I am a scambaiter. This man is a scammer. A nigerian 419er to be exact. The 419 refers to the region in nigeria where this scam originated but it has spread out to neighboring countries as well as Canada and the USA. The scam has changed and continues to change daily, but the bottom line still exist. The most basic form of this scam is simple. You receive a email from a stranger "claiming" to need your help with getting millions of dollars transferred overseas and out of nigeria. You are promised a percentage of this money as a reward for your help. How nice. Of course, right before it seems you are about to get your reward, a sudden fee shows up which you are needed to pay and wire via Western Union. After losing your hard earned money, the scam could stop there. Its up to the scammer. Some will try and extort more money, others will take their money and run. The scam is basic. I have money and if you want this money you have to send me money. Its shocking how many people fall for it, but, its nigerias #1 industry. Similiar scams are the "you have won the internet lottery" (which I have personally won about 200 times) and all forms of fraud check scams. This can lead anywhere from buying things off of ebay, or personal ads or anything which requires up front paying. Basically, if you are selling something the scammer contacts you and shows interest. One thing that seems to give them away is their eagerness to buy what you are selling with little regard to the price. But, if you want to sell, you sometimes miss or ignore this tell tale sign. So lets say you wish to sell a widget for $500. They agree to the price and want to mail you a bank check or money order or some really real looking check, but the catch is they want to send you this check in a higher denomination then your request. In turn, they want you to cash the amount and send back the difference via western union. Seems harmless enough and in most cases your bank seems to clear the bogus check, until..............it comes back. Could take weeks. But it comes back and now the scammer is LONG gone and you are responsible for the check. The scammers have also shown up on dating sites pretending to be interested in someone, falling in love way to fast, and suddenly, needing money for plane tickets, green cards, etc. so that they can come and visit and start a new life. I even had one guy claim to be a assassin who was hired to kill me but if I was willing to pay the amount that the person who hired gave him, he would spare my life. He claimed to have been following me for 10 days and knew where I worked, lived and what I drove. I asked him what I drove and, I kid you not, described my vehicle "4 wheels, doors and glass". Wow, he had me pegged. This man with this number in nothing but a scammer. He can't be reported to the police and the noise you hear in the backround in most cases is the noise of the internet cafe that breeds these criminals. There is nothing that can be done with these people outside of ignoring them or doing what I do. Waste their time in thinking that you are a sucker. I send them to airports waiting for me to step off a plane I never got on. I tell them I sent them money via western union and send them back and forth to the place time and time again only to leave empty handed. My goal is to waste their time so that they have less time to scam someone who might actually be dumb enough to fall for it. This man is a scammer. If you want more information, feel free to email me at joemrf@aol.com