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Monday, October 29, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Toying With an Internet Scammer
A month ago I posted a couch for sale on Craigslist and received the following fishy reply from one “Micheal Stone”:
Hi, is the item still available for sale?
Giving “Micheal” the benefit of the doubt, I wrote him back:
Yes it is. Let me know if you're interested.
Mr. Stone soon responded:
Thank you for the prompt response to my mail enquiry am quite satisfied with the condition of the item and price.Am very much interested in buying the item from you and i would like to make an outright purchase immediately so i will advice that you withdraw the advert from the web, I will be paying with a certified check. Furthermore my mover will be coming over for the pick up as i might not be presently am not chanced to do that but am OK with the information from the ad.I will need the following information details to make payment arrangement. available for the pick up myself i would have love to come and look it up but
1. Your full name to be on the Payment.
2. Your postal address.
3. Your phone number both land and mobile.
4. Your postal code.
Send me the following information as soon as possible, So that your payment can be mail out to you asap, I hope to read back from you soon.
Regards,
Stone
A friend recently told me about an elaborate, well-acted scam she had fallen for at the mall. Fortunately, she didn't end up buying the “diamonds” from the “poor migrant worker who just needed a bus ticket back home.” Had I indulged Mr. Stone's requests, it likely would have become clear after several emails exactly how he was planning to scam me. Instead, I decided to nip his plan in the bud and just have a little fun with him, which included giving him the address to my home at the city dump.
The reply:
Sure!
My full name is Vincent Jonas Harvebinder, but my best friends just call me Jon. I live at 14747 San Fernando Road in Sylmar, CA 91342. It's kind of a stinky neighborhood but I still like it.
Unfortunately I can't give you my phone number because the CIA has wiretapped both my cell phone and my land line! In fact, I sure hope they aren't reading this email!!!
Why don't you just give me your phone number and I'll call you from a phone booth?
Vincent
p.s. I am also trying to get rid of my mosquito collection. Might you be interested??
For some reason I still haven't heard back from him.
Hi, is the item still available for sale?
Giving “Micheal” the benefit of the doubt, I wrote him back:
Yes it is. Let me know if you're interested.
Mr. Stone soon responded:
Thank you for the prompt response to my mail enquiry am quite satisfied with the condition of the item and price.Am very much interested in buying the item from you and i would like to make an outright purchase immediately so i will advice that you withdraw the advert from the web, I will be paying with a certified check. Furthermore my mover will be coming over for the pick up as i might not be presently am not chanced to do that but am OK with the information from the ad.I will need the following information details to make payment arrangement. available for the pick up myself i would have love to come and look it up but
1. Your full name to be on the Payment.
2. Your postal address.
3. Your phone number both land and mobile.
4. Your postal code.
Send me the following information as soon as possible, So that your payment can be mail out to you asap, I hope to read back from you soon.
Regards,
Stone
A friend recently told me about an elaborate, well-acted scam she had fallen for at the mall. Fortunately, she didn't end up buying the “diamonds” from the “poor migrant worker who just needed a bus ticket back home.” Had I indulged Mr. Stone's requests, it likely would have become clear after several emails exactly how he was planning to scam me. Instead, I decided to nip his plan in the bud and just have a little fun with him, which included giving him the address to my home at the city dump.
The reply:
Sure!
My full name is Vincent Jonas Harvebinder, but my best friends just call me Jon. I live at 14747 San Fernando Road in Sylmar, CA 91342. It's kind of a stinky neighborhood but I still like it.
Unfortunately I can't give you my phone number because the CIA has wiretapped both my cell phone and my land line! In fact, I sure hope they aren't reading this email!!!
Why don't you just give me your phone number and I'll call you from a phone booth?
Vincent
p.s. I am also trying to get rid of my mosquito collection. Might you be interested??
For some reason I still haven't heard back from him.
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