Saturday, August 14, 2010

Realization

As I was browsing the net the other day, I visited a very interesting website http://www.complaintsboard.com/bycompany/gb-courier-a149505.html. That same incident almost happened to me.

Below is my friend email as well the email I received from the fake "courier" as well:


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Date: 08/03/10

From: Hugo Walcott

Hello,
Thanks for your email, I appreciate your response, how are you today? I hope everything is going well with you. First, I would like to explain myself to you, my name is Hugo Walcott, and I am originally from Germany am working here in Ireland. I would like to know more about you and see what happens in the future, my dream is to find a nice woman who is honest and willing to spend the rest of our life together if we can be compatible.

My hobbies, I love playing football, swimming, cooking, reading, I do like going to movies sometimes and going to the beach, I like going out when needed but also like relaxing at home sometimes. I would like to tell you more about myself and also know more about you, I hope that our communication here will be nice so as to get to know each other better.

Please take good care of yourself until your next email. Have a nice day.

Regards,
Hugo

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Date: 08/04/10

DEAR,
How are you been doing? Thanks once again for your mail, I understand your skepticism regarding to your question about my Self. My full name is Hugo Walcott originally from GERMANY. I am CAUCASIAN. I do what is ethically right. Whatever life puts before me will be useful experience that will make me stronger, wiser, and more tolerant. I am strong enough to understand and make allowances for other people's weaknesses, and their behavior towards me. Other people's behavior is about them, not me. I focus on the joy of living my life and helping others where and when I can. I am what I eat and drink, so I eat and drink good things.

My father died in the Army Air Corps shortly when I was twenty years old. My mother and I lived for two years with her parents, my wonderful grandparents. My grandfather was a storyteller, writer, and radio producer. I still find his imagination and creativity an inspiration. My mother and I spent the rest of my childhood in Detroit where I attended St. Suzanne grade school and Catholic Central High. I graduated from the Oxford University with a degree in engineer and currently working as Marine engineer in the submarine section.

I have only one sister, she graduated from Purdue with a PhD. in child development and joined the faculty at Texas Tech University where she taught preschool and eventually served as Director of their Child Development Center. For the last 3years, she has been a parent educator with the Kansas State Research and Extension service and a professor in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas state university Her husband, son, and daughter, each in their own way, have inspired me by their courage. We have been spending the rest of our lives together.

Best Regard,
Hugo
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Date: 08/06/10
Dear, Dear,

I read your mail with understand thank you, What more can a man says to the woman who opened her heart to him, allowing him to feel the warmth of her love across the great distance that separates them?

You truly have no idea what I feel for you. I try to put this feeling into words, but fail miserably. This feeling of being both scared and at peace, of having both butterflies and a sense of calm, is a feeling that I have only dreamed about. As the days continue to pass, my love for you continues to grow. I never thought I had the capacity to love anybody as much as I love you right now. Yet, my love for you continues to mature, growing beyond the realm of my heart... It seems that you have become the fiber of my soul, the very reason for my existence. I'm usually not the kind of person that would write a love letter, but I thought I’d do this for you because you are the most wonderful thing in my life right now. I know we're far apart, and I'm in England -- but hey, like I said, distance means so little when you love someone so much. I need you to know I am with you through everything, the bad and the good.

I've given you my heart and I hope that you won't break it. Keep it and give it some loving from time to time. Remember when I promised you that I'd never let you down, that I’d never treat you bad, that I would share your joy and pain? I will promise all those things over and over again, hope to chat u one day but time between us. I promised I'd be coming over there to meet with you soon.

Love always

Hugo +447031888464
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Date: 08/07/10

Honey,

I thank God everyday for letting me meet you and for you falling in love with me because I know that it would never be as perfect any other way. I love you with all that I am truly you are my love. I think of spending every minute of every day with you and holding you so close to me. Whenever you think of me, please know that no matter how many miles separate us or how much of our lives come between us, you are and always will be the love of my life and I will never love anyone as much again.

I went to bed last night with a vision of you next to me. I slept like a baby all night, because I was not feeling alone. When I awoke this morning to see if it was real or if it was a dream, realty hit me that it was only a dream. Very soon, I know that you will be right next me, and that I will not have to dream of it again because you will be right there so we can hold, hug and squeeze each other tight.

