WARNING: "Photo Contest Scam"

[DropTopDrifter]

I know this is kinda long.. but help me get to the bottom of this!!!


Anyone else have someone I.M. them and tell them that they were found on Drifting.com and is a winner of a contest?? This just happened to me.. thn they asked me for pics from mags. of D1 and stuff.. which im sure is violating copyright laws. It didnt take long for me to realize something was really fishy.. so i started ytesting this persons patience... which happened to be very short... Here is a small sample of out conversation... we were also exchanging pics on another name.. but chatting on this one.

Notice how he starts asking for scanned pics more and more egarly.... and avoids my questions...

*His name is edited for protection until i find out what this is.
I am AnonymsNamls


DRFT 5: u won a contest

DRFT 5: from drifting.com

AnonymousNamelss: i did?

AnonymousNamelss: what contest?

DRFT 5: we are picking one person to use thier amature shots for a 7 page article and a bio in the upcoming modified magizine driftin edition

DRFT 5: did u go 2 d1?

AnonymousNamelss: i won that!?!??!?!! what!?!?! your'e kidding ??right?

AnonymousNamelss: nA.... im on the east coast.. but i will be at Drift Atlanta

DRFT 5: we will use one of ur shots for the cover and a 7 page photo layout of ur d1 pix and a bio of urself and u also won a japanese ps2 along with drift racer, kaido battle 2 , initial d, the tokyo xtreme racer set, gt3, a pre ordered gt4 copy and a subcription to modified drifting magizine!

DRFT 5: if u didnt go to d1 do u have any photos that u have taken at a drift contest? if not do u have a scanner and or digital camera?

AnonymousNamelss: i ...i ..... i.... mmm k

DRFT 5: loloool hahahaha excellent! whats ur name bro? im skylar

AnonymousNamelss: ya... at the NOPI Nats...

AnonymousNamelss: Mike btw

AnonymousNamelss: when they had Drifter-X at the NOPI nats.. i got lots of pics

AnonymousNamelss: i have no pics of ME at any events though

DRFT 5: ok michael, let me go on aim ( my other s/n and we can connect and get this thing started... cooool?

AnonymousNamelss: yup yup

DRFT 5: excellent

DRFT 5: excellent...do u have any drifting memoribilla? like option magizines or any drift magizines?

AnonymousNamelss: i have a signed Drifting Mag by drifter X

DRFT 5: do u have a scanner?

AnonymousNamelss: ya.. and i digi cam

DRFT 5: ok what ever u think looks best, scann that and send me that too also do u have any japanese magizines of drifitng..i am going to do a magizine page layout collage of ur drifting goodies as well.its going to look hardcore..ur nominated as the no#1 drifter SLASH enthusiest

AnonymousNamelss: sweet... i'll have to gather all that stuff together..... what about pics of roasted tires?? lol

DRFT 5: yes!!!!!!!!!!wwe gotta to get this all done today tho bro...i am going to the office noon to start the layout ..my boss loves ur car..u got to send me thoe drifter x shots now..then scann that magizine cover and also do u have any drifting magizines

AnonymousNamelss: *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*.. can you give me like 20-30 min to get my stuff together?

DRFT 5: no problem

AnonymousNamelss: ok.. i'll get all this together..

DRFT 5: im just saying lets do this all afternoon, so i can get this started , we got alot to do

AnonymousNamelss: i bet

DRFT 5: d1 driver pics, ur miata dorifto pix, pictures of ur drift stuff

DRFT 5: and a pic of u

DRFT 5: a license style pic

AnonymousNamelss: well... its funny.. my car is in the shop right now getting reapinted.. because of the bumper

DRFT 5: go get that shitznet tgether., hahah...did u rubb it against the wall? heeh

AnonymousNamelss: na... but my old one was all fubar gtom curbage

AnonymousNamelss: from*

DRFT 5: haha nice

AnonymousNamelss: i have pics of that too... lol

DRFT 5: do u want to see my new baby?

AnonymousNamelss: sure!

