Strange People Sending Strange Emails

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“It is estimated that approximately one percent of the general population are psychopaths” so in having regular communications with nearly 20,000 people, that means if the normal ratios apply about 200 of the people I email are probably psychopaths.

I’m thinking the communications below were from a “strange” person and would be very grateful (as long as you are not one of the 200… Hee! Hee!) – if you would take a quick peek at the email exchange below and give me your feedback at the end…

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On the 15th November 2010 someone posted the following on Craigslist:

“We are searching for a “Scott Oliver” who is from the U.K. We know he lives in Costa Rica, please help us locate this person. It is very important.”

I don’t pay any attention to Craigslist but a friend forwarded it to me and I contacted them immediately by email on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:32 PM saying:

“I’m incredibly easy to find online so obviously you have not looked, how can I help you?”

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The Strange Emailer Replied:

“I have a few concerns to discuss with you, how about we meet at that park just down the street from your house? I think this does not need to involve the girls. This is for a discussion of course, I am not a dangerous person nor do I wish you any harm. I am simply a person asked to mitigate a dispute. I am not from here and I would like to get this wrapped up asap.”

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Scott replied:

“If I can help you, I will be happy to do so Mr. XXXXX but I have no idea what “girls” you are referring to and clearly have no idea what you want to discuss so please feel free to discuss your concerns here by email…”

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The Strange Emailer Replied:

“Sorry, maybe I got the wrong place….the security guard from down the street said you lived there with what he thought may be a couple of daughters. Where I come from it’s not polite to discuss business in front of family. I really just need to get a signature that shows we met and discussed our topic so if you don’t mind meeting in person would be great. I love your web site by the way, do you sell many books?”

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Scott replied:

“Your information is wrong Mr. XXXXXX.

Are you sure you have the right Scott Oliver?

1. Please let me know exactly what it is you’d like to discuss and …
2. More importantly what it is you would like to achieve and …
3. Who you want to get my signature for and again…

I will try to help…

I publish lots of article – most of which are written by other people – so if this is about one of those then let me know. I don’t have the time to meet all the people I know and want to meet never mind the people I don’t know…”

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After doing a little research online and finding someone with the sender’s name Scott emailed again:

“Is this you Mr. XXXXXXX? at http://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.com”

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Scott emailed again:

“Hello?”

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The Strange Emailer Replied:

“You are right – wrong person, have a nice life. I was going to invite you to the Beacon for a drink but I have to take off.”

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Scott replied:

“I’m terribly sorry to put you on the spot like this but since I have had some ‘difficulties” in the past which my attorneys and the OIJ investigated (the OIJ is the Costa Rican FBI), my attorneys are now insisting that you provide us with some information:

1: Are you in fact the XXXXXX XXXXXXX of http://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.com/ ?
2. If not, who exactly are you? And …
3: Who exactly are you working for who wants you “get a signature that shows we met and discussed our topic” and …
4. What is the exact “topic” you wanted to discuss?

I do hope you can help us by clarifying this for us…”

Scott

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And yes! My attorneys do have all these emails…

What’s amusing is that if the “strange emailer” is who he claims to be – which is supposedly a specialist in finding missing people – one has to ask why he had to post something about me on Craigslist instead of doing a simple Google search for “Scott Oliver” where he would have found me at positions #1, #2 and #3…

Not much hope for those unfortunate people who are missing, eh?

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of 1. Costa Rica Real Estate Scams & How To Avoid Them, 2. How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, and 3. Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.