Artists Against 419 Takes On Scammers

419scammers writes "Hello, The following site is an anti scammers 419 site (plus associated scams) which has started to receive a great deal of publicity in a number of countries national publications. Their fifth international flash mob has now started. Have a look at the monthly flash mob link. Enjoy." An anonymous reader adds "More than 50 identified websites of the Nigeria-Connection are being targeted and the first ones has been already disabled. It was a very bad idea to copy the website of an innocent lawfirm..."

Comments

Heh, Nigeria scam..

[LordK3nn3th]

I had fun with one of these guys here.

Re:Heh, Nigeria scam..

[caferace]

You lost you /. passwords? Uh-huh. Sure.

Hint: The passwords are "ekpontu".

The main reason it was a bad idea

[Sonic McTails]

It was a very bad idea to copy the website of an innocent lawfirm..." *watchs the lawsuits and lawyer from the innocent lawfirm attack*

Oxymoron

[idgrad]

"Innocent Law Firm"

- Shouldn't it be "An innocent until proven guilty law firm?"

Finally...

[LostCluster]

This is going to be a major Slashdotting with a useful purpose!

Re:Finally...

[metlin]

Hey! You forgot SCO :)

Re:Finally...

[whovian]

thus suggesting that this website could take assume the tagline
Slashdot: The flash mob web site nerds prefer.

The Funny Thing...

[Ieshan]

The Funny thing about all these anti-419 ideas - especially the laws - is that it's probably easier to take out the stupid people here than it is to take out the stupid scammers in Nigeria.

The new Microsoft Email Initiative has promised to do just that- Every time people use their mail client, clippy will pop up with questions like:

Will you:
a) Give money away to people you don't know.
b) Double click nude.pics.exe.vbs.exe.jpg.exe
c) Mail this pyramid scheme to 30 other people
d) None of the above

Slightly OT

[Meneudo]

Heh... now I have another site besides /. to constantly hit the refresh button on!

Not only that, but it hurts spammers!

Re:Verification?

[DrEldarion]

While you have a point, Slashdot has taken down many legitimate business sites before. What's a couple more?

We could call it SCAMI@HOME

[Dave419]

Want to put those CPU cycles to a good use, FOLDING@HOME, SETI@HOME, and NETI@HOME need a new sibling.

SCAMI@HOME will constantly steal bandwidth from these unsuspecting scammers, now there's a good use for my CPU cycles.

A moment of your time, please

[Skevin]

Hello, my name is Solomon Chang, and I am a legal representative of a certain Cowboy Neil, who has a similar sig to yours on Slashdot. Recently, my client, a strong supporter of Artists Against 419, passed away, and has left behind an account with a hell of a lot of Karma on Slashdot. However, Hemos and Commandante Taco have dictated that the account be furthermore untouched should such an unfortunate occurance transpire. However, if you should be willing, your sig matches my client so closely that we may be able to trick VA Systems into sending his Slashdot password so that we may both reap the benefits of 1337 hax0r status. However, my firm would require the access information of your Slashdot account (i.e. username and password), so if interested, please send your information and we will proceed from there. You will need to hurry, as the Commandante will attempt to acquire the Karma for himself if/when he discovers the account to be deactivated.

In sincerest regards and utmost urgency,
Skevin

Re:Verification?

[LostCluster]

Unsettling yes. Sound to anyone like groupthink?

No. It's not. At least, most of us don't think so...

Heh

[beckerie]

I'd prefer this sort of scam-baiting. If only I had the capacity to do what this dude did...

Taylor: Hello, how may I help you?

Radar: I received an email from Worldwide Global Lotto stating that I had won $193,000. I want to collect my money.

Taylor: First of all, this is a financial company. I am aware the Worldwide Global Lotto is a promotion presently going on for all Microsoft users around the world.

Radar: But I don't use Microsoft. I use Apple.

Taylor: You must have used Microsoft once in your life. Probably this is where your email address has been gathered.

Radar: Great. And how do I get the money?

Taylor: All you have to do is make available the fees and charges for the processing of your winning and legal documentation and naturalisation papers. That is an equivalent of $2400. As soon as you make this payment available in the name of our chief accountant, Mr Kelvin Duncan, within 24 hours your winnings will be transferred to you as a certified cashier's cheque or into your bank account.

Radar: There is no lotto or prize, is there?

Taylor: What? Obviously you have emerged as a winner if you have the correct email.

Radar: How much money do you make from this scam?

Taylor: Bye-bye now. [Click]

Source: SMH

419?

[milsim]

Why 419, where did this number come from?

On a side note, are the '420' people more susceptible to '419' scams? :)

Re:Joke's on who?

[Anonymous Coward]

To annoy scammers - If you are the lucky recipient of a scam email, use the email address you're supposed to reply to to 'register' on a few porn sites - the mail scammers themselves will soon be flooded by spam email...

Oh Neat

[Cylix]

On their site they listed some other websites.

I found a fantastic online banking presence. It looked very professional!

What did strike me as odd though... was the annoying POP up ad that jumped out at me. I suppose they are just a bit of a progressive banking instititution and using that money to pass the savings on to the customer!

Really, if you are going to scam people at least give it some good effort.

Re:Verification?

[RedBear]

I guess it doesn't matter as far as slashdot is concerned though. They'd take down a bus full of nuns if they were a website.

What makes you think we wouldn't take down a bus full of nuns in meatspace as well?

Especially if the nuns on that bus use... Micro$oft Windows! DUN-DUN-Duuuun!

Cha-ching. Thanks, I'll be here all decade. Try the sarcasm and don't forget to tip your waiter!

What else is possible on Flash Mob Day?

[Anonymous Coward]

According to the artists-against-419 site, they have identified the following EMail addresses as belonging to the scam sites.

Please do not spam these EMail addresses. :-) I hope that no spam bots pick up these EMail addresses because they would get even more spam.

jjohann@afandtrust.com, afandtrust@yahoo.com, mansmithus@yahoo.com, info@africanoceanicbank.com, bthomas@africanoceanicbank.com, jhughes@africanoceanicbank.com, support@africanoceanicbank.com, info@afriswiss.com, tobi@afriswiss.com, atkins@afriswiss.com, charlseome@hotmail.com, stephen@yamagochigroup.net, info@aldisc.com, customercare@aldisc.com, haulage@aldisc.com, paymentclaim@aldisc.com, alphafunds@zwallet.com, thabani@zwallet.com, info@alfaconfianza.com, newaccount@alfaconfianza.com, grahamm@zwallet.com, afigroupsa@yahoo.com, pkopano3@apexfinanceandinvestmentgroup.net, pkopano6@apexfinanceandinvestmentgroup.net, pkopano2@apexfinanceandinvestmentgroup.net, benspecialist@yahoo.com, info@atlanticreditnominees.com, online@atlanticreditnominees.com, fisher_j68@yahoo.com, nwani_joe01@yahoo.com, edlewis54@yahoo.com, firstmerit2004@yahoo.com, senatecomm2@yahoo.com, raphkeno@yahoo.co.uk, mobutunzanga@hotmail.com, susanbrige@yahoo.co.uk, davidkameloo@yahoo.com, apexfandigroupsa@yahoo.com, joshualeon7@apexfandigroupsa.net, crystaltechy@yahoo.com, joshualeon11@apexfandigroupsa.net, joshualeon2@apexfandigroupsa.net, lotterycoordinator@mighty.co.za, offshore@atlanticreditnominees.com, customercare@cfintc.com, watkins@cfintc.com, lshoemaker@cfintc.com, maytrust9@hotmail.com, swiss_union_intl@chessonfamilyassociation.com, Swiss_union_intl@yahoo.co.uk, doncleno@netpiper.com, accounts@continentalfinancialtrust.com, administration@continentalfinancialtrust.com, cftnimda@hotmail.com, info@creditfas.com, sitefeed@creditfas.com, admin@creditfas.com, swissinfo@creditfas.com, customercare@creditfas.com, haulage@creditfas.com, info@creditfas.com, headoffice@creditfas.com, ceeschneider@creditfas.com, maytrust9@hotmail.com, autoterminal@hotmail.com, lottoawards@cresterlottosouthafrica.com, cresterw@yahoo.com, promotionsdept@cresterwinners.org, bbattorneys@yahoo.com, lotteryagent4@yahoo.com, eplace@ureach.com, accountdirector@equitytrustenterprises.com, nb_plc@yahoo.com, info@fame-merchantbank.com, customerservice@fame-merchantbank.com, admin@fawilliams.org, enquiries@fawilliams.org, consultation@fawilliams.org, account@fawilliams.org, fawilliams@fawilliams.org, ahmed@fawilliams.org, bisi@fawilliams.org, sola@fawilliams.org, sokoya@fawilliams.org, mohammed@fawilliams.org, john@fawilliams.org, ijeoma@fawilliams.org, osagie@fawilliams.org, info@ftfinancial.com, customercare@ftfinancial.com, haulage@ftfinancial.com, admin@ftfinancial.com, ftfinancial9@yahoo.com, foreign_service@gbcrossing.com, findire2@globallinkscashchange.com, findire12@globallinkscashchange.com, josephfletcher2004@yahoo.com, GL_uk2004@yahoo.com, grlsa@bigpond.com, lottery_cord@yahoo.com, jolucky@webmail.co.za, goldenlotto2003@yahoo.com, awards@goldenpromolotto.com, info@hillcresfinance.com, info@hillcrestfinance.com, admin@hillcresfinance.com, verification@hillcresfinance.com, accounts@hillcresfinance.com, securicor@hillcrestfinance.com, festacboys@yahoo.com, Netpage@hotmail.com, indecompany@hotmail.com, sitefeed@iftcompany.com, lhoffman@iftcompany.com, mdavis@iftcompany.com, jarmstrong@iftcompany.com, dgomez@iftcompany.com, njackson@iftcompany.com, nzondi@iftcompany.com, lbrown@iftcompnay.com, kfalcom@iftcompany.com, bdunlop@iftcompany.com, customercare@iftcompany.com, haulage@iftcompany.com, info@iftcompany.com, admin@iftcompany.com, info@kcdumex.com, form@lcbmadrid.com, onlinebanking@lcbmadrid.com, contact@lcbmadrid.com, lewiscruz@zwallet.com, lfinservices@yahoo.com, sperchard17@link-fin-trust-uk.com, account@faibb.com, th234th@yahoo.com, info@megabulklottery.com, megabulklottery@yahoo.com, info@onlinepacifictrust.com, banking@onlinepacifictrust.com, support@onlinepacifictrust.com, courier@onlinepacifictrust.co