a little warning to you all.....

[Snowbaby]

I was in UM chat today and this geezer thought he would try this on me.....

[12:23] <Simon> i have a proposal which i dont know weatheryou can helpmeabout it

[12:23] <Snowbaby> go on

[12:24] <Simon> ok send me your email adr so that i can send it immediately to your email

[12:25] <Simon> and go through it and get back to me

[12:27] <Snowbaby> what is it?

[12:28] <Simon> it is all about my father wealth

[12:28] <Snowbaby> what do you mean?

[12:29] <Simon> i mean my father deposited a sum of $28 millon dolars in a security company hear in my country before his death

[12:30] <Snowbaby> and why do u need my email address?

[12:30] <Simon> and he told me that i should look for someone who will be capable to take care of the money

[12:31] <Simon> because i am to younger to take care of it

[12:32] <Snowbaby> i dont believe u

[12:32] <Snowbaby> go scam someone else

[12:32] <Simon> i have only theb document he gave to me before his death

[12:32] <Snowbaby> i dont believe u

[12:32] <Snowbaby> go scam someone else

[12:32] <Simon> i dont know you mean by scam

then he left. Just thought i would warn u all, i know it's not to do with UM.

Snowy

[Daughter of the Nine Moons]

Good call Snowy!

This reminds me of The Nigerian Scam Letter.

Dot9M

[Falco Rex]

I've got about a hundred of those things in my e-mail over the past year. They seem to have moved from Nigeria to the Ivory Coast lately.

[Snowbaby]

I knew it was going on in email-land, but i didnt know about it happening in chatrooms. Shows u how easy it is to fall for these things, specially for newbies.

[saucy]

Thanks for the info snowy! Today in the mail I got an email from a psychic saying I would get a lot of money soon and I should do the same thing you just reported. Interesting. I wonder what these people can do with our emails? Send us a virus? Find out our bank account number though the internet provider or something? I don't know.

[Guest Lottie]

Nice one Snowy and thanks for the warning.

[fulltimekiller]

OMG using old method to scam someone

[Fluffybunny]

So you're saying that I shouldn't have given him my savings account number?

Dang, and I thought I was getting something for nothing...

I wonder how often this ploy actually works? It must, as they continue to do it for years on end, but I just can't imagine who would be that gullible to fall for it.

[stillcrazy]

I wonder what these people can do with our emails? Send us a virus? Find out our bank account number though the internet provider or something? I don't know

Key loggers are becoming cheap and easy to use. And can be downloaded very easy without an attachment file. If you do any online purchases via credit card, a key logger would record your keystrokes. Even if the information is encyrpted on the site. Some can also do screen capture. Handy for blackmail.

Just wanted to toss my two cents in.

P.S. Snowbaby.....Good Call Just cuz you have "baby' in your name, dosn't mean you'll fall for childish tricks.

Edited June 2, 2004 by stillcrazy

[Snowbaby]

P.S. Snowbaby.....Good Call  Just cuz you have "baby' in your name, dosn't mean you'll fall for childish tricks. 

HEHE!!!!

[Chauncy]

I would like to follow up on that scam.

I have no problem giving out my savings account number, whats he gonna do....squander the $1.39 I have in there..........lol

He asked for your e-mail address, wonder why?.......I think there might have been a few more steps to the scam, maybe if next time someone could humor this fella in order to get more info from him, under the guise of being gullable.

[Phenomenon]

I've had that dozens of times in my inbox. Most come from an African Chief.

Not too sure about you folk, but when someone offers me 10% of 30 million I get kinda suspicious.

[Daughter of the Nine Moons]

I would like to follow up on that scam.

I have no problem giving out my savings account number, whats he gonna do....squander the $1.39 I have in there..........lol

He asked for your e-mail address, wonder why?.......I think there might have been a few more steps to the scam, maybe if next time someone could humor this fella in order to get more info from him, under the guise of being gullable.

Chauncy take a look at this link: The Brad Christensen Exhibit

[Chauncy]

Thats awesome DoT9m.....I'm glad someone is out there to help others

The elderly seem to be likely targets which makes these scams that much more the insidious.

