Scamming in my native language
Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 9:21 am
One of my lads made the unfortunate mistake of mentioning their nationality in their opening e-mail and claiming to be from my country, the Netherlands. So I decided to reply in that language too. Did some mixing up a few times, but now I'm talking with "Ruth" (translated to Rutte which is funny if you know Dutch politics) and her Nigerian bank, both in Dutch. I make sure to make some spelling mistakes too, so machine translation while not impossible will be a bit harder on the lad.
Based on their translation strategies (the nigerian bank responded in dutch immediately) and posting times I think these are the same lad.
At this point I decide to reply in Dutch:Dear Beloved Kees Van Dijk
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To: (email hidden)
Dear Beloved Kees Van Dijk,
I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came
across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the
doctor here in this hospital to help me email you and I believe that
you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.
I am Mrs Ruth Brown from Netherlands, I am 68 years old, I am deaf
and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast.From all
indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two
months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage.
I have something important to share with you that will be of help, get
back to me as soon as you receive this and i will advice you with more
information.
Yours In Christ,
Mrs Ruth Brown
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Hello madam Ruth Brown,
I am also from the netherlands, what a suprise! I wonder if that means we can have further messages in Duth?
I am sorry to hear that you are having cancer. I hope the doctors will do all they can. Could you explain to me the way I can help you?
Greetings,
Kees van Dijk
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Dear Beloved Kees Van Dijk,
It is so nice to read from you, thank you dear Well i want you to know that i was brought up in a motherless babies home, and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child. My husband and I are true Christian, but quite unfortunately he died in a fatal motor accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad state of health, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $4.8million dollars with a bank, this money is still in the BANK, and the management just wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment.I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that 60% of the money is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from..I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around and you will get 40% of the money for yourself as your effort of helping me.. I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.
As soon as I receive your reply and your interest in helping me out with this project, I will issue a letter of authorization to the bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Ruth Brown
The lad is not taking teh Dutch, so I push a bit deeper-------- Reply --------
Beste Ruth,
Dankjewel voor je reactie. Ik ben heel geintreseerd om U te helpen met het project. Zijn er specifieke organizaties waar U denkt dat het geld naartoe zou kunnen gaan? Of specifieke soorten doelen? Bijvoorbeeld, ik kan kijken naar doelen gericht op het helpen van armen hier in Nederland, of helpen met zorg in Afrika, of zorgen voor de natuur en het klimaat.
Groeten,
Kees van Dijk
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My Beloved Kees Van Dijk , thanks for your mail I will appreciate your help and i want to assure you that almighty God will reward you. I want you to have 40% for yourself to do all that you have said and give the rest 60% to the church, Orphanage, home, the poor, widow, help people too., I just want you to Carry out my last wish and make sure you do and act as I have instructed you to handle the money which will be in your favor as my legal chosen representative to receive the money presently at the bank's custody. However, to get the money in your favor you have to follow my instruction, you have to get in touch with the Bank for immediate moves and processing of the money to be release to you on my behalf and the bank will instruct you until the money to get to you.
See below the Bank information herein:
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
MR TORRES LOPEZ
BANCAMARCH ONLINE BANKING
Email: (email hidden)
Please note again, make sure you support the Charity organization, Churches and poor home after you have inherit and received the money at the bank OK.
Thank you and May the good Lord be with you.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Ruth Brown
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Dear Beloved Kees Van Dijk,
How are you doing today? I hope all is well with you? Thank you for your help in getting my dying wishes done the lord will bless you.
Have you contacted the bank for you to get my funds for you to start carrying out my dying wishes?
hope to hear from you soon.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Ruth Brown
And there we go! Now the lad has to machine translate everything. I generally delay for a bit talking.-------- Reply --------
Dear Ruth,
Thank you for this information. May I ask why you are talking in English still? I thought we were both going to talk in Dutch from now on?
