Idiot Scammer Trying to sell my guitar on eBay

[bigegolittletalent]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110178263374&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

I've reported it to eBay but they haven't taken it down. Be warned! The post is months old, so these people obviously plan their work carefully. :-(

[Zilmo]

Cool! I'm the high bidder now. I bid 27000 pounds.

[bigegolittletalent]

Brilliant :-) The scammer is probably going to wet his pants with excitement when the auction runs out ....

[Bravo]

Why doesn't someone just e-mail him with a BIN like he asks on the last line in the description?:rolleyes:

[Newb]

Zilmo's actually getting a good deal. Those custom singlecut's with a double cut are hard to come by latley.:D

[cwhenke]

We haven't had a good "screw with the scammer" thread in a while.

Where's Ian?

[Dr Git]

Yeah, I think I remember the last one, which went well if I remember....:dude:

[Zilmo]

Someone needs to outbid me so we can get into a bidding war.

[02Singlecut]

I see your 27K and raise you 1 pound!!!!!!!!!!!:dude:

[calieng]

I bid 100,000.

:)

[lbw]

Someone needs to outbid me so we can get into a bidding war.

We've found the American Ian Jackson. Will you be sending "Tracey" a bank wire also?

[dogbone94]

y'all gotta go to high to get it from me.....:dude:

[calieng]

I shall not be outbid!

[dogbone94]

I shall not be outbid!

we'll see..........;)

[02Singlecut]

It is the 59 Lester of the 21st Century !!!!! To Infinity and beyond!!!!!!!!!:dude:

[calieng]

we'll see..........;)


Arggggg.......500,000 pounds was all I had :(

[dogbone94]

Arggggg.......500,000 pounds was all I had :(


you broke bum..... it ain't even a singlecut......:D

[calieng]

I just bid 2 million pounds! :) But the previous high bid was only 1,000,100.00. Wahtchugot!?!?!?

OK.

I just sold a Squire Strat for $5,000,000 US (it was a Private Stock Single Double Cut Quilted Figured Flame Top signed by Elvis).

i'm all in.

[calieng]

http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/images/dr-evil-austin-powers.jpg

I bid one billion dollars!

[dogbone94]

OK.

I just sold a Squire Strat for $5,000,000 US (it was a Private Stock Single Double Cut Quilted Figured Flame Top signed by Elvis).

i'm all in.

did he sign it last year or the year before....?

[calieng]

did he sign it last year or the year before....?

...he signed it last night when we were hanging out together at Hooters :)

[dogbone94]

...actually I got the guitar from Guitar Center and signed it myself last night....but hey it's only eBay right?

right, so, does it come with a ltter of authentisity....?

[calieng]

right, so, does it come with a ltter of authentisity....?

I wrote one up in crayon and stapled it to the back of the guitar.

[calieng]

Damn! Outbid again!

I will just wait until the end of the auction and snipe your ass. It's on.

[bigegolittletalent]

Currently up to £5million and climbing fast. And I thought Les Pauls were expensive :-) Surely this must be a record price for a guitar on eBay ;-)

[marks]

The item location is the city where I work. If anyone would like me to check out the guitar for you then I'd be more than happy ;)

[bigegolittletalent]

It might be hard, as the guitar is sitting about 5 feet away from me as I type this! However it might be worth a few of us emailing the idiot to arrange a viewing. :-) Anyone want to take a bet on whether he's 'out of the country right now, but needs to sell, so if you just give him your address he will send you a banker's cheque that includes a little extra for shipping...' blah blah blah

[Adam Spencer]

I've asked for an extra photo and if I can pick the guitar up in person if I win...

[Quinny]

Ten meelion!!!
http://arbyte.us/blog_archive/2005/11/drevil_million_dollars.jpg

[ianj5150]

A pal of mine has volunteered the use of his ebay account, sporting 300+ feedback including lots of guitar-related trades, in order to initiate a little fun and frolics with this 'tard. His account name is mal***, so I've created a gmail account in the name of Mal Gelding, who has a keen eye for a good six-string investment opportunity. I've started the ball rolling with this:

Hi,
I'm really interested in your PRS Custom as a first rate investment opportunity. It saddens me that it seems that some stupid people have been putting in silly bids in an obvious attempt to ruin your auction. They are just selfish and jealous, I think. Ebay is useless these days. Can we come to some sensible arrangement for a BIN, outside of ebay? Please email me at malgelding@gmail.com (malgelding@gmail.com).
Best regards,
Malcolm.

[bigegolittletalent]

:D I hope the fish will take the bait. Hey, maybe we could send him a fake cheque? Would make a nice change... How about getting a five year old to draw one? 'A chek fom bank ov ingland four 5000 pownds....'

[ianj5150]

Our pilgrim has replied:

Hello,
Yes i can do that.
Pls let me know your price
Cheers

[prsgal]

Our pilgrim has replied:

Hello,
Yes i can do that.
Pls let me know your price
Cheers

Go get him mighty midget....

:dude:

[ianj5150]

I've replied:

Hello Robert,

I'm delited that you're interrested. Before I can make you an offer I need to work out my money and also try to find out how much a 1990 PRS Custom Single Cut Signature is worth. It is difficult for me because I've never bought an investment guitar befour I understand that the birds on the body make it more valuble, yes? Also, I know that PRS 11 tops are highly prised. Is Wales Blue are custom colour, do you now? I'll get back to you with an offer this after noon. I hope that I can raise enough money to satisfy you. What is your favourite mode of payment?

Mal.

[dogbone94]

good one....

[ianj5150]

I've just sent him this:

Hello again Robert,

I've just looked at your auction again. Some stupid people have bidded it up to ten million pounds! Why have they done that? I now that it's a 21st Century '59 Les Paul, but even 20th Century '59 Les Paul's don't cost that much. What stupid, stupid people. I wish there eBay identitities were not hidden, so that I could gave them a peace of my mind.

I've worked out my money. I have to be careful because I have a surgery to pay for soon, but equally I don't want to make you an insulting ofer for your Signature Singlecut. Would you be proppared to acept 2250 pounds for your Blue guitar? I know that it's very rare and has birds and everything, but I'm afraid that's about as much as I can afford. If it's enough to please you, let me know how you would like me to pay you for it. I'd like to do the deal quickly so that I have the guitar before I go into hospital.

One last question, are you *sure* that it's an 11 top? I now that the really pretty PRSs have '10' tops, but does this one really go up to 11?

Best,

Malcolm X

BTW - the godawful English I'm using is deliberate. I did go to skool occasional. Honest.

[Yossi]

Ten meelion!!!
http://arbyte.us/blog_archive/2005/11/drevil_million_dollars.jpg

It looks like you may end up being the high bidder. Who would dare to outbid you? You're getting a "STEAL"

[bigegolittletalent]

Wales Blue is one of my favourite colours! It's up there with Popped Cherry ;-) (That last one might be too English for my brothers over the pond to find funny :-)

[Zilmo]

You go Ian!

[buickrob]

Now this is fun to watch!

[MoJo JoJoe]

I've heard Wales Blue was a custom colo(u)r for a certain J Reardon....
What's the op gonna be Ian?

[dogbone94]

scammer canceled my bid.... and said i entered wrong amount.... anybody esle...?

[calieng]

scammer canceled my bid.... and said i entered wrong amount.... anybody esle...?

I got kicked off too.

[bigegolittletalent]

I'll be waiting right at the end of the auction with a million pound bid! And you know what? If the 'seller' can produce me the guitar then I'll give it to him :-)

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

Hello Mal,
Yes the PRS series are highly prised...I saw once on ebay that one PRS was sold for 1800GBP.Yes that's why the guitar is more expensive because of the birds on the body.And yes wales blue is a custom colour.The payment method is bank transfer.Thanks and pls let me knw your best price
Thanks
Robert Mihai

I was too busy having a stupendous time at the Rush gig at Wembley to respond. So a few hours later, he got a little more verbose:

Malcolm,
I saw that some very stupid people are making jokes with me and ebay..eBay is already aware of this and is taking measures against their "jokes".
Yes i\m very sure that the guitar it's an 11 top and not 10 top.
You will fall in love with this guitar please believe me.
I'm sorry that you have to go to the hospital and make that surgery.
And yes we have a deal for 2250 GBP and we can close the deal asap if you want to buy the guitar and bank transfer is ok with you.
You can have the guitar by the end of this week..or in the week-end.
I will send asap my bank details for the bank wire transfer if you agree.
Thanks and pls let me know asap
Robert Mihai












:D

[Zilmo]

Have fun buddy!

[Sir Ricardo]

so maybe I'll get "lucky"

[ianj5150]

Interestingly, his email says he's Robert Tuckwood, but now he's Robert Mihai. The macaroon can't even make up his mind on what his name is :confused:


I have replied:

Dearest Robert,

I'm delited that you'll be sadistfied with the price I have offered. Please let me have your bank detales and I'll send you the money asap.

I hope to be able to go to the bank to send the money to you tommorrow after noon, but that depends on the hospital. I have to go in to have a brazilian wax done in advance of my operation, and to have my blood tested for foot and mouth, which has been a problem in this part of the country recently.

If I'm delayed at the hospital for any reason, I'll definately be able to send the wire on moniday morning, and I'll email you as soon as it's gone. Please let me have your bonk detales know.

Thanks awfully,

Mal

[ianj5150]

bigegolittletalent - may I ask a favour of you? At the beginning of the year I had some sport with a Russian scammer who was trying to auction a guitar that belonged to a friend of mine. The thread is http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34341&highlight=archtop+scam

At the end, I emailed the clown a picture of the guitar, but with an extra 'bird' added:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/TheBird.jpg

Would you able take a pic of your guitar with a similar finger added? I'd like to give 'Robert' a little something to remind him of his dealings with Mal Gelding when I've finished with him.

[bigegolittletalent]

:-) For some reason I can't post attachments, so if you send me your email address I'll send it straight to you!

[ianj5150]

:-) For some reason I can't post attachments, so if you send me your email address I'll send it straight to you!
Splendid!

[bigegolittletalent]

It's on it's way to you now. It's remarkably lifelike :-)

[ianj5150]

It's on it's way to you now. It's remarkably lifelike :-)
Got it and replied. Thank you, it's perfect. Now I just have to see how much I can screw him over before I land the coup de grace.

[parrish]

Yes i\m very sure that the guitar it's an 11 top and not 10 top.


Wow! It goes to 11!!! :dude:

[ianj5150]

I now have his bank info, and it's in the UK. So I should be able to deliver him into the hands of the law when all this is done :)

Hi Malcom,

Here are my bank details for the wire transfer:

Bank's Name: Halifax
Account Name: Mihai Aszucsak
Account no: 02620435
Sort Code: 11-00-01
BIC HLFXGB21F08

If you will be able to send the funds tomorrow that will be great.
If not please let me know!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Best Regards!
Mihai Robert

[calieng]

Nicely done!

[johnreardon]

I now have his bank info, and it's in the UK. So I should be able to deliver him into the hands of the law when all this is done :)

Hi Malcom,

Here are my bank details for the wire transfer:

Bank's Name: Halifax
Account Name: Mihai Aszucsak
Account no: 02620435
Sort Code: 11-00-01
BIC HLFXGB21F08

If you will be able to send the funds tomorrow that will be great.
If not please let me know!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Best Regards!
Mihai Robert

Ian, it appears to be a valid account as well in Commercial Street, Halifax

[bigegolittletalent]

Would be lovely if we could get this scumbag arrested! Won't hpld my breath though, as the police in the UK are a bit busy filling in forms and taking diversity courses to catch criminals! :-)

[Cheebatone]

I now have his bank info, and it's in the UK. So I should be able to deliver him into the hands of the law when all this is done...

Captain Crusader strikes again!

[lbw]

Use the 'T' word and I'm sure you'll get the old bailey's attention.

[Radax]

And the winner is "This_seller_is_a_scammer". Good job guys now slam this maroon.
Mike

[PJLCC14]

Well looks like "the seller is a scammer" just won for 2667.25. I was going to write that I hope whoever won it was in the know.......but I can see that there are no worries.....with a name like that. Thats too cool!

[marks]

So it sold for £2,667.25 to the_seller_is_a_scammer based in the US!

[ianj5150]

Someone's won the guitar. Look at the handle of the winning bidder:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110178263374

Anyone we know? Whoever it is, very nicely done :dude:

Now, on the off-eBay sale, let's see if I can stitch him up like a kipper.

