the line, and i wouldn't want her to know much about my besiness please you should follow my instructions."

MANNY'S BUSTED!!

OOH, BUT WAIT A MINUTE AND HALF

I SHOULD NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THE TEXT QUESTION AND ANWSER AND ALSO THE CONTROL NUMBER. PLEASE WHEREBY I CHOOSE TO SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MORNEY TRASFER. OH, BUT DON'T TEEL LADY AT UNION WHAT MORNEY FOR.

Text Question: How many different ways can a Nigerian scam artists screw in a light bulb?

Answer: Only one way because they have no originality.

Control Number: 1800KISSMYASS

OH MANNY, YOU GOTS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I CAN HELP YOU LEANR!! REALY. MR. TRACY DOES NIGERIAN SEMINARS OVER IN HAWAII. THREE TIMES EACH YEAR. I SEE GREETNESS IN YOUS. NO NEAD TO BE SAD NOW. YOU MAKE LOT MORNEY AFTER GOING SEMINAR. ACT NOW AND PAY ONLY $5,000 US FUNDS. CHEEP DEEL! REALY.

YOU SHOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE RECEIVING AGENCY’S ACCOUNT AS FOLOWS:

DOPSKY BANK

DOPSKY DIRECT BUSINESS BANKING

P.O. BOX 666

SORT CODE: 911

SWIFT CODE: UB-SMRT

A/C NO: I1ULOOSR

BENEF: DUMBASS INVESTMENT

YOURS IN PATHETIC LAME ATTEMPT,

TRACY DOPKO.

DIRECTOR: CON THE CON MAN

But seriously. Thanks for the fun, the entertainment, the laughs & the good times. And of course, thanks for the gazillion hits on our website care of Mule fans everywhere. Sadly, I've probably made more money off of these emails than you did.

Out of curiosity, I assume you are actually based in the UK, is that right (based on the email addresses, phone numbers and bank info.)? I can't bust you, you know that so do tell. Are ya in San Diego? Have you seriously made money doing this? I really am curious at to how this really works as we get roughly 1-3 emails everyday regarding the Nigerian scams? Do you feel honored that I picked yours?

And lastly, how do you sleep at night? You are scamming big bucks off of people. In all honesty, $10,000 CDN would have done me in. God, $700 CDN might have done me in!! The people that have big bucks to give you, wouldn't give it to you anyways. The majority of wealthy people have money because they are savvy and smart with their money. That's why they have lots of it. I bet it's tough to find someone like that to fall for your scam(s). So, then you're actually targeting the people with little money. People who are desperate enough to believe in your dream and want to believe that the old saying just might be wrong, "Nothing is free!". These poor people are blindly handing over their money in hopes of that one big break and in the end, are literally left with nothing. God forbid if they should have a family to support in the wings. How DO you sleep at night?

Sweet dreams Emmanuel,

Tracy

P.S. I guess some things are free. Just look at all the entertainment, advertising for me, smiles and amusement you've provided for free!

S-M-R-T

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daventry Farms
www.daventryfarms.com (http://www.daventryfarms.com)
Quality sport horses and ponies!

Daventry Web Productions
www.daventrywebproductions.com (http://www.daventrywebproductions.com)

cinnabar

Feb. 27, 2004, 08:00 AM

We can only hope for his reply! Thanks for the fun trip!!

Xctrygirl

Feb. 27, 2004, 08:08 AM

Simply AWESOME!!!

~Emily

"The brave may not live forever, but the cautious never truly live at all"

Sea Monkey

Feb. 27, 2004, 08:50 AM

How sweet that is... I only hope he/she/they/it replies!!

malarkey

Feb. 27, 2004, 09:00 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
...WHAT A OFF RIP! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
ROFLMAO!!!

....think they'll reply?!

*member of the connemara clique and the adults riding ponies clique*

Barn Dirt

Feb. 27, 2004, 09:27 AM

*standing on chair, applauding*

Nicely done, Daventry. Very nicely done http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
I highly doubt he'll reply, but if he does..... Mmm boy http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

*Life is too short to ride a bad horse or dance with ugly men.
Proud member of MQRUs. "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here - this is the War Room!"*

creseida

Feb. 27, 2004, 09:34 AM

I can't wait to see if he replies, or if Dr. Tom sends another letter asking for the receipt... it almost seems as if he doesn't read the emails you send him to begin with? LOL Bravo, girl! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

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~Member of the *Horse Vans* clique~

"Learn the rules so you may break them effectively"~Dalai Lama

ESG

Feb. 27, 2004, 10:13 AM

Oh, Tracy, well done! Thanks so much for the entertainment. I'm so glad that you managed to string these babosos along as long as you did. Perhaps it saved one gullible person from getting screwed out of their money. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif BRAVO! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

biggreymare

Feb. 27, 2004, 10:29 AM

Well done!! I couldn't wait to read the end, be looking for it all day (between riding me ponies of course) http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Can this thread be put under the "COTH Favorites"???

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A strange stillness dwells in the eye of the horse, a composure that appears to regard the world from a measured distance... It is a gaze from the depths of a dream...
- Hans-Heinrich-Isenbart

Dancing Lawn

Feb. 27, 2004, 10:55 AM

BRAVISSIMO! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

less hard work, more fine dining.
www.dancinglawnhorses.com (http://www.dancinglawnhorses.com) updated Feb 14/04
If guys can do it, how hard can it be?

goobs

Feb. 27, 2004, 11:14 AM

OH i loved it! Can't wait for their response! Do you think they will even respond????

Kels

Feb. 27, 2004, 11:25 AM

From what I have seen of these kinds of things, they usually do not respond, unfortunately!!!

-Kelsey-

BluesRamblerBar

Feb. 27, 2004, 11:34 AM

I hate to see the end of a relationship...I've never been good at "break-ups". I'm going to miss ol' Mule. What a wonderful fling you have had with him. Carry those memories with you until you find your next love...errr, ummm scam...

~Blue

Momma always said,"Honey, you ain't a real cowgirl 'till you fall off 'least 10 times."

drifting cloud

Feb. 27, 2004, 12:00 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>SIR,

I WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR MAIL DATED THIS WEEK FRIDAY.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
AND THE CONTENT WAS WELL UNDERSTOOD! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Tracy, I bow before your greatness! Thanks for the laughs! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

"If you don't want people to get your goat, stop telling them where you keep it."

bigbay

Feb. 27, 2004, 12:26 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:

A/C NO: I1ULOOSR

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's all great, but this part is my absolute favorite! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Such a shame such wit is probably wasted on them.

"The acoustics at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, are so good that when Bob Dylan plays here you can understand every word he sings." -Garrison Keillor

Daventry

Feb. 27, 2004, 01:15 PM

It's funny you pointed that out bigbay...that was one of my favorites but I figured he'd miss that one for sure.

For those of you that can't figure it out:
A/C NO: I1ULOOSR stands for "I won you loser"
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

biggreymare

Feb. 27, 2004, 01:27 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Daventry:
It's funny you pointed that out bigbay...that was one of my favorites but I figured he'd miss that one for sure.

For those of you that can't figure it out:
A/C NO: I1ULOOSR stands for "I won you loser"
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It took me a few tries to figure it out, finally had to say out loud. Good thing noones home or walked in "I...1 (One, I one, oh wait won...not one) U...Loosr (loosEr, w/o the E)" yep, I know Im s-l-o-w http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif

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A strange stillness dwells in the eye of the horse, a composure that appears to regard the world from a measured distance... It is a gaze from the depths of a dream...
- Hans-Heinrich-Isenbart