I'm replying just because I work with these types of cases all the time. At any rate, baiting them is a very bad idea. Wish I coudl explain more but I can't.
And why is it a bad idea? Are they going to buy a plane ticket and come visit me? First, they would have to find me. That wouldn't be easy, because the web-based email service I use to correspond with them masks originating IP addresses. If they did manage to locate me, then they would have to come up with enough money to buy a plane ticket out of Africa. Even if they came up with a plane ticket, they would need to get a visa to enter this country. The chances of any of this happening are extremely remote. I've never, in the hundreds of scam bait stories I've read, heard of a scam baiter having any such problems.
If baiting them is a very bad idea, you need to explain why. If you can't explain why, you need to explain why you can't explain why. Your logic is the same logic the scammers themselves use.
I wonder if this person's IP resolves to Nigeria? Hmmmmmm......
Here is my response to his first email... turns out he has two sister! (At least thats what he says). Maybe I can have some fun with that!
Yeah, some women can be real bitches! Are your sisters bitchs too? I'm sure they are! lol (I hope my sense of humor does not offend you - some people say I could make a sailor blush!)
Hey, before we get too far along with this, I'd like to get to know you better! Because we are working with a lot of money we will likely be working very closely for some time. Can you tell me a bit about yourself? Where do you live, where did you grow up? What school did you go to and did you attend college? You can probably tell that I'm a big supporter of education by my questions. I also like to work-out a lot... you can see me in the picture... I'm on the right.
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-Ima Sahony
Dear friend, Ima Sahony.Thanks for your email and your concern.I'm really sorry for what your wife has done to you,that's one of those things with women of nawadays.Actualy,i got ur mail this afternoon,.Like i 've have told you on my first mails to you,we are from Zimbabwe,my father late DOUGLAS NGEMA,. a well famous famer, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. Right now i'm risiding in South Africa,with my mother,younger brother,and two sister's.The money in qustions is in the security company, Please accept my security conciousness in this transaction because this fund is the only hope, legacy, life and future of my entire family, and we are extremely careful about it.Please,if you do this to my family it will never be forgoting,and also it bring the two family,my,and your's together for life.I was furnished with viable information from the (INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE) here in Johannesburg. And your profile intrest me,and also being somebody that comes from a country where there is problem like me, i decided to propose to you this transaction,if you can help my family to transfer this money to your acount in ur country for investment purpose.And also we have a banker who is willing to assist us in making this transaction a reality,i met him this afternoon and he made me to understand that,you will need to come to South Africa to open what is called none resident account where this money will be lodged before the transfer will be made to your account in your country.
So please i will like to know how possible and quick you can come to South Africa,for us to finalise the transaction.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.YOUR'S FAITHFULLYJOHNSON NGEMA(FOR THE FAMILY
So please i will like to know how possible and quick you can come to South Africa,for us to finalise the transaction.
If you need any help with arranging airline reservations to South Africa, I can Photoshop a phony (and somewhat ridiculous) reservation printout for you to send him, making sure you have to change planes 5 or 6 times in very strange locations. Find out what city he wants you to fly to (Johannesburg, for instance), and tell him you could only get a ticket to a different city (Durban or Cape Town, for example) because of Christmas holiday traffic. Make him drive hundreds of miles to meet you! Believe me -- he'll do it!! Always happy to assist a fellow scam-baiter!
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-Ima Sahony