ya I got a similar mail about two months back and I did call that number once and I even spoke with a guy... and that guy is really very clever in dealing with things, he almost made me belive his lies but I some how got escaped.
I have a return email I always send to them. In short it says Due to the recent death of my mentor Kuba Duba Jiada I've just aquired this Domain Portfolio of approx 1000 names that has a current Appraisal value of over $50,000,000 and attracts many thousands of visitors per hour looking to spend money. Due to your kindness I am selling this high profile domain portfolio to you for only $12,000,000. Please respond as soon as possible.
Recently one very aged and respected person came to me. He brought a print out of an email with this all stuff. He wanted to consult me before paying up the money. He didn't knew how to send money to foreign countries.
Well then what. I broke his heart He was laughing and jumping when he came to my house but went back to his house with broken heart and sad face.
Unfortunately, there are still many people (especially elders) who fall for these scams. They used to send the scams by postal mail, got a few about 10 years ago. They always end up asking for a small sum of money in advance for traveling expenses, or the like. So now they are going "Hi-Tech" and emailing them?
This is the old "Nigerian letter" scam routine gone high tech...............
There are some websites where people "bait" the scammers.
It is hilarious reading, as they string these guys along for months, with the hope of a big payday.
One of the guys is so good at it, that he scams the scammers. He got one guy to send HIM money, not once but twice. He gets them to go to the airport and wait for him to arrive, dress up in funny clothes and hold a sign so he can identify them when he arrives etc.etc. I wonder though what is the fate of the scammer who borrowed money from someone back home and then can't pay it back. Not a pleasant picture, I would think.
I would't recommend anyone try it themselves though as you are dealing with desperate people and they may show up on your doorstep someday. Fake emails and aliases are all needed.
Reading the website is time consuming but good for a few laughs.
You wouldn't happen to remember the url to one of thoses sites?
I wouldn't worry too much about them, they still do rake in quite a lot from elderly Europeans (probably worldwide as well), most of whom are too embarrassed to report the theft to the police. Besides, I sure most of the scammers are in organized crime rings... they can take a hit or two.
it's fascinating for me, how they are reported frequently and they got their email and site closed/suspended and give it one or 2 days and they got another hosting account, makes me think, it might be an inside job, or someone who have server access or server farm access.
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He was laughing and jumping when he came to my house but went back to his house with broken heart and sad face.
You wouldn't happen to remember the url to one of thoses sites?
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