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alpineghost
May 16, 2005, 2:43 AM
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I got this PM from Mrs Kady. Did this happen to anyone else?
From Mrs Kady
Dear friend.
contact me in this my e_mail address:
kkojo_2005@yahoo.co.in
Permit me to introduce you into this project of transfering the sum of( $22 million) twenty two million dollars ,i am a mother of two children by my name mrs Kady kojo the only wife of late senator Mathieu Kojo who died in the prison last month in our country Togo, regarding the political problem over there.
This is however, to inform you that before my husband died he
introduced me to one security company in Lome Togo where he deposited a consignment and he directed me where to get the document also made me to knew that the content of the box is the US$22 million then according to him the fund belonged to his party so because of the fund he was jailed and died in the prison by his party members.
Now due to the same political crisis in Togo after the presidential election then Mr Paul Eyadema decleared a winner since then the country remain in fire and by date all the foreign investors already left the cities back to there countries.
I tried to trace the company where my late husband said he deposited the consignment but found the company closed then i got information that they has an affilate office in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire ,so since two weeks now i and my sons were here in Abidjan because of the consignment,
i said to call on you to see if you should assist us to retrieve the consignment out from the company and then lodge the fund into your account i will be pleased to send one of my son to you Mike he is 22 years old while Tony 18 this year .
Please note that you are standing as the foregn business partner to my late husband in other to retrieve the consignment out from the company here to your destination,your benefit regarding the transaction will be discuss in my second message to you i will be happy to receive your respond as i shall further you in details.
Best regards.
Mrs Kady Kojo.
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j_ung
May 16, 2005, 2:56 AM
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Yeah, it sure did. Twice. The admins know about it, though, and are taking steps to make sure it never happens again. So far the elusive Mrs. Kady has proven herself a wily foe. But we'll get her. Oh, yes, indeedy we will.
When it comes to modding the site, I think the one thing we all agree on is that spam must be killed on sight.
killkillkill deathdeathdeath diediedie
If you ever get another one, definitely hit the harassment button and report it. That'll ensure that we can at least silence that account for all time.
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philbox
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May 16, 2005, 2:59 AM
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In reply to: Yeah, it sure did. Twice. The admins know about it, though, and are taking steps to make sure it never happens again. So far the elusive Mrs. Kady has proven herself a wily foe. But we'll get her. Oh, yes, indeedy we will. When it comes to modding the site, I think the one thing we all agree on is that spam must be killed on sight. killkillkill deathdeathdeath diediedie
Do you think we need dingus` permission first though.
Yep, all spammers should suffer an untimely horrible death by watching Brady Bunch episodes over and over and over.
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j_ung
May 16, 2005, 3:01 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Yeah, it sure did. Twice. The admins know about it, though, and are taking steps to make sure it never happens again. So far the elusive Mrs. Kady has proven herself a wily foe. But we'll get her. Oh, yes, indeedy we will. When it comes to modding the site, I think the one thing we all agree on is that spam must be killed on sight. killkillkill deathdeathdeath diediedie Do you think we need dingus` permission first though. Yep, all spammers should suffer an untimely horrible death by watching Brady Bunch episodes over and over and over.
Phil! No! We can't! Even for spammers, that is truly a fate worse than hottest, stinkiest pit of Hell!
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philbox
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May 16, 2005, 3:08 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Yeah, it sure did. Twice. The admins know about it, though, and are taking steps to make sure it never happens again. So far the elusive Mrs. Kady has proven herself a wily foe. But we'll get her. Oh, yes, indeedy we will. When it comes to modding the site, I think the one thing we all agree on is that spam must be killed on sight. killkillkill deathdeathdeath diediedie Do you think we need dingus` permission first though. Yep, all spammers should suffer an untimely horrible death by watching Brady Bunch episodes over and over and over. Phil! No! We can't! Even for spammers, that is truly a fate worse than hottest, stinkiest pit of Hell!
Ahhh yes but cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to spammers so Brady Bunch it is.
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karlbaba
May 16, 2005, 3:26 AM
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What's worse than a spammer is a scammer out to cheat folks out of their life savings. I'd like to see Ms. Kady roasted over a flaming pit. (just for awhile)
If I had the money, I fund a non-profit that did nothing that reply to scam emails like that, waste their time, try to scam them back, and set them up for arrest and prosecution.
Law enforcement doesn't have the time or resources to go after folks like that, which is particularly difficult when some of these crimes happen over international borders.
I'd like to get that Ed McMahon too, he sent me a letter promising a multi-million dollar prize and I took my girlfriend out to an expensive dinner to celebrate in advance!
:lol:
Well, not really. My poor girlfriend.
Peace
karl
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kachoong
May 16, 2005, 3:27 AM
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In reply to: Ahhh yes but cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to spammers so Brady Bunch it is. |
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philbox
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May 16, 2005, 4:40 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Ahhh yes but cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to spammers so Brady Bunch it is. I'd say that's one and the same, Phil
I rest my case.