DRFT 5: lol

DRFT 5: here she comes

DRFT 5: vr000m..pSSH

DRFT 5: hahah BOV

DRFT 5: nice shot

AnonymousNamelss: i need boost... maybe oneday

DRFT rb26 s14 5: super nice shot

DRFT 5: well ill c what i can do, but i cant get ahead of myself yet..what im saying is my brother can sponsor ur car

DRFT 5: but wait till we are done with work and then ill call him, i really think that car haas ALOT of potiential

AnonymousNamelss: *drools*

DRFT 5: lololol NO JOKE

DRFT 5: ur car is one of a kind

DRFT 5: great taste

AnonymousNamelss: its not the car.. its the driver;-)

DRFT 5: and to be honest

DRFT 5: i wouldnt mind driving it with 15psi!

DRFT 5: n ojoke ololol

AnonymousNamelss: neither would i

DRFT 5: great exterior tho

DRFT 5: we will c

DRFT 5: :-):-)

DRFT 5: that magizine needs to be scanned ...take all the TWIN
DRIFTING SHOTS FROM IT AND SCAN THEM INTO UR COMP...OK
/????

DRFT 5: i got some ideas man

DRFT 5: this is going to be great

DRFT 5: let alone make ur car a drifter/slash 10 seconds on the 1/4

DRFT 5: thats only if u want...lol

DRFT 5: u kno what twin drifting and tandem drifting is right?

DRFT 5: everyone gives the styles diff names..in japan they call twin drifting "side-long"

AnonymousNamelss: i know it very well

AnonymousNamelss: send left overs from a couple weeks ago....

DRFT 5: excellent...scan the twin shots from that drifting maggizine for me ok ? its going to go with the shot of u ..u kno modified is going nuts over this...

DRFT 5: what do u mean bro

DRFT 5: DRFT rb26 s14 5 AOL webpage

DRFT 5: my brothers r34

DRFT 5 signed off at 12:28:10 PM.

DRFT 5 signed on at 12:41:10 PM.

DRFT 5: k

AnonymousNamelss: i have put most my stuff in one file.. making sure i got it all..

DRFT 5: nooo prblm

AnonymousNamelss: all my stuff is on the streets... of me that is

DRFT 5: well dude....excellent, all u need to do is scan some shots now

DRFT 5: this is going faster then i thought

DRFT 5: :-D:-D

AnonymousNamelss: i have dont lots of mountain running.. but i have no action shots.. i know someone who has some vid of me in the mtns though...

AnonymousNamelss: all my shots are digi pics and are already on my comp[

DRFT 5: i know i mean

DRFT 5: twin drifting shots of the d1 pros from ur magizine too

AnonymousNamelss: you'll like this one im sending...

DRFT 5: ok

DRFT 5 signed off at 12:56:23 PM.

DRFT 5 signed on at 12:56:37 PM.

DRFT 5: sorry

DRFT 5: stupid dial up connected

DRFT 5: aol sux

DRFT 5: what r u doing now

DRFT 5: ?

DRFT 5: ?

DRFT 5: whats going on with aim

DRFT 5: ?

DRFT 5: hey

DRFT 5: whats going on

DRFT 5: ????

DRFT 5: ?

DRFT 5: ??????????????????????

DRFT 5: ???

DRFT 5: hello

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DRFT 5 signed off at 12:59:49 PM.

AnonymousNamelss: im here
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DRFT 5 signed on at 1:25:46 PM.

DRFT 5: ?

AnonymousNamelss: im here

DRFT 5: wat happnd

DRFT 5: do u have speed tv?

AnonymousNamelss: i was looking through my mags.. i have a lot of them... mostly SCC

Anonymousnamelss wants to directly connect.

DRFT 5 is not accepting Direct IM requests or does not support the Direct IM feature..

DRFT 5: scc?

