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Another joker from West Africa: nice try buddy!

Todays mail imagine his problem he needs a control number

Subject: very very urgent
Date: 1/6/2005 8:13:37 A.M. Central Standard Time
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Hello John,
many thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
We hope to establish a good and friendly business relationship with you.
I am sorry to inform you that your order have not been shipped and we apologise for any inconvinience.This is because we are having difficulties in collecting the money.
We need the money transfer control number(MTCN) to withdraw money but i promised you that the lizards will leave this evening and we will make sure we give you arrival time so that some one will be in the house to sign and collect lizards.
Hope you get to us with control number now.
Regards
Kimbi


I'm going to act really insulted when he says he can't get the money, and begin acusing him of getting it and not sending the lizards, he'll also gat an earful about my wife staying home from work and the lizards not showing up.undefined


Kimbi,
Control number? I don't know anything about a control number, I just used your test question. How is the weather, answer just beautiful. I have the receipt at work, but what exactly am I looking for? I'll be going there later and I'll look. How many numbers are in it, any letters? I hope you can still get the Uwangi fallenoffi on the plane so I can have them on Friday. How about shipping them anyway since I did wire the money and you will get it eventually? You didn't answer my question either if they're the wrong lizards you will give me a refund right? I have many people coming to see the new lizards at my zoo Saturday, I hope they come on time or there will be a lot of disappointed people. Go ahead just send the Lizards, the money is already there, you should be able to get it today, tell me more about this MTCN number so I can e-mail it right out to you. I already have it planned out My wife is staying home from work Friday to sign for them, then she'll call me to come and get them. I had you send them to my home. I'll tell you what if you go ahead and ship them out today I'll wire another $200.00 in Canadian dollars, and we'll figure out this number thing later.

Thanks,
John
 
Kimbis getting worried

Here are the next 2 e-mails from him followed by my response.


Subject: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/6/2005 10:23:44 A.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,
many thanks for your quick response.
We have contacted all western union agencies in our country and they have done the best of their search and the money is not sent.
Just contact the western union office in your country and let them know of this.
The MTCN number is the money transfer control number but we are told in western union that we can pick up money without the MTCN number .We can pick up money using money senders name and secret question and answer but money is not there,so make sure straightened this out as soon as possible else lizards can not leave to night.This is because we will need part of this money to pay for shipping .
I can assure you that the Uwangi fallenoffi are of perfect quality and if you get them and they are not just what you desire,we will make a refund of all your expenditures o.k.Your satisfaction is our pleasure.
Just contact the western union office and let them know that the Receiver cannot receive money that money has not been sent,that they should verify in their office what is going on because it is very urgent.
Find below money transfer details once more;
Country:Cameroon
City of western union location: Bamenda
Name to transfer money to; Kimbi Ernest Musa
Once every thing is sorted out with western union in your country,give us money senders name, Money control number which is 10 digits.and we will pick up money and ship the lizards.
Treat this as a matter of urgency.
Kind regards
Kimbi

Subject: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/7/2005 4:36:57 A.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,

Good day,what happened?You didn't send the money transfer control number,sender's name,country money send from.I have verified from alll the western union offices in my country and they are saying no money was send to KiMBI Ernest Musa.Well I shipped the lizards last night.So give me those information now so that I pay the shipping company because if I don't pay them now they will not deliver the lizards to you.aAs soon as you read this mail,reply with the above informations.You can verify from the Western Union in your country and tell.Here is the addres the money was to be send to

Name:Kimbi Ernest Musa

Country:Cameroon

City:Bamenda

Thanks for undestanding

Kimbi



Kimbi,
I have the number 389174560, I checked with western union you should be able to get the money. I'm going to run down there and check on things in person, I'm also going to send the extra $200.00 Canadian since you did as I asked and sent them.

Thanks,
John
 
At some point you may want to mess with him a little more... Tell him you got the lizards but, they were the wrong ones or they were doa and you want him to immediately refund to you by wire transfer. Tell him if he does, you will trust him enough to send 5,000.00 up front for another shipment. Might be interesting to see if HE can be scammed.???
 
The way he is conducting his emails and business, I think he is legit. I might be wrong, but he is very profecsional and seems to know what he is talking about in terms of western union, and the animals.
 
miamireps said:
The way he is conducting his emails and business, I think he is legit. I might be wrong, but he is very profecsional and seems to know what he is talking about in terms of western union, and the animals.
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Yep, I'd say you might be wrong. I'll break it down for you:

Uwangi fallenoffi

Read it out loud.

U...wang...[The "I" is islent]...fallen...off...[again the "I" is silent]
 
oh man this was a very intertaining thread i havent laughed so hard in a long time.ask him if he has takini inda boutie
 
He's worried he can't find the money!

The lizards didn't come either and I'm not going to reply to him until tomorrow night. I guess he thinks I turned a few numbers around, yeah thats it. I do think he sent the wrong lizards, and a couple were DOA, yeppers its time for a partial refind.

DAND see you in Taylor tomorrow morning.

Subject: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/7/2005 1:37:25 P.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,
Thanks for the mail.The money transfer control number is 10digits not nine.So verify and give me now.You need to be fast so that they can deliver the lizards to the address you gave me.Also give me the name you used in sending the money.
Best Regards


Subject: Re: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/7/2005 2:27:03 P.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,
Check the control number well and make sure it 10digits and in order.
best regards.
 
i want in on the fun

Ok since we know this guy is a scammer i sent him an e mail hi kimbi a friend of mine recommended you to me. He told me you were great in finding rare and exotic species. I was wondering if you have Takini Inda Boutie. I have been trying to find a female of breeding age and i will pay top dollar. Also do you deal in birds? I am looking for a klingon specker and a Isucoffadog.If you can find these 2 birds you will be a rich man cause i already have a buyer for both of them. thanks for your time. IQexotic reptile and pets

lets have some fun with this lowlife and see what he says :rofl:
 
John,

Maybe you could ask him for a tracking number. Maybe tell him you are concerned about the lizard's health because of the cold weather here in the U.S. I'm curious to know how far he can go on with his scheme after he said he had already sent them.

