Be aware, there are sometimes people who try to cheat us.
Just look at this chat, it's about a chat I had this evening. I just continued that chat to show you all how they try it. In the end, I reported that member and blocked her.
Conversation with abiola bawuah saved on Feb 17th 2020 at 10:20pm
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17th February, 2020:
abiola bawuah: hi (9:37 PM)
Me: hello (9:37 PM)
abiola bawuah: how are you doing today (9:37 PM)
Me: Thanks for asking, I am doing well. How about you? (9:38 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am well by his grace (9:38 PM)
abiola bawuah: where are u from (9:39 PM)
Me: That sounds good (9:39 PM)
Me: I am from Germany. (9:39 PM)
Me: Where are you come from? (9:39 PM)
abiola bawuah: wow is nice meeting you (9:39 PM)
abiola bawuah: your country people are many in my country (9:39 PM)
abiola bawuah: ghana (9:39 PM)
Me: nice to meet you, too. Its my pleasure. (9:39 PM)
abiola bawuah: you are highly welcome (9:40 PM)
abiola bawuah: what is your name (9:40 PM)
Me: Ghana is located in West Africa, isnt it? (9:40 PM)
Me: My name is Iris (9:41 PM)
Me: how about your name? (9:41 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am mrs abiola bawuah (9:41 PM)
abiola bawuah: is nice meeting you iris (9:41 PM)
abiola bawuah: are you married (9:41 PM)
Me: likewise (9:41 PM)
abiola bawuah: do you have kids (9:41 PM)
Me: yes, I am married. (9:41 PM)
Me: are you married, too? (9:42 PM)
abiola bawuah: wow is nice to hear that from u (9:42 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am married too (9:42 PM)
abiola bawuah: one son (9:42 PM)
abiola bawuah: and you too (9:42 PM)
Me: I have a son and a daughter (9:42 PM)
Me: And I also have grandchildren. (9:42 PM)
Me: what do you do for a living? (9:43 PM)
abiola bawuah: wow is nice you are a great man (9:43 PM)
abiola bawuah: where do you work iris (9:43 PM)
Me: I dont work anymore because I am retired. Before my retirement, I used to work in the IT business. (9:43 PM)
Me: what do you do? (9:44 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am a banker (9:44 PM)
Me: good job! (9:44 PM)
abiola bawuah: i work in uba bank of africa ghana (9:44 PM)
abiola bawuah: thank (9:44 PM)
Me: do you have any hobbies? (9:45 PM)
abiola bawuah: i came into this site to fine who i can trust (9:45 PM)
abiola bawuah: yes i love meeting people that matter most (9:45 PM)
abiola bawuah: i love reading too (9:45 PM)
abiola bawuah: and you too (9:45 PM)
Me: You can find good and evil people everywhere. (9:46 PM)
Me: It isnt easy to know whom you can trust or nt. (9:46 PM)
Me: *not (9:46 PM)
abiola bawuah: yes you are right iris (9:47 PM)
abiola bawuah: i have a business proposal (9:47 PM)
Me: I love reading, listening to musik, writing poems and short stories, gardening, traveling ..and so on. (9:47 PM)
abiola bawuah: wow nice (9:48 PM)
Me: having a business proposal, means for you, you want to improve your English skills for your job? (9:48 PM)
abiola bawuah: no i am ok with my english (9:51 PM)
abiola bawuah: my country is english speaking country (9:51 PM)
Me: Oh, sorry, I did not know (9:51 PM)
abiola bawuah: what i mean i have a secret i am looking for who i will trust so that i can share the secret with (9:52 PM)
Me: I see (9:52 PM)
abiola bawuah: then we can both run th deal togehter (9:52 PM)
abiola bawuah: that is why i am here (9:53 PM)
Me: what is your deal? (9:53 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am not here for english (9:53 PM)
abiola bawuah: i have a clint that deposited funds in my bank (9:54 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am the one streeting the account (9:54 PM)
abiola bawuah: now my clint is die (9:54 PM)
abiola bawuah: and when he was depositing the fund (9:54 PM)
Me: I see (9:55 PM)
abiola bawuah: no next of kin was mention (9:55 PM)
abiola bawuah: nobody in my bank know about the fund judt me alone (9:55 PM)
abiola bawuah: that is why i came online to see if i can see who i will trust that we stand as the next of kin to my clint (9:56 PM)
abiola bawuah: i have all the document that cover the transaction (9:56 PM)
Me: And why do you tell me that? (9:57 PM)
Me: what do you want ? (9:57 PM)
abiola bawuah: becuase i am looking for who will stand as the next of kin to my clint (9:58 PM)
abiola bawuah: so that the bank director can relaesae the funds to him (9:58 PM)
abiola bawuah: then we will share it 50/50 (9:58 PM)
abiola bawuah: the amount of the money is $4.4.millions (9:58 PM)
