My email conversation with a moron scammer(s)

I recently posted my car on autotrader and I run into this dumb lowlife.
Notice how half way through this conversation his english goes
from realy bad to perfect
I guess once the Moron No.1 figures out I am hooked he transfers me to
the Moron No.2 to close the deal / scam.

This is an ongoing conversation
...and keep in mind the name I am using is fake as well as the paypal account I created
just to see if the dumb ass is gonna try to send/retract the funds.

How long do you think I can keep him "hooked"


Please tell me if you have and idea of what I should tell him next



Dumbass Scammer: Sam Bruno <[email protected]>

Conversation:


sam bruno

is this chrysler 300m still available for sale at $3,200?

me

Yes

sam bruno

ok please i want you to know that i am interested in buying this
chrysler 300m from you, so i would like for you to scare away other
buyers. i would have loved to come down and have a look at the car but
as it is i am out at sea right now, you see am a sailor and am in a
ship offshore busy sailing but i could get a friend come over and have
a look at the car. let me know if that will be possible soonest.

Thanks,
Sam

me

Sure
Give him my cell number and he can come any time"

sam bruno

hey i got some bad news, my friend sent me an email he said he has a
very tight schedule this weekend and also next week at work so he
wouldn't be able to visit nevertheless i want you to know that i am
still interested in buying this car from you so i ask you to be honest
with me. please tell me in details about the present condition of the
car, service history as well as the faults and damages, i will buy
this car now based on your description so i ask you to be completely
honest with me.

me

The car is exactly as described. Excellent condition. No problems at all.

sam bruno

well i am satisfied with the photos i have seen as the car seems to be
in good condition, i want you to know that i will buy this car from
you at the agreed price of $3,200 and would love to make the payment
immediately so my shipper can pickup the car soonest. i will have the
money sent to you through the safest means online which is by PayPal
and as soon as you have received the payment, my courier agent will
contact you so he can pickup the car and deliver to my home. he will
also handle the necessary paper work when he arrives before he picks
the car, so get back to me with your full name and PayPal account
email and i will send the funds to you.

me

Sam,
Excellent I like using PayPal. But you better hurry up.
I cant drive with the broken windshield for much longer as I will get a ticket.
I am gonna have to replace it if this takes too long and the car is gonna cost more.
For PayPal just use this email [email protected]
My name is Vuli Vu.

sam bruno

hey i was about to make payment when i had this problem with the
shipping of the vehicle, the courier agent to do the shipping said he
will not come for pickup unless the shipping fee of $550 is paid their
head office in the USA so the pickup is registered and a date fixed.
but the only form of payment they accept is payment via cash or
western union money transfer, i tried paying online but i discovered i
need my credit card which i didn't bring on board with me and there
is no western union agent on my ship or anywhere around for me to pay
cash,
There is no way for me to make the payment for shipping from here so i
was thinking if i made the payment of $550 for shipping fee together
with the payment for the car which is $3,200, that is i will be making
a total payment of $3,750 to your PayPal account. i want to know if
you will be able to pay the shipping fee through western union money
transfer to an agent in the shipping company head office so the pickup
can be registered. the shipping company head office is located in
Arkansas,Columbus USA and that is where all payment are made to, if i
make the payment of $3,750 to you can i trust you to pay the shipping
fee to their head office?"

me

Yes of course. I will help you as much as I can."

sam bruno

ok, i will send the funds now a total of $3,750 ( shipping fee
included ) and will email you the courier service details so you can
pay the shipping fee as soon as i have done the transfer.

sam bruno

hello, i have just made the transfer of $3,750 to your PayPal account
and the fund were deducted from my account immediately. so PayPal
should notify you via email of the transfer, do check your inbox or
junk folder to see if you received any email from PayPal as proof of
payment also check your account if the funds has been credited. now i
want you to pay the agent commission fee via western union money
transfer to the courier service head office in the United state of
America so they register and fix a date for pickup. the name of the
courier service is DPD courier service and this is the details of
their financial agent to receive the payment:

Agent:Faye Thomas
Address:Columbus, Arkansas
USA,71831.
Email:[email protected]

Please after making the payment, kindly email the necessary details to
PayPal :The Mtcn# which you will be given at the western union after
the $550 has been sent as well as the sender's name and address used
to send the money through western union, so they verify the
transaction and they are aware that the shipping fee has been paid out
by you to the courier agent. i emailed them about the excess fee of
$550 which i added as shipping fee to the payment i made so they can
monitor the transaction, also email the payment details to the courier
service so they register the pickup and a fixed to pick the car. let
me know as soon as all this is done

Thanks,
Sam"

me

I am afraid I did not get any emails yet.
I may have to go for a short business trip very soon and I may not have full access to PayPal. Its very important you do this as soon as possible.

sam bruno
have you checked both the inbox and spam folder of your PayPal account email?\

let me know so i can contact PayPal immediately."

me

I am afraid I did not get any emails yet.
I may have to go for a short business trip very soon and I may not have full access to PayPal. Its very important you do this as soon as possible.

sam bruno

i have just made the transfer of $3,750 to your PayPal account and the
fund were deducted from my account immediately. so PayPal should
notify you via email of the transfer, do check your inbox or junk
folder to see if you received any email from PayPal as proof of
payment also check your account if the funds has been credited. now i
want you to pay the agent commission fee via western union money
transfer to the courier service head office in the United state of
America so they register and fix a date for pickup."

