I had to share this with you guys -
Some time ago, I posted an ad on CL to do some fishing. Now, I realize that I`m asking for a lot of crap from CL, but what the hell - I`m bored, right?
Anyway, as expected, I got a lot of spammers replying, but I also got a response that sort of sounded legit. When I say `sort of`, I mean that suspicions were raised cuz the response was a little out of context to my ad and that the responder basically said that everything I was looking for, she was too...hmmmm, ok.
So this person invites me to join Yahoo messenger so we can chat. Here`s some of the conversation (edited to protect the innocent & remove other crap) - also <comments> inserted:
Her: hello
Me: oh, hello - how are you?
Her: am fine
Her: n u
Me: having morn coffee *yawn*
Her: lol
Me: wuzzup with u 2day?
Her: so why did u signed out the other day
Her: i mean the last time we chatted <we never chatted before>
Me: umm - we didn't have a chat. I was on/off computer all day though. Did you try to ping me?
Her: ohh ok
Me: r u online for awhile this am?
Her: yes
Me: k - me2 <long pause>
Me: you sound busy?
Her: am not busy
Her: tell me your name and what exactly you are looking for
Me: ohh - I thought you knew it was me. The guy that put an ad up on CL
Her: Ohh Ok
Her: so tell me about yourself and what you are really loking for on the internet
Me: <response edited - shared some meaningless stuff>
Her: so tell me about yourself and what exactly you are looking for <hmm, maybe 3rd time lucky?>
Me: Like I mentioned in an earlier email, <response edited>.
Me: Does that fit with what you are looking for too?
Her: yes i think we have things in common <of course we would>
Her: what do u do for a living and what do u do at your leisure times
Me: <response edited>
Me: I hate snow.
Me: what about you?
Her: i am a chief cook in a Big restaurant in Uk west Ham near London but i came to Canada like 6months ago <ignored question and begin the complicated story...>
Her: i like riding bycycle,climbing montains and watching movies
Me: That's a heck of a change - coming to Canada, that is...
Her: yes...
Her: but present i am in Uk with my sick mother.....i lost my dad along years ago. <more complicated sad story>
Her: i wasnt happy with her condition because i have spend alot of money of her
Me: I'm very sorry - that sounds really hard <me sounding uncommitted to offering financial help>
Her: she told me to get married after i was cheated by my ex in months ago and since then i have been alone and hate men until now i think i wanna give a trial agaian <desperately seeking sympathy now>
Me: ouch - your life sounds v. complicated
Her: Yes but i know am gonna be Ok soonest
Me: what time of the day is it now where you are? <time for my little tests>
Her: i am in the house but soonest am going to get my mom what to eat <ignored question...searching for time zone information likely>
Her: so tell me about yourself also and what do you think about me
Me: what time of the day is it now where you are? <ignored diversionary question and persisted with my original query>
Her: its 2:50pm <ahhh, found the right answer, whew, dodged that bullet. Who knows what the hell time it is in China>
Me: what are you going to make for your mom? <trying not to arouse suspicion that I'm on to her/him>
Her: fried rice with chiken <nice Chinese lunch, don't you think?>
Me: sounds yummy - so, when do you think you'll be coming back to Canada? <long pause>
Me: You still there?
Her: yes
Her: i think i cant spend more than a week here
Her: so Tell me what are u really lookng for on the internet <hmmm 4th time>
Me: where do you live in Canada? <ignored question>
Her: Nova scotia alberta <pull anything Canadian out of the air>
Me: ooh sounds nice. I hear there's very good mountain climbing in Nova Scotia in the Rockies
Her: yes
Me: Well, it's been nice chatting with you. <getting bored with BS>
Her: also my pleasure
Me: But, a little geography lesson - Nova Scotia is a province in the far east of Canada. Alberta is a province in the far west of Canada. They are about 3000miles apart. Nova Scotia doesn't have any mountains <I lied about the mountains>.
Me: so, who are you really?
Her: i am what i am
Me: I'm not getting a whole lot of truthful things from you.
Her: why do u say dat
Me: because you don't really know where you supposedly live in Canada.
Me: Now, because I've discovered your little game, why don't you relax and tell me what you're really doing here?
Her: i told you i live in bedford nova scotia so what da fuck do u wanna know again?? <DAMN - I blew it!>
Me: now, now - no need to resort to nastiness.
Me: I'm enjoying our little game - are you?
Her: Yes
Me: it's nice to mess with each other, isn't it?
Me: you still there? - talk to me, I''m lonely <yeah, right. I really just want to piss you off some more..>
Sadly, she logged off and ended our nice little chat. I would like to tip my hat to Cowboy for giving me scam detector lessons. Play careful out there folks.