abiola bawuah: we will share it $2,2 each (9:59 PM)
Me: without knowing me, how can you be sure you may trust me? (9:59 PM)
abiola bawuah: its legal and legit transaction (9:59 PM)
Me: I am a stranger for you (9:59 PM)
abiola bawuah: it will take 5 to 7 working day only the transaction will be over (10:00 PM)
abiola bawuah: i will take my vacation to your country to collect my own share (10:00 PM)
Me: I see (10:01 PM)
abiola bawuah: is one day people meet each other (10:01 PM)
abiola bawuah: they become best of friends (10:01 PM)
Me: Do you know? You are not the first one who tries this trick. Meanwhile, people like you should have realized, we are not stupid and naive. Why should you give me so much money??? (10:03 PM)
abiola bawuah: can i trust u over the transaction (10:03 PM)
abiola bawuah: u are geting thing wrong iris (10:04 PM)
abiola bawuah: only me can not pull the fund alone (10:05 PM)
abiola bawuah: i need a outside (10:05 PM)
abiola bawuah: so that they will not know what is going on (10:05 PM)
Me: I see (10:06 PM)
abiola bawuah: i am telling you the true (10:07 PM)
Me: hmmm (10:07 PM)
Me: go on, please! (10:07 PM)
abiola bawuah: i mean it (10:07 PM)
abiola bawuah: i will like you to give your email address so that i can send you the full details of the transaction (10:08 PM)
abiola bawuah: okay (10:08 PM)
At this point, I stopped chatting. I think it's enough to show you how people try chaeting us.
Comments
My pleasure, Estanis. Thanks for your kind comment.
Haha ..I am not always good at manners...
Sometimes, I lose my temper. Have just a look at my post about the usage of try to do....and try doing. I hate losing my temper but sometimes, I cant help doing it.
:-o
True words, Ken.
Thanks for your comment.
Oi there, folks
It seems that some people are downright reluctant to have their bank account enlarged by a cool 2.2 million greenbacks - wonder who and why made up the saying:"Pecunia non olet"! ;-)
Ha-ha, Rys.
Are you sure money doesn't stink?
I was once on holiday in a country where I had to change money into the local currency. I put some banknotes in the safe. Every time, when I opened the safe to take money out, I nearly passed out because of the stinky smell. Then, I asked a local man why the banknotes stink so much. The answer was very unappetizing.
The reason was: the locals carry the money in their shoes for security reasons. Isn't that crazy?
Yep, you're right, Rose, we should always be aware that some people wanna trick us into giving them valuable information that can be used for scams.
Like: e-mail address, real name, abode, bank details, credit card number, etc.
Nice post. ;)
Hi, NotAClue.
Indeed! I would like to know if someone actually falls for it and releases their data.
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Hi, Rose,
well, scammers operate at different skill levels... not everyone who tries a scam does that since long, or knows how it works... This was an old scam theme and a very known (it has even a name!). Actually this kind is used mostly by e-mail (with infested links) or bots because it's not likely that people will fall for it anymore. You should supply your bank details, or pay a small amount of money for fees. Anyways, the first questions are always to determine if the person is 'a good target', and 'how much time is worth investing' ... You've revealed yourself as not worthy spending time (you're not alone, worked in IT)
So, telling people that you're a woman/man, living alone, under 20 or over 60 years old, lower grade of education, etc. makes you a target which would be worth more time. (evil thinking...) so they will actually spend more time feeding you trust ... can be hours/days/weeks/ before they reveal their "offer".
Okay, don't wanna teach people how to scam others, you got the picture. Yes, people click out of curiosity on links which (should) show/prove the validity of that person's identity; they give "online-friends" small amounts of money for the next rent, or small loans; they invest in fake businesses, etc.
Have a nice day and don't get paranoid! ;-)
Haha, NotAClue.
I never get paranoid. Thanks for your detailed comment. There is nothing to add.
Hi, Arrow, Dreamer and Bet.
Thanks for your comments.
I realized very quickly what that person wanted.
I just did not stop the chat, because I wanted her to continue speaking out the nonsense. As you can see, she even did not stop after I told her she tries cheating me.
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