People are the same all over...

For example, all these kind, hardworking, not very available, busy busy landlords want one simple thing ~ namely '...just need someone (Students or Anybody working in a reputable organization to rent the bedroom) with an open heart, love and clean to occupy it and put all my worries off concerning the maintenance of the house.'

Copenhagen:  Andre John (‘I am into Real Estate and Civil

Just a reminder...

Any response from a scamlord that reads like this is not going to have a fairytale ending.  Thanks to Eliza for this copy and a reminder to really stop and think...

From: wilfredjane@ymail.com
Subject: RE: Apartment in London

Okay,i'll like to confirm if you really have the finance line up ready with the interest of renting my apartment before i travel down for the contract and

Still open for business...

Someone pointed out that I haven't done a posting since April and that it might appear that I have abandoned the blog.  Nuthin' further from the truth, folks...

I've been busy this spring and summer (and not feeling particularly creative with new articles however I'll try to rectify that shortly).  But the lists are up-dated several times a week and I would like to remind those passing through

Blunder Down Under

As I mentioned off and on in the earlier part of the blog, the Australian ads are just crawling with scammers. In fact, at one point, it was safe to estimate that over 95% of the ads being posted in Craiglist listings there were bogus. It may well be time for me to sit down and have a serious going over of that part of the world again.Anyway, thanks to a new Faker Street Irregular, we have a

A Rozario is a Rozario is a Rozario.... Unless it's not.

(Profound apologies to the shade of Gertrude Stein!)I thought the case of the mysterious Rozario Lorenzo had been laid to rest with my previous encounters but, lo and behold, a few days later I received another missive ~March 29, 2010Dear Quirked Eyebrow,I'm very glad I found your blog. The only record online that the person I'm dealing with is a scam is the email address s/he used that is listed

This which we call a Rozario, by any other name would smell as stinky

(With profound apologies to the shade of William Shakespeare...)So….A few weeks ago, I got an email from K saying that she had dealings with Rozario Lorenzo ~ rozario.lorenzo@yahoo.com aka rozario_lorenzo@yahoo.com ~ and felt that it was all too dodgy especially when Rozy was extremely insistent on using on Western Union, fading rapidly in the woodwork when K said she wanted to have a friend

What's wrong with this picture?

Think of it as a new game... :)£500 / 2br - Furnished 2bedroom apartment in London (London) Date: 2010-03-17, 12:41PM GMTReply to: hous-excmn-1647965105@craigslist.orgLOVELY FURNISHED 2BEDROOM APARTMENT IN London,THE APARTMENT IS VERY CLEAN LOOKING FOR A GOOD TENANT TO MOVE IN TO THE APARTMENT ,THE TENANT THAT CAN TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE APARTMENT IF YOU DO HAVE INTEREST YOU CAN CONTACT FOR

They're pushing it to the max...

Thanks to Avanti for sending this yesterday."Another one to add to your list:Samantha Marshsamymarsh@gmail.comShe has posts for 2/2 condos all over Craigslist, including Seattle, Miami, Virginia, etc."My name is Samantha, I'm 52 years old, I'm a retired teacher and I'm the owner of this condo . I lived in this beautiful condo for over 5 years and loved every day of it. The condo is fully

I vish they would go away...

Most people at some time are going to get phone calls from strange phone numbers that, when answered, have nobody there. Or, if you're like me, you don't answer calls you don't recognize.I got a call like that at 6:13 this morning and, unless it's a dire emergency associated with someone I know and hold dear, it's not likely I'll answer. When I did get up, I took the number (1-800-931-1026) to

At least one perspective....

While googling a scam phone number, I ran across this blog entry (http://maria-perspective.blogspot.com/2009/07/if-it-seems-too-good-to-be-true.html) from a writer who was living in Benin at the time, another West African country linked to the internet scam industry. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 If it seems too good to be true... The internet has been down at work over the last few weeks, so

Further adventures of Sheer-Luck Homes and Dr. What's Up...

There I was, muddling about, when I ran across these ads today in London's Craiglist (since I started writing this, they've popped up at http://property.vivastreet.co.uk/holiday+london-sw1e/two-bedroom-suite-apartment-for-stay-in-london/21437645 as well):£550 / 3br - three bedroom suite apartment in london (Kensington Square Kensington, London)Date: 2010-01-17, 7:01PM GMT Reply to: mailto:

It's elementary....

