by HelloWolfgang
Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:17 pm
Hello. I've been in contact with a man, whom was supposed to be from the UK. At this time I can a business partner, and we sold iPhones and such. My business managed to call him at his UK number, and everything seemed legit for the most part. We ended up paying him about $1500 for some iPhones and other small products, no big deal.
He continues by explaining that he wasn't able to get the money, sent by Western Union. Immediately, I think that the money has been stolen, and he's just another Nigerian scammer. I call Western Union and the money is still there. After a few days, we get no package of the iPhones. So my business partner calls him, and he says that he doesn't understand what's happening, but then at the same time, he explains that he doesn't physically have the iPhones, but they're actually in a warehouse in Nigeria.
This is were I begin to realize where this is going. Martin(s) proceeds into stating that he's flying to Nigeria, to speak to his father or some other nonsense, but basically, he was going to Nigeria to handle some business with his father.
He explains that he inherited some money from his father, about $100,000 or so, and Martins vanishes for a few months; only e-mailing myself or my business partner every few weeks. Martin then returns, a few months later, requesting that myself and me business parter join him in starting up a business with him, and he would invest money into the company, etc etc.
He agree at first, because he was paying for it, and we were fairly good at selling products.
And then after all of this, about a month or two ago, Martin requests that I help him pay for the rest of the documents and fees of his inheritance, because the $100,000 that he completely burned through was gone, but he needed to get the rest of his inheritance, which totals somewhere around $50 Million from an Oil company that his father invested him. His father has already passed away, apparently, and he needs a little bit of money for the documents.
The documents and fees for the transfer are about 2500. That's not a lot of money, but I would hate to lose that money, especially after I already sent $1500, and never received my iPhones and other products.
So is Martins Lawrence a scam artist? Or what? Everything he's said thus far has been somewhat along the lines of the truth, to my knowledge. He physically picked up my money from Western Union in the UK, that's confirm and he had a UK telephone number, which is also confirmed. But now he's in Nigeria, requesting money.
I haven't sent any money yet, so please advise me on what you think about this?
Thank you.
He continues by explaining that he wasn't able to get the money, sent by Western Union. Immediately, I think that the money has been stolen, and he's just another Nigerian scammer. I call Western Union and the money is still there. After a few days, we get no package of the iPhones. So my business partner calls him, and he says that he doesn't understand what's happening, but then at the same time, he explains that he doesn't physically have the iPhones, but they're actually in a warehouse in Nigeria.
This is were I begin to realize where this is going. Martin(s) proceeds into stating that he's flying to Nigeria, to speak to his father or some other nonsense, but basically, he was going to Nigeria to handle some business with his father.
He explains that he inherited some money from his father, about $100,000 or so, and Martins vanishes for a few months; only e-mailing myself or my business partner every few weeks. Martin then returns, a few months later, requesting that myself and me business parter join him in starting up a business with him, and he would invest money into the company, etc etc.
He agree at first, because he was paying for it, and we were fairly good at selling products.
And then after all of this, about a month or two ago, Martin requests that I help him pay for the rest of the documents and fees of his inheritance, because the $100,000 that he completely burned through was gone, but he needed to get the rest of his inheritance, which totals somewhere around $50 Million from an Oil company that his father invested him. His father has already passed away, apparently, and he needs a little bit of money for the documents.
The documents and fees for the transfer are about 2500. That's not a lot of money, but I would hate to lose that money, especially after I already sent $1500, and never received my iPhones and other products.
So is Martins Lawrence a scam artist? Or what? Everything he's said thus far has been somewhat along the lines of the truth, to my knowledge. He physically picked up my money from Western Union in the UK, that's confirm and he had a UK telephone number, which is also confirmed. But now he's in Nigeria, requesting money.
I haven't sent any money yet, so please advise me on what you think about this?
Thank you.
