This is a transcript of a conversation with a scammer. I have added in some notes along the way so you can spot the patterns they use. Don't be fooled. If you are direct messaged by someone on Instagram (as this was), Twitter, Facebook or any other social media platform then you need to check a few things before you interact with them, and if you decide you are going to interact with them there are definitely signs that will tell you they aren't who they say they are. This one had a very small number of followers, around 20, but many of them will have even fewer followers. They will likely also have very few posts, this one had one reel. As it wasn't claiming to be a celebrity (i report and block obvious impersonator scammers immediately), I decided to see what their particular brand of scam was. I play along without revealing any information that it isn't possible to find elsewhere on the internet about me. They don't do much research, though, because this one was on Instagram, as I mentioned above, and one of the statements in my bio there literally says "distracting scammers since forever." Go figure!
Read along, have a laugh, and let me know what scammers you've come across in your social media travels. White text is scammer, blue text is me, grey text ~ like this ~ is my commentary.
January 25, 2023 1:00 am
Hello
Good morning from here
Your profile looks so amazing and I love your photography works
Thank you
I’m so excited you replied me. Which heavens do you come from coz you do look like an angel concerning one of your pictures out there 😁😁😁
~ You can see they are being gushingly over the top about me and it's the first interaction. This is really common. They are trying to disarm you ~
Where are you from??
Australia.
What about you? Where are you from?
I’m from Los Angeles California
Where in Australia ?
Sydney
What do you do for a living?
I work as an Engineer
I’ve worked in many states and also I was in Sydney some months back
What about you?
I guess you’re a photographer
Photographer, writer, sports coach. Have
also been a carer for people with disabilities and a risk assessor.
❤️
Were you working when you came to Sydney?
Replied to
you
Photographer,
writer, sports coach. Have also been a carer for people with disabilities and
a risk
assessor.
You’re amazing
Replied to
you
Were you
working when you came to Sydney?
Yes I was
How old are you ?
~ Asking basic questions like you would in online dating ~
43. You?
I’m 45
Married? Kids?
I was once married but got divorced 7 years ago after my wife cheated on me while I was away on business. She brought a man into my house not knowing I’d arrive sooner than she expected. It’s been very difficult finding true love ever since as most of the women I meet aren’t ready to settle down and build a meaningful relationship. I have a daughter, Susan.
~ The sob story involving the cheating wife and child. The time since divorce is slightly longer than the average scammer, that's normally in the 2-3 year range, but they will say anything. ~
What about you ?
Never married. No long term
relationships. One kid, though he’s not a kid anymore.
How old is he ?
18
How old is your daughter?
She will be 7 by April
Oh, that’s a cute age
Thank you
Do you mind me seeing more pictures of you ?
~ This might seem innocent enough, but your photos can be used to scam others or pretend to be you to get money out of banks, etc ~
Cause I wanna start my day seeing beautiful creatures ❤️
And I forgot to mention
I spent my leisure time in the Gym also
I mean, there’s a couple on my page, you
might just need to scroll down a bit
You replied
And I forgot to mention
I spent my leisure time in the Gym also
I work in a gym, so spend as little
leisure time there as possible 😂
I know beautiful
I just want some recent pictures of your beautiful face
Replied to
you
I work in a
gym, so spend as little leisure time there as possible 😂
You don’t mean it ? 😳
Why?
I would love to see
Okay hold on
Let me send you mine
{two pictures of him}
Nice tattoos
Thank you very much
{picture of me}
~ Only send pictures that are already available of you on a social media platform already ~
❤️
Omg 😳
This is really something totally different ❤️❤️❤️
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL !!!!
I love your smile 😊
Thanks. I think I’m pretty average, but
appreciate the compliment.
Not average
You’re more far than average
You’re a Queen 👸 ❤️
Thank you.
You’re welcome
Anyway, time for me to go to bed,
hopefully we can chat again some time.
Yes please
I will always love talking to you everyday of my
life most beautiful one ❤️
When do you get up from bed beautiful one ?
Depends on what time I start work. Shift
work means all different start times.
