Comments on: Snoskred made 5 MILLION DOLLARS online this year! http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html Life in the Country Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Quetzalcoatl http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-14804 Quetzalcoatl Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:28:25 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-14804 I just sent their letter to my city's police fraud squad. We'll see what they suggest..... Here's that scamming letter FYI: Thanks for the Interest,I believe and understand you are a very intelligent and experienced painter. This is the Description of my new House you will be painting below: (LARGE CLEAN 1 BEDROOM CONDO) I"m Willing to pay you $500 for painting this room,i think this is a reasonable price since you already have the description of the house am painting,you will be provided with the date and time by my new landlord,as soon as I'm done making payments to you for the painting,he will be taking you to my new house in person immediately i contact him that i have finally paid for the Painting services. I want the painting to be done before i get back to the state by end of this month or early next month,I already made an arrangements for the payment and also the keys to the apartment,my landlord will be showing you the apartment so the location shouldn't be a problem ,he will be there to help you in all you need to do the painting,i will instruct my client to issue and mail out the payment he owes me so you can deduct the $500 which i believe is a reasonable amount for painting my new apartment listed within the area,have the remaining funds wired to the landlord of the new apartment via western union Money Transfer so he can bring down the keys to you and he would be available when you are painting and again i will like to inform you that i will be providing the painting materials,so the remaining funds you will be sending to my new landlord is the balance payment for my new apartment,im only doing this cause i am presently out of the state for a seminar and which am of the facilitator,and i want things to go smooth and perfect before my return. If you think you can handle this painting ,kindly get back to me with the following information: (1) Full Name (2) Mailing Address, no p.o.box please (3) City,State.Zip code (4) Your direct telephone number / Mobile Number (5) Acceptance of my offer Hope to hear from you sooner. Regards. Nicholas NOTE: Don't forget to get back with the required information so the payment can be mailed out to you immediately,you will be deducting just $500 and the charges for the Western Union or Money Gram Transfer,after when you have check cashed. nicholasamantea AT yahoo DOT com I just sent their letter to my city’s police fraud squad. We’ll see what they suggest…..

Here’s that scamming letter FYI:

Thanks for the Interest,I believe and understand you are a very intelligent and experienced painter.

This is the Description of my new House you will be painting below:

(LARGE CLEAN 1 BEDROOM CONDO)

I”m Willing to pay you $500 for painting this room,i think this is a reasonable price since you already have the description of the house am painting,you will be provided with the date and time by my new landlord,as soon as I’m done making payments to you for the painting,he will be taking you to my new house in person immediately i contact him that i have finally paid for the Painting services.

I want the painting to be done before i get back to the state by end of this month or early next month,I already made an arrangements for the payment and also the keys to the apartment,my landlord will be showing you the apartment so the location shouldn’t be a problem ,he will be there to help you in all you need to do the painting,i will instruct my client to issue and mail out the payment he owes me so you can deduct the $500 which i believe is a reasonable amount for painting my new apartment listed within the area,have the remaining funds wired to the landlord of the new apartment via western union Money Transfer so he can bring down the keys to you and he would be available when you are painting and again i will like to inform you that i will be providing the painting materials,so the remaining funds you will be sending to my new landlord is the balance payment for my new apartment,im only doing this cause i am presently out of the state for a seminar and which am of the facilitator,and i want things to go smooth and perfect before my return.

If you think you can handle this painting ,kindly get back to me with the
following information:

(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing Address, no p.o.box please
(3) City,State.Zip code
(4) Your direct telephone number / Mobile Number
(5) Acceptance of my offer

Hope to hear from you sooner.

Regards.
Nicholas

NOTE: Don’t forget to get back with the required information so the
payment can be mailed out to you immediately,you will be deducting
just $500 and the charges for the Western Union or Money Gram
Transfer,after when you have check cashed.

nicholasamantea AT yahoo DOT com

]]> By: Quetzalcoatl http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-14803 Quetzalcoatl Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:31:38 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-14803 WooHoo, I'm glad I finally got around to reading this! I've just had a job offer scam involving a Money Transfer, the scammer being 'out of town', involving landlords giving me a key, paying said landlord and subtracting fee from amount...yada, yada. From Craigslist, no less. I did smell a rat and not only used a fake name and email throughout the emails, but wanted their particulars 'in order to write up an agreement'. I also wanted payment in the form of a Money Order or Money Gram from the post office. I thought That was as good as cash... one has to pay in cash for those from the post office, am I wrong in assuming that? Haven't heard from them since... Seemed innocuous enough when they asked for particulars from me that one could find in a phone book, frankly. Scary! I still may have then on the hook... to nab 'em and earn my first Money Transfer trophy! I've emailed you the particulars, Snoskred.... looking for 'sting' instructions. :) WooHoo, I’m glad I finally got around to reading this!

I’ve just had a job offer scam involving a Money Transfer, the scammer being ‘out of town’, involving landlords giving me a key, paying said landlord and subtracting fee from amount…yada, yada. From Craigslist, no less.

I did smell a rat and not only used a fake name and email throughout the emails, but wanted their particulars ‘in order to write up an agreement’. I also wanted payment in the form of a Money Order or Money Gram from the post office. I thought That was as good as cash… one has to pay in cash for those from the post office, am I wrong in assuming that?

Haven’t heard from them since…

Seemed innocuous enough when they asked for particulars from me that one could find in a phone book, frankly. Scary!

I still may have then on the hook… to nab ‘em and earn my first Money Transfer trophy!

