freshprince1
10-06-2009, 08:45 AM
Normally I wouldn't bother posting a scammer email, but this one was kind of funny.
I have my 2002 Maxima up for sale, great condition by the way ;), and have gotten the standard scammer replies. But this one I liked, so here is his email, and my first response:
Scammer, Captain Carlos Bruno
Hello, I like the vehicle you posted on the autotrader.ca, and i am interested to buy, please let me know your final selling price and the latest condition of the vehicle, more pictures if any but not much necessary. Then i would like to have more business relationship with you, sequel to your response to this email, i need a serious minded partner so that we can proceed immediately. email: [email protected] I await your response. Captain Carlos Bruno
My response:
I am not interested in a business relationship, I am trying to sell my car. So if you are interested in the Maxima, please let me know when you would like to come see it and I would be happy to answer all of your questions. Otherwise, stop wasting my time. The price is listed in the add and so are the pictures.
And for the record, the only Captain I would enter a business relationship with would be Captain Crunch, as his business model is incontestable and proven over time, plus the tangible benefits of co-equal business relations with Capt Crunch far outweigh anything you could offer me.
I'm not sure how Capt Crunch is actually doing these days, but I thought it sounded funny, so I went with it.
He'll probably not respond, but I'll provide the update if he does. Or we can just close the thread if I'm the only one that thought this was kind of funny. Maybe the long work days are getting to me.
UPDATE: OCTOBER 7, 10:20PM
So I wasn't really expecting a response, but this gem was waiting for me in my inbox last night. Gotta hand it to this guy, at least he's creative!
I haven't penned a response yet, I need to think of something good. Any ideas?
Hello,
Hello,
I am very glad to receive the information of your Vehicle but i will like to confide in you as regards to a business proposal i would want us to work together like blood brothers. I am a war veteran with the United Nations troop in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st Armored Division in Kabul.
Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan come next year, I have been redeployed to come and work in Canada on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soon. Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against terrorism. I will need a Vehicle for myself and to SET UP CONTRUCTION COMPANY AND OTHER INVESTMENT and that is why I contacted you.
On the other hand, i would like to inform you that i have in my possession the sum of 16.2 million U.S. dollars. Which i made from crude oil here in Afghanistan. I deposited this money with a Red Cross agent informed him that we will contact the real owner of the money. It is under my power to approve who is eligible for this money.
I would invest the money in Canada as soon as you agree to keep this fund safe in Canada for business and other investment purposes through you, but you will advise me on that because i am not a business culture person. I can not move this money into the United States, because i will be in Canada for about 4 years, so i need someone i could trust. If you accept,i will move the fund to Europe, where you will be the beneficiary, because i am a uniformed person and i can not parade such an amount, so i need to present someone as the recipient. I'm an American and an officer for intelligence, that i have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier Service. I just need your acceptance, and everything is done. Please, if you are interested in this transaction, i give you the complete details you need for us to implement this transaction successfully. I decided to contact someone i could trust and real and not imaginary, and that is why i went to a safe place in the car web i can be sure that the person is real.
I think i can trust you, where we are now we can only communicate through our military facilities, communication is secured, so nobody can monitor our e-mails, then i can explain in details to you. I will only reach you by e-mail, because our Calls might be monitored, i have to be sure, i have to deal with someone i could trust. If you are interested, please send me your personal mobile number so that the diplomat in London UK can call you for inquiries and how to bring the box that contain my money to you. If you are not interested, do not respond to this e-mail and delete this Message if no response after 3 days, i will then search for someone else.
I wait for your contact information details, so that we can go on. In less than 4 days the box should be in your possession, and i will come for my money. I will give you 30% of the total and 70% for me. I hope i have been fair to this deal. Get back to me with your full information:
Your full name ..............................................
Your full address .......................................
Your direct phone number ................
Regards,
Capt Carlos Bruno.
I have my 2002 Maxima up for sale, great condition by the way ;), and have gotten the standard scammer replies. But this one I liked, so here is his email, and my first response:
Scammer, Captain Carlos Bruno
Hello, I like the vehicle you posted on the autotrader.ca, and i am interested to buy, please let me know your final selling price and the latest condition of the vehicle, more pictures if any but not much necessary. Then i would like to have more business relationship with you, sequel to your response to this email, i need a serious minded partner so that we can proceed immediately. email: [email protected] I await your response. Captain Carlos Bruno
My response:
I am not interested in a business relationship, I am trying to sell my car. So if you are interested in the Maxima, please let me know when you would like to come see it and I would be happy to answer all of your questions. Otherwise, stop wasting my time. The price is listed in the add and so are the pictures.
And for the record, the only Captain I would enter a business relationship with would be Captain Crunch, as his business model is incontestable and proven over time, plus the tangible benefits of co-equal business relations with Capt Crunch far outweigh anything you could offer me.
I'm not sure how Capt Crunch is actually doing these days, but I thought it sounded funny, so I went with it.
He'll probably not respond, but I'll provide the update if he does. Or we can just close the thread if I'm the only one that thought this was kind of funny. Maybe the long work days are getting to me.
UPDATE: OCTOBER 7, 10:20PM
So I wasn't really expecting a response, but this gem was waiting for me in my inbox last night. Gotta hand it to this guy, at least he's creative!
I haven't penned a response yet, I need to think of something good. Any ideas?
Hello,
Hello,
I am very glad to receive the information of your Vehicle but i will like to confide in you as regards to a business proposal i would want us to work together like blood brothers. I am a war veteran with the United Nations troop in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st Armored Division in Kabul.
Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan come next year, I have been redeployed to come and work in Canada on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soon. Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against terrorism. I will need a Vehicle for myself and to SET UP CONTRUCTION COMPANY AND OTHER INVESTMENT and that is why I contacted you.
On the other hand, i would like to inform you that i have in my possession the sum of 16.2 million U.S. dollars. Which i made from crude oil here in Afghanistan. I deposited this money with a Red Cross agent informed him that we will contact the real owner of the money. It is under my power to approve who is eligible for this money.
I would invest the money in Canada as soon as you agree to keep this fund safe in Canada for business and other investment purposes through you, but you will advise me on that because i am not a business culture person. I can not move this money into the United States, because i will be in Canada for about 4 years, so i need someone i could trust. If you accept,i will move the fund to Europe, where you will be the beneficiary, because i am a uniformed person and i can not parade such an amount, so i need to present someone as the recipient. I'm an American and an officer for intelligence, that i have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier Service. I just need your acceptance, and everything is done. Please, if you are interested in this transaction, i give you the complete details you need for us to implement this transaction successfully. I decided to contact someone i could trust and real and not imaginary, and that is why i went to a safe place in the car web i can be sure that the person is real.
I think i can trust you, where we are now we can only communicate through our military facilities, communication is secured, so nobody can monitor our e-mails, then i can explain in details to you. I will only reach you by e-mail, because our Calls might be monitored, i have to be sure, i have to deal with someone i could trust. If you are interested, please send me your personal mobile number so that the diplomat in London UK can call you for inquiries and how to bring the box that contain my money to you. If you are not interested, do not respond to this e-mail and delete this Message if no response after 3 days, i will then search for someone else.
I wait for your contact information details, so that we can go on. In less than 4 days the box should be in your possession, and i will come for my money. I will give you 30% of the total and 70% for me. I hope i have been fair to this deal. Get back to me with your full information:
Your full name ..............................................
Your full address .......................................
Your direct phone number ................
Regards,
Capt Carlos Bruno.