Caught in the act!
Published Friday, January 06, 2006 by Alessandro Ashanti | E-mail this post
Caught one of my African Queen scammers in the act the other day. Below is the transcript from the first conversation that we had. At this point I was already suspicious of these messages.
traceyrow
hello alessandro
how r u
abovoso
hello
is this tracy?
traceyrow
yea
how r u doing today
abovoso
i'm doing great. just getting my day started.
how are you?
traceyrow
am fine and koooooooooooool
abovoso
very nice
so tell me about you
traceyrow
am cute and beatiful lady
abovoso
where are you from?
traceyrow_luv
am from london
abovoso
no kidding
are you in london now?
traceyrow
yeah
why do you ask so
abovoso
just curious
traceyrow
i know you guy are also curious to know more about a lady you've just met
abovoso
yes
are you originally from london?
traceyrow
no
abovoso
where are you from?
traceyrow
am originally from sant francisco, California
abovoso
no kidding
i was born there
lived there for many years
traceyrow
really
so where are you now
abovoso
los angeles
traceyrow
ok
so Alessandro, how old are you and are you still single?
abovoso
ha, yes i am still single. and i'm 36
you?
traceyrow
am 25 and single tooThat was basically the jist of the first conversation. I asked her to send me her picture, which she never did. Now let's fast forward to 2 months later when she contacted me again.
traceyrow
hey Alessandro
abovoso
why hello
how are you?
traceyrow
am kool
what about you too?
abovoso
i'm good. what's going on?
traceyrow
am just chilling out with my mom
abovoso
where are you right now?
traceyrow
am in africa spending my holiday
what about you, how is you xmas?
abovoso
i was sick for it
traceyrow
lol
abovoso
had the flu for the whole week
traceyrow_luv
sorry
so how you feeling now?
abovoso
i'm fine now
traceyrow
so where is my xmas gift?
abovoso
ha. what do you want
traceyrow
i dont know
you might give me anything you feel like
abovoso
i had no money to buy people presents this year
traceyrow
lol
you funny
abovoso
oh i wish i was kidding
traceyrow
i know thats what you will say
yes you are
abovoso
no, i'm serious
traceyrow
i know you
abovoso
you really think i'm kidding?
traceyrow
are u single?
abovoso
yes
traceyrow
okay
so are you saying you dont want to have me as your girlfriend
abovoso
well you live in africa no?
traceyrow
nigeria
and will be back in state next 2 weeks
abovoso
where will you be?
traceyrow
san monica, california
abovoso
do you live in santa monica?
traceyrow
yeah
abovoso
how long have you lived there?
traceyrow
18 years
abovoso
did you ever send me a picture?
traceyrow
yes ofcourse
abovoso
01:42
abovoso
01:44
send to me again. i don't think you had
traceyrow
okay
alright alex
abovoso
so when do you come back into town?
traceyrow
probably next week
abovoso
where in santa monica do you live?
traceyrow_luv
you wanna know ?
i holla to you later
bye alessadro
abovoso
so you can't tell me?
very interesting tracey
traceyrow
am back
abovoso
hi
so why can't you tell me what part of santa monica you live in?
traceyrow
why do you want to know?
abovoso
because i'm not sure you really live there
traceyrow
lol
you are funny
am not going to tell you
you owe me a word
abovoso
i owe you a word?
traceyrow
yeah
abovoso
what does that mean?
traceyrow
let me reserve my comment
abovoso
i don't understand what owing you a word means
traceyrow
if i'll tell you where i stay, i dont want you to come around looking for me
because my mama is not going to take it easy with ya
aight
abovoso
oh please. i would never do that. i just asked what part you lived in. not what your address is
traceyrow
ok
Pico Boulevard
abovoso
i was just over there
so let me know when you get back in town
traceyrow
next week, okay
abovoso
so how is nigeria?
traceyrow_luv
its a nice place but sunny
abovoso
quick question. why do you have yahoo account from england?
traceyrow
i decided to have it like that because my friends were in london
abovoso
ah ok
traceyrow
there is some thing i want you to assist me
my cousin's friend has a problem
are u there
abovoso
i'm here
traceyrow
ok...... he received a letter from the state, Alabama
its all about work issue
abovoso
and?
traceyrow
he told me that he wants to work in usa
and the letter was about employment stuffs and all that
so he needed an assistance from the state
abovoso
so what do you need me for?
traceyrow
i want you to go to the website and help him to fill the form
abovoso
why does he need my help
traceyrow
he dont have the money to send the letter back in the state through courier
so i want you to assist him so that it will be easier to send it back to the company
abovoso
how?
traceyrow
i will send you the website
you go through it and fill the form
i will give you the contents which you will fill in
abovoso
why do you need me to do that?
how old are you by the way?
traceyrow
am 24
abovoso
so i don't understand why you need me to go to a web site
traceyrow
so you telling me you can't do that for me
abovoso
hey have you ever been to san francisco?
traceyrow_luv
no
and why?
abovoso
because you are a lousy liar
last time we talked you told me you were originally from san francisco and that you lived in london
i'm not sure what your scam is but you can stop now. i've had women who say they are from africa trying these same games on me for months
traceyrow
am not the one
abovoso
i just wanted to catch you in the midst of something so i looked up our old chat
traceyrow
u are mistaking me
abovoso
yeah, check your email
i just sent you the whole chat we had last time
same name and everything
traceyrow has logged off
02:53 PM
traceyrow has logged on
03:08 PM
traceyrow
i am disappointed in you
abovoso
oh really?
so that wasn't you
traceyrow
dont talk 2 me anymore
just go
abovoso
bye. be careful who you try to scam
Seiously, man, what the hell? Ooooh boy!
Oh, my gosh!!! I agree with Michele, "What the hell?!?!?!?!" I wish we knew what she wanted. I mean, I kinda know, but I wish she had said it. -PBT