AnonymousNamelss: Sport Compact Car

DRFT 5: ooook

DRFT 5: well i meant thru that drifting mag

DRFT 5: y where yu ignoring me

AnonymousNamelss: sign on your other name.. i'll show you what i was looking through

DRFT 5: im in the living room showing my dad something real quick we just ordered speeed channel and dish tv, gimme `1 min and ill back into my room 1 sec bro

DRFT 5: scan some twin drifting pix from ur driftin magizine

DRFT 5: ok?

DRFT 5: y dont u answer me

DRFT 5: im going on my other comp

DRFT 5 signed off at 1:32:21 PM.

DRFT 5 signed on at 1:38:50 PM.

DRFT 5: ok

DRFT 5: im in my room

DRFT 5: why are u being mute

AnonymousNamelss: IMPATENT ? LOL

AnonymousNamelss: oops

DRFT 5: me?

DRFT 5: lol

AnonymousNamelss: all my stuff is upstairs.. im down stairs

DRFT 5: do u not wanna do this now? lol

DRFT 5: go upstairs

DRFT 5: dude

DRFT 5: we dont have all day

DRFT 5: we do but thats today

AnonymousNamelss: did you see the vids i posted on drifting.com?

DRFT 5: yes but listen

DRFT 5: are u listening

AnonymousNamelss: im here

DRFT 5: scann drifting pix

DRFT 5: ok? right now

DRFT 5: pleasew

DRFT 5: what ever happened to the file u were makign

AnonymousNamelss: i have it.. but they are all pics i have taken in real life

AnonymousNamelss: here are all the mags i is/was trying to scan
through for pics...

AnonymousNamelss: ... if it loads

AnonymousNamelss: whats your user name on drifting.com?

AnonymousNamelss: hell... screw typing.. shoot me a line 770- **

DRFT 5 signed off at 1:45:42 PM.

DRFT 5 signed on at 1:45:50 PM.

DRFT 5: yoyoyooyoy

AnonymousNamelss: ya

DRFT 5: dude u need to get up stairs then

DRFT 5: lol

DRFT 5: why arent u doing the *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* i asked u to do biiiotch

AnonymousNamelss: hell... screw typing.. shoot me a line 770-**
DRFT 5: this is stressful

DRFT 5: listen bro we need the computer

AnonymousNamelss: why am i scanning pics that aren't mine?

DRFT 5: what are u doing man just tell me if u dont want to do this

AnonymousNamelss: i do... but how do pics in mags pertain to me?

DRFT 5: its going to be used for the d1 collage I DON THAVE ANY MAGIZINES HERE THEY ARE AT THE OFFICE

DRFT 5: i just told u

DRFT 5: do u get it?

AnonymousNamelss: well.. i only found one tandom..

DRFT 5: that u took?

DRFT 5: or from the zine?

AnonymousNamelss: i have like 10 that i took.. sent you a few.. but i cant really find much in the mags

DRFT 5: we need to get the show on the road bro u keep stalling and asking questions then tell me u dont wanna do it , should i go on aim or not?

DRFT 5: send me the ones u didnt send me and scan a few tandem shots

AnonymousNamelss: hell... i'll send you the whole file i made..

DRFT 5: why are u making this so confusing

DRFT 5: go scann that *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* too man

DRFT 5: not hard lol

AnonymousNamelss: well.. that would be easier then sending pic by pic

DRFT 5: did u scann anything yet???????????

DRFT 5: is everything in the file yet?

AnonymousNamelss: ya

AnonymousNamelss: get on your other name

DRFT 5: i am now

AnonymousNamelss: these all all the mags i get to look through...
it takes time

AnonymousNamelss: whta is your name on drifting.com?

DRFT 5: noo take this advice

DRFT 5: DRIFTINGcom i use whn im at the office

DRFT 5: listen

DRFT 5: THAT LOOX GREAT

DRFT rb26 s14 5: WOW U C

DRFT rb26 s14 5: ur cutoff


This person didnt have ANY patence.. i wsa gone for like 5 min and they went nuts and signed off.

[240sxdrifter]

thats crazy! what a weirdo.

