Now I am sure that it is a scam (update on my friend and the woman from the UK)
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31365)
Denmark
March 4, 2013 1:13pm CST
Some of you have read and responded to my discussion about my friend and the woman from the UK who was going to visit him. I thought that it sounded like a scam and now I am sure that it is a scam 
Tonight I talked to my friend on the phone again and he told me some things that he that he hadn't told me before. He has sent her money through Western Union. He wouldn't tell me how much money. He said he is was going to receive a suitcase with some money and then he has to deposit the money in his own account 
He has also sent some money to Nigeria.
Oh no no no, there is no doubt now, he is the victim of a scam 
I have told him that it is a scam, but he doesn't believe me. I am so shocked to hear that he has already sent her money. Do any of know a good site that describes the Nigerian scams? I want to print it and show it to him tomorrow when we meet. What can I say to him tomorrow to convince him that is a scam?
Tonight I talked to my friend on the phone again and he told me some things that he that he hadn't told me before. He has sent her money through Western Union. He wouldn't tell me how much money. He said he is was going to receive a suitcase with some money and then he has to deposit the money in his own account He has also sent some money to Nigeria.
Oh no no no, there is no doubt now, he is the victim of a scam I have told him that it is a scam, but he doesn't believe me. I am so shocked to hear that he has already sent her money. Do any of know a good site that describes the Nigerian scams? I want to print it and show it to him tomorrow when we meet. What can I say to him tomorrow to convince him that is a scam?2 people like this
11 responses
@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
4 Mar 13
Oh noooooooo! I can't believe it! I was so hoping we all were wrong about this and now you're telling us he has sent her money! This is something that he should really go to the authorities with.
Are you saying now the woman is not coming? Just the suitcase?
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
4 Mar 13
There are tons of websites with information. Here's one I found interesting. I hope it works for you.
http://www.adasheriff.org/StayingSafe/NigerianScams.aspx
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
4 Mar 13
This is really heartbreaking and I hate, absolutely hate to see people fall for these type of illegal doings. I just can't believe he's never heard of this before.
From the other discussion, the only thing that made me wonder was that he said she was coming and staying with him. That's not typical at all. So now I'm curious to see if she still comes or the suitcase is sent. I wish he would take this up with the authorities because they might be able to catch them so this doesn't happen again.
Right now she isn't contacting him, and I'm curious to see if she comes up with some excuse that she can't come. That's the norm for these scams. And SHE probably isn't a SHE anyways..it's probably some guy.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
4 Mar 13
My friend isn't sure if she is coming or not because she hasn't replied to the last messages he has sent her. I wonder if she sends the suitcase instead of coming or if she still comes but doesn't want to carry the suitcase because it contains illegal money, false money or something like that. It is worse than I thought. Before I talked to him tonight I thought that it sounded like scam but I wasn't 100% sure, but now that he has told me the last things I am sure that it is a scam. I wish that he had talked to someone about it before he sent her money. I was shocked to hear that he had sent her money already. I am going to visit him tomorrow and hope that I can help him get out of this situation.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
5 Mar 13
this is so.. argh! how can he fall for this? Is he a first time chatter? Maybe he is that's why he has fallen into this.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
He is not an experienced internet user and I think that is one of the reasons why he fell for the scam. When you use the internet a lot it easier to discover the truth about the scams because you have already heard so much about them and you have received them in your email so many times.
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
5 Mar 13
no wonder.. but he should believe you now thinking why is he getting a suitcase of money... poor one...
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@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
5 Mar 13
I can't believe people are still falling for this scam. NEVER and I mean NEVER send money to anyone on the internet that you don't know. I don't care how long you have been talking with them back and forth...as soon as they mention money you should be out of there. I feel bad for your friend but he had to learn the hard way. Now his money is gone and someone out there is happy as a clam and doing it to other people. I hope there's a way he can turn her in to the authorities she needs to be stopped.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
When I talked to him today I also said to him that would be best to report her to the authories, but he didn't want to do that because he still believes that she loves him and that she is going to visit him tomorrow. Unfortunately she only loves his wallet, and I really wish that he would believe me when I say that she isn't the person that he thinks she is. The person behind the profile/email is probably not even a woman but a man who pretends to be a woman.
I agree with the thing you wrote, we should never send money a person we met on the internet no matter what kind of story they tell us. They will often tell us about an accident, illness or another bad things that happened, but that is just a part of the scam.
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar 13
On Channel Four in the United Kingdom they did a program about Nigerian scam people. Those people were doing fake work on dating sites getting money from rich people living overseas. Some American people fell for that fake of believing they will get a suitcase full of money. It is black and they are told it can be washed out. It is worthless scrap paper. Many people have been fooled. I think your friend is being scammed. It is awful your friend has sent money to the woman using Western Union.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
I am afraid that the suitcase which my friend receives (if he receives the suitcase at all) is also full of worthless paper. The person that my friend is in touch with has told my friend that they have inherited 20 million dollars and that they want to share the money with my friend. He has paid some fees for the person and in exchange for that he was told that he would receive a suitcase full of money. I think that those fees were simple made up by the scammers, and unfortunately he believed them and deicded to send them the money for the "fees". I am very sad that he has become a victim of this scam. He really believes that the woman loves him and that she is going to visit him tomorrow.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
5 Mar 13
Luckily I was not fall into trap, many nigerians in our city now, everywhere you go can see many of them, some are good and some are doing illegal activities, I wonder your friend now. Did she gave away all her money?
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
Yes, he is broke now, because he sent a large amount of money to the scammer. It will be hard for him to get through this month because he has a relatively low income and he has spent his salary on the scammer That is so sad. He was already struggling to pay the bills before he started sending money to the scammer, and now his situation is even worse. The scammer has told him that she is going to visit him in Denmark tomorrow. I don't think that she is going to show up. She will probably create some kind of excuse why she can't come, at least that it is my guess. My friend has promised to call me or write me tomorrow and let me know what happens.