[02Singlecut]

Good job whoever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dude:

LMAO.....I just noticed this while looking at the guitar's page.... I wonder if you use this you get that WOMAN tone???? :p

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110178050203&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX&refitem=110178263374&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget

[Dr Git]

FANTASTIC JOB :dude:

[ianj5150]

Well, with his eBay auction blown out of the water, I guess that Mal Gelding is the only chance of a payday that he has left. He's sent me this:

Hello Malcolm,
Did you managed to make the transfer?
Thanks

So, I wonder if I can get an address out him....? I've sent this:

Dear Robert,

I raced to the bank from the hospital after my pre-operation Brazilian wax and I made it just in time. Getting a full Braz hurt like hell, but not nearly as much as the operation to come, I can tell you! Well, I've already had half of the surgery, so at least I know what to expect now.

The transfer is all set up to happen, but the bank say that they can't action it without your addess, because it's such a lot of money. Do you know if this is true, or are they lying to me? I didn't have a lot of confidence in the teller that I was speaking to, to be honest. Perhaps you can let me have your adress, so that I can get the money out to you tomorrow? If you can email it to me first thing, I can get the wire done before 12 and you'll get your £2250 all the more soon, macaroon ;0)

Also, they tell me that the transfer will take 2-3 days to reach your acount. Asuming that you are able to send the guitar to me the day after the money cleers, I was will actualy be in hospital by then. I hope you'll have no problems sending it to Finisham Hospital? It's a private hospital and I'm sure it accepts guitars. I'm so looking forward to getting this beautiful Wales Blues PRS Double Custom Singlecut 11 top with body birds!!

All the best, my friend. I really hope and pray that we can get this deal done quickly.

Love,

Mal.

[Sir Ricardo]

Someone's won the guitar. Look at the handle of the winning bidder:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110178263374

Anyone we know? Whoever it is, very nicely done :dude:

Now, on the off-eBay sale, let's see if I can stitch him up like a kipper.

I'll take credit for the bogus bid. The reason I even have that eBay name is that a scammer, a few months ago, tried to sell MY amp on eBay. Maybe some of you guys saw the Gear Page thread I started on that amp, it was entitled "hey, somebody is selling MY amp on eBay!".

It was a Matchless Chieftain that I was selling on Craigslist in the SF Bay Area. The eBay seller had used my photos and my text, and simply put it up on eBay. I bid some crazy amount, and of course "won" the amp. But I only bothered to bid on it after my repeated complaints to eBay went nowhere. They were not interested in this scam. Really sad. So I figured the next best thing to getting the listing pulled was to bid and win, using a throw-away eBay account.

A few days ago, when I saw this PRS scam, I figured I'd reuse my "the_seller_is_a_scammer" account, and hey, I won!

So that's my story.

cheers - Richard

[lookslikemeband]

This thread is just BRILLIANT!!!

http://vicissitude.net/Images/Guiness-Brilliant%21.jpg

[ianj5150]

He's dodged the question about his address and sent me:

Hello Malcolm,
Thank you for your fast payment and your effort.
Yes i will contact you as soon as the money are in my bank account and give you all the delivery details including a tracking number.I can deliver to your home address or you can send me the hospital addreess..no problem for me.
Anyway you just let me know until the money reach my account what is the exact address where you want the guitar delivered.
Also if you can send me a copy of the transfer receipt from the bank that will be great.
Thanks and best regards!
Robert Mihai

What is it about the scammers' obsession with copies of transfer papers?

[Dr Git]

Smarter than we thought. Do you think he could be a new member of this forum, and know whats happening:o

[ianj5150]

Smarter than we thought. Do you think he could be a new member of this forum, and know whats happening:o

He's nowhere near that bright. He couldn't find BaM if you wrote the URL on a brick and hit him over the head with it.

In the meantime, I think I've found out that he's Romanian, that he's a part-time student and I'm pretty sure where he's studying. I'm not 100% certain, but I should know by Monday.

[QueenCityGuitars]

He's nowhere that bright. He couldn't find BaM if you wrote the URL on a brick and hit him over the head with it.

In the meantime, I think I've found out that he's Romanian, that he's a part-time student and I'm pretty sure where he's studying. I'm not 100% certain, but I should know by Monday.
LOL...Ian's at it again. Keep fighting the good fight, bro! :D

[Dr Git]

All I got to say is Thank You for looking out ;)

[Antroid]

Oh this is truely priceless. Keep up the good work! Nothing as irritating as those ebay scammers. :cool:

[SirPsychoSexy]

remember this thread?

http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23520


yano, before such a large sum of money is handed over i think we really need to see some proof of the sellers identity...


how about a nice trophy picture of him holding a sign with (whatever we decide) to have written on it...


kinda like the 1 "martin" did for me

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/SirPaulyUK/scammer/felch.jpg

[bigegolittletalent]

That's probably the funniest thing I've ever seen!

[ianj5150]

SPS - it's great to have you back on BaM, dude. :D

I've read through your original scam thread many times. If you haven't seen it and you have the time, have a trek through this: http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34341&highlight=archtop+scam

I resurrected Forsmy Dykin, but as a bank cashier in honour of your thread.

How's the new baby, by the way? Please keep posting, I'd love to buy you a pint next time I'm in the North East.

[Dr Git]

Man, I just looked that word up.......Dang :eek:

[SirPsychoSexy]

hi ian, georgia is fine, shes got so big so fast! she really is the happiest baby i've ever seen in all my days. a permanent smile and a joy to be around :)

sure, if your up north a pint or two would be great, theres a few bammers within a 12-15 mile radius, we should all go out for a curry :)

0191 5671232, just ask for paul if my receptionist answers



i have a bit more time for bam now, my busy summer period is over, works starting to slow down a bit, i have a lot less drawing/painting to do

[SirPsychoSexy]

SPS - it's great to have you back on BaM, dude. :D

I've read through your original scam thread many times. If you haven't seen it and you have the time, have a trek through this: http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34341&highlight=archtop+scam

I resurrected Forsmy Dykin, but as a bank cashier in honour of your thread.

How's the news baby, by the way? Please keep posting, I'd love to buy you a pint next time I'm in the North East.



how the hell did i ever miss that thread, very well done mate, much respect. thats cheered me right up tonight :)

[Antroid]

SPS, isn't it so that the new baby has eaten a lot more than you budgeted and now you simply have to sell your Custom to me in order to feed the rest of the family? :D Right?

[SirPsychoSexy]

when it goes you can have 1st refusal :)

[Antroid]

Just hang on to it for at least a year...:dude:

[ianj5150]

Well, he's asked for a copy of the transfer paper in his last email. I'm not inclined to get involved in the fake wire paper game again, because that's an old joke. Instead I'll act dumb and have another stab at getting an address out of him:

Hi Robert,

I can certainly send you a copy of the transfer paper. Where would you like me to post it? I can send it first class this after noon and you'll have it tomorrow morning.

Love Mal.

Now, he can't possibly be *that* stupid, can he....?

[dogbone94]

i'm at the edge of my seat......

[BrianBaker]

don't you need an address to open a bank account? see if you can get that address from the bank (perhaps with the help of the police). I'll assume it is fake. Then allegedly mail the receipt to the fake address, tell him it was returned as undeliverable (which he will understand), and ask for a better one. just a thought.

[ianj5150]

Our boy is understandably antsy about his address:

Hi Malcolm,
There is no need to post it.If the bank gave you the receipt for the transfer you can scan it and send it by email like attachment.
Thanks and take care
Regards
Mihai Robert

Oh well, at least his braincell count is in double figures. It matters not. His days are still numbered. :cool:

[Dr Git]

I can't wait to hear he's locked up:eek:

[bigegolittletalent]

If the bank gave you the receipt for the transfer you can scan it and send it by email like attachment.

Tell him you don't have a scanner! You have to supply good ID to open a bank account in the UK, so the address the bank has will probably be his real one.

[FlameTop]

The UK bank account is probably stolen via phishing. Here in the UK we get 10s of spam a week offering 'job opportunities' accepting funds from UK bank accounts and wiring the money Western Union to foreign destinations; e.g. money mules. They phish the accounts, accept money from scams, transfer that to the mule who wires them the cash.

[ianj5150]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I'll be visiting my local branch of Halifax later this week, but I haven't nearly finished ****ing with him yet. I've just sent him this:

Hellooo Robert,

Ah, I see what you meen. I'd love to scan it but I can't scan it because I don't have a scanner. My friend has a scanner so he might be able to scan it but I'll have to wait for him to finish his shift at the pet funeral home where he works as a specialist poodle embalmer. I don't really like going to his house, though, because he often brings his work home with him and it can be quite unpleasant. It's not nice opening his refridgerator to get out the milk to make a cup of tea and there's this dead dog staring at you balefully from out of a jar of formaldehyde. That said, the end result can look amazingly lifelike. I've attached a picture of one example of his work for your enjoyment. I don't suppose that you or anyone you know has a pet poodle that on its last legs? I can get you a good price!

Love,

Mal.

http://www.dognews.com/pedigreegallery/2003/nonsporting/images/Poodle-Standard.jpg

[jrw32]

LMAO/loving it! :)

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

OK Malcolm,
Anyway if you are able to send by email the receipt please feel free to do it.
If not i will let you know tomorrow after the money are in my bank account
Thanks and best!

He's just like 'Tracey', all he's interested in is the money. I bet I can write any whacked-out crap and it'l just go right over his head.

[Grapeshot]

I did an awesome bait of a Nigerian scam a few years ago. I have the whole thing in a word document and will send it to anyone that emails me. It's hilarious.

Great job on this eBay scammer! Awesome! :dude:

[Guitarfool]

I did an awesome bait of a Nigerian scam a few years ago. I have the whole thing in a word document and will send it to anyone that emails me. It's hilarious.

Great job on this eBay scammer! Awesome! :dude:

LOl

Is there anyway you can just "cut and paste" it here on the board? (Of course you can leave out real names, addresses, info, etc) :)


I would love to have a chuckle at some scammers expense

:D

[ianj5150]

I've replied to him:

Hi Bob,

Do you mind if I call you 'Bob'?

I'm so excited that you'll have your 2250 pounds tomorrow, and then you can post the PRS Custom Single Doublecut in Wales Blue with Body Birds to me. Can you arrange for it to be delivered to me on Monday? At 6am on Monday mourning I'll be checking into the Finisham Private Hospital ready for my pre-operative enema and Reiki session. When I wake up from the anusthetetic I'll be as sore as hell, but at least I'll have the Wales Blue guitar to look at. Hemorroid surgery is such a *****, you know. I have to pay for it myself because the National Health Service waiting list is currently 230 years and I can't wait that long. Unfortunately, I can only afford to get one 'roid done at a time, so I have to save up to get each one ripped off. It's a damn disgrace, I tell you! It's only because I saved up so much money from my evening job as a rent boy outside King's Cross Station that I can afford the PRS Custom Single Doublecut in Wales Blue with Body Birds. Pity that I'll not be able to play it sitting down. Is there a strap with it?

Love,

Mal.

[MatZen]

Looks like the makings of another classic, Ian!

[BrianBaker]

I've replied to him:

Hi Bob,
Is there a strap with it?


I don't know why, but that really made me laugh.

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

Hi Malcolm,
Not at all please..call me Bob.I'm very used to it.
I will contact you tomorrow after the money will be in my bank account.
Yes you will have the guitar by monday if the money will be there tomorrow.No problem,i can do that.
The guitar will come also with the strap.
Thanks and take care
Talk to you soon

I'm sorry, I have to say it: what a phuckwit :rolleyes:

[Halsey]

Tell him he doesn't need to be so kind to include a strap because you'll be mostly playing sitting down on a silk pillow due to your roids.

[alantig]

You should ask him if he can mount it on a stand because after 'roid surgery, the last thing you want to deal with is a strap-on. :p

Alan

[Jazzman]

When I wake up from the anusthetetic....Imagine that surgery with out it?!?!? *shivers*

[Castor]

original email from the scammer:

Date: April 5, 2007 3:01:39 PM EDT
Subject: BOOKING ENQUIRY ON 28TH

Entertainer,

I hope you are doing fine?I'm Mr .Robbin Martin.I work at a Tetra Tech Incorporation here in Newburg.My wife Sherry is celebrating her 35th year birthday and I will like to confirm your availability for this upcoming event.Your service is needed on 28TH of April.Do you have a full band or you perform alone?I will like to confirm your availability on this date.I'm presently in United Kingdom for our company extention but I will be back home before her birthday and I will like to make this booking myself.She is celebrating the party in my residence @12175 Rock Point Rd Newburg, MD 20664.

