Burned by PayPal spoof

[denton]

On the lighter side, there are several groups of people who delight in taking revenge on the scammers.

Probably the most hilarious happened with the familiar "we will give you a nice bribe if you will help launder some money" scam out of Nigeria.

The intended victim wrote back that he was the financial officer of a monastic religious order, and he was sure he could help them out, and that the profit would be a great blessing to the monastery, since it was in need of repairs.

Well, that got the scammer going... would he please send the necessary $30,000 processing fees, etc.

The victim wrote back that he was required to do business only with good Christian people, which the scammer assured him that he was. Then the victim got his revenge:

It seems that the order was founded by Sister Jones, a missionary in darkest Africa. Members of the order are required to strip to the waist, and paint a large 9 on their chest. Would the scammer please take the necessary oath, and provide a photo of himself properly painted? Yes, he would. Back came the required photo.

Very good! By the way, our victim showed the photo of the scammer to the Widow Smith, who finds him quite attractive. Would he be interested in a connection, with matrimony in mind? Well, no. At this point the victim acted very indignant, and led the scammer in a merry dance. Prejudice, you know.

Oh... the money? Well, of course, no problem. But, you see the order takes vows of poverty, and... well... would the scammer mind sending $80 to cover the withdrawal costs? And the scammer did. Victim quietly donated it to charity.

Pretty quick, the scammer is back, demanding to know where his money is. The victim then writes back in the persona of his supervisor, asking the scammer if he has any idea where the victim is. Seems that $30,000 is missing from the monastery's account, and the victim was last seen leaving town in the company of a Gypsy woman....

I can't tell it as well as the original victim, but by the time I was done reading it, I had tears rolling down my cheeks.... sweet revenge.