[HasNoTiresLeft]

Yeh that was probably BS

[pita bread]

this is a SCAM!

this is a SCAM! They did this to others recently.

[nissanguy_24]

jerk harrassed me and MrodDrft recently. Claiming if we find pictures for them, and just "be a pal" and *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* we would win free d1 press passes! but at lass, we both missed out AKA told him to screw off.

edit:

Actualy when he messaged me he acted like he just wanted stuff, after i told him i posted abunch of d1 pictures he can go to the forum and find them he asked where, i told him to search, he asked for me to do it, i told him know, i would have to do the same thing, then he went about how i wasnt being a pal and crap, finally at the end i told him to screw off then he claimed i could win free press passes if i did it for him. lazy SOB

[DropTopDrifter]

a scam for what i wonder... i mean... its not like he can get pics off the internet.

Im almost wondering if he is trying to get people to send pics and then do something about copyright laws to try to make money...

and the facker is still im'ing me... lol

[Shin_Kudou]

LoL, this guy's been IMing ACD every day asking for D1 pics. It's pretty funny how this guy is so stupidly predictable.

[driftxtreem]

Dude I know the guys at modified magazine very well this is BS. As well Drifter X was not at the Nopi Nats. Dude you need to ignore these people and remove them from your aim. You did alright it sounded to good to be true. PM me the name of this fool and Ill look into it.

[MrodDrft]

O man yea that idiot.. lmao. He bothered me for like 3 weeks calling me the "Drift pic king" or sum crap like that. Just block him lol He never did that free pass thign thoug.. he would just bother me 24/7 for pix. I was like ur an idiot why would u wanna look at pix wen u could watch VIDS. Then im like ur such an idiot just get it urself its not hard. Then he was telling me i know nothing about drifting and i will never do it in my life.. so then i was gettign so mad cuz hes so dumb. So i was like if ur such a drifting expert i asked him do u even know wat "touge" means. Just because i knew he wouldnt cuz hes such a ricer lol. He said. Cmon dude, dont get smart, everyoen knows wat that means. Then he never answered. And he stopped talkign to me. lmao

[Feint]

Originally posted by DropTopDrifter
a scam for what i wonder... i mean... its not like he can get pics off the internet.

Im almost wondering if he is trying to get people to send pics and then do something about copyright laws to try to make money...

and the facker is still im'ing me... lol

Steal the pictures and stick them in a knock-off magazine.I mean if you look at it,your getting pics for free,you don't have to pay for the media passes,spend money getting to D1,spend time at D1 etc.Or it could be for a website,but I doubt it if there isn't some sort of profit involved.I always miss out on these lame scammers,I wanna break their balls for fun .

[DropTopDrifter]

Originally posted by driftxtreem
Dude I know the guys at modified magazine very well this is BS. As well Drifter X was not at the Nopi Nats. Dude you need to ignore these people and remove them from your aim. You did alright it sounded to good to be true. PM me the name of this fool and Ill look into it.

sorry... i know everyone remebers me though.. the idiot on the crutches.... who was drifting then?.. so i can correct myself..

[MrodDrft]

Originally posted by Feint
Steal the pictures and stick them in a knock-off magazine.I mean if you look at it,your getting pics for free,you don't have to pay for the media passes,spend money getting to D1,spend time at D1 etc.Or it could be for a website,but I doubt it if there isn't some sort of profit involved.I always miss out on these lame scammers,I wanna break their balls for fun .

lol go bust his balls SN=DRFT rb26 s14 5

[Drift For Food]

Lol, that IM is hilarious. Yes...won for drifting.com, 7 page article, front page...I live at home with my dad and have dial-up AOL, lol.

Start sending him some really bad porn. How ya like the fat chicks? lol. What's that dog doing to her?! lol Yeah, I'll send you some phat drifting pics. ok off topic...

[sidebyslide]

yea the same guy is bothering me. To think i actually believed it at first haha he even said i won a car. Whp is this guy? and i sent him like a few pics

[Chas]

Yea, please aviod him hes shady