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Old 11-27-2003, 11:34 AM
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WOW! I am Rich!!!!

I just received 2 emails, one from the Netherlands claiming I won $1,500,000 in an internet lottery drawing

And if that wasn't enough I received one from Nairobi claiming I will receive a huge percentage of #75,000,000 if I help them move the cash here to the states.

Will wonders never cease?
Old 11-27-2003, 11:36 AM
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That's real good, I just happened to come across some real prime swamp land I can sell you for a good rate. : ;D
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Re:WOW! I am Rich!!!!

I've had that Nairobi scam letter sent to me three times over the last lear...DO NOT give them your bank account#s!!!
If it's too good to be true...well, you know the saying.

Quite laughable really, these scam artists...but if you think about it, if they send out, lets say 1000,000 e-mails...and if they can get just ONE sucker who bites... they've got it made.
I'm just wondering... wheres Interpol on this?!?
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Re:WOW! I am Rich!!!!

[quote author=goldenears link=board=10;threadid=22929;start=0#msg214919 date=1069955816]
I've had that Nairobi scam letter sent to me three times over the last lear...DO NOT give them your bank account#s!!!
If it's too good to be true...well, you know the saying.

Quite laughable really, these scam artists...but if you think about it, if they send out, lets say 1000,000 e-mails...and if they can get just ONE sucker who bites... they've got it made.
I'm just wondering... wheres Interpol on this?!?
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I'm just wondering how I can start one of these emails! I could retire! ;D

I have received that email a bunch, also... ???
Old 11-27-2003, 02:11 PM
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Careful replying to any of this crap. I've heard of people getting stung big dollars on 1-900 phone #'s that they try to get you to phone.
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BACK OFF TOP!!! That money's mine I saw it first.
Old 11-27-2003, 05:33 PM
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I get at least one a week.
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I've gotten at least a dozen variations on the Nairobi letter. SOMEONE OUT THERE OUGHT TO BE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO MAKE SPAM GO AWAY!!!!!!! (Yes, I was shouting)

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DPG: I use Mozilla and it has a spam filter included. You need to train the filter for about 50 mails and then it puts the junk mail into a junkmail folder.
Do you also get tons of mails about sidenafil citrate and some treatments to make certain body parts longer?

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[quote author=AlpineRAM link=board=10;threadid=22929;start=0#msg215157 date=1070000629]
DPG: I use Mozilla and it has a spam filter included. You need to train the filter for about 50 mails and then it puts the junk mail into a junkmail folder.
Do you also get tons of mails about sidenafil citrate and some treatments to make certain body parts longer?

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Haha I thought those only came if you were on their website looking for information.....Glad I dont have any!!

But yeah these emails are a pain....I got one and tried calling the satelite phone to tell him to....well u know and it didnt work. I used my cell so it was free ;D

BTW where did u get Mozilla?
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You can find Mozilla at http://mozilla.org/ .

You don't have to visit these sites, sometimes it's sufficient to have some company selling your e-mail. (Are you interested in fast cars- Yes- obviously you have a small.... so you are in the interest group ;D )

For giggles I added up the promised inches per week from my junk box- in a good week it came close to a quarter mile

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Old 11-28-2003, 12:28 PM
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Check this out... scammer gets scammed

http://omar.nightmail.ru/omar.html

also, www.ebolamonkeyman.com

Good stuff.
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Re:WOW! I am Rich!!!!

Wow Joel...that was a long read...but i couldn't help but wonder...
As i read along , reading about Holden Megroin scamming the "scammer" i couldn't help but feel that this Author *might* have been scamming the readers too????

Seems to me to be a awfull lot of work to "get back" at someone?
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[quote author=goldenears link=board=10;threadid=22929;start=0#msg215289 date=1070046277]

Seems to me to be a awfull lot of work to "get back" at someone?
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Either way, its funny as hell!
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maybe true...

But it's not costing me a cent so I don't really feel scammed. Took some of my time and even the possiblity that it's real is worth that time to me.


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