SpeedTriple Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 A copy of a mail I received today. Are we safe nowhere!! >> >> Attn. I Got your Contact From Thailand Friends and decided to contact you personaly For this. I am Dr Ben Kuma, a citizen of Liberia, I work in Iraq as a Medical Doctor with JIMMYSTEN State Government Specialist Hospital, I had a case of a man that had an accident of Bomb Blast in Iraq,and he was rushed to the Hospital i work by some good Samaritans, I led a team of doctors to operate on him, but unfortunately, we lost him(He Died). Upon the search of his briefcase to enable me issue a certificate of death and referral to the appropriate authority seeing that he was an alien, I discovered that he is a citizen of ENGLAND on a business in Iraq. Further search revealed documents with which he deposited the sum of Nine Million,Three thousand U.S Dollars with a diplomatic Courier Company and evidence of the transaction(a picture of the money). I have not been able to trace any member of his family, and no thanks to the fact that he was single. So you would readily appreciate that his status made it difficult fr me to get any of his relatives. With my position as a senior medical doctor in the Hospital, and the fact that I am the only one preview of this information, the money is for me to claim if I could act as a next of kin, unfortunately, my citizenship of LIBERIAN and the role I have so far played would not permit me to do this. In the light of this, I here by formally solicit your assistance to act as the next of kin if you accede to my proposition and the following sharing ratio. E 25% of the Sum??? Yours, E10% of the Sum??? Orphanage, E5% of the Sum??? Settlement of expenses incurred on both side, E60 Of the Sum??? Mine. If you are interested in this transaction, then try as much as you can to contact me through my Email address and do not forget the utmost confidentiality should be maintained. Regards, Ben Kuma(Dr) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uarewotueat Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 ive seen this before somewhere on the forums :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyoiy Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Dr Ben Kuma he sound famous ... hahaha .. but i never got any ... send me one Dr... thx :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 So this idiot is trying it again after already having provoked an uproar earlier? So you can see that he is neither a doctor nor something else nearly coming close to an intelligent being! :evil: **** him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickbseattle Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 This is the infamous "Nigerian scam" dear so and so due to a recent change in leadership my 30,000,000 usd is locked, help me and I'll give u money too, blah blah blah If it sounds tooo good or tooo stupid, it prolly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzanthai Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 No I think this guy is really legit I think he is the real thing. Best to at least give him a chance. How often do you get to obtain this much money eh? Like hell! These guys are just wankers and anyone wasting time or money deserves all that comes there way for being so bloody stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs3602001 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I have had a few and I have to say sometimes I do reply and have some fun, obviously with the sole intention of screwing them around, it is great fun. Firstly I mail them saying I sympathise and woudl like more informaiton, then after a mail exchange I explain there are strict laws in Thailand regarding the transfer of such large funds into the country and that they should contact the Finance Minister for assistance, or claim that I already have.......At least by doing this you can have a laugh and the mail is not totally wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Such solliciitation are known as "Advance Fee Fraud" scheme or a "4-1-9" (419 refers to the section of the Nigerian penal code that covers fraud) as most of the messages seem to come from Nigeria. Its nothing new and it has been emptying the pockets of victims for decades, first through letters, then with faxes, and now via e-mail. In any case, best practice is to ignore it and refrein yourself from thinking of getting some fun out of these guys. Firstly because it would automaticaly register your Email address as a valid one and you will start to receive zillions of other scam and trash email.... Btw, saddly as it was innevitable, see below, http://www.nigerianscams.org/openAll/Tsunami.htm Take Care Laurence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs3602001 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 sometimes I do reply and have some fun, obviously with the sole intention of screwing them around That can be fun, but let's not advise everyone to try that. There have been a number of cases where the recipient of the email took the piss out of the scammer at length, only to find that the scammer sent threatening letters and emails to the family and employers of that guy. OK, I will only advise certain members to try it. 1) Jimba_the_hut 2) 2unique 3) Vodkaholik I am sure these 3 individuals will be more than capable of handling the internet threats and have some fun in the process I really don't think it is anything to get serious or be worried about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 [deleted by moderator] no, just kidding, i deleted it myself, aren't i clever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs3602001 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 ooohhhh....Poor Johnno, there, there, I am sure Tom loves you really, don't get upset, be a good boy and I will give you a lolly pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs3602001 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 It's the same when I advertise for staff: sometimes I get 500 responses by email. Am I to write to them all? Even trying to do it automatically would take a lot of time. That's just the way the world works nowadays. Now, Conor, I suggest you get yourself a good HR Manager or employ the services of a Recruitment Consultant, having to look through 500 CV's is outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 But people still expect "old fashioned" coutesy of an individual response. I think that's misplaced in these times wow, courtesy is old fashioned? glad i don't work for you last time i looked, it was still free to be polite time is money? so is bad publicity, costs you lots of money the cheapest form of advertising is still "word of mouth" bad business practices, such as being too busy to be polite, is not old fashioned and lots of businesses have gone out of business because they forget that people have long memories and remember businesses that are too busy to serve the public. after all, who is going to come along and buy the products if you chase all the cutomers away? as for tom being too busy to be polite, i thought by having these moderators, he was going to have lots of time to administer TF i'm not here to run him down, i was just wondering if anyone else had asked to be a moderator and hadn't heard from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubkordaikrab Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 If you dont want to do this deal me just beucase i am black just say so. I am not black so feel free to give me the bank account and we can start making money. It took me a while to get all the emails from TF so now i like to get some money back :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 all is good in johnno's world again tom finally got back to me 8) :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranM Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 SmartAss has just been added as a moderator too in the last day, an indication that nothing is fixed or decided on the issue of moderation... hmm judging by the new moderator line up ( obviously very carefully scrutinised by er Mr "no tolerance" Admin :shock: :wink: )can we now assume that swearing our ******* heads off has now been greenlighted? i ******* certainly hope so .. otherwise my posts r going to be very ******* short .