hehe...confession time!
Ok, as some of you may know, I have been looking for nearly 2 years for my yorkie. In the beginning of my search, I was nearly taken by a Nigerian scammer. I was naive and fell in love with the picture I was sent.
Me and David Dudu (lol, yes...Dudu!) emailed back and forth for a week. You see, Mr Dudu was in place called Cameroon doing missionary work. He, oh so kindly, offered me his beloved dog for only the price of shipping. Oh.My.God. I fell in lalalalove! I showed the picture to everyone I knew. Only person warned me it was a scam, (lol) and I didnt believe her because I thought she was jealous.
Anyways, a week into it, I realized that something wasnt quite right.... I called him out and he disappeared. My heart broke.
I was so in love with the most beautiful little puppy, that I would never get.
I kid you not, when I tell you it took me months to get over my heartbreak. Then...............I got mad.
One day, while wasting some time on craigslist, I read an ad about a funny website. Here it is,
http://www.scambuster419.co.uk/
This man has taken on a whole new persona, and he pretends to be interested in whatever scam the scammer is offering. I have spent a lot of time reading the scams on this site and have often laughed myself to tears.
One day, I gave it a try. I baited a scammer and spent 3 weeks going back and forth with him. I have an email address with a fake name and I lure scammers. My rationale is that whatever time they spend with me is one less real person that will be scammed. Sadly, I am a drop in the bucket. One time I actually got a scammer to "chat" with me, the real me. He told me that scammers have warehouses/offices set up and have employees. Sometimes dozens, sometimes hundreds of people work for one (or a small group) of people.
It's sick and it is a HUGE business. If you have some time to waste, scam some scammers. I have read the website and have learned from the best.