Scam dialogue

(June 4, Subject: I NEED ROOM)

My Dear,

I want to rent a studio or any good 1 bed! room apartment that I will use during my stay in the United States.

Please let me know what you have and how much it will cost me to rent the apartment. I await your urgent reply.

Thank you

Ben Mark

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I have a 2 bedroom aprtment that is 475 a month plus electricty..I can work with you on it and untill september i can pay 75 dollars of your rent. Please let me know if you would like to come buy and look at the place.

Thanks

Geoff

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(June 5, Subject: URGENT)

Hi Geoff,

thank you for your mail, I am ok with the apt. and the rent please send me your full name and address so that I can forwardit to my sponsors to enable them to send you the money for the rent before my arrival.

Regards

Ben

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Ben,

It is great news to hear you are interested in the apartment. What well need to do is get some paperwork filled out. Your sponsers are welcome to call me at (number given) at any time as that is my cell phone and my address is (address given). The rent will actualy have to be sent to the landlord. Please feel free to get ahold of me at any time.

Thanks,

Geoff

(8:42 a.m., June 6, Subject: URGENT)

Dear Geoff,

Thank you for your mail, I will forward your name and address to my sponsors to send you the money for the rent.

Please you will do me a favour, I currently live in London the United Kingdom, and I have informed my sponsors that I will need about $3000, so once you get the money I will like you to pay the landlord the rent and send the balance to me so that I can use it to arrainge for my trip before comming.

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FULL NAME

Regards

Ben

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Ben,

$3,000 will pay 6 months rent for the apartment. I am currnely in a contract till september 30, 2005. I can just let you stay in the aprtment untill that time and you can pay me rent and so on. But after sepetember I’ll need you to work with the land lord on getting a new lease signed. I have some furniture in the apartment you can have if you need it or i can get rid of it for you. I also was wondering how long you would be staying and when would you move in.

Thanks,

Geoff

(12:29 p.m., June 6, Subject: Ok)

Dear Geoff,

Thank you for the information, I will be arriving on the 1st of July 2005 and I will be leaving around teh 20th of sept. 2005.

All I want you to do is that as soon as you get the money I will like you to remove the ($475×3) the money for the rent and send the balance to me through western union so that I can arrainge and star comming, this is the only way I can get money from my sponsors because they only pay house rent.

Regards

Ben

Ben,

That sounds fine with me. I will have everything ready to go for you in july. Please feel fre to call me at any time.

Thanks,

Geoff

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(June 15, Subject: INFORMATION)

Dear Geoff,

I am pleased to inform you that my sponsors have sent the money for the rent to you and you will get it before the end of next week.

They informed me that they sent $3,750 money order to you so once you get the money order please go to your bank and cash the money order and let me know immediately.

Regards

Ben

Ben,

I recieved your money yesterday and i have put in my bank. Where would you like me to send you the money and how would you like it sent. I can send you a personal Check but i dont know if they would take that in the UK. After the 3 payments of 475 taken out you’ll be sent 2375.

Please let me know when you would like this sent so i can get it to you as soon as possable.

Thanks,

Geoff

(June 18, Subject: URGENT)

Dear Geoff,

Thank you for the information, please send the money to me through western union money transfer to London.

Western union will demand for some charges please pay from the money.

Send the money to:

Name: JAMES BROWN

Address: LONDON – ENGLAND

As soon as you send the money plese send me the money transfer control number (MTCN)

Please send the money urgently.

Regards

Ben

(June 24, Subject: PLEASE SEND THE MONEY URGENTLY TODAY)

Dear Geoff,

Good day, please what is the problem you have refuse to send the money and you have also refuse to reply to my mails.

Please send the money todaythrough western uion money transfer and send me the MTCN.

Name: JAMES BROWN

Address: LONDON – ENGLAND

Regards

Ben

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Ben,

I do apologize about the confusion, this is the first email i have goten from you since i recived your money.. i will put in a money order first thing in the mornig so you shoul dhave it there tommrow evening. If there is anything else i could do for your please let me know. Again i do apologize for the confustion.

Thanks,

Geoff

(June 27, Subject: GOOD DAY)

Dear Geoff,

Thank you for your mail.

Please send me cash through western uinon money transfer.

Send the money through western union money transfer to:

Name: JAMES BROWN

Address: LONDON – ENGLAND

As soon as you send the money today please send me the money transfer control number (MTCN) Western union will demand for some charges please pay from the money.

I await your urget response.

Regards

Ben

Ben,

I have sent you your money and it should be there tommrow afternoon.

Thanks,

Geoff

Dear Geoff,

I don’t understand what you mean, How did you send the money, how much did you send and what is the control number please let me know urgently.

I told you to send the money through western union money transfer.

Please I need urgent response from you.

Regards

Ben