Sunday, January 31, 2010

My First Scammer - Nightmare Dench

Way back in the dark ages when prims were less shiny and nothing glowed, I had a shop in Meyers where I met my very first scammer.  NIGHTMARE Dench.

NIGHTMARE Dench being the genious that he is, decided to scam an unknown weapons maker, who hadn't even made a single sale of their weapon yet!  That weapons maker was me in March 2007!

So from the moment Mr Dench contacted me to get a refund for a product he didnt buy, I knew something was fishy because I had not made any sales yet!

What follows is almost a "how to" guide on scamming, as Mr Dench  tries every trick in the book until he meets a messay end at the hands of Lucy Linden.

[23:42] NIGHTMARE Dench: Helloo I have a problem

[23:42] Darling Brody: Hello.
[23:42] NIGHTMARE Dench: I had 509 now I have 9
[23:42] NIGHTMARE Dench: but no wepon
[23:42] Darling Brody: 509 what?
[23:42] Darling Brody: oh.
[23:42] NIGHTMARE Dench: what did I do wrong help please
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: im new sorry
[23:43] Darling Brody: where did you buy it?
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: bought the quantum sceptre
[23:43] Darling Brody: yes. on SLexchange.com or in world?
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: quantum products it says
[23:43] Darling Brody: and where did you buy it?
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: sl
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: lol
[23:43] NIGHTMARE Dench: but where or when do I f]get it
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: I had a glich and locked computer when came back going
[23:44] Darling Brody: looking in my history file.
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: I have 9
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: it gave ya the 500 i need hte wep please
[23:44] Darling Brody: what time did you buy it.. SL time
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: ty
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: Uh
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: like 10 min ago
[23:44] NIGHTMARE Dench: or so
[23:45] NIGHTMARE Dench: everything locked up
[23:45] NIGHTMARE Dench: ...
[23:45] Darling Brody: You will have to call a linden. your not in my log as having paid. so your money got lost by SL on the way to me.
[23:45] NIGHTMARE Dench: Right not fair
[23:45] NIGHTMARE Dench: way not cool
[23:46] NIGHTMARE Dench: SO I JUST LOSE BUYING YOUR WEPS?
[23:46] Darling Brody: it would have been a BUG in SL. only a linden can fix it as your money never got to me...
[23:46] NIGHTMARE Dench: NOT COOL GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK OR I WILL REPORT YOU
Note that my bank account was at $0 when he demanded a refund.  Remember I had not made any sales yet!
[23:46] NIGHTMARE Dench: ty
[23:47] Darling Brody: i logged into the secondlife.com webpage and looked for your name in my transaction history. your not there.
[23:47] NIGHTMARE Dench: check your stuff come on I just did it
[23:47] Darling Brody: come to me [Teleport Sent]
[23:47] NIGHTMARE Dench: NOt fair
[23:47] NIGHTMARE Dench: Look I gotta work in morn
[23:47] Darling Brody: follow the telport. [Teleport Sent]
[23:47] NIGHTMARE Dench: just give my frickin 500 back and ill buy elseware
[23:47] NIGHTMARE Dench: or Ill just report ya never heard of such a place
[23:48] NIGHTMARE Dench: bought stuff on here before and no problems
[23:48] NIGHTMARE Dench: then your store said no T JUST TAKES MY MONEY
[23:48] NIGHTMARE Dench: IM WAITIN ON MY GIRL TO VCOME HERE SHE IS BUYING ALSO
[23:49] NIGHTMARE Dench: BUYING SAM GUN 500L
[23:49] NIGHTMARE Dench: CANT SHE HAVE ONE EITHER?
[23:49] NIGHTMARE Dench: NOT FAI
[23:49] NIGHTMARE Dench: NOT FAIR
[23:49] NIGHTMARE Dench: ARE YOU RUSSIAN????
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: lOOK i AM A BUSINESS OWNER AND RENT ON HERE i HAVE TONS OF FRIENDS THAT CAN VOUCH FOR ME RICH PLAYERS OK
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: iM NOT SCAMMINBG JUST MAD [did anyone mention scamming?]
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: Sorry
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: damn
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: not fair
[23:50] Darling Brody: well you had better carm down.
[23:50] NIGHTMARE Dench: ...
[23:51] Darling Brody: if i hear another racist comment from you i will bann you.
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench: just please give me what i paid for or my frivckin money back thats all I want man
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench: racist????
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench is typing...
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench: look I got took on here by russians I have a legal paper on it from attny  [more racism]
[23:51] Darling Brody: did you pay the sign or one of hte boxes?
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench: so dont mess with me
[23:51] NIGHTMARE Dench: just please
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: be niuce I am the client
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: why be mean
[23:52] Darling Brody: i will resolve this problem and make you happy if youwill just cooperate with me.
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: All I want is what i paid for sir
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: yes ok
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: sorry
[23:52] Darling Brody: now what did you pay, the sign or the box?
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: never been treeated like this
[23:52] NIGHTMARE Dench: the thingy there
[23:53] Darling Brody: the big picture on the wall?
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: I guess it was the wall I think now ya got me frustrated
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: k
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: ya
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: Ive nbought like 2000L worth of stuff tonight
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: lol
[23:53] Darling Brody: ok... i'lll look in the transaction history provided my the lindens and see if i can find your money. please wait.
[23:53] NIGHTMARE Dench: sorry
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: it all is good unless you dont get what ya pay for, lol
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: ty sir 
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: The last time I got took they turned out to be russians running a scam                  [My God, will he ever stop with the racist comments.]
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: lol
[23:54] Darling Brody: ok. there are no sales of the quantum sceptre listed for today.
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: SO
[23:54] NIGHTMARE Dench: i cant help that
[23:55] Darling Brody: So i am calling a linden to give your money back. the money was lost by Linden Labs not me.
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: mmmmmmmmmmmmm
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: PLEasE do something
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: cant i buy one
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: my girl wants one too
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: a friend recommended them
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: dam
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: not fair
[23:55] NIGHTMARE Dench: a waste of our time huh  [someone is in a panic! The Lindens are comming...]
At this point I used the InWorld Live Chat to ask a linden to check the transaction logs.
A log of that conversation follows this one with Mr Dench.
[23:56] Darling Brody: i have asked a linden to come. now we wait.
[23:56] NIGHTMARE Dench: people should make there stuff right...so it downloads right or whatever
[23:56] NIGHTMARE Dench: ya ya ya
[23:57] NIGHTMARE Dench: So I like i said aint got all night
[23:57] NIGHTMARE Dench: Ill just report ya I guess
[23:57] NIGHTMARE Dench: stalling is dumb
[23:57] NIGHTMARE Dench: no help huh
[23:58] Darling Brody: I have a linden in help now who is looking into your account.
[0:05] Darling Brody: According the the lindens you still have your money. I have banned you from my land and will add you to the global list of criminals who are banned from all shops in secondlife.
[0:05] Second Life: User not online - message will be stored and delivered later.
[0:05] Darling Brody: looks like you picked on the wrong person to scam.
[0:05] Second Life: User not online - message will be stored and delivered later.
Coward logged out when he got caught by a Linden.