From DoT9m link.

"Over the years, Brad Christensen has been deluged with every type of "URGENT" offer imaginable from Nigerian scam artists. Finally, he decided to fight back by conning the con men. With humor and imagination as his weapons, Christensen preyed on the scammers' abundant supply of greed and ignorance, taking our 419 friends for quite a ride, and always at their own expense."

[Falco Rex]

Just keep in mind Chauncy...There was one guy, from Britain I believe, who went to check out one of these scams and ended up being murdered.

[Chauncy]

Just keep in mind Chauncy...There was one guy, from Britain I believe, who went to check out one of these scams and ended up being murdered.

Most definetly, if someone does investigate further then it should be done with a cable modem between yourself and the scammers.

One of the most common reasons for murder are greed and to eliminate potential witnesses to a crime.

Do you have a link to that story Falco?

[Falco Rex]

I can't find the exact article, but here's everything you ever wanted to know about Nigeria scams including some hostage and death situations resulting from them..

nigeria

[Dowdy]

i got a scam letter about some guy who died in a plane crash in 2003 and had 30% of $13,000,000 to give to me.

I found it funny and deleted the post

[Phenomenon]

Here's the latest one I have received:

From:Dr.David Ajibola

Ikoyi office complex,

Lagos, Nigeria.

June 4th 2004.

Dear Friend,

I am ,Dr.David Ajibola on behalf of my colleagues from different Federal Government of

Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards

transfer of US$41,500,000.00 (Fourty one Million,five Hundred Thousand

US Dollars)into your bank account. These funds emanated from unclaimed

contractual proceeds of foreign contracting firms who could not meet

their financial

obligations to their creditors. We, as holders of sensitive positions in our various parastatals, were mandated by the Federal Government to

scrutinise all payments made to certain foreign contractors and we

discovered that some of the contractors have not been paid their

contractual entitlement

which collectively left the sum of US$46,500,000.00 (Fourty six Million,five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) lying in a suspended Account. However,from our investigations,we discovered that the foreign beneficiary companies have since been liquidated, and to all intents and purposes no longer

exist in Nigeria, thus providing us with this opportunity,provided that

we have a capable partner, to execute a transaction of this nature. We agreed that the said amount would be transferred into an overseas

Bank Account to be provided by a reliable foreign firm/associate. This

is because as serving Government workers the Civil Service Code does not allow us to operate foreign Account. In our initial attempt to do this,we succeeded in transferring part of this amount US$5m (Five Million Dollars) into a

United States Dollar Account in Beirut, Lebanon, but our foreign

associate failed to honour our mutual agreement insisting instead that

the total amount be transferred into the Account before we can share the money. As a result, we have lost confidence in the ability of our Lebanese partner to see

this matter to its logical conclusion,and until the initial transaction

is satisfactorily resolved,we have cancelled further transactions with

him. In the light of the foregoing,

it is clear that we require a partner that is not only capable of

rendering assistance and cooperation in executing this matter, but will

honour the terms of agreement when we reach the concluding stages of

this transaction.

We therefore offer the amount of 20% of the entire sum in return for

services/assistance rendered in successfully carrying out this project.We trust that you appreciate the sensitive nature of this matter and the

need for initial caution on our part, but when a relationship is

confidently established and operations commence you will be provided

with all relevant information. I remain at your disposal to entertain

any questions/enquiries

relating to this proposition and you may contact me as a matter of

urgency via e-mail or through the above telephone numbers for further

information on the procedures and requirements of this transaction. In

your reply, remember to indicate a safe telephone number where I can

always reach you. Hope to

hear from you soon. Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and expediency.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.David Ajibola _

[Daughter of the Nine Moons]

I got this one yesterday- my first. It came from the following email address marbaa@bluehyppo.com What's weird is that I get it now...hmm. I wanted to email back "F@#$ O## Scammer" but on further consideration I don't think that I want to engage this jerk at all.

