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mack the knife

Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: standing right behind you...
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:44 am Post subject: Yeah! I won the lottery!!!! |
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Check out this bullcrap. The best parts are all the typos and grammatical errors, plus the fact that somehow NIGERIA is involved. Why does this stuff always start in goddam NIGERIA? Oh, and my contact is a REVEREND. Oh ho ho! Forgive me father, for I will sin. If I meet you I will poke your eyes out.
Spectacles, testiclees, wallet, and watch.
A.Men.
7/06/06
Ref: 435062725
Batch: 7050470902/189
Winning no: GB8101/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Maddam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize which
was released on the 30th of june 2006, from the
Australian International Lottery programme,which is
fully based on an electronic selection of winners
using their e-mail addresses from some sites. Your
email address was attached to ticket number; 47001725
07056490102 and serial number 7741134002. This batch
draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and
bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in
the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$1.3,000.000 (ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS) in cash
credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred
thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotion program
which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted
and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational
companies as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the commmunities where they have an
operational base. Furthermore, your details(e-mail
address) falls within our European representative
office in Amsterdam, Holland as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$1.3,000.000 will be
released to you from this regional branch office in
NIGERIA. We hope that with part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes for
US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial
agent,REV. FR.JACOB HILLS to file for your claim .
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be found on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name, address and
telephone number to help locate your file easily. For
security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your
claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
programme by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 30th of
May 2006; otherwise all funds will be returned
as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organisations.
PLEASE CONTACT REV. FR.JACOB HILLS, so that he
will
tell you of how you will receive your winning prize.
Name: REV. FR.JACOB HILLS
Email: [email protected]
Congratulations once again on your win!!!
Best Regards (co-ordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT AT ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT
TO DISQUALIFICATION.
On the other hand, I did learn a new vocab word: fiducial. |
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Rteacher

Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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I think a lot of people aren't aware of these fishing scams, and the first time they get an email stating that they may have a lot of money coming to them they at least momentarily get carried away by wishful thinking. Reportedly (from U.S. Embassy warnings...) some idiots actually journeyed to some African countries to try to collect, and they were never heard from again and presumed dead... |
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TexasPete
Joined: 24 May 2006 Location: Koreatown
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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I like how the douche bag is a Reverand AND a Father so he's like doubly holy.
Have you ever read the blog where the guy takes up the Nigerian on the scam but scams him back and gets the Nigerian to do all kinds of stupid crapola like getting a stuido picture taken with a loaf of bread on his head? It's hilarious stuff. |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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I once received a similar e-mail, but I was supposed to collect the cash after sending them my bank account details. (as if!) |
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Thunndarr

Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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From www.pointlesswasteoftime.com.
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If there�s one thing I hate worse than spam, it�s 419 scammers. For those of you who don�t know, a 419 scam is the one you�ll occasionally get where a person writes to you, claiming he is from another country (usually Nigeria or Egypt). The base of the story is that the government has been overthrown, or he has inherited a very large sum of money, usually in the millions of dollars. However, he either 1.) cannot touch this money because of the legalities of his home country, or 2.) he wishes to take this money out of the country, but he needs your help. All he needs is your bank account number and your promise to not keep all of his money.
Believe it or not, this scam has worked many, many times on many, many people. Especially with the elderly. They play on the religious beliefs of people, as you�ll see in the following exchange between me and one such scammer, who is pretending to be terminally ill in a hospital in Italy. For those who are fed up with such spammers and dipshits, I dedicate this very real email exchange to you.
Get comfortable because these exchanges took place over the course of a month and a half. It�s going to be long. |
Follow the link to see the rest.
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/johncheese/419.htm
Genuinely inspired and priceless. |
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Bulsajo

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I always write them back using the most foul-mouthed language you can imagine. It's fun to use them as a punching bag- it's a great stress-reliever.  |
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baldrick

Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: Location, Location
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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419 419! Check out mine:
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Dear xxxxx
Dear xxxxx I am xxxxxxxxx, a legal practitioner in Malaysia with many years of practice.
I was an attorney to a deceased client of mine who died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia of a heart related condition in 2001. My reason of sending you this email is to help secure the funds left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this fund valued at $5.7million dollars was deposited.
Since you do have the same surname with my late client, I would want to present you as the legitimate beneficiary with all legal documents required to back the claim up.
The holding bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated, and so far, all my efforts to get hold of someone related to this man has proved abortive.
This is my proposal; I am asking for your consent to present you to the bank as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. I do have a good standing in Malaysia, it is my assurance that this transaction will be successful and that I will make sure that the transaction is done within the applicable laws to guarantee full legitimacy
All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. However, if this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. Do understand that this transaction do require utmost confidence and you should keep this mail to yourself not withstanding if you are rejecting the transaction or accepting it.
Note that I reserve the right to reject your acceptance of this proposal if I have reasons to believe that you may not be honest or discreet as it concerns this proposal.
Further details will be giving as soon as your interest is indicated.
Yours Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Attorney at Law |
I just had to google 'scam + beneficiary' to find out about other very similar scams. One thing I didn't understand is that this guy has an office in KL - I checked out the website of his law firm and everything. Maybe the scammer was using his name. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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canuckistan Mod Team


Joined: 17 Jun 2003 Location: Training future GS competitors.....
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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The guy who fooled one of those Nigerian scammers and ended up a few bucks ahead of the game was brilliant. Church of the red painted breast?  |
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beast
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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I wrote to that guy once saying that all I want to do is sleep with his wife. He can keep the money, I just want his wife. Didn't hear back from him again. |
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Veronica Rose
Joined: 01 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Thunndarr wrote: |
From www.pointlesswasteoftime.com.
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If there�s one thing I hate worse than spam, it�s 419 scammers. For those of you who don�t know, a 419 scam is the one you�ll occasionally get where a person writes to you, claiming he is from another country (usually Nigeria or Egypt). The base of the story is that the government has been overthrown, or he has inherited a very large sum of money, usually in the millions of dollars. However, he either 1.) cannot touch this money because of the legalities of his home country, or 2.) he wishes to take this money out of the country, but he needs your help. All he needs is your bank account number and your promise to not keep all of his money.
Believe it or not, this scam has worked many, many times on many, many people. Especially with the elderly. They play on the religious beliefs of people, as you�ll see in the following exchange between me and one such scammer, who is pretending to be terminally ill in a hospital in Italy. For those who are fed up with such spammers and *beep*, I dedicate this very real email exchange to you.
Get comfortable because these exchanges took place over the course of a month and a half. It�s going to be long. |
Follow the link to see the rest.
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/johncheese/419.htm
Genuinely inspired and priceless. |
Holy Crap. You raped my eyeballs! I tried to click away from that picture as quickly as I could but I still fear that I may never be the same. Reading your exchange with the scammer, however, was worth the psychological damage I received at the end of it.
Edit: I concede that my eyeballs were not exactly 'raped' because I was warned and still chose to click that link, but still... |
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Thunndarr

Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Veronica Rose wrote: |
Thunndarr wrote: |
From www.pointlesswasteoftime.com.
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If there�s one thing I hate worse than spam, it�s 419 scammers. For those of you who don�t know, a 419 scam is the one you�ll occasionally get where a person writes to you, claiming he is from another country (usually Nigeria or Egypt). The base of the story is that the government has been overthrown, or he has inherited a very large sum of money, usually in the millions of dollars. However, he either 1.) cannot touch this money because of the legalities of his home country, or 2.) he wishes to take this money out of the country, but he needs your help. All he needs is your bank account number and your promise to not keep all of his money.
Believe it or not, this scam has worked many, many times on many, many people. Especially with the elderly. They play on the religious beliefs of people, as you�ll see in the following exchange between me and one such scammer, who is pretending to be terminally ill in a hospital in Italy. For those who are fed up with such spammers and *beep*, I dedicate this very real email exchange to you.
Get comfortable because these exchanges took place over the course of a month and a half. It�s going to be long. |
Follow the link to see the rest.
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/johncheese/419.htm
Genuinely inspired and priceless. |
Holy Crap. You raped my eyeballs! I tried to click away from that picture as quickly as I could but I still fear that I may never be the same. Reading your exchange with the scammer, however, was worth the psychological damage I received at the end of it.
Edit: I concede that my eyeballs were not exactly 'raped' because I was warned and still chose to click that link, but still... |
As much as I would like to take credit for that, I have no affiliation with that site. |
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ChimpumCallao

Joined: 17 May 2005 Location: your mom
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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i want to see the 'shimmering goat hands' pic but am very sensitve. can someone let me know exactly what it is before i click?? i dont wanna be scarred for life. |
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Thunndarr

Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:39 am Post subject: |
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This may sound like reverse pyschology, but honestly, don't click that link. |
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