At this point I get a painfully obvious fake PayPal email
And needles to say my fake unverified PayPal account with my fake
name I created just for this exercise did not receive any funds.
Screenshot:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/19675038.png/

me

Hi Sam
I am afraid I have a bit of bad news. I told you I may have to take a quick business trip. I am on the road as we speak. I can check my emails but I have no access to PayPal. I got paypals confirmation email last night.
The bad news is really that because of this trip I had to fix my windshield last night. The problem now is that I spend an extra $500 on the car. I feel bad but I need to increase the price of the car by $500. This was something you had to do once you got the car anyway. Can you please add $500 more to my PayPal (total $4250). I promise as soon as I get the confirmation I will call my wife and send her to western union.
Once again I am really sorry.

sam bruno

ok, i can do that. i will just make the payment under the same
transaction ID, so you will receive both payment at once. i will make
the transfer of $500 to your PayPal account and let you know as soon

as i have sent the funds.

Hope i can trust you.

Regards,
Sam"

sam bruno

i have just sent the extra $500 to cover the cost for the windshield,
you should also receive confirmation from PayPal. so now i want you to
call your wife and give her the shipping company details so she can
make the payment for shipping fee via western union money transfer to
the financial agent.

me

Sam, I did not recive any emails from paypal

sam bruno

They should have sent the confirmation email as they also deducted the
funds from my account immediately, i want you to keep checking your
inbox and junk folder for the confirmation from paypal, please update
me regularly and let me know if you received the email and if not i
will contact them.

Meanwhile you could make arrangement with your wife so she can pay the
shipping fee through western union money transfer to the shipping
company head office. i am sure paypal will notify you with the
confirmation email as they have already deducted the fund from my
account, a total of $4,250 was deducted.

Quick Question: Please after the pickup date has been registered and
you received the payment, who will the courier agent contact to pickup
the car?

Let me know

... and the conversation continues

me

I did not receive any emails yet.

I’ve talked to my wife and she will send the money and my contact info to the agent as soon as I give her a call.

Hurry up please. My wife’s fund raising event (Vital Toronto 2011) is starting in a week or so and she will get real busy real soon organizing the event. If she is busy you have to wait for me to come back. Its time we finalize this

sam bruno

well, i will contact paypal to find out why they have not sent you the
confirmation email since they deducted the extra $500 from my account.
you got a confirmation email for the previous payment of $3,750 which
i sent you, so i would like you to call your wife and she make the
payment for shipping fee today, as i got an email from the courier
service asking if the shipping fee has been paid.

Let her make the payment today and email the shipping company the
payment details, so they can begin the registration of the pickup
date. i will email paypal right now.

Aaaaannnnddddd I get a new fake paypal confirmation. This one is a little more elaborate.
The Moron wants me to think that paypal endorses the Western Union

Hello   Vuli Vu
This email confirms that Sam Bruno has sent you new funds* $500.00CAD*
View the details of this Transaction here: Payment Details

Please note:   We wish to inform you that Sam Bruno  has made his intentions known to PayPal that he want you to send the excess fee of $550.00CAD included in the payment he made to your account as shipping fee  to his courier agent via Western Union Money Transfer,  due to this the crediting  of your account with a total sum of $4,250.00CAD will be pending until the payment is made by you and the transaction is verified by PayPal Security. Click here to locate nearest Western Union Agent in your area or send money online.  
Note:As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, any inquiries and necessary information should be sent to us by directly replying to this message, because of the status of this transaction, it has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section, and all inquiries should be directed to this e-mail address as it is the one monitored for your transaction. TRANSACTION STATUS:
The payment has been deducted from the buyer's account a total of $4,250.00CAD and has been " APPROVED" but will not be credited into your account until the excess funds of $550.00CAD has been sent by you to his courier agent via western union money transfer and the # Money Transfer Control Number # is sent to us for verification. Courier Agent's Info: DPD courier service Faye Thomas City:Columbus, State: Arkansas United States Of America 71831.  
Address Status: Confirmed  (Above address has already been Confirmed by PayPal Security)  

Question: Please reply via email to this mailing address to contact PayPal Verification Customer Service Department.  Please, understand that this is a security measure intended to help  protect both the Buyer and the Seller.We apologize for the inconvenience that has caused you.  PayPal will   be responsible for any loss incurred during the course of this transaction. With more than 147 million accounts worldwide, we are leading online payment method you can trust!


I think my imaginary wife just got busy with her event
...and guess what the price increase is coming up. I'll see if I can get extra $1000 from the Moron

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I'll visit http://forum.419eater.com/forum/index.php

As far as my data is concerned none of it is real. My name is fake my wife is fake ( not married ) even my paypal account is created with this fake identity. The Car was real but I sold it a week ago.