That is so sad. He was already struggling to pay the bills before he started sending money to the scammer, and now his situation is even worse. The scammer has told him that she is going to visit him in Denmark tomorrow. I don't think that she is going to show up. She will probably create some kind of excuse why she can't come, at least that it is my guess. My friend has promised to call me or write me tomorrow and let me know what happens.
@Nandita2013 (132)
• India
5 Mar 13
Oh no very sad to hear about this. Your friend is going on falling in that ladys trap. I have read about this suitcase scam. It was like a lady sent some money and she was about to get a suitcase with double money. Realy a man brought a suitcase for her with blank papers size of currencies and the man told it was just to fool the authorities and he gave her a liquid. He himself opened the suitcase and put sme drops on 2,3 papers and it looked like currencies. He told his team had put some solution on the currencies to turn it blank so not to be caught.the woman believd and took it home but when she tried the liquid wudnt work and her friend was never in contact again. I dont know how much truth is there its sounds more like a movie. I dont think your friend will believe you
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
Thanks for sharing the story about the suitcase. I have read about other scams, but not the one you mentioned. My friend is supposed to receive the suitcase within a few days, but I am not sure that it is going to arrive at all. If it arrives I would imagine that it is full of false bills. My friend has already paid for the suitcase, and he believes that he will reiceive a suircase full of real money that he can exchange and deposit into his account, but I think he is going to get disappointed. It is very sad that he has already paid for the suitcase, and it is too late to get that money back.
@tkonlinevn (6427)
• Vietnam
15 Mar 13
I read your first post about this story. Sorry for your friend. There are many scammers now. We should be careful. Special when they request money.
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@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
4 Mar 13
It's amazing how many people from Nigeria do pretend as if they are living in the UK. It's also very easy for them to get/use a cellphone number from the UK (you can order it online and believe me it does work).
Men from Nigeria are able to pretend they are women (and even play the roles of many more different people) so be warned! In my country (the Netherlands) you are warned by Western Union NOT to send money to Nigeria. I don't know if you will be able to convince your friend this is a scam! Those people are so great in abusing ones feelings. Please try not to let him send monehy again. If you want to change the roles, be sure, play this "game" pretend you are ill, you are in need, you need money, say you booked a flight and will arrive at ... hours (look for an existing flight and give the number and time you arrive!) See what will happen.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
4 Mar 13
I didn't know the thing about the cellphone number, but I have heard about the scammers who pretend that they are from the UK. I recently watched a video about a woman from Singapore who thought that she had a boyfriend from the UK, and she agreed to help him transfer some money, but it was a scam. There was no boyfriend in UK, the emails all came from Nigeria. She lost a lot of money.
I think it is true that the scammers are good at abusing people's feelings, and sometimes they spend a lot of time on building a "relationship" with the victim and tell the victim the things that they want to hear. I hope that I can convince my friend to stop sending them money. He wouldn't tell me how much money he has already send his "girlfriend", but I hope that it isn't a large amount of money.
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
4 Mar 13
Oh man! That's so horrible. That scam has been going around for a long time. I wish he could have been more careful and checked the identity of the person first. And not to sound shallow or something but there has been warnings about Nigeria and bank transfer scams going around. They can easily change their IP and have it traced somewhere.
You can type on any search engine about Nigerian wire transfer scam. It should direct you to lots of modus operandi and even write ups from actual victims.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
I also wish that he would have checked her identity before he started sending her money. He has paid some fees for her and he has also paid for the suitcase that they have promised to send. He believes that he is going to receive that suitcase and that it contains his percentage of the 20 millions dollars from the inheritance. That is not going to happen. If he is receives the suitcase at all it probably contains false bills. I was very surpriced to discover that he hadn't heard about those scams before. He doesn't use the internet much, and he must have missed the warnings on tv as well. I am very sad that he has become a victim of this scam, and the money that he has sent to the scammer is gone.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
4 Mar 13
Oh no, these scams have been around for years. Why do people fall for these things. Very sad. Oh by the way.. can you western union me some money? Not...
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
4 Mar 13
Sure, how much money do you want? 
No, just joking
Yes, the scams have been around for years. I am a little shocked that he hasn't heard about them before. He doesn't use the internet much, maybe that is the reason why he hasn't heard about them, but there has been a lot of talk about them in the news as well. I was very sad to hear that he has already sent her money. I hope that I can convince him to get out of that situation as fast as possible. I hope that he hasn't lost a lot of money or borrowed money to send to her.
No, just joking
Yes, the scams have been around for years. I am a little shocked that he hasn't heard about them before. He doesn't use the internet much, maybe that is the reason why he hasn't heard about them, but there has been a lot of talk about them in the news as well. I was very sad to hear that he has already sent her money. I hope that I can convince him to get out of that situation as fast as possible. I hope that he hasn't lost a lot of money or borrowed money to send to her.
@teotimoponcerosacena (1550)
• Philippines
5 Mar 13
Let her experience the scam for people like him is hard to convince for I think your friend is saving a little from sending cost and the offer is good so he grabbed Bad.. always be careful... However don't fail to advice him next time.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
5 Mar 13
Yes, I will advise him next time and I hope that he can avoid that kind of scams in the future. He has already sent the woman money and that money is lost, but hopefully he won't send her anymore money. I have warned him about that, and I really hope that he will listen to my advise. He doesn't have much money and the money that he has already lost makes his situation even more difficult. Unfortunately he didn't talk to me or his other friends about it before he started sending her money. When he told me about it he had already sent her money several times, and he will not be able to get that money back.