What time are you starting work in the morning ?
Or let me ask, what time would my beautiful one be
here on Instagram ?
And I’ll be right here waiting for you
I’m not sure, probably in about 8 hours?
I’ll be here waiting ❤️❤️
January 25, 2023 3:47 pm
My Queen
~ The use of a pet name is an attempt to make them seem more devoted to you. In reality, they just don't need to remember a whole stack of actual names if they call all of their victims the same pet name ~
The most beautiful woman ❤️
Hi
January 25, 2023 6:27 pm
How have you been ?
I’m sorry I’m just getting back home
Work was very hectic today
January 25, 2023 8:19 pm
Hey, just finished work. Going to have
dinner in a few minutes, then I’ll be around.
I’m glad you’re still here
And I’m still here also waiting
Take your time Beautiful one ❤️
Hope you enjoyed your dinner ?
It’s still cooking
What do you wanna take ?
I don’t understand the question
I mean what are you having for dinner ?
Schnitzel and sauté potatoes and salad
Yummy 😋
It will be
Lol
So, isn’t it really late at night there?
Yes it’s in the mid of the night
Don’t you have to get up for work in the
morning?
I will be going late
Thank you for your concern
❤️
No worries, just don’t want you getting
in trouble
Aww thanks for your concern
It’s a public holiday here tomorrow so
I’ve got the day off
Oh that’s good
What are your plans ?
Going to the beach, the local council put
on a concert and maybe fireworks
I think something has been wrong with my eyes ever
since you sent me your picture
Why?
Cause I can’t take them off you
😂
flattery will get you everywhere, apparently
😂😂😂😂😂😂😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝
You’re sweet
Until you get to know me, then I’m an
annoying mess
Four and four become eight, but you and I can be
fate.
Replied to
you
Until you
get to know me, then I’m an annoying mess
I want to get to know you
You want me to be an annoying mess? 😂 interesting tactic
Lol
So, what are you expecting from talking
with me? (It’s lovely that you are, I’d just like to know where you think this
might head.)
Well I’ll really want us to know each other more
than this
As friends, yeah?
Hmmm
What if I want more than just friends ?
I don’t know how that would work
Well it will 😍
~ They will never give details that don't further their agenda. How would a long distance relationship work if you've never met? It just will ~
I’ll cook you dinner if you cook me breakfast.
Deal?
😂😂😂😂
We live on different continents 😂
I know that 😂😂
I have a question for you
Ok
And you must give me an answer
I’ll do my best
How does it feel to be so gorgeous?
😂 I’ll let you know how it feels when I feel gorgeous
You’re gorgeous sweetheart
I’m not, but thank you
You are
I like you
Thanks. I like you, too. I think you’re
wrong, and you should get your eyes checked, though 😂
You really wanna know how gorgeous you are right
now ?
I’m not sure …
Please let me show you
As long as it’s not an inappropriate
picture, sure, go ahead
Thank you
Do you have a mirror right there ?
Yes
This is very corny, looking at myself
won’t change my mind 😂
Just do what I say
😊
Ok
Are you looking at the mirror right now ?
Yes
Give the mirror a smile 😊
Did you?
Yes
You’re looking at a wonderful creature, brought to
this earth to flourish, to make wishes come true, to be strong, to be Sweet
just like your self.. been Gorgeous is not only by how pretty you are outside,
it’s how pretty you are inside...
Smile my Lady, cause you’re Gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️
~ The idea that if they tell you you're beautiful enough times, you'll think they really are in love with you, is really common. Don't be fooled. They don't care what you look like. You could look like the back of a bus, they will still tell you you're cute ~
You’re very sweet. It didn’t work, but I
appreciate the effort.
Thank you 😊
Have you had your dinner ?
Yes, it was delicious
You must be a very nice cook
My mum is a very nice cook. I can’t cook
unless it’s something to do with eggs
Oh okay
You love eggs?
I do, but I love food generally
Lol
I do love food, though. Doesn’t matter if
it’s dodgy food van stuff after a night out, or gourmet 5 star restaurant. It’s
all good.
