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07 Apr 09 - 05:33 PM (#2606859) Subject: BS: Wedding scam From: Gypsy Got this email last night: Re: Your services Are needed for our wedding/24/05/09Re: Your services Are needed for our wedding/24/05/09 -----Original Message----- From: bamidele fatty Sent: Apr 6, 2009 5:52 PM To: wsiliconvalley@whotels.com Subject: Your services Are needed for our wedding/24/05/09 Hello, My name is bruce and my Fiancee name is kelly. We are Having Our wedding in your city,the date of our wedding is on may 24th 2009.They are still working on the venue and as soon as the venue is ready i will let you know. Your services Are needed for our wedding,i want you to give me your fee,we will be in USA on (19/5/2009) by then the contract will have been finished because am in U.K now for business. Am a citizen and my Fiancee is from U.K.Looking forward to read from you soon.get back to this email address plz get back to me james_brown0010@yahoo.com JAMES..... I sent a short reply, and got the expected answer: -----Original Message----- From: James Brown Sent: Apr 6, 2009 9:04 PM To: gypsy Subject: contact information/first payment.... Thanks for your email am very graetful for getting back to me.1......mini-wedding of about 100 invities2.......5 hour for the event.3......the wedding will be indoor.4......the wedding start by 12a.m stop by 5pm.5.....my wedding planner is going to take care of everything. The total budget for the wedding is $30,000 including your chargers to make up to same amount $30,000 for the whole wedding, and i want to let you know that my company will be responsible for the payment of the wedding as they have promised to send the payment to you by cheque to make things easy for us,They have agree to send the first payment of $4,500 And then out of this money you will send like $2500 to my pastor for his booking, Here is the information I will need from you for a contract: Wedding Date: MAY.24.2009.. Bride and Groom:My name is bruce and my Fiancee name is kelly Reception Times (start to finish): 12pm to 5pm Venue Name: will are still work on that Venue Address and Telephone Number:. (To whom shall I email the contract?) Name: kelly or bruce Address:give tou the address later after you have our first payment in hand. E-mail:james_brown0010@yahoo.com So i want you to give me the information where you want my company to send the cheque to.And morover and i want you to know that you will get best location for me in your area.And be expecting your invitation card after you have give me your full information.The name that will be on the cheque and full contact address.......... state.....,zip code........ cell........ phone.......... home....... phone. So i will be very greatful to read to your response very soon. Thanks JAMES... Anyone else get this particular one? |
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07 Apr 09 - 05:50 PM (#2606872) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Bee-dubya-ell Older thread discussing similar scam. |
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07 Apr 09 - 07:20 PM (#2606928) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Gypsy Thank you kindly! Just hadn't been hit with this particular one yet. |
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07 Apr 09 - 07:29 PM (#2606936) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Amos Wat perversity!! To make the joy of a wedding the pretext for rampant crime!! The lowlifes!! They should be burned!!! BEtter still they should be married to someone unpleasant. A |
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07 Apr 09 - 07:30 PM (#2606937) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: artbrooks Very true, Amos...I will volunteer my ex-sister-in-law. |
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07 Apr 09 - 08:06 PM (#2606962) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Rapparee Let's see: James, whose real name is Bruce, or maybe it's the other way around, has a wadding arranger for his marriage to Kelly. But he wants you do the arranging so that the wedding arranger can get paid for doing nothing. James or Bruce's company is paying for the wedding, so Bruce or James must be some sort of executive -- but uses a Yahoo email address. The groom is a US citizen but his fiancee is a UK citizen, so the wedding wil (I assume) be in the US. Heck, I don't see any problem with it.... |
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07 Apr 09 - 09:17 PM (#2606996) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Beer What a great scam. Did you fall for it? Just kidding of course. Could think of a thousand things to write back. Oh!, no I didn't get it. Beer |
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07 Apr 09 - 09:38 PM (#2607011) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: SINSULL Might be fun to play along. What is the color scheme for the wedding? The bride's preference for flowers? Ask for a down payment for the hall. |
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07 Apr 09 - 09:39 PM (#2607012) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Peace If I'm invited, I ain't gonna wear a tux. And that's that. |
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08 Apr 09 - 01:20 AM (#2607088) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Skivee We (Pyrates Royale) had this same scam tried on us a few years back. They wanted us to perform at their wedding in St.Louis, far out of town for us. Info didn't add up. They were vague about why they wanted our kind of music at their function. We also were not getting usual info for a wedding party. We got twitchy. The bank warned us off cashing the check.(this was a relatively unknown version of the 'Advance Fee' Scam at the time). When we demanded more info, and verifiable details, the correspondant didn't respond for several days, then tried to keep us on the hook by explaining away delays in response. It seems one of the wedding party was killed in the London bus bombing, so our man was too upset to answer promptly. In reply we cursed him for using that terrible crime to add versilitude to his scam. We can only hope our curse was effective; and his lying tongue is now sticking out of his rectum. The thing is that these guys are SPECIFICALLY TARGETING musicians and bands to work this con. Be cautious if you are contacted for out-of-town gigues in this way. |
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08 Apr 09 - 01:50 AM (#2607093) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Peace Dear James, Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bruce. I am going to find you and collect the fee in blood you syphilitic scab licker. In fact, maybe I'll just rupture your nuts and break your legs, then I will hurt you. Just kidding. When I send the other info, may I also send you my bank account number? Your friend, Bruce PS Are you a light sleeper? |
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08 Apr 09 - 01:53 AM (#2607095) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Peace Was just kidding, James. My real name is Littel Ricard, and I'm sorry to have said I will bust your nuts. We'll tuck them into your pelvic cavity with a spin back kick just to keep them out of harm's way. Nighty night. I have never understood why these scammers can't use English when that's their intent. Hell, e e cummings I can understand, but this manure, no. |
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08 Apr 09 - 08:14 AM (#2607232) Subject: RE: BS: Wedding scam From: Becca72 When I read the thread title my mind went in a totally different direction. Dad, Jacqui...you know what I'm talkin' about. Nudge nudge, wink wink. :-) |