Some time ago, I posted an ad on CL to do some fishing. Now, I realize that I`m asking for a lot of crap from CL, but what the hell - I`m bored, right?
Anyway, as expected, I got a lot of spammers replying, but I also got a response that sort of sounded legit. When I say `sort of`, I mean that suspicions were raised cuz the response was a little out of context to my ad and that the responder basically said that everything I was looking for, she was too...hmmmm, ok.
So this person invites me to join Yahoo messenger so we can chat. Here`s some of the conversation (edited to protect the innocent & remove other crap) - also <comments> inserted:
Her: hello
Me: oh, hello - how are you?
Her: am fine
Her: n u
Me: having morn coffee *yawn*
Her: lol
Me: wuzzup with u 2day?
Her: so why did u signed out the other day
Her: i mean the last time we chatted <we never chatted before>
Me: umm - we didn't have a chat. I was on/off computer all day though. Did you try to ping me?
Her: ohh ok
Me: r u online for awhile this am?
Her: yes
Me: k - me2 <long pause>
Me: you sound busy?
Her: am not busy
Her: tell me your name and what exactly you are looking for
Me: ohh - I thought you knew it was me. The guy that put an ad up on CL
Her: Ohh Ok
Her: so tell me about yourself and what you are really loking for on the internet
Me: <response edited - shared some meaningless stuff>
Her: so tell me about yourself and what exactly you are looking for <hmm, maybe 3rd time lucky?>
Me: Like I mentioned in an earlier email, <response edited>.
Me: Does that fit with what you are looking for too?
Her: yes i think we have things in common <of course we would>
Her: what do u do for a living and what do u do at your leisure times
Me: <response edited>
Me: I hate snow.
Me: what about you?
Her: i am a chief cook in a Big restaurant in Uk west Ham near London but i came to Canada like 6months ago <ignored question and begin the complicated story...>
Her: i like riding bycycle,climbing montains and watching movies
Me: That's a heck of a change - coming to Canada, that is...
Her: yes...
Her: but present i am in Uk with my sick mother.....i lost my dad along years ago. <more complicated sad story>
Her: i wasnt happy with her condition because i have spend alot of money of her
Me: I'm very sorry - that sounds really hard <me sounding uncommitted to offering financial help>
Her: she told me to get married after i was cheated by my ex in months ago and since then i have been alone and hate men until now i think i wanna give a trial agaian <desperately seeking sympathy now>
Me: ouch - your life sounds v. complicated
Her: Yes but i know am gonna be Ok soonest
Me: what time of the day is it now where you are? <time for my little tests>
Her: i am in the house but soonest am going to get my mom what to eat <ignored question...searching for time zone information likely>
Her: so tell me about yourself also and what do you think about me
Me: what time of the day is it now where you are? <ignored diversionary question and persisted with my original query>
Her: its 2:50pm <ahhh, found the right answer, whew, dodged that bullet. Who knows what the hell time it is in China>
Me: what are you going to make for your mom? <trying not to arouse suspicion that I'm on to her/him>
Her: fried rice with chiken <nice Chinese lunch, don't you think?>
Me: sounds yummy - so, when do you think you'll be coming back to Canada? <long pause>
Me: You still there?
Her: yes
Her: i think i cant spend more than a week here
Her: so Tell me what are u really lookng for on the internet <hmmm 4th time>
Me: where do you live in Canada? <ignored question>
Her: Nova scotia alberta <pull anything Canadian out of the air>
Me: ooh sounds nice. I hear there's very good mountain climbing in Nova Scotia in the Rockies
Her: yes
Me: Well, it's been nice chatting with you. <getting bored with BS>
Her: also my pleasure
Me: But, a little geography lesson - Nova Scotia is a province in the far east of Canada. Alberta is a province in the far west of Canada. They are about 3000miles apart. Nova Scotia doesn't have any mountains <I lied about the mountains>.
Me: so, who are you really?
Her: i am what i am
Me: I'm not getting a whole lot of truthful things from you.
Her: why do u say dat
Me: because you don't really know where you supposedly live in Canada.
Me: Now, because I've discovered your little game, why don't you relax and tell me what you're really doing here?
Her: i told you i live in bedford nova scotia so what da fuck do u wanna know again?? <DAMN - I blew it!>
Me: now, now - no need to resort to nastiness.
Me: I'm enjoying our little game - are you?
Her: Yes
Me: it's nice to mess with each other, isn't it?
Me: you still there? - talk to me, I''m lonely <yeah, right. I really just want to piss you off some more..>
Sadly, she logged off and ended our nice little chat. I would like to tip my hat to Cowboy for giving me scam detector lessons. Play careful out there folks.
