[Paul Zwick] 10:15am Hey How are you doing? [You] 10:16am I'm good, how about yourself? [Paul Zwick] 10:16am Am not too good at the moment in a deep mess I am stranded in London went there for a short vacation unfortunately we got mugged at a gun point last night [You] 10:16am Wow, that's definitely not good. Do you need me to help in some way? [Paul Zwick] 10:17am All cash,credit card and cell phone were stolen off by the muggers...it was a brutal experience [You] 10:17am ^F^uck So are you coming back now? [Paul Zwick] 10:18am All cash,credit card and cell phone were stolen off by the muggers...it was a brutal experience Aurora was hurt on his right hand but getting better now [You] 10:18am Ugh, well at least you guys are alright [Paul Zwick] 10:19am I've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all [You] 10:20am Well once your stuff gets taken you can pretty much consider it long gone and I wouldn't imagine them finding the guy [Paul Zwick] 10:20am
I thank God i still have my life and passport saved with me..I need your help? [You] 10:21am Alright, what do you need me to do? [Paul Zwick] 10:21am my return flight leaves in few hours from now but having problem in sorting my hotel bills I want you to loan me some few $$ to get the hotel bills settled and get back home,as soon as I get back home would def refund it back to you [You] 10:22am And how would I send this money? [Paul Zwick] 10:22am Via Western Union All you need is my name and present location Do you know any western union outlet around you? [You] 10:23am There's the currency exchange [Paul Zwick] 10:23am All I need is 1,470 Do you know any western union outlet around you? [You] 10:24am I'll see what I can do, stay on and I'll let you know as soon as possible [Paul Zwick] 10:24am Ok...should I give you my info to wire the money? ? Are you there? [You] 10:26am I'm calling the currency exchange to see if they offer Western Union What's the info I need and where do I need to send it? [Paul Zwick] 10:27am Ok... [You] 10:27am Give me the location where you're at Paul [Paul Zwick] 10:28am Receiver's Name: Paul Zwick Location: 176 Battersea Park Road London SW11 4ND, United Kingdom got it? [You] 10:28am Yea but they won't give you the money without a photo ID, oh, yea you have your passport right?
Of course I knew this wasn't right but went along with it. Be careful out there people, although it would be a stupid scam to fall for in the first place.
Elderly people, Snow... and others that have money but not all of their mental facilities. I suppose you could look at it as a sort of Natural Selection, and in many ways it is -- but to me it is just very sad. These assclowns prey on the weak and unfortunate.
Last time I looked into it, scams like this generate over 500 million dollars a year, according to the Secret Service. And since a large percentage of victims are too embarrassed to admit they were scammed, they guess that the total may be 3-4 times that.