Scam Baiting

[trouty]

Received this email this morning and deleted it - believing it to be scammers, who send such requests to charter company's & fishing Lodges all the time.

Usually - they offer to pay more than the asking price and by stolen or fake credit cards -with you sending back the extra by wire transfer - they nic your $ and their credit thing bounces - you've been done.

So this evening they sent another - this time I thought what the hell I'll play the game.

Here's how its going so far!

Their email to me.

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 04:51:09 -0700
From: okeychiedu1@yahoo.com
Subject: Accomodation Enquiries
To:

Hello,
Could you please confirm availability and total cost for the dates stated below for 4 guests from India. I am Mr. Kelvin Hates, of , India.
Arrival Date: 26rd June 2010
Departure Date: 30th June 2010
Room Type:Any Room available
Number of Rooms: 4
Length of Stay: 4 days
Type of Payment:Credit Card
Please advise availability. Moreover, what is the TOTAL COST for the entire period? and the total cost however should reflect government taxes if available. As our policy, our sponsors will make a deposit for this booking via credit card,once availability and total cost is confirmed.We also need Dinner if available.Give us the total cost for Dinner for 3Nights.Give me only the total cost of your accomodation for 4days if you don't do Dinner.Your prompt response will be appreciated and hoping that we could partner in the hospitality business.Please reply to this email(kelvinhates@yahoo.com)
Sincerely yours,
Dr.Kelvin Hates

and my reply I'm about to send unless you guys can come up with anything extra to add?

Certainly Dr Kelvin Hates

Those dates are available to you from arrival date 26th June 2010 Departure Date 30th June 2010.
4 rooms have been set aside for you & your esteemed colleagues.
Meals for all 3 days have been included.
Total Cost all Inclusive for meals and accommodations for 4 will be Australian $137,656.85.
I assure you will have a very good time with us.

Please send credit card payment details straight away - to reserve your rooms, otherwise availability cannot be guaranteed, as bookings for this period are in very high demand due to the excellent weather at this time of year, and the Shinju Matsuri Whipped Cream Bikini Festival, due to be held at this time - these 4 days cover the elimination heats then final judging and awards ceremony, which of course you & your colleagues will be entitled to attend, as most honored & esteemed guests.

We look forward to partnering with you very much, because so many of our highly esteemed clients emanate from India.

Please make arrangements with our parking valets upon arrival to park your elephants. It's appropriate to give 10% gratuity / tips to the parking valets - if you wish your elephants to still be there when you return, otherwise the locals can sometimes tend to BBQ one or two as a village feast.

We very much look forward to your visit - we have moved the Maharaja's entire entourage into lower quality accommodations, in order to make our best rooms available for yourself and colleagues, in our very best mud huts. There is electricity to these accommodation's, but of an evening when the generator ceases & lights go out - you will have to pedal the room generator if you wish to maintain your room lights. This is probably best undertaken in rotation / shifts as we find the lights tend to keep the local Kadiacha man (Witch Doctor) from the local aboriginal tribe, from wandering into the huts in the middle of the night, singing and pointing the bone.

Do be extra careful of our native marine wildlife and fishes during your stay and be sure to bring or pre-purchase concentrated dingo urine as a repellent / antidote to the myriad marine creatures here below listed - that will kill you on contact. The dingo remedy is available in house here to purchase if you are unable to bring any with you sometimes it can be tough bringing it in thru customs. Depending on the injury it can be applied topically or swallowed as required.

List Dangerous marine creatures.

2 step cone snail - fatal
Box Jelly Fish - critical hospitalization
Irrucanji Jellyfish - fatal
Blue Ringed Octopus - fatal
Banded & Brown sea snakes - fatal
Great White Sharks - fatal
Man eating crocodiles - fatal
Stone Fish - debilitating - Hospitalization
Sting Rays - Fatal (Steve Irwin)
Electric Rays - debilitating
Dugongs (Manatee) Lip Rash & Chapped lips if kissed.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you need further information regarding your booking.

We very much look forward to your arrival.

Yours most sincerely,

Muji-bar, your most humble servant.

Stayem Muchalonga Resorts Inc.
Republic of Depuch Islands
via Australia

I'm looking forward to the reply.

Cheers

[The Fixer]

Looks good. Just make sure you don't give out any personally identifying information. Chances are they pick it up to use in another scam script and then they can steal your online identity, name, etc.

[trouty]

I always give out HeBeGb's info - been doing it for years!

Cheers

[pupraiser]

You should change the price every time you communicate with them. Maybe keep going lower until it's like 50 bucks or something.

[trouty]

Come on guys - help me compose the next reply!

Hello,

I wish to book the rooms for 4 of my guests.They will check in on 26st June and check out 30th June 2010.We will make a deposit pre-payment of Euros {2000$Aus }to you, this is because we are not yet sure of what the guests might like to eat and drink. Our menu request will reach you before our arrival. The balance payment will be made on our last day.
I hereby make a firm request that you book 2 dbl rooms for the 4 of my guest.I am going to send you a credit card that will cover the cost of our accommodation for the selected period,and the necessary arrangement for the Delegates.So you will be handling the reservation for all of us.
Moreover, I also made an arrangement with a pre paid Transport Consultant who will take care of our flight arrangements to your place and transportation to other destinations during our entire stay.Due to the condition of our Travel, I do not want to share my credit card information with a third party.I want you to handle my credit cards alone for security reasons.I will send a credit card of 11,000$Aus to you.You will take a deposit of 2000 eur and transfer 9000$Aus to our transport agent for immediate commencement of all our travel arrangements cum other logistics.
so confirm to me that you understand our arrangement that once you are in receipt of the credit card information,you are required to charge it and,confirm the amount of 11,000 $Aus)in your account then deduct {2000$Aus} deposit for your accommodation and Transfer {9000$Aus) to the Transport agent whose Bank information will be forwarded to you and exact arrival time once this arrangement is confirmed.There will be no extra cost to be incurred by your establishment.
All bank transfer charges shall be invoiced to me.I will settle the balance in subsequent transactions or at arrival.I understand that this is not your duty but render it as an assistance because we are going to be your guest.So Kindly, confirm this arrangement with our transport agent and provide me with your
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) ADDRESS
3) PHONE NUMBERS
Best Regards
Dr Kelvin Hates
Edinburgh School of Food & Wine
The Coach House
Newliston
Edinburgh EH29 9EB

Sheesh - he's from India and suddenly he;s from England - are these scammers dickwads or what!

We shall have to increase the price for them steenking poms - no?

Get composing - and I'll send our reply!

Cheers

[TOP SHOT]

TOO FUNNY! Love it... thanx for sharing this. man... i've always wanted to visit the famed Edinburgh House of Food & Wine, too! looks like he's nibbling... can't wait to see how long you can keep him on the hook. (but: filet only -- no catch/release!)

[The Fixer]

If he sends you credit card info, let me know. I have a contact for shutting down what would be stolen cards.

[fishinfinatic]

Please make your name in the reply: Captain McGillicutty

Also state that the deposit is 50% of total trip costs. Ask for a picture of hi in women's clothing, always fu on the 419 sites.

Here are some tips: http://www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm

[The Fixer]

I always tell them my name is one Dr. 0bbins and some nonsense about how I know what I'm doing.

[fishinfinatic]

Even better.