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Fighting the Nigerian Money Scam
An anonymous reader writes "One of the most notorious spams, the Nigerian Money Scam, or 419, has reared its head again with the recent arrest of a California woman who embezzled $2.1 million from her law firm. However, anti-spammer Brad Christensen has apparently been having some success scamming the scammers. This exhibit contains some of his more successful exchanges. It seems he even managed to get some of the Nigerians to fly around the world to meet him. All in all, Bravo!"
Mr. Mobutu isn't going to give me 14% of his findings!
I gave him my account number!
There should be a moratorium on the use of the apostrophe.
Max V.
NeXTMail/MIME Mail welcome
Pfbbt, doesn't she know to hold out for the $25 million transfer like everyone else? I mean sheesh, she could have at least chosen the largest sum of money from the dozens of spam messages filling her box that day. Also, I bet she didn't even make all the payments for the transfer fees, that's why she didn't get it. ...man, some people...
I'm sure the next 1,000,000 posts will point this out. :-)
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Anybody who falls for these scams deserves what they get, not only due to the nature of the scam but the amount of publicity it has received also. Naturally the scammers also need to get burnt, Sociotey has laws for a reason, use them!
I'm ashamed to say the stupid embezzler is actually from Michigan (my home state). "Detroit" and "Royal Oak" are places in South-East Michigan. Just because "Berkeley" was mentioned doesnt mean the story was from California. Sheesh.....
I've said it before, I'll say it again:
Stupid people are everywhere. You would think (and that's your problem) that a perosn in a law firm would be smart enough to figure this out, or atleast get a lawyer to check it out before hand.
SHEESH
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That site went down awefully quickly, so here is the cache on Google
sure, there's no money in it, but everyone could use a hobby!
if you fall for the nigerian money scam you are too stupid to have money.
Kill everyone that lives in Nigeria.
I got a 1600 on the SATs.
The 'detroit free press' logo at the top of the page was rather a giveaway too.
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Well, they are obvioulsy not the brightest.
Did you know you can fertilize your lawn with used motor oil?
This is even better than Taco's penis-enlarging rant!
I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
For years, white people have screwed over Africa. I guess its payback time !
Its obviously the stupid people who fall for these kind of scams - unfortunately, as is the case here, they even screw over others in the process.
Today I got an email supposedly from the Federal Presidency of Nigeria, apologising for all the 419s I've been receiving and asking for full details of the senders and the organisations they claimed to be defrauding.
I really don't think it's genuinely from the Nigerian gov, although it was posted from an IP address (195.166.233.102) RIPE says is allocated to a Nigerian ISP, rather than being routed through some open relay in Asia. However, I'm finding it hard to work out what the scam is. Spam quality control to see which addresses apply is the most likely reason I guess.
From the is-it-irony-or-is-it-obscure-humour dept.
I'm assuming you mean "dumb-ass".
I'm also assuming you mean "Berkeley, CA" and not "berkley, ca".
-- clvrmnky
If you want to read an exceptionally funny example of the Nigerian Fee scam, head on over to haxial.com -- the results are side-splitting. This all happened last week (check the dates).
I think the best solution would be to let the Open Source developer community improve the efficiency of the country, thereby reducing poverty, corruption, and crime.
By making Nigeria Open Source can we unleash the vast potential that this oil-producing country has. The enormous experience of the hardenened Open Source developers would go a long way to introduce the necessary stability in this west-African continent.
Wearing pants should always be optional.
sure is intersting..
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The war on terror is a war for peace
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"All art is quite useless." -- Oscar Wilde
...scam the p0rn spammers into getting arrested? These are interesting articles, but I rarely get this types of emails. Must of the spam that I get (besides credit cards, home loans) are p0rn. I would like to see the p0rn spammers get scammed. Only if I knew of a way...
One of the better "scamming the scammers" exchanges is documented here.
He plays along with the scammer, and when asked for a scan of his passport, he photoshops together a passport belonging to James Tiberius Kirk, complete with a picture of William Shatner in a Starfleet uniform. I can imagine someone trying to use that to get across the border....
The FBI regrets to inform you that your 2.1 million dollars is missing because your employee was stupid.
paintball
I don't understand why our governments put people like this in prison. I mean, the whole idea of prison is to keep individuals from physically harming others. But if this person did no harm, why should they be put behind bars? Can't they think of something else? I sure can. Limit their freedom, but dont jail them like a rapist.
You obviously do not get as many of these emails as I do.
My mail runs fairly unfiltered on the server, so my mail client gets to download most everything. (Not complaining here, I realize I could change that - I am just stating a fact).
The fact is, I get more Nigerian Scam emails than I do actual spam anymore.
I would say that about 10% of my "junk" email is Klez virus, 40% is regular spam, and about 50% is Nigerian scam emails.
Look at those last two paragraphs - I get more Nigerian scam than I get actual spam anymore. I probably get between 10-12 of the Nigerian emails *a day*.
We might complain about bandwidth being used by spam, but these days Klez takes the cake on my account, followed by Nigerian crap.
That is why I care about cutting down on people using it.
And before you jump on my back about me complaining about my bandwidth, I am talking about between SMTP servers, since ultimately I pay for that one way or the other. An ISP pays per GB transferred, and anytime I get email like that, my ISP (school anything else) pays, and will eventually pass that expense on to me.
That is why I care.
- (c) 2018 Hank Zimmerman
has to be the famous buddy weiserman. Read the entire message log as it's truly hilarious (esp. the multimedia content). Get it here
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Dear Ordinary Civil Servants,
.JAMES BOLA [mailto:james_b13@arabia.com]
Well first off, let me just say that you had me at hello so to speak.
I am a total sucker for those that write in all caps, and then you really sold
me with the fact that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. After all, how
many times do those come along? I'd say maybe only 5 or 6 times a year.
You are incredibly generous to only need twnety one million five hundred thousand
dollars. But, unfortunately I don't have that much money. I do have seventeen
dollars and fifty-six cents. I really want you to have all of that. I hope you
can overlook the fact that I'm several million short of your goal, but the key
is that I try hard and I'm an excellent wind surfer.
My company doesn't have an address as of yet, but we are really trying. If you
would be willing to send me $500, then I can register the company name and also
get a PO BOX for a year. That way I can have an address and then we can get this
ball of wax rolling. In a similar vein, I don't have a bank account. I don't trust
them. Quite frankly, between you and me, there are a lot of scammers out there
that will just try to take your money - and I don't think either of us want
that - we need it so that we can get RICH! Right?
Lastly, I notice that you are a doctor. Can I ask you a question. I know that
this started as a financial discussion, but I have a really painful burning
rash "down there" if you know what I mean. Do you have any experience with
this? Can you recommend anything I can do to make it go away?
Please keep in mind that I only have just over seventeen dollars, and I want
to give all of that to you so that I can be really really rich as soon as
possible. So the cure for my intense burning pain needs to be free. And easy,
I'm kind of lazy - hey, at least I'm honest right?
So anyway, why don't you talk to your people, and I'll... Well, I'll just
talk to myself and maybe do a little rubbing "down there" and I look forward
to anything you can offer me - you know, on the $500 deal. I really hope you
can come through with it - if not, I'm not sure what else to do - I guess I
might have to get a job. Could you give me a job? Not like anything sexual -
just one where you pay me a lot to do very little... And maybe some golf. I
like golf - do you like golf? Maybe someday you and I can play golf together.
We could start out doing miniature golf - your treat, and then maybe once I'm
really really rich with your help, I can pay for my own regular golf fees.
I can't want to hear back from you - please act fast!
Your's,
Johannes Kepler
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DR
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 10:31 PM
> To: *
> Subject:
>
>
> FROM: DR. JAMES BOLA
> TEL:234-1-4700390
> FAX:234-9-2721548
> LAGOS - NIGERIA.
>
>
> ATTN: PRESIDENT / CEO.
>
> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL RE: TRANSFER OF
> US$21.5 MILLION(TWENTY ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
> DOLLARS ONLY).
>
> I KNOW THIS EMAIL WILL REACH YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT NEED NOT
> TO WORRY AS WE ARE USING THE ONLY SECURED AND CONFIDENTIAL
> MEDIUM AVAILABLE TO SEEK FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE/PARTNERSHIP
> IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION WHICH IS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT.
>
> I AM A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA CONTRACT
> AWARD AND MONITORING COMMITTEE IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL
> PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) SOMETIME AGO; MY COMMITTEE
> AWARDED A CONTRACT TO A FOREIGN FIRM IN NNPC.THIS CONTRACT
> WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF US$21.5M. U.S.DOLLARS. THIS
> WAS DONE DELIBERATELY THE OVER- INVOICING WAS A DEAL BY MY
> COMMITTEE TO BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT. WE NOW WANT TO
> TRANSFER THIS MONEY, WHICH IS IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH NNPC
> INTO ANY OVERSEAS ACCOUNT,WHICH WE EXPECT YOU TO PROVIDE FOR US.
> SHARE:
> FOR PROVIDING THE ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL REMIT THE MONEY
> INTO, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THE MONEY.60% WILL BE
> FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS WHILE 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FROM THE
> TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY US
> DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER, BOTH LOCALLY AND
> INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES.IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT A
> SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR.PATRICE
> MILLER,PRESIDENT OF CRANE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP,OF 153
> EAST 57 ST.,28 FLOOR,NY10022,TEL:(212)-308-7788 AND
> TELEX:6731689.THE DEAL WAS CONCLUDED AND ALL COVERING
> DOCUMENT WERE FORWARDED TO MR.MILLER TO AUTHETICATE THE
> CLAIM.ONCE THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED,MR. MILLER PRESENTED
> HIS BANK WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND REMITTED THE WHOLE
> FUNDS TO ANOTHER BANK ACCOUNT AND DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY. MY
> COLLEAGUES WERE SHATTERED,AS SUCH OPPORTUNITIES DO NOT COME
> ALL THE TIME.TO COMMERCE THIS DEAL THEREFORE, I WOULD REQUIRE
> THE FOLLOWING:
>
> 1. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, TEL & FAX NUMBERS.
>
> 2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ADDRESS WHERE THE MONEY WILL
> BE REMITTED.
>
> THE ABOVE INFORMATION WOULD BE USED TO MAKE FORMAL
> APPLICATIONS AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE
> MONEY AND ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IT DOES NOT MATTER
> WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMPANY DOES CONTRACT PROJECTS OF THIS
> NATURE DESCRIBED HERE. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOUR COMPANY
> WON THE MAJOR CONTRACT AND SUBCONTRACTED IT OUT TO OTHER
> COMPANIES. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, BIG TRADING COMPANIES OR
> FIRMS OF UNRELATED FIELDS WIN MAJOR CONTRACTS AND
> SUBCONTRACTS TO MORE SPECIALIZED FIRMS FOR EXECUTION OF SUCH
> CONTRACTS.
>
> WE HAVE STRONG RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AND CONTACTS AT THE
> CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
> FINANCE AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ALL THE MONEY WILL BE
> RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED IF WE GET THE NECESSARY FOREIGN
> PARTNER TO ASSIST US IN THIS DEAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE
> BUSINESS IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED WE SHALL THROUGH OUR SAME
> CONNECTIONS WITHDRAW ALL DOCUMENTS USED FROM ALL THE
> CONCERNED GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES FOR 100% SECURITY.
>
> WE ARE ORDINARY CIVIL SERVANTS AND WE WILL NOT WANT TO MISS
> THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO GET RICH. WE WANT THIS
> MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OVERSEAS ACCOUNTS FOR US,
> BEFORE THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT STARTS AUDITING ALL
> FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWNED MINISTRIES. PLEASE CONTACT
> IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY TEL / FAX NUMBER WHETHER OR NOT YOU
> ARE INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL. IF YOU ARE NOT, IT WILL ENABLE
> ME SCOUT FOR ANOTHER FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS DEAL.
> BUT WHERE YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
> AFOREMENTIONED HEREIN THROUGH MY ABOVE FAX NUMBER AS TIME IS
> OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS BUSINESS. I WAIT IN ANTICIPATION OF
> YOUR FULLEST CO-OPERATION. YOURS FAITHFULLY, DR.JAMES BOLA
There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
There used to be a 'investigators' program on telly here, & it seemed that every week they'd have some pensioner get ripped off his life savings, buying into a get rich quik scam.
