Guest SmallTownJohn1 Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 Howdy, First, thanks so much for the feature on your site today. Big box of Ethel M.'s chocolates for you all!!(You Vegas guys know what I'm talkin' 'bout) Second, I woke VERY late today here in Memphis. When I did my first email check of the day, I knew instantly that I was mentioned or reviewed on MER. Because I received this: Hello there, Was surfing for an escort and found your profile,got interested in it and decide hiring you,My name is Jack Maurinho,i am the CEO of a construction company in spain,right now,i'm in Nigeria to supply Construction Company building materials,am a gay i need you to keep my company as i will be here for a month,i need you for hot romance,massage and sex,i will be offerring to you $900 per day for the time we will spend here together,i will like you to know that the deal have to start on the 26th to 30th of January this month and being a very porpular businessman,i want a trustworthy and honest man and also want this to be confidential,i will like to know if you have interest in the deal. Await your reply asap Kisses !! These guys usually strike during review time. So, I know this has been covered a billion times, but escorts....watch out for this stuff!! On a lighter note, "Am A Gay" will be my buzz phrase for the next two days. John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta Quote
Guest StuCotts Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I've seen reports in this forum about communications like that being received by escorts. They're always in more or less peculiar English and always identified as scams. How are they scams? Assuming you answer the letter affirmatively, what happens next? When and how does the scam set in? The question must seem hopelessly naïve to somebody more in the know than I am, but if anybody would take the trouble to give an answer I'd be grateful. Quote
Members beetwo Posted January 10, 2008 Members Posted January 10, 2008 I've seen reports in this forum about communications like that being received by escorts. They're always in more or less peculiar English and always identified as scams. How are they scams? Assuming you answer the letter affirmatively, what happens next? When and how does the scam set in? The question must seem hopelessly naïve to somebody more in the know than I am, but if anybody would take the trouble to give an answer I'd be grateful. The one I've heard about has the client sending a foreign money order for a couple of thousand more than the fee, upfront. The escort is supposed to cash it and send the client back the difference. The problem is the money order is fake, and by the time your bank verifies this, he has you money that you have sent, and you are stuck. Quote
Guest Barry Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 I've seen reports in this forum about communications like that being received by escorts. They're always in more or less peculiar English and always identified as scams. How are they scams? Assuming you answer the letter affirmatively, what happens next? When and how does the scam set in? The question must seem hopelessly naïve to somebody more in the know than I am, but if anybody would take the trouble to give an answer I'd be grateful. It's not only escorts. Variations on the 419 scam. http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ Quote
Guest SmallTownJohn1 Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Beetwo is right on. The money order scheme is their M.O. And they really focus on MER. I have received requests from them exclusively from this site. They hit you up when you are reviewed, when you are featured or just trolling through profiles. American Male was their favorite before this site. I remember a young escort from Atlanta fell for this three or four years ago. He was out over $1500. That devasted him and he stopped seeing clients. Such a shame too because he was a nice guy who just got burned....has to suck! John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta Quote
Guest StuCotts Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Many thanks to all for the information. I had heard of the 419 frauds, but never made the connection. Quote
Guest BewareofNick Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 Howdy,First, thanks so much for the feature on your site today. Big box of Ethel M.'s chocolates for you all!!(You Vegas guys know what I'm talkin' 'bout) Second, I woke VERY late today here in Memphis. When I did my first email check of the day, I knew instantly that I was mentioned or reviewed on MER. Because I received this: Hello there, Was surfing for an escort and found your profile,got interested in it and decide hiring you,My name is Jack Maurinho,i am the CEO of a construction company in spain,right now,i'm in Nigeria to supply Construction Company building materials,am a gay i need you to keep my company as i will be here for a month,i need you for hot romance,massage and sex,i will be offerring to you $900 per day for the time we will spend here together,i will like you to know that the deal have to start on the 26th to 30th of January this month and being a very porpular businessman,i want a trustworthy and honest man and also want this to be confidential,i will like to know if you have interest in the deal. Await your reply asap Kisses !! These guys usually strike during review time. So, I know this has been covered a billion times, but escorts....watch out for this stuff!! On a lighter note, "Am A Gay" will be my buzz phrase for the next two days. John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta I actually received two of those money order in a FedEx envelope. They were both for $830. If you read the fine print on them, you will see they state not valid over $500. On a different note, why haven't John and I hooked up yet?? Quote
Guest DickHo Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 "Am a Gay" is from Little Britain. Quote
Guest AntonNedvedev Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 I've gotten a few of those in the past month, very similiar to other scams I've seen when I was looking for a roomate 2 years ago. Not to discriminate against our overseas friends, but the second I see mention of being from Nigeria or any other European/African nation, I delete. Same thing when they say the UK but their english is horrible. Quote
Guest SmallTownJohn1 Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 Howdy, I must pull out my Little Britain DVDs...Is that from The Only Gay In The Village sketches? By the way, Nick or any other Atlantans... Has anyone experienced or heard about the CraigsList underage scam?? Dudes need to be sooo careful when dealing with CL...it's creepy! John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted January 16, 2008 Members Posted January 16, 2008 Howdy,Has anyone experienced or heard about the CraigsList underage scam?? Dudes need to be sooo careful when dealing with CL...it's creepy! John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta STM, For the benefit of all readers, would you elaborate on this scam? Thanks. Quote
Guest SmallTownJohn1 Posted January 16, 2008 Posted January 16, 2008 Gladly, Suppose you are perusing the CL ads for a young guy 18-20 & you find an ad you like...we'll call him, "Big Cash Money" BCM has photos and all the right words to entice. You hire him. He comes to your home. You have an ok time. BCM begins to call you or drop by your home, out of blue, to see if you need anything, you say no because once or twice is usually enough and you've moved on. Suddenly, an older woman or gentleman shows up at your door with BCM to talk to you. They're upset/angry & say they are going to contact the authorities or news because BCM is actually Fred, a 15-year-old troubled son/nephew/ward. And they are not happy about it and what do you intend to do about it. The situation, whether in person or on the phone, becomes very loud, threatening and intimidating. All you wanted was a discreet good time. Instead, they're threatening to call the police or Chris Hansen. You're given two options---one involves an "offer" & the other is see you in court. Like I said before, it's very loud and intimidating. I've gotten wind of this happening twice so far. In one instance, they had nude cell phone photos taken together. It appears a ring of folks are in cahoots. Be careful out there. And NEVER invite CL listers to your home. John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta Quote
Guest SmallTownJohn1 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 One last thing... Here's the latest: Dear SmallTownJohn1, Hello, Am Stone,45 Male from London, Am a freelance modeling agent working for Nat Magazine in recruiting Escort/Gay, Wardrobe stylist,Make Up artist and Hair stylist,I'm currently recruiting Escort/Gay for a special edition of the magazine which will take place in Poughkeepsie NY, withing the next week and presently we are recruiting good Escort/Gay around United State for this shoot I saw your profile on onetalent source and while surfing the Internet, I appreciate your profile and I would like us to do some works together,I presently have good offer for you. I want to know if you are interested in working with us in this End of the month edition of Essentials Magazine.Please let me know if you are interested in it. You stand a chance of making reasonable $1600 from this deal,and even a noticeable fame. Let me know if you are interested in my offer and I would give you further details. You can contact me +447024085639 Reply this email as soon as possible. Best Regards Stone Nelson That's fantastic! lol John SmallTownJohn1/Atlanta Quote
