Beware of private messages soliciting money

Agreed. If you are truly feeling generous and you want to donate to somebody in need, please do so at:

RAOP - Restoring Faith in Humanity, One Slice at a Time

Something as simple as a pizza can really lift someone's spirits. It just lets them know that somewhere, someone is willing to help.

I know first hand. I've donated quite a few pizzas to people on there, and I also received one when I too, was down on my luck.

PS: I have absolutely no affiliation with RAOP. I just figured of all the places to try and get some exposure to the site, surely this community is amongst the best of them.

There is no greater feeling than knowing that you really, TRULY helped someone.

And on the lighter side of things, it sure is a hell of a lot cheaper than a fraudulent JV! haha!

Stay awesome my friends.

Who comes up with these ideas. I guess I am just not creative enough and maybe that is why at the end of the month, my bank account is always at about the same level. The thing is that if they would use all that energy for a positive endeavor, they could be quite wealth. But instead they use it to scam people. And that never leads to passive income, you got to keep doing it daily.

Thanks Paul, appreciate it.

Paul,

Be aware that I have it in back channels that he has a new account and is pushing his game again.

This time he is trying to get private email addresses from members, so he can bait the hook in a private in order to avoid the Report button.

It amazes me that people actually fall for the "Nigerian" 'er "Ethiopian" scam. I always thought it was poor little ladies falling prey but apparently I was wrong, it happens on the WF as well.

I got a sad luck story by some guy names Ken Strong. Where do I report that?

I remember King Shiloh. I thought he was alright. Makes me sad that he wasn't, but then, scamming people is a way of life for the Nigerian people, just like piracy is a way of life for the people of Somalia. I guess what I'm saying is that I just can't judge these people. Their culture is different from mine, so their rules and perceptions of right and wrong are also different from mine.

Still, that's no reason for us to just fall for scams. We need to educate ourselves and others to prevent that sort of thing from happening, and Paul's post does just that.

Thanks for the heads up Paul. I get the feeling we're going to be seeing a lot more of this in the near future, especially with Ken's successful fundraiser. Some dishonest people will look at that and think "I want some of that", and will likely work on spinning some sob story to get some donations, only to never be heard from again.

Keep sharp Warriors, there's a storm up ahead.

LOL LOL LOL That's too funny I went and looked at messages still in my inbox I didn't delete them and it appears I have been solicited twice as I remember I just thought whoever this person is they aren't very good because they referenced my pots that I don't remember ever making and of course they got around to asking for money,"NOT"

LOL LOL

isnt this common sense? no need to make a thread about this

thanks paul well these scams are recurring now i doubt anyone here will bite for it but who knows

I'm wondering if there is a method the mods could blast a PM to everyone? I just now saw this post almost 2 hours after it was posted. You might be able to cut these people off a lot quicker by PM'g everyone at once.

Thanks a lot Paul You are definately a very nice person

These things have became very common and I wonder why still people believe on these stories !!

I get these sort of emails and message's every day on my yahoo account( Now i don't use)

Once someone was about to die and he wanted to give me $1000000

For that He wanted me to give him my Bank details,etc lol So that he could transfer me the MONEY !!

I responded to him and Said "
PS: I keep on Winning lotteries, Money from pepsi and coke, Even many times got contacted from the World bank itself who wanted to make me Billionaire LOL


Regards
~Sam~

@Paul: I didn't say that one would be judging a culture by refusing to do business with high-risk geographical areas, and if that was implied, I apologize for the misunderstanding. I also acknowledge that scammers in Nigera and elsewhere are a minority, and do not reflect anything on the majority of the population. I was simply trying to make the point that, as an individual, not a business, it is wrong to pass judgment on people or cultures based on their actions, when you do not see the world from their point of view.

And regarding the whole ignoring Jill issue, you're right. It is a personal matter, and was for the individual, until they made a point of making a public comment about it. That, IMHO, made it open for public commentary. And while there are perfectly valid reasons for adding a person to your ignore list, I do not consider taking offense to a relatively gentle rebuke, aimed at a completely different user, to be one of them.

However, I'm not the person who is doing the ignoring, so perhaps I shouldn't judge them.