You think when some salesman tells someone about some scheme promising a 30% return every month, that the normal response would be 'well the scheme obviously doesn't work, otherwise why do you need to go arround selling the scheme to others. If it worked you'd be living it up & taking it easy while keep the scheme secret amongst yourselves.' Afterall why would one go arround trying to make money selling schemes if a scheme is so good? wouldn't they be in the scheme instead?
Consequently if someone's so greedy that they let their greed get ahead of their commonsense, & they then buy into a get rich quick scheme, then they deserve being ripped off.
It's simply karma's way of punishing the greedy. So IMAO there should be a clause in consumer protection laws, where if commonsense says a scheme is too good to be true, then there's no consumer protection for the gullible conned by them.
Anyone ever thought of sending these freaks a trojan when they ask for a passport scan? Maybe send them a nice passport.jpg.lnk.
Totalitarianism is a *REQUIREMENT* of a free society.
I love seeing graphs of the slashdot effect happening. :P
Get Firefox!
...shouldn't the graph be shooting up exponentially instead of crashing down exponentially?
You're better off paying $5/mo for a subscription to TotalFark.
If you're paying $10/mo for _Slashdot_ of all things, you're an idiot, I'm sorry. What, you don't get the sourceforge ads. Boo hoo.
No new content means you shouldn't have to pay them. The fact knowing that I'd be supporting people like michael makes me vomit.
According to spammers should have their hands cut off.
Spamming is theft!
Fight Spammers!
So why hasn't some "hacker" gone after these guys? obviously, they have tons of money....someone smart enough could just transfer the funds to say...oh I don't know.... a paypal acct and then donate it to support Open Source???? haha
Don't forget Buddy Weiserman! It's a great story.
bash$
According to the Code of Hammurabi spammers should have their hands cut off.
Spamming is theft!
Fight Spammers!
Re-read the article, it's a Rochester Hills Michigan woman, working for a law firm in Berkley Michigan as posted at www.freep.com. Also known as, the Detroit Free Press.
Instead of getting a 419 Nigerian scam, I get a 404 Forbidden!
Coincidence? I think not.
It will probably not come as a surprise to know that the "Nigerian Scam" predates the internet and really, in its essential form, predates Nigeria. If you're interested in historical examples of this sort of thing, you might want to check out sniggle.net's Scams page.
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Anyhoo, I guess it isn't just daftness that bring people into this kind of scam. Some get so focused on the prize, they never connect with their reason... In the linked story, a German buisnessman also attended meetings with the nigerian scammers, but realzied what was going on and left the meeting. The Norwegians weren't actually fooled for a lot of money, but rather used in a check fraud. This guy acutally had some 10 million dollars, because he cashed the false chack from the nigerians. Unfortunlately, he transfered most of the money to an account abroad and the he and the nigerians were caught.
So, don't let the greed rule ya!
Notice the lawfirm says that the lady in question did not have authorization to do wire transfers from the company accounts, and the bank manager who authorized all the transfers should have known this.
From the sounds of it, that could put the bank at fault.
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Damn yankee scammers. ;-))
All the Nigerian scammers have relatives in other countries, who they use as agents for pickups. They don't actually leave Nigeria themselves.
What scam? I got my 10% in the mail as promised. I want you to know that Mr.Pius Kako is a fine upstanding civil servant who just wanted a little more out of life.
So what's the problem? Ya jealous that we both made out quite well and you didn't?
-- Many men would appreciate a woman's mind more if they could fondle it
No, he meant "dumbass," you stupid fucking dumbass.
Yes, if its a graph of page hits in the last few hours or something. If its a graph of the time of ... god damn that was a fucking big earthquake for england - first time I have ever felt one.
It looks like Spam pays...
I may have to join the dark side...
It's only the humorless, christian or otherwise, who would have trouble with the parent. It's funny precisely because the assumptions are ridiculous.
paintball
FRAUD: Mike Aba
.GET BACK TO ME AS QUICKLY AS .
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.GET BACK TO ME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE VIA EMAIL .
.GET BACK TO ME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE VIA EMAIL .
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.SORRY FOR NOT WRINTING YOU. I AM TRYING TO UPDATE .THE AIDSIR IS NO ,BUT 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES BOTH OF US MIGHT INCURE .PLEASE ANY MONEY YOU SPEND WILL ,AND WE BOTH PAY FOR HIS .ALL THIS WILL ENABLE ME SECURE THE AIDS APPROVALS. THANKS
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"Mike Aba", "Obi Azuka", and "Peter Coal" are the AIDS fake names used by a Nigerian criminal who tried to defraud me. As soon as I read the AIDS "DEAR FRIEND" of the AIDS first email, I knew it was a scam, but for fun I decided to mislead the AIDS criminal into believing that I was falling for his scam. You can read the AIDS exchange of emails following.
This type of fraud is known as the AIDS Nigerian Fee scam. Unfortunately, gullible people do fall for this scam. Hopefully this page will alert more people and make criminals like "Mike" less successful.
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/08/28 02:53 AM
Received: 2002/08/28 12:02 PM
Subject: URGENT
From: MIKE ABA, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
DEAR FRIEND,
PLEASE AS YOU READ KINDLY OPEN THE AIDS WEBSITE FOR THISDAY NEWSPAPER OF
MONDAY 18TH.MARCH 2002, VOL 8,NO.2521 FRONT PAGE AND THAT OF MONDAY
MAY 25TH., 2002. VOL 8, NO. 2584 FOR FURTHE AIDSR DETAILS AT
(WWW.THISDAYONLINE.COM)
SO THAT YOU KNOW HOW URGENT IT IS.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE AIDS SEASON. GRACE AND PEACE AND LOVE FROM THIS PART OF
THE AIDS ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH
EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH. BASED ON THE AIDS CONTACT
ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE AIDS NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN
YOUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
I AM PETER COAL , I REPRESENT MRS MARIAM ABACHA,WIFE OF THE AIDS LATE
GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE AIDS FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN
NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE AIDS FAMILY HAS BEEN
LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE
BENT ON DEALING WITH THE AIDS FAMILY. BASED ON THIS THE AIDSREFORE, THE AIDS FAMILY
HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO
MOVE OUT THE AIDS TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THE AIDSIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY
WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY THE AIDS LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT
SECRETLY BY THE AIDS FAMILY. THE AIDS SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL
THE AIDS ACCOUNTS OF THE AIDS FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHE AIDSR COUNTRIES
WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE AIDS SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK
YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON
BEHALF OF THE AIDS FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK
TOGETHE AIDSR. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH,EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THE AIDSFT OR SEIZURE. I HAVE PERSONALLY
WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE AIDS PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THE AIDS TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES
AND THE AIDS FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE AIDS MOVING OF US$30,000,000.00(
THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS
MONEY AS SOON AS THE AIDS TRANSACTION IS CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED
ON THE AIDS GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE AIDS COMMENCEMENT OF THIS
TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO
WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY
DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE AIDS WHOLE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN
PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU
WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTILL THE AIDS FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT
OF THIS COUNTRY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING MY CLIENT PLEASE SEND THE AIDS
FOLLOWING DETAILS TO ME:
1.FULL NAMES/CONTACT ADDRESS
2.TEL/FAX NUMBERS
PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OURTRUST IN YOU
BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
MIKE ABA
End Incoming Message
He seems to be confused about his name. First he says, "I AM PETER COAL, I REPRESENT...", but he ends the AIDS message with "MIKE ABA". Actually, "Mike" is such an incompetent scammer that he sent me 2 copies of the AIDS above email with 2 different names, one from "OBI AZUKA, obiazuka@mail.com" and the AIDS othe AIDSr from "MIKE ABA, mikeaba@mail.com", and both with "I AM PETER COAL".
I thought it would be fun to collect more evidence of the AIDS illegal fraud that "MIKE ABA" is committing, so I sent the AIDS following email.
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/08/28 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: URGENT
From: haxial
To: MIKE ABA, mikeaba@mail.com
Hi Mike
I'm interested in helping. Please send me more info?
End Outgoing Message
"Mike" is such a dumb conartist that he didn't even check out the AIDS Haxial website. He sent me the AIDS following reply despite the AIDS fact that I posted his original email on this page above.
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/08/29 03:09 PM
Received: 2002/08/29 03:10 PM
Subject: URGENT REPLY
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
DEAR
THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL AND WILLINING TO HELP . THE AIDS SAID SUM HAVE BEEN
DEPOSITED WITH GLOBAL SEC AND FIN.CO IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. I WILL
ISSUE YOU WITH CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND AUTHORITY TO CLAIM AND THE AIDS
NAME OF THE AIDS PERSON YOU WILL CONTACT WITH THE AIDS TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX
NUMBER . I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER
AND YOUR NAME IF YOU WISH TO ASSIST ME
POSSIBLE VIA EMAIL
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS
MR MIKE ABA
Original Message
From: (haxial)
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:19:21 +1000
To: "MIKE ABA" mikeaba@mail.com
Subject: Re: URGENT
> Hi Mike
>
> I'm interested in helping. Please send me more info?
>
_______________________________________________
Signup for your own FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com
http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
End Incoming Message
Following are the AIDS full email headers from the AIDS above email that "Mike" sent me:
ReturnPath:
DeliveredTo: haxial at gollum dot dreamhost dot com
Received: from ws12.us4.outblaze.com (2051586254.outblaze.com
[205.158.62.54]) by gollum.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with SMTP id
311475B78C for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:09:41
0700 (PDT)
Received: (qmail 28444 invoked by uid 1001); 29 Aug 2002 05:09:41
0000
MessageID:
ContentType: text/plain; charset="USASCII"
ContentDisposition: inline
ContentTransferEncoding: 7bit
MIMEVersion: 1.0
XMailer: MIMEtools 5.41 (Entity 5.404)
Received: from [217.146.15.23] by ws12.us4.outblaze.com with http
for mikeaba@mail.com; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:09:41 0500
From: "ABA MIKE"
To: pr at haxial dot com
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:09:41 0500
Subject: URGENT REPLY
XOriginatingIp: 217.146.15.23
XOriginatingServer: ws12.us4.outblaze.com
As I said, "Mike" is a dumb conartist, he does not realize that his full mail header includes an "XOriginatingIp" line. I did a traceroute on this IP address, here is the AIDS relevant part:
17 YYY YYY 0.25 209.170.99.33 rtrny.warsun.com
18 YYY YYY 0.91 217.146.3.22 rtrlagos.warsunnigeria.com
19 YYY YYY 0.91 217.146.1.67 fw.warsunnigeria.com
20 YYY YYY 1.03 217.146.15.23 host2171461523.warsun.com
I also went to www.warsun.com and read about it. Warsun is an Internet Service Provider. They also have "Warsun's Africa Program". So that's interesting, "Mike" really IS in Nigeria. What is with all the AIDSse Nigerians trying to commit this illegal fraud?? Does Nigeria have a high percentage of criminals or what??
"Warsun's Africa Program. The core element is a broadband IP solution which combines satellite and terrestrial infrastructure for an intracountry, interAfrica and global connectivity. Our Africa program is designed to expand the AIDS reach of basic telephony service in Africa as well as meet the AIDS continent's growing demand for Internet and multimedia applications."
So anyway, back to his email, he wants my telephone number, fax number and my name. This is classic for this type of fraud. He wants to start collecting this and othe AIDSr information about me in order to use it to empty my bank account, or othe AIDSr similar criminal activites. So NEVER provide the AIDSse details to a conartist like "Mike". So instead, I sent him the AIDS following email:
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/08/29 05:06 PM
Subject: Re: URGENT REPLY
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
>DEAR
>THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL AND WILLINING TO HELP . THE AIDS SAID SUM HAVE BEEN
>DEPOSITED WITH GLOBAL SEC AND FIN.CO IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. I WILL ISSUE
>YOU WITH CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND AUTHORITY TO CLAIM AND THE AIDS NAME OF THE AIDS
>PERSON YOU WILL CONTACT WITH THE AIDS TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER . I WILL
>LIKE YOU TO SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER AND YOUR NAME IF
>YOU WISH TO ASSIST ME
>THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS
>MR MIKE ABA
Hello again
I was wondering if you would mind if I didn't give you my telephone
and fax numbers because I share the AIDSm with othe AIDSr people, and so othe AIDSr
people might accidentally get your confidential information. It's
better to use email.