We are expecting about 120-150 guests.
The party will start by 2:pm and ends 6:pm on the day.We need your service for 3 hrs on the 28TH.
Kindly answer me this few questions.

1.Are you available for this birthday on 28TH of April.
2.How much does it cost for your performance.
3.Do you need booking of hotel for the night?
4.Do you charge extra cost for millage.

Let me know the following so that we can act fast on the booking procedure.

My Greetings to you.
Mr.Robbin Martin.
+447031921576

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My response:


<xxxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com> wrote: Thank you very much for your interest. Our band, The Smacs is available on the 28th. We typically charge $3,000 for these types of events since it would involve driving fairly far away from Baltimore.

By the way, is your wife good looking?..does she have hot friends? some members of our band like to participate in hot group sex before our gigs. Do you think that would be possible? We may be able to play for slightly less if that were the case.

Thank you again for your interest. I want to assure you that we are a very professional and classy outfit and you will not be disappointed.

Regards,

The Smacs.




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Incredibly, he responded to the previous email:


From: robbin mart <robbinmart3@yahoo.com>
To: xxxxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:20:22 PM
Subject: NAME AND ADDRESS FOR MAILLING OUT OF CHECK


Hello Entertainer,
It's good to have your fast response about the cost.The price is fine
for me at $3,000.I'm glad you are available on my wife birthday party.I will like you to send me your contract form for the booking by attaching through an email for me and I will fill it then sign it and get back to you.
Concerning the payment of your service.I will get the full
payment to you upfront before the event date so that you can
reseve the date for me.The payment will be made on your Name by Cashier's
check.

So let me have the following Information from you for the making of the deposit payment.

1.The full name as it will appear on the check
2.Your address where you wish to receive the check
3.The telephone Number that will appear on the envelope of the check
for prove of payment delivery.
I
will be awaiting your message soonest.I heard about you from MDPARTY.Also before making the payment to you,I want you to confirm to me
that you will be coming with your best performance. Greetings to you.
Mr.Robbin Martin.

[ianj5150]

I've just asked him if the money's in his account :cool:

[Quinny]

Oh well, at least his braincell count is in double figures. It matters not. His days are still numbered. :cool:

Ian, this is a great laugh but I gotta ask, what's the endgame here? Seriously, I'm curious here.... are you trying to get to the point where he can actually be prosecuted? That'd be pretty cool! But who'd do it? Is there enough alignment in international law between the various countries to facilitate this? What's gonna happen when his days aren't numbered any more?

Q.

[ianj5150]

Ian, this is a great laugh but I gotta ask, what's the endgame here? Seriously, I'm curious here.... are you trying to get to the point where he can actually be prosecuted? That'd be pretty cool! But who'd do it? Is there enough alignment in international law between the various countries to facilitate this? What's gonna happen when his days aren't numbered any more?

Q.
I've just had a long conversation with Halifax's fraud department. The clearing banks have become pretty hot in recent years on prosecuting people who use accounts for criminal activity. I understand that he might be investigated for money laundering and terrorist connections as well, which is pretty routine these days. One thing is certain: his account will be frozen today. When he attempts to get it unfrozen, he'll have some rather awkward questions to answer.

I'll be speaking to Halifax again later while we go through the evidence that I have against him. Apart from his emails to me and the eBay auction, I have a mail that bigegolittletalent kindly sent me with pics of the guitar and a statement that it's his. That's really all that Halifax need to bring a prosecution.

[Quinny]

Good stuff man!! Hopefully they can follow it through. :)

[ianj5150]

Good stuff man!! Hopefully they can follow it through. :)
I really think that they will. I do a lot of work for banks, and they're pretty hot on this sort of thing now. I will, of course, keep the board posted as stuff happens.

[ianj5150]

Well, I've asked him a couple of times if he has his money, but there's still no reply. I wonder if he's having 'issues' with his newly frozen bank account :cool:

[ianj5150]

OK, just got this from him:

Malcolm,
You don't have to worry.I was a little busy that's why i haven't answered to your emails.
I went this morning to my bank and they said that the money isn't there.I will go again and see if they have arrived.
If not tomorrow morning it has to be there 100% no?
I will keep you in touch,don't worry.
Talk to you soon
Best
Robert Mihai

[tmihm]

Does anyone remember the reverse-scam a few years back with the 'victim' pretending to be Gillian Anderson? It was one of the 'I inherited several million from the king of wassapeepee and want to put in in your account..', you know - the one that's gotten 'old' over the years.

..this dude so thoughtfully and intelligently responded to the scammer, and told him he was Gillian Anderson - sent sexy publicity photos, talked rather provocatively back to him.

To make a long (and unbelievably hilarious) sorty short, after about a thousand emails (all posted) this guy said he was in love with the Gillian-imposter and wanted to make her his wife (or the queen of iktabooby or whatever).

He actually had the guy buy him FIRST CLASS airline tickets and sent them to him in the US!!!! :eek::D

Good stuff - I'd love to read that one again. Does that ring a bell? It was back in PRS Forum days....

[ianj5150]

Would you believe that I've just received an email from evilBay about this auction:

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 110178263374

Item Title - Paul Reed Smith PRS Signature Series (Custom Singlecut)

Our records show that you were a bidder or buyer of one or more of this seller's items. We recently removed this seller's active listings and suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we cannot share further details about this seller... etc etc blah blah.

I guess I got this because I put in a bid at the last moment, but 'the_seller_is_a_scammer' beat me to it :p. Oh well, better late than never, I guess.

[Valtiel]

Does anyone remember the reverse-scam a few years back with the 'victim' pretending to be Gillian Anderson? It was one of the 'I inherited several million from the king of wassapeepee and want to put in in your account..', you know - the one that's gotten 'old' over the years.

..this dude so thoughtfully and intelligently responded to the scammer, and told him he was Gillian Anderson - sent sexy publicity photos, talked rather provocatively back to him.

To make a long (and unbelievably hilarious) sorty short, after about a thousand emails (all posted) this guy said he was in love with the Gillian-imposter and wanted to make her his wife (or the queen of iktabooby or whatever).

He actually had the guy buy him FIRST CLASS airline tickets and sent them to him in the US!!!! :eek::D

Good stuff - I'd love to read that one again. Does that ring a bell? It was back in PRS Forum days....

HILARIOUS!

Gillian Anderson is pretty top notch IMO, cant blame the sap lol!

[ianj5150]

It seems that this scammer is based in Manchester; I just got a call from Greater Manchester Police :D

Our pilgrim's bank account, which has a fairly healthy balance in it apparently, has been frozen and he's being hunted down like a dog as we speak. The police had also been in contect with eBay overnight, which would explain why I got the email about the auction this morning.

I'm expecting another call from Manchester CID later today so that they can collate the evidence that I've gathered.

bigegolittletalent - the email that you sent me could well prove very useful. I'll let you know if I need anything else, but your mail and his request for payment should be enough to nail the bastid.
I'll have to hand over my email trail to the police, of course. Erm... not quite sure how I'm going to explain the poodle embalmer :confused: Or the 'roids.

[MoJo JoJoe]

It seems that this scammer is based in Manchetser; I just got a call from Greater Manchester Police :D

Our pilgrim's bank account, which has a fairly healthy balance in it apparently, has been frozen and he's being hunted down like a dog as we speak. The police had also been in contect with eBay overnight, which would explain why I got the email about the auction this morning.

I'm expecting another call from Manchester CID later today so that they can collate the evidence that I've gathered.

bigegolittletalent - the email that you sent me could well prove very useful. I'll let you know if I need anything else, but your mail and his request for payment should be enough to nail the bastid.

Great job, inspector Jackson! You are definitely living up to your 5150 moniker :dude:


I'll have to hand over my email trail to the police, of course. Erm... not quite sure how I'm going to explain the poodle embalmer :confused: Or the 'roids.


MWHAHAHAH:D

[Valtiel]

It seems that this scammer is based in Manchetser; I just got a call from Greater Manchester Police :D

Our pilgrim's bank account, which has a fairly healthy balance in it apparently, has been frozen and he's being hunted down like a dog as we speak. The police had also been in contect with eBay overnight, which would explain why I got the email about the auction this morning.

I'm expecting another call from Manchester CID later today so that they can collate the evidence that I've gathered.

bigegolittletalent - the email that you sent me could well prove very useful. I'll let you know if I need anything else, but your mail and his request for payment should be enough to nail the bastid.
I'll have to hand over my email trail to the police, of course. Erm... not quite sure how I'm going to explain the poodle embalmer :confused: Or the 'roids.

Once again, you're the master.:dude:

[johnreardon]

It seems that this scammer is based in Manchetser; I just got a call from Greater Manchester Police :D

..

I'm expecting another call from Manchester CID later today so that they can collate the evidence that I've gathered.
...


Ian, they just need time to work out what offence to charge you with :rolleyes:

[mykewright]

Another "Wharf Dwarf" classic. Maximum respect bud :dude::dude::dude::dude:

[ianj5150]

Late last night he sent me this:

Hello Malcolm,
I don't know what's going on here but still the money aren't here.I think that there is a problem with my bank,this is not your fault.My bank has problems and with my account too.Something about update and there are some serious problems between transfers.
Please go to your bank tomorrow morning and find out how much you can about the money!!Why they aren't here?What problem is with the banks?Or the money are here and on hold so i cannot pick up them.Something clear,so we can work this out together.I'm sorry for all this,i didn't knew that this could happen.
Thanks and pls let me know as soon as possible.
Best!




You can't imagine how wide the :D on my face is. His account has been frozen and Halifax will be telling him all sorts of tales, trying to get him into a branch where he can be arrested. I've replied:




Oh, Bob, that's a disaster! I'll go to my bank at lunchtime and see if there's anything that I can do at my end. If your bank has really messed up, then I'll see if there is another way that I can get the money too you. I'll email you this afternoon.

Love

Mal

[prsgal]

Late last night he sent me this:

Hello Malcolm,
I don't know what's going on here but still the money aren't here.I think that there is a problem with my bank,this is not your fault.My bank has problems and with my account too.Something about update and there are some serious problems between transfers.
Please go to your bank tomorrow morning and find out how much you can about the money!!Why they aren't here?What problem is with the banks?Or the money are here and on hold so i cannot pick up them.Something clear,so we can work this out together.I'm sorry for all this,i didn't knew that this could happen.
Thanks and pls let me know as soon as possible.
Best!




You can't imagine how wide the :D on my face is. His account has been frozen and Halifax will be telling him all sorts of tales, trying to get him into a branch where he can be arrested. I've replied:




Oh, Bob, that's a disaster! I'll go to my bank at lunchtime and see if there's anything that I can do at my end. If your bank has really messed up, then I'll see if there is another way that I can get the money too you. I'll email you this afternoon.

Love

Mal

Now you have him, why not hand him over to the police???

Bob, I can arrange to be in Manchester tomorrow afternoon. I'm happy to hand over the cash and we can sort something out about delivering the guitar to me as I'll be dashing straight upto Scotland shooting peasants.

Could you meet me at Picadilly Station at 3?

Obviously your new friend from the CID can he there with the bracelets?

:cool:

[ianj5150]

I've had two calls with the police already today. Matters are in hand ;)

[Slyib]

Fan-friggin-tastic! Great thread! Glad to see that justice is being served. Kudos to the bank, the constables, and especially to you, Ian, for your top-notch work.

It's not easy to con a con, which makes reading this adventure all the more rewarding!
:dude:

- Brett
SLYIB
(Stop Laughing You Insensitive Bastards)

[ianj5150]

I've sent him this. I'm toning down the comedy now; this is getting serious:

Bob,

I've been to the local branch of my bank. It seems that the problem is at your bank's end and there's really nothing that I can do. They think that if there is a serious problem with you account, the money will simply come back to me.

If you can't fix your account, is there any other way that I can pay you for the guitar? I'm really desperate to have it. I'd even be prepared to mail the cash to you if that is what it takes.

Best,

Mal.

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

Hello Malcolm,
I'm really sorry about this.I went to my bank again today and the same problem.They say that the money aren't there and like you said because i have some problems with the account the money will return to you.I never took any money!You know that!I'm a serious man and with honor.
I've sold you the guitar and it is your's.We still have the deal!
I don't know how much it will take to receive the money back.
And i don't know how long it will take until i will have my account restored.
I can send you my brother's bank account details or we can use moneygram transfer because the money will get here in couple of minutes.And it will be sent on my name.
But to use that service you need to have the money in cash.And the transfer fees you can pay them from the total amount of 2250gbp.
Please let me know your decision as soon as you can
Thank you and sorry again for all this!
Bob

So he's a 'serious man with honor', is he? Nice of him to offer to swallow the transfer fees. I need to speak to the police again, but at the very least I should be able to get his brother's account shut down as well.

