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  • Nice Try, Nigeria

    I recently received an email that claimed that I had a warrant for my arrest from the FBI. I immediately knew that it was fake.
    • It had no email address in the "To:" field.
    • It didn't have my name on it anywhere.
    • It wanted me to send US$98 to an address in Lagos, Nigeria.


    If you're wondering, I reported it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. I seriously doubt they can do anything about it other than issue a warning.
    This site proves Corey Taylor right. Man really is a "four letter word."

    I'm now using my Deviant Art page to post my humor.

  • #2
    Well this is sure a new one!
    My Guide to Oblivion

    "I resent the implication that I've gone mad, Sprocket."

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    • #3
      I had a similar one as a pop under ad. It wanted me to send them a $300 fine.
      "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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      • #4
        Was the spelling and grammar correct?
        I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but I can't get my head that far up my keister!

        Who is John Galt?
        -Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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        • #5
          Quoth taxguykarl View Post
          Was the spelling and grammar correct?
          Actually, the spelling was good. As for the grammar, ...

          I hope youre understand how many times this message has been sent to you?.
          I'm keeping the email in case the IC3 needs me to forward it to them.
          This site proves Corey Taylor right. Man really is a "four letter word."

          I'm now using my Deviant Art page to post my humor.

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          • #6
            In another thread, when certain "lost" TV episodes were found and the location was disclosed, I was mentally preparing for SPAM of the form:

            Dear sir, I am a Nigerian prince in possession of a number of Dr. Who episodes I need to get out of the country, and am requesting your help...
            Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.

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            • #7
              Just watch, someone will try that now...
              My Guide to Oblivion

              "I resent the implication that I've gone mad, Sprocket."

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              • #8
                Here We Go Again

                Those tricky Nigerians have sent me the following.

                Federal Bureau of Investigation
                Intelligence Field Unit J. Edgar Hoover Building
                935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.



                Attention: Beneficiary,

                I am Special Agent Erick Bolt from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Intelligence Unit, we Intercepted two consignment boxes at JFK Airport, New York, the boxes were scanned but found out that it contained large sum of money ($4.1 million) and also some backup documents which bears your name as the Beneficiary/Receiver of the money, Investigation carried out on the diplomat that accompanied the boxes into the United States, said that he was to deliver the fund to your residence as overdue payment owed to you by the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the security company in the United Kingdom.

                Meanwhile, we cross check all legal documents in the boxes but we found out that your consignment was lacking an important document and we cannot release the boxes to the diplomat until the document is found, right now we have no other choice than to confiscate your consignment.

                According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain reporting requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC §1956, 18 USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of the United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money laundering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your consignment lacks proof of ownership certificate from the joint team of IRS and IRC, therefore you need to reply back immediately for direction on how to procure this certificate to enable us relieved the charge of evading the law on you, which is a punishable offense in the United States.

                You are required to reply back within 72hours or you will be prosecuted in a court of law for money laundering, also you are instructed to desist from further contact with any bank(s) or person(s) in Nigeria or the United kingdom or any part of the world regarding your payment because your consignment has been confiscated by the Federal Bureau here in the United States.

                Yours In Service,
                Agent Erick Bolt
                Regional Deputy Director
                Intelligence Field Unit
                Their spelling is getting better, though they don't seem to know when to use commas and periods. I also looked up Erick Bolt. Google sent me to those anti-scam sites.
                This site proves Corey Taylor right. Man really is a "four letter word."

                I'm now using my Deviant Art page to post my humor.

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                • #9
                  This is a link to the Eater, and it's an account of how some Nigerian scammers got scammed. It takes some time to slog through it, but it's pants-peeingly hilarious.

                  http://www.419eater.com/html/SkeletonCoast/index.html


                  A "Safari" is when a scam baiter manages to get a scammer to travel. I don't remember if it's a hundred or five hundred miles.
                  Last edited by RecoveringKinkoid; 01-21-2014, 03:13 AM. Reason: oops, wrong link

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                  • #10
                    The sad part is, they wouldn't keep trying this.... if it didn't work on at least a few.
                    - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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                    • #11
                      I got something similar from someone claiming to be Blizzard Corp. The thing is I don't have a Blizzard account.
                      Low lie the Fields of Athenry/ Where once we watched the small free birds fly/ Our love was on the wing/ we had dreams and songs to sing/ It's so lonely around the Fields of Athenry

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                      • #12
                        Back in my degenerate youth, I ran into a bit of legal trouble (translation: got arrested) while on vacation in another city. Pretty sure I signed some promise to appear in court, knowing full well I had no intention of coming near that city again, let alone for a court date.

                        Several months later, I received a letter in the mail from the authorities in that area. In it, they said that I had missed my I court date (gee, ya think?) and that they had issued a warrant for my arrest, but if I would be so kind as to send them $2,000, everything would be fine. I should point out that I was 21, in college, and as broke as those first two phrases suggest. I found the letter so hilariously funny and ridiculous that I read it on the air of my weekly college radio show.

                        By now, the statute of limitations has almost certainly run out on that charge.

                        Pretty sure, anyways....

                        "The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is
                        Still A Customer."

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Jester View Post
                          as those first two phrases suggest. I found the letter so hilariously funny and ridiculous that I read it on the air of my weekly college radio show.

                          By now, the statute of limitations has almost certainly run out on that charge.

                          :
                          That sounds like the "B" plot to a lost episode of WKRP in Cincinnati
                          - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Argabarga View Post
                            The sad part is, they wouldn't keep trying this.... if it didn't work on at least a few.
                            Sad is right. The fact that a lot of people can't spell, can't use proper grammar or punctuation, and don't know what common words mean, probably works in their favor. They look at these badly written letters and don't see anything wrong!

                            Either that or all they see is "you...millions of dollars...send us info and you can have it."
                            When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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