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New Facebook Scam: Currently Chatting with Scammer

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:12:00 -0600

Beware of this Scam: Actual Chat with Scammer I just concluded

Just now, one of my Facebook friends, Lynn, whom I know through networking, started a Facebook chat with me, and I’m sharing to help you avoid a myriad of such scams yourself:

7:00pmLynn

Hello

How are you?

7:01pmChristopher

Hi Lynn, doing gr8, thx for saying hi. what’s up with you?

7:02pmLynn

not good

7:02pmChristopher

why not? what’s happening?

7:02pmLynn

I am stranded in London

got mugged at gun point last night

7:03pmChristopher

OMG! I’m so sorry

7:03pmLynn

it sucks and scary

I was hit on the head but i am getting better

7:03pmChristopher

I am very happy to hear that. do you need help?

7:03pmLynn

all cash, credit card and phone were stolen

the police are investigating it but nothing came up yet

It was a brutal experience but thank God my life was spared and i still have my passport

7:05pmChristopher

that’s terrible and must be frightening, my daughter’s godmother got mugged in the Gold Coast a few yrs ago but wasn’t violent

7:05pmLynn

My return flight leaves in few hours but i am having problem sorting the hotel and hospital bills

I need your help

7:05pmChristopher

what can I do?

7:05pmLynn

wondering if you could loan me some few $$ to sort out the hotel bills and also take a cab to the airport

will def refund tomorrow

7:08pmChristopher

can’t do that based on a FB chat, sorry. But I will verify that you are really Lynn and take further steps then

7:08pmLynn

if i wasn’t the one i wont ask you to wire the money to my name as i will need show them some sort of identification before i can get the cash at the bank

am so freaked out here

am still filled with the shock of the accident please

7:10pmChristopher

Hang tight for a few.. I want to help but I hope you understand that my friends are hacked on FB all the time

7:11pmLynn

does facebook get hacked

7:11pmChristopher

I will verify that you are you and will try to help at that point.

7:11pmLynn

and if that happened,will the person have the same picture with me and the same Name

the fund will be sent to my Full Name as its written on my passport

At this point, I realized that it had to be a scam; as an experienced international traveler, I know that credit card companies would take care of this without a problem, but I decided to play along to get more info for this post

7:21pmLynn

you there?

7:22pmChristopher

yes

7:22pmLynn

can you help out please

my head hurts badly

7:22pmChristopher

how can I help?

7:22pmLynn

all i need is $820

7:22pmChristopher

please give me instructions

7:22pmLynn

will def refund tomorrow morning please

do you know of any western union near you?

7:23pmChristopher

sure there are many

7:23pmLynn

how soon can you get there

all you need is my Full Name as it is on my Passport and Location you are sending the fund to

7:23pmChristopher

probably within an hour but I’ve never done this b4 you’ll have to tell me how

7:24pmLynn

okay

Lynn Hollan
224 Upper Richmond Road
London, SW15 6TD
United Kingdom

this is the details okay

7:25pmChristopher

so I’m supposed to wire $820 to you at this address? what other info do i need?

7:26pmLynn

thats a closest western union location in london

and my Full Name

7:26pmChristopher

don’t they charge fees? how does that work?

7:27pmLynn

you will be given a confirmation code,thats what i will use to get the fund here and since its gonna be to my Full Name thats on my passport so there will be no problem can you go now please

7:37pmChristopher

“Lynn” this can’t be true; all major credit card companies would help you deal with this w/o a problem; I con only conclude that you are trying to take advantage of FB members

At this point, she hung up on me!!

7:40pm

You don’t have permission to chat with this person.

At this point I’m thinking of this as a “real-time” version of all the others flooding my spam folder. I am sure that we will see a ton of these soon. Is this a consequence of the new “opening” of Facebook? Please share your thoughts!

Full moon over Lake Michigan Chicago, December 2009 3/3

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:18:21 -0600

Full moon over Lake Michigan Chicago, December 2009 3/3

Full moon over Lake Michigan Chicago, December 2009 2/3

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:38 -0600

Full moon over Lake Michigan Chicago, December 2009 2/3

Full moon over Lake Michigan, December 2009 1/3

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:15:57 -0600

Full moon over Lake Michigan, December 2009 1/3

Late bloomer, nov 30, 2009 - Aldine, Chicago 60657

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:29:10 -0600

Late bloomer, nov 30, 2009 - Aldine, Chicago 60657

Twitter flashbacks, 14:50 CT 2 December 2009

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:00:46 -0600

Twitter flashbacks, 14:50 CT 2 December 2009

Patience. Saw this guy outside Whole Foods this week. He...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:35:10 -0600

Patience. Saw this guy outside Whole Foods this week. He wasn’t nervous or frantic like many pooches, but his angst and love were palpable, beautiful.

Impressionist Sears Tower, peaking into purple fog on a chilly...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:39:40 -0600

Impressionist Sears Tower, peaking into purple fog on a chilly yet balmy November evening

Ray of light. Always fascinating, the play of afternoon sunlight...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:51:03 -0600

Ray of light. Always fascinating, the play of afternoon sunlight with Lake Shore Drive buildings (Chicago). Second day of 70’F weekend in November, will help us get our average up, rather cool summer.

