Scam!!

I couldn't resist. I emailed Swansea Cole the following email yesterday:

Ive received your payment in the mail. Oh my gosh! You are paying 2500 for transport? You are getting ripped off! Where did you find these people? I can just hook up my trailer and bring the two alpacas to you up in Washington. I cannot in good service pay someone $2500 for a couple hours of an animal transport. Does he supply a gold collar for the alpacas with this service? Geeze. I can bring these up to you, let me know.
Sarah


This morning Swansea Cole who is hearing disabled and must use relay sevice, called my phone personally at 8:27. The number came up as unavailable of course. He had such a thick accent that I could not understand him. We have been dealing with lots of people lately for a variety of projects so I didn't even think that this person that I could not understand was Swansea Cole. I had to interrupt his long fast talking to tell him that I have a hard time understanding accents and he would have to speak slowly and clearly. I deal a lot with email because its just easier so I didn't think about it when I understood him say look at email. Plus I was still half asleep. Yes, once in a blue moon the kids sleep in, usually when they are up late! Its a very nice treat.
So I logged onto the email expecting one of the dirt guys or truck guys that I have already been corresponding with, but there was a message from Swansea Cole. Here was his reply:


Hello Sarah,
Thank you Very Much..For your Conversation and Transaction,Why The Shipper is Billing me so Much Like That The shipper will Still Pickup some Other Items For me Like Furniture,Hot Tube,Jaccuzzi,So i have Gotten another Shipper Newyork city,That you will be sending the fund to and here is the Information for the Newshipper In Newyork..i will Appreciate you go ahead and Cash Out The Check and Send the Remaing Balance to The Name and Address Below:

Name:Patrick Inyang
Address:430 audobon Avenue,Mahattan,
Newyork.....10033.

Immediately you have Sent the fund to Him..Kindly get back to me with These Information below:

Sender Name
Sender Address
Exact Amount Sent
Money Transfer Control Number(MTCN)

With all These Information,This will enable the Shipper Pickup These Fund Via westernunion.Await your response via email Immediately you have Completed The Transaction to My Shipper.Thank you Very Much.....

Best Regards,

Swansea Cole



HA! So I did a Zabasearch of this new shipper. There actually came up some entries with the same name and address, one listing a phone number as (212) 740-3142. The date of that information was 04/01/2006


I found this posting on a website for Wisconsin arts and crafts, Waac Words:

[Ed Note: It is hoped that, if you receive something this poorly written, you will know that it is nothing but a Nigerian scam.]

Hello Sales, Pleasant Day to you,
My Name is Linda Smith,i live in #330 old richardson highway fairbanks,alaska 99701,USA,which i will like to order some products in your Company, But we want to confirm if you do ship to West Africa Address. If you do, i will be glad if you can get back to me with your correct website,so that i can select the items needed.I will appreciate your quick response to fullfil my promise of quick supply for my customers and meet up with theirdemand.Also, I will like to know which type of Credit card you accept.{ Visa, Master or America Express Card},so that i can forward you my credit catd details for you to make your charges asap.
SHIP TO:- Attn:- PATRICK INYANG
Address:-# 20 OREMEJI STREET
PAPA AJAO MUSHIN LAGOS
We await your prompt reply.
Best regards
Linda...


This one about forwarding credit card details makes me wonder if they swiped this guys identity. There is also a man by this name that is listed as a Branch Chair under the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria.


Then I found this website GIPEC College of Chaplains INC and on this members page all the way down on the bottom center is Patrick Inyang. The man who called me had a very thick accent that could have been a Nigerian accent.


So, I'm thinking of what I can say to Swansea Cole now. Get some amusing entertainment of how suave he thinks he is. I mean I know I'm wasting my time and I'm not going to get anywhere and they will just go right on scamming. But maybe someone will see this who has doubts and it will save them some money.