Scammer „Agent Ben Thompson“

 

I have been in contact with a scammer, who calls himself „Agent BenThompson“ or about four months now.

First he wanted some information on myself, but the answer had been No. After to weeks silence he contacted me again. In one of my answers I've written: DID SUZI QUATRO SING SCAM THE SCAM? From the conversation one could see, he isn't a native English speaker. He wanted a clear picture of myself and after I've sent the picture above (which I took in Jordania) he kept silent for six weeks.

He still wanted information, so I asked instead: TELL ME HOW MUCH MONEY. He insisted on information first. I played broken record and after a while he repled: SIR I THINK IT'S WAS $50,000 JUST FILL THE FORM'S AND SEND TO US NOW. I aswered: YOU THINK? - MAKE SURE.

Then I asked him:
AREN'T YOU AGENT MICHAEL DONALD?
AREN'T YOU AGENT JAMES DONALD?
AREN'T YOU AGENT LARRY SMITH?
AREN'T YOU AGENT FRANK SMITH?
AREN'T YOU AGENT WILLIAM JAMES?
AREN'T YOU AGENT JAMES SMITH?
AREN'T YOU AGENT WILLIAM MARK?
Agent Ben Thompson:
SIR WE'RE TRUST PERSON AND FAIRING GOD
And:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT ORGANIZE THIS PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLES OUT OF INCONVENIENCE AND LACK OF POVERTY IN THE SOCIETY
I asked:
OTHER QUESTION: IF I HAVE "LACK OF POVERTY", WHY WOULD I NEED MONEY?
Later he has sent this message:
SIR WE YOU COMPLETE THE FORM'S AND AND LET US PROCEED ON
to which I answered:
MAYBE IF YOU CORRECT THE (AT LEAST) THREE MISTAKES IN YOUR MESSAGE
He then wanted me to „calm my grant“ - I guess it's claim.

Another two weeks of silence until he contacted me again. But then I asked him to fill out the form he had sent to previously:
YOUR FULL  NAME........
FULL ADDRESS......
MALE/FEMALE ...........
AGE.....
A CLEAR PICTURE OF YOU…… .
MARRIED/SINGLE.....
TEXT PHONE NUMBER.......
E-MAIL........
OCCUPATION..........
MONTHLY INCOME.....
And only after this he has sent a final:
ALAYE

Alaye is a word in Yoruba, a language spoken in Nigeria. I had long suspected that „Agent Ben Thompson“ sits in Nigeria. The word means powerful person, also tout, hoodlum, but in our context its a codeword used by scammers to say: I know, you're a scammer, too. So the two won't waste their time on each other.
Do I want further contact with Scammer Agent Ben Thomson? Rárá, ẹ sé. [No, thanks.]

PS. Maybe I'll greet the next scammer with:
Ẹk'áàárọ̀ [Good morning].
Ẹ kú irọ̀lẹ́ [Good evening].
Ó dàárọ̀ [Good night].

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