Based on the responses and "thanks" awarded in this thread, I can see that my clumsy words have muddled my good intentions, and once again, I have made a complete idiot of myself.

I'll be quiet now.

When I got the pm it was from "another username" that he had made earlier and "forgot about" until later. He said he'd contacted another warrior (who I happen to know well enough to pm back and forth to at times) and that he had been reported and his other account deleted. He asked if he could send me his information and if I would promise not to report him if he did. That made me curious so I said okay - then pm'd the other warrior he'd mentioned and asked them if they'd received a pm. After chatting with that person a little, I was ready for the pm and was pretty sure I already knew what the message was going to be. Since nothing ever came back, I just figured he got caught (again). Makes me wonder how many usernames this person actually has here. I know of at least 2 now.

Funny... I didn't get a pm, but in regards to King Shiloh ... I always felt that he was a bit much, but never really thought of him as a scammer. Did wonder where he went.

There was another Nigerian just before Shiloh that made a big splash in the website flipping arena and just as his biz seemed to be taking off, he quickly disappeared as well.

I think many here like to give anyone, including those from Nigeria a chance and the benefit of the doubt, but I have to admit that I am always more skeptical when dealing with anyone from Nigeria due to the large amount of scams coming from there.

I must look poor, cause no one asks me money. Actually I would never help a guy asking for "money", but hey! I could send him some oranges from my garden! Or some rain and heavy winds!! Plenty here to share!!

Interesting that he didn't contact me. Maybe he knows I run an anti-scam blog?

Oh Dear Lord...I hope this does not hurt people from other African countries, most of us are legitimate people trying to earn some money by pursuing our internet dream, not scamming people....
As an African I would never entertain an email, pm or whatever soliciting for cash, no matter where they were from.
We are such a nice tight knit community here on the forum we are naturally aware of who needs our help, they themselves never have to ask for it, there is always someone here on the forum who knows the situation and can and does let the rest of us know. So people please don't fall for anyone who can't post openly if they are in trouble.
Obviously been around too long to fall for that rubbish...

Sarah

Shiloh never got by my radar. He pm'd me once about something - I can't remember what it was but it wasn't money. The only thing I remember is that he ticked me off real hard and called him out right then as a Bull s***er. He never approached me again. About the time he started posting about his deceased father I knew he wasn't long for the forum.

It wouldn't surprise me if we are recycling a few of these scammers in here.

Appreciate it,Paul.
Thanks

Mmmm been a long time since I have been On here, wow sad to see some of the scamming that's been happening.

Wow also a little surprised about king Shiloh, I say a little because unfortunately I live in Africa have dealt with hundreds of Nigerians personally my mother in law works in Nigeria and the golden rule is " never let your guard down when dealing with an East African".

King Shiloh was one guy who was slowly getting me to think differently as he seemed to be bucking the trend.

oh wow, that is so crazy, I used to get alot of these type of messages when I sold on ebay, and also on craigslist. Thanks for posting this for members, I remember I use to get these messages all the time. The bottom line if anyone ask for money that you do not know or anything about western union or your person information. STAY AWAY

Typical 419 Scammers BS story.

Watch out for these lads, they'll lie, steal make up fake sob stories, do whatever it takes to steal your hard earned money. They'll even go as far as to warn you to look out for other scammers, thus gaining your trust because they themselves cant POSSIBLY be a scammer if they acknowledged that scammers exist.

It's sad to say, but people like this make it hard for many people to trust ANYBODY from Nigeria.

On some of the 419 forums I frequent, I've seen scammers try to take somebodys money that was set aside to pay for their dying daughters cancer treatments, with well wishes towards the daughter and promises of millions in a few days.. It was of course set up to see how far they would go, but common - really?

Thanks for the heads up Paul...

Thanks Paul for letting us know, but after the initial post all I can see is everyone telling everyone else what to do and say. This is a free world we live in people! If someone chooses to live a certain lifestyle, that's their choice. Not yours! Just because you don't like it or happen to agree with it, doesn't make it wrong. Just different than yours!

For what it's worth....

I feel that there NEED to be a

MINIMUM FEE to even be apart of the Warrior Forum Community

...say maybe $10...