[prsgal]

He's replied:

Hello Malcolm,
I'm really sorry about this.I went to my bank again today and the same problem.They say that the money aren't there and like you said because i have some problems with the account the money will return to you.I never took any money!You know that!I'm a serious man and with honor.
I've sold you the guitar and it is your's.We still have the deal!
I don't know how much it will take to receive the money back.
And i don't know how long it will take until i will have my account restored.
I can send you my brother's bank account details or we can use moneygram transfer because the money will get here in couple of minutes.And it will be sent on my name.
But to use that service you need to have the money in cash.And the transfer fees you can pay them from the total amount of 2250gbp.
Please let me know your decision as soon as you can
Thank you and sorry again for all this!
Bob

So he's a 'serious man with honor', is he? Nice of him to offer to swallow the transfer fees. I need to speak to the police again, but at the very least I should be able to get his brother's account shut down as well.

The more of these hahahahas shut down the better....

Go fo it Short Stuff :)

[ianj5150]

Well, we haven't got quite enough info to smoke this goon out, so I have to keep digging. He thinks that Mal is going into Finisham Hospital to get his 'roid removed, so I have to hand over to one of Malcolm's friends.



Dear Bob,

I really do feel very sorry for you in your plight. What is wrong with Halifax? What have the fools done to your account? You should sue them!

We must not let this get in the way of us closing this deal because I really, *desperately* want your guitar. Thank you so much for reassuring me that all the problems that we've had won't stop us completing this deal. You are indeed an honourable and serious man. It is a real pleasure to interact with you!

Unfortunately, before I can attempt to get the money to you again, I have to get over two obstacles: the money has to find it's way back to my acount, which should happen soon, and I have the little matter of my surgery tomorrow. I don't know how many days I'll be in Finisham hospital for, or even if they have broadband so that I can email you. So what I'm going to do is let a good friend of mine, Vincent, deal with this for the next few days. I'll give him access to this email address, so please don't be alarmed when you start receiving mail from this acount, but from Vincent Black-Litening. Vince is celebrating his 55th birthday tomorrow, as it happens. Quite apart from the fear that I have over my surgery, and all the stress that I'm suffering over trying to get this money to you, I'll miss his birthday party as well.

I'm not sure yet whether it'll be easier to send the money to your brother's account, or use Moneygram. Whichever method I choose to use, let me have all the information that I need for both. What is your brother's bank information? And for Moneygram, do I need to tell them which branch you'll be collecting the money from? I've never used it before.

OK, I have to pack a bag ready for tomorrow. I'm sure you'll be thinking of me as I go under the knife. Vincent will look after the task of trying to get the money while I'm recovering.

Love,

Malcolm.

PS be sure to wish him a Happy Birthday when he mails you. It will make his day!




Can't you just tell that I'm going to see Richard Thompson this week? Here's a Vincent Black Lightning:

http://www.canyontraders.com/Vincent_Blk_Lightning.jpg

[Big Norm]

http://www.canyontraders.com/Vincent_Blk_Lightning.jpg
Love the Vinnie, thats gotta be worth a few quid these days :dude:

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

Hello Malcolm,

Yes i know that tomorrow morning is your surgery and i wish you all the luck in the world!
You will pass ok thru this you will be like new you'll see.I'm sure of that!
Like i said the guitar is yours and you will have it in your arms soon.I give you my word on that.

Your friend Vincent can contact me at this email address anytime he wants.No problem.I hope we can get thru this together.
I'm waiting for Vincent to contact me and let me know asap when you have the money back to your account and in cash.

You just tell me how you want to make the payment this time :i can send you my brother's bank details for a same bank wire transfer and it will take the same 2-3 days i think until the money will be in my brother's account or we can use moneygram service
Using moneygram you don't need to have a bank account.You just need my details(full name and address) and just make the transfer using those details.You can find a money gram agency by accesing their website or by calling them.The only thing here is that you will need the entire amount of money that you want to send(2250gbp) in cash.
Their fees for the transfer are a little high so you can deduct them from the total amount.I'm ok with that.
After all is my fault here because my bank screwed up and it was my account with problems.

So please let me know as soon as you can how you want to handle this.
Enjoy your recovering!
Thanks and best!



The bit that most amuses me is this:

Like i said the guitar is yours and you will have it in your arms soon.I give you my word on that.

He has no idea how true that is. With any luck, bigegolittletalent might be able to bring the very instrument down to London at the weekend.

I'll probably send him one last email as Mal Gelding a little later, then Vincent Black-Litening can take over. If I can just tease an address out of him, we'll have him

[mykewright]

Well, we haven't got quite enough info to smoke this goon out, so I have to keep digging. He thinks that Mal is going into Finisham Hospital to get his 'roid removed, so I have to hand over to one of Malcolm's friends.



Dear Bob,

I really do feel very sorry for you in your plight. What is wrong with Halifax? What have the fools done to your account? You should sue them!

We must not let this get in the way of us closing this deal because I really, *desperately* want your guitar. Thank you so much for reassuring me that all the problems that we've had won't stop us completing this deal. You are indeed an honourable and serious man. It is a real pleasure to interact with you!

Unfortunately, before I can attempt to get the money to you again, I have to get over two obstacles: the money has to find it's way back to my acount, which should happen soon, and I have the little matter of my surgery tomorrow. I don't know how many days I'll be in Finisham hospital for, or even if they have broadband so that I can email you. So what I'm going to do is let a good friend of mine, Vincent, deal with this for the next few days. I'll give him access to this email address, so please don't be alarmed when you start receiving mail from this acount, but from Vincent Black-Litening. Vince is celebrating his 55th birthday tomorrow, as it happens. Quite apart from the fear that I have over my surgery, and all the stress that I'm suffering over trying to get this money to you, I'll miss his birthday party as well.

I'm not sure yet whether it'll be easier to send the money to your brother's account, or use Moneygram. Whichever method I choose to use, let me have all the information that I need for both. What is your brother's bank information? And for Moneygram, do I need to tell them which branch you'll be collecting the money from? I've never used it before.

OK, I have to pack a bag ready for tomorrow. I'm sure you'll be thinking of me as I go under the knife. Vincent will look after the task of trying to get the money while I'm recovering.

Love,

Malcolm.

PS be sure to wish him a Happy Birthday when he mails you. It will make his day!




Can't you just tell that I'm going to see Richard Thompson this week? Here's a Vincent Black Lightning:

http://www.canyontraders.com/Vincent_Blk_Lightning.jpgHmmm, a 1952 if I'm not mistaken ;)

[johnreardon]

Hmmm, a 1952 if I'm not mistaken

I know a song about that Johnny;)

[ianj5150]

Hmmm, a 1952 if I'm not mistaken ;)
Absolutely! I'm going to start dropping references to the song into my emails to him.

If anyone isn't familiar with the Richard Thompson masterpiece that is '1952 Vincent Black Lightning', have a look here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azB7B8hrVZY&mode=related&search=

[mykewright]

Absolutely! I'm going to start dropping references to the song into my emails to him.

If anyone isn't familiar with the Richard Thompson masterpiece that is '1952 Vincent Black Lightning', have a look here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azB7B8hrVZY&mode=related&search=Magnificent!

Definitely some Valkyriaic references in there. Mind you that Lowden's looking a bit too new and clean, maybe he should gig it a bit ;)

Must be nearly the last time RT was seen in public without some kind of headgear :D

[ianj5150]

I've sent him my last mail as Mal:

Dear Bob,

Thank you so much for your good wishes. It is so pleasent to conduct buisness with someone as thoughtful as your good self.

I spoke at length to Vincent on the phone and I've explained everything to him in detail. He's got access to this email acount as well, so you should hear from him tomorrow sometime. I think you'll really enjoy talking to Vincent, he's such a sophisticated fellow and looks much younger than his years. So much so that I often tease him by calling him Vincent '52, in reference to the year that he was born. He is a good man and will make sure that you get your money some way or other. I can truly say that no-one has a soul like Vincent '52.

Although I'll be stuck in hospital, Vincent volunteered to send you the money from his own funds, as soon as I tell him that the £2250 has arrived back in my account. I'm hopeing that it will be back in the next couple of days.

Since the bonks seem to be useless, I'll probably ask him to use Moneygram. I'm sure he can ride down to Boxhill (the nearest town to him) and find one. Let me have your address and all your details and we'll do it that way.

Well, Bob, my friend, i guess i won't be speaking to you for a while. I'll miss our email chats about the beautiful Wales Blue PRS. I'm so looking forward to getting it? I wonder if the gods will be with us and I'll have it with me before I comeout of Finisham Hospital. Wouldn't it be great if I could play it on Saturday? I must go. It's great to know that you're thinking of me. Please don't forget to wish Vincent a Very Happy Birthday when he emails you.

Love,

Mal.

PS I've attached a picture of what awaits me. Gruesome, no?

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10996540/All_Kinds_Of_Surgical_Instruments.jpg

[Kuz]

"1952 Vincent Black Lighting" one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite writers, Richard Thompson. But now I think I'm going to add Ian as one of my favorite writers.

Next time you correspond, tell him that Vincent is really a kitty cat but he describes himself as a " dangerous Man" to impress the red headed ladies.

[ianj5150]

CID emailed me this morning. They're getting 'the right people' involved in the investigation and they'll call me later today. But for now, it's time for Vincent Black-Litening to start trying to smoke this bozo's address out of him for the Moneygram transfer. I've sent him this:

Hello Robert,

Vincent here. I've just spent about an hour reading through all the emails that have been flying back and forth between you and Malcolm. It has been a struggle, hasn't it, what with your problems with your bank and all. Have you managed to find out what happened there? The banks seem to be useless these days. Anyway, there's nothing that I can tell you that Malcolm hasn't explained already. Let me have all your information and I'll send the cash to you by Moneygram as soon as it's back in Mal's account. He's so excited about getting this guitar. He tells me that it has birds on it or something? I've never heard of that before. I used to play the triangle myself, but I had to give it up because I kept missing it with the little stick thingie that you're supposed to hit it with. Oh well.

Anyway, as I was saying, Mal is so thrilled about this guitar. I picked him up to take him to the hospital before dawn and he'd completely forgotten about having his 'roid op; all he could talk about was this guitar. It was a beautiful morning and when the sun rose over the dark fields, it was so stunning that I took a picture, which I've attached in case you like that sort of thing. You see, red air and black heather is my favourite colour scheme.

All the best.

Vincent.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/sunset.jpg

[jrw32]

I don't know why, but I keep cracking up when you keep insisting he wish Vincent a very happy birthday! :)

[ianj5150]

I don't know why, but I keep cracking up when you keep insisting he wish Vincent a very happy birthday! :)
It's my son Ian Jnr's birthday today. That's where the idea came from.

[bigegolittletalent]

It's my son Ian Jnr's birthday today. That's where the idea came from.
I hope he has a good one! I stopped counting mine in about 1995! :-) I'm still 20!

[ianj5150]

I've just received a grammatically abysmal email from CID. Once I'd deciphered it, the bottom line was: "We've frozen his bank account; a crime was prevented rather than committed. If you want to take this further, call your local police. We're done. Thanks. Yours, etc etc..."

Unbelievable. :mad:

I should have told them that the road licence disk on his car was three days out of date; half the cops in the country would have been after him.

[bigegolittletalent]

That's ridiculous! Surely attempted fraud is a crime whether it was prevented or not!? Maybe you should tell them he made racist and/or homophobic comments. He's be picking up the soap for Mr Big before you could say 'supercalifragi...', well, you know what I mean! :-)

[ianj5150]

That's ridiculous! Surely attempted fraud is a crime whether it was prevented or not!? Maybe you should tell them he made racist and/or homophobic comments. He's be picking up the soap for Mr Big before you could say 'supercalifragi...', well, you know what I mean! :-)
Even better, I could tell them that he's been drawing cartoons of a 7th Century illiterate epileptic paedophile from Arabia. The **** would really hit the fan then.

I'm sorry, but I'm really mad now. OK, if I can't get him arrested, then I'm going to really **** with him. No more toned-down emails, so that they won't sound too daft in court. The bait is back on!

[Kuz]

Come on Ian, lay it on him. This is like a great spy novel. I can't leave the house without looking for an update. It's like the Bourne Ultimatum meets Ocean's 11.:D

[prsgal]

Even better, I could tell them that he's been drawing cartoons of a 7th Century illiterate epileptic paedophile from Arabia. The **** would really hit the fan then.