Regards.
 
I'm sooooo tired.....

I got another urgent e-mail from Kimbi, but I'm so burned out from the trip to Taylor Michigan 4.5 hours in a blizzard, broken brake line, spent the day getting the van fixed while my friend Quinn sold reptiles for me, 3 hours home. I can't answer him tonight, so I guess he'll have to worry about that money some more. Good idea tell him John Brown sent you, maybe he'll give me a discount on my next purchase. I did not give him any real information, I bet we could really Keep Kimbi busy.

DAND I found out the brake line was broken when I was coming down the ramp onto Telegraph Rd.....I said to Quinn "HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM", but I didn't tell him what it was until we got to the show!

Have a fine nite everybody!
 
LotsaPetsGarfHt said:
DAND I found out the brake line was broken when I was coming down the ramp onto Telegraph Rd.....I said to Quinn "HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM", but I didn't tell him what it was until we got to the show!

Have a fine nite everybody!
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Bummer. Did you have to do the ol' Fred Flinstone feet on the ground to stop? I'll bet Quinn didn't sleep on the way home.
 
I'm rested now so here we go....

I need someone to contact him as my wife, you need to be really p'd off because you stayed home from work all day and the lizards didn't show up on Friday, and you had to put up with all the angry people that came to the zoo to see Uwangi fallinoffi and found out they were not there. Please contact me first so I don't have more than one wife e-mail him.

Here's Fridays and Saturdays e-mails from him and my response.



Subject: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/7/2005 1:37:25 P.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,
Thanks for the mail.The money transfer control number is 10digits not nine.So verify and give me now.You need to be fast so that they can deliver the lizards to the address you gave me.Also give me the name you used in sending the money.
Best Regards



Subject: Re: Treat this as a matter of urgency
Date: 1/7/2005 2:27:03 P.M. Central Standard Time
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Hi John,
Check the control number well and make sure it 10digits and in order.
best regards.


Hi John,
Good day.I Also checked on the Western union website(http://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx) myself and no money was transfered to Cameroon through this address
Name:Kimbi Ernest Musa
Country:Cameroon
City:Bamenda
So you have to go and verify well correct it.You were suppose to receive the lizards today morning U.S.A time but the lizards were held because you have not send the money transfer informations I asked you so that I collect the money and pay shipping charges.Immediately I collect the money,you will receive the lizards at your door in less than 5hours .Treat this a matter of urgency,You can go to the western union your self and verify.I really wanted you to receive these lizaard today because if you don't receive them today,it will mean much to you.Be fast,immediately you verify give me the right informations so that i collect the money and pay so that the lizards will be deliver to you at your door.Yesterday you gave me a wrong MTCN(MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER)it suppose to be ten digits not nine.so verify all and get back to me.
Best Regards
Kimbi




Kimbi,

I am sorry for not getting back to you earlier, I had to go out of town for an emergency, but everything is ok now. The number is 3891274560 it seems I left out a digit. My wife is really angry with you (you'll be hearing from her by e-mail), she stayed home Friday and lost a days pay, and no lizards showed up. I did go and send you another $200.00 Canadian when I went to check on the payment, but since the lizards didn't come you don't get it. I also had hundreds of people come to see Uwangi fallinoffi at our zoo Saturday and they were not there, I had to refund admissions, and some of those people were really mad.

I need you to send me the tracking number, and contact information on the lizards. I need to know where they are and contact the company holding them to make sure they are being kept warm and wet, if Uwangi fallenoffi get too dry they shrivel up, and no amount of water can reconstitute them, they can go without eating for quite awhile but they need water. But if they are Uwangi rotinoffi, they must be kept dry or they will fungus up turn a nasty black color and die, we never really did confirm which lizards you have, I asked you to send a picture of your self holding Uwangi fallinoffi, but you never did.

I'll also be checking with Western Union, I hope you are telling the truth, because if I find out you got that money and didn't ship the lizards, I'm going to be really mad, as a matter of fact I think I still have enough Canadian dollars left to come over and visit you. I could pick up some animals while I'm over there and write the trip off on my taxes, so it is an option. I do know that Western Union only leaves information posted on their web site for a short time after the transaction is complete, so it might not be there any more.

I also gave a friend of mine your name and e-mail address, he's looking for some birds, I thought maybe you could help him out, but now I'm not sure, I hope you will not embarrass me.

Thanks,
John
 
Lol,
I never bothered to read the "name" of the lizards.......funny stuff.....
but keep in mind legit people do conduct business the same way he does.
Like I said before......
If buying something......they all have access to cameras, so ask for a pic with a dated newspaper
 
Come on MIAMIREPS!

You would be an easy mark, BTW if you want any Uwangi fallinoffi, or Uwangi rotonoffi, let me know I have some on the way, but I don't know which because he won't send a photo.
 
Well there's been no responce....

to my last e-mail, so I sent this one today:

Kimbi,
Why haven't I heard from you yet, I need the tracking information on those lizards. I'm going to Western Union tomorrow to reclaim my $700.00 Canadian dollars if I don't get a response.

Thanks,
John

Did the person asking for the birds get any responses?
 
This could lead to so many new taxa... How about (Iyama conartista) I heard these are a rare tortoise that will follow other tortoises around and trick the other tortoises so they can take their food. Another could be the genus (Lialoticus nigeriensis) Lossely translated as lying Nigerians???
 
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