-----Original Message-----

From: marbaa@bluehyppo.com [mailto:marbaa@bluehyppo.com]

Sent: June 3, 2004 7:57 PM

Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Mail

Mr. M.A.B

Gen. Auditor

PRIVATE AND URGENT

I am contacting you on a business transfer of a huge sum of money

from a deceased

account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make

any one

apprehensive and skeptical, but I am assuring you that its been

accurately planned and

will be carried out successfully with your full cooperation as long

as you follow our plans

and instructions religiously. We decided to contact you due to the

urgency of this

transaction.

PROPOSITION;

We discovered an abandoned sum of US$5,000.00 ( Five million united

states dollars)

in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died

along with his

entire family on a plane crash. Since his death, none of his

next-of-kin or relations has

came forward to lay claims for this money as the heir. We cannot

release the fund from

his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to

the deceased as

indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, we now seek

your permission

to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all

documentations will be

carefully worked out by us for the funds (US$5,000.00) to be released

in your favor as

the beneficiary's and next of kin to the deceased. It may interest

you to know that we

have secured from

the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased

beneficiaries.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our

mutual business

endeavor by

furnishing me with the following;

1. Beneficiary name and address

2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers

These requirements will enable me file letter of claim to the

appropriate departments

for

necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made. We

shall

compensate you on final conclusion of this project. Your share stays

while the rest shall

be for us for an investment purposes in your country if this proposal

is acceptable by

you.

I await your urgent mail.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. M.A.B

Gen. Auditor

[sasass]

bout time someone used some of their senses to do something right.........

- - Good call snowbaby

-I've never gotten one of these scam solicitations..

- - EEEeeee..........I hope my wife never receives one

[Daughter of the Nine Moons]

The newest one I received:

-----Original Message-----

From: ibefestus01@quick.cz [mailto:ibefestus01@quick.cz]

Sent: June 23, 2004 10:43 PM

To: ibefestus01@quick.cz

Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] URGENT

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Festus Ibe, the Personal Attorney

to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a

Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria.

On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a Mexican

National, late Engineer Carlos Montoya, an oil

Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of

Nigeria, until his

death Three years ago in a ghastly

terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from

Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California,

crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre

with 86 people on board. All occupants of the

Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several

Embassies to locate any of my clients extended

relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided

to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate

any member of his family but of no avail, hence I

contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in

repatriating the money left behind by my client before

they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the

Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an

account valued at about US$9Million has

issued me a notice to provide the next of

kin,relatives so that the fund left will be

transferred or have

the account confiscated within the next twenty

official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the

relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to

present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that

the proceeds of this account valued at US$9Million

can be paid to you and then you and I can

share this money. 70% to me and 25% to you,while 5%

should be for expenses or tax as your Government may

require.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to

enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this

will be

executed under a legitimate arrangement that will

protect you from any breach of the law.

I will want you to send to me on your return email the

following information for the transfer in your favour.

1, Your full names

2, Your contact address

3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving

the fund successfully

4, The complete address of the bank

5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be

communicating to each other.

I will want you to send your reply to my private

email( ibefestus20@voila.fr ) as soon as you get this

mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and process for

success of this transaction.

I also request for you to call me on 234 803 718 9723

for more information

I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.

Regards,

Barrister Ibe Festus.

Edited June 27, 2004 by Daughter of the Nine Moons

[Sunlit_Coyote]

yikes*

[Stamford]

You guys are so cynical.

I have no doubt that each and every one of these examples is in fact genuine and that you are nothing but foolish people who have just done yourselves out of millions.

I, on the other hand, am not so jaded as to be that suspicious.

As I was telling the wallet inspector a few minutes ago, people are just so cynical these days.

I mean, here was this Wallet Inspector, obviously undercover as his clothes were somewhat shabby, and all he was trying to do was his job, but apparently some people do not always believe him.

Ok, so he didn't have an Official Wallet Inspectors badge, but, as he was undercover I throughly understood this.

As he explained to me, many people are injured in the UK every year through faulty wallets.

Thankfully, at this moment he will be thoroughly checking my wallet for any hidden dangers and I will once again be able to walk about secure in the knowledge that my wallet is performing to the best of its ability.

[Daughter of the Nine Moons]

@ stamford