I'm sorry, but I'm really mad now. OK, if I can't get him arrested, then I'm going to really **** with him. No more toned-down emails, so that they won't sound too daft in court. The bait is back on!

No wonder the ***tards keep getting away with it....

If I was doing 31mph in a 30 zone, they'd be smashing down my door....

Justice???? What justice....

[ianj5150]

He's given me his address, even the postcode. The police are suddenly interested again.

Here's what he said, missing out the address, of course:

Hi Vincent,

First of all i want to wish you a Very Happy Birthday and best luck!!!
No,unfortunatelly i still don't know what happened there.
Malcolm was right , i should sue them!
Now we have to wait for the money to return in Malcolm's account.
I see that Malcolm has told you about moneygram.I'm glad to hear that.

Here are my details for the moneygram payment:

XXXXXXXXXX

Yes the guitar has birds on it,it's true.

Thanks and talk to you soon


He wished Vincent a happy birthday! :D

[leroy4403]

Most excellent!

Happy Birthday, Vincent!!!!!

[Cheebatone]

I've just received a grammatically abysmal email from CID. Once I'd deciphered it, the bottom line was: "We've frozen his bank account; a crime was prevented rather than committed. If you want to take this further, call your local police. We're done. Thanks. Yours, etc etc..."

Unbelievable. :mad:

I should have told them that the road licence disk on his car was three days out of date; half the cops in the country would have been after him.

The police do a crappy job that I'm fairly sure none of us would choose to do - and all the coppers I've met have been decent people ...but, when it comes to engaging them in a professional capacity, every experience I've had with them has been bad.

I'm not saying they're all bad - and I can't think of a better solution to crime - it's just a shame that that's my overall impression. :(

[Quinny]

Yeah this is what I was afraid of a few pages back, I was thinking the police simply wouldn't be bothered. In my experience too they are next to useless, a complete liability in some cases. Good luck with it all the same Ian...

Q.

[ianj5150]

OK, here's where we are at the moment.

I've checked out the address that he's given me and it turns out to be a business address, and a legitimate business at that. Then I spoke to Moneygram and that's when things got interesting. In order to collect this money that I'm not sending to him, he'll need a passport of driver's licence and at least two forms of ID with that name and address. Therefore he must have those things.

I was hoping that I could set up a fake transaction and have him arrested when he tried to pick up his ill-gotten gains, but they were having none of that. The excuse was that it could put their staff and customers at risk. What they mean is, if they started doing that and the word got out, they'd lose half of their customer base. :rolleyes:

I don't know if he's used that ID to collect cash from Moneygram, but I'll know soon because they're doing a database search on him. What I do know is this: if he's used the service before, he won't be using it again. I got them to close him down. If he ever tries to collect cash from any Moneygram outlet in the world using that ID, he'll be turned away.

[ianj5150]

I just had a thought. I quite fancy getting a pic of the address that he's given me. I don't want to post the address on a public forum, but I can tell you that it's in Bristol. Any Bristol-based BaMers with a car, satnav and camera that fancy doing a little architectural photography? I'd go myself but London is a bit too far. The address is an office, apparently, but it might have a flat above it or whatever. I just want a pic and a feel for what the place is like. Anyone up for that? I'll start another thread just incase this post is missed by a potential volunteer.

[Kuz]

Go Ian, Go. Now we are some "Live and let Die" 007 James Bond stuff!

[JMintzer]

I just had a thought. I quite fancy getting a pic of the address that he's given me. I don't want to post the address on a public forum, but I can tell you that it's in Bristol. Any Bristol-based BaMers with a car, satnav and camera that fancy doing a little architectural photography? I'd go myself but London is a bit too far. The address is an office, apparently, but it might have a flat above it or whatever. I just want a pic and a feel for what the place is like. Anyone up for that? I'll start another thread just incase this post is missed by a potential volunteer.

Try 'Google Earth'...


Jamie

[johnreardon]

I just had a thought. I quite fancy getting a pic of the address that he's given me. I don't want to post the address on a public forum, but I can tell you that it's in Bristol. Any Bristol-based BaMers with a car, satnav and camera that fancy doing a little architectural photography? I'd go myself but London is a bit too far. The address is an office, apparently, but it might have a flat above it or whatever. I just want a pic and a feel for what the place is like. Anyone up for that? I'll start another thread just incase this post is missed by a potential volunteer.

Try Google Earth Ian, you never know it might be distinguishable

[ianj5150]

I will have a look at Google Earth, but I really want a picture of the frontage. I have a kind volunteer, as it happens :)

Vincent has written to him again:

Hello Robert,

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, that is very very kind of you. I'm quite touched. I actually went to visit my parents at the Budley Salterton Twilight Resthome for the Hopelessly Decrepid. They talked a lot about when I was born, and the names that they were thinking of for me before they chose Vincent. They had some strange ideas, like Norton, Indian and Greaves. But in the end, they decided that Norton, Indian and Greaves wouldn't do; they were more sold on Vincent in '52.

I visited Mal this morning, but I didn't get to talk to him much because his sister was there, Melanie-Clair de Sert. I don't like her much to be honest, shes a bit sickly-sweet for my taste. Anyway he's in very high spirits, but very sore, as you imagine. He called his bank, but the money still isn't back I'm afraid. I'm sure that the banks just hang on to our money for as long as they can, the swine. But they did tell him that they had contacted your bank and the money is being sent back and should be there tomorrow. I do hope that all this gets sorted out soon, for the both of you.

Incidently, it turns out that Finisham Hospital has broadband, so I'm taking a laptop in for Malcolm so that he has access to the Interweb. You know, would you like to really cheer him up and send him an electronic get-well card? It would really make his day. I found a couple here that have birds on, just like the guitar that he's buying from you:

http://www.e-cards.com/catalog/cat-selection.pl?cat=Get%20Well (http://www.e-cards.com/catalog/cat-selection.pl?cat=Get%20Well)

Would you send him a card with birds on? You seem like such a lovely person and it would be delightful thing that would brighten his heart and ease the pain in his ass. It only takes a couple of moments and you can make it play music. He loves The Bum of the Flightleblebee.

Well, here's hoping that we can pay you tomorrow, Robert. All the best, friend.

Vincent.

[MoJo JoJoe]

...They had some strange ideas, like Norton, Indian and Greaves. But in the end, they decided that Norton, Indian and Greaves wouldn't do; they were more sold on Vincent in '52....


BSA?...or is that BS, eh?

[ianj5150]

And just like that, he replies:

Hi Vincent,

I hope you had a wonderful birthday!
I'm glad to hear that Malcolm is better.Best wished from me and a fast recovery.
Yes is true,i'm afraid that the banks are useless this days and like you said hang on to our money as long as they can.
I hope that the money will be in Malcolm's account tomorrow.That will be great.

And yes of course that i can send him a get well card...It will be my pleasure..as long as this will cheer him up.

Thanks and please let me know if the money are back tomorrow and also if you have sent the money.Don't hesitate to contact me if you have problems with completing the transaction.

Best Regards!
Robert



And would you believe it, he's sent Malcolm a get-well card! It plays 'The Bum of the Flightlebee! And it's got birds on it!!




^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Greetings!

Robert has sent you an E-Card -- an online greeting card from
E-Cards.com. You can pickup your card at the E-Cards.com website.

-> If your e-mail is hot-link enabled, click here:
http://www.e-cards.com/pickup/?code=ca3709-vy-malge1 (http://www.e-cards.com/pickup/?code=ca3709-vy-malge1)

-> You may also point your web browser to: http://www.e-cards.com/ (http://www.e-cards.com/)
Then, visit the card pickup page and input your pickup code:
ca3709-vy-malge1

Your E-Card will be available for 15 days following its send date.
To keep your E-Card accessible indefinitely, you may want to join
"My E-Cards" -- an option to do so is provided in your E-Card!






But check out the card and you'll see why I pulled this stunt. It was more than just the comedy value. You see, now I have his IP address :D:dude:

[ianj5150]

AOL is his ISP, which is unfortunate. AOL use tunnelling proxies based in Dulles VA, so VisualIP Trace thinks that's his location. But the good news is that he's not using an internet cafe. In other words, one way or the other, he might be traceable. At least I can now tell if his machine online or not.

[prsgal]

Come on Dangermouse.....

Reel him in :)

[ianj5150]

Come on Dangermouse.....

Reel him in :)
I've lost all hope of getting him arrested, but I'm hatching a plan which, if I manage to pull it off, will be far worse than what I did to 'Tracey' in Pattaya :p

Far worse.

Still, I've closed down his bank account and stopped him using Moneygram. I'm reasonably pleased with that so far.

[prsgal]

I've lost all hope of getting him arrested, but I'm hatching a plan which, if I manage to pull it off, will be far worse than what I did to 'Tracey' in Pattaya :p

Far worse.

Still, I've closed down his bank account and stopped him using Moneygram. I'm reasonably pleased with that so far.

Can we rustle up a bunch of West Country BaMmers to go round and give him a thwapping????

Charly can lead the charge with his flipflops?

[Kuz]

Goosebumps. I mean real Goosebumps! Now we are going to see an ass whipping like in "Die Hard".

yippee Kay Yay, go Ian go!

[Dr Git]

Nail that dirtbag :eek:

[Big Norm]

AOL is his ISP, which is unfortunate. AOL use tunnelling proxies based in Dulles VA, so VisualIP Trace thinks that's his location. But the good news is that he's not using an internet cafe. In other words, one way or the other, he might be traceable. At least I can now tell if his machine online or not.
This is excellent stuff Ian
I must admit I'm hooked and cant wait for each instalment as it unwinds :dude:
I urge you to be careful, you shouldn't lose site of the fact these guys aren't very nice people and make doubly sure you cant be traced through your emails and posting etc.

Great stuff

[Cheebatone]

Charly can lead the charge with his flipflops?

Maquis of Queensbury for this scroat, methinks.

[ianj5150]

This is excellent stuff Ian
I must admit I'm hooked and cant wait for each instalment as it unwinds :dude:
I urge you to be careful, you shouldn't lose site of the fact these guys aren't very nice people and make doubly sure you cant be traced through your emails and posting etc.

Great stuff
Thanks Norm, I glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for your concern, but I think I'll be fine. The same can't be said of him. Look what I found in the news his morning:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071024/tpl-uk-britain-prisons-2d5f290_1.html

Perfect timing :D

[ianj5150]

OK, time to find out what his brother's bank account info is and get that shut down as well...

Robert,

Thank you, the card is brilliant. Mal will love it, it was so kind of you. I'm just about to drive to the hospital to deliver his laptop, so he'll be able to thank you himself.

I hope you don't mind, but I'm not sure that I really want to use Moneygram. You see I'm terrified about the prospect of carrying 2250 pounds in cash in case something happens. I'm only 4'11'' and 55lbs - I'm a retired goat-racing jockey - so the prospect of being mugged terrifies me. I was once robbed by pupils from Phelchingham Kindergarden; it was a terrifying experience. They threatened me with rolled up Teenage Ninja Turtles colouring books, and looked prepared to use them if I didn't hand over my wallet. The local shops had sold out of blue pop and Kinder Surprises 10 minutes later. Little animals.

Can i just put the money into your brother's bank account instead please? It won't make much difference to when you get it, because I've just discovered that my stupid damn bank requires 48 hours notice to withdraw more than 500 pounds. Damn banks! God, I hate them!

Anyway, I must get off to see Mal with my girlfriend Molly. I don't know if the money's in his account yet. If it is and you can give me the bank information, I might be able to do the transfer this afternoon, in which case you should have it on Friday, just ready for a great weekend.

Thanks, my friend,

Vincent.

PS I've attached a picture of Molly. That isn't quite her natural colour, but she is very thorough when dying her hair and the collar matches the cuffs, if you know what I mean ;0)


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/redhairblackleather.jpg

[mykewright]

What does James think of you stealing his girlfriend?


Oh, I forgot, he ran out of road, then ran out of breath ;)

RT would be proud of you :dude:

[jrw32]

The absurdity continues & I'm loving it! I think you need to find a way to incoporate Molly into this tangled web, maybe get her to come on to Bob via email or something to try to get the 11top Wales Blue for herself...offer to send some "cuff" pics or something! :)

[ianj5150]

He replies:

Hi Vincent,

I don't mind and i understand you.But i want to use this service,money gram,because they don't use bank accounts or transactions between banks.
The thing is that i don't want to happen the same mistake again.I think i will go crazy.
Moneygram is also a wire transfer.But like you said the small problem is that you have to carry with the money in cash to their agency.But nothing wrong can happen.I used this service before and no problems at all,and it was a big amount of money then too.
You and Malcolm just let me know how you want to handle this.I will contact my brother and i can get his bank details asap so just tell me

Thanks and Best!