My love long is there with you so I can help build you and support you, so that we can accomplish a whole lot together as husband and wife. Our relationship has given me a lot of dreams, and now I feel hope. You entered my thoughts and magically erased all of my fears with your sweet and caring ways. Now I look forward to each day and feel so much at ease with you. I'm so grateful that we're able to share our problems and aspirations with each other. It truly seems as if you're a part of me, as if our time together was a melding of souls. The thought of you fills me with smiles, and I can't wait to hug you each day.

Love always.

Hugo

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Date: 08/08/10

Honey,

I have integrity. I do what is ethically right and good. Whatever life puts before me will be useful experience that will make me stronger, wiser, and more tolerant. I am strong enough to understand and make allowances for other people's weaknesses, and their behavior towards me. Other people's behavior is about them, not me. I focus on the joy of living my life and helping others where and when I can. I am what I eat and drink, so I eat and drink good things.

I am what I watch and play and listen, so I watch and play and listen to good positive things. I take exercise which I enjoy. I walk when I don't need to drive or take the bus or train. I smile and laugh whenever I can - life is good - getting caught in the rain reminds me that it is good to be alive to feel it. I forgive other people. Deep down everyone is a good person, just like me. I am a compassionate and loving, caring person. Dear I will be traveling so tell me what do u want me to buy for u dear.

So my dear tell me how you want me to help I am willing to do that just to keep our relationship Moving don't be shy to share your problems with me. I will let you know as soon as I am back to my city.

Yours love,

Hugo
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Date: 08/10/10
Honey,
How are you doing? Hope is well! I just come back from my travel, now it will be easy for us to communicate to each other, I miss you so much I wish we could see each other every day but I know that you're so far away. It hurts me Did you know that I think about you at night wishing you were here? I intend to give you a surprise visit someday. Dear I have some gift for you, hope you will like it. Diamond Wrist watch and Jewelries, a Leather Handbag, and Laptop Computer with some available cash to take good care of yourself.
I do swear that I'll always be there. I'd give anything and everything and I will always care.

Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow, for better or worse, I will love you with every beat of my heart! You are the love of my life and I am glad that I picked you to fall in love with. Please kindly provide your postal address for the posting please don’t misunderstood why I am doing all this just to show you how I do care hope you understand my feelings.

Waiting to hear from you soon,
YOUR FULL NAMES...............
CONTACT ADDRESS.............
PHONE NUMBER......................
OCCUPATION.........................

My love for you will never fade; I’m still crazy about you, baby. Dear I want you to trust me as I do trust you okay. I have a big plan for my coming to meet you. Dear i want you to check and tell me how much i can get a house in your country, because we need to buy a house there.

Love always,
Hugo
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Date: 08/11/10

HONEY,
How are you doing, hope fine. Well I intend to give you a surprise visit you at PHILIPPINES but an emergency erupted for me I am among a team of Marine Engineers sent to go into the high sea and recover a wrecked Submarine for my Country, Although I have not told you am a Marine Engineer of ten years standing but I left for business when I lost my Daddy, to manage his inventions.The gifts I bought for you are

Diamond Necklace and Bangle each 2 pieces.
One Diamond Wrist watch and One Gold watch,
Two Leather Handbag,
One Laptop Computer.

I opened the battery cage and put in fifteen thousand British pounds (gbp15, 000.00) please use ten thousand pounds for yourself and give rest for the orphans and less privileged in your area also remind them that I will be coming to see them after my trip and they should pray for me seriously as I am undertaking a dangerous venture for my government it’s just that it is a matter of national security and compulsory. As I am going into the high sea I would not be able to access the internet only calls, so when you get this parcel do call me with this my roamed number (+447031888464) or send sms on this number (+447596446170) I have send this gifts as a parcel l have forwarded your information to them, they will contact you when they arrive PHILIPPINES.

Sweet Loving,
HUGO

N.B Honey your need to keep your phone open. The needs for you to keep your phone open are very important as the delivery officer will be calling you for collection upon the arrival. Honey do keep some money with you for the local charges because I wanted to pay it here but they said that my wife have to pay that.

