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Another e-mail hoax....
Jeff Hinds, Photographer
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 2:29 AM on 07.01.04 |
->> Well, looks like I'm on the hoax list! Just got another one today. All I could do is laugh, this one is great! Here it is, my reply to it follows...it's even better! (not my real address btw ;)
JH
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Hell
o,
This is SHOLA TAYLOR from nigeria and i will like to order the
following
items from your store down to Nigeria, so kindly get me the quote to
include the shipping charges.
The items is:
PHOTO ALBULM
so kindly get back to me so that i can suplly you with card details to
be
charged for the items and the shipping cost via USPS Globla mail
Service.Waiting to read from you asap.
NB:Here is my shipping address in other to cal. the shipping cost.
4 Aregbe street mushin,
Mushin,
Nigeria
23401
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Hello Shola,
Ok, the "PHOTO ALBULM" you speak of is very popular and is now selling for $1,000,000 US dollars(shipping included of course)...payable only by international money order. Please make check out to Jeff Hinds. Please send payment to me at :
Jeff Hinds
4949 NE 138th
Portland, OR. 97220
PS: Can't wait to receive you check ;) |
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Pablo Galvez, Photographer
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Calgary | AB | CANADA | Posted: 2:49 AM on 07.01.04 |
->> Jeff,
You're GIVING it away! I've seen them go for over $1.5M. Are you sure you know what you're doing? If Shola doesn't read from you soon, I'll take it!
-Pablo |
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Ryan Van Scotter, Photographer
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Laguna Beach | CA | United States | Posted: 2:51 AM on 07.01.04 |
| ->> In that case I'll take two!!! |
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Amir Gamzu, Photographer
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Ann Arbor | MI | USA | Posted: 10:45 AM on 07.01.04 |
->> i put a bid on a Yahoo auction a few weeks ago and got tons of email from scammers.
I heard a story of a guy who was selling a Mac laptop and was contacted by a scammer. He eventually sent him a 3 ring binder that was 'dressed' up to look like a mac. I can't remember were I read about it, but it was funny!
My favorite one was a 'virus' email that said your computer had a virus, and that if you go here, click that and then delete a certain file, you would have fixed the problem. Well, what you were really doing was deleting a file your computer needed to run, the "virus warning" was the virus. A virtual virus. |
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David A. Cantor, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 1:28 PM on 07.01.04 |
->> Amir.
Here's the link to the guy who got the scammer with his "notebook" computer. It's a bit long but definitely worth the read.
http://69.93.112.102/~pbook/ |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Nashville | TN | U.S. | Posted: 4:17 PM on 07.01.04 |
->> I saw an e-mail "virus" that was just a text message stating that you had just received the virus. However, the message continued, the virus writer really didn't have any programming knowledge and relied on the honor method. The message asked for you to forward the virus to everyone on your e-mail list and delete your hard drive.
:) |
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Jason K. Powers, Photographer, Assistant
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Lakewood | CO | USA | Posted: 11:59 PM on 07.03.04 |
->> What if she send you a check for that much?! hehe
Actually, forgive my 'i don't get it'-edness, but what's scamful about that email? |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Nashville | TN | U.S. | Posted: 12:03 AM on 07.04.04 |
| ->> Basically you take the check, deposit it, send the product, only to find out that the check is counterfeit and not deposited after all. |
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Douglas M. Bovitt, Photographer
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 11:23 PM on 07.05.04 |
->> Check this one out...It was sent as a reply to a listing that I posted on this site :( Beware, this one's really whacky.
"Dear
I am Mrs.mercy Kabila, from Democratic Republic of Congo. There is an information I would like you to keep very confidential There is a sum of money my Husband Late President Laurent Kabila, deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire for safe keeping before he was killed by his edest Millitary Son.
The incident happened immediately we returned back from our London trip. My husband married us two and I am the second wife.I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents right now.
The eldest Son is the current President of our country now JOSEPH KABILA. For now I am staying in Abijdan, the capital of Republic of Cote d'voire,just to save my life,with my three children.
The money in question, is 10, Million U.S.Dollars. I can not make the withdrawal of this fund, because my husband registered the Beneficiary of the fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Partner) and also (Family valuables as the content of the deposit) The documents of the deposit are with me.
What I would want you to do, is to assist me to get the consignment withdrawn from the security company, and we shall open a small account in a Bank here in your name, and transfer the money to your country, through the account .We shall replace the name Foriegn Partner to your own name, because the code was used for security reason.
I will give you the 20% of the money for your assistance.There is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining balance of the money for investment in your country for the future of my children.
If you are intrested, and can maintain the very confidential of this transaction,you e-mail me immediately for more clearification, and also note that I am a refugees in Abidjan, Cote d' lvoire becuase of the assasination of my late husband,and the civil war going on in our country,Democratic Republic of Congo.
Expecting to hear from you as soon as you receive this mercy3fr222@yahoo.ca
Thank you very much.
Mrs mercy Kabila." |
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