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhrodisiac Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hadn't you noticed the new sincere and serious grown up me?No profanity No sarcasm No insults No? me neither... So, whats on offer then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 i got load of i will make you e-mails just mark them as spam dont awnser them as they will try to send you a virus loaded e-mail it happen me.welo safe surfing A copy of a mail I received today.Are we safe nowhere!! >> >> Attn. I Got your Contact From Thailand Friends and decided to contact you personaly For this. I am Dr Ben Kuma, a citizen of Liberia, I work in Iraq as a Medical Doctor with JIMMYSTEN State Government Specialist Hospital, I had a case of a man that had an accident of Bomb Blast in Iraq,and he was rushed to the Hospital i work by some good Samaritans, I led a team of doctors to operate on him, but unfortunately, we lost him(He Died). Upon the search of his briefcase to enable me issue a certificate of death and referral to the appropriate authority seeing that he was an alien, I discovered that he is a citizen of ENGLAND on a business in Iraq. Further search revealed documents with which he deposited the sum of Nine Million,Three thousand U.S Dollars with a diplomatic Courier Company and evidence of the transaction(a picture of the money). I have not been able to trace any member of his family, and no thanks to the fact that he was single. So you would readily appreciate that his status made it difficult fr me to get any of his relatives. With my position as a senior medical doctor in the Hospital, and the fact that I am the only one preview of this information, the money is for me to claim if I could act as a next of kin, unfortunately, my citizenship of LIBERIAN and the role I have so far played would not permit me to do this. In the light of this, I here by formally solicit your assistance to act as the next of kin if you accede to my proposition and the following sharing ratio. E 25% of the Sum??? Yours, E10% of the Sum??? Orphanage, E5% of the Sum??? Settlement of expenses incurred on both side, E60 Of the Sum??? Mine. If you are interested in this transaction, then try as much as you can to contact me through my Email address and do not forget the utmost confidentiality should be maintained. Regards, Ben Kuma(Dr) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhrodisiac Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Meet me in the car park with a brown envelope and I'll furnish you with the full bribe list and each Mods price. I think that the brown envelope smells like err... brown something, the left shoe is bigger than the right one, and your check bounced, but oddly, I'm still interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Meet me in the car park with a brown envelope and I'll furnish you with the full bribe list and each Mods price. I think that the brown envelope smells like err... brown something, the left shoe is bigger than the right one, and your check bounced, but oddly, I'm still interested... how much 100 bth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venne Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Few days ago i get this mail: Hello, How are u doing?i am fine,i have saw ur profile in this web sit i am new here so i am intreseted in you for relationship.more about me,i am binta ahmed female 29 yrs old from west coast in africa so i really need someone that can take good care of my life,why i am contacting is because i want to know more about u and i will let u know more about u me too,i am caring,loving, honest,trustone, i need a man for a long time relationsip and marriage,a man that can take good care of a woman,caring, lovely, honest,truthful,trustone,so as soon as u recieve this letter i am waiting for ur reply and also i like to know more about u,until i read from,u will send mail to my e mail address direcit if u are intrested u.e mail address [email protected] THANKS miss binta ahmed. I repply to "her" that im not interested, and "she" should go buy dildo, and put it in "her" arse...! ...and here is mail what i get from her after that: Hello dear, How are u doing?i recieve your mail it was queti understood to my reading,thanks for your mail,i am a citizen of west coast in sierra leone,i am gold minner in my country,my education is some collage,prensetly i ma not working here in refugee camp,i am living alone here in refugee camp,i lost my family in the crisis that happond in my country sierra leone,yes i will be coming to ur country to stay with u forever and ever after the transfer of this fund,why i am here is that it was dur to the crasis that happond in my country,i am in refugee comp here in dakar senegal,is that i deposited some fund with security financier house called I.C.C INTERNATIONAL CREDIT COMMISSION,so i have been thinking whon to trust this transaction into his cares so i have dicided to tell u this ,if their is any way u can be of assistance to me as my forign beneficiary to the deposited fund into ur account,due to the agreement i have come with them that i can not wilhdraw the money unless i transfer it out of the country,the amount of the fund is $1:3millon us dorllar,so after the transaction i agrred to give u 20%from the fund,pls be faithful in this transaction.so the financier house told me to look for someone that i can trust this fund into is account.darling i will introdue ur person to the direcor of the financier house so that i will give the contact of the financier house ok.send me ur pic,i love it honey, i like to know more about u?i am waiting ur respond. miss binta ahmed. I reply her again, with same text as earlier, and havent heard anything after that. Mayby "she" read reply this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hungrycentipede Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Take a look at 419eater.com if you want to see some fun ways the scammers have been scammed themselves. I used to play around with some of them just to waste their time and to give me some laughs. If I can find some of my favourite correspondence I'll paste it here. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkon Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 i used to have my fun them. When i get any of these mails via one of my mail accounts i only use for regitrations ont he web i never use. Like when you need a valid email for downloads and things like that. Those mails are just perfect for tests. to see how many trojans you can hide in one mail. As they tend to open every damn attachment you send them. lol. Please find my personal details attached in the Document ha ha ha . 4of 5 fell for it and i bet they had some fun with my mail, off course the revenge was terrible., that mailbox was useless after i know i am a mean person. Arkon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Being a guy is like having a Macintish computer. We don't get so many weirdos like Macs don't get hit with Viruses so much, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkon Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Being a guy is like having a Macintish computer. We don't get so many weirdos like Macs don't get hit with Viruses so much, lol yes, why beating someone who is already on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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