Has anyone tried to contact the scammers by email (or recived a reply after?)
I've actually started baiting one of those guys and I've got an exchange going. It started off like this:
FOR YOUR ATTENTION:
In our search for a trustworthy person to faithfully carry out this private and confidential transaction,we came upon your highly esteemed profile.
My name is Dr.Petrit Revania working with a liquidation firm appointed by the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)as the Official Receiver( O.R) to wind up a large company here in England(NOW LIQUIDATED).The company was involved in child labour and have borrowed money from various creditors and persistently refused to pay back,hence the winding up process against it.
In the process,it was our responsibility to sell the properties of the company and pay all debts owed to the creditors .It is part of the law that all directors and management staff of the company shall cease to hold office when we the liquidators take over.This gives us full control. Presently I have accessed the debts of the company,I came to find out that there is excess of funds available.Working with my partner the principal Audit Officer,we have agreed that the company is not worth having this money because of their
inhuman and ungodly act to fellow humans.
We therefore seek your kind assistance to incorporate you to our already laid out plan for the perfection of this business to include you as one of the creditors to enable us keep part of the excess funds for ourselves.we will ensure that the Chancery Division recognises you as one of the debenture holder of the company holding the value of Security Shares we shall attach to your name and make approval for payment in your favour.
You can be rest assured that all legal procedures will be followed to avoid any risk.Kindly respond to this message via this email(xxxxremovedxxxxx) I await your response
Sincerely,
Petrit Revania
Who can resist helping teh children? So I answered him.
Dear Dr. Revania:
I think I recall reading something about a company in London that did that, what an awful thing to take advantage of children. We here at Perrenial Laize Arzes (PLA) take great pride in our works with the youth of America. In fact, PLA has founded one of the best youth facilities in all the greater South Fork, Texas area. Lately however the PLA membership is down since the loss of our largest benefactor, the late Cal Imar, God rest his soul.
The youth facility we run, which is the Cactus Youth Ranch, relies on donations of generous people like yourself to help troubled youths rehabilitate and learn to cease such silly pranks they do like stealing phone service and disrupting fast food establishments. We are honored that you have selected us as a benficiary of these funds and I will do everything possible to facilitate this process.
Sincerely,
Captain Drapier T. Crunch
PLA Facilitator
so he sent me another long arsed response and asked me for
FULL NAME:
FULL ADDRESS:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
TELL:
FAX:
So I ignored it and asked him a few questions to make the Nigerian come out.
Please, call me Captain Crunch, all of my friends have done so since 1970.
I am not sure what you mean by all of this. I work with telephones and computers a lot and I don't have a good understanding of business operation. Are you saying that you are going to donate this money to our save the youth foundation, the Cactus Youth Ranch? Or do you mean we are supposed to help pay the creditors? I am a little confused but we could certainly use the money if you are saying that a donation is coming our way.
Captain Drapier T. Crunch
And then he said...
Dear Captain Crunch,
I am in receipt of your message and the issues raised.What am trying to explain to you is that,I am going to use my office to enable you receive the amount that I will be transfering in your name.
You do not have to bother yourself about the business mode as I will handle all business modalities and logistics to ensure our success in the transaction.
All that I require from you is to work with my simple instructions and a total sum of fifteen million three hundred thousand dollars will be transferred in your favour.You will have 25% of it for your kind assistance.You may decide to give part of your share to your charitable organization.
However,I am going to contribute part of my share of the money to the work of your organization but,I have one oorganization which must also recieve 5% of the total sum.
Kindly funish me with the details I requested in my previous message and I will give you a call for further details and better understanding.
Hoping to hear from you in good time.
Regards,
Petrit Revania.
So then I'm like ...
How long does something of this sort take? We don't have much time because we have creditors of our own closing in on us. We have been unable to make the payments to keep the Cactus Youth Ranch open. This sounds like it could be risky for us to undertake, we might not be around long enough to see it through if this is a lenghty process.
Please let me know how we can get this done. Of course I am going to put everything into the PLA and Cactus, as it is my entire life. I am glad to hear you are going to do the same for a part, God bless you!
Captain Crunch
And then he's all like omg I got one ...
Dear Captain Crunch,
If you agree to work with me,it will not exceed 10 working days even less after you have furnished me with the requested information.
You do not have to worry about any risk as everything will be handled professionally.It will be better for the funds to be transferred in the registered name of your organization.I will need its full name,address,and your phone and fax numbers to communicate with you.
We also need the banking details for the wire transfer in a short while.So,I urge you to respond now with the requested details to give this business accelerated speed.
Regards,
Petrit Revania.
and he's like omg and sends me this an hour later
Dear Captain Crunch,
I am yet to receive any response since my last message.It is important for you to send me the details in good time to enable us move forward and conclude early.
I await your response containing the details.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Petrit Revania.
I love how he's calling me Captain Crunch regularly now...so I answered him 3 days later..
I am so sorry I thought I responded. I was talking to a few friends about a business deal selling refurbished blue boxes. I am as I say the executive of P.L.A., and I can be reached by mail at The Cactus Youth Ranch, 2600 P. Hreak Avenue, Waco, TX 76702. The best way to reach me is by cell phone, which I think you already have, right? If you need any more information, please let me know Ok? I am very excited by this opportunity. God once said that everyone gets one great opportunity in their life, and we must answer the door when it knocks. Maybe this is mine and I can save the youth ranch after all.
Captain Crunch
