I would like to begin by welcoming anyone that has
searched the Internet attempting to discover if the
person you have been talking to. Might be a Scammer!
I have in the past written a blog on how to determine
if you are involved with a scammer. This blog is on
the same level of explanation, with one exception. I
would like all that read it to come away feeling they
have the answer they suspected, or they now have
and idea on how to find out on their own.
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STEP ONE - CONTACT INITIATED;
The first thing to look back on and to put into
perspective. This person that you now have doubts
about. What was the messege in his first email to you?
A) Did the email actually relate to you or your profile?
REVIEW TO QUESTION A.
SCAMMERS SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS WAITING FOR
A RESPONSE FROM THEIR INTENDED TARGETS.
THE WORDING IN MOST CASES WILL NOT EVEN
READ AS IF THEY TOOK THE TIME TO READ
ANYTHING ABOUT YOU OR YOUR PROFILE.
LOOK FOR STATEMENTS THAT DO NOT RELATE
TO YOU OR THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED ON
YOUR WEB PAGE.
TO BE BLUNT....BUT NOT TO INSULT: TRUE
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER:
BUT IF THE INITIAL EMAIL COMPLIMENTS YOU
ON YOUR BEAUTY & PERSONALITY. BUT YOU
KNOW YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN ANY
BEAUTY CONTEST ANYTIME SOON: IT IS SAFE
FOR YOU TO ASSUME YOU ARE A PART OF A
MASSIVE MAILING FROM A SPAMMER OR
SCAMMER!
B) Did the email cover more than three subjects?
REVIEW TO QUESTION 2
TIME IS MONEY TO A SCAMMER..HE IS PAYING FOR
INTERNET CAFE TME AND HE HAS TO SEND OUT A
LARGE AMOUNT OF EMAILS. THAT INITIAL FIRST
EMAIL GIVES YOU A LIFE STORY AND READS LIKE A
AUTO-BIOGRAPHY AS THEY TELL YOU ABOUT
THE LIFE FROM CHILDHOOD TO PRESENT. THEN,
AFTER TRUSTING YOU WITH ALL THIS INTIMATE
INFORMATION..THEY INVITE YOU TO CHAT ON YAHOO.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO NOW PUT YOURSELF IN THE
ROLE OF A PERSON TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION
OF SOMEONE YOU FIND ON THE INTERNET:
I AM WILLING TO BET..YOU WOULD NOT TELL ALL
ABOUT YOURSELF IN THE FIRST EMAIL TO A TOTAL
STRANGER...DUE TO THE IDEA THAT YOU MIGHT
NOT RECIEVE A RESPONSE..IT IS NORMAL TO KEEP
YOUR FIRST EMAIL SHORT. JUST IN CASE OF REJECTION
OR LACK OF RESPONSE!
YOU NOW HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON YOU
SUSPECT MIGHT BE A SCAMMER IS LEANING MORE
TO THAT AREA AT 96% .
C) Did the email assume you might accept some
type of invitation such as chatting on yahoo?
DID THE EMAIL CONTAIN A YAHOO ID
ASKING YOU TO CONTACT THEM. OR A
PHONE NUMBER ASKING YOU TO CALL?
Normal people are not under pressure to make
friends on sites such as myspace etc. YOU
CAN NOW ASK YOURSELF? WOULD YOU GIVE
YOUR CHAT ID OR PHONE NUMBER TO A STRANGER?
WOULD YOU INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN THE
FIRST EMAIL WITHOUT ACTUALLY KNOWING WHOM
YOU ARE ABOUT TO MEET OR HOPE TO MEET?
NORMAL PEOPLE DO NOT GIVE OUT PERSONAL
INFORMATION...IF THAT PERSON'S FIRST EMAIL
ASKED YOU TO CALL OR CHAT AND INCLUDED
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION:
YOU CAN NOW MOVE YOUR INQUIRER UP TO
THE PERCENTAGE OF 97% SCAMMER!
D) Did the email give you compliments that in all
honesty did not fit your profile or look?
