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True or false:James Veitch engaged in conversation with a scammer named Solomon Odonkoh for weeks.
True or false:James Veitch engaged in conversation with a scammer named Solomon Odonkoh for weeks.
True
True or false: Veitch convinced Solomon Odonkoh to ship more gold to him.
True or false: Veitch convinced Solomon Odonkoh to ship more gold to him.
True
True or false: Veitch stopped engaging with Solomon Odonkoh after they created a code for their emails.
True or false: Veitch stopped engaging with Solomon Odonkoh after they created a code for their emails.
False
True or false: Veitch began replying to scam emails as a way to combat their actions.
True or false: Veitch began replying to scam emails as a way to combat their actions.
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True or false: Veitch recommends using a personal email address to avoid spam.
True or false: Veitch recommends using a personal email address to avoid spam.
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True or false: Winnie Mandela reached out to Veitch in an email asking him to transfer $45 million out of the country.
True or false: Winnie Mandela reached out to Veitch in an email asking him to transfer $45 million out of the country.
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True or false: Veitch informed Winnie Mandela that Nelson Mandela had passed away three months prior.
True or false: Veitch informed Winnie Mandela that Nelson Mandela had passed away three months prior.
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True or false: Winnie Mandela requested that Veitch transfer $3,000 to her account.
True or false: Winnie Mandela requested that Veitch transfer $3,000 to her account.
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True or false: Veitch stopped engaging with Winnie Mandela after informing her that Nelson had passed away.
True or false: Veitch stopped engaging with Winnie Mandela after informing her that Nelson had passed away.
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True or false: Veitch's actions are a way to prevent scammers from scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings.
True or false: Veitch's actions are a way to prevent scammers from scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings.
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Study Notes
- James Veitch received a spam email from someone named Solomon Odonkoh offering a business proposal to ship gold to him.
- Veitch responded to the email and continued to engage with Solomon for weeks, even creating a chart to convince him to ship more gold.
- Veitch eventually concocted a plan to use a code in their emails, but Solomon stopped responding.
- Veitch began replying to more scam emails and wasting scammers' time as a way to combat their actions.
- He recommends using a pseudonymous email address to avoid spam.
- Veitch received an email from someone claiming to be Winnie Mandela, the second wife of Nelson Mandela, asking him to transfer $45 million out of the country due to Mandela's health condition.
- Veitch responded to Winnie, informing her that Nelson had passed away three months prior.
- Winnie requested that Veitch comply with her banker's instructions and transfer $3,000.
- Veitch continued to engage with Winnie, responding with song lyrics.
- Veitch's actions are a way to waste scammers' time and prevent them from scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings.
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