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04-09-2008, 07:38 AM
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HELP!!! Gave address and phone number to a 419 scammer.
To make a long story short, for the past month I've been in contact via e-mail with a female whom I thought wanted to sublet my room for the summer. Once she mentioned transferring money via Western Union, I went to go ask my bank about it and they told me that it was a scam. After doing research about this, I feel like such an idiot because all of the signs were there, especially the one about her being from Nigeria.
Anyway, my question is this: While I didn't give her any information regarding my bank or banking accounts, I did give her my name, address and phone number, so that she could send me the check (actually, it was from her boss) which I was to deposit into my bank account and then transfer into her account via Western Union. I have now stopped contacting her, but is there anything I should be worried about? The fact that I gave her my address and phone number, is that going to harm me somehow? I asked my bank and they said I should be fine. However, I only just remembered that I gave her my phone number, as well as my address. If someone could please help me out, I would truly appreciate it. Thanks! 
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04-09-2008, 01:16 PM
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Dell 2003 welcome to this forum.
If you have not send any copy of your ID or other personal info don't worry after a few days this scam will stop contacting and turn to another possible victim. It would be good to post any mail from this scam (if you still have this offer to cash cheque) including e-mail address with full headers to make this scam known to all others who will receive such offers from him.
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04-09-2008, 03:34 PM
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Thanks for getting back to me!
Where can I post these e-mails? In this thread? This person found me via craigslist, in response to a sublet ad I posted, so there were a lot of e-mails back and forth going over arrangements for moving in, etc. Should I post all of these e-mails? And again, not to be too paranoid here, but I really don't have anything to worry about, even though I gave "her" my full name, address, and phone number?
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04-09-2008, 03:52 PM
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You may post in the second section (Spam and Scam Letter Archives / Employment Scam Letter Archives) according posting instructions
Posting Scam Letters Use as tilte sender's name and please include in your post his e-mail address with full headers.
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04-09-2008, 03:58 PM
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Thanks! But I'm still confused. Should I post ALL of the e-mails between myself and the scammer? It wasn't just a one-e-mail scam type of thing, since I'm the one who posted an ad on craigslist and they responded to my ad, as if they were a real person who was interested in subletting from me.
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04-09-2008, 04:07 PM
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You may post threads one for a mail you received from every sender.
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04-09-2008, 05:21 PM
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I'm really sorry, but I do not at all understand what you just posted. I was only contacted by one scammer, but this person and I exchanged many e-mails since "she" contacted me about subletting my apartment in response to an ad I posted on craigslist. So I'm still confused as to whether or not I should post ALL of the e-mails I received and sent from this person, or just a few of them. Also, I'm not sure where to find that thread/forum you told me to post them to. Sorry to be a pain, I just really did not understand your last post.
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04-09-2008, 08:37 PM
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In main page of this forum you will see sections. find the mentioned section and click on this. Then up and left is "new thread" click on this and then follow instructions to create a thread about this scammer.
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05-30-2008, 11:58 AM
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New Email Spam I Got Just For A Heads Up
the guy doesn't know how to use spacebar or spellcheck lol
FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMMED From: mr mohammed (mr_mohammed11@hotmail.com) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as unsafe Sent: Fri 5/16/08 4:09 AM Reply-to: mrmohammed777@yahoo.de To: FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMMED BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO. Dear Friend, I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of BANK OF AFRICA.I am writting to seek your coperation over this business deal.In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of $14million USD (Fourtheen Million United States Dollars) only, in an acount that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,East Africa,the Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY,a citizen of Atlanta,United States of America but naturalised in Burkinafaso,West Africa and contractor with ECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES) . Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because it cannot be releasedunless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately , all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crashleaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that Inow decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you via your foreign bank account as the next of kin or relation to thedeceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and this money Could go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. The Banking law and guideline here stipulate that if such money remained unclaimed after 6 years, the money will be transfered into the Bank's treasury as unclaimed fund.The request for your assistance and maximumco-operation as a foreign citizen to stand as the next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the deceased customer was aforeigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.40 % of this money will be for you as my foreign partner,in respect tothe provision of a foreign account. 5 % will be set aside for expencesincured during the business and 55 % would be for me.There after I will comeover to your country for disbursement accoding the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as the relation or next of kin to the deceased,indicating your claims and wherein the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of application which you will fill and forward to the office of the foreign remittance director of the bank of africa. I will not fail to bring toyour notice that this transaction is strictly confidential and i will use my position in this Bank to effect a hitch free transfer of the fund. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter on phone number: 00226 76569226 Trusting to hear from you immediately. Please , visit the website below for more informations about the Plane Crash and the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family, Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY. CNN.com - 3 generations of Atlanta family die in Kenya crash - Jul. 21, 2003 Yours Faithfully, Ibrahim Mohammed.
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