tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102611502012-01-30T11:03:36.378-05:00What the hell is wrong with you?Jousting at the windmills of hypocrisy, scammers, and other shit that pisses me off.Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.comBlogger827125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-81751112624816130442011-12-24T08:37:00.000-05:002011-12-24T08:37:04.836-05:002011-12-24T08:37:04.836-05:00And then there was nothing....Since "David" called my house and my wife read him the riot act, I've not heard a peep from him. Unfortunate, since I was having fun messing with him, but eh, I suppose it's for the best. With the holidays coming and all, he's going to need to focus on scamming people out of their Christmas money.
However, a commenter left an awesome idea that I'm going to have to promote here as well. One ofWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/12/and-then-there-was-nothing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-17574285865983973022011-12-06T07:11:00.001-05:002011-12-06T07:20:17.180-05:002011-12-06T07:20:17.180-05:00My "friend" DavidSo, David responded yesterday, looking for more information:
Hello,
Thanks for your honesty towards this transaction so far. Sorry for the late response, I was out of town for the weekend, I have been notified by my financial institution that the funds have been deducted from my account and I have received the Western union Money transfer number, I would also need the Sender's name and address Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-friend-david.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-12700181495824966202011-12-02T08:11:00.001-05:002011-12-02T08:16:18.534-05:002011-12-02T08:16:18.534-05:00So, I wired money to a stranger....OK, I didn't REALLY wire money to a stranger...heck, David and I are old friends by now. But no, I didn't actually wire him anything. I looked up what the MTCN # format was and copied a number directly from the wiremoneytoindia.com site, figuring that if they've had that info out there for this long, it's pretty much public knowledge. Here's my email to my friend David:
David,
I have wired Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com2http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/12/so-i-wired-money-to-stranger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-70265306884634265242011-12-02T07:39:00.001-05:002011-12-02T07:49:38.726-05:002011-12-02T07:49:38.726-05:00Law enforcement and scamsI had a discussion with a good friend who is a police officer and has a bit of a speciality in Internet crimes yesterday. He advised me to continue down the road of educating people and screwing with the scammers, but that attempts to prosecute these jack-wagons will likely end in frustration. Mostly because even if I was scammed out of the money (which I was not), the amount lost would be Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/12/law-enforcement-and-scams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-30668600579400457162011-12-01T07:50:00.000-05:002011-12-02T07:56:18.812-05:002011-12-02T07:56:18.812-05:00David DaKingI received an email from my friend David yesterday, but didn't have time to post it here. He's wondering if I've had a chance to get that check cashed so I can wire him the money. I don't have the heart to tell him that I know his check is just about as real as the boobs on a porn star. So, I continue to string him along....
Here's his email:
From David Da King [davidatusani011@gmail.com]
Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com4http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-44840658842287784242011-11-30T08:36:00.001-05:002011-11-30T08:39:52.239-05:002011-11-30T08:39:52.239-05:00Contact infoThis officer left contact information in a comment, but I wanted to give him as much attention as he deserves, so I'm reposting it here:
If anyone has been scammed by Fawn Adams, please
email me so I can get in touch with you. I am building a case against this
person and need your help. dcrouthamel@kinnelonpd.org
or contact Det. Crouthamel at Kinnelon PD 973-838-1124.
No, it's not a scam!
I Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/contact-info.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-83488035727600570752011-11-29T19:50:00.001-05:002011-11-29T19:56:16.827-05:002011-11-29T19:56:16.827-05:00woo wee! A check for $1990.00So, my friend David Da King (I am amused by that name every time I write it), finally came across with some bucks. $1990 to be precise. For a $600 desk. Seems a little overkill, but hey, I'll go along with the fun.
It was drawn on a bank out of New York, called Signature Bank. I called them up and talked to a very nice man who told me that the check was counterfeit. *GASP*...I was shocked. Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com4http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/woo-wee-check-for-199000.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-39601074798970622142011-11-17T13:38:00.001-05:002011-11-17T13:49:42.509-05:002011-11-17T13:49:42.509-05:00It's my lucky day!
