Do you believe this message?

[Joseph Then]

I receive this email from a newly subscribed in my list:
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DEAR MR. JOSEPH . I`M VERY POOR GUY. MY NAME IS SERDAR MUSICMAN TAPDIGLI. I`M 22, I`M AN AZERBAIJANIAN AND ALSO LIVE IN AZERBAIJAN. MY FATHER HAS MUCH DEBTS HE MUST RETURN NOW. ONCE MY FATHER WAS A LITTLE RICH BUT IT WAS VERY LONG AGO. NOW MY FATHER`S FINANCIAL POSITION IS VERY BAD. HE GOT JUST SALARY 600$ BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. DEAR RICH PEOPLE I CAN`T LOOK AT MY FAMILY LIKE THAT I WISH TO FINISH THESE UNHAPPY THINGS HAPPENING TO MY FAMILY. I`M VERY SORRY MY FAMILY. I WISH TO HELP MY FAMILY AND I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME. I NEED CASH MONEY FOR MY FATHER. CASH MONEY FOR BUSINESS. HE NEED 200.000$. HERE IS MY FATHER`S BUSINESS PLAN: HE WANTS TO PUT $200.000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIVING BUILDINGS IN AZERBAIJAN AND IN 2 YEARS BY THE TIME HE WILL FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION HE WILL EARN MUCH MONEY SENDING APARTMENTS AND WILL RETURN TO YOU 400.000$. HE JUST NEED CASH MONEY NOW THAT`S ALL. DEAR RICH PEOPLE PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME AND HELP ME. I KNOW NOW YOU THINK THAT IT`S A LITTLE SUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING BUT MY FATHER WILL WORK WITH ANOTHER MEN WHO HAS ALREADY BUILD THE BUILDINGS. MY FATHER WILL PUT HIS CASH AND WILL TAKE HIS OWN INCOME. DEAR RICH PEOPLE YOU`RE MY LAST CHANCE FOR MONEY. CERTAINLY THE MONEY IS NOT MAIN THING IN LIFE BUT HOW YOU CAN SEE I WANT THIS MONEY FOR BUSINESS NOT JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT. PEOPLE PLEASE JUST HELP ME, SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE TRANSFER ME THIS MONEY AND PLEASE REMEMBER I WISH TO RETURN THIS MONEY AND I`M ALREADY PRAY FOR YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME AND WILL PRAY ALWAYS. THIS ALL TRUTH WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. PLEASE WRITE ME TOMORROW SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, I NEED MONEY VERY MUCH FOR BUSINESS. I `M WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER THAT YOU WILL SAY " YES WE`RE AGREE TO HELP" WİTH BIG HOPE. I WILL RETURN YOUR MONEY. I KNOW YOU DON`T WANT THEM BACK BUT I WILL RETURN $400.000 THESE ARE MY PHONE NUMBERS, YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME IF YOU WISH. *****************. PLEASE LET MY BUSINESS IMPROVE. PLEASE DON`T KEEP SILENCE SAY THAT YOU ARE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE
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I wanted to pass it off as SCAM, but then, it might be true.

What do you think?

[JayXtreme]

Joseph, you might want to edit out the e-mail and phone numbers from your WF post..

And then delete the e-mail from your inbox

Peace

Jay

[lgibbon]

Same old scam.
Different wording.

This is one of the oldest scams in the book!

[Joseph Then]

I also think so. Signing up for a person's list and ask for help.

However, I might thought:

What if it is the truth?

[PassiveProfits]

Do the sniff test. If it stinks it's most likely a scam.

[adamv]

Even if the person was sincere (which I'm certain they're not) I would not want to get involved in a real estate deal in another country with someone I've never met who "used to be rich" but is not anymore.

I'm sure it's a scam but even if the person is being honest there is still a HUGE probability of losing any money you invested.

A good scam should make you think you're going to get some easy money. This guys scam sounds extremely risky even if it was legit.

[tommygadget]

IT'S A SCAM? OH SH**, I already sent them the $200,000 before you edited out the information. I think you guys are just cynical. In two years, I'LL SHOW YOU!

TomG.

[rosetrees]

Check out this Hall of Shame - people who have asked me for money.

I'm going to PM you to ask permission to add yours to this page.

[Scott Million]

Originally Posted by Joseph Then

I receive this email from a newly subscribed in my list:
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DEAR MR. JOSEPH . I`M VERY POOR GUY. MY NAME IS SERDAR MUSICMAN TAPDIGLI. I`M 22, I`M AN AZERBAIJANIAN AND ALSO LIVE IN AZERBAIJAN. MY FATHER HAS MUCH DEBTS HE MUST RETURN NOW. ONCE MY FATHER WAS A LITTLE RICH BUT IT WAS VERY LONG AGO. NOW MY FATHER`S FINANCIAL POSITION IS VERY BAD. HE GOT JUST SALARY 600$ BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. DEAR RICH PEOPLE I CAN`T LOOK AT MY FAMILY LIKE THAT I WISH TO FINISH THESE UNHAPPY THINGS HAPPENING TO MY FAMILY. I`M VERY SORRY MY FAMILY. I WISH TO HELP MY FAMILY AND I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME. I NEED CASH MONEY FOR MY FATHER. CASH MONEY FOR BUSINESS. HE NEED 200.000$. HERE IS MY FATHER`S BUSINESS PLAN: HE WANTS TO PUT $200.000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIVING BUILDINGS IN AZERBAIJAN AND IN 2 YEARS BY THE TIME HE WILL FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION HE WILL EARN MUCH MONEY SENDING APARTMENTS AND WILL RETURN TO YOU 400.000$. HE JUST NEED CASH MONEY NOW THAT`S ALL. DEAR RICH PEOPLE PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME AND HELP ME. I KNOW NOW YOU THINK THAT IT`S A LITTLE SUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING BUT MY FATHER WILL WORK WITH ANOTHER MEN WHO HAS ALREADY BUILD THE BUILDINGS. MY FATHER WILL PUT HIS CASH AND WILL TAKE HIS OWN INCOME. DEAR RICH PEOPLE YOU`RE MY LAST CHANCE FOR MONEY. CERTAINLY THE MONEY IS NOT MAIN THING IN LIFE BUT HOW YOU CAN SEE I WANT THIS MONEY FOR BUSINESS NOT JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT. PEOPLE PLEASE JUST HELP ME, SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE TRANSFER ME THIS MONEY AND PLEASE REMEMBER I WISH TO RETURN THIS MONEY AND I`M ALREADY PRAY FOR YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME AND WILL PRAY ALWAYS. THIS ALL TRUTH WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. PLEASE WRITE ME TOMORROW SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, I NEED MONEY VERY MUCH FOR BUSINESS. I `M WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER THAT YOU WILL SAY " YES WE`RE AGREE TO HELP" WİTH BIG HOPE. I WILL RETURN YOUR MONEY. I KNOW YOU DON`T WANT THEM BACK BUT I WILL RETURN $400.000 THESE ARE MY PHONE NUMBERS, YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME IF YOU WISH. *****************. PLEASE LET MY BUSINESS IMPROVE. PLEASE DON`T KEEP SILENCE SAY THAT YOU ARE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE
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I wanted to pass it off as SCAM, but then, it might be true.

What do you think?

Tell him you're in the same situation and to send $100 to your PayPal email address

[sunnyman]

PLEASE don't waste your precious time brooding over messages like these!

In MY view, roughly 99.9999999+ % of them are SCAMS -- and suppose one in a million isn't? How would you know which one??!

I never even read more than the subject line of msgs like this pretty one, before I hit the "SPAM" button.

[Kim Standerline]

I couldn't possibly send money to someone who not only writes in capital letters, but also doesn't use paragraph breaks!

