Finally, one for the ladies!
by subacati
I get spam emails all the time. The number of African Princesses that have emailed me is easily more than the number of known African states! 🙄
This is the first time an email from a man seeking a woman has arrived though! :left: So it may be a new take on an old idea. :irked: …
So, if the ladies have been feeling left out, meet John Awater from Sweden. He's embarrassed about his accent because, according to him, they don't speak much English in Sweden. 🙄
The reference line reads, "Hi,i am a single man looking for true love honest and caring woman."
The email itself meerely instructs the reader to open the pdf attachment.
And here it is, :p
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Hello,
How are you doing this lovely day? Hope is well with your life i know you will be surprise
receiving this mail, but I am sending it to expressing my feelings to you.
I saw your email on Google while I was searching for something’s; I decide to send an email to
you, i sent this mail to you only don’t take it as one of the junk mail people send sorry for the
embarrassment. I think i owe you the benefit to tell you a little about me. I’m John Awater by
name, 6"0 tall 51 years old. I work in Cape Town here in South Africa and a single parent i was
born in Stockholm, Sweden my country. I’m a Civil Engineer i work in the Rig as one of the
Drilling supervisor with Blue Water oil drilling Company http://www.bluewater.com .Located in
Sable Field 150km's southwest of Mossel Bay Western Cape South Africa, About 400km to
Cape Town. I’m a widower and single, just looking for the right woman in my life, age is not a
problem to me it’s just a number. I know it's hard to find though but i like to try and see what
God holds for me with the right woman. Well i am the only child of my parent. My parent passed
away some years back, left with alone. It’s really hard to stay alone , but i have learned to accept
my fate and move on with my life, I miss her so much ,I do have a Son who means the world to
me, Harry he's 25 years old. he means a lot to me , i wish to let you know that whoever i choose
to spend the rest of my life with , should be able to accept her also(If you have any children, then
that is great ) I hope we do get along real fine.
I am a Christian who loves God and appreciates him for who he is. I am looking for a woman
with a heart of worship a heart of love and a desire to be loved, I’m looking forward to make her'
happy and spoil her with lots of love, I have lots of love to give and I have a '' BIG HEART '' If
you feel you are that person , I’m sure we would get along just fine, please don’t mind the way
you received this mail I don’t have an option than telling you my mind, am very ok I don’t need
your money or wealth all i need is love and caring woman that i will spend all my life with . I
will stop here and hope to get to know each other better, How about you telling me about
yourself and send your pictures to me while replying me. Here is my Phone number:
+27(0)##########, hope will not mind my ascent as my country is not a good English speaking
country, and Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxx .some of my pictures are attached below hope to
hear from you soon.
Much thought,
John Awater.
The photos referred to 🙄
subacati 
You opened the attachment? You're brave.
i just can't understand why people don't just go out in the solid world and meet people. he would find a mate a lot quicker that way. interesting.but he should check the statistics on how many men in their fifties hook up again. i don't remember the percentage but it is a slim few. 💡
And his 'ascent' isn't Swedish at all. And Swedish schools (like all Scandinavian schools) have been teaching children English from second grade since some time in the late fifties. No living Scandinavian iz dad bad on Anglis.
Evidently he likes his women bearded and male :p
Originally posted by SharkfinUK:
Well, I'm not using the Adobe pdf reader so I took the risk. :pI actually just viewed it in html first. :up:Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
Oh, I very much suspect that he's after their cash and not their luvin' :whistle:Originally posted by Aqualion:
That's what I found really amusing. The thing is, most South African's wouldn't know that. :rolleyes:Originally posted by Spaggyj:
Yeah, he's really picky isn't he? :p
Yeah I definitely wouldn't be opening that email. At least it's not a penis enlargement email for a change. Nice ladies are finally getting some directed spam then, go us? 🙄
Originally posted by Spaggyj:
Exactly 😆 😆
You're getting desperate now Aadil! 😆
The bloke seems to be living in a tent. That's very… erm… unique for a Swede. Around my parts it rains 6 out of 10 days, and the constantly blowing North Sea Gales make it almost impossible to even put a tent up. And it's even worse in Sweden.