Kind regards,
Kees
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Dear Beloved Kees Van Dijk,
Sorry daarvoor, bedankt voor je hulp om mijn laatste wensen uit te laten komen, de heer zal je zegenen. Heb je contact opgenomen met de bank om mijn geld voor je te krijgen om mijn laatste wensen uit te voeren?
ik hoop snel van je te horen
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Ruth Brown
The bank is open! Sadly I seem to have forgotten where to contact them, so incredibly sad-------- Reply --------
Beste Ruth,
Geen probleem, doe wat voor jou het beste is. ik zal de bank binnenkort opzoeken wanneer hun openuren zijn.
Groet,
Kees van dijk
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
Bedankt voor je hulp om mijn laatste wensen uit te laten komen, de heer zal je zegenen.
Laat het me weten zodra je contact opneemt met de bank om mijn geld te krijgen.
Ik hoop snel van je te horen.
De jouwe in Christus,
Mevrouw Rutte Bruin
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Beste Ruth,
Natuurlijk zal ik het je laten weten. Weet jij of je bank nu open is op pinksterdag?
Groetjes,
Kees van Dijk
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
Ja, ik denk dat ze nu open moeten zijn.
Ik hoop snel van je te horen.
De jouwe in Christus,
Mevrouw Rutte Bruin
At this point I contacted the "bank", but of course I dislike them so this conversation goes on in parallel with the other one.-------- Reply --------
Beste Ruth,
Dankjewel, ik zal hen zo snel moglijk mailen. Waar moet dat ook al weet?
Groetjes,
Kees van Dijk
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
U kunt contact met hen opnemen via onderstaand e-mailadres:
Mijnheer Torres López
E-mail: (email hidden)
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Beste Ruth,
Dankjewel, ik zal het zodadelijk doen, ik ben nu even druk met mijn werk
Groet,
Kees van Dijk
Based on their translation strategies (the nigerian bank responded in dutch immediately) and posting times I think these are the same lad.
While telling me about her husbands life and bank location, Rutte calls me her lover! How nice of the lad to provide a diversion-------- Reply --------
To: (email hidden)
Hallo beste heer Lopez,
Mij is gevraagd om hiermee naar u te komen dor Ruth. Ik hoop dat u kunt helpen mij te verduidelijken wat te doen. Ik hoop dat u ook Nederlands spreekt?
Groet,
Kees van Dijk
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
Dank u voor alles wat u voor mij doet voor mijn stervenswensen om gedaan te worden de heer zal alle onmogelijkheid in uw leven mogelijk maken u zult uitblinken.
Heb je contact opgenomen met de bank om mijn fonds voor je te krijgen om mijn stervenswensen uit te voeren?
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Beste Ruth,
Ik heb inderdaad contact opgenomen met de bank. Ik ben nu met ze aan het mailen. Ik vind echter wel dat hum mailformat erg onpreffessioneel is. Weet je zeker dat dit een goede bank is? En waarom zit je bank ook al weer in het buitenland?
Groet,
Kees
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
Ik waardeer uw hulp bij het vervullen van mijn stervenswensen, de heer zal u zegenen.
Ze zijn goede bank mijn man en ik doen bank met hen voordat hij overlijdt, mijn man gebruikt het voor zijn bedrijf omdat hij rondreist voor zijn bedrijf, ze zijn betrouwbaar en ze zullen mijn geld overmaken naar u, zodra u mijn fonds krijgt, doe dan wat ik zeg, zodat ik goed kan slapen in de heer.
Ik hoop snel van je te horen.
De jouwe in Christus,
Mevrouw Rutte Bruin
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Beste Ruth,
Ik zou je bank echt naar nederland verplaatsen, ik vind uw bank niet geweldig tot nu toe.
Groet,
Kees van Dijk
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Beste geliefde Kees van Dijk,
Oké dat is waar we Bank toen mijn man was tijdens zaken rondom en ze zijn een goede bank, krijg het fonds van hen en voer mijn stervenswensen uit. God zegene je
And that's where we are now. Well, I've also exchanged 19 mails with the bank, but I will post those later. Hopefully later today.-------- Reply --------
Beste Ruth,
Nou, je hoeft me ook niet je geliefde te noemen, zo lag kennen we elkaar nog niet.
Groet,
Kees