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Anyone who hates email scams will love this. I am still laughing. The ultimate “scammer scammed.”

Welcome to the 419 Eater

TITLE: The Incredible Shrinking Artwork
SCAMMER NAME: John Boko
SCAMMER LOCATION: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
SCAMBAITER: Shiver Metimbers

A slightly different twist on my now familiar artwork anti-scam. I manage to secure two pieces of artwork, but unfortunately due to the temperature and humidity fluctuations between here and West Africa, as well as rogue rodents, there are problems.

John Boko is a 419 scammer. Initially he sent out a standard 419 scam email under a different name. I gave him my standard Derek Trotter reply …

Thank you very much for your very interesting email, however I am afraid that I will be unable to help you at this time. These next three months are by far the busiest and most profitable period for my company and I cannot give any time to anything other than finding new artwork for our galleries especially wooden carvings.

You may already know of me …

You must read the exchange. You will not believe how he strings along “John Boko.” Nor the results! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Clenched fist salute: The Unabrewer

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Comments

  1. Dan Kauffman wrote:

    I once answered one of those emails in Russian with Cyrillic fonts, really confused them,

    But my favorite email scammer story is via

    Hog on Ice

    He not only strung a scammer along like your example but got TWO on the hook
    and then doubled them back?

    He got them fighting each other and trying to protect him from the other one who was trying to take advantage of him.

    ;-))))

    Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 12:05 am

  2. John the Marine wrote:

    My favorite is the email that comes from the displaced family member of a official in some African Country who has been placed in jail as a result of a coup. If you’ll just send him a few k he’ll repay you 10 fold (or some other insane return) when he is able to regain access to funds in the US or EU. However, I never thought about playing with them. Next time I think I’ll have a little fun.

    Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 7:07 am

  3. commissar wrote:

    John,

    Never, never, never reveal your real name or contact info. These scammers are criminals. If you’re tempted, spend a few minutes reading the 419eaters FAQ.

    Also, if you’re interested in serious ’scammer abuse,’ read the “Mark of a Moron” piece. Ha Ha Ha!

    Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 10:19 am

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