This is an update (and conclusion) to the web design scam tactic article that I wrote a few weeks ago. It’s been pretty busy around here, and I haven’t had a chance to update everyone on the scammer until today. If you haven’t read the first article about the scammer, you can read it here.
Web Design Scam
In a nutshell, there’s a new web design scam tactic that is being used by scammers in Nigeria that targets web designers. They tell you they want you to design a web site, then try to get you to charge a stolen credit card, and wire a portion of the money back to them. A scammer contacted us a few weeks ago, and I kept fishing for more information.
Let’s pick up where we left off, shall we? After the scammer requested that I deposit money into a bank account, I told him that I would go in the morning. He was anxious, and e-mailed again asking for the deposit receipt. I responded…
Jeffrey,
So sorry for the delay in responding. I woke up this morning sick, and was unable to make the deposit. I’ll be sending my money keeper to the bank tomorrow, and then I will forward you the deposit slip for your records.
Thanks,
Tony Danza
The Boss
The scammer responds, several times. I had been too busy to answer him so he kept sending e-mails:
May 28, 2015 at 3:11 PM: Okay so how you doing now hope everything is okay right now so make sure it wire transfer so that they can confirm the payment same day and i will be waiting for the receipt…make sure you take very good care of your self and have a nice day
May 29, 2015 at 5:27 AM: Hello Good morning and how was your night been ? hope you are fine … i will be waiting for the receipt of the wire transfer to confirm the payment today
May 29, 2015 at 12:57 PM: I want everything set so that the consultant can release the content text and logos so i want the receipt so that i can forward it to the consultant so that they can release it on time and you start with the design
May 29, 2015 at 8:14 PM: Mr Tony Danza please i want to make sure everything before my surgery…Please i beg you i want you to send the funds to the consultant so that they can confirm the payment so that i can be rest assure that everything is set before my surgery and also i want you to start the project so that you can finish on time please Mr tony help me out
I was curious if he would continue to provide us with account information…
Jeffrey,
The bank would not allow us to make the deposit. They said that account was no longer active. Do you have another account you would like us to use? Please let us know right away, we would like to have our money keeper deposit the funds ASAP.Thanks,
Tony Danza
The Boss
Here’s where it got interesting. We received ANOTHER scam e-mail from a woman named “Victoria Marris” with the same fake business! It was literally copied and pasted. Of course, this is most likely the same scammer or another scammer in the same organization usign the same web design scam tactic. We responded to the new scammer with the same information, until she asked for the “favor” of paying the consultant.
The original scammer then responds with a NEW “money keeper”!
May 30, 2015 at 3:47 AM : The consultant said you should go to nearest chase bank near you and deposit the funds via cash deposit ..Here is the info and get back to me with the chase bank cash deposit receipt
Account name : shawn lindsey
Bank name : Chase
Jeffrey,
Who is Shawn Lindsey? You said the consultant was Jeffrey Edwin Young, and the money keeper was Ashley Antwine. Not sure why we would be sending the money to a different person. Please advise.Thanks,
Tony Danza
The Boss!