Presenting..... Vlad Diomerde!

...what can I say? I panicked.

From: nicolas steven [mailto:nicolas_steven101@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:55 PM
To: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.net
Subject: Mesh Loop-Loc Pool Cover for 18 x 36 Pool (PA, NJ, DE)

On 8-28-09, Nicolas Steven wrote:
Hello,
Is this advert still available ? get back to me with the price
Thanks.
Nicolas

On 8-28-09 Vladdio wrote:
Yes it is still available.

Mesh Loop-Loc Pool Cover for 18 x 36 Pool - $1099
(This is, in fact, exactly how the item was titled on Craigslist.)

On 8-30-09 Nicolas Steven wrote:
Subject: email me back....
Hello,

Thanks for the prompt reply. Well i am okay with the asking price ($1099) for the (Mesh Loop-Loc Pool Cover ) and i don't want you to worry abt the shipping because i have a shipping company that will be coming for the Pick up of the Advert at your residence as soon as payment has been made.

I also want you to know that i will be paying via Money Order and it willcontain both your asking price and the shipping fees via my shipping company and no pick up will be made until Money order is cleared and cashed by you and here are the details needed so that i can mail the Money order with no delay

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS :
PROVINCE,STATE:
POSTAL CODE:
TEL #:

As soon as this is received the payment will be mailed out with no further delay I await your response.
Regards

On 8-30-09 Vladdio wrote:
Nicolas,

Your information has been forwarded to me. My name is Vlad Diomerde. I run security for many online businesses and I have a contract with Best Defense Pool Enclosures.

I have been instructed on their behalf to thank you for your interest and for your order.

I am presently running a preliminary diagnostic of your email address. We work in conjunction with many of the larger search engines and some of the smaller ones. From this effort we can determine such information as true name (originators identity), general geographical location (for example, we are now certain that you are living in West Africa), and ultimately country of origin including postal address. As this investigation winds to an end we will also know your IP number. With this we will be able to pin-point your exact location anywhere in the world as long as you are with your computer.

This is usually not meant to alarm people. We are simply trying to reduce the amount of internet fraud by separating the real customers from the scammers. I would like to tell you this to assure you that you are safe to continue with your internet sales and purchases but the simple fact that you are trying to buy a "pool cover" in the United Sates while you are in fact in West Africa leaves us to suspect your motives.

As I am writing this to you, I was forwarded a duplicate email from you to my customer. This actually helps to hasten our diagnostic and means that we will have ALL of your information very soon. Thank you. Please note that if you are residing in a country that has international trade agreements with the United States, an official from your own government, accompanied by our representatives, will be visiting you shortly. For your information, we have agreements with Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon among others in your area.

Thank you for your time and attention. I hope this email finds you well.

Vlad Diomerde, SDII