I do however agree with Karls sentiment too. Scammers are worse than spammers.
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kachoong
May 16, 2005, 4:48 AM
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In reply to: I do however agree with Karls sentiment too. Scammers are worse than spammers. |
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overlord
May 16, 2005, 7:22 AM
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i didnt get it.
but spam(scam)ers really piss me off. that non-profit idea is actually a good one.
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petealdwinckle
May 16, 2005, 6:10 PM
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Fellow Climbers
I just recieved this PM from RC.com; it is a big con designed to extract your bank details from you. If you recieve similar pm - DO NOT RESPOND
From Mrs Kady
Dear friend.
contact me in this my e_mail address:
kkojo_2005@yahoo.co.in
Permit me to introduce you into this project of transfering the sum of( $22 million) twenty two million dollars ,i am a mother of two children by my name mrs Kady kojo the only wife of late senator Mathieu Kojo who died in the prison last month in our country Togo, regarding the political problem over there.
This is however, to inform you that before my husband died he
introduced me to one security company in Lome Togo where he deposited a consignment and he directed me where to get the document also made me to knew that the content of the box is the US$22 million then according to him the fund belonged to his party so because of the fund he was jailed and died in the prison by his party members.
Now due to the same political crisis in Togo after the presidential election then Mr Paul Eyadema decleared a winner since then the country remain in fire and by date all the foreign investors already left the cities back to there countries.
I tried to trace the company where my late husband said he deposited the consignment but found the company closed then i got information that they has an affilate office in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire ,so since two weeks now i and my sons were here in Abidjan because of the consignment,
i said to call on you to see if you should assist us to retrieve the consignment out from the company and then lodge the fund into your account i will be pleased to send one of my son to you Mike he is 22 years old while Tony 18 this year .
Please note that you are standing as the foregn business partner to my late husband in other to retrieve the consignment out from the company here to your destination,your benefit regarding the transaction will be discuss in my second message to you i will be happy to receive your respond as i shall further you in details.
Best regards.
Mrs Kady Kojo.
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corpse
May 16, 2005, 6:29 PM
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I sure hope if a fellow climber is smart enough to understand how to safely belay someone, that they would be smart enough to not get involved with such crazy scams.
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a_guy_named_smith
May 16, 2005, 6:32 PM
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heck i bet boulderers who dont know how to belay would even be smart enough to not fall for the scam
:wink:
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codhands
May 16, 2005, 6:43 PM
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Yeah the nigeria scam. If you want some funny reading about scamming the scammers in these scams. check out this site. :D
I love those guys!
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com
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j_ung
May 16, 2005, 6:45 PM
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j_ung moved this thread from Community to Suggestions, Questions & Feedback..
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codhands
May 16, 2005, 6:52 PM
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Everything you need to know about the nigeria scam and funny as hell. Maybe not safe for work.
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com
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veganboyjosh
May 16, 2005, 6:58 PM
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In reply to: If I had the money, I fund a non-profit that did nothing that reply to scam emails like that, waste their time, try to scam them back, and set them up for arrest and prosecution.
you mean like this?
some good stuff in there...including pics of the scammers, doing funny stunts at the scamscammer's bidding. ie:
http://419eater.com/images/tope2.jpg
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madriver
May 16, 2005, 7:26 PM
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...CRAP...TOO LATE...WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MY ACCOUNTS? I mean damn I get one of her sons...and I really didn't have to do much...
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codhands
May 16, 2005, 7:27 PM
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In reply to: ...CRAP...TOO LATE...WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MY ACCOUNTS? I mean damn 22 million...and I really didn't have to do much...
My advise to you is to start drinking heavily! :)
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keinangst
May 16, 2005, 7:35 PM
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I did it, and I got the $22 million, an ipod for free, and a lifetime supply of v|4gr4!
edit: just discovered the hilarious filters for ..ahem "ipod gratis"
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wideguy
May 16, 2005, 7:59 PM
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419 scams .... there are a million of them.
another great site is 419Eater.com
These guys bait the 419 scammers as far as they can and then when possible send the info to the feds. Some of them string it out a long time.
Good reads.
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bluenose
May 16, 2005, 9:27 PM
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Here's what gets me about these scams:
"Indications are that Advance Fee Fraud grosses hundreds of millions of dollars annually and the losses are continuing to escalate. In all likelihood, there are victims who do not report their losses to authorities due to either fear or embarrassment." :shock:
I can't beleive that anyone who can read would EVER fall for these types of scams.
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philbox
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May 16, 2005, 10:09 PM
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Good news on the scam PM front is that Tim is rejigging the filters to take out these sorts of PMs before they ever come through to the users. Three cheers for Tim for being one clever and sneaky as hell guy.
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