SCAMPATROL

Guest

Hi,
I've just received a mail from scampatrol.34@gmail.com signed "ScamPatrol Advisor" wich warning me about a transaction I'm about to process with someone from england.

frazzle · Posted: Sun 06 Nov 2005 19:30 Post subject:

The warning looks genuine to me.

However, to some extent, the warning's veracity isn't all that important.

What is important is that you carefully consider any transactions of the kind suggested in the warning. Personally, I would never cash a check for somebody who I have never met. You need to be very sure that the check is valid. Ask your bank for a written declaration that the check is valid, and that they won't ever be able to reverse it.

Incidentally, if you can post the full headers of one of your emails from the scammer, I'll bet that it will have come from Nigeria, not England.

To the best of my knowledge, ALL of these kinds of transactions are fraudulent.

Daneel_Oliwav · Posted: Mon 07 Nov 2005 09:24 Post subject:

Yes, scampatrol.34@gmail.com is one of us. This is a very real warning. Cashing that check can get you in to a lot of trouble, please be careful Smile

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Guest · Posted: Tue 29 Nov 2005 20:39 Post subject:

hi !
thanks for your answers.

I've cashed his check a few weeks ago and was waiting for my bank to confirm the validity of his check when I've received this e-mail from the "possibly" scammer :

Guest · Guest

HI,
I'm just wondering how ScamPatrol figure out I was about to make a transaction with this guy calling himself Frank Gordon ?
And now, what do you suggest me to do now I'm sure he is a scammer ? What can we do to catch him ?
Regards,
Cyril

Old Coaster · Posted: Tue 29 Nov 2005 21:33 Post subject:

Hi Guest

We have many sources, mainly members of the scammer gangs who feel slighted in some way and want revenge. Also the vast majority of Nigerians are decent people and are as horrified as we are by the behaviour of their compatriots who have brought their great country to a level where it is considered the pariah of Africa; some of them supply us with information, which is why we ask all potential victims not to tell their scammer that we have passed on a warning.

Please rest assured, however, that no member of this site hacks the e-mail accounts of victims. We have no need to do this as we get enough information from our sources.

I am pleased that you heeded our warning.

OC
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Daneel_Oliwav · Posted: Tue 29 Nov 2005 21:51 Post subject:

Not much I'm afraid, everything he's given you will most likely be fake or untraceable back to him. The address for example doesn't seem to exist. These scammers are quite good at remaining anonymous.

I'd recommend you simply break off all contact with him, ignore his emails and phone calls.

You would have to ask the one who warned you where he got the information from.

[EDIT] Ok, I was being very slow there...
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