Lava clouds over Chicago River last week, looking southwest from...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:23:00 -0600

Lava clouds over Chicago River last week, looking southwest from Wrigley Bldg on Boule Mich

Just love October’s “yellow surround effect” -...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:33:51 -0600

Just love October’s “yellow surround effect” - you can catch it only a few days when color optimal and gray sky, preferably damp, too

Mum’s the word! ,-) [fall, Lasalle at Delaware]

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:06:15 -0500

Mum’s the word! ,-) [fall, Lasalle at Delaware]

Skype 2.8.0.722 #Fail #Errors

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:43:00 -0500

Very unhappy that Skype released this piece of garbage; must be force quit every time. Here are the details.. as you can see, many issues, bad software. Worse, they have the classic maze on skype.com so you can’t reach them easily. They’ve become a microsoft I’m afraid.. and I was a raving fan for years. Very disappointed.

Skype 2.8.0.722 errors

2009-10-26 12:28:07.669 Skype[283] SkypeApplication::init called

2009-10-26 12:28:20.111 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:28:40.575 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:29:40.668 Skype[283] SkypeSound::setAudioDeviceUID: cannot find audio device with UID AppleUSBAudioEngine:Logitech:Logitech USB Headset:1b100000:1, trying to use default system output device instead

2009-10-26 12:31:06.884 Skype[283] SkypeEventNotificator::playSound: ERROR: cannot load sound FastBlip2 (Classic)

2009-10-26 12:31:28.502 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:31:55.103 Skype[283] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

Main starting with pid 288 parent pid 64

2009-10-26 12:32:20.902 Skype[288] SkypeApplication::init called

2009-10-26 12:32:32.176 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:32:55.282 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:33:14.413 Skype[288] SkypeSound::setAudioDeviceUID: cannot find audio device with UID AppleUSBAudioEngine:Logitech:Logitech USB Headset:1b100000:1, trying to use default system output device instead

2009-10-26 12:34:11.799 Mail[225] 0xb9f1c90: observer lock is held, postponing release. break at /SourceCache/Message/Message-753.1/Utilities.subproj/FoundationAdditions.m:649 to debug

2009-10-26 12:34:20.549 Mail[225] 0xb9f1c90: observer lock is held, postponing release. break at /SourceCache/Message/Message-753.1/Utilities.subproj/FoundationAdditions.m:649 to debug

2009-10-26 12:34:28.511 Skype[288] SkypeEventNotificator::playSound: ERROR: cannot load sound Hangup (Classic)

2009-10-26 12:35:12.824 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:35:52.180 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

2009-10-26 12:35:56.190 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:

2009-10-26 12:35:57.184 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:

2009-10-26 12:35:57.578 iCal[226] Parameter briding ALTREP (NSURL) type failed for CID:

2009-10-26 12:36:31.153 Skype[288] International prefix longer than target in applyCountryCodesFromDefaults

And so on (as Vonnegut was fond of writing, and please apply appropriate intertextuality ,^)

Pieds a terre ,~)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:44:53 -0500

Pieds a terre ,~)

MITEF "Entrepreneurs/Innovators Resources" Live Blogged

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:30:00 -0500

To read in the order I blogged it, go back 3 pages to start and read in reverse order (from bottom to top). I tried to correct a few typos but time doesn’t allow for perfection; I pecked this out on an iPhone!

Similar theme here to other entrepreneurial panels I’ve seen over the years.

Chicagoans don’t self-promote enough
The community isn’t collaborative enough, it’s separated
Chicago’s value prop is domain knowledge, not technology (like the [Silicon] Valley)
Entrepreneurs need to get smarter about research and sharing control
We have a LOT of assets and resources that aren’t used to best effect
Dave Weinstein and Ron May are a riot

MITEF packed the house, as usual

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:25:36 -0500

MITEF packed the house, as usual

The panel: Lanny, moderator, Fred Hoch, Nik Rokop, David...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:25:00 -0500

The panel: Lanny, moderator, Fred Hoch, Nik Rokop, David Weinstein, Ron Kirschner

Ron people here don’t self promote. Max investmt 1. I asked how they saw the community using...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Ron people here don’t self promote. Max investmt 1.

I asked how they saw the community using social networks to shave the business cycle. There’s work to be done here, as all panelists made false assumptions about SNs: Dave on social nwks my q. Ron about trust (rather than social networks). Fred qual v quant (perceived SNs about quantity). Nik face to face key (more important than SNs). David nonconclusive answer. There’s an oppy here.

Altercation Ron may wanted to keep the mic but Lanny got it away from him! Huffing ,-D

Big battery discn. My friend in London hot on those.

Ron distrib control. Must do if u can’t. Weinstein solve a real problem. Trading companies....

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:47:00 -0500

Ron distrib control. Must do if u can’t. Weinstein solve a real problem. Trading companies. Huge bus in Chicago. Weinstein likes disruption. BS, the coasts. Chicago fred bigger than Austin or nc. Nik were not collab enough. IIT siloed. Need to break down.

Nik. Very few people get financing no sense of reality, credit cards. New q. How to give up control?...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:38:00 -0500

Nik. Very few people get financing no sense of reality, credit cards. New q. How to give up control? Fred it’s a maturing process share control. David need to understand your role.