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419ers Diversify Into Assassination Threats?
Richardsonke1 writes "Just when you thought 419ers couldn't get any worse, now they are sending death threats, according to a story at The Register. The emails require you to 'produce a mandatory sum of US$40,000.00 {FOURTHY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS} only,into our account given below in nigeria within ninety six hours{96},alternatively you will be SNIPPED and GUNNED down during the period of our oncoming anniversary of fifty years.' All joking of 'snipping' aside, for those people who fall for regular 419 emails, this would terrify many gullible web users."
...after failing to pay Nigerian hitman.
--Rob
I don't think I could afford FOURTHY thousand dollars (American or otherwise) ;)
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Great!
Now I have to read even more spam in order to filter out the fake death threats from the real ones!
What happens if I mark a real death threat from my arch-nemesis as spam? I won't be ready to protect myself.
I know more than a few people who would absolutely go nuts if they got this email. Oh and obligatory joke...
1) Send Death Threat Emails
2) Watch Money Roll In
3) Profit!
You dont even need the question marks.
Do these guys work for SCO too?
Let the bidding war begin!
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They're going about this all wrong. Personally, I'd pay 5 or 10 bucks to have a certificate mailed to me from Nigeria certifying that I have indeed paid my way out of being "snipped".
Write back and ask if they take paypal.
Guess we have all the proof and reason we need to invade Nigeria now.
That was a scam?!?!
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I think I'd rather be sniped than snipped. OUCH!!!
Yep, I never spell check.
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It makes your country and INSTANT TERROR THREAT TO THE US. Prepare for parking lot status.
New weapon for Counterstrike, large shears! Prepare to be snipped!
If reality was like Slashdot, most people would be (-1) Redundant.
Note : - Your death has been paid for by someone you offended sometime
Bloody ex-wives.. i knew they were up to no good..
What would you do without a monitor? Sit and look stupid behind a keyboard and a mouse
I'm more than willing to hand over my 30% share of the 27 million dollars left by Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian dictator, if they call off assassinating me.
I'm generally "Interesting," "Insightful," and even "Funny" here. What the hell happens to me at parties?
The 420 guys are so much cooler than the 419 guys.
Maybe they offer the victim the choice of being emasculated or gunned down.
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So my years of using president@whitehouse.gov to register on forums and such has not been in vain?
Dear Mr Assassin
I am willing to pay the 40.000 USD to you as soon as possible.
However, since my money is an old war treasure (33.234.177 USD exactly) locked in an anonymous account in the Canaries, in order to pay you, I need someone in your country to act as intermediary. And God has put you on my way to help me achieve this holy task.
I just need you to send me 28.000 USD in advance processing fee and...
Don't theathe him - he typthes with a lithp.
Somebody I knew sometime ago used the most annoying Nailclippers. The sounds he produced were SNIP SNIP SNIP SNIP. All day long SNIP SNIP SNIP. I always hated that guy, I bet he is the one who is out to get me....I better pay, dying by nailclipper could take a long time........
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Enlarge your penis... OR DIE!!
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Gentlemen,
As a patriotic American, I am already armed to the teeth. If you aren't too 'snipped' to be up to the challenge, then my reply to you comes straight from our esteemed Commander In Chief:
"Bring It On!"
I'd be more than pleased to shoot your happy ass off. Have a nice day.
hard to play along with a death threat? Not at all, just write back that you double dog dare them to take a shot at you, in fact, make it easier for them by giving them your real name and address: Darl Mc.........
THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal...
The real death threats are the ones from your ex-girlfriend.
Check this out!
Might be worth 40k not to have this guy chasing you around with those...
ad logicam Claiming a proposition is false because it was presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
reply back and forge your header to potus@whitehouse.gov and ask him to repeat his message
It sounds to me like somebody got the wrong idea with everybody raving about how much they love SpamAssassin. It was probably somebody who does not understand English very well (most likely from Soviet Russia) mistakenly thinking that people love it when spam assassinates you. Ah, the dangers of taking Slashdot too literally.
I sometimes ask them to send me a car as sign of good faith. So far no car has shown up. I'm not holding my breath.
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Personally, I'd be thrilled to know that I pissed off someone enough to warrant taking out a contract on me.
perhaps I need to get out more often...
I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...
I would hate to see what they "snippers" would do if they found out you were actually a woman!
My rights don't need management.
This must be the "chatter" the CIA and NSA picked up on when Homeland Security raised the threat level from Mango Orange to WillyWonka Fireball Red. Now if you don't mind, I need to go back to homedepot for duct tape and plastic tarps.
Dear Mr. Johnson, How are you gentlemen. All your base are belong to us. You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ....
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I am an experienced 419 scammer, having worked for one of the most famous 419 scammers around, Narob Kulad. I have decided to set up shop on my own and am gathering investors for such a project. Once we have 10 million US dollars, we will begin to send out emails to gullible investors. We only need $34,000 to hit our target of 10 million, and I am selling shares at $1,000 per share to achieve that goal. Our expected return is 400% within one month. We plan on paying back 50% of the profit to our investors at the end of the month and reinvesting the rest for future gains.
If you are interested in purchasing shares, please write to me at....
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Hey I got one of these and didn't pay it. Sounds like BS. As I sit by this window and type, I feel completel i8nhsadfl;kc
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As opposed to making death threats against everyone else (and across state/ country lines, no less), which is perfectly legal?
I'd rather be lucky than good.
Doubtful. Bush has a bad habit of invading the wrong countries. He'll probably invade Ghana or the Ivory Coast.
Since when Bush's invasions have anything to do with terrorism?
Your pizza just the way you ought to have it.
How do I sign up for the Federal Do Not Assassinate List? I need to know NOW!
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Dear Randyest,
.A.JOHNSON SECRETARY.
your Karma has been targeted by somebody who was denied mod points by your incitefull post. You will be meta moderated as TROLL and it will be adviceable that you co-operate with us A.S.A.P. Please to send fourty thousand us dollar.
TOWOGBOLA
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Most of us were snipped shortly after birth.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
"when they send this e-mail to a Federal Agent, Judge, etc. personal e-mail address? Making a death threat on any of these persons is a felony and the US could seek extradition. Or mayby W. would consider this a terrorist threat and deliver a $40,000 piece of ordinance via the U.S. Air Force."
Now why would the 419ers need a toilet seat?!
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"Never try to extort more than it would cost to have you killed."
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As a college physics major, I vote for the first option, the free pizza one.
To be honest, I would rather just get an invite to gmail... ;)
Dear assasination company: Im not giving you squat. Ill be waiting for you on the corner of clinton and boardwalk in my hometown on 7/24/04 so you can kill me. Ill be wearing a green shirt and no pants, so ill be easy to spot. COME GET ME! MUAHAHAHA! Sincerely, Hugh Jass
All misspellings and grammatical errors in the above post are intentional and part of my artistic expression.