Sometimes, I just have a wee bit of fun playing dense and honest. For some reason, my baiting address has gotten very popular with "overdue contract" scammers of late.

Sometimes being dense and honest with them results in a funny exchange, especially if they're desperate. Sometimes, it's just the thought of the scammer reading my response and scratching their head over how to respond that makes me laugh.

The name on this one helped. He's... Dr. Dagogo! The subject is intriguing, too.

PAYMENT UPDATE US$8.6M

That will grab your attention.

Dear. Baiter Name,

I am Dr.Isa Dagogo, General Administrator Telex and Wire Department of Central Bank of Nigeria. I have urgent information for you, which will be very vital to you. My colleagues in the Central Bank of Nigeria and in other Ministries that are in charge of transferring money, has conspired to release your fund into another account claiming that you are the one who ask them to release your fund into this account in South Africa. I have been approached, as the General Administrator Telex and Wire Department of this bank to endorse on this stated below bank account to enable your fund be transfered. Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this account.

BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
ALABERT STREET DURBAN
BRANCH CODE: 331420
ACCOUNT NO: 61053229038
BENEFICIARY: MR. T. J. ZWANE

As a matter of fact, ALHAJI M. R. RASHEED, MR. ERNEST EBI, and their Associate in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) (C.B.N) have advised me to release your fund into the above account. Hence I decided to contact you to know if you actually ask them to do so.

This fund will be transferred to this above bank account before 14th of July as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing House to remit the fund if you are not aware of this transfer or did not instructed anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, reconfirm your banking and contract details to me to enable me give advice to our Clearing House to release your fund and make sure you call me on the above telephone numbers to confirm if I have received your banking and contract details.

Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side, so you have to keep this very confidential, as I am ready to assist you get your fund released to your account.
Your prompt response to this mail will expedite the release of your over due payment.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Isa Dagogo Direcetor,Telex & Wire Dept (Central Bank of Nigeria)
+234-8033801296

Okay, I couldn't resist tweaking him a little. Okay, a lot.

I am Dr.Isa Dagogo, General Administrator Telex and Wire Department of Central Bank of Nigeria. I have urgent information for you, which will be very vital to you. My colleagues in the Central Bank of Nigeria and in other Ministries that are in charge of transferring money, has conspired to release your fund into another account claiming that you are the one who ask them to release your fund into this account in South Africa.



What fund?

I have been approached, as the General Administrator Telex and Wire Department of this bank to endorse on this stated below bank account to enable your fund be transfered. Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this account.

BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
ALABERT STREET DURBAN
BRANCH CODE: 331420
ACCOUNT NO: 61053229038
BENEFICIARY: MR. T. J. ZWANE



Nope.

As a matter of fact, ALHAJI M. R. RASHEED, MR. ERNEST EBI, and their Associate in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) (C.B.N) have advised me to release your fund into the above account. Hence I decided to contact you to know if you actually ask them to do so.



Never heard of them. But what fund are you talking about?


This fund will be transferred to this above bank account before 14th of July as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing House to remit the fund if you are not aware of this transfer or did not instructed anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, reconfirm your banking and contract details to me


Why should I give my bank account to you when I don't know YOU from Adam either? And explain what fund you're talking about.



to enable me give advice to our Clearing House to release your fund and make sure you call me on the above telephone numbers to confirm if I have received your banking and contract details.



What phone number above? I don't see any phone numbers above.


Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side,



Why would it be risky for you to DO YOUR JOB AND SEE THAT THE RIGHT PERSON GETS A LARGE MONEY TRANSFER?

so you have to keep this very confidential,



Confidential from who?


as I am ready to assist you get your fund released to your account.



What fund and what account?


Your prompt response to this mail will expedite the release of your over due payment.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Isa Dagogo Direcetor,Telex & Wire Dept (Central Bank of Nigeria)
+234-8033801296



Is that supposed to be your number?

Why is your email addres Ayingo Vess when your name is supposed to be Doctor Agogo or whatever?

He never wrote back. I guess the lad didn't know what to do if I attempted to get him off script.

Or maybe he just went out to boogie the night away as Dr. A-Go-Go.