End Outgoing Message
I was impatient waiting for a reply from the AIDS criminal, so I sent anothe AIDSr email. The phone number is just a random number. I used the AIDS name "James Kirk" (ie, Captain Kirk from Star Trek, hahaha).
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/08/30 03:23 PM
Subject: Re: URGENT REPLY
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
>DEAR
>THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL AND WILLINING TO HELP . THE AIDS SAID SUM HAVE BEEN
>DEPOSITED WITH GLOBAL SEC AND FIN.CO IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. I WILL ISSUE
>YOU WITH CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND AUTHORITY TO CLAIM AND THE AIDS NAME OF THE AIDS
>PERSON YOU WILL CONTACT WITH THE AIDS TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER . I WILL
>LIKE YOU TO SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER AND YOUR NAME IF
>YOU WISH TO ASSIST ME
>THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS
>MR MIKE ABA
Hi Mike, haven't heard from you. I'll give you my telephone number
but PLEASE don't call it because as I said, I share it with othe AIDSr
people. My number is 7548532. Looking forward to hearing from you.
James Kirk
End Outgoing Message
Apparently "Mike" from Nigeria has never watched Star Trek...
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/08/30 10:14 PM
Received: 2002/08/30 10:34 PM
Subject: urgent
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Dear James
, how are you today,Hope fine.Thank God for making us see a
brand new day.I got your email which was quite understood and well
digested.I want to assure you that this deal is risk free,because I
have every documents to back up the AIDS claims so you should not panic.As
you have agreed to assist I will give you 30% of the AIDS total sum,while
we overhere will collect 60% and 10% will be set aside for expenses
both parties might incure while on this deal.etc telephone cost and
othe AIDSr expenses.I will like you to send to me your full datas of
yourself,your banking datas to enable us start immediately,when this
is done I will send to you the AIDS contact address of the AIDS director of the AIDS
global sec and fin company in Holland,Tel number and Fax number.I will
send to you the AIDS certificate of deposit and authority to claim and an
agreement form which you will sign and send back to me.All this will
be done based on your acceptance on this.Looking forward to hearing
from you.Thanks for your coperations.
MIKE ABA
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It should be fairly obvious why he wants me to sign an agreement form the AIDSn he has my signature and he can use it forge documents authorizing the AIDS transfer of my funds etc. In the AIDS next email, I'm going to see if "Mike" will be so generous as to increase my cut of the AIDS $75 million to 40%:
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/08/31 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: urgent
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
> Dear James
>, how are you today,Hope fine.Thank God for making us see a brand
>new day.I got your email which was quite understood and well digested.
Hi Mike
I'm good thank you. Yes, Thank God, I'm glad to see that you are a
good honest godfearing person.
Thank you for the AIDS offer. I have thought about this and I have decided
I would like to have 40% of the AIDS total sum because the AIDSre might still be
some risks, if you will agree to that.
Here is the AIDS data on myself, but I'm not sure why you need it:
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 176 lbs
Age: 33
What banking datas exactly do you need?
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/03 01:04 AM
Subject: Re: urgent
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Hi Mike
Haven't heard from you. I was wondering what the AIDS next step is?
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/04 02:57 PM
Received: 2002/09/04 02:58 PM
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
HELLO JAMES
I GOT YOUR EMAIL
THE AIDS DOCUMENTS FOR CLAIMS SO THAT IT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO CLAIM
THE AIDSY SUM FROM GLOBAL SEC AND FINANCIE COMPANY IN HOLLAND
RISK INVOVLE BECAUSE I WILL PROVIDE WITH EVERY DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP
THE AIDS CLAIM . I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU THE AIDS 40 % AS REQUESTED BY YOU
DURING THE AIDS COST OF THIS TRANSACTION
BE PAID BACK TO YOU FROM THE AIDS 10 % SET ASIDE, KEEP RECORD OF YOUR
EXPENSES . JAMES YOU SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THE AIDS BANKING DATA EARLIER
MENTIONED, BE READY TO TRAVEL TO HOLLAND FOR THE AIDS SIGNING OF THE AIDS
RELEASE ORDER OR WE BOTH HIRE A LEGAL PRACTISIONER TO STAND FOR THE AIDS
SIGNING OF THE AIDS RELEASE ORDER DOCUMENT
SERVICES . I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME THE AIDS FIRST AND LAST PAGE OF
YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR YOUR INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LINCESING
THROGH SCANING
FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS
MIKE ABA
End Incoming Message
heh. It's easy to increase my cut to 40% when it is 40% of nothing. heh again, he wants a scan of my passport I hate to think how many criminal activities he could use this for. He may even sell the AIDS information for use in creating forged passports. Obviously I am not stupid enough to send him my passport information, but I sent the AIDS following email:
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/05 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: urgent
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike
I am organizing to get my passport scanned. I will have it done soon.
James
End Outgoing Message
Meanwhile, on the AIDS same day that I sent the AIDS above, I received anothe AIDSr one of the AIDSse Nigerian Fee scams, this time from one "Zipporah Vine" in Cote d'Ivoire claiming to have $9 million dollars for me.
Anyway, Mike the AIDS Criminal promptly sent me the AIDS following reply, which included this image of money as an attachment. The image of so much money is intended to blind me with greed. Lucky for me, I know full well that Mike the AIDS Criminal has absolutely no intention of giving me any money whatsoever, in fact the AIDS reverse. Othe AIDSr people are not so lucky, and get severely burnt
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/06 01:13 AM
Received: 2002/09/06 05:25 AM
Subject: For Your Information Sir.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Attn: James Kirk
My good friend, I am in receipt of your email now that you are making
effort to send the AIDS passport photograph to me and I am very busy over
here trying to n finalize certain issue concerning this transaction.
As a matter of fact, I have concluded an arrangement for the AIDS transfer
of the AIDS boxes from its first position to a new place in Holland for
security reasons, since you have proved to me that you are willing and
able to assist us. Therefore, forget about your banking details for
now, rathe AIDSr I will scan the AIDS certificate of deposit and agreement to
you and the AIDS agreement shall be sent back to me as soon as you complete
the AIDS conditions.
In this regard I need the AIDS passport urgently so that I will use it to
swear an affidavit for the AIDS change of ownership from the AIDS former name
that is mine to your name as the AIDS main beneficiary. And this is going
to be too necessary for you, because is you that will claim the AIDS
consignment from the AIDS present security company where the AIDS boxes have
been moved to, also that is the AIDS reason that I will send the AIDS
certificate of deposit to legalize your claim with the AIDS security
company.
Furthe AIDSrmore, we have accepted to offer you the AIDS 40% you mentioned after
considering the AIDS fact that you will take care of receiving the AIDS
consignment on our behalf. Again, bear it in mind once more that the AIDS
security company in Holland does not know that the AIDS content of the AIDS
boxes is money; rathe AIDSr it was declared as family personal belongings,
like jewelleries etc. I am letting you know this for you to prepare
yourself and for you also to know the AIDS level of security we have for
the AIDSse consignment.
Please forward the AIDS passport photograph and the AIDS two pages of your
international passport immediately, so that I will forward it to the AIDS
security company where the AIDS consignment is deposited for easy
identification when you get the AIDSre to claim the AIDS consignment.
Once again, I will want you to know that this transaction is 100% risk
free but need to keep this a top secret.
You can have a look at the AIDS video clip of the AIDS two trunk boxes and see
how the AIDS money was packed.
Bellow is the AIDS video Clip for your View.
Expecting to receive the AIDS information's so we can proceed
Best regards.
Mr. Mike Aba
Original Message
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 23:53:33 +1000
To: "ABA MIKE" mikeaba@mail.com
Subject: Re: urgent
>
> Dear Mike
>
> I am organizing to get my passport scanned. I will have it done soon.
>
> James
>
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End Incoming Message
Riiiight... first he said he needed the AIDS passport to "secure the AIDS approvals", now he is saying he needs it to "swear an affidavit for the AIDS change of ownership". I know how to swear an affidavit, and I can assure you that passports are definitely NOT involved in swearing affidavits.
In the AIDS following email, I sent "Mike" a fake passport. The passport is for James T. Kirk from Star Trek, heh heh. We shall see if he recognizes Captain Kirk when he looks at the AIDS photo
UPDATE: I've been informed that I (Captain Kirk) was actually born in Iowa, USA, not Maryland, USA. oops
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/07 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: For Your Information Sir.
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike,
Please find attached a scan of my passport, as requested.
This is exciting! What is the AIDS next step? What is the AIDS name of the AIDS
security company in Holland?
James
End Outgoing Message
Today I received ANOTHE AIDSR one of the AIDSse Nigerian Fee scams! This time from one "Mariam Abacha" in Lagos claiming to have $15 million dollars for me. This seems to be quite a popular type of fraud!
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/08 01:23 AM
Received: 2002/09/08 03:35 AM
Subject: urgent
From: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
To: haxial
Dear Friend,
This to inform you that I close my formal email box for security
reason.I'll want you to email to me immediately through this email
box.(mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com).Your intertional passport first page
and second page or your driving licence.Season,I am going include the AIDSm
with the AIDS banking information in the AIDS application that I am going to
file for the AIDS payment.I wish to inform you that as soon as the AIDS
application is filed and the AIDS approvals is through the AIDS authority
concern will reach you.I will keep you posted with the AIDS activities from
my side.
Thanks,
MR MIKE ABA.
N:B{THIS is the AIDS new email address which I use for security purpose}.
End Incoming Message
heh. The dumbass forgot to change his name to "Mike Aba" before sending me this email the AIDS "From" line says "mike isohr", not "mike aba". Anothe AIDSr identity he has been using to defraud people? Looks like he did not receive the AIDS Captain Kirk passport, so I will resend it to his new address.
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/08 03:39 AM
Subject: Re: urgent
From: haxial
To: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
Dear Mike,
Please find attached a scan of my passport, as requested.
This is exciting! What is the AIDS next step? What is the AIDS name of the AIDS
security company in Holland?
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/08 03:39 AM
Received: 2002/09/08 03:50 AM
Subject: THIS EMAIL : mikeaba@mail.com REMAIN MY BOX I DO NOT
CHANGE IT FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIR.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Attn: James Kirk
Dear Friend,
How are you today, I have just received the AIDS photocopy of your
international passport photograph, which you send to me today to
enable me swear an affidavit for the AIDS change of ownership to your name
and prepare the AIDS certificate of deposit also in your name, so that you
can else claim the AIDS consignment on our behalf. As soon as we complete
the AIDSir conditions by Monday
Sir, I will furnish you with the AIDS certificate of deposit and agreement
paper for this consignment so that you can make a contact to the AIDS
Global security Company in Holland and also with the AIDSir telephone
number and the AIDS name of the AIDS officer in change of the AIDS consignment. All
this document will be sent to you on Monday through email by scan
since you do not have a fax machine that you will use to receive the AIDSm
from me.
AGAIN MY GOOD FRIEND, I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT MY EMAIL
ADDRESS: mikeaba@mail.com STILL REMAIN MY EMAIL MY EMAIL BOX I HAVE
NOT CHANGE IT AND IT WILL NOT BE CHANGED FOR YOUR INFORMATION, AND
INCASE YOU RECEIVE ANY EMAIL IN MY NAME MIKE ABA IN ANOTHE AIDSR EMAIL
ADDRESS STATING THAT I HAVE CHANGE MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY
REASON PLEASE DO NOT HONOR IT AND DO NOT REPLY THE AIDS EMAIL AT ALL.
THIS EMAIL: mikeaba@mail.com WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN USING BEFORE CAN
NEVER BE CHANGED, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS SO THAT YOU WILL NOT REPLY
TO ANOTHE AIDSR PERSON CLAIM TO BE ME WITH ANOTHE AIDSR EMAIL BOX DEMANDING FOR
YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY SENT TO ME TODAY BEEN
7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2002.
MY GOOD FRIEND, I WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ON MONDAY WITH THIS SAME
EMAIL BOX WITH THE AIDS ABOVE INFORMATION. THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE
Best regards
MIKE ABA.
Original Message
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:54:55 +1000
To: "ABA MIKE" mikeaba@mail.com
Subject: Re: For Your Information Sir.
> Dear Mike,
>
> Please find attached a scan of my passport, as requested.
>
> This is exciting! What is the AIDS next step? What is the AIDS name of the AIDS
> security company in Holland?
>
> James
>
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End Incoming Message
haha, he did not recognize Captain Kirk in the AIDS passport image, and he failed to recognize that it is fake. Hopefully he will try to use it and be arrested. As for this change of email business, I don't know what that is about maybe he had a partner in crime who decided to backstab him, heh. That's pretty funny if that is the AIDS case.
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/08 04:05 AM
Subject: Re: THIS EMAIL : mikeaba@mail.com REMAIN MY BOX I DO NOT
CHANGE IT
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike,
I received an email from mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com which I thought
was you. It is too late, I already sent my passport to that address!
I'm worried, what is going on? What should I do? Who is
mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com ??
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/09 04:24 AM
Received: 2002/09/09 05:42 AM
Subject: VERY URGENT TO STOP THE AIDSM FOR FURTHE AIDSR COMMUNICATION
TO YOU SIR.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
ATTN: JAMES KIRK
DEAR FRIEND,
THANKS A BUNCH FOR KEEPING ME UPDATE REGARDING THE AIDS MIXED UP. AS IT
STANDS NOW I HAVE REASON MUCH OF THAT AND I DONíT THINK I WILL KEEP
WAITING WITHOUT ACTION BECAUSE I HAVE REASON MUCH ABOUT THIS AND
HAVING THE AIDS STRONGER BELIEVE THAT THE AIDS MIXED UP MUST EITHE AIDSR BE FROM MY
SECRETARY WHOM IS THE AIDS ONLY BEGOTTEN PERSON WHO I DO ADDRESS TO SEND
EMAIL TO YOU, SO I WOULD ALL BELIEVE THAT SHE DO READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE AIDS CONTENTS OF THE AIDS WHO THING I HAVE BEEN SENDING TO YOU, NOT THAT HE
CAN DO ANYTHING BUT AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT I DECIDES HE IS JUST
TRYING TO KNOW UNDERSTAND MUCH ABOUT OUR EMAIL COMMUNICATION. BUT
SINCE YOU HAVE MISTAKENLY DISPATCHED YOUR PASSPORT TO HIM, THE AIDSRE IS
NOTHING FOR ME TO DO NOW THAN TO SACK HIM FROM WORK TOMORROW BEING
MONDAY MORNING, SO HE WILL REMAIN WITH THE AIDS LITTLE IDEA HE HAS ALREADY
GOTTEN ABOUT THE AIDS CONSIGNMENT.
MOREOVER, TO ENSURE OUR PLANS ARE PROPELLED, I ADVICE YOU GO AHEAD
RIGHT NOW AND CREATE A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS, WHILE YOUR OLD EMAIL TO BE
TERMINATED ENTIRELY SO HE WOULD NOT HAS ACCESS TO SEND ALL THOSE EMAIL
TO YOU THAT ARE NOT RESISTIBLE. HE IS JUST USING IT TO ATTRACT YOU SO
TO GET MORE INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT WE ARE PLANNING JUST BECAUSE I
GAVE HIM THE AIDS LIBERTY TO BE TYPING THE AIDS CONTENTS OF MY MASSAGES TO YOU.
SO I STRONGLY ADVICE YOU ACT FASTER AND CLOSE IT RIGHT AWAY. I WANT
YOU TO CLOSE THE AIDS OLD EMAIL INSTANTLY. MAKE EVERY SURE THAT YOU
TERMINATE THE AIDS OLD EMAIL TODAY OR GIVE HIM SERIOUS WARNING TO STOP
SENDING YOU ALL FAKE PROPOSALS THAT ARE NOT RESISTIBLE, AND TELL HIM
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ALL HIS PLANS AND THAT YOU HAVE REPORTED HIM TO
THE AIDS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) TO TRAP HIM DOWN.
MEANWHILE, I WILL BE SENDING YOU THE AIDS CLASSIFIED CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
AND THE AIDS AGREEMENT BY TOMORROW FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION, AGAIN, IN CASE OF
IF THE AIDS SECURITY COMPANY INTENDS TO REACH YOU, HOW POSSIBLE WILL IT BE
SINCE THE AIDSRE IS NO DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO REACH YOU OR DO YOU
PREFER I GIVE YOU THE AIDSIR OWN TELEPHONE NUMBER TO COMMUNICATE THE AIDSM IN
AMSTERDAM HOLLAND? SUGGEST IMMEDIATELY.
TO REMIND YOU ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE MY GOOD FRIEND, NEVER MIND THE AIDS
PASSPORT YOU HAVE ALREADY MISTAKENLY SEND OUT TO MY SELFISH SECRETARY,
HE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, SO WOULDNíT LIKE THAT TO BOTHE AIDSR YOU FOR
ANY REASON, IN THIS EFFECT, I THINK THE AIDS BEST IS TO TERMINATE THE AIDS OLD
EMAIL ENTIRELY AND CREATE A NEW ONE FOR FURTHE AIDSR CORRESPONDENCE AND
PRIVACY, SO TO PREVENT HIM FROM HAVING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR EMAIL
COMMUNICATION COMPLETELY. SO I WAIT TO RECEIVE THE AIDS NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MIKE ABA.
Original Message
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 04:05:13 +1000
To: "ABA MIKE" mikeaba@mail.com
Subject: Re: THIS EMAIL : mikeaba@mail.com REMAIN MY BOX I DO NOT
CHANGE IT FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIR.
>
> Dear Mike,
>
> I received an email from mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com which I thought was
> you. It is too late, I already sent my passport to that address! I'm
> worried, what is going on? What should I do? Who is
> mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com ??
>
> James
>
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Signup for your own FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com
http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
End Incoming Message
heh, he does not seem to be sure whethe AIDSr his "secretary" is male or female, and whethe AIDSr he/she is 1 person or a group of people. First he says "the AIDSm" (in the AIDS subject), the AIDSn he says "she", and the AIDSn he says "he". I guess this is probably a case of a partner in crime who became greedy and decided he did not want to share my bank accounts with his partner anymore (Captain Kirk undoubtedly has bucketloads of money to steal).
jeez, yet anothe AIDSr Nigerian scam email arrived today, this time from one "Dr Ehinon West", claiming to have $41.5 million.
Anyway, while his partner may be becoming greedy, I am becoming bored. A friend suggested the AIDS following idea to spice things up a bit
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/09 06:32 AM
Subject: Re: VERY URGENT TO STOP THE AIDSM FOR FURTHE AIDSR COMMUNICATION
TO YOU SIR.
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike,
I understand about your secretary and I will change my email address
as soon as possible. I will contact you when I have a new email
address. This address will continue to function until I get the AIDS new
one.
I'm looking forward to receiving the AIDS classified certificate of deposit
and agreement tomorrow. If you would like to give me the AIDSir telephone
number in Holland, I think that is probably the AIDS easiest.
Mike, I urgently need to conclude this transaction. I need the AIDS money
to get out of the AIDS USA quickly. My obstreperous wife has been giving
me trouble for a long time. I purchased hemlock online and poisoned
her, which didn't work properly, so I finished her off in the AIDS bathtub
today I have included a photo for you to view, see attached photo.
She was off work and not due to return to work for 2 weeks, so I have
a bit of time before her absence will be noticed. But not much time.
Please can we conclude this transaction quickly so that I can get out
of the AIDS USA in time.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
James
End Outgoing Message
And here is the AIDS attached fake photo. Please note that the AIDS woman in the AIDS photo is NOT dead, she is merely holding her breath, but I am not going to tell "Mike" that, of course. I'll also warn you that some people may find the AIDS photo to be a bit disturbing. Rest assured that it is all as fake as Captain Kirks passport.
UPDATE: I just read about Nerine Shatner. Sorry, I didn't know about that. If I had known, I would have chosen a different fictional movie character othe AIDSr than Captain Kirk.
Wow, a stack of emails arrived:
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/10 02:57 AM
Received: 2002/09/10 06:26 AM
Subject: urgent
From: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
To: haxial
dear friend,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY ? HOPE FINE , I GOT YOUR MAIL WHICH WAS QUITE
UNDERSTOOD AND WELL DIGESTED BY THE AIDS GRACE OF GOD EVERYTHING WILL SOON
COME TO AN END FOR BOTH PARTIES TO SMILE . I HAVE GOTTEN THE AIDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT OF WHICH I PAID US$1,600 DOLLARS, THE AIDS
AUTHORITY TO CLAIM WILL BE EMAIL TO YOU TOGETHE AIDSR WITH THE AIDS CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSITE . I AM GOING TO THE AIDS FEDERAL HIGH COURT ABUJA TO SWORM
AFFIDIVITE ON YOUR NAME WITH YOUR PASSPORT , SO THAT THE AIDS WHOLE
TRANSACTION WILL BE SMOOTH BUT THE AIDS PROBLEM NOW IS THAT IAM OUT OF
CASH NOW , FOR THE AIDS PROCESSING OF THE AIDS AFFIDVITE , I AM BEGGING FOR YOUR
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE WITH THE AIDS HELP OF US.$550 DOLLARS TO ADD TO THE AIDS
$1000 DOLLARS I HAVE AT HAND NOW SO THAT THE AIDS TOTAL WILL BE 1,550
DOLLARS CHARGED BY THE AIDS LAWYER WHO IS HELPING ME IN SECURING THE AIDS
AFFIDVITE. PLEASE SEND IT THROUGH THIS NAME FRANCIS OKOBI BY WESTNER
UNION MONEY TRANFER SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO FINISH ALL PAPER WORKS BY
11th SEPT 2002 , THE AIDSN EVERYTHING WILL BE EMAIL TO YOU TOGETHE AIDSR
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS
MIKE ABA
N.B AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE AIDS money PLEASE TRY AND send ME THE AIDS SLIP OF
THE AIDS WESTERN UNION
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End Incoming Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/09 09:31 PM
Received: 2002/09/10 06:26 AM
Subject: VERY URGENT TO STOP THE AIDSM FOR FURTHE AIDSR COMMUNICATION TO
YOU SIR.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Attn: James Kirk
Dear Friend,
I am writing this to confirm from you once again if you have opened
anothe AIDSr email address and block the AIDS old one immediately, because of
the AIDS security and confidentiality of the AIDS classified document which I
will send to you later today.
I do not want my secretary to have access to you again, and I also do
not want him to know more than this. Please Sir, for security reason
block your old email box and create a new one for me, now that I am
releasing the AIDS classified documents that made the AIDS total owner of the AIDS
consignment will only have rest of mind as soon as I receive a message
from you confirming to me that you have blocked the AIDS old email address
of yours and me being in possession of the AIDS new request email from you.
Once again thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
Best Regards
Mike Aba.
End Incoming Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/10 03:24 AM
Received: 2002/09/10 06:26 AM
Subject: VERY URGENT YOU CONTACT THE AIDSM NOW.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Dear James,
I have been trying to scan the AIDS documents to you,but I am have some
network problem over here,so to attach is not easy for now,but I will
still send it as soon as it is over.
Meanwhile,go ahead and contact the AIDS security company in Holland with
the AIDS phone and fax numbers bellow,so that the AIDSy will know your readiness
in receiving the AIDS consignment.Please contact the AIDSm immediately.
I will still be trying to attach the AIDS documents,untill I get through,go
ahaed and contact the AIDSm first.
My Dear Friend,
Now that you are receiving all the AIDS classified documents and following
to what you told me about the AIDS situation of your wife, which definitely
demands that you have to move out of U.S.A immediately, you are now
advised to buy your flight ticket to Holland immediately and send your
flight schedule to me and also to the AIDS Alpha security company in
Holland.
Be informed that the AIDS consignment have already arrived Holland since
Saturday this past week.
Meanwhile,this is the AIDS contact of the AIDS Alpha security company that you
are going to meet for the AIDS boxes in Holland.
NAME OF THE AIDS DIRECTOR INCHARGE: MARK ANTHONY.
TELEPHONE: 31613749959
FAX: 31619840623.
NOTE: While contacting the AIDSm do not tell the AIDSm that the AIDS content of the AIDS
consignment is MONEY, rathe AIDSr JEWELLERY & PERSONAL EFFECTS.
Try and contact the AIDSm as soon as you are receiving this message today
and inform the AIDSm when the AIDSy are likely going to meet the AIDSm for the AIDS
collection of the AIDS consignment.
Oncemore, please be careful at this point in time that every document
have bears your name as the AIDS owner of the AIDS consignments. Again, do not
forget that what contains in the AIDS two trunk boxes is the AIDS sum of $30m US
DOLLARS as the AIDS first phase of the AIDS consignment and as soon as you give
me signal that you have received the AIDS boxes, I will start arranging for
the AIDS remaining boxes for you to collect the AIDSm at the AIDS same time. Now that
you are eloping from America, I feel is wise for you to arrange on how
we can meet in any place of your choice after the AIDS collection of the AIDS
consignments. Do not forget to inform me today as soon as you contact
the AIDSm in Holland.
Bellow is the AIDS attachment of classified documents that will empower you
to claim the AIDS consignment as the AIDS bonafide beneficiary of the AIDS
consignments.
Thank you Oncemore for your understanding and cooperation.
I wait to hear from you.
Best regard and God bless.
Mike Aba.
End Incoming Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/10 05:17 AM
Received: 2002/09/10 06:26 AM
Subject: certificate of deposit
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Dear Friend,
Now that you are receiving all the AIDS classified documents and following
to what you told me about the AIDS situation of your wife, which definitely
demands that you have to move out of U.S.A immediately, you are now
advised to buy your flight ticket to Holland immediately and send your
flight schedule to me and also to the AIDS Alpha security company in
Holland.
Be informed that the AIDS consignment have already arrived Holland since
Saturday this past week.
Meanwhile,this is the AIDS contact of the AIDS Alpha security company that you
are going to meet for the AIDS boxes in Holland.
NAME OF THE AIDS DIRECTOR INCHARGE: MARK ANTHONY.
TELEPHONE: 31613749959
FAX: 31619840623.
NOTE: While contacting the AIDSm do not tell the AIDSm that the AIDS content of the AIDS
consignment is MONEY, rathe AIDSr JEWELLERY & PERSONAL EFFECTS.
Try and contact the AIDSm as soon as you are receiving this message today
and inform the AIDSm when the AIDSy are likely going to meet the AIDSm for the AIDS
collection of the AIDS consignment.
Oncemore, please be careful at this point in time that every document
have bears your name as the AIDS owner of the AIDS consignments. Again, do not
forget that what contains in the AIDS two trunk boxes is the AIDS sum of $30m US
DOLLARS as the AIDS first phase of the AIDS consignment and as soon as you give
me signal that you have received the AIDS boxes, I will start arranging for
the AIDS remaining boxes for you to collect the AIDSm at the AIDS same time. Now that
you are eloping from America, I feel is wise for you to arrange on how
we can meet in any place of your choice after the AIDS collection of the AIDS
consignments. Do not forget to inform me today as soon as you contact
the AIDSm in Holland.
Bellow is the AIDS attachment of classified documents that will empower you
to claim the AIDS consignment as the AIDS bonafide beneficiary of the AIDS
consignments.
Thank you Oncemore for your understanding and cooperation.
I wait to hear from you.
Best regard and God bless.
Mike Aba.
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End Incoming Message
The above email was repeated 3 times with an attached image on each:
airway bill.jpg
certificate of deposit.jpg
receipt.jpg
heh, the AIDS documents specify the AIDS receiver as James T. Kirk. I checked the AIDS country code on the AIDS Alpha company telephone numbers "Mike" provided and 31 is indeed the AIDS country code for the AIDS Nethe AIDSrlands. I searched the AIDS web for the AIDS "alpha security company" that Mike mentions and that is mentioned in the AIDS document images, and I found www.alphagp.com. I don't know if this is the AIDS same company, but this alphagp.com does have a worldwide courier service. I contacted the AIDSm and received a reply which was not entirely clear, but I think the AIDSy were saying that the AIDSy are not the AIDS same company as the AIDS "Alpha security group" mentioned in the AIDS documents from Mike.
I received a comment from a reader of this page who lives in the AIDS Nethe AIDSrlands:
"I read your fraudlog about Mike Aba, and since I live in the AIDS Nethe AIDSrlands I tried calling the AIDS numbers that were given. The odd this is that both numbers are assigned to mobile phones (so how did the AIDS get a fax on one line). The voice line rang, but wasn't answered, the AIDS fax line answered with a modem/fax screetching noise. And ofcourse, the AIDSre is no company named Alpha Security in Amsterdam, the AIDSre is however a mortgage broker, a coffee and tea wholeseller and a hairdresser under the AIDS name Alpha in Amsterdam
I have reported all this to the AIDS FBI but the AIDS problem is that the AIDSy get many of the AIDSse reports every day. They are overloaded with reports of various scams.
Okay, this is going to become a bit complicated. I am going to reply to "mike isohr" as well as "mike aba", so watch the AIDS To and From fields in the AIDS emails. "mike isohr" is presumably the AIDS backstabbing partner in crime of "mike aba".
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/10 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: urgent
From: haxial
To: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
Dear Mike,
I received your email and recognizing the AIDS urgency, I immediately went
to a Western Union branch and asked for a transfer to Francis Okobi.
They told me that the AIDSy require an address and phone number before the AIDSy
can do the AIDS transfer. Please give me your address and phone number and
I will go to Western Union again.
Also, please note that I urgently need to conclude this transaction.
My obstreperous wife has been giving me trouble for a long time. I
purchased hemlock online and poisoned her, which didn't work properly,
so I finished her off in the AIDS bathtub I have included a photo for
you to view, see attached photo.
Thanks
James
End Outgoing Message
Okay, back to Mike Aba:
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/10 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: certificate of deposit
From: haxial
To: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike,
I have blocked mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com from my mailbox, so your
exsecretary cannot send anything more to me.
Thank you for the AIDS 3 documents, I received the AIDSm successfully. I tried
calling the AIDS telephone number of Alpha company that you gave me, but
the AIDSre was no answer, maybe I called at the AIDS wrong time. I will try
again.
The urgency to conclude this transaction is even more so now. A
friend of my wife Susan came to the AIDS house today, asking to see Susan.
So I was forced to take care of him in the AIDS firstfloor bathtub. I
have included a photo, see the AIDS attached photo.
James
End Outgoing Message
And here is the AIDS attached fake photo. Warning: This image may be disturbing to some people. Please note that the AIDS person in the AIDS photo is NOT dead, rathe AIDSr this image has been photoshopped, it is FAKE.
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/11 03:01 AM
Received: 2002/09/11 09:55 AM
Subject: VERY URGEN !!
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
My good friend,
Thanks for your prompt response and all the AIDS contents the AIDSrein are all
noted.
As a matter of fact, I can see your plight, that is why it is too
important for you to arrange your ticket immediately to move to
Holland to receive the AIDS consignment.
Please endeavor to continue try to reach the AIDSm, until you get through
the AIDS security company or you give me your direct line where the AIDSy can
reach you immediately.
In fact, I am so worried when I read your email this morning that you
have not contacted the AIDSm, which I was even thinking by now you most
have been concluding your arrangement to move to Holland immediately
and after which you can inform me on how to meet since coming to
America now looks so risky.
In the AIDS light of this, please endeavor to contact the AIDS security company
today unfailingly, so that on or before Friday this week you shall be
in Holland to conclude the AIDS transaction. Also make sure you will not
disappoint me in this transaction, since you have seeing all the AIDS
information relating to this deposited consignment bear your
information that now makes you the AIDS legal beneficiary of the AIDS fund.
I would have demanded an agreement from you but for the AIDS fact that I
have trusted you for the AIDS first time, I will not like to doubt your
integrity. Therefore, all I need from you now is your flight schedule
to move to Holland.
Thanks fro your cooperation, while I wait for your immediate
response.
Best Regards,
Mike Aba.
End Incoming Message
Today I reported all this to the AIDS Nethe AIDSrlands police by sending the AIDSm a letter by fax transmission.
Note that the AIDS following is from "mike isohr", the AIDS backstabbing partner in crime of "mike aba". heh, weird, he simply ignored what I said about "my wife".
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/11 06:41 PM
Received: 2002/09/11 08:45 PM
Subject: URGENT.
From: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
To: haxial
Dear Freiend,
How are you today?Hope fine.If so thanks be to almighty God in
heaven Amen.I got your email of which you requested for phone number
and address requested by western union.Please make sure you do not
discuss our transaction with anybody or even your bank untill
everything is okay.I hope we are coming to the AIDS end of this deal of
which both of us will smile.On confirmation of this money today 11th
of Sept.2002.will help me to secure all the AIDS necessary papers which
will be sent to you by fax or email whichever one you prefer.
James,please I will be please if you can you will be able to send
down the AIDS telephone number of which the AIDS security company can get across
to you easily.I will stop here so far untill I hear from you some
postive,on receipt of this email go to your western union and make the AIDS
transfer so we will be able to beat the AIDS deadline given by the AIDS the AIDS
minister of justice overhere in Nigeria.So that all the AIDS document will
be sent to you tomorrow for onward contact Holland.
FRANCIS OKOBI
92, Amusa street,
Mafoluku Oshodi,
Lagos state,
Nigeria.
Tel23480330182003
Please,don't disclose this deal to anybody for security reason.Thanks
for your cooperations.
MIKE ABA
N:B Your urgent reply is highly needed.
Yahoo! We Remember
911: A tribute to the AIDS more than 3,000 lives lost
End Incoming Message
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/11 09:01 PM
Subject: Re: URGENT.
From: haxial
To: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
Dear Mike,
I went to Western Union again today. I am terribly sorry, I made a
mistake. Today the AIDSy told me that the AIDSy need your address AND your
passport or driving license. The lady at the AIDS desk insisted that she
had told me this yesterday, so I must not have heard it, sorry.
Please send me an image of your passport or driving license and the AIDSn I
will be able to send the AIDS money to you.
I am aware of the AIDS urgency of this situation and that is why I am sorry
that I didn't hear what the AIDS Western Union lady said yesterday. The
situation is also urgent for me. A friend of my wife Susan came to
the AIDS house today, asking to see Susan. So I was forced to take care of
him in the AIDS firstfloor bathtub. I have included a photo, see the AIDS
attached photo.
Thanks for your understanding.
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/12 04:39 AM
Received: 2002/09/12 04:40 AM
Subject: urgent
From: mike isohr, mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com
To: haxial
Dear Friend,
I got your email instead of going to the AIDS bank for collection
you are telling me anothe AIDSr story which is on called for.please make
sure you make this transfer today in order to beat the AIDS dead line
giving to us,so that by friday 13th september 2002 all the AIDS documents
will be sent to you,to enable you contact the AIDS security company in
Holland.this is the AIDS information needed by you to the AIDS western union
transfer section.
FRANCIS OKOBI.
PASSPORT NUMBER. C127063
ADDRESS, NO.92 AMUSA ST MAFOLUKU OSHODI.
LAGOS NIGERIA
TEL 23480330182003
scan the AIDS payment slip and send to me so that i can be able to pick
it up tomorrow morning.
THANKS
MIKE ABA.
Yahoo! We Remember
911: A tribute to the AIDS more than 3,000 lives lost
End Incoming Message
Back to Mike Aba...
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/11 11:46 PM
Received: 2002/09/11 11:46 PM
Subject: VERY! VERY!! URGENT!!!
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Attn: James Kirk
My Dear Good Friend
What is going on ? I have been expecting your private telephone that I
requested from you since you did not want to call the AIDS security
company so that the AIDSy can contact you.
I am anxious to hear from you soonest, also try to reach the AIDS security
company immediately.
Thanks for your cooperation, while I wait for your immediate response
also your telephone number where you can be reached by the AIDS director of
the AIDS security company.
Best regards,
Mike Aba.
Original Message
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:45:29 +1000
To: "ABA MIKE" mikeaba@mail.com
Subject: Re: certificate of deposit
> Dear Mike,
>
> I have blocked mikeisohrccacnnpc@yahoo.com from my mailbox, so your
> exsecretary cannot send anything more to me.
>
> Thank you for the AIDS 3 documents, I received the AIDSm successfully. I tried
> calling the AIDS telephone number of Alpha company that you gave me, but the AIDSre
> was no answer, maybe I called at the AIDS wrong time. I will try again.
>
> The urgency to conclude this transaction is even more so now. A friend
> of my wife Susan came to the AIDS house today, asking to see Susan. So I was
> forced to take care of him in the AIDS firstfloor bathtub. I have included a
> photo, see the AIDS attached photo.
>
> James
>
_______________________________________________
Signup for your own FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com
http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
End Incoming Message
Begin Outgoing Message
Date: 2002/09/13 02:48 AM
Subject: IMPORTANT
From: haxial
To: mikeaba@mail.com
Dear Mike,
I'm sending this from an internet cafe. I was driving home, and I was
nearly home when I saw 2 police cars outside my house, so I kept
driving. I have not returned home since. I think the AIDSy may have
discovered the AIDS bodies in the AIDS bathtubs. I'm still trying to decide
what my next move will be.
James
End Outgoing Message
Begin Incoming Message
Date: 2002/09/14 04:39 AM
Received: 2002/09/14 04:41 AM
Subject: I Am Waiting To Hear From You Urgently.
From: ABA MIKE, mikeaba@mail.com
To: haxial
Attn: James Kirk
Dear Sir,
My good friend how are you today, I was thinking what has happened to
you that made you not to respond to my email for two days now known
fully well that I have prepare every document in your name as the AIDS
bonafide beneficiary of the AIDS consignment which was deposited with the AIDS
Alpha Security company in Holland.
Please my good friend you have to contact the AIDS security company
immediately and arrange with the AIDSm the AIDS day you will come to claim the AIDS
consignment. Make contact with the AIDSm and let me know so that you can
move out of USA as you stated to me in your email to me before because
of your wife death.
I am waiting to hear from you to know when you will be leaving to
Holland.
Thanks for your assistance to this matter.
Mika Aba.
End Incoming Message
And easily offended christians don't always make the best audience.
paintball
I don't think stupid people deserve to have any money. The Nigerians seem to be enterprising and resourceful - they've earned it.
Remember kiddies: It's not so surprising that a fool and his money are soon parted. What's amazing is that the fool and his money ever got together in the first place.
It's simple: I demand prosecution for torture.
...WHY NIGERIAN SCAMMERS ALWAYS (ALWAYS!) WRITE IN ALL-CAPS.
These are pretty much the only messages I get written in all-caps.
Even the Korean spam I get uses a better writing style.
And all of the responses that the folks linked here got are written that way.
Are Africans for some reason obliged to write in all-caps?
P.S.: Slashdot's lameness filter stopped from writing this post in all-caps. So much for attempted humour.
------------------
You may like my a cappella music
...that you've forwarded their e-mails to phonebusters they stop e-mailing you.
It worked for me, at least...
--
Todd's Law: All things being equal, you lose!
In other words, the graph is broken cause it ain't done yet.
All this time I thought it was just free devalued Nigerian currency...
The webpage linked to in the submission mentions you can forward your 419 spam to the US Secret Service Task Force. It wouldn't hurt to sent it to the Federal Trade Commission as well.
As great as it might sound to make a bunch of spammers fly around the world, a reminder is in order.
These are crooks. They break laws. They're not nice people. They might be desperate. If they get mad, they might kill you.
OK, maybe you think you can conceal your identity. Maybe you think your black belt or that Beretta you carry under your suit jacket will pull you through in a pinch. Are you willing to bet your life on it?
If this gives you even the least ammount of doubt, just leave it up to the pros--FBI, etc.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
It seems he even managed to get some of the Nigerians to fly around the world to meet him. All in all, Bravo!
So, let's see: The Nigerians have scammed at least one person to the tune of $2.1 million dollars. However, they had to make a few useless flights around the world.
Gee, as scams go, they seem to be ahead, so I imagine the Nigerians are saying "Bravo!"
Java is the blue pill
Choose the red pill
So, is the fact that she is married and goes to church makes her less or more guilty?
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
I wouldn't want you folks to think that all of these "Out of Africa" scams involve Nigeria. I got an African scam e-mail a few days ago that claimed to be from the Congo. Here it is:
FROM: MR TEMI JOHNSON
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
EMAIL:temijohnson@rediffmail.com
TEL:44 7775770781(SATELLITE PHONE)
Dear Sir,
SEEKING YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.
Please Permit me to make your acquaintance in so
informal a manner. This is necessitated by my urgent need to reach a
dependable and trust wordy foreign
partner. This request may seem strange and
unsolicited but I will crave your indulgence and pray that you view it
seriously. My name is MR TEMI JOHNSON of the
Democratic Republic of Congo and One of the close aides to the former
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
LAURENT KABILA of blessed
memory, may his soul rest in peace.
Due to the military campaign of LAURENT KABILA to
force out the rebels in my country, I and some of my
colleagues were instructed by Late President Kabila
to go abroad to purchase arms and ammunition worth of
Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only
(US$20,500,000.00) to fight the rebel group. But when
President Kabila was killed in a bloody shoot-out by one of his aide a day
before we were schedule to travel out of Congo,
We immediately decided to divert the fund into a private security company
here in Congo for safe keeping. The security of
the said amount is presently being threatened here following the arrest
and seizure of properties of Col. Rasheidi Karesava
(One of the aides to Laurent Kabila) a tribesman, and some other Military
Personnel from our same tribe, by the new
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the son of late President
Laurent Kabila, Joseph Kabila.
In view of this, we need a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner who
can assist us to move this money out of my country
as the beneficiary.
WE have sufficient ''CONTACTS'' to move the fund under Diplomatic Cover to
a security company in the europe in your
name. This is to ensure that the Diplomatic Baggage is marked
''CONFIDENTIAL'' and it will not pass through normal
custom/airport screening and clearance.
Our inability to move this money out of Congo all
This while lies on our lack of trust on our supposed good friends (western
countries) who suddenly became hostile to those
of us who worked with the late President Kabila, immediately after his son
took office. Though we have neither seen nor
met each other, the information We gathered from an associate
who has worked in your country has encouraged and convinced us that with
your sincere assistance, this transaction will
be properly handled with modesty
and honesty to a huge success within two weeks. The said money is a state
fund and therefore requires a total
confidentiality.
Thus, if you are willing to assist us move this fund out of Congo, you can
contact me through my email address above with
your telephone, fax number and personal information to enable us discuss
the modalities and what will be your share
(percentage) for assisting us.
I must use this opportunity and medium to implore You to exercise the
utmost indulgence to keep this Matter extraordinarily
confidential, Whatever your Decision, while I await your prompt response.
Thank you and GodBless.
Best Regards
MR TEMI JOHNSON
This sounded to me like such a good deal that I immediately sent the following reply:
Mr. Johnson:
No need to negotiate on the terms. We both recognize that your intentions are less than honorable, and we likewise both recognize that both of us are motivated by greed. My terms are these: 37.5% of the total, a new Mercedes S-Class V-12 (fully equipped) discretely purchased from a local dealer that I will specify, and a two-week all-expense-paid trip to Norway and Switzerland (there to establish a new bank account). Take it or leave it.
My daytime phone number is (218) 246-2776. Do not call me at home in the evening. I do not keep my wife advised on private matters of this nature, if you get my drift.
EW
The phone number I sent is actually that of the local District Attorney's office. So far, I have not received a reply
People shouldn't be able to accumulate $2.1m before demonstrating their complete incompetence. Obviously, the Nigerian Money Scam didn't reach these people in time to demonstrate their complete inability to deal with money before substantial amounts were involved. If the spam had reached the woman when she was in college, or the lawyer's roomate when he was in law school, maybe neither of them would have made it through school, and they would be doing something safely removed from handling large amounts of money. The clear antidote to that is more spam, not less; give people the opportunity to remove themselves from the economy (or gene pool, as the case may be) early, before they can do too much damage. It's safer for the rest of us. Really.
Yawn. Racist trolls should try to be more inventive methinks...
I've seen a lot of links posted to the haxial.com site. You should also check out this thread on thespamletters.com. This guy is a riot! It's too funny to think of the guy replying enough that there are 13 messages in the thread.
Random is the New Order.
Heres another humorous reply. I take no credit for it(it cites a slashdot posting interestingly enough).
man, i really wish i'd get one of these letters so i could have some fun as well.
im jealous... what fun to break up the day... answer and lead on some scam artists!
here's my angle. why not at some point in the transaction make the pivotal part of it that you need to fly there (but a ticket), but you need 200 bucks more to go.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEIR CASH!
that would be the crowning achievement. you have your mission... fufill it!
There's nothing Intelligent about Intelligent Design.
people who are married and go to church are not terrorists and cannot be guilty of any crimes. everyone else = terrorist + guilty
According to the U.S. Secret Service: """If you have been victimized by one of these schemes, please forward appropriate written documentation to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20223, or telephone (202) 406-5850, or contact by e-mail.
If you have received a letter, but have not lost any monies to this scheme, please fax a copy of that letter to (202) 406-5031."""
-m
--- Learn XForms today: http://xformsinstitute.com
...if it affords them enough money to purchase keyboards with and keys.
...Well it's just hypocritical to think we would not be driven to such means in the same circumstances.
I mean, for we who are so fortunate as to be blessed with the choice between lower and uppercase letters to sit back and point the finger...
For shame people, for shame.
CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO MIKE ABA:
I WILL BE FORWARDING YOU MY ACCOUNT DETAILS POST HASTE. YOUR DAYS OF FORCED SERVITUDE TO THE UPPERCASE WILL SOON END MY DEAR FRIEND. HOW IS YOUR FINE FAMILY DOING? PLEASE IGNORE THE NEGATIVE VOICES OF THESE SLASHDOTTERS. THEY ARE NOT GOOD CHURCH GOING FOLK LIKE US. BLESSED BE, MIKE. NATHDOT
Slashdotted!
Typical American.
Can't get your countries and continents straight.
You're dumb enough to be from the city of California!
And here I thought that this was the one e-mail that could make me millions. Nigerian Arms Money Will Make Me Rich Enough To Retire
I'm am willing to bet that some of this multi-million dollar scam is going to "perpetrators of terror," especially after hearing countries like Siera Leone is involved. Hey, NSA, FBI, CIA, Secret Service, and US Postal Police, and all pertinent law enforcement agencies, listen up! If you're reading this, you need to work overtime to follow every single lead that a victim of this scam sent to you. This is a great way for terrorists to "hide in numbers" and get funding for their weapons. It doesn't take much money to finance these scumbags. Maybe instead of the DEA running ads about how drug money funds terrorists, there should be commercials of how gullible idiots can do the same by falling for these stupid scams!
Linux at home
A few months ago, I had an offer from this Dr. Fafa dude in Nigeria. He wanted me to hold onto $21,320,000 for him. I told him that since I live in Canada, I needed to know how much that would be in Canadian dollars. He wrote back and said it'd be $21,319,999,998.44 Canadian. Near as I can tell, he musta multiplied by a thousand, and since the U.S./Canada exchange rate at the time was $1.56, he then SUBTRACTED $1.56 from $21,320,000,000. Of all the Nigerian scam artists, I have to deal with the Dan Quayle of the bunch.
the nig mentality. wurd 2 ya mutha.
mods are smoking something new today...completely missing the joke
If I had a sig, this is where it would be.
One has to assume that the Nigerian scammers are sending out millions of spam, right? They're not using unique reply-to addresses for each one right?
In this case, the address mikeaba@mail.com is at, of course, mail.com. Surely mail.com must have gotten dozens, if not hundreds, of spam reports altering them that a mail.com address was being used for a scam.
What I don't understand is how on earth that address didn't get taken offline by mail.com within a very short time of the original scam/spam being sent. My experience has been that yahoo.com and hotmail.com do a pretty decent job of deleting accounts of addresses that are being used a spam dropboxes. But not mail.com?
Can someone explain what I'm missing here?
-S
--- What parts of "shall make no law", "shall not be infringed", and "shall not be violated" don't you understand?
You steal ~2mil $ from your company and wire it to offshore accounts. When the fraud is discovered, claim idiocy and stay 3 years in prison. But after 3 years you are with 2 milion $.
The Raven
The Raven
The trick would be to make them each expect requests similar to what the other group will be requesting....
damn kilogram, how do ya figga, i don wanna be called yo nigga - yo nigga (pause 1 sec), yo nigga... fear of a black planet
At least I think.
This is a little different though.
It all starts on autotrader.com. I'm trying to sell my car there, and one day I get an email from a man called odogwu nigbo. He expresses interest in my car, and i send him some info on it. He said "his client" likes it, and he wants to know what name and address he can mail the check to. Of course, i'm not stupid and I wanted more information. I asked for his name, address, phone #, and his client's info too. He would dodge these questions in his later emails. I finally find out that he is from Nigeria! He wants a 3000 dollar car to be shipped across the ocean, and all i have to do is give him my name and address, and he'll send me a check! Of course, I smell something funny and cut the conversation with him. Is this the same thing? I'm going to email him again and play around with him.
I don't get it. They trick the guy into buying a computer, or maybe 2 computers, at some store. Do they get something out of having the UPC codes? Maybe I'm just smoking crack but it seems pointless.
Why get upset?? This guy decided to turn the Nigerian Spam Scam into a contest. You forward the emails to him, he adds up the amounts promised to you. I'm currently in about 10th place with $82 million. There's no prize, it's just for fun.
And Slashdot already posted this entertaining saga of someone who pretended to go along with it to see what would happen. Hilarious.
CONFIDENTIAL U.K. FAX NUMBER: 44-870-1309342
.You were recommended by a close confidant. Who assured us of your capability and
Dear Sir,
Pardon me for starting this great proposal this way as it might surprise you. My name is Yuvraj
Kailash a native of Nepal and attorney to the late king of Nepal who died as a result of loss in
temper caused by an argument between him and his family, as they were against him marrying his
fiancée
reliability to assist us. We seek the assistance of someone who is genuinely interested in
entering into a business relationship with long term focus, and willingness of a kind heart to
help.
If you are conversant with events in Nepal in May/June last year 2001, (June 1 2001), the media
was filled with reports that Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal had shot and killed several members of
the Nepalese Royal Family, among whom were his parents King Birenda and Queen Aiswarya, before
trying to kill himself.
Prior to the late kings death (Prince Dipendra), he kept aside a secret amount of money, for his
fiancée (Miss Divyani Rana) worth over US$30,000,000.00(Thirty million United States Dollars).
This was made in the heat of misunderstanding between him and members of his family. The money was
kept away in such a way to prevent any member of his family from having any access or trace to the
funds, which was just a part of his wealth, this was like a gift to his fiancée and a further
affirmation to her that he was surly going to marry her, even though, his family was against their
marriage. We have kept this a secret for sometime now and feel this is the right time to execute
this transaction.
The death of my late boss, left us stranded, we have therefore been searching for a genuine and
reliable person or company of trust and with whom the Nepalese Royal Family have never had any
previous, personal or business relationship with. That person will assist in the transfer and
business re-investment of this money. We cannot do it alone due to our present social status. We
also intend to give you a reasonable share of the funds for your assistance. These funds have been
hidden away, known only to his fiancée and myself. We would want you to safeguard this fund from
being clamped down by any body or agencies.
As soon as we receive your letter of acceptance/acknowledgement, I shall give you more highlights
on this transaction.
THIS IS A RISK FREE TRANSACTION AND MUST NOT BE REVILED TO ANYONE NOT EVEN YOUR LAWYER, ATTORNEY,
FAMILY, FRIENDS ETC. If you are capable and trust worthy and can keep to our instructions to make
the above Proposal a reality.
Then CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY ONLY THROUGH OUR CONFIDENTIAL U.K FAX NUMBER: 44-870-1309342 AS
INDICATED ABOVE
DO NOT REPLY US BY EMAIL. Please indicate in your reply your PERSONAL/CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE
NUMBERS, CELLULAR OR MOBILE NUMBER, CONFIDENTIAL FAX NUMBER AND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS
when replying.
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY BY EMAIL. Your Reply Should be by Fax only to 44-870-1309342
(United kingdom)
GOD BLESS YOU.
Yuvraj Kailash
The phone numbers +31 6..... are cell phones, and I wouldn't be surprised if they are anonymously bought prepaid phones either...
I wonder if there are advisory sites that give potential scammers information about what to look out for when scamming people. E.g. Don't give your targets any money until they have given you their account details, or maybe a few clues about how to know you're having your chain totally pulled.
http://pcblues.com - Digits and Wood
This is grandma.
...
This is grandma with a computer.
This is Bob. Bob sold Grandma the computer grandma uses to send e-mail.
This is the e-mail grandma sent
This is the building grandma brought down...
Yea, it will probably work just about as well as those stupid ass drug commercials.
Drug sales don't fund terrorists -- black markets do.
Did anyone else see the WiredMag (hard copy) piece on scamming the sammers? 'twas funny. August issue I think...
"I would say that about 10% of my "junk" email is Klez virus, 40% is regular spam, and about 50% is Nigerian scam emails."
Wow, you're in a whole different region of spam. Mine is 95% korean, and totals 15-20 mails a day, and about 5 a week are with a 'sent' date of more than a month ago... Luckily I have spamassassin installed... I seldomly get the nigerian scam and haven't seen (!) klez yet...
Magnitude 4.8 (yeah, that would be a nice jolt), in Dudley, W. Midlands, at 23:53 GMT on 22 Sep.
Yes, thats the one :) according to BBC some people thought it was a bomb, and some thought it was a burglar :). Just shows how often we get them here, I thought the 2 big bangs sounded like a bomb too
find this one funny.
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
REPORT # 1 ?The Insider?s Guide to Advertising for Free on the Internet?
ORDER REPORT FROM: # 1 FROM:
[snip]
Orange Park, FL 32073
A copy of this post is being sent to the postmaster in Orange Park. Have a nice day.
I pledge allegiance to the flag...
of the Corporate States of America...
Some idiot in Oregon was recently on the news for falling for a scam from Nigeria. He was selling his truck online and they bought it from him. They sent him a cashiers check, but for $10,000 too much. He wired the $10,000 difference back to them in Nigeria... BEFORE he bothered to cash the cashiers check... which turned out to be fake.
What a fucking idiot. I tell you, people like that DESERVE to lose their money. How can your IQ drop that much because it's "online" as opposed to "real life"? If your brain suddenly loses that much intelligent because there's some drastic difference between a classified ad in your local paper and an add online, then you should be shot and used for dog food.
"Everything I needed to learn about Scamming you out of all your money I learned on Slashdot."
But since it's only tangential to this nigerian scam topic I've created a journal entry.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Mr Dick Cheney a special adviser on Petroleum and economic matters
to the Head of State of The United States of America. Because of my
strategic position in the former Government, and also being a close
confidant of the Head of State, I was able to acquire personally, the
Sum of $25,000,000,000.00USD (twenty-five billion United States Dollars)
presently lodged in some offshore sham bank owned by his brother Neil.
I made this money largely through "CONSULTANCY FEE" And "Good Faith
Fees" paid by the stupid chimp out of the public treasury, it really
didn't matter what I wrote on the invoice. I especially loved writing
out the "Good Faith" bills. The little monkey would say "this is for
Jeezus, right Unka Dick?" and I'd say "yes Dubya, its kinda like a 'free
will offering'. LOL. Texas is the 6th largest Producer/Exporter of Crude
Petroleum in the world and The Largest Producer/Exporter of fucking
morons.
As you are probably aware The United States of America is prone to
Political/Economic Instability, HyperInflation, among other problems. I
know, things were pretty cool here for the last ten years or so but with
this dipshit at the wheel I'm thinking its time to git while the
gittin's good. I have therefore resolved to Invest my money abroad,
preferably in Real Estate Properties and Sex Toys for safety and optimum
returns on Investments.
However, straight transfer of this money into a bank Abroad will present
two major problems:
1. The tax incidence will be too high, even with the idiotic tax cut the
chimp managed to get through our congress the taxes are too much. My
mama didn't raise no fool. I've never paid taxes and I ain't about to
start now.
2. This could look really, really bad.
So as a result of my personal greed, which borders on the psychopathic,
I've had to find another plan. The solution is to Courier this money in
cash abroad, through Courier Service Company here in the USA, the money
will be packed in A Diplomatic Bag or Carton tagged Diplomatic luggage
Which will be addressed to you. This system is secret and the money is
therefore untraceable. It is the System used by most top Government
officials in the USA to remove their fortunes to safety abroad.
I have therefore concluded every arrangement with a Courier Company in
Wyoming to Courier this money abroad using the courtesy and safety of
Diplomatic Bag (TM). All I now need is an honest partner who can receive
the money on my behalf and help me to invest as aforementioned.
There is absolutely no risk involved in this transaction as the money
will be delivered to you in United States Dollars Bills. Try not to
throw your back out dude.
If you are interested in assisting me, please send me an email
immediately, as you are to lodge this money in a bank Account and
contact me for necessary arrangements for the investment after
acknowledgement of the receipt of the money.
For your help and assistance in this deal, you will receive 30% of this
money in cash, 10% will be set aside to offset all expenses while the
remaining 60% is for me.
Finally, you are to please urgently email your personal phone and fax
numbers for an easy communication and for me to instruct the Courier
Company to dispatch the money to you before we go into other necessary
details.
Expecting to hear from you.
Best regards,
Dick Cheney
I thought it sounded funny that he needed 24,000 dollars to finish the deal but what the hell im gonna get so much more.
Thats why he hasnt contacted me he got that james kirk guy to transfer for him.
"What a maroon..ha ha...what an ignoramaus"
Lemme Hear It
Are you saying business executives and lawyers can't be daft?
You know, the middle man is so expensive, and I figured, why did they really want to pay me $15 million just for a basic bank transfer service. So I figured they might as well just go to the horse's mouth. So in any case, I asked them to send me a registered mail to confirm that they were serious, at my business address (Fur Trading Corp., Washington DC) in care of my secretary "Uce Depney". UCE Dep. FTC CRC-240 Washington, DC 20580 I especially asked them to include a copy of the email that they sent with my reply, and to remind me that they were the original writers of the email. Soooo... if they do happen to be in America, we can see something to go on. If not, our friends over at the Unsolicited Commercial Email program of the FTC will have a good laugh.
Correct Horse Battery Staple: 72 bits of entropy. Enter "Correct H" into google. When it generates the phrase, that's
Hackers and social engineers, which run rampant in this country, should not have source code freely available so they can discover new vulnerabilities. Yeah, completly offtopic, troll, but the same as the parent post! Take a good hard look at yourself Slashdot, be a real news site and not a bunch of linux cheerleaders.
A guy by the name of "Haxial" also decided to play around with two Nigerian scammers. He wrote them back pretending to be James. T. Kirk and even sent a faked scanned passport photo with a picture of Captain Kirk on it and they fell for it. (Guess they aren't familiar with Star Trek over there.) It gets even funnier when he tells them that he just killed his wife (includes an attached photo of a "dead" lady in a bathtub) and so he really needs to get out of the country ASAP and meet up with them. They fall for it, hook, line and sinker, even urging him on to complete the financial transaction before of the issue with his dead wife.
Check out the full correspondence here:
http://www.haxial.com/fraud/mikeaba.html
It's so funny. I wish I could've seen the look on those fraudsters faces.
In 1991, I received a letter from a Nigerian gentleman making me an offer too good to be true. I showed it to my friends, we laughed about it, all the while wondering whether there was anyone alive actually stupid enough to fall for such an obvious con.
Apparently, there are more stupid people than even my cynical self would have believed.
The question is: why? The alarm bells should have been ringing so loudly inside the head of this stupid embezzling bitch that it was deafening.
I get stuff forwarded from well-meaning friends all of the time about Proctor & Gamble's connection to Satanism, JATO rockets and 1967 Chevy Impalas, Neiman-Marcus cookie recipes - each story obvious bullshit, but they get forwarded anyway, and repeated by the gullible, endlessly, countlessly.
Why? Not all of the unwitting spreaders of these tall tales are stupid, but they do seem to lack any critical faculties.
Is this something that should be taught at school for those who don't just innately get it? CAN it be taught?
Neopets - the best free game on the Int
She was a devout christian! Did you see that in the articles?
Just as the recent guy that buried 200 illegal corpses and stole the crematory fees was a devout christian.
American jails have 75% devout christian populations, though the street percentage is only 15%.
Devout christians are criminals based on simple math statistics.
I saw this one coming.
I've actually been scammed this way. I sent a UPC in to Western Digital. They returned me a nice pre-printed postcard telling me I had sent in the wrong UPC, and I was then not eligible for a refund. Without the UPC, I couldn't return the drive (not that it mattered, it took 3 months to get the postcard in return).
A corollary - I have in my life sent in maybe 5 coupons for rebates. I have never seen a dime of those rebates. There is always some info I didn't fill out, some step I missed, or some obligation I failed.
I no longer will ever buy a product based on coupons or rebates, unless it is in "in-store instant" rebate. It's all a SCAM.
Torsten
A few years back, there was this really cool scam. Some guys got the idea that if they sold copies of a free operating system, they'd have something that looked like a big-time computer company. So they got it going and took the company public with an IPO. The suckers put a ton of money into their company. Then the stock price went down by over 99%, but the insiders had cashed out by then.
I have helped dozens of itinerant Nigerian millionaires move their cash, nicest people you'll ever want to meet. Ms. Abachi is a real peach, I've probably assisted her 10 times now. She's always forgetting she can't take her money back into Nigeria after we've gone through all that trouble getting it out! Anyway, I'm now a millionaire many times over, and am thinking of teaching others this remarkable system. Any one know a good way of marketing it?
So what does Mr. Adkisson do, you ask? He is an attorney specializing in asset protection. If you are a wealthy Enron executive with creditors barking at your door, he is the man to see, although he charges $50,000 up front if you are stupid enough to contact him after you have claims against you (he's more at risk for helping you.)
From his website, he seems honest and aboveboard, ethical even. He gives out a large amount of detailed information for free, but of course, anyone needing his kind of services needs a lawyer, not a do-it-yourself manual.
His business is protecting assets from financial and legal risk. It sounds good, until you realize that this is the systemized creation of externalities, which are a downfall of free markets.
Externalities, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, are those costs of doing business like pollution, illness, or global poverty, that people other than the businiss have to pay for.
So is he helping people evade legitimate responsibilities? He is ethical enough to address the question on his own site
But much of his website makes me think he is helping top CEOs figure out how to protect assets from seizure by creditors before those creditors even know they need to be worried about seizing assets. If so, he is a worse scam artist than any Nigerian.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
You say that most of the money used by a church does not get used for its 'intended purpose', e.g., charitable purposes. However, you would be more disillusioned than those people raehl ridicules if you believe that any nonprofit organization could exist without using monetary donations for basic bills.
Recalling basic economics/business, you'll remember that any organization has fixed costs. These would be the utilities, mortgage, etc. Even the Red Cross has fixed costs like this. Is it wrong to donate to them? The charitable works would represent a variable cost that can only be done after the fixed costs are met.
In other words, if the church doesn't pay its bills, then there's no one around to do the charity. Anyone who runs their own household knows that if you don't pay the bills, things stop happening. Don't kid yourself into thinking that Christians don't realize this. We Christians live in the same world that you do. (most of us, anyways...)
- anonymous because also off-topic
I've gotten at least half a dozen Nigerian Money Scam emails, and it all started when I posted my unaltered email on slashdot. Anyway, I just forward any scam I get to the FTC. I wish I could forward it to the FBI, too, but I don't know a good address with which to do it. Anyone know one?
Danish != nationality
Poet was advised of the charges during an initial appearance before a federal magistrate in Detroit on Friday. She came to court alone and left without comment. What, no lawyer would represent her? After she embezzled money from her OWN law firm. Go figure... "Hey, protect me. No, I won't steal from you. Really..."
"PC Load Letter? What the $@#% does that mean?!"
...why nigerian scammers always (always!) write in all-caps.
these are pretty much the only messages i get written in all-caps.
even the korean spam i get uses a better writing style.
and all of the responses that the folks linked here got are written that way.
are africans for some reason obliged to write in all-caps?
p.s.: slashdot's lameness filter stopped from writing this post in all-caps. so much for attempted humour.
There is a need for a database that collects information on various scam artists and fraudsters. And I don't mean just the 419 scam. eBay frauds, PayPal schemers, auction sellers who want their money for cheap digital camera wired to Indonesia or Eastern Europe, etc.
The database needs to be open, i.e. anyone is allowed to submit information to it, but it also should allow anyone to provide detailed explanations in case of libeling, as this kind of database can certainly be misused and forged. I'd agree to even pay some nominal amount, let's say, $10 per year, to be able to do a search and find information on the guy I am planning to buy a $999 item from with eBay's help.
There's ads on Slashdot? Oh yeah, I'm blocking them all...
If Slashdot expects people to pay for content, they need to catch duplicate posts.
He said Poet, who quit coming to work after Sept. 4, is married and is very active in her church.
I can't help it, this reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon, vaguely like this
Dogbert: Welcome to the church of Dogbert. You have a strong resume..
Applicant: Yes, I've been fleeced by several spiritual leaders already. I think this proves a complete absence of independent thought.
Dogbert: Good. Can you chant?
Forgive me, but I've come under the impression the "very active chuch" goers are not the most critically thinking persons..
That is say, about 1 cent for each spam I've received :).
The victim's employer sounds like a good man...
...people "aren't worth less money, aren't worth less to the family and aren't worth less to society because they're older. Lives shouldn't be diminished by age or physical maladies."
"Jules Olsman, '78, a partner in the Farmington Hills, Michigan, firm of Olsman, Ganos & Mueller, has distinguished himself in nursing home litigation and long-term care issues. Trying cases that involve vulnerable adults, Olsman is proud that he and his colleagues have been able to raise the bar on how lawyers, judges and juries look at older plaintiffs.
Hope he recovers the money from the bank that was doing the money transfers...
"Olsman's lawyer, Mayer Morganroth of Southfield, said the forms the bank used to make the transfers clearly indicated that the manager should have called the law firm to verify the transfers. Olsman said his insurance won't cover the loss, but that he plans to make good on the losses: "Not one client of our law firm will be out one penny." He also said he plans to sue the bank. "
BTW, this is the Berkley in Michigan, not the Berkeley (with an extra 'e') in California. Despite beliefs there, UCBerkeley is not the center of the universe. Smile.
That was one of the best hmmm, maybe call it a re-scam. Great stuff.
While you're probably safe in front of you computer, you should probably not play games with them.
But don't bother forwarding the spam to the police. They've got tons of it, and they're not interested.
Employee of Inrupt, Project Release Manager and Community Manager for Solid
I just read the story "Ibrahim Musa" from Brad Christensen's gallery. It's really too bad I didn't hear about it earlier. I live in Belgium, so going to Amsterdam or staying in the lobby of the Meridien hotel with a hidden camera would have been dead funny. We could have extended the joke in Brussels or Amsterdam. They could have walked a bit, taken a cab, ...
Think also. If he's not a senator, just claiming to be one and running such a scam is enough to get the police involved. If he's really a senator, we could know who he really is and make some noise about it in the right places...
But a nude beach in Brussels is a bit hard to find. There is no beach, for a start.
I've been getting that same email.. the one where you give them your checking account number and you get to help them transfer lots of cash and make a bit for your self.
Of course, I know it was a scam the first time I saw it, and have seen it come and go over the last 8-10 years in different forms.
So one day I decided to start fowarding these to the FBI. Afterall, they had a return e-mail, a phone and a fax number.
I'm not going to fall for it, but my guess is people do, so the FBI should start looking into it.
But it doesn't seem as if they have. What, some lady falls for it and looses over $2 million of her companies cash, and the FBI says 'oh wow, well that's a big deal I guess'.
Um, that's just terribly disapointing. How hard would it be to set up a dummy account, work in colaberation with Interpool (or whatever international police agency would have authority), and throw these fuckers in jail? Why does it take one niave person to waste millions of her companies assets before it becomes an issue?
Man, I love my country, but gosh, I wish our law enforcement was a little more proactive.
The Internet is generally stupid
99.9 percent chance this is a nigger. I'd bet my entire Slashdot fortune on it. The work of a good God fearing nigger.
Regarding the email address being posted on slashdot, I use a special account for my slashdot mail which is never given out for any reason. The only things I ever get at this email address is a monster.com ripoff for the 'data community.'
/. address. And I've been lurking here for quite some time. I don't, however, post that often.
After several unsubscribe attempts I not so politely told them how and where they got my email address. I haven't heard from them since.
I have received some of these 419 offers, but never at my
-= Why can't I add 'Anonymous Coward' to my list of Foes? =-
The only scam here is this woman is going to get out of jail in three years with 2.1 mil sitting in some offshore account.
There is no Nigerian involved. It was all about her wanting to retire early with a lot of money.
The link to the exhibition is: http://www.quatloos.com/brad-christensen.htmlo u forgot the last 'l')
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It would take a community effort, or perhaps a bot, but if enough of the scammers were inundated with seemingly interested replies, say a few thousand, they would have to give up. There may be a legitimate chump buried in all that guff, but how would they ever find them?
I think the funniest letters are at www.scamarama.com.
Check out the one by BIG MAC. I almost died!
Dear Friend
I am writing to you in the hope you can offer me some assistance.
An accounting scam netted me the sum of 2,000,000 (two million) USD dollars which are presently deposited in a Swiss bank account.
Unfortunately due to my felony conviction for the previously mentioned scam, I am unable to retrieve the money. It is for this reason that I seek your help.
Please reply to this post with your slashdot user ID and password and I'll cut you in for a reasonable percentage, say 10%. What the hell, make it 20%. 30% and that's my final offer.
> Look at those last two paragraphs - I get more Nigerian scam than
> I get actual spam anymore. I probably get between 10-12 of the
> Nigerian emails *a day*.
Dude, if 10-12 a day is 50%... what you're saying is, you don't
get enough spam to even be discussing the issue.
Cut that out, or I will ship you to Norilsk in a box.
I got snailmail letters with essentially the same scam from Nigeria 20 years ago. For some reason the scammers would use lists of professional societies. I find it difficul to believe people would fall for one of the oldest and most transparent scams, but it soes happen now and then. Sixty Minutes interviewed some people who actually fell for it.
No, the post said "dumass" which is not a word. Neither is "dumbass". It's spelled "dumb-ass".
Look it up.
The irony of having a reasonable post being violently criticized for a typo with a reply full of spelling mistakes seems to be lost on you.
Using AIDS in a put-down is so 1983, dude.
-- clvrmnky
You should forward all "nigerian scam" emails to wafl@phonebusters.com
This rather unintuitive email address stands for "West African Fraud Letters". PhoneBusters.com is a joint effort between various Canadian policing organizations. And sometimes they catch people, which is nice.
Given the current state of world affairs, we need only allege that the 419 criminals are *actually* an arm of one of the fundamentalist terrorist organizations, and that the fraud that's being perpetrated is in fact fueling terrorist groups. The similarity to their actions to other terror groups (IRA, RAF, etc.) who have used petit (and not-so-petit) crimes to fund their activities is self evident.
Then we can safely point the Director of Homeland Defense at them, and then the DoD can solve the problem.
With a brace of GBU-24 Paveway III LLLGBs, the anti-SPAM weapon of choice.
YES, I am talking about bombing them. I say we invent the pretense to use deadly force to set an example to other would-be SPAMers. It's not like there isn't a precedent out there (wink wink).
You SPAM, you DIE.
About a year or so ago I got a snail mail version of this scam - yes, a physical letter in my mail box.
But that was before I ever saw it in email - so I didnt think twice aboutthrowing the thing away...
Has anyone else received the nigerian fortune letter in your meatspace inbox?
Well all credit to you - that was at least a little more original. Still bullshit racist propaganda though.
There is a considerable difference between stupidity and ignorance. It is possible to be both of course - you serve quite nicely as an example of that...
I say link up some of these scammers to some scientologists and watch them destroy themselves like a binary star system.
There's a little contest going on over at http://www.scamorama.com/
It looks like they're now trying to see who can get the most money out of the scammers.
The record so far is $5 cash.
http://www.scamorama.com/bart-jame.html
The first one to turn the tables, where someone got $3 in cash was more entertaining though.
http://www.scamorama.com/threebucks.html
Due to the Joint Operating Agreement signed a decade ago, both the Detroit News and the Free Press publish their Sunday editions together. It's called, yes, the Detroit News-Free Press. Which is how most of us think about both papers anyhow.
"Hardly used" will not fetch you a better price for your brain.
Too bad my window of opportunity has come and gone. Dilbert was making fun of this a few months back...here.
Satanists get good grades too...suspiciously good grades
A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly.
If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space.
-- Thomas Carlyle, looking at the stars
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