I’ve emailed you the particulars, Snoskred…. looking for ’sting’ instructions. :)

]]> By: Kevin http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-14770 Kevin Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:35:21 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-14770 Thank you, Snoskred. I thought I was pretty savvy, and thought that if a check "cleared," it was good. I haven't been scammed, but I was going to sell some things on Craigslist and would have taken a check and shipped the stuff once it cleared. Now I know better. And thank you for doing what you can to catch these people. Here in the US, there is so much violent crime and drug-related crime that gets police/prosecutorial priority, I doubt that many people are prosecuted for this and it's a safe way to make a dishonest living. Thank you, Snoskred. I thought I was pretty savvy, and thought that if a check “cleared,” it was good. I haven’t been scammed, but I was going to sell some things on Craigslist and would have taken a check and shipped the stuff once it cleared. Now I know better. And thank you for doing what you can to catch these people. Here in the US, there is so much violent crime and drug-related crime that gets police/prosecutorial priority, I doubt that many people are prosecuted for this and it’s a safe way to make a dishonest living.

]]> By: Jewels Blacksmith http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-13333 Jewels Blacksmith Thu, 01 May 2008 17:09:05 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-13333 That is so impressive that I honestly think you need to make some sort of "exhibit" of all these to be displayed in public. when People see your "collection" it really looks shocking and the message hits home. That is so impressive that I honestly think you need to make some sort of “exhibit” of all these to be displayed in public. when People see your “collection” it really looks shocking and the message hits home.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-13262 Colleen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:26:29 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-13262 This was very educational. I thought most scammers did you right up front, I had no idea they actually issue cheques that actually "clear" and then oops they bounce after. This was very educational. I thought most scammers did you right up front, I had no idea they actually issue cheques that actually “clear” and then oops they bounce after.

]]> By: I was scammed by Surveylot.com | I've Tried That http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-13088 I was scammed by Surveylot.com | I've Tried That Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:53:46 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-13088 [...] of fake checks, check out Snoskred’s story. He made $5 million this year! (All fake checks, though. Maybe he uses it to pay rent on a fake [...] [...] of fake checks, check out Snoskred’s story. He made $5 million this year! (All fake checks, though. Maybe he uses it to pay rent on a fake [...]

]]> By: Ann http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-12797 Ann Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:59:28 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-12797 It is amazing what the scammers get up to. There are also love scams where many of these Nigerian and Ghanaian mostly men, join the dating sites and 'lall in fove'. They are usually 'businessmen' who live in the US or UK and are travelling t Africa. Once there, they are mugged or some other tragedy and cannot pay the hotel bill or doctor's fee because the country does not accept credit cards. So they trick their love in the UK, US, Australia or anywhere in Western Europe into sending money to them via Western Union. So many are tricked into this and as the owner of this blog said, they do not tell people who know them personally because they think people will call them stupid. Pass that along too. BEWARE of internet love scams. It is amazing what the scammers get up to. There are also love scams where many of these Nigerian and Ghanaian mostly men, join the dating sites and ‘lall in fove’. They are usually ‘businessmen’ who live in the US or UK and are travelling t Africa. Once there, they are mugged or some other tragedy and cannot pay the hotel bill or doctor’s fee because the country does not accept credit cards. So they trick their love in the UK, US, Australia or anywhere in Western Europe into sending money to them via Western Union. So many are tricked into this and as the owner of this blog said, they do not tell people who know them personally because they think people will call them stupid. Pass that along too. BEWARE of internet love scams.

]]> By: New Internet Twist on 419 Fraud | StartupStoryRadio.com http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-12609 New Internet Twist on 419 Fraud | StartupStoryRadio.com Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:41:12 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-12609 [...] avoid checks or wire transfers unless you are dealing with a trusted repeat customer. According to a post I read the other day, waiting until a check has “cleared” will not protect you from being [...] [...] avoid checks or wire transfers unless you are dealing with a trusted repeat customer. According to a post I read the other day, waiting until a check has “cleared” will not protect you from being [...]

]]> By: Deep Jive Interests » Bloggers Beware: Nigerian Fraud Has Evolved Into Display and Text Link Ad Solicitations http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-12562 Deep Jive Interests » Bloggers Beware: Nigerian Fraud Has Evolved Into Display and Text Link Ad Solicitations Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:26:18 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-12562 [...] Snoskred suggests that it can take an awful long time for checks to clear, and that they can take up to a year to bounce.  As always a low threshold for calling any offer [...] [...] Snoskred suggests that it can take an awful long time for checks to clear, and that they can take up to a year to bounce.  As always a low threshold for calling any offer [...]

]]> By: Geek Mother http://www.snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-12391 Geek Mother Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:37:47 +0000 http://snoskred.org/2007/07/snoskred-made-5-million-dollars-online-this-year/#comment-12391 Your article title was too good not to click on.... Now I know why, you have been studying the copywriting skills of the Internets finest! I am now getting Russian and Chinese letters, funny how all the Worlds millionaires are all dying or getting sick at the same time. Do you getmuch follow up from these guys after you break off communication? Who kept up the correspondence the longest? Is there a world record for stringing along an excited Nigerian..... Oooo oooo I think I've got a bite Boss! Your article title was too good not to click on…. Now I know why, you have been studying the copywriting skills of the Internets finest! I am now getting Russian and Chinese letters, funny how all the Worlds millionaires are all dying or getting sick at the same time.

Do you getmuch follow up from these guys after you break off communication? Who kept up the correspondence the longest? Is there a world record for stringing along an excited Nigerian….. Oooo oooo I think I’ve got a bite Boss!

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