Oh very nice
What’s your favourite meal?
Italian food
Oooh, pasta! Love it.
Really ?
Yeah. Spaghetti, rigatoni, vermicelli,
love it all. Nice bolognaise or Alfredo sauce.
~ transitions between parts of conversations will be really stilted. Most of the scammers have English as a second language so their grammar, spelling and general conversational skills will be lacking to various degrees ~
So tell me
Do you seek for any relationship on here ?
Relationship is a very loose term.
Friendship, sure. Romantic? Not looking for it but if it finds me, I’ll go with
it.
What if it has found you already ?
You mean yourself?
Yes
Well, like I said earlier, I don’t know
how it would work. Long distance is really difficult and I’m not moving to
America. Nor would I marry an American (for tax reasons, it’s really stupidly
complicated).
Well I really don’t see distance as a barrier in a
relationship cause I’m willing to relocate to wherever I find true love. please
give me the opportunity of getting to know you better and I promise I’m
definitely gonna take care of the distance
~ Of course distance isn't a problem, they have no intention of following through with anything they promise ~
I’m happy to get to know you but I’m not
making any promises. I take things slowly.
I’m glad you’re happy to know me and I’m also happy
to know you too
Yes I’m ready to take things slowly with you till I
get it fast
Lol
😂
Have you dated since your divorce?
😂😂
No I’ve not
I’m actually scared but I need true love
What about you
It’s been about 3 years since I’ve been
on a date
What happened to your last date ?
He went back to his ex wife
Oh I’m sorry
It wasn’t that serious between us, and
with the covid lockdowns he didn’t want to get isolated away from his kids,
which was understandable.
Oh okay
I want to be with you forever
I know I can
What about your daughter?
She live with my sister in Wisconsin. My sister has
been playing the motherly role for my kid cause her mom has passed away. I told
my sister to stop working so that she can concentrate on my kid and her kids. I
take care of her bills and her needs. She has just been wonderful and helpful
~ for some reason, scammers are never an active parent. Their children are always being looked after by a relative because of their job which requires them to travel a lot. Be on the look out for US military, oil rig worker, miner, or engineer as a profession of choice for scammers ~
But moving have a world away from her
would be difficult for both of you.
If I was to buy a house in Australia, Can you live
with I and my Daughter in Australia ?
If things got to that point, yes, it’s a
possibility.
~ at this point I absolutely knew it was a scammer and not a catfish, so I started to play into their story a little. I don't recommend doing this if you use your real name online ~
Yes!!
Yes!!
Yes!!
Don’t start packing yet, that’s a long
way off and not guaranteed.
😂😂😂
I’m not Packing right now
😂
Good, coz I’ve got nowhere to put you
right now anyway 😂
😂😂😂😂
I want you to put me beside your heart ❤️
Awww, but that’s where my lungs live 😉
I will keep them with me safe and sound
so, you travel around for work. Where’s
the most interesting place you’ve been?
I’ll say Sydney Australia
I spent an addition 2 weeks after I was done with
work
Hahaha 😂
Really? Maybe coz I live here, but that’s
not all that interesting.
Then I’ll say Portugal
Lol it won’t be anything special to you cause you
live there
Oh, I’ve not been to Portugal. What’s it
like?
I love the people there
They’re lovely
And very friendly
I haven’t done much travelling on
mainland Europe. Only Germany when I was a kid.
I was in Germany 2017
I was there in 1987
Wow
With family ?
Yeah. My dad was German. We were visiting
his family.
That’s amazing 😍
Yeah, I don’t remember much of it. A few
bits and pieces. Need to go back and see more, though.
😂😂😂😂😂
You can
If I could afford it, I would
We will together
Someday
Hope you’ve got deep pockets, travelling
anywhere from Australia is expensive.
😂😂😂😂
Really?
It’s a 5 hour flight to our nearest
neighbours from Sydney and to get anywhere not in the pacific is more like 10+
hours. Airfares are expensive.
January 26, 2023 5:27 am
Good morning from here beautiful one
I’m sorry I slept off
January 26, 2023 10:13 am
I figured you’d fallen asleep.