Assholes.I actually experienced this last year. A colleague of mine had met this super charming man online. British, but living abroad and working in the same line of business as this fellow in your post. Lots of photos, and single parent as well. Everything was hunky dory and he was supposed to move to Norway, they were going to buy a house in England etc.I smelled something fishy and did some research one afternoon. Of course, but sadly, I found out this was a romance scammer. Still – they do some research about the people they are impersonating (like – there's probably a man with the same name working for that company).It was with very heavy heart I went to work the next day because I knew I had to tell her she was living on lie. A lie being a guy sitting on an internet café in Nigeria…To be honest – I didn't think people fell for this sort of stuff anymore, but unfortunately they do 😦
Would the scammer have requested money to fly to Norwayshare price of downpayment on house and that sort of thing? I wonder, when successfully hooked up, how the scammer actually proceeds…
Originally posted by FlaRin:
Among other things that they do, they get the needed details to arrange marriage papers. (to get citizenship etc.)Here in South Africa, they recommend that unmarried women check with the Department Of Home Affairs regularly to ensure their details haven't been used to "marry" them illegally! :insane:It's totally sick and makes the fake banking emails look like a child's game in comparison. :cry:Originally posted by rose-marie:
Everyone has a weak spot. For most decent, caring people, it's our emotions. We're vulnerable, and once our emotions and our trust have been violated like this, e become less likely to trust our heart the next time.The sad thing is, the next time a genuine person comes along, we don't trust them! :awww:
Originally posted by post:
I wonder if that son is a he or a her… :left:
Originally posted by Zaphira:
Perhaps he had this son with a German woman with the surname Also, and out of courtesy adresses him Herr Also. The lacking 'r' is just a typo. Or, perhaps, this Herr Also is an entirely different character who absolutely has to be accepted. I am picking up some very disturbing vibes right now. Sounds like some sinister James Bond villain. "Undermensch! You vill accept mein ausority, or I shall haff you shot!"
Originally posted by Zaphira:
Originally posted by Aqualion:
:lol:Actually, many Black people here don't have English as a first language. Due to a grammar quirk of African languages, some people who don't have English as a first language get the gender types confused with pronouns! :pIt's a bit like when a native English speaker attempts to speak Spanish or French. Gender is handled differently from one language to the next. 🙄
Oh Rose, that's heartbreaking 😦
yeah… Shame 😦
Originally posted by FlaRin:
Yes. He would tell a story about his hotel room being robbed (because he is currently working in Africa, but when his well payed job's done in a couple of month, he'll fly directly to Norway) and that he'll need money to settle things before he leaves etc.Just google romance scammers and you'll se the most common modus operandi :awww:
I have a 'friend of a friend' who, we believe, has been scammed in such a way (not with the same story, but nonetheless…)Heshe doesn't think (yet) that heshe has been scammed. We suspect but say nothing, simply commiserate. The person's misery is intense, it's heart-wrenching.
Malizelle writes:I received the same mail on 29/12/12 from Dennis Chris. Different picture! What a hunk!!! Charming, loving, caring, loveble, just the man any woman could dream off. Forwarded e-mail to my friend. If you phone his cell – no reply, but if you phone from private number he clearly tells you that he does not take "private number" calls. And this morning she did some homework and forwarded me the "scam" letter that is posted on this blog. Thank you for modern technology!!! Scarry wat you get out in the world. Another one bites the dust!!!
Wide awake writes:I was almost caught by the same loving, caring, male pig. What has happened to the real men out there?
they got married.. :p
It's an updated version of the classic Lonely Hearts Scam, only that old trick was targeted at widows who just lost their spouce, preferably, of course, widows with money. It's pretty serious business.Here's a link to a report on the thing. It's from last year, but nothing has changed.
It's like cyber rape! :insane:
demonseed! :insane:
I'm thinking that 'the Internet' has made a whole new vector, for the people who prey on the weak and needy. As far as I can tell, the first internet dating site was matchmaker.com, which started as a BBS in 1983. The online lonely hearts scamming started then, no doubt. Having said that, there must also have been BBS chatrooms that offered similar opportunities.Before that, it must have been down to lonely hearts clubs, dating agencies and perhaps singles bars – maybe lonely heart ads in newspapers. Allany of which, I would think, made the whole exercise a lot more complex.Any thoughts?
Originally posted by FlaRin:
Back then, the scammers were simply called gigolos and they actually gave their 'victims' some temporary fulfilment.:rolleyes:
I don't think prostitution in any form is what these turds who fish for hearts and subsequently defraud then of their money are all about. To them, it must be like playing an online game of wits, and getting paid if you score.
Originally posted by FlaRin:
I'm using the term 'gigolo' in it's earlier form here. With Giacomo Casanova probably being the most infamous! Although he seems to be seen in a far more romantic light than he should be! 😉