I guess I have been running a bit amok the last few days posting scam warnings on Craigslist because, when I went to post one in Calgary listings, I was asked to provide a confirmation phone number.Not being quite as dense as I look, I surmised that perhaps it was time for me to lay low and let the heat die down. Unlike our scammers, I'm not gifted in using multiples IP's or fogging my trail so I

Questionable businesses 2010

It's not just the scam mailers you need to look out for - it's not that hard to throw up a 'webpage' (esp. if people don't look at it too closely). It pays to really look ~ in the last year I have seen the fake sites escalate with scammers often 'hijacking' info and photos from a legitimate site and setting up mock sites that they direct you to through ads posted on rental sites. Fake rental

Scammer Bios N - Z 2010

Everybody has a story to tell and those who are looking to squirm their way into our hard-earned funds aren't any different ~ just a tad imaginative at times. As you make your acquaintance with them, feel free to share the information and we will work hard to highlight their endeavours for the benefit of the global community.

Please keep in mind that there are quite likely real people with

Scammails U - Z 2010

U


ucandoit00@gmail.com
udestine23@hotmail.com
udojianthony@yahoo.com
uijadesawatu@yahoo.com
ukjerenlowode@yahoo.com
uknowevrytin@gmail.com (John Luckey)
ulysse01@msn.com
unlimitedbreakthruismine@yahoo.com
unwin.michael@hotmail.co.uk
unwin.tyler@hotmail.co.uk
unwin.vaughan@hotmail.co.uk
urenjane@yahoo.com
uresaderu@yahoo.com
uriah.farrell@hotmail.co.uk
uto_yt@yahoo.com  (James Terry)

Scammer Bios A - M 2010

Everybody has a story to tell and those who are looking to squirm their way into our hard-earned funds aren't any different ~ just a tad imaginative at times. As you make your acquaintance with them, feel free to share the information and we will work hard to highlight their endeavours for the benefit of the global community.

Please keep in mind that there are quite likely real people with these

Scammails K - O 2010

K

kaaaarron009@rocketmail.com
kaamil_k@yahoo.com
kaamil_kaleta@yahoo.com
kaamil.kaleta@yahoo.com
kaamilkaleta@yahoo.com
kaamilkaleta07@yahoo.com
kaamilkaleta77@yahoo.com
kaarokellyam@rocketmail.com
kabelldrew@yahoo.com
kacopdrew@yahoo.com
kadamdrew@yahoo.com
kadubdrew@yahoo.com 
kaflodrew@yahoo.com
kagevdrew@yahoo.com
kamaddrew@yahoo.com
kapardrew@yahoo.com
karomdrew@yahoo.com
kazurdrew

Scammails P - T 2010

P
pabloisme00@gmail.com
pablowood0@gmail.com 
pablowood21@yahoo.com
pablowood65@yahoo.com
pablowood81@yahoo.com
pablowood88@yahoo.com
packer.nigel@yahoo.com
packervan@rocketmail.com
pagrin18080@gmail.com
palavatieni@yahoo.com
palingosmart9898@gmail.com
palmeralison@hotmail.com (Alison Palmer)
pamilerinayo00@yahoo.com
pamilerinowo@yahoo.com
pamurogo47@yahoo.com
pardesm@yahoo.com

Scammails F - J 2010

F
f_l26@ymail.com
fabrizio_leto@yahoo.com
faizfaiz93@gmail.com
faaizkaamil72@yahoo.com
faaizkaamil001@yahoo.com
faaizt@yahoo.com
faaowowa@yahoo.com
fabian.grahams@yahoo.co.uk
fadedemiowo@yahoo.com
fademidemio@yahoo.ca
fadeolamidemi@yahoo.com
fairfax.gabriel@hotmail.co.uk
fairfax.trevor@yahoo.co.uk
fairfielda@hotmail.com (Rebecca Grant)
faithndhopeinugod@yahoo.com
faithinulord00@

Scammails A - E 2010

075010marquis@gmail.com (Marquis Granny)




A
a3a1273lam@yahoo.com
aaaarron009@ymail.com
aaaayyy97@yahoo.com
aadbiel@gmail.com (Adrina)  
aakellyswuw@rocketmail.com (Aaron Lam; ph: +447045730253,+447011173785)
aanunimofe@gmail.com
aanuowotopo@yahoo.com
aanuirede@yahoo.com
aanuireoluwa@yahoo.com
aanunimofeoluwa@yahoo.com
aanuoluwamaaabo@yahoo.com
aanuoluwanimofe@yahoo.com
aanutotayo@