Or not.
As much as I'd be amused by a free Mac Book Air, given to me by the CEO of Craigslist, I'm thinking this is a scam, what do you think?
Hi there XXXXXXXX CISSP, MSIA,
Hello, my name is Jim, Ceo of Craigslist.org.
We fairly recently combined up with Apple about a 1 time advertising event lately, we're giving freely complimentary MacBook Air to randomly selected men and women who Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-my-lucky-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-48821432665002564472011-11-16T14:41:00.001-05:002011-11-16T15:09:00.023-05:002011-11-16T15:09:00.023-05:00Darn....I was really hoping for a clever new ruse to publicize here so that folks would be made aware of it, but Ann, in her complete and utter lack of creativity, resorted to the same tired fake Paypal email, originating from transactionverification@consultant.com (which was also the email from several posts ago). Who truly believes this crap? I guess someone does, because otherwise these human wastesWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com2http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/darn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-91806554471737071982011-11-16T06:27:00.001-05:002011-11-16T06:32:43.120-05:002011-11-16T06:32:43.120-05:00ACH payment cancelledIn my email, I received a cancellation of an ACH payment. Of course, a simple examination of the email shows that it was a scam, since ACH payments rarely originate from oostrozebeke.com (registered in Belgium), nor do those emails include a graphic that is hosted at suncorp.coop.
So, which one of our lucky players will send me an email saying "Hey, I tried to send you an ACH, but it was Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/ach-payment-cancelled.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-62912986262514941452011-11-15T19:28:00.001-05:002011-11-15T19:37:51.567-05:002011-11-15T19:37:51.567-05:00And yet anotherHere's a new player in our game: Tim Nauman, or pmoon01@gmail.com. He writes:
Thanks for the prompt response to my mail. I will be buying
from you so please kindly withdraw the advert from C.LIST. Please be informed that i will be paying with a certified check from my Bank it will be delivered to you via United Parcel Service (UPS) or FedEx , so I'll need you to provide me with the following Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com8http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/and-yet-another.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-89136565209422827032011-11-15T18:50:00.001-05:002011-11-15T19:36:32.586-05:002011-11-15T19:36:32.586-05:00w00t...more responsesApparently the idiots are out in full force today. I received three different requests about my desk that's on Craigslist, all of which look to be scams. Each one asked if the item was still available, which seems to be a standard question for scammers. That's all they ask. The first response was this, received from the email address davidatusani011@gmail.com:
Hello,
Thanks for the swift Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/w00tmore-responses.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-6259006789668760402011-11-14T20:10:00.001-05:002011-11-14T20:53:52.092-05:002011-11-14T20:53:52.092-05:00More scammer scumbagsSo, I have a desk for sale on Craigslist. And once again, I get the same dumbass trying to scam me...or at least, the same scam:
From: Ann Walker [ladybug.val824@gmail.com]
Thanks for your prompt e-mail, i want you to get back to
me with more picture and is there any other issues with it not mentioned on
Craigslist.Am satisfied with your advert price, as am requesting this
transaction shouldWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com3http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-scammer-scumbags.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-41326237159675229892011-10-23T11:30:00.003-04:002011-10-23T11:33:48.107-04:002011-10-23T11:33:48.107-04:00Ah...beta phishing...For those of you who don't play MMORPG's, (massive multiplayer online role playing games) you'll likely not think this scam is such a big deal. But trust me, for those of us who do, this is one of the most evil scams ever: The invitation to beta. See, Beta is awesome. It's essentially you getting a chance to see parts of the game (or the entire game itself) before most everyone else. You getWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/10/ahbeta-phishing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-33279395810905206242011-10-18T06:54:00.001-04:002011-10-18T06:54:23.364-04:002011-10-18T06:54:23.364-04:00Postal phishing attempt.So, checking the email today, I get this message from the United States Postal Service (otherwise known as snail-mail):
Dear
Customer,
We attempted to deliver your item at 10:17 am on October 15, 2011 and a notice
was left. You may arrange redelivery by clicking the link below or pick up the
item at the Post Office indicated on the notice. If this item is unclaimed
after 15 days then it Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/10/postal-phishing-attempt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-84789595810451184372011-10-13T07:28:00.000-04:002011-10-13T07:28:29.017-04:002011-10-13T07:28:29.017-04:00Barney Fwank, talks about the housing crisis, before & afterMan...the balls on Barney Frank....the fact that he continues to lie and screw the American people (especially the young gay males in the DC and Boston areas) without any consequences. If karma exists, one can hope that he goes to hell with the rest of his hypocritical jackhole friends.
Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/10/barney-fwank-talks-about-housing-crisis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-54008114115637290672011-08-14T09:36:00.002-04:002011-08-14T09:36:46.982-04:002011-08-14T09:36:46.982-04:00To all of those who have emailed me or left comments here regarding my 'scammer' post, thank you. I'm glad that my experience could help someone else distinguish between a scam artist and a real "customer".
As for my experience, I've not heard back from the "FBI" or the worthless wastes of oxygen that were trying to scam me. But they're still out there and if I am contacted, be sure that I'llWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com1http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/08/to-all-of-those-who-have-emailed-me-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-40951835286301601632011-08-03T07:34:00.005-04:002011-10-25T10:19:47.381-04:002011-10-25T10:19:47.381-04:00Anatomy of an Internet scam pt 2So, after communicating to this person that I was serious, and wasn't about to be scammed, they sent me the following email:
Having concluded all arrangement with the shipper, this is to notify you that I will be transferring your money shortly. I will also be adding the shippers money to the total amount I am sending and this is due to the fact that, I am presently off-shore and have no other Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com21http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/08/anatomy-of-internet-scam-pt-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-87725288118842288052011-08-03T07:04:00.005-04:002011-08-03T07:34:49.361-04:002011-08-03T07:34:49.361-04:00Anatomy of an Internet scamMy wife and I purchased new living room furniture (couch, chairs, etc) and we figured that Craigslist would be a good spot to try to sell the older stuff. (By the way, it's still available if you're interested)
However, this turned out to be an academic exercise for me in how Internet scams work. I truly enjoy such games, since I am an Internet security professional and pretty much don't buy Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com10http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/08/anatomy-of-internet-scam.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-17047146074614324322011-07-01T16:14:00.000-04:002011-07-01T16:14:09.843-04:002011-07-01T16:14:09.843-04:00Leaders are going to lead....Put your money where your mouth is, Mr. President:
Webprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/07/leaders-are-going-to-lead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-67223105474944882542011-05-05T20:12:00.000-04:002011-05-05T20:12:58.489-04:002011-05-05T20:12:58.489-04:00Bin Laden's last Facebook postWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/05/bin-ladens-last-facebook-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-56920267960833553942011-01-10T08:45:00.000-05:002011-01-10T08:45:15.265-05:002011-01-10T08:45:15.265-05:00Meaning and history of the black flag of JihadWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2011/01/meaning-and-history-of-black-flag-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-9239599409186494082010-11-01T07:29:00.000-04:002010-11-01T07:29:53.435-04:002010-11-01T07:29:53.435-04:00TV AD: Defeat Barney FrankWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2010/11/tv-ad-defeat-barney-frank.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-78029612332496580142010-10-29T12:03:00.000-04:002010-10-29T12:03:01.690-04:002010-10-29T12:03:01.690-04:00Breaking Point: Part IWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2010/10/breaking-point-part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261150.post-41559235151015221762010-10-29T12:02:00.000-04:002010-10-29T12:02:36.977-04:002010-10-29T12:02:36.977-04:00Breaking Point: Part IIWebprozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580189478906190736noreply@blogger.com0http://webproze.blogspot.com/2010/10/breaking-point-part-ii.html