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de EL_NEBULOSO, 2008-aprilo-27

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EL_NEBULOSO (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 06:06:51

Hi,

I just received this spam mail in my Mail account on lernu. I reported it as spam mail, however, I also wanted to warn you. Somebody tries to rip off innocent people with the very old trick:

From : Zaina Ishaaq

Hello Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before.

Afer you receive this mail kindly contact me on my private Email contact below. introducing myself, I am Zaina Ishaaq, the Only Daughter of the late Ishaaq Ismail, my father was a gold and cocoa mercahnt based in accra, ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips recetly.

Before his death, He called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $6.500,000USD deposited in one of the prime bank here in abidjan ivory coast, that he used my name for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.

E-mail address above ( zaina.ishaaq208@yahoo.fr ) Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Regards
Zaina Ishaaq.

Reply to my private e-mail box below: ( zaina.ishaaq208@yahoo.fr )

Gerald

RiotNrrd (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 06:18:29

Yeah, I got it too. They probably carpet-bombed the whole Lernu community. I also reported it.

Kat (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 08:09:11

RiotNrrd:Yeah, I got it too. They probably carpet-bombed the whole Lernu community. I also reported it.
Ditto. Classic Nigerian 419 spam. Also reported it to abuse@yahoo.fr.

-- Katjo

Edited to add: Darn. And here I was getting all excited 'cause I thought someone was contacting me about Esperanto geocaching. : ( --K

Docxjo (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 08:29:19

Yup, me too. I also reported it.

-- Docxjo

ritarita (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 09:47:58

I received it and reported it, too.

awake (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 11:49:53

Usually this sort of scam involves some sort of claim that they need to get the money into a U.S. bank, and that they will pay you an outrageous sum if you let them deposit the money into your account. This letter gives the receiver no incentive to contact them. It seems the quality of spam has really gone down in recent years. If I'm going to be annoyed by spam, it should at least be competent spam.

I got it also by the way, and reported it as such.

Torago (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 12:43:58

Ah, they sent to you all also? Yeah, I thought this would be spreading like a wildfire. It is unfortunate that scammers have come into our community, meh. Well, I reported it also, hehe, along with a funny response to the sender.

EL_NEBULOSO (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 14:20:52

Did you give him advice on how to improve his message? rideto.gif

Gerald

Miland (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 14:42:57

I got two of these ruberoj from "zaina55" who claims to be from "GF" - French Guiana, though her city is Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast. Hopefully the teamo will close the account of "zaina55" and anyone else who tries such nonsense.

erinja (Montri la profilon) 2008-aprilo-27 20:42:59

I deleted the account this morning. Hopefully no one will fall for it. Torago, what was your funny response?

I enjoy reading reverse scam websites, in which people who receive scam e-mails try to turn the tables on the spammers, and get them to do things like mailing them pictures of themselves in their underwear, filming themselves reading scripts, etc.

This was a funny one - a guy got a spammer to send him two wood carvings.
http://www.419eater.com/html/john_boko.htm

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