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Scam artist on Facebook – part 4

Finally! "She" has asked for money.

(If you haven't read the previous posts, then start at part 1)

Scam artist on Facebook – part 3

(If you haven't read the previous posts, then start at part 1)

To be honest, her messages are getting really boring. I am still having my fun in my responses though. By the way, in case anyone is under the illusion that "she" is in fact being genuine, and isn't just an all out scammer...do a search for some of the phrases "she" uses. You will find the exact same scripts being used elsewhere in scams. The scammer is just adding their own bits to it. (do a search for "something I had never felt before which at first made me feel uneasy, stupid and even a bit childish" brings you to the Scamwarners site)

Scam artist on Facebook – Part 2

(you can read part 1 of this here)

This is the next message I get from "Evette". It shows that "she" is actually reading what I am writing. How much is comprehended is anyones guess. But I am still having my fun.

Scam artist on Facebook – Part 1

So, I got a message from someone in my Facebook inbox the other day, someone I don't know and who isn't in my Friends list. This was the message:

Evette:

Hello
t's nice to come across your profile, I was bored so I decided to read through some profiles to get myself busy. I think I like what im reading from your profile so far and i would love to know more about you. I hope to hear from you soon

It looked like an obvious spam/scam type script. I was a bit bored, so I responded:

Me:

Hi Evette. Where are you from?

The reply I got to this was what made it pretty damn obvious that this was just your typical Nigerian scam in a different guise: