Nigerian Letters

[Drdogface]

I keep getting these pathetic things and am wondering if anyone has ever strung them along just to get a fake check or two...or even just for the fun of it. Besides, it beats watching political conventions.

The latest one I got was from one Princess Kumba promising 2.8 mil. I feel like playing this one a bit, but will certainly stop short of any financial info. I also want a picture of this 'Princess' but expect I'll get a file photo of Rosie O'Donnal or some such

A friend, an antique gun dealer, has a collection of checks from far and wide which are fake payments for antique arms. Quite amusing. I think he'll make some sort of display out of them soon.

I heard once that there is a web site listing those who have been caught but can't recall the name of the site.

[Dutchie]

Mark do a search for 419 scam lots of great storys there, i just won 2 million $ in a nigerian lottery lucky me


Cheers,

Ed

[Hugh R]

I don't think I've ever gotten one.

[Dutchie]

Hugh create an hotmail account and say in the interest section you have a Porsche and wait a few days

[Drdogface]

Cool stuff there...thanks Dutchie.

I got one a few days ago purportedly from an FBI agent tell me that he had investigated and that my money was real on could be collected. Not badly written but too may misspelled words and incorrect syntax to be believeable to anyone. Return email address was @hotmail... not @fbi.gov.

Just a new twist.

I'm just hoping for a pic of the lovely Princess

[Dutchie]

Thats where they al go wrong Mark their spelling is even worse than mine
I had one that said he was a player for Ajax (major soccer club here in Holland) but he was robbed by some nigerians (irony) and needed to get back to Amsterdam and needed some money. How stupid do they think we are ???

[Hugh R]

Ok, I'll try the hotmail route.

[Vin-barrett]

Originally Posted by Drdogface

I heard once that there is a web site listing those who have been caught but can't recall the name of the site.

You may be thinking of http://www.419eater.com/

I really liked the "mark of a moron" letter
http://www.419eater.com/html/okorie.htm

[scottmandue]

Princess Kumba emailed you too? That ho!

[Dave L]

Originally Posted by Vin-barrett

I really liked the "mark of a moron" letter
http://www.419eater.com/html/okorie.htm

that is hilarious. I have heard of scamming a scammer but that is just taking it to another level

[dewolf]

another scam the scammers site

http://www.419baiter.com/

[Drdogface]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Princess Kumba emailed you too? That ho!

Yeah Scott,
That b!tch do get around. Man, I just want a pic...you can DO her. I done gone and outlived my dick...

[Steve_in_SB]

This is a good read....http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/class/scam/

[Dutchie]

Steve_in_SB the Saab story is great !!



Any luck yet Hugh ?

Just got this one today feel free to contact him




Greetings from the FedEx Courier Service, West Africa.‏
From: FedEx Delivery Agency (div084@abdn.ac.uk)
Medium riskYou may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as unsafe
Sent: Mon 11/03/08 2:33 AM
To:

Greetings from the FedEx Courier Service, West Africa.

We have a bank draft of $950,000(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars) from Mr. Alexander Hooper to be delieverd to you. He
deposited the bank draft and Travelled out of the country for a 3 Months
business trip and will not return till the end of November. We were
instructed to deliver the bank draft to you in due time due to the
expiration date of the bank draft which is fast aproaching.

For your information, He has made settlement for the Value Added Tax,
Insurance and delivery fee of the bank draft. The only fee you are
required to send for delivery to your direct address is ($220) being the
Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. It should be noted
that Mr Alexander would have paid for that but We refused because We never
knew how soon we would get in touch with you in case of Dumorrage.

You have to contact the senior dispatch officer for the delivery of your
Draft with the information below;

Contact Person: Mr Larry Smith
Contact Email: fedexdeliveries005@hotmail.com
Tel Number: +2348087948818

Regards,
Customer Service Unit
FedEx Courier(Nigeria)

[Freybird]

"This American Life" (NPR) did a good story on the 419 scammers. It's called "The Enforcers" you should be able to download as mp3. Very funny! (although the NPR guy didn't think so.)

[DavidB911]

scamming the scammers is funny when someone does it.