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419er Lost in Space

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the someone-will-fall-for-it dept.

rjp writes "The Register has what is probably the best 419 scam attempt ever! 419er's in space, if only! As always, check out 419 eater for more 419 goodness."

19 of 198 comments (clear)

  1. no, that is genuine.. by adeyadey · · Score: 4, Funny

    its the ISS thats the giant 419 scam..

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    "You lied to me! There is a Swansea!"
  2. Warp by Cyberop5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of a time when someone sent me spam trying to sell me a warp core.
    I wish I still had it in my archives.

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    Urgo: "I want to live. I want to experience the universe and I want to eat pie!"
    Jack: "Who doesn't??"
    1. Re:Warp by Voltronalpha · · Score: 5, Funny

      I've got warp cores for sale, but first I'll need your SSN# to do a background check; we can't let these babies fall into the wrong hands if you know what I mean.

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      There is evidence to prove both Democrats and Republicans are lying cocksuckers. Vote independently.
  3. DANGER!!! by FrYGuY101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Robot: Danger Will Robinson! If you fall for this, your cranial capacity is minuscule! Danger!
    Dr. Smith: Shush, you blithering imbecile! Nobody could POSSIBLY fall for something so obviously fake!

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    "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living."

    - Seneca
  4. Fool me once... Fool me twice... by Galileo430 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At this point, I have no sympathy for people who fall for this. Someone must have been smoking some really good stuff to come up with something this stupid.

    1. Re:Fool me once... Fool me twice... by alouts · · Score: 4, Funny
      "fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on... shame on... ... won't get fooled again!"

      our beloved president, George W Bush.

  5. It's bogus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Waidaminit! There never was a Soyuz T-16Z flight! The whole thing is bogus!!!

  6. Wow!! by vinit79 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow !!! Thanks a lot for posting this . I am ready to volunteer. Finally ..... I will get the millions I deserve.

    Any one knows a Ferrari dealer around here ??? I just spent 100 bucks on a new optomagnetic mouse which cures AIDS and cancer (After all I will be getting millions soon)

    Thanks again /.

  7. Whoops. by Raindance · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Russian astronaut that's going to be stuck on the space station because of the Register's unfounded skepticism is going to be pissed.

  8. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

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  9. you should all be ashamed of yourselves by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    not all Nigerian astronauts stuck on Soyuz are scammers you know.

  10. Brilliant! by bfandreas · · Score: 5, Funny
    This one got me laughing fo no apparant reason.
    His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo.
    ...now I understand, why this guy loves spam. Yikes! I'm developing a taste for 419ers!
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    20 minutes into the future
  11. Beam me up, Scotty!! by malia8888 · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the scam letter about the stranded astronaut: He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.

    On another optimistic note, his grasp of the Klingon language is quite vast.

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    Harpo Tunnel Syndrome--my wrist feels funny.
  12. i think the real issue here is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    why the russian crew took the return cargo rather than the nigerian astronaut.

  13. 20% of $15M by amembleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    20% of $15M is $3M which is what they're asking for so you'd only make money on the intrest between receiving the money and giving it back. Looks like a scam to me. I'd avoid it.

    /sarcasm

  14. Re:as the proverb says by IIH · · Score: 5, Funny
    A fool and his money are never together for long...

    But have you noticed that the proverb never tells you how the fool gets the money in the first place?

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    Exigo spamos et dona ferentes
  15. Re:Scams by trmj · · Score: 4, Funny

    I doubt anbody will fall for this one, they forgot to use the caps lock key!

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    Work sucked, until it became unemployment, when it became slightly more tolerable. -Tet
  16. Re:What the hell is "on the spoke"? by Moonpie+Madness · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lets just say it happens in prison a lot

  17. The thing that makes it obviously a scam... by gilroy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... is the thought that the Russian space agency even has $15M to spend on "back pay".

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    The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach