Scan your credit card!

[rubah]

start a web hosting company based in another country then disappear after a month.

[Araciel]

tell them they'll win something

[Proxy]

I assume that it would be easy enough. Getting away with it however. That is the task.

[Peegee]

Hello I am PG of the Republic of Uzbekistan. I am held as a prisoner in their country, and they will soon strip my bank account of my funds. I need you and your american bank account to hold my money until I can arrange an escape in the next month or so. At that point I will contact you once more in order to arrange for the funds back. For your involvement I shall give you a sizeable amount for your time and resources. Please reply back with your account information and I shall update you with further instructions.

[The Ceej]

Smurf the internet. The easiest way to do it is by phone. Look up someone in the phone book. We'll call her Betty Smith. You call her up and say the following:

"May I speak to Betty Smith, please?"
"This is Betty."
"Ms. Smith, I'm sorry but we have to swear out a warrant for your arrest."
"Why?"
"It seems you haven't reported for jury duty."
"I never got a letter."
"Hold on. Let me check something. [brief silence] You're Betty Smith?"
"Yes."
"Let me check your social security number. Can you give that to me?"
<betty gives="" ssn="">[Betty gives SSN]
[Brief silence]"Oh. I'm sorry, Ma'am. It seems you're fine. We called the wrong Betty Smith. Don't worry about it. You have a great day."

Now, you have her name, her address, her phone number, and her social security number. That's enough to get a credit card in her name. Then you just go shopping until she realizes she's in outrageous debt and tries to figure out how it happened.</betty>

[Bunny]

Smurf the internet. The easiest way to do it is by phone. Look up someone in the phone book. We'll call her Betty Smith. You call her up and say the following:

"May I speak to Betty Smith, please?"
"This is Betty."
"Ms. Smith, I'm sorry but we have to swear out a warrant for your arrest."
"Why?"
"It seems you haven't reported for jury duty."
"I never got a letter."
"Hold on. Let me check something. [brief silence] You're Betty Smith?"
"Yes."
"Let me check your social security number. Can you give that to me?"
<BETTY ssn="" gives="">[Betty gives SSN]
[Brief silence]"Oh. I'm sorry, Ma'am. It seems you're fine. We called the wrong Betty Smith. Don't worry about it. You have a great day."

Now, you have her name, her address, her phone number, and her social security number. That's enough to get a credit card in her name. Then you just go shopping until she realizes she's in outrageous debt and tries to figure out how it happened. you get caught for not looking like a "Betty".</BETTY>

Mistaking Levia for a girl is a common mistake though.

[The Ceej]

Yeah, well I chose the name Betty Smith because, not only is it a name many people can have, but it sounds like the name of one of the naïve little old ladies. Besides, when you use the card, you can always say you're her husband or you can just use it online. If you're really afraid you'll get caught because you're not a woman, call a man. Naiveté comes in both genders.

[aquatius]

I think the most memorable thing I've seen is when we were on holiday in france, on a subway a supposedly "Homeless" man came around and gave everyone cards with french and english writing on them saying he was homeless, had no job and 2 kids to support. The cards were made on a computer, how could he afford that? About a minute later he came and recollected them and took money from people who gave some.

[Caraliz]

Does it have to be an e-scam? Why not just have a few beers with them and steal their wallet?