Running Race entry scammers - any mileage in this?

[B8er]

I'm pondering how to go after the WhatsApp scammers

Fortunately, in the UK ID isn't needed to buy non-contract SIM cards (or at least it wasn't when I bought a new one a couple of months ago).

So, if you've got a spare old phone, you should be able to get a PAYG SIM for it with a small amount of credit on it from a garage or newsagent for a fiver or so. Pay cash and if you need to register it, use your baiting email and it'll have no connection to your RL identity. Just make sure to use it to make a call or send a text every so often to keep the SIM active.

[Crusty]

Thanks B8er I will look into this. All the ones I've obtained in the recent past have required the user to jump through hoops to activate the sim, including adding credit via debit/credit card which is a bit of a risk for RL, but I would love to go after these Whatsappers if I can do safely - there's a mountain of bank account details waiting to be swept up there, I'm sure!

In the meantime, I am happy to report that my third 'Strad' has just coughed a second set of details via email, which have now been passed on!

[bware419ers]

Lots of piggies may be found on Fakebook (puppy scammers, fake celeb accounts, gold scammers).

[Crusty]

Really annoyed now! I spent a good hour this morning creating a fake 'invalid bank name/account combo' screenshot; sent it to the lad, who then tells me he genuinely made a mistake with the account name!

On the plus side, he has since produced a third piggy, which has now followed its little friends to Reporting Land!

[Crusty]

Laddo is getting a bit frustrated with the somewhat sedate pace of progress to payment - suggesting Whaddap for 'ease and efficiency'. Of course! Uh, no. My character has a particular dislike of young Mr Zuck, hence no presence on Farcebook either.

I then lobbed a small grenade into his inbox with a screenshot showing that my attempt to deposit monies with this latest mule, resulted in failure due to the account being 'flagged'. The immediate response was to issue my character with yet another set of details.

This little piggy went to Reporting Land...

Fun times!

[Crusty]

Getting really uptight now! Just for laughs I responded to his hastener from the 4th set of details, with a short 'same story - what's going on' kind of message with no screenshot...

...Ker-ching, a 5th set of details!

Apparently if this doesn't work, he's gonna 'phone the bank' - yeah right, cos the mule's bank is gonna go all out to assist you are they not!

Unfortunately he'll have to wait a while as my character has a surprise birthday party to attend this afternoon. Shame.

[Crusty]

I am tempted to try and steer this current lad towards the Moneygram number, is that modality still alive?

[Crusty]

And still the piggies come running... That's 6 now for this lad!

I've got a Moneygram payment slip courtesy of the generator, so let's see if he's desperate enough to try it!

[Crusty]

Oh dear, apparently Laddo has never used Moneygram before, could my character explain what to do...

Oh of course he can! Just... Ring the number on the payment slip, answer some simple security questions, and collect the 8 digit control number. What could possibly go wrong?

[Bait-a Ray Bill]

The "helpful" person on the other end wouldn't by any chance be an older British man named Lenny, would it?

[Crusty]

More likely an American sounding gentleman who will rather helpfully start issuing instructions in Spanish at some point.

By an absolutely huuuuge coincidence, my character's name is Leonard, and it's a distinct possibility that further phone calls will be forthcoming!

[Crusty]

Not entirely sure if it's my lad, but there's been a right flurry of calls to the MG line from Ghana this morning! If it is him, he's being a bit inventive with the expected receiver and sender names, not to mention his geographical location!
Still, lots of time wasted, I'll take that!

[Mr Dapper]

Not entirely sure if it's my lad, but there's been a right flurry of calls to the MG line from Ghana this morning!

The sender of the funds, Adriana Harris, is the persona of a baiter that goes by the name of Bluelady( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... e+scammers ). I think you'll agree that she comes across as a rather meek and unassuming young lady.

[Crusty]

Ah, so not my lad then. No matter, as long as someone's lad is feeling the love!