Originally Posted by Joseph Then

I receive this email from a newly subscribed in my list:
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DEAR MR. JOSEPH . I`M VERY POOR GUY. MY NAME IS SERDAR MUSICMAN TAPDIGLI. I`M 22, I`M AN AZERBAIJANIAN AND ALSO LIVE IN AZERBAIJAN. MY FATHER HAS MUCH DEBTS HE MUST RETURN NOW. ONCE MY FATHER WAS A LITTLE RICH BUT IT WAS VERY LONG AGO. NOW MY FATHER`S FINANCIAL POSITION IS VERY BAD. HE GOT JUST SALARY 600$ BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. DEAR RICH PEOPLE I CAN`T LOOK AT MY FAMILY LIKE THAT I WISH TO FINISH THESE UNHAPPY THINGS HAPPENING TO MY FAMILY. I`M VERY SORRY MY FAMILY. I WISH TO HELP MY FAMILY AND I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME. I NEED CASH MONEY FOR MY FATHER. CASH MONEY FOR BUSINESS. HE NEED 200.000$. HERE IS MY FATHER`S BUSINESS PLAN: HE WANTS TO PUT $200.000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIVING BUILDINGS IN AZERBAIJAN AND IN 2 YEARS BY THE TIME HE WILL FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION HE WILL EARN MUCH MONEY SENDING APARTMENTS AND WILL RETURN TO YOU 400.000$. HE JUST NEED CASH MONEY NOW THAT`S ALL. DEAR RICH PEOPLE PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME AND HELP ME. I KNOW NOW YOU THINK THAT IT`S A LITTLE SUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING BUT MY FATHER WILL WORK WITH ANOTHER MEN WHO HAS ALREADY BUILD THE BUILDINGS. MY FATHER WILL PUT HIS CASH AND WILL TAKE HIS OWN INCOME. DEAR RICH PEOPLE YOU`RE MY LAST CHANCE FOR MONEY. CERTAINLY THE MONEY IS NOT MAIN THING IN LIFE BUT HOW YOU CAN SEE I WANT THIS MONEY FOR BUSINESS NOT JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT. PEOPLE PLEASE JUST HELP ME, SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE TRANSFER ME THIS MONEY AND PLEASE REMEMBER I WISH TO RETURN THIS MONEY AND I`M ALREADY PRAY FOR YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME AND WILL PRAY ALWAYS. THIS ALL TRUTH WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. PLEASE WRITE ME TOMORROW SAY THAT YOU`RE AGREE TO HELP ME, I NEED MONEY VERY MUCH FOR BUSINESS. I `M WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER THAT YOU WILL SAY " YES WE`RE AGREE TO HELP" WİTH BIG HOPE. I WILL RETURN YOUR MONEY. I KNOW YOU DON`T WANT THEM BACK BUT I WILL RETURN $400.000 THESE ARE MY PHONE NUMBERS, YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME IF YOU WISH. *****************. PLEASE LET MY BUSINESS IMPROVE. PLEASE DON`T KEEP SILENCE SAY THAT YOU ARE AGREE TO HELP ME, PLEASE
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I wanted to pass it off as SCAM, but then, it might be true.

What do you think?

[Mark Dulisse]

You mean this isn't real? Darn it..and I thought I was in for a small fortune soon.

[Amber Jalink]

There seems to be a new twist on the nigerian scams too. I had a woman (apparently) email me last week saying that she got taken by someone who wanted to help her get into the "make up business" in Nigeria, and now she's there and stuck in a hotel and got scammed, no money, asked for $ to get back to her home (which was singapore I think if I recall correctly).

Um. yeah, possible - but likely? How did she pay/get the internet in those kind of areas??

Guess these people think we were born yesterday.

Another person - on my subscriber list - replied to about 5 emails I'd sent over a 2 week period (but they replied to all at the same time). Said, "okay" as if I was talking only to them...

then after the one offer, replied and said,

"I really want this! Please give it to me".

(Of course - no payment!)

While I never got through the whole video, Michel Fortin's wife had a latest IM Sins video that talked about this kind of thing - people asking for money or something for nothing. It was definitely appropriate!

Another thing I've noticed, is sometimes people cutting people's products without even trying them (i.e., you can get the same info on your own), yet then post elsewhere wondering why they aren't making money online.

I know there's a lot of info out there - and I rarely jump on anything myself as I am super busy with my own creations, BUT there are times where you just gotta say, yeah, I'll spend the $ to LEARN how to get the proper result. If you don't invest in your own business, who will?

I think that there's just so many scam artists like these people in the email, because they haven't figured out that those who ARE successful - work hard for it. (Usually!)

Sorry for turning this into a rant lol - but it all kinda played together in my mind.

[Kay King]

What if it is the truth?

Do you know this person? Why does he address you as "rich people"?

Do you transfer money to people you don't know when they ask you to? If you feel a need to help someone, donate to a local charity you TRUST.

kay

[Thomas Belknap]

Joseph, that was a private email I sent to you. How dare you share it with everyone here.

Call me and we will discuss the details.

[tommygadget]

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

Joseph, that was a private email I sent to you. How dare you share it with everyone here.

Call me and we will discuss the details.

Thomas, you blew it. A real scammer would have plastered his phone number and email addy all over this thread! Poseur

TomG.

[winebuddy]

LMAO

SO many people with nothing better to do today.....

[SurviveUnemployment]

Thanks for the laugh! Is it a scam? Well, if you think it's not, I know this great little bridge...

[Joseph Then]

Hey, you guys are really fun and funny.

Maybe I'm just a nice guy... but I do recognize the possibility of a twisted scam techniques.

Hey, Thomas, I didn't know that you are from Azerbaijan?