Robert




I know this to be true. Moneygram tell me that he's had at least one 'substantial' sum transfered to him. He'll have a few 'problems' the next time he tries to use Moneygram, though.

He's not getting off the hook. I want that bank account info so that I can get it locked out.

[ianj5150]

Bob!!!

Hello, my dear friend. Malcolm here again!

Vincent brought me a laptop so that I could 'talk' to as we finally get to the end of all this. Oh, the card that you sent me is brilliant, just brilliant! Did it take you a long time to choose it? It has birds on it, just like the Custom Single Double cut PRS. And it plays my favourite music. I'm so happy, you are such a lovely, wonderful person. I was in so much pain and feeling so low, I almost felt like I was dying. I'd reacted badly to some medicine that I was given and it was causing me to have bad dreams about driving along a road and having a terrible accident. My breathing was bad as well. But that splendid card changed all that.You obviously know that the gestures like that can make such a difference to a person. I'd love to know you properly, know what you look like. Would you send me a picture of yourself? I understand if you're a little shy and don't want to, though.

Vincent brought his lovely young lady Molly to my dying bedside, where I was running out of road and running out of breath. She was crying when she saw the state I was in, but the card really got me smiling. She thought that I'd smiled to see her cry, silly little thing. Redheads, eh? So emotional!

Anyway, back to the important thing.... MONEY!!! It's back in my account so we're ready to proceed asap!!! At last!

Vincent told me that he's pretty much made his mind up that he's rather pay you by bank transfer. I understand that you don't trust banks, but how can you possibly have the same problem twice? What he's most worried about is that he might be mugged while he's carrying your money. He is only a very small, weak man and he'd have no chance of defending himself, especially carrying 2250 pounds. It has happened once before to him, a few years ago, so it really bothers him.
Please get your brother's bank info to me as quickly as you can. Vincent said that he'll send the money to you first thing in the morning. I'm going to ask if I can pay something extra to get it transfered overnight. If I can do it, I'll pay for that myself - it's the least I can do after you sent me the card, and of course it means that I'll get the Wales Blue PRS all the quicker.

We're almost there, Bob. Very, very soon you'll receive what you so richly deserve.

Love,
Your very good friend,

Malcolm.

[ianj5150]

I decided at the last moment to ask for a picture. It's usually only the Nigerians that fall for that one, but if you don't ask the answer is 'no', eh?

He's probably reading it now: he's online, I can ping his machine.

Right, I'm off to the Richard Thompson gig. If he plays 'Vincent Black Lightning', I'm just gonna crack up. :D

[Ridgeback]

Ian, this thread is without doubt one of the funniest things I've read in recent memory!! Your responses are priceless! :dude::dude::dude::dude:

As a bloke who's still involved with police training abroad (and who lived in Bristol for 4 years - damn! I wish I was there now!!) I can tell you that, overworked and under-motivated as the rozzers are these days, they will be pissing themselves with laughter as hard as I am!

I am forwarding the URL of this thread to a bunch of former members, many of whom are in England and served with various forces there. When they've finally stopped soiling their shorts, taking the nap off the carpet from rolling around and wiping their streaming eyes, I wouldn't be surprised if someone came up with a solid suggestion/contact to nail this knob.

Well done, m8!! About bloody time someone nailed these wankers!

Best, and thanks for a great laugh. After the last year, I needed that!

Ridge.

P.S. This thread should have a sticky..... damn, I'm glad I joined this group!

[ianj5150]

Ridgeback - thank you. Please spread it far and wide. I think we all appreciate what the police do: a tough job against towering odds and plenty of witless political interference. If I can deliver this clown to them, gift wrapped and with a little bow, I'll be *so* happy. I can't see it happening, though. I might have to resort to Plan B.

Actually, Plan B might be worse for him <snigger>

[Ridgeback]

Initial response from ex-BSAP, ex-Met, ex-Bedfordshire member.

"Yep, and to think that a few years back that type of
information and the follow-up was CID's bread and
butter - the problem was that there were never enough
CID and some Uniformed Branch Sgt/Insp would present
you with something that he was quite capable of
dealing with himself but was far too lazy to do so!


Regards Manchester CID - If an allegation requires
some work doing, they will run shy as it will almost
certainly prevent them from getting the required
amounts of ticks for minor crime within a certain
time! Crazy world.."

Don't give up - it's early days for my mob....

[ianj5150]

Initial response from ex-BSAP, ex-Met, ex-Bedfordshire member.

"Yep, and to think that a few years back that type of
information and the follow-up was CID's bread and
butter - the problem was that there were never enough
CID and some Uniformed Branch Sgt/Insp would present
you with something that he was quite capable of
dealing with himself but was far too lazy to do so!


Regards Manchester CID - If an allegation requires
some work doing, they will run shy as it will almost
certainly prevent them from getting the required
amounts of ticks for minor crime within a certain
time! Crazy world.."

Don't give up - it's early days for my mob....
Thanks RB, that response is very telling. But hell, if you can find someone who will work with me on this, that would be too great for words :D

[ianj5150]

Incidently, Richard T did indeed play Vincent Black Lightning at Basingstoke tonight, and the probably the best version I've ever heard to boot.

:dude:

[Ridgeback]

Thanks RB, that response is very telling. But hell, if you can find someone who will work with me on this, that would be too great for words :D

The word's out, so doing my best and will keep working at it, m8. I'd love to see the little morsel of excrement sink into "foreign porridge", too. Or get run over by a '52 Vincent Black Lightning..... :p

"Psssst! Wanna buy PRS guitar Proto Archtop #6? Weeth body birds? I have eet in my hands..." :D

Sorry, AMU - couldn't help myself. In my dreams....

[ianj5150]

The word's out, so doing my best and will keep working at it, m8. I'd love to see the little morsel of excrement sink into "foreign porridge", too. Or get run over by a '52 Vincent Black Lightning..... :p

"Psssst! Wanna buy PRS guitar Proto Archtop #6? Weeth body birds? I have eet in my hands..." :D

Sorry, AMU - couldn't help myself. In my dreams....
Is it in Wales Blue, Popped Cherry, Pimpleburst, Blue Mattress or Vintage Orangutan? Do you accept Library Cards?

[AtomicMassUnit]

All my friends and I have been enjoying this and the other scammer threads so much! This is just about the funniest thing on the web. Ian, you are a comedic genius! Hey, with luck maybe some scammer will try to sell my guitar on ebay too. A guy can dream.

[mykewright]

All my friends and I have been enjoying this and the other scammer threads so much! This is just about the funniest thing on the web. Ian, you are a comedic genius! Hey, with luck maybe some scammer will try to sell my guitar on ebay too. A guy can dream.It's "sister", Archtop Artist Proto #10 was the subject of the "Orginal" scam thread, so I don't see any reason why not. If it happens, I'll be the first to ask him to check the pickup cavities for the serial # ;)

[ianj5150]

The plot thickens even more. He's just sent:

i will go to find an escrow company.i think this is the safe way for our.
i will email you today after i will come back home

[ianj5150]

A very kind BaMer has gone to a lot of trouble to check out the address that 'Bob' gave me and get some pictures. He wishes to remain anonymous, but 'BaMer secret agent', thank you very much indeed. Here's his report and pics:

Seems that address is totally bogus. The building's upper floors are all
the advertising agency. The basement is a firm of architects. I did a
quick look around the other buildings and there's no other addresses
that would seem suitable for our scammer (e.g. things like student
letting agencies etc). So I must presume he never bothers with his post.

Heres a few pictures to give you a feel for the square.



Edit: I've spoken at length to the building's owner. He's asked me to take down the pictures. He's a very nice chap and a fellow guitarist!

[ianj5150]

I haven't had much time to think about why he's suddenly decided to use a (no-doubt) fake escrow service. I hope he doesn't smell a rat, though I am wondering if his brother's account has been locked out as well.

I'll try to get him to burn some cycles by explaining escrow to Vincent; I've sent:

Hello Robert,

I do hope that you haven't problems with your brother's account as
well? I was so hoping to just get to the bank and get the transfer
done this morning. Malcolm is dying to know that the guitar has been
paid for. Will I be able to get the money sent to you today? I should have plenty of time, the only thing I have to do today is buy a righthanded ring.

I'm afraid that I've never used an escrow service so I have no idea
how it works or how to use it. It isn't complicated, is it? Perhaps
you can explain escrow to me and I'll do the transfer straight away.

best wishes always,

Vincent

[ianj5150]

I've had a good day today.

A few lines of inquiry that I've been working on seem to have born big, ripe, delicious fruit. I think that the funny stuff might be over. The knife is in, and it's starting to turn...

I was encouraged by his terse lunchtime email about the escrow service, which for some reason he's decided not to use. I guess he was hoping that one of his associates would let him use a fake one. It seems not.


Then in the late afternoon he sent me this:

hello again,

i contacted my cousin and he tell me that if i want to use your bank account i can do this.
here you have the details:

name:xxx
short code:xxx
acc number:xxx
iban:xxx
branch identifier code:xxx
bank name:xxxx
adr:xxx
city:xxx
ZIP:xxx

after you will send the money to this account email me the scanned paper of the recipt

i wait your reply




Notice the haste in his writing. There's no capitalisation; there's no chummy chat. Our pilgrim is in a big hurry. And now he wants to use his cousin's account. This must mean that his brother's account is broken. I wonder what happened to it? :confused:



Also notice that he wants a scan of the transfer paper, as is the habit of Traceys/Maxims/Sergeys and Roberts the world over.




...





Two hours later, he sent me an email from a new hotmail account. He's just recently opened it in some haste.


Hello Vincent,

Sorry for this late reply.But i have problems with my email account.My password isn't working anymore.Somebody stolled my email account.So i will contact you from here.I hope that isn't a problem.

I hope you will receive the message.
Thanks and please let me know asap

Robert



It looks like someone has ****ed up his email address, as well his bank and Moneygram accounts.

Stuff happens, I guess.

[ianj5150]

Ridge - please call off the hounds.

Time ran out. Plan B has started.

[02Singlecut]

Ridge - please call off the hounds.

Time ran out. Plan B has started.

What's plan B ???? Come on this is better:dude: than a novel.....don't keep us hangin ?????

[ianj5150]

What's plan B ???? Come on this is better:dude: than a novel.....don't keep us hangin ????? Like I said, it's started. But it sure ain't finished yet.

[prsgal]

Somebody stolled my email account.So i will contact you from here.I hope that isn't a problem.

I hope you will receive the message.
Thanks and please let me know asap

Robert





His English is improving then?

I wonder how many brothers/cousins/friends he has?

:dude:

[ianj5150]

His English is improving then?

I wonder how many brothers/cousins/friends he has?

:dude:
Give me time, I'll find them.

And I will not be stopped

http://img1.jurko.net/wall/paper/terminator_2.jpg

[ianj5150]

Malcolm sat up from his sickbed, almost 'roid free, and sent this to Robert's new email account:

Bob,

I just picked up your email. I was lying in bed in Finisham Hospital,
and logged onto email to see if Vincent had paid the money into your
account. I can't believe what I've read!

I've spoken to Vincent on the phone and he'll be wiring the money into
your cousin's account first thing in the morning. I feel so sorry for
you, Bob. I can hardly imagine how a person as wonderful as you can
have such bad luck!

Don't worry, my dear beloved friend. Your luck can only change!

Love

Malcolm x



His luck can change, alright. But not for the better.

[Ridgeback]

[quote=ianjackson5150;510691]A very kind BaMer has gone to a lot of trouble to check out the address that 'Bob' gave me and get some pictures. He wishes to remain anonymous, but 'BaMer secret agent', thank you very much indeed. Here's his report and pics:

The building's upper floors are all the advertising agency.

That advertising agency wouldn't happen to be Macaus Advertising in Clifton/Redlands, Bristol, would it? If so, Tony Richmond (the owner) is an old mate - if he's still there. If so, I'm sure he'd love to know that his address is being used a scam base....

No hounds running as yet. Relax....:)

[ianj5150]

[quote=ianjackson5150;510691]A very kind BaMer has gone to a lot of trouble to check out the address that 'Bob' gave me and get some pictures. He wishes to remain anonymous, but 'BaMer secret agent', thank you very much indeed. Here's his report and pics:

The building's upper floors are all the advertising agency.

