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Nigerian 419 Scams.... Now Coming To A Mailbox Near You!!

Author: Faf
Date: Friday, August 24, 2001
Date/Time: 14:50 GMT
Permanent URL: http://dotfaf.com/archives/20010824_nigerian_419_scams_now_coming_to_a_mailbox_near_you.php
See, i've been getting a lot of this stuff of late. I dunno... i think it's cos i leave ma mail addy lying all over the place. Sometimes though i use just "anon @ anon.non" when i dont wanna be known. So i figure it's these african sites that have been submitting my address to spammers.

Anyways... have you heard about the Nigerian 419 scams? It's named after the clause in the Nigerian Law that made it illegal [tell me if i'm wrong here]: Someone approaches u and proposes a very tempting "business deal". Normally u dont have to do anything... u sit back and the money goes in ur bank accout... but of course sometimes the money does LEAVE ur account. Shit is... i cant belive ppl are actually that greedy enough to fall for it. Nothing is funnier than the stories they concoct when making these "business proposals". I think they wud be better fiction writers than conmen. Here's one funny one i got today:

"I am General Bibiola Waritimi (RETIRED); Address,
Plot 35 Anifowoshe street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

I am contacting you courtesy of an internet address
listing; THIS IS NOT A SPAM MAIL, and I appeal to you
to exercise a little patience and read through my
letter, and I guarantee you will not have wasted your
time.

As you are probably aware, Liberia, a West African
Territory was embroiled in a protracted civil war for
many years. This war of attrition eventually attracted....."

To read the full *business proposal* click here[1]


Comments on this entry:

Author: klaas
Date/Time: December 20, 2002 3:29 PM
URL: http://klaasdevries.fineststars.com/klaashelps.htm

hey you read dis url an have a good laugh


[anonymous]Author:
Date/Time: December 14, 2003 10:10 AM
Email: yintsangbeijing@yahoo.com

:O)


Author: yintsangbeijing @ yahoo.com
Date/Time: December 14, 2003 10:11 AM
Email: yintsangbeijing@yahoo.com

duh


Author: Tom
Date/Time: January 14, 2004 2:25 AM
Email: toml@ntlworld.com

Have you seen the latest. Cheques are sent, bearing big numbers then followed by request for advance fees.
The cheques appear genuine but theres a catch. Its in the
detail which should be picked up by your bank so the cheque wont clear. I you send money then you have lost BIG time.
Quite new and crafty. Watch out for this one. Tom


Author: Tiffany
Date/Time: August 14, 2004 9:23 AM

Wow, this is probably the most convincing one I've read yet...of course there are dozens of versions of this thing. I must say that giving a link to the bank in Nigeria made it a bit more convincing. I've actually heard of people falling for this...yeah, that IS kinda sad.


Author: Yani
Date/Time: May 30, 2005 4:18 PM

Visit this website: www.419eaters.com very funny what they do to scammers.. they should kill them all! fuking black niggers.



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