OR pay to be a War Room Member at normal fee.

That would keep MOST Spammers Away.

It's Worth $10 to be a part of this Community.

...Just saying......:-)

nhislove

Damn, I didn't get the PM?
I could have used some entertainment right now with everything I'm going through...sigh!

Whole Hum...Back to writing my sales letter.

Paul, Just caught the thread. Thanks for the heads up.

Have a Great Day All!
Michael

Unfortunately, these sorts of things are not unusual. Just this morning I got an email from "Microsoft" telling me I'd won a millions dollars.

If only it was true...




Cheryl

At least they're easy to mess with. :-)

It's unfortunate that the financial situation globally is only going to encourage more of this

Not stupid, kind. There are tons of very kind and giving people here that love to help out those that actually seem like they are trying to help themselves. Most ask for information or guidance. Some ask for work to get them started. Some ask for money. It sucks that this guy is trying to take advantage of the kind and helpful people in this community.

If it hadn't been for two very generous members who paid me to write for them, one of which paid way more than what my writing had been worth just to help me out, I would have never gotten my start in IM.

It is near impossible to address some of the posts here. Nevertheless, I must say I am quite taken aback with some of the focused vitriol at a group of people based on the behaviour of individuals that claim rightly or wrongly to come from a certain part of the world, without any way of proving if they indeed come from that part of the world.

However putting that aside, some folks are obviously susceptible to major psychological biases, which takes the form of exaggerating the negatives over the positives. Someone even had the nerve to talk about numbers, in reference to this individual scam artist and his comrades. Yet the question holds- What statistics have you undertaken to arrive at a so called "the number confirms" hypothesis of Nigerians, Ethiopians or Africans. Have you even tracked the sources of all these scams.

Geez this whole misinformation is similar to one peddled by others caricaturing the IM profession as a bunch of scam artist no gooders. Are we supposed to accept and believe this? Of course not. In reality they are a whole lot of people within IM that are doing good and adding value and the same applies to the Nigerians, Ethiopians etc.

It is simply unfair to jump to silly speculations without concrete analysis of the matter at hand. Are there some from Nigeria, Ethiopia etc that take advantage of others? Of course there are. Whether we like it or not bad folks come in different shapes and form, and exist in all part of the world.

The answer to all this is quite simple, you should never trust anyone on face value that you do not know from physical proximity. This is why most businesses operate with contract enforceable by the rule of law. If someone comes to you telling you about their plight, explain to them that they are responsible for their own life, and should look to find solutions to their problem. Of course you can give advice where applicable. There is almost never any need to part with your wallet. In my book sound practical advice, will go a long way compared to any monetary solution anyway.

Thanks! Warning well appreciated. It must be exposed and be banned so other might not become a victim most specially those newbies and new in this community like me. It's really good to be vigilant at all times, scams are so rampant nowadays online and offline.

We have what we call Rule #1 here, and it's been stretched as far as it needs to be regarding KS.

I don't see where pointing out the details is productive, frankly.

~Bill

according to http://www.bloodbook.com/race-eth.html

Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigrean 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck...

So pathetic. . . I am a Nigerian. If only my people could see the future and what this act has brought on us.

Paul, you don't understand where I am coming from but all the same thanks.

Keep up the good work!

Jide, you don't need all these. Try to find your rhythm online and the sky won't be your limit...

I once lost 12k in a Nigerien Western Union scam, and almost a whole load of product... How their check passed my bank I will never know, but the banker explained to me how that stuff works, and it would scare you to know how many people make a fulltime living at it. In some parts of some countries, scamming like this is a almost a legit "industry" with offices full of people doing it all day long.

I almost would advise any Nigerien IMr to try and find somewhere else to market from. Unfortunately the stigma has been proven "generally" true to the degree that legit guys will have alot of trouble convincing anyone.

Ps. Yes, I remember Shiloh... he was a little too nice I always thought.

Thank you for this thread. I lost one thousands last year in a scam like this.

You kill me. ROTFLMAO! Thanks.

Hey Paul, can I be the Offline Moderator? I promise to be just like Bill.