More scam stuff
A young lady sent us this stuff to verify whether this fellow she met on the internet was legit. Apparently, he’s claiming to be an American soldier stationed in Libya and he goes by the name Joseph Anderson. He included some forms that she needed to fill out and send back along with $3000 so he could take leave.
Of course, the Department of Defense guarantees that she’ll get her three thousand bucks back – it’s just a deposit, you see;
Of course, there are rules that the person sending money to let a soldier come home on leave must agree to;
And this from the soldier’s commander in an email;
How are you doing today, Hope all is well with you?, I got your mail as to the leave request for Joseph Anderson.
To make a leave request has a procedure, Three(3) forms will be sent to your e-mail which you will print out, fill, scan and send back to me before the leave can be approved.
The leave request takes up to 24Hours (24) hours to process, you are required to pay his round trip ticket fee, but the money will be refunded to you through the US Army .
The ticket fee is just a sign of commitment from you and to show how serious you are and that you can really take good care of our hero, There is a money pay back Guarantee form which has been attached to this mail, this form will enable you to get your money back when the Deployed officer is with you, both of you will have to go to any Military cantonment or the United Nations Quarters with the form, and the money sent for the ticket fee will be duely refunded within 12 hours with a 30% interest.
Any body making a request for the deployed officer pays the sum of $ 3,000 USD for a round trip ticket.
The scanned copy of the leave request documents has been attached to this mail, you can download the attached copy for your view.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Congratulations to you
Hope to hear from you soon.Best Regards
Comm.Martins Jones
Ladies, this is a scam, so don’t fall for it. The first document has former Army Secretary John O. Marsh’s signature over a phony colonel’s signature block. But, people in the military don’t need money from you to go on leave, not officially, anyway.
Category: Military issues
Money-back guarantee, huh?
Sounds legit!
The poor grammar alone should be enough tell someone it isn’t legit.
Then again, I’ve seen the literacy level of some government employees, and this would be a major step up.
Poor grammar isn’t a guaranteed sign. I’ve seen legit documents that boggle the mind.
The disturbing thing is that if they are still trying to pull this scam, it must be working at least somewhat. Otherwise they wouldn’t be spending so much time and effort continuing to attempt it.
There’s really only one thing women need to help us men with when we go on leave and it is not money.
That people continue to fall for things like this, particularly when the grammar is so poor on the “official” forms, speaks volumes about the state of education these days.
You don’t *NEED* money to go on leave, but it sure as hell helps! Otherwise, how can you buy shitty beer and cheap souvenirs?
How come I never get these scam e-mails?
All I get in my junk mail is porn and Viagra offers? Do I LOOK like I need Viagra? Seriously?
How stupid can people be to fall for this?
“…within 12 hours with a 30% interest.” If I could not a 30% interest but a pair of them, I might have a go at this myself. Ya can’t save people from themselves, especially if a free phone or a free lunch is attached to the deal. Hey, scammers have to eat to, you know!
In their defense, most of the women who ask me about these scams are not Americans and English is their second language.
Here’s the missing o. Please attach it to the word ‘to’ in my last sentence. There are two tos too. I hope that you pick the right one.
@#9, rustyr55, Stupid is the new Average. Our national IQ is dropping like a stone. The last election is all you need to know to prove that fact.
Back when Hack was a player, he would try to get into a girls panties, not her bank account.
That’s actually from the M.O.S. Ministry of Scams. They work close with the M.O.C. Ministry of Criminals.
As George Carlin used to point out, the average IQ in this country is 100. Now, think about how stupid someone with a 100 IQ is. And then consider that, by definition, half the country is even dumber than that.
I mean, it’s got a fake wax SEAL OF APPROVAL! How is this not legit?
Seen on a *cardboard sign* -> “Why lie? I need money for a cheeseburger and burger!” I learned that living out in Seattle. Some of those offramp bums on I-5 have got themselves a real racket going on…
No, this is not a scam. However, all leaves granted must be enjoyed in Nigeria.
Gosh, gee whillikers, people actually FALL for this stuff?
And if you’re going to create fraudulent documents, how difficult would it be to use a dictionary, or at least pause long enough to proofread the text?
Boy, if folks are this gullible, then I need to get into the scamming game and think up a really neat get rich quick scheme that’ll collect me a ton of money!
@19 –
Yeah, those forms sure do read like they were written by the Nigerian scammers.
I also think it’s another Nigerian scam, but Russkies have been playing plenty of games, too! Could cheap vodka be a reason for the poor spelling and grammar? P.T. Barnum was right!
I was hit up by one of these guys on Facebook (I still have him on there, to watch him and for shits and giggles) and it set me off right away was how he “talked” to me. Everything was “My Dear” and way too many pleases and thank yous. Add in the fact they try real hard right off to get you off Facebook and onto some chat or email. It’s a damn shame that in this day and age with so much information at your fingertips people still fall for this shit.
I sometimes wonder how people can fall for this. Then I remember that Barack Obama was elected President.
TWICE.
“As to”? “AS TO”????!!!!
NOW we know what a certain Bethesda denizen has been doing with all his new extra free time!
I seem to remember something like this brought to my attention last year because they A) Used my former boss’s name and B) also used his pic – taken from the Fort Carson web site. He was the then CG of Carson – MG Joseph Anderson (now LTG).
Not a man to be trifled with, I can assure you.
Apparently this happens a lot with military personnel info.
Because I was so fooled by the atrocious spelling and grammar I sent the scammer $3k to get a dictionary and attend a few English Classes online
@18: Guy in Raleigh with long hair, tatoo’s and general bad clothing had a sign on a ramp that said something like “just released from prison, can’t find a job please help”
I laughed, rolled down my window and asked if it was true and he said “yeah, no one will hire me to give me a chance” I gave him $5 for his honesty and ingenuity on the sign. He actually said thanks for it.