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Darling,
In less than three (3) hours, we will be in "NO SIGNAL ZONE" and we will in be in Ireland shore by Wednesday. I will call you as soon as we arrive in Ireland.

Meanwhile all the information, I gave you are real and correct. Below are the details of the courier company and the information of your parcel to enable you to know where and when it will reach your address.

DIRECT-LINK-FREIGHT COURIER SERVICE.
Companies’ website: www.directlink-freight.de.tl
E-mail: inquiry-directlinkfreight@eb2a.com

Darling, just do what I told you to do with the GBP 5,000 pounds and keep the rest for yourself , until when I come to meet you . Darling, would you like to go with me when I come there? Any area that is ok with you.

Extend my warm regards to your family.

I love you and I will keep it up till death do us part.

Always Love,
Hugo
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Isn't it too good to be true?


Read this email below from the courier:

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From:
Directlink Freight Courier Services
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:16:52 PM
Subject: VERY URGENT

ATTN: MADAM
With reference to the delivery of your package From Mr. HUGO WALCOTT.

I wish to bring to your notice (Receiver) that your package has been placed on hold by the Malaysian customs for some reasons which happened to violate the shipping policies.

As the goods were brought on transit point at KIAL MALAYSIA then for further destination Philippines, at the transit check point, they detected that currency were included in your parcel. Thereby, certain commissions must be paid as customs duty via us which is for the immediate clearance of your package. For the main time refer on the 'status' of your package during tracking, this is in accordance to the mode of operations in the Courier sector for financial delivery. We have already taken order number for this package from the custom.

Outstanding Charges:
Administrative -- $ 500
Clearance -- $ 350
TOTAL == $850

Malaysia Ringgit ===2.870.00

A total sum of $850USD (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY US DOLLARS ONLY) has been charge. In Acknowledgment to this email, account details shall be provided to you for the payment as stated above for the release of your package,

MADAM SEND IT THROUGH WESTERN UNION WITH THE GIVEN NAME BELOW.
NAME: ABDUL RAZAQ
ADDRESS: 4th FLOOR, WISMA 2000.11-12 JALAN HANG LEKIR 50050 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA

Thank you, as we hope we have made ourselves clear to you by this notice as
directed by the management, Please contact our Asia branch for the clearance of your parcel

NAME: YAKUB MOHAMED
For more inquiry call: +60-1-680-17226
Email:
inquiry-directlinkfreight@eb2a.com

DIRECT LINK FREIGHT is A New Company that has it representative part of the World and whenever we have Asia delivery all parcel, consignment, are on transit to Spain Egypt Kuala Lumpur Malaysia from their Your Parcel can be Shipped Your Address as Given Thanks for Using DIRECT LINK FREIGHT SERVICE the fastest and convenient means of delivery.

Thanks
Mr. MICHAL OWEN

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I was supposed to send the money to them however the clerk of Western Union keep on asking for the OR of the parcel. While I was talking with the staff, the "courier" keeps on texting and calling me asking if I did send the money to them.

My friend Hugo even text and ask if I already received the parcel and I told him about the parcel that is currently on hold in Malaysia. He then told me to send the money for me to be able to receive the parcel....hmmmm..... (i was having second thoughts already). I told Hugo to pay the clearance amount (through his credit card or his relative) however he insist that he is in the high sea and cannot do anything about it.

That day, I failed to send the money. The courier company provide me
bank account information (just to send the money) in case I might be facing problems at Western Union.

Few hours that day, the courier company send me a message that if ever i will not settle for the payment, they will confiscate the parcel and I will be facing charges (very funny!).

When I went home, i tried to browse the internet and I saw something.... similar to my case...


The following day, they called me again but I decided not to pick up the phone. They send me email and replied to them to contact Hugo and inform him that the parcel is on hold. They replied that they contacted Hugo but cannot do anything on the parcel since he is currently on high sea ^_^. They tell bad things to me which leads me to the conclusion that these people are really doing something just to get money.

I thank God for this incident...


Hope this blog of mine will help you ^_^

God Bless!



Note: I meet him at "tagged.com" using the name Hugo W