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"Nigerian" Spammer Arrested

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sad-that-this-is-a-genre-now dept.

Roger_Wilco writes "According to The Globe and Mail, a "Nigerian" spammer has been charged with with first-degree attempted larceny. Hopefully we'll get a few less of that spam now."

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP

  2. Who needs spam when we have... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How can people say BSD is dying when it has a mascot like this?! Linux needs to get its act together if it's going to compete with the kind of hot chicks and gorgeous babes that BSD has to offer!

    You just can't take Linux seriously when its fronted by losers like these. Would you buy software from them? I don't think so! You Linux groupies need to find some sexy girls like her! I mean just look at this girl! Doesn't she excite you? I know this little hottie puts me in need of a cold shower! This guy looks like he is about to cream his pants standing next to such a fox. As you can see, no man can resist this sexy little minx. I mean are you telling me you wouldn't like to get your hands on this ass?!

    With sexy chicks like the lovely Ceren you could have people queuing up to buy open source products. Could you really refuse to buy a copy of BSD if she told you to? Come on, you must admit she is better than an overweight penguin or a gay looking goat! Don't you wish you could get one of these? Personally I know I would give my right arm to get this close to such a divine beauty!

    Join the campaign for more cute open source babes today!

    1. Re:Who needs spam when we have... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Marginally attractive at best - certainly not worth the hyperlinking fest you've gone through. You need to get out of the house more often, and see, and MAYBE EVEN TALK TO other women out there, instead of fixating on the first one you see at some geek fest that isn't repulsive.

  3. post = first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    seriously, why bother?

    1. Re:post = first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      you're right...I'm sorry

  4. It won't matter... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ...people will just keep sending them out, even with fake info. Just the same way that even if the originator of the GNAA message stops posting it, others will continue. Just like I can below... See... (proving a point)

    GNAA (GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
    gathers GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGROS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - learning to better manage their particular sexual desires.

    GNAA is the only GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO support association in the country with its own TOLL FREE number! Call us any time at 1-888-633-3446. We now have bilingual support as well, in both English and Spanish.

    Did you know that millions of people throughout the United States are trapped in homosexuality? Your generous gift to the GNAA will help these people in many ways. In addition, we are a strong supporter of minority rights.

    Are you GAY/HOMOSEXUAL ?
    Are you a NEGRO ?
    Are you a GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO ?

    If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for! Just call us 24/7 at: 1-888-633-3446
    Join GNAA (GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
    GNAA (GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO community with MILLIONS of members all over United States of America. You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today. Don't delay, act now to learn to control your sexual desires.

    Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!

    First, you need to give us a call at 1-888-633-3446 and apply for membership.

    Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA "first post" on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website

    Third (optional), you may join official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.mozilla.org, and talk about membership.
    However, to sign up, YOU MUST CALL US AT 1-888-633-3446

    The GNAA is an outreach to help this particular demographic, and provide community and other support to them. Donations are tax deductable and may be sent to:
    GNAA Donation Center
    977 Centerville Turnpike
    Virginia Beach, VA 23463

    If you have mod points and would like to support GNAA for the betterment of the GAY/HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO and similar communities, please moderate this post up. BY MODERATING THIS UP AS UNDERATED, YOU WON'T BE METAMODERATED!!!

    (c) 2003 SHAA enterprises. You are permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. Our statement of belief.

  5. The reason spam filters dont work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Spam filters do not work because there is no way to look at text and tell whether it is spam or not. First of all, Windows proprietary text mime type (text/plain) cannot be viewed by other operating systems. Unix can SOMEWHAT, and only SOMEWHAT, view it using "strings file.txt", but its not even 50% accurate.

    My last point I want to make is Outlook explorer is probably the best E-mail/WWW client. It contains many features that other clients do not have. These features stop spam dead in its tracks. For example, the builtin PGP feature, or auto-check email address (connects to user in From:'s MX record, VRFY's user exists).

  6. In other news: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man arrested for penis enlargement scam. 17 million penis inches were found during the raid...

    ps Dupe!

  7. Re:Check out the hilarious Nigerian Spam responses by dr_canak · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    This is slightly off topic, but

    I checked out the site, and while funny, the letters where he gets no replies don't compare to the book "Letters from a Nut" by Ted Nancy. You can find it at Amazon (or other online seller's I'm sure), including some page previews with the letters he writes and the responses he gets.

    I know it's not spam, but Ted Nancy's letters are *far* more clever than the spam responses this guy is writing. Funny, yes. But without the dialogue with the spammer, they really lose a lot. Check out the above book. *Very* funny stuff.

    jeff

  8. GET THAT ANUS GREASED UP SPAMMER!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's time for the Yoda DOll!!!

  9. Re:Check out the hilarious Nigerian Spam responses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Great site! All I get is this:


    Warning: User us35530a@localhost has already more than 'max_user_connections' active connections in /database.inc on line 5

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: User us35530a@localhost has already more than 'max_user_connections' active connections in /database.inc on line 5
    User us35530a@localhost has already more than 'max_user_connections' active connections
    Warning: Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /database.inc on line 7

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /database.inc on line 7

    Warning: MySQL: A link to the server could not be established in /database.inc on line 7
    Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO)
    Warning: Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /database.inc on line 26

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /database.inc on line 26

    Warning: MySQL: A link to the server could not be established in /database.inc on line 26

    Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /database.inc on line 38

    Ooooooo.... Using password: NO