January 26, 2023 1:35 pm
Most beautiful ❤️
Hi, how are you?
How are you doing ?
I miss you 😘
Good. I slept in. Had cheese and crackers
for lunch.
You replied
I miss you 😘
You don’t. It’s been less than 12 hours.
How was your lunch ?
Replied to
you
You don’t.
It’s been less than 12 hours.
Believe me when I say I do
Lunch was good.
😌
What are you up to today ?
Beach, concert, fireworks. It’s Australia
Day.
~ remember, I told them less than 12 hours ago what my plans were. For someone who claims to miss me and be in love with me, this is a pretty poor effort ~
Your day will be filled with a lot of fun
Hopefully
I would love to see beautiful pictures of you today
❤️
Please 😓
I’m not really a picture taking kind of
person
I understand you my lady but please just try to
take some for me
I don’t know you, so I think you can
manage with what you have.
Come on beautiful
Please I want one from a beautiful one like you
Give me a change to proof my worth and love to you ❤️
If you can’t take no for an answer over
something this simple, then that’s something you have to work on.
I’m sorry if I’m going too far my beautiful one
I really don’t understand why guys think
that this approach works. This over the top, declaring love after 24 hours,
move to the other side of the planet thing is full on enough.
I don’t understand you
We’ve been chatting for about a day. In
that time, you’ve been over the top in complimenting me, you’ve told me you
want to be with me forever, said you’d move not just yourself but your child as
well to the other side of the planet and asked for multiple pictures.
It’s not normal behaviour if you’re romantically
interested in someone, especially if you don’t know them in real life and have
had no other interactions with them.
I’m been plain with you
I would never use my word to hurt you
I would never do that
It doesn’t hurt me. I just find it
bizarre. It doesn’t make you seem genuine.
~ I gave them the perfect opportunity to cut and run. I basically told them I didn't think they were legitimate and that their behaviour wasn't normal. Some will take the hint here. This one didn't ~
January 26, 2023 8:51 pm
I’m sorry
I’ll try not to push hard
Thank you 😊
January 27, 2023 3:25 pm
How’s your day going Beautiful ?
Pretty good so far. How about you?
I’m good too
Thanks
What are you up to?
Wanna prepare dinner
What are you having?
Just some sandwich
What are you having on the sandwich?
Sweet Potato Fries
Nice
January 27, 2023 5:21 pm
Thank you
Now I can talk with you
Tell me how has been your day ?
Very lazy, just sitting around writing
programs for work.
Oh okay
What are your plans for the weekend?
Work
I’ll be at work
What about you ?
Work and playing softball
~ I deliberately threw in the reference to very specific sport that someone from LA should know. even if they aren't particularly interested in the sport, a genuine person will probably ask about it ~
Saturday 3:29am
My beautiful Angel
Hello. How are you?
I’m doing good
How are you doing ?
Just about to go to sleep, but I’ve got a
few minutes for you
Thank you very much I appreciate that
How was your day ?
Good. Long. But good.
What did you do today ?
Just worked from home doing admin
That’s good
What did you have for dinner
Steak and veggies
Okay
I think I’m having a mutual feelings for you
How do you mean?
I want you to be the Queen I’ve been looking for
That’s very sweet but I’m not sure it’s
possible to know that considering the short time we’ve known each other and the
fact we haven’t met in person.
There’s one thing you can’t tell about feelings
I just don’t like rushing into things.
You can have amazing chemistry with someone online and then when you meet
there’s not even a tiny spark.
That’s not to me
My feelings don’t lie to me
I mean it whenever I’ll tell you I love you or whenever I tell you I want you
I’m glad you’re sure of your own
feelings. But I’ve been on enough first dates to know that it’s incredibly
difficult to predict who you will actually click with.
But you know you already like someone when you see
what they look like
It works also in other cases too
Not always. I know some smoking hot dudes
who I wouldn’t want to get into a relationship with. Physical attraction is not
always love.
Okay
Do I look hot or I’m not even you type of man to you ?
I want to know 🥺
I don’t date based on looks. I date based
on personality because someone who is, by societies standards, average looking
can be extremely attractive because they are have a good sense of humour, are
smart, are creative, are a good person.
Me too
But when I grow feelings it’s different
Having said that, there’s nothing wrong
with how you look, you’ve got a nice physique, I like the tatts.
I have to go to sleep now. But I want you
to know it does make me happy that you like me and I hope even if things don’t
become romantic between us that we can be friends.
~ again, throwing in the "we can be friends" vibe. This is a really obvious case of friend-zoning by me and with a real person would usually tip them off to the fact that this isn't going anywhere, and should tip a scammer off to the fact that I'm not going for the romance scam ~
Sunday 5:15pm
My Queen
How has you weekend been?
Good
Thank you
How about yours ?
Pretty good. Better if it weren’t so hot
Oh sorry
What have you been up to ?
Worked for a couple of hours yesterday,
then was down at softball for 6 hours so that was exhausting, but good fun.
That’s good
~ notice the complete ambivalence to the fact I was anywhere besides work for 6 hours. They don't ask how I went, or show any interest whatsoever - because they don't care, it doesn't further their agenda ~
My Queen
I can’t stop thinking about you
Good thoughts, I hope
Yes and you’ve taken over my mind
I want every bit of you
Ok. What does that mean?
What it means is that, I want you to be the woman
of my dreams
I can’t just get you off my head
But practically, what does it mean? It’s
not like we can go on a date and see what the chemistry is like in person.
Sweetie
We will definitely do that
I will want to go on a date with you
But that is a long way off both in terms
of time and distance.
Sweetie, if we are been patient
Everything will come in place
You’re very optimistic. And I am very
patient. Things will turn out as they are supposed to.
Yes and I’m very much happy that I’m getting so
much attention from you
I was very scared at first
Why scared?
Cause I’m scared of confessing my love to you
I think I overcame my fears
~ see how brave they were? Confessing their love to someone clearly out of their league! It's meant to be endearing but the image I have is of a dude in a call centre, playing solitaire while they chat to 5 different women at the same time ~
I still don’t think you can know that you
love someone after that short period of time (and not having met) but maybe
infatuated or have a crush on someone.
I want you to know something
You can tell or predict feelings
Please don’t think I can’t love you
You’re special to me believe me
If you believe it, then that’s great. But
that’s not how my feelings develop. I’ve been hurt too many times to rush into
anything. So I will be patient and let my feelings show when they are ready.
You’ve been hurt?
By who?
😡
You don’t deserve we to be hurt
You’re a Queen
~ The audacity of someone not finding the object of their scam supremely attractive! They are outraged! No. Really. Outraged. ~
Everyone has been hurt by someone at some
point in their lives. Ex boyfriends are ex’s for a reason.
I’ll never hurt a Queen like you and my love is
forever not just for a main time
I don’t think most people plan on hurting
anyone, but it happens. Just breaking up can hurt.
That’s why I’m not promising you a while
I’m promising you a long life time my Queen
Give me the chance to proof this love to you my
queen
How would you prove it to me?
Sweetheart I will tell the whole world how special
you’re to me and I will love you and never hurt you
I promise sweetie
Ok, I will hold you to that promise
Please hold on to it and you’ll see I’ll never hurt
you or cheat on you
I hope not. But there’s something you
should know before you get too involved with me.
~ this is where I decided to have a bit of fun. While I'm not poly, I have been told by someone who is that I don't fit neatly into societal norms when it comes to monogamy, so I may have exaggerated this slightly to see how far I could push it ~
Okay please let me know
I believe in loyalty but not necessarily
monogamy. So, your definition of cheating and mine might be a little different
because I am poly.
You can have all my loyalty
I want your love, affection and trust sweetie
So, if I wanted to see other people, as
well as you, would you be ok with that? Because that’s a lot for some people,
especially if they’ve experienced being cheated on before.
See other people ?
What do you mean by that my queen
Do you know what polyamorous means?
Yes I know
I understand that, but I just still want your heart
to belong to me
So, by seeing I mean dating or having a
relationship with. I believe it’s possible to love more than one person at the
same time. You would have to be ok with the possibility of that happening.
Okay but can I ask a question ?
Sure. Ask anything.
Do you also tell other you love them ?
Cause you telling someone you love them is not just a little expression
Hope you do understand me
If I fell in love with them, yes, I would
tell them.
Hmmm
Tell me what you’re thinking. Good or
bad.
I want you all for myself
I can’t promise that.
Why?
Because I can’t. If I meet someone I have
a connection with, I want to be able to explore that. It might never happen.
But I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep.
I love that, but what if you’re living with me
What if I am? One of my friends is
married and poly. Living with someone, or being married to someone doesn’t stop
you from being poly.
Yes I understand
And what will I do if I want to have you all for myself
That’s up to you. We can discuss it and
work through it but it’s going to be an ongoing thing. Some poly people have
very happy monogamous relationships. I don’t know what the future will hold.
I’m just saying that if you want to be in a relationship with me, this is
something you have to understand and accept about me, even if I never act on
it.
I want to have the best relationship with you my
Queen
And that might be monogamous or
polyamorous. Who knows, maybe you find someone else who brings you joy and
love?
You bring me joy and peace when I talk to you
That’s lovely. Thank you.
You’re welcome
But I need to know that you’ll be still
full of joy and peace if I say, “hey, I met this guy and I’d really like to get
to know him better.”
To be sincere, I won’t be filled with joy and peace
I don’t want to lie to you
And this is why I’m upfront about this.
Because it’s really confronting for a lot of people.
How do you feel when you love me and I tell you I
like this woman and I don’t want to talk to you again
I don’t want it
~ clearly he doesn't know what a polyamorous relationship looks like because this is not how it works ~
I want all of you
All of you 😍
I’ve been cheated on. I know how it feels
to be left for someone else. It sucks. But that’s not what I would do. My
feelings for someone else would not diminish any feelings I might have for you.
It’s not either / or.
Yes but do you know some words or sentence can ?
I’m telling you this so you can make an
informed decision about whether you want to continue with pursuing a romantic
relationship with me or if you would prefer to stay friends, or even if you
just want to cut your losses.
Do you think anything would come up and will stop
me from loving you ?
NEVER !
~ of course there's nothing I could say to stop them loving me, because they don't love me in the first place. Words mean nothing, only actions ~
Ok, so you need to accept that I might
date other people and I might love other people. If you’re going to be really
unhappy. I would never do anything without telling you but I would be telling
you, not asking permission.
This is fair
Ok, and if you have any other questions
about this, please just ask. I’d rather have open and honest discussions than
you feel overwhelmed and not know what’s going on. Even if it’s about my
personal experiences. I’m happy to discuss anything.
Me too
Thank you for opening up to me
My pleasure.
~ I actually thought I'd scared him off with the poly talk but, as you can see, that wasn't the case ~
Tuesday 1:50pm
My Queen
Hi, just finished morning session at
work. Going to have lunch.
Oh that’s good
Hope your day is going fine ?
Not too bad. How’s yours?
Good thanks for asking
You working today?
Yes
Anything interesting?
~ this doesn't get answered because he can't talk about a job he doesn't have, and isn't imaginative to come up with a way to use his own experiences in his actual job as a scammer to give a reasonable answer ~
Wednesday 9:50am
My Queen, I hope you’re doing well. I am checking
in to make sure everything’s okay with you. I know things can get pretty busy,
so I want to ensure that you take care of yourself. I’m here for you my Queen .
Awww, that’s sweet. Yes. Taking care of
myself. Work is picking up now that school has gone back. Hope you’re not
overdoing things, either.
Wednesday 3:53pm
No I’m not my sweet Queen
Thank you for asking
1:09 PM
My Queen
Evening. How has your week been?
Good dear
How are you doing ?
Slowly melting in the heat but apart from
that, good.
Sorry babe
You’d think I’d be used to it by now,
happens every year.
Okay babe
~ again, the abrupt change of subject. He can't just launch straight into the scam bit but hasn't got the grasp on English to be able to make a smooth conversational transfer. ~
My Queen, do you use Mygov?
~ now, this was a new one for me. MyGov is (and I'm quoting directly from the myGov website here) a simple and secure way to access government services online in one place. Almost everyone in Australia would have used myGov at some point ~
Why?
I just got a contract from a Company , held a call
from them not quite long baby , this is a company I applied application job
with long time ago
Baby this worth thousands deals and I was told to get my spouse or partner info
in Australia or any country he / she is from to them , to enable them to affirm
if they can deal with ms as Married or responsible person .
All I thought is you baby 🥰🥰🥰🥰❣️ .
I’m not your spouse or partner, I’m not
even your girlfriend.
I understand that my Queen
There’s no one I can think of except you
It’s just to make me get the contract
That’s all
And the contract worth over $90,000 babe
Why do they care if you’re married or
have a stable relationship? In most countries it’s illegal to use that
information as a basis for employment.
You know, just to know if I’m responsible baby
I understand
But it’s just the money to be paid into it
And that’s all
Babe I can make you have some for yourself or pay some of your bills
And this will even bring us closer to each other when I begin in Australia babe
What’s the name of the company?
It’s a Private ownership company owned by Mr Paul.
I’ve worked with him sometimes ago and now he has brought this contract to me
~ originally, I thought this guy was eastern European, but this answer (specifically the Mr Paul part) definitely gave my African vibes, and Nigeria isn't the stereotypical scammer country for no reason ~
I can make you have some certain amount to take
care of your bills
The company would still have a name.
Hitachi
They deal with selling of construction equipments
~ This is a real company and this is what they do, but it does not have a single owner by the name of Paul (first or last name) ~
They seek for MyGov details to be given down in
other for them to process down my application baby .
All I need is to trust from you and to have your
total cooperation in order for them to disburse payment through your MyGov or
either through your bank or mine baby , I want them to be assured of who I am
dealing with as a partner . thats is the clarification of understanding in my
work moves with them honey , This is a Company that has terms and conditions on
all deals with any of their worker due to domestic violence and sanctions of
any worker marital failure in the company .
If they are operating in Australia, then
that is illegal. No company operating in Australia, or employing people in
Australia, is allowed to even ask about marital status in an application, let
alone mandate any information be given in that regard. They would be in big
trouble for asking for the personal information, especially in regards to
government or financial information.
They are not operating in Australia
Babe you don’t get me
I was on a call
I’m sorry I texted late
No, I don’t understand why any company
needs the personal details of anyone they are not employing. They need your
details. Not anyone else’s.
I’m not in Australia babe
It’s yours I’ll need and that’s where the money will be paid into
All I need is your trust babe
~ scammers love to play off trust. As humans, we want to trust people. We absolutely should only trust people who have earned it. I trust very few people. I do not trust anyone except my mother and my son with my financial affairs ~
you want any sharing or percentage from the deal ,
I m ready to give you 20% or any percentage you want , remitted from the
company disbursement to you my love.
~ This is basically the same as the nigerian prince scam where they need to get funds out of a country and you get a cut for laundering their money. If it were actually going to happen, that's probably breaking a multitude of laws in various countries. It's not going to happen, they just want your details to either clean you out or apply for loans using your name and details, tanking your credit score and leaving you with debt collectors after you ~
I know you’re not in Australia. Why do
they need my Australian info if you aren’t in Australia and the company isn’t
in Australia and you won’t be working in Australia?
Sweetheart, immediately I get the contract, I will
be moving to Australia
I will be working in Australia
And the contract will last 2 months babe
Ok, so if they are employing you in
Australia they are governed by Australian employment laws and they would not be
using my information.
No one is Employing me
The location I’ll be traveling to is Australia
The contract was awarded here in the USA
They wanted to make sure it’s a citizen of Australia info they need
That makes no sense whatsoever. A
contract in the US would not require info from a citizen of a foreign country.
Regardless of whether it’s an employment or any other form of contract.
