by gsoh2011
Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:41 am
Starts with a scam Craigslist item :
http://london.craigslist.co.uk/phd/3426810578.html
Seller operates from [email protected], gives his details as :
first name Dragos Catalin
last name: Farcas
address: Al petuniei nr 3
city: sibiu
Romania
This suprised me, as I was expecting him to tell me he was a marine engineer on a ship, etc, etc, but no, tells me straight up he is in Sibiu, Romania. His ip address traces to Sibiu, Romania.
A Google search on Dragos Catalin Farcas shown only one hit :
http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/vie ... 7&start=15
so thought I'd drop his name in here to help increase his Google presence.
He has given his phone number as +40746825914
He doesn't appear to be very good at scamming - makes stupid mistakes, and looks like he is a scammer-in-training. He has sent scans of his id card, and additionally sent scans of him holding that id card. Presumably the id card is fake. He has also scanned what looks like genuine court paperwork which also gives his name and address.
He tried to sell a Canon 5d Mk 2 with a 24-105 lens. He sent a picture of that camera with a 16-35 lens on. I asked why the camera has the wrong lens on and could he please send me a picture of the camera with the right lens on, and to make sure the background matched the first images, and he told me he had just gone to a different building, and then attached a picture of the camera with the correct lens, but that picture was taken off an ad listed in New York in 2008.
What I have found unusual about this scammer is that when busted, and when he knows he is busted, he continues. Most scammers give up and move on, but this one seems to have a desperation about him. I got the feeling he had been set a scamming assignment as part of his gang membership training, and he was desperate to get a good grade.
Many scammers can be quite convincing, but I found him laughable. Almost felt sorry for him !
I'd attach his scans here if I knew how....
http://london.craigslist.co.uk/phd/3426810578.html
Seller operates from [email protected], gives his details as :
first name Dragos Catalin
last name: Farcas
address: Al petuniei nr 3
city: sibiu
Romania
This suprised me, as I was expecting him to tell me he was a marine engineer on a ship, etc, etc, but no, tells me straight up he is in Sibiu, Romania. His ip address traces to Sibiu, Romania.
A Google search on Dragos Catalin Farcas shown only one hit :
http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/vie ... 7&start=15
so thought I'd drop his name in here to help increase his Google presence.
He has given his phone number as +40746825914
He doesn't appear to be very good at scamming - makes stupid mistakes, and looks like he is a scammer-in-training. He has sent scans of his id card, and additionally sent scans of him holding that id card. Presumably the id card is fake. He has also scanned what looks like genuine court paperwork which also gives his name and address.
He tried to sell a Canon 5d Mk 2 with a 24-105 lens. He sent a picture of that camera with a 16-35 lens on. I asked why the camera has the wrong lens on and could he please send me a picture of the camera with the right lens on, and to make sure the background matched the first images, and he told me he had just gone to a different building, and then attached a picture of the camera with the correct lens, but that picture was taken off an ad listed in New York in 2008.
What I have found unusual about this scammer is that when busted, and when he knows he is busted, he continues. Most scammers give up and move on, but this one seems to have a desperation about him. I got the feeling he had been set a scamming assignment as part of his gang membership training, and he was desperate to get a good grade.
Many scammers can be quite convincing, but I found him laughable. Almost felt sorry for him !
I'd attach his scans here if I knew how....