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"LET US WORK THIS OUT" Jan 26, 2024 10:43:29 GMT LittleBrat and rob419 like this

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Post by Yastreb on Jan 26, 2024 10:43:29 GMT

Scammers who pose as reverends and other "men of God" hit Captain Mal’s inbox constantly, and they get short shrift, given Mal’s atheist outlook.

Some can be stubborn cusses, like this one, but they all fail... in this case, sooner rather than later.

The scammer's emails are date-stamped; his name has been changed. My comments are in bold.

21 October 2014
Greeting my beloved brother in the lord, i know you will be surprise on how i got your contact? Yes i will explain to you, firstly i am REV. NELSON KWAME, am a man of GOD,am in Ghana, God told me that you have been hurt for pass 3 or 4 months ago and he said that i should console you.
As a man of GOD a woman in my church told me that she has a gold she want to sale, that i should help her get someone that can help her sale the gold, i have been thinking who i will introduce to her that will be sincere to her,i tried contacting the men of GOD i knew out side the country but the once i contacted was very busy so last night GOD gave me your name and your email in my dream that i should contact you so that from there you will clean your tears.
My lord never lie, and whatever he ask me to do,surely i must do because he called me to glorify his name, please i don't have much to add because am a man of little words, believe me He did not tell me the country you come from BUT I KNOW THAT MY GOD DON'T LIE.KINDLY GET BACK TO ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THIS WOMAN'S CONTACT FOR BOTH OF YOU TO DISCUSS
HERE IS MY NUMBER IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME
REV. NELSON KWAME
PHONE NUMBER: +233REDACTED
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESSED YOU, ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE GOD HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
SINCERELY
REV. NELSON KWAME

Mr Kwame
Sorry, but what? Is this for real?
Malcolm Reynolds

21 October
DEAR REYNOLDS,
YES IT IT.
REV NELSON

Mr Kwame
I'm an atheist, and your story just had me baffled.
Malcolm Reynolds

26 October
PLEASE CALL ME SIR,
REV . NELSON

Mr Kwame
I called but you did not answer.

Malcolm Reynolds

A couple of questions here...

1. Is he seriously trying to Safari Captain Mal? You'd think that getting someone to actually visit Ghana and take them to their fake bank and "refinery" would cost them money. Or is it something worse?

2. "CUSTOMS WILL SHIP TO YOUR COUNTRY" - Is the scammer confusing Customs with couriers?

27 October
HELLO MR MALCOLM,
DEAR SIR,
MAY PEACE OF THE LORD BE UPON YOU.
I JUST CAME BACK FROM YOU CHURCH AND I WILL BE HAPPY IF YOU CAN FLY DOWN HERE AND ASSIST HER TO TAKE THE GOLD ABROAD AND SELL IT ?
THE GOLD IS IN THE BANK, ONCE YOU ARE HERE SHE WILL TAKE YOU TO BANK, FROM BANK TO REFINERY AND FROM REFINERY IF YOU WANT CONFIRMATION/ASSAY REPORT BUT IF YOU DONT FROM BANK TO AIRPORT AND CUSTOMS WILL SHIP TO YOUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE CALL ME NOW SO THAT WE CAN TALK , I DONT HAVE YOUR NUMBER IT APPEARS 000000 WHEN EVER YOU CALLS.
REGARDS,
REV NELSON

So I called... and the Reverend was focussed on getting Mal to travel to Ghana (with India as a backup plan), but his plan ran headlong into Mal’s recalcitrance.

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12 November
HELLO SIR,
BLESS YOU,
I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU FOR A WHILE .
HOPE YOUR GOOD, HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
REV. NELSON

Mr Kwame
We had nothing to discuss.
Malcolm Reynolds

15 November
why?

Seriously, dude, what's to discuss? You spin me some boondoggle about a dream from your god and expect me to do as you command. As my daughter often says, get real!

20 November
HELLO SIR,
PLEASE DO HELP ME LET US WORK THIS OUT.
THAT IS WHY I NEEDED YOUR PRESENT HERE AND BOTH OF US CAN WORK INSDE THE BANK AND SEE BEFORE ANY OTHER THING.
REV NELSON

Mr Kwame
What is there to discuss? Why not spell it out?
Malcolm Reynolds

And before you ask; five months later... he didn’t get back to me.

Shame!

Thanks for reading.