That advertising agency wouldn't happen to be Macaus Advertising in Clifton/Redlands, Bristol, would it? If so, Tony Richmond (the owner) is an old mate - if he's still there. If so, I'm sure he'd love to know that his address is being used a scam base....

No hounds running as yet. Relax....:)
No, it's not, unfortunately. I've already spoken to the owner.

[ianj5150]

He's definately starting to panic. He's just sent me this, and he never emails in the morning:

i dint received anithyng from you.have you done the transfer??now you have the account wher you can send the money to finalize the deal
i wait your reply
thanks for your patience

Mind you, he has plenty to panic about.

Ridge - I've been thinking, and if you do find someone in your group who can help me with this, please let me know.

[ianj5150]

OK, now it's getting *really* interesting.

First, I've spoken to the owner of the building who's address he gave me for the Moneygram transfer, and it seems that there's no connection.

And now the biggie: look back a few posts and you'll see that he'd been locked out of his original email account (yahoo) and was using a new one (hotmail). Well, those terse emails came from the yahoo account. I just got this from his new hotmail account:

Hi Malcolm,

Yes Mal...can you believe it?This is called bad luck.
I hope my luck can be changed...ike you said.
Anyway now the most important.
Please get in touch with Vincent and tell him that the bank details for the wire are here:

Bank's Name:xxx
Account Name:xxx
ACCOUNT NUMBER xxx
SORT CODE xxx
SWIFTBIC BARC xxx

I hope this time everything will go smoothly.
Thank you and take care!
Best!
Robert


This can only mean one thing. His original email account has been cracked and someone is trying to scam the scammer! How freaking cool is that???:dude:

I've just sent this to his hotmail account:

Hello Robert,

Vincent here. First, I must ask about your old email account. Has it
been stoled? Because I've received an email asking me to put the money
in a totally different account! I think that some criminal is trying
to rob you. I could tell by the way that he was writing that it wasn't
you, so I waited before doing the transfer into the account that he
gave me. Thank God that I did! How could someone else get into your
account details.

Let me know what's happening. Is it definately this account that you
want me to transfer the money into? It is your brother's? As soon as
you've confirmed, I'll transfer the 2250 pounds to you.

Best wishes

Vincent.

[ianj5150]

The original 'Robert' has replied:

Hi Vincent,

Yes my old email account has been stolen.Please don't contact me anymore at that email address.Somebody is using it and isn't me.I don't know how in the world he has my email account.I've sent some emails to my old address and no answer.
Yes definately someone is trying to scam us,playing with us.
Yes 100% I'm Robert(the same person who sent a get well electronic card to Malcolm) and 100% sure that those are my brother's bank details that i've sent you in my previuos message from this email account.

Thanks and please let me know as soon as it's done.
Robert
Best!


This:

"Yes definately someone is trying to scam us,playing with us."

is just glorious.

[ianj5150]

He's replied:

Dear Robert,

Malcolm here, my friend. Vincent is here with me, visiting me.

Isn't it terrible what's happened to your email account? How could
someone steal it from you, does anyone know the password? And then to
use it to try to rob us! I almost fell for it because the email names
are the same, only the service is different which isn't at all easy to
see.

Vincent was going to do the transfer this morning and I'm so, so happy
that he didn't. Imagine what it would have been like if we'd fallen
for this criminal's plot? Bah!!! I have no idea who he is, but I hate
him!!!

Vincent is leaving now. He has promised that he'll try his very, very
best to get to the bank in time to do the transfer, but he's on his
bicycle today and so he might not make it to the bank in time. He'll
have to go to his own branch, and it's a long way away. If he can make
it in time, it will be transfered very first thing in the morning, I
promise promise promise!

You know, I'm really worried that this horrible person who tried to
trick us might break into your new account. Or I might see an email
from him (using your old account) and think that it's you. Imagine how
terrible that would be? But I have an idea. Everytime the 100% 'real'
you emails me, put in the email a secret password that only you, I and
Vincent will know.

I'll send you the passwordz in a separate email. That way, you can
copy the password onto paper and then delete the email. Then put the
password at the end of every email that you send me. I use a sentence
actually, rather than one word.

OK, my next email will just have the password.

Love Mal

[ianj5150]

I Felch For Fun

[ianj5150]

While I was writing to him, this arrived:

Vincent,

Pls send me the other bank account that you received from my other email address that was stolen.And what was his instructions to make the false payment.I have a friend who's working in police and will put a trace on this scam.
And also pls let me know after you will make the transfer and if you could send me by email the receipt from your bank.That will be great!

Thanks!
Best!
Robert

He's got a friend in the police!!!! More than I can freaking say at the moment :mad:

[jrw32]

Is that the password?! Classic! :)

[ianj5150]

I reply:

Dear Robert,

Your last email arrived before I had the chance to tell you about the
password, so I'll answer.

The criminal scammer bastard's account details are:

name:Florin Feraru
short code:404609
acc number:91471325
iban:GB58MILD40460991471325
branch identifier code:MIDLGB2162K
bank name:HSBC
adr:584 high road wembley
city:MIDDLESEX,LONDON
ZIP:HA02DB


I'm so pleased that you have a friend in the police. Set the entire
polic force on him! Why don't you tell your friend that you think
Florin Feraru is a terrorist!! That''' teach him a lesson!

Love,

Malcolm x

[ianj5150]

He replies:

Hi Malcolm,

Yes i'm very happy too that Vincent took a second thought before sending the money.He's a smart man also.
Thank you for this bastard's account details.I will take care of him,don't worry.My friend told me that the trace started and he will be caught soon.

Your idea is very good ,to put that code at the end of my each email sent to you.
Malcolm please let me know this evening(or Vincent) if the transfer was made.

Talk to you soon!
Best!
Robert

I FELCH FOR FUN






I'm sorry guys, but I have to admit, I just lost it. I'm in tears. All of these scammers are jerks, but this is a really special asshole that we've got here.

[Cheebatone]

I FELCH FOR FUN

The classic returns!

[ianj5150]

The classic returns!
It had to be done. It wouldn't a BaM scam thread without a bit of felching :p

[Ridgeback]

Hi Ian,

Have just written individually to three guys who might have some good contacts re: this. No promises, mate, but let's see what they come back with?

Problem is they're all retired and have no sense of urgency anymore.....:(

P.S. I seem to be stuck on 49 posts. Was it something I said?

[Gavin]

P.S. I seem to be stuck on 49 posts. Was it something I said?


Post in this section (emporium) do not count toward your post count.

[Gavin]

See...they numbers should be the same on mine.:p

[Ridgeback]

AHA!! Thanks, guys.

But that's not it. I just posted over on 2 other threads and no change....:confused:

[ianj5150]

Hi Ian,

Have just written individually to three guys who might have some good contacts re: this. No promises, mate, but let's see what they come back with?

Problem is they're all retired and have no sense of urgency anymore.....:(

P.S. I seem to be stuck on 49 posts. Was it something I said?
You seem to be on 52 now, Ridge.

Police called earlier. I'm going into New Scotland Yard on Sunday or Monday to see the Met's Fraud Squad. At last!

RB - if any of your mates can help, do let me know. I want this bottom feeder. Badly.

[Ridgeback]

Will do. Just left a message for a bloke here who has a good mate in the Met. Will advise if/when contacted.

Go get 'is collar felt, mate! :dude:

[Jmilliondead]

I've just sat and read this entire thread... Ian, you amaze me with just how good you are at this! i remember the last one with Tracy and was impressed, but this has blown me away! i hope this low life gets what he deserves!

[ianj5150]

The second scammer has just sent me:

any news???

I don't like him. There's no passion there; no commitment, no dedication. I expect a little professionalism from my scammers. I have standards, you know!

[ianj5150]

I really can't be arsed with the second muppet, but just for a laugh I've sent him this:

I've only just got out of hospital, but I've arranged to collect the
cash tomorrow and deposit it in the HSBC bank account that you gave
me. But just make sure that it's you, I need you to send me a picture
of yourself. I want to know what you look like. I have asked you
before. That's all I ask you to do before I pay you for the guitar.

One picture, Robert, and the money will be yours ;0)

love Malcolm xxxx

I might get a trophy pic. Whatever.

[ianj5150]

I've just sent 'Robert' this:

dear Robert,

Vincent Black-Litening here.

I'm so sorry, my friend, I missed the bank with only a couple of minutes to spare.

I'll get to the bank and do the wire for you first thing in the morning and email you to let you know that it's done.

I'd dashed out of the hospital after Malcolm read out your mail to me so that we knew that your old email account had been stolen, but I think that he told you that I was on my bicycle. I peddled so hard to try to get to town in time, but it's such hard work when your feet don't quite reach the peddles. It's like peddling on tiptoes. I even took the saddle off the bicycle, but when I sit down I don't find the experience at all pleasant (I want you to know that, so that if we ever meet, you don't get the wrong idea).

Just because I'm on 4'11'' with blonde hair and very pretty, everyone thinks I'm a girl or gay. Red Molly will tell you different, if you know what I mean ;0) She walks like John Wayne most days, a fact I'm very proud of. If she died tomorrow they'd have to bury her in a Y shaped coffin. If I died tomorrow they wouldn't be able to get the smile off my face or the lid on the coffin!

I'm sorry, Robert, I must go now. I left Molly by herself with her toy box and I forgot to charge the batteries. I think that she's about to get demanding again. She keeps saying that she wants me to buy her a 'big rampant rabbit'. Do you think she'd like this one:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/bigbunny.jpg

[leroy4403]

Please!!! That rabbit photo was too funny! Really the best thread I've read.

He FELCHES for fun!??

Classic.

[ianj5150]

I've sent Robert this:

Good morning Robert,

Vincent here again At last! The wire is done and the money is on its
way to you. It should hit your account about Wednesday. Would you like
me to try to find a scanner to email the transfer document? If so,
I'll try but I might not manage it until Sunday or Monday. I've called
Malcolm and he's absolutely thrilled. He's even more pleased because
Finisham Hospital has said that his 'roid scar has healed and he can
be let loose. I've going to collect him this faternoon, then we're
going to go out drinking to celebate his return and the purchase of
the Wales Blue PRS with body birds. This is so exciting for him, and
for me also. I can imagine that you can hardly wait to get what you
deserve? You've waited so long, it must be so frustrating for you!

BTW the bastard criminal scammer emailed again.He must think that Mal and I are complete idiots. I told him to go **** himself!!! Haha!

Have a great weekend,

With affectation,

Vincent





Incidently, bigegolittletalent has arrived at my home this morning, bringing the guitar that 'Robert' it trying to sell to me with him. Signature #833 in Wales Blue with body birds is indahouse. 'Robert' told me that I'd "have it in my arms" very soon, and how right he was :D

OK, I'm off to Cheebatone's 'Hastings Alcoholocaust'.

[ianj5150]

OK, I'm back from Hastings and still standing. I hope to be sober again soon; perhaps by Tuesday.

In the meantime, the imposter who hijacked Robert's original email address has sent me this:



mr MALCOLM,

i`am sorry but i dont know what happend.i think is the time to close the deal with you or to stop the deal with you and to find another buyer.
Thank you and hope to read ASAP from you after the payment is done because this is a real deal and I am looking for real buyers , I do not have time to lose for games over the internet.


So, it's a 'real deal' and he's looking for 'real buyers', is he? Well, like I said, I really don't have the inclination to spend time on him, all I wanted was a trophy picture. I've sent him this:


Robert,

sorry, all I wanted was to see what you look like my friend. I really upset that you've taken this tone with me, when all I want is a little picture. No matter, I'll send the wire to you anyway. I'm sulking, though.

Here's one of me. By the way, do you know a good dentist:


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/forsmy.jpg

[ianj5150]

Robert, meanwhile, has also sent me this:

Hello Vincent,

Yes if you can send me the receipt from your bank will be great!
Sunday or monday doesn't matter!
Ok..have a nice party and i wish Malcolm a worm welcome back!!