Conversation with Lucy Linden follows.  Note the time of this conversation overlaps the end of the one with Mr Dench where he logged off scared.


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[23:56] Darling Brody: Got major problems with someone who says they paid me money, but there is no record of it on the website. need help. please dont ignore this. he is being very aggresive.
[23:56] Lucy Linden: hi
[23:57] Lucy Linden: what is his name and how much and what time
[23:57] Darling Brody: NIGHTMARE Dench
[23:57] Darling Brody: he is next to me in my shop now
[23:57] Darling Brody: he is very angry that he paid $500 and didnt get anything. i have no record of it on the website history.
[23:57] Lucy Linden: how much and what time
[23:57] Lucy Linden: i'll check
[23:57] Darling Brody: thank you
[23:59] Lucy Linden: is this today>?
[23:59] Lucy Linden: that he said he paid you
[23:59] Darling Brody: Yes. he says he had $509, paid my vendor and now have $9, but no product
[23:59] Darling Brody: i suspect this is a scam.
[23:59] Lucy Linden: he didnt pay you
[23:59] Darling Brody: can you confirm the $500 going out of his account?
[0:00] Lucy Linden: it didn't
[0:00] Lucy Linden: I will IM him
[0:00] Lucy Linden: for you
[0:00] Darling Brody: would you like to come here and BUST him for running a scan.
[0:02] Lucy Linden: ive told him
[0:02] Lucy Linden: lol
[0:02] Lucy Linden: did he log out
[0:02] Darling Brody: he teleported away without a word. i would say he got caught trying to scam money.
[0:02] Lucy Linden: if he tries it again ar him
[0:02] Lucy Linden: I'd mute him
[0:03] Lucy Linden: he logged out
[0:03] Darling Brody: LOL.. you scared him.
[0:03] Lucy Linden: appears so lol
[0:03] Darling Brody: i'll ban him from my land.
[0:03] Lucy Linden: yup
[0:03] Darling Brody: Thank you Lucy.
[0:03] Darling Brody: maybe the lindens need to make a jail for avatars like that :)
[0:04] Lucy Linden: they make there own
[0:04] Lucy Linden: they get banned from everyones land
[0:05] Darling Brody: Well i hope he likes security lines. he will be seeing them a lot ;)
[0:05] Lucy Linden: =)

Mr Dench apparently went on to join the PN griefer group where he didn't amount to anything.

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