[Jewelry making - Article 00411] - Re: [Orchid] Another scam?

[Robert]

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    I have been collecting the scam e-mails in a file on my computer. At
    present I have 106 stored. I guess I am lucky that I am in Brasil
    and only get 3 or 4 a week. I imagine the people in the USA get many
    more. It is interesting to see that the message text, along with the
    spelling mistakes and capitalization errors basically remain the
    same while the names cited and e-mail addresses change. 

    'jimmy davis' and 'kenneth kutimo' sent the same exact text of the
    scam letter about the Diamond Rough with different e-mail addresses:
    jyvis2000 AT libero.it kennethkutimo18 AT yahoo.ie 

    All of the e-mail scam letters get a standard response from me - on
    a different e-mail address that I use for this purpose. It is: 

    "Thank you for your recent 419 scam letter. Please be advised that
    it has been forwarded to the appropriate Nigerian Authorities. You
    should be aware that any response that you may get from this letter
    will probably be a decoy attempt from the proper Nigerian
    Authorities in order to take steps to arrest you. They will be
    closing in on the Internet cafe you are using to send these scam
    letters also. Good luck and hope to see you behind bars quite soon." 

    I only received one set of responses from these return messages. The
    'scammer' wanted to know why I thought he was from Nigeria when his
    e-mail address was from another country. And he got quite upset when
    I criticized his English writing skills. He proposed that I should
    teach him good English composition. 

    When they cite a Bank or Investment company in their e-mail text, I
    try to find the Bank's e-mail address and forward a copy to them.
    One bank even had an e-mail scam alert right on the front page of
    its web site 

    One should be very careful of customers proposing to purchase
    merchandise from you and sending you a check, money order etc. for a
    higher value than the sale and asking you to send the difference to
    someone or to a shipper / agent. 

    There are many places to check out the 'scams' on the internet. Some
    are listed below. 

    If you have the patience, Scamorama is one of the funniest if you
    have the time to follow some of the 'scams' that are played on the
    scammers. 

    Another idea would be to do an e-mail bomb of their e-mail
    addresses. I don't know how to do that, but it might be satisfying. 

    The 419 Coalition Website < http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/>.
    This is a good resource for those interested in more detail on the
    Nigerian scam and has advice on reporting instances to various law
    enforcement agencies. 

    Scamorama < http://www.Scamorama.com> is also dedicated to spreading
    the word about the 419 scam, but with humour! If you have been
    bothered by the scammers, you'll enjoy reading their replies when
    they are led along the garden path by some very imaginative
    "victims". Check the column of links on the right of the index page
    to follow some of these sagas. If you've a literary turn of mind and
    appreciate fine humour you should find the time to visit. 

    Klass de Vries < http://www.klaasdevriesjr.nl/> (Uncle Klass) is a
    Dutch prankster who enjoys confusing the spammers. Some of these
    villains have taken up abode in Amsterdam so it's good to know that
    he is on the case. 

    Michael Kay
    http://internet-fraud.com/internet-fraud/contribution-mk.htm of
    Australia (who seems to live an eventful life) has succinctly
    presented the artful progress of the scam and illustrates the wealth
    of "documentation" that can be produced in support 

    The Nigerian Scam (or 419 Advance Fee Fraud)
    http://www.data-wales.co.uk/nigerian.htm 

    Crimes of Persuasion: Schemes, Scams, Frauds (investment fraud,
    consumer rip-offs, senior scam, telemarketing fraud, pyramid
    schemes, elderly victims, internet email scams, Nigerian fraud,
    swindles, shonks < http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/ > 

Best regards,
Robert Lowe
Lowe Associates - Brasil
Gemstones, Rough, Specimens
Tucson - February 2 - 7, 2005 - GJX # 205
e-fax: 1-240-757-6022
e-mail: USA    < robertplowejr AT juno.com >
e-mail: Brasil < robertplowejr AT uol.com.br >

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