Thank you and please let me know
Best!
Robert

I FELCH FOR FUN

[ianj5150]

Malcolm has replied:

My dear Bob,

Malcolm here, my dear friend. I've just returned home from the weekend
bender with Vincent and some friends from my home village of Cockinwell We started drinking at 3pm in the Cockinwell Tavern, which was my local when I was a teenager. We seemed to spend the entire afternoon in there, trying to drink the place dry as we celebrated both me being free of another 'roid and the imminent arrival of the Wales Blue PRS Custom Single Doublecut with body birds! But I did something very, very stupid in the evening. Drunk as skunks, we decided to do the traditional thing and go for a curry. The local curry house is the world infamous 'Jewel in Indian's Passage' and is well known for it's industrial strength Phal, which is basically raw red chillies in red chilly powder, with a bit of mystery meat thrown in for good measure. I love the stuff, couldn't resist. I was so trollied that I completely forgot about the surgery I'd just had. After the curry we went to the local nightclub, The Crappt, where the DJ looked like he was about to throw up all over his CD cases he had such a bad dose of dysentry, and I don't remember getting back to my lodgings.

I woke this morning with an orchestra tuning up in my head, and then after about 30 seconds of consciousness I remembered the Phal, and was hit by the sudden realisation that what goes in must come out. Robert, if you want to know fear and pain, eat an industrial strength curry while recovering from having a 'roid ripped off! I DON'T recommend it!

I hope that Vincent can get the transfer paper scanned for you
tomorrow and I'll get him to send it to you if he can. Here's a picture that pretty much sums up me on the can this morning.

Love,

Malcolm.

http://www.theabsurdity.com/blog/images/scream.jpg

[Valtiel]

Man, this is more entertaining than most crap on TV! :)

[Ridgeback]

Hi Ian,

Just catching up after a busy few days. Mate, this stuff is brilliant!

No word from the idle sods yet. Are you still seeing Met Fraud tomorrow?

I remain, Sir
Falling about w/wet shorts

Ridge

P.S. Now seriously: whats a McRosie 10 Top w/IRW neck worth these days? US dinero?

[ianj5150]

Ridge,

It seems that I have to contact a Scotland Yard outfit called SCD6 who look after internet auction fraud. Unfortunately, the inevitable red tape has now kicked in. Because I'm reporting a 'new' crime, I can't go direct to SCD6, but instead have to open a new case and get it refered. I can just tell that this is going to be like trying to pull my own teeth :(

[ianj5150]

Malcolm has just sent him:

Hi Bob,

Malcolm here, dear boy. I just thought I'd drop you a line to ask if
your policeman friend managed to find anything out about the criminal
who stoled your first email account and tried to rob us? Did I tell
you that he emailed me again? Has he been arrested yet? I do hope so!
I hope that I don't have to talk to the police, but I will if you or
they need my help.

Has Vincent emailed the wire transfer form to you yet? I haven't heard
from him this morning and his cell phone is going straight to voice
mail. I hope so because I won't be able to chase him for the rest of the day; I'm going clay pidgeon racing.

love

Mal.

[bigegolittletalent]

Ian, methinks your curry story might have a few shades of reality running through it! Glad to see you made it back in one piece, and thanks for your hospitality on Saturday! As for great pub names, truth is stranger than fiction; Malcolm and Vincent may frequent the fictional Cockinwell, but there is a real **** Inn not far from my old house. Very popular with girls for some reason....

[ianj5150]

Well, I finally bit the bullet and went to my local police station to report what has been going on.

I don't have the heart to recount what happened. Suffice to say that it was a struggle to get this reported as a crime at all. The desk officer, a very bright and helpful chap who was obviously doing his best in very difficult circumstances, was astonished that Manchester CID hadn't taken the info that I had and run with it.

I came out of the station almost two hours later with one definate, concrete achievement, however....

I'm now the proud owner of a Victim of Crime support booklet. :rolleyes:

[ianj5150]

Robert has replied to Malcolm:

Hello Malcolm,

I've spoked this morning with my friend from police and nothing yet.Hasn't been arrested yet.I hope so too, that it will be caught soon.
But this kind of things take a little longer than it should.For the moment you don't have to talk to the police.If this will get complicated i will let you know,maybe they will need your help.

No Vincent didn't emailed me the transfer receipt.I hope he will do that today. Sorry for your currie accident. Sounds nasty.

Thanks and talk to you soon!
Best!
Robert

I FELCH FOR FUN

[ianj5150]

I few hours ago, I sent him this:

Hello Robert,

Vincent here. I have the wire with me and I'm going to start trying to
get it scanned and emailed to you. I haven't done this before, so
here's hoping....

Fingers crossed,

Vincent.

[ianj5150]

And some time later, after a bit of trouble with the internet and a lot of work from my buddy Mike (when the 'net wasn't toast) I sent him this:

Hi Robert,
Well, this took me all night, but I finally managed to get there. You know when you're getting old when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night, eh?
Vincent

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/Robert.jpg

[ianj5150]

Phil McCavetty (Slight Return). :D

[Valtiel]

:D:D:D. The only thing that could make this better is a trophy picture, or better yet, a trophy picture mug shot!

[ianj5150]

Early this morning, our friend the imposter sent me this:


i wait the scanned paper with your bank recipt after the payment is done
i hope understand me. if you don`t want to send the money isn`t problem but i want to know your decision
i wait the scanned paper after the money are sended
thanks for your time




Notice the importance to him of having a copy of the transfer paper? Just like 'Tracey', isn't it? My research on this class of pond life over the months has suggested that this behaviour is almost universal. They think that if they have firm evidence that the money has been sent (and a scan of a transfer document is as good as it can get), then they can rest assured that it has indeed been sent (or is that 'sended' :rolleyes:). The last thing that these whackjobs expect is that their 'buyer' has a stash of old wire papers from years of buying gear from Willcutts, and a good buddy who's a dab hand with paint!


I've sent him:



Hi Robert,

I sended the money yesterday and a scan of the transfer paper is
attached. The 2250 pounds should arrive be in your account sometime on
Thursday, be it can arrive at any time of the day, so check often.
Please let me know when it is in your account and I will send you the
address to send the banjo to.

Regards,


malcolm


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/ianjackson5150/Robert2.jpg

[ianj5150]

And now back to the 'real' Robert. With all this subterfuge, the plot of 'Twelfth Night' is starting to look quite straightforward!

Malcolm has sent Robert this:


Dear Bob,

Malcolm here. Have you received the scan of the wire transfer paper
ok? Vincent told me that it took him hours to get it done. He's not
very good with computers, bless him. I hope that the image is clear
enough for you. What a lot of trouble and stress this purchase has
been to everyone. You know, once the payment arrives and I have the
11top Wales Blue PRS, you should print that transfer paper out and
frame it. I know that I'm thinking of doing the same!

Bob - check your account at the end of the day, just in case it's
arrived early. I know that it's very unlikely (these are damned banks
after all) but there's a slender chance it will. I'll be so happy when you
have your money at last. I'm sure that you will be too. Please, please
let me know whether the money is there or not. I'm so excited and
after all this effort I just can't wait for you to get what's coming
to you.

All my love,


Malcolm.

[SirPsychoSexy]

lol@Phil McCavetty

[ianj5150]

lol@Phil McCavetty
For more on Phil (Lady Philippa McCavetty to be precise) check out the second scam thread:

http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37180&highlight=mccavetty

This was the same Russian wastrel that I did in the first one. It rambled a bit, but it has it's moments.

[Ridgeback]

Hey Ian,

Just read the Lady Phil post and am pissing myself again. That's better than this, if possible! You have to be an Essex boy - right?? ;)

Have emailed query re: SCD6 contacts to ex-Met m8s. Will advise.

Ridge.

[ianj5150]

Hey Ian,

Just read the Lady Phil post and am pissing myself again. That's better than this, if possible! You have to be an Essex boy - right?? ;)

Have emailed query re: SCD6 contacts to ex-Met m8s. Will advise.

Ridge.
Wot, ya mean frum Sarfend innit nahworramean farkinell?

No, actually. I'm a rural Cheshire lad, Ridge. Couldn't be further from Essex. The humour is influenced by the late great Derek 'Blaster' Bates, who was a friend of my uncle's and whose comedy I grew up with.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_Bates

[Ridgeback]

Used to LOVE Blaster Bates!!! :dude:

Haven't heard his stuff for years now - As Lady Phyl might say, "They're a bit backwards out in the colonies, what?" :D

[leroy4403]

No, actually. I'm a rural Cheshire lad, Ridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_Bates

Hey Ian,

Where in Cheshire? I was born in Knutsford.

[ianj5150]

Used to LOVE Blaster Bates!!! :dude:

Haven't heard his stuff for years now - As Lady Phyl might say, "They're a bit backwards out in the colonies, what?" :D
The man was the great unsung genius of English comedy. I can still recite his anecdotes verbatim. Think about his contempt for the aristocracy, then revisit Lady Philippa ;)

[ianj5150]

Hey Ian,

Where in Cheshire? I was born in Knutsford.
Runcorn. Well, Halton Village, to be precise. My mum traced her part of the family back through the parish records to when they started, in the 1630s.

I knew Knutsford well. It's a beautiful place, much better than Runcorn :rolleyes:

[Sherpa]

Ridge,

It seems that I have to contact a Scotland Yard outfit called SCD6 who look after internet auction fraud. Unfortunately, the inevitable red tape has now kicked in. Because I'm reporting a 'new' crime, I can't go direct to SCD6, but instead have to open a new case and get it refered. I can just tell that this is going to be like trying to pull my own teeth :(Ian, the acquaintance of mine I mentioned over the phone is travelling through next week - hopefully I'll speak with him within a few days. In them meantime, I know you don't need me to urge you to give him hell. :D

[ianj5150]

OK, back to the action.

These two scumbags have sent me... nothing. In their sorry little world, a scanned transfer paper is as good as money in the bank.

They might be in for a bit of an education.

[Valtiel]

Ya know what would be great, if you get a response and the scammer said he has sent guitar, you should have bigegolittletalent bring over the PRS and snap some pics with it. Mess with the scammers head a bit more. :p

[prsgal]

Ya know what would be great, if you get a response and the scammer said he has sent guitar, you should have bigegolittletalent bring over the PRS and snap some pics with it. Mess with the scammers head a bit more. :p

I have a feeling that's already been done ;)

[prsgal]

Runcorn. Well, Halton Village, to be precise. My mum traced her part of the family back through the parish records to when they started, in the 1630s.

I knew Knutsford well. It's a beautiful place, much better than Runcorn :rolleyes:

It's a small world.....

I'm Stockport born and Buxton bread....

OK, I know Buxton isn't in Cheshire, and it's less posh than Knutsford (but posher by far than Runcorn) but we're one big happy family....

Right?

[ianj5150]

Ya know what would be great, if you get a response and the scammer said he has sent guitar, you should have bigegolittletalent bring over the PRS and snap some pics with it. Mess with the scammers head a bit more. :p
Check this thread:

http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41839&highlight=Signature

It's a beautiful guitar. I love the 11 top and the body birds :p

[March]

It's a small world.....

I'm Stockport born and Buxton bread....

OK, I know Buxton isn't in Cheshire, and it's less posh than Knutsford (but posher by far than Runcorn) but we're one big happy family....

Right?

From where Ian's from, genetically they are all family - even the strangers! :D

[March]

Ya know what would be great, if you get a response and the scammer said he has sent guitar, you should have bigegolittletalent bring over the PRS and snap some pics with it. Mess with the scammers head a bit more. :p

http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/27348/2240490940067881716S600x600Q85.jpg

:D

[ianj5150]

It's a small world.....

I'm Stockport born and Buxton bread....

OK, I know Buxton isn't in Cheshire, and it's less posh than Knutsford (but posher by far than Runcorn) but we're one big happy family....

Right?
Very right. Buxton is a wonderful place. It's the reason why I have an MX5. Fancy a ride? :D

[mykewright]

Very right. Buxton is a wonderful place. It's the reason why I have an MX5. Fancy a ride? :DSlow, small and uncomfortable :mad:

[ianj5150]

Robert has just replied:

Hello Malcolm,

Yes i have received the scan of the wire transfer receipt.
Thank you for that and sorry that this process caused a lot of trouble and stress from both sides.

Yes Malcolm the day when you will have the 11 top PRS in your arms is coming very soon.
I will go tomorrow with my brother at his bank and see if the funds are there.If so you will have the guitar by the end of this week.Guaranteed 100%!!!
I hope this will happen tomorrow as much as you want!!!You will be very pleased after all..you'll see.

Well...i have to go now...i'm very tired after a hard day at work.

Talk to you tomorrow!
Thanks and Best!
Robert

I FELCH FOR FUN



Two things that I'd like to note here:

1) He says that the '11 top PRS will be in my arms very soon.' Sorry, pal, it was here on Saturday :dude:


2) I checked out his email and he's added 'I FELCH FOR FUN' to his automatic email signature.






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