Conversation with a scammer

From: moris brown <[email protected]>
To: xx
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 6:16 PM
Subject: RE: DIPLOMAT MORRIS BROWN


Hello
Right now the United Nation's membership card is under process in your name as soon as it get through i will get in touch with you...so that interrogation and investigation can commence...

Regards,
Morris.

Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:56:08 -0700
From:xx
Subject: Re: DIPLOMAT MORRIS BROWN
To: [email protected]


Hello Morris,

I am glad to hear your prompt reply


From: moris brown <[email protected]>
To: xx
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: DIPLOMAT MORRIS BROWN


Hello xx,
Glad to hear from you regarding this issue of your lost fund and issues like these are issues that we at the United Nation's head office here in London and the Buckingham Palace have really taken a bold step to deal with, because of pains affecting victims of these evil nations in Africa and i will assure you that interrogation, investigation and arrest by the C.I.A will be carried out in your name and for your sake...but before this can be effective you have to become a legal member of the United Nation's and as soon as you become a member of the U.N you will have the full backing of the United Nation's security council that will enable and effect the arrest...Right now i want you to send a copy of your international passport or your driving or any form of identity for proper identification and for the United Nation's membership card in your name...and your direct telephone #

Regards,
Morris Brown.


Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:27:24 -0700
Subject: Fraud
To: [email protected]


Dear Mr.Morris,

I've got your information from Mr. Larry Nicholsonn regarding a fraud problems, he recommend me to contact you for an assistant regarding a fraud by Ghana GHS. Please read his message, what informations I have to passed to you. Please advice.

IF YOU WANT TO REGAIN ALL YOUR LOSSES AND TO ENABLE THE BOX ARRIVE IN YOUR DOORSTEP I WILL ADVISE YOU TO CONTACT DIPLOMAT MORRIS BROWN, HE IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATION'S OFFICE LONDON, +447045739728 [email protected]....this inquiring was set up by the british government to check mate those that have been hurt...just contact Morris and follow instructions and you will regain back all your losses and i will advise you do not send money to Ghana anymore, make all your inquiries to London...

Yep. Thought I'd seen that phone number 447045739728, somewhere before.
It's a busy little scammer this one. Same phone number can be seen on viewtopic.php?f=13&t=29688&p=87580

Hi,

I wonder if the number is widely being used by scammer, why they are still active in cheating other victims,
what is the FBI or police doing ?


Lotusutra

This is a good and interesting question Lotusutra. Because scammers are typically in a different country than their victim, the question of jurisdiction. Was the crime committed in the scammer's country or in your country?
How do we find the real name and location of the scammer?
Is the money lost worth the cost of pursuing the scammer internationally?
Are there more serious international crimes to pursue?
Is there a trail which leads to the victim and criminal?
What if the scammer is paying off the police in their area?

I wish we could just follow a phone number or an email address straight to the scammer. Sadly, it doesn't work that way. These issues are the reason we do what we do. We educate, and expose the scammer's activities and email addresses. We also support poeple who have already fallen victim to a scammer.

Hi xx,

How are you doing over there ? I have waited for your message but gone none , Infact I have missed communication with you and very worried over that .


Please call me . this is my phone contact line : + 1 806 839 7937

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How is this phone no. scammer too ? who have ever seen this no.

As my point of view, all the victim money added up together can pursuing the scammer internationally, Not ?? How much can it be !!! ???
All the phone no. or email address cannot be followed if they are really affect peoples living. Perhaps, it has to happened to an important person, then internationally will be following the cases !!!
I do understand it has to take longer time to arrest them, but they have to arrest these scammers.

Lotusutra

And in addition to the comments of Bubbles, one word springs to mind - corruption. It is very widespread in African countries and is considered a normal part of life. From government to business and trickles down from the top. There would be instances of scammers / scam syndicates paying local police to look the other way. Would the cost of prosecuting a scammer be better spent on more serious crimes of murders, rapes etc. Scammers using internet cafes would be difficult to pinpoint because of the many numbers using the facilities. They normally would not be using a real name, which in itself would be confusing for law enforcement to act. For sure, on the odd occasion a scammer will get caught, which is brilliant to see happen. Best way is to report them with as much information as possible.