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Blogs > Bizzysback > Quote, unquote and misquote


Bizzysback 63F
1032 posts
10/6/2014 12:57 am
Scammer Spotted ( Repost) in relation to Tinker_viel's blog too. Originally posted Dec. 2013

Someone: “My name is Paul _________, I’m from Norway and I’m a marine Engineer....”
Me: “ Yeah right.” Click the delete button and off you go to the bin. Watch this guy he is a gold member.

Scammers, have you encountered any of these scammers? In my experience all of them reveal a lot about themselves the first time, like their full name and their occupation. They are always marine engineer in my experience or they travel a lot. Observe the cut and paste on the emails. Observe the subtle discrepancies. In his profile he said he has black, long hair but in the photo he has brown short hair. Could he really be a scammer? But he is a gold member. Hmm I will do some homework and will let you know.

There was this high profile case in NZ where a former Maori official was lured by a scammer; they have been on line lovers if you may call it. When it was time to meet in person the supposedly European guy paid for her fare and everything but he requested to pick up some documents for him from another country on her way to London which she did. Poor woman so in love she was arrested at the airport because the supposed documents she picked up were drugs. Sharon Armstrong is the name of the Maori woman and was arrested in Buenos Aires because of the cocaine found in the suitcase that she came to pick up on her way to London.

We have a saying “walang manloloko kung walang magpapaloko”. I don’t agree on this one because the one who is “naloko” was the product of the “manloloko”, a victim. So it should say “walang maloloko kung walang manloloko” No one will say hey “halika nandito ako lokohin mo ako”. Translators wanted please, any volunteer?

Wiser? Me: Not everyone who reveals everything about themselves the first time are real and those who keep some anonymity are not always fake. You will get to know each other as time passes by. Keep you radars sharp. So what if he is a paying gold member, it is business just like the supposed European who spent thousands. There are many scammers out there so beware. They will either scam you of money or something else. They can gather information from you and blackmail you. Read, knowledge is power.
“Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
Bizzysback 63F
990 posts
10/6/2014 1:01 am

 This was originally posted in Dec 2013 and I am reposting it to generate awareness. I still get those type of email where more or less they have similar style.

It will help to see comments in the original post last Dec 2013.
“Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”


Bizzysback 63F
990 posts
10/13/2014 5:04 pm
    Quoting ORTENSA:
    frren mostly scammers are paying members coz they will fool women as many as they can...if they say they are marine engr better think abt it na or they are in military in afghanistan better think many times or they say they are general whew! better u wake up na ha ha always blocked these kinds of scammer hate these n i met a lot or they are in malaysia too ....mostly from UK too wow all over the world i think...my latest is from ireland i just blocked him a gold member too.....a SCAMMER TOO

    TAKE CARE FREN......MUAH
Friend yes I noticed that too it's a business so they have to put some capital.
“Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”




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