THIS IS A SIMPLY TEST FOR YOU! LET ME SAY.
WE KNOW MOST SCAMMERS SPELL BY SOUND.
THEY ALSO LEAVE TELL-TELL SIGNS IN THEIR
EMAILS. IF THEY TELL YOU THEY HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR A PERSON LIKE YOU..YOU SHOULD
BE ASKING YOURSELF -
"HOW CAN THEY KNOW THAT?"
THEY REALLY WOULDN'T KNOW YOU FROM
ADAM OR EVE. IF THEY ARE DOING THE SOFT
SELL TO YOU...BUT THEY DO NOT USE ANY
INFORMATION POSTED ON YOUR WEB PAGE.
YOU CAN NOW MOVE YOUR PERCENTAGE.
THE SCAMMER POSSIBILITY NOW 98%
E) Did the email give you too many details about
the person like a sales pitch?
FOR THIS ISSUE YOU SHOULD REMEMBER:
FIRST EMAILS TO STRANGERS..NORMALLY ARE
FEELERS..THEY DON'T READ LIKE A 20 PAGE
NOVEL. TOO MUCH INFORMATION USUALLY
WILL BORE THE RECEIVER OR MAKE IT SOUND
UN-BELIEVABLE: SCAMMERS WILL TELL YOU
THEY ARE IN ONE PLACE IN THE EMAIL -
TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE OF THAT:
DURING YOUR IM CHAT...THEY WILL THEN INFORM
YOU THEY ARE WORKING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY.
SPECIAL NOTICE:
WHEN YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH A SCAMMER:
THE FEELING YOU HAVE WHEN YOU BEGIN TO
DOUBT OR QUESTION THIS PERSON ARE OF
COURSE MIXED! YOU ARE HOPING THEY ARE
WHOM THEY CLAIM TO BE AND YOU HOPE THE
STORY OR MISFORTUNE THEY ARE HAVING IS REAL.
BUT....THAT LITTLE VOICE SENT YOU ON
THIS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS.
THE ODDS A PERSON WILL GO TO WORK IN A
FOREIGN COUNTRY ARE 80 TO 1. THE ODDS A
PERSON IS MANAGING A BUSINESS IN NIGERIA IS
CLOSE TO 95 TO 1. THE ODDS THAT A PERSON THAT
LIVES IN ONE COUNTRY TRAVELS TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY TO WORK WITHOUT PURCHASING A
ROUND TRIP TICKET ARE 85 TO 1.
THE ODDS THAT A HONEST PERSON YOU HAVE MET,
KNOWN FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WOULD
EVEN CONSIDER ASKING YOU FOR MONEY ETC. ARE
99 TO 1.
ONLY A SCAMMER WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
WITHIN A PERIOD OF BREAKFAST TO DINNER.
NOTICE:
THE PERSON THAT YOU INQUIRING ABOUT.
CLAIMS TO LOVE YOU AND WILL START
TO CALL YOU NAMES OF ENDEARMENT
OR THE SPOUSE:
IF YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED THAT..THE ODDS YOUR
PERSON OF INQUIRY INCREASES TO 100%.
YOU NOW NEED A CONFIRMATION:
TO SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY.
THE EASIEST WAY TO CONFIRM YOUR SCAMMER..
IF YOU WISH TO WING IT ALONE.
WOULD BE TO SET UP A SECOND
PROFILE AND CONTACT THIS PERSON AGAIN.
THIS WORKS BEST WHEN YOU TAKE A STAND AND
TELL YOUR PERSON OF INTEREST YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE
TO ASSIST THEM WITH ANY FUNDS.
THEY WILL OF COURSE NOW TRY TO MAKE UP LOST
TIME..AND YOU CAN EXPECT THEM TO CONTACT
YOUR NEW PROFILE TO BEGIN A NEW SCAM.
IF YOU CAN ANSWER YES TO ANY OF THE
ABOVE RESPONSES THE ODDS ARE 100% YOU
ARE TALKING TO A SCAMMER!
