proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:26 PM
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Talk about a stupid email scam |
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I got this email today. Funny thing is the last name in my emaill address is kidz. Now tell me how many people have that name. These scam artists are shameless and stupid.
PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS
My name is Mr. Paul Peters a Banker and accountant with BIAOBANK Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. I am the personal accounts manager to Engr. Hugh Novak, a National of your country, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Cote d'Ivoire.
My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which all passengers on board died. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about ($16 million US dollars).They have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby send the funds to the bank treasury.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over last 2 years now, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($16million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. In your reply mail, I want you to give me your full name, address, telephone and fax number.
If you can handle this with me, You can contact me immediately through my secured E-mail address (paulpeters17yahoo.com) as soon as you receive this mail.
Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation
Paul Peters
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FloridaPat
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:30 PM
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1. I heard enough people respond to this type of thing to make it worth |
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while for them. I also saw someone I think on this board let the scammer on for a couple of months.
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RebelOne
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:34 PM
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3. Yes, go to www.419eater and www.scambaiter and you |
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will see how these people are fighting back by leading these scammers on and wasting their time. I have done a little of it myself. My expertise is warning potential victims.
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proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:59 PM
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told him I am not stupid and don't email me again or I will report him (and I might do that anyway). I also told him to get a job and make money legally.
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Bossy Monkey
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Sat Jun-18-05 10:00 AM
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11. In future, just hit delete. If you write back, you're just showing them |
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that it's a valid email address, and you'll get 100X the spam. There used to be an email address in the Treasury Dept. (Secret Service, I think) you could send the 419 emails to, but as near as I can tell, they've bailed.
The emails may look stupid, but these people make a fortune. There is in fact a sucker born every minute. Be glad it isn't you.
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FloridaPat
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Sat Jun-18-05 09:35 AM
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10. I got scammed and then another guy tried the same thing. I agreed to |
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ship guy #2 some computers to Nigeria. He gave me credit card numbers to pay for the computer. No one in interested in stolen credit card numbers by the way. Anyhow, I emailed him that I sent the computers and would email him the tracking number later. He emailed like crazy and I didn't answer. He even called my home a couple of times! He was really in a panic. Took him a month to figure out they weren't coming.
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RebelOne
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:32 PM
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2. Typical Nigerian scam letter. |
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But sadly, many people fall for these scams.
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:39 PM
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5. 90 year old Dad got scammed for $4,500 this week |
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by a gentlemen he met at a party. Showed up at his door two days ago with a sob story.
People aren't dumb.. but many elderly fall for these things wanting to help.
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FloridaPat
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Sat Jun-18-05 09:32 AM
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9. My dad felt sorry for a guy so her hired him and his friends to clean |
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up our yard. We have 15 acres. Took several weeks. When I got laid off, everyone got fired. So the guy stole my dad's car keys and robbed us at night. Had a lot of fun with my credit cards.
Everyone had warned my dad the guy could not be trusted.
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:36 PM
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It's been going on for years, I myself have had a half dozen solicitations.
It must be working.
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RebelOne
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:39 PM
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6. I receive at least a half a dozen a week. |
proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Jun-17-05 06:00 PM
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8. This is the third one this week for me |
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Gee I feel so popular :sarcasm:
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Sat Jun-18-05 11:31 AM
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12. I forget which news show went over some of the Nigerian scams lately. |
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It's horrible the way they prey on people and too bad so little can be done to them.
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Sat Jun-18-05 11:39 AM
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13. I lost $10,000 in one of these scams. |
skygazer
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Sat Jun-18-05 11:59 AM
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14. This is the part I like best - |
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"All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through."
This guy is supposedly asking you to enter into a deal to essentially take money that doesn't belong to either one of you and he asks for "honest" cooperation?
It always amazes me that anyone falls for these things but plenty of people must since they're still out there in vast quantities.
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Sat Jun-18-05 12:26 PM
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15. It's the lure of easy and free money that attracts them |
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Like how many times can you get free money without working for it.
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skygazer
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Sat Jun-18-05 12:37 PM
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17. I guess I just don't understand dishonesty |
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I couldn't sleep at night with that on my conscience. I'd rather work for my money.
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Sat Jun-18-05 12:47 PM
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18. Itt's amazing how many people are so greedy that they |
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will fall for these scam mails. But they do and there are some who keep sending more and more money hoping to get the big payoff.
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Sat Jun-18-05 12:36 PM
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Hello,
Send me all of your personal financial information.
Thanks in advance, dumbass.
Your scam artist, Prag.
<I'm hoping it'll net me millions... And from what I've seen people swallow from the MSM. It should.>
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Sat Jun-18-05 12:53 PM
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There are probably people around who would fall for this.
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