Backstory. He contacted my wife and had her convinced he was her son (he's estranged) but when it comes to money she directed him to me. As I am a tad more vigilant things didn't go as planned for him.
Note also there have been significant data breaches in Australia recently, some already on the darkweb, so names & phone numbers could have come from those. His phone number is 0459540270
Him: Hi jon how are you?
Him: Can you help me with something?
Me: who is this please?
Him: Wife's son's name
Me: perhaps some more details, I know a few!
Him: My mum gave me your number
Me: What is your surname please?
Him: My wife's name gave me your number
Him: Are you at home?
Me: yup
Me: why's that?
Him: Did my mum told you?
Me: No sorry, been working in my office and someone is also here vacuuming so door closed!
Me: Would it be easier for you if I just go talk to her to see what's going on?
Him: She told me to ask it yourself
Him: Can you help me with something?
Me: Ok so mate, here I am!
Him: I have to transfer 2 payments for today. but because I have a new phone I can't do the transaction on my phone and on the computer they say that I have to confirm it in the old banking app....
(Suspicion starts here - recall my wife told me it was him)
Him: Can you make these transfers for me? I'll make sure that you have it back tomorrow
Me: Why can't you go to your bank in person?
Him: I'm at work the bank will be closed when I'm done
Him: You will have it back tomorrow
Me: What are you doing for work these days?
Him: What I always did.
Him: You will have it back tomorrow I promise.
Me: Do you know where I live?
Him: No but I will give the money to my mum she will give it to you
Me: That's very strange my dear son, as I have lived in my house for 30 years. You lived here. Are you on drugs?
Him: Jon did you really thought I was serious
Him: I will come over tonight <3
Me: You're going to drive from Perth to Melbourne in 6 hours? That's about 4 days usually isn't it?
(I live in Brisbane)
Him: I'm in town
Him: I will see you tonight
Me: But you forgot when I lived
Him: No I know where my mum lives
Me: In Kolkata?
Him: Yes
Me: Say Hi to your mum for me, and she must be very very proud of you and the work you do all day.
Him: Ok
Him: Can I send you the payment details?
Me: Yes please, thanks mate
Him: Name: S. Minami
Him: BSB: 064496
Him: Account: 14347017
Him: Reference: ZY-6YUV
Him: Amount: $1890,00
Him: This are the payment details I need to make. Can you make it as an osko payment.
Me: Ah thank you. What is osko?
Him: Osko is an instant transfer.
Me: It is asking for the senders name, what is your name I should put there?
Me: Its asking me for the first name, who is the S person's name? What are we paying them for?
Me: Are you still there, are sure he needs the money today?
Me: The bank webpage is about to time out
Him: Send me a screenshot when it's paid
(At this stage he is deleting the history)
Me: For a transfer this big the bank now asking for the address to send a printed receipt to the person getting the money to make sure it goes through. Where does this person live please?
Me: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
Me: Good bye son, please die painfully
Name, phone number and banking details reported to https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
For those who may not remember and for the newer KR who may not have known, here is a rather more significant takedown I did previously: http://www.knights-reborn.org/forum/vie ... p?p=163795
Note also there have been significant data breaches in Australia recently, some already on the darkweb, so names & phone numbers could have come from those. His phone number is 0459540270
Him: Hi jon how are you?
Him: Can you help me with something?
Me: who is this please?
Him: Wife's son's name
Me: perhaps some more details, I know a few!
Him: My mum gave me your number
Me: What is your surname please?
Him: My wife's name gave me your number
Him: Are you at home?
Me: yup
Me: why's that?
Him: Did my mum told you?
Me: No sorry, been working in my office and someone is also here vacuuming so door closed!
Me: Would it be easier for you if I just go talk to her to see what's going on?
Him: She told me to ask it yourself
Him: Can you help me with something?
Me: Ok so mate, here I am!
Him: I have to transfer 2 payments for today. but because I have a new phone I can't do the transaction on my phone and on the computer they say that I have to confirm it in the old banking app....
(Suspicion starts here - recall my wife told me it was him)
Him: Can you make these transfers for me? I'll make sure that you have it back tomorrow
Me: Why can't you go to your bank in person?
Him: I'm at work the bank will be closed when I'm done
Him: You will have it back tomorrow
Me: What are you doing for work these days?
Him: What I always did.
Him: You will have it back tomorrow I promise.
Me: Do you know where I live?
Him: No but I will give the money to my mum she will give it to you
Me: That's very strange my dear son, as I have lived in my house for 30 years. You lived here. Are you on drugs?
Him: Jon did you really thought I was serious
Him: I will come over tonight <3
Me: You're going to drive from Perth to Melbourne in 6 hours? That's about 4 days usually isn't it?
(I live in Brisbane)
Him: I'm in town
Him: I will see you tonight
Me: But you forgot when I lived
Him: No I know where my mum lives
Me: In Kolkata?
Him: Yes
Me: Say Hi to your mum for me, and she must be very very proud of you and the work you do all day.
Him: Ok
Him: Can I send you the payment details?
Me: Yes please, thanks mate
Him: Name: S. Minami
Him: BSB: 064496
Him: Account: 14347017
Him: Reference: ZY-6YUV
Him: Amount: $1890,00
Him: This are the payment details I need to make. Can you make it as an osko payment.
Me: Ah thank you. What is osko?
Him: Osko is an instant transfer.
Me: It is asking for the senders name, what is your name I should put there?
Me: Its asking me for the first name, who is the S person's name? What are we paying them for?
Me: Are you still there, are sure he needs the money today?
Me: The bank webpage is about to time out
Him: Send me a screenshot when it's paid
(At this stage he is deleting the history)
Me: For a transfer this big the bank now asking for the address to send a printed receipt to the person getting the money to make sure it goes through. Where does this person live please?
Me: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
Me: Good bye son, please die painfully
Name, phone number and banking details reported to https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
For those who may not remember and for the newer KR who may not have known, here is a rather more significant takedown I did previously: http://www.knights-reborn.org/forum/vie ... p?p=163795
