KIRBY: E-mail From Nigeria -- I'm Rich!
Saturday, November 2, 2002
Read me while you can because I am going to be filthy rich soon. When
it happens I will not be writing this column anymore.
The manner of acquiring my new wealth need not remain a secret. You
could do it too, if
The currency in Nigeria is called the Naira and it's so worthless you can't even
bribe border guards with it.
Gary Smith wrote:
> I'm not greedy. If I send in $250, will they send me a quarter million?
> And is that in dollars or Nigerian rubles?
>
> K'aya K'ama,
> Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @
I'm not greedy. If I send in $250, will they send me a quarter million?
And is that in dollars or Nigerian rubles?
K'aya K'ama,
Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno.comhttp://www
.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html
"No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." -
Johan
They must be stepping up their "attack" of these scam letters. I usually
receive one or two of these a year, but, for some odd reason, just in the
last few weeks I've received several.
--
Steven Montgomery
At 08:25 PM 10/31/2002, you wrote:
I know there's a lot of hilarity in this thread, but i
I know there's a lot of hilarity in this thread, but in all seriousness, you
should let your local authorities know -- I presume that means the FBI in your
case. The Nigerian scam has been going on since the early '80s when we used to
get faxed letters from Nigeria where I worked (no, wait a minute
At 04:48 AM, Friday, 11/1/02, Mark Gregson wrote:
Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of
Nigeria. That's why they want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into
arranging a meeting with them somewhere outside of Nigeria. I read an
article a while back about Internet acces
Stephen Beecroft wrote:
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Jim, your cynical lack of faith in mankind leaves me shocked and
appalled.
---
Take heart, Stephen. I suspect the scam will probably pay off--at least
for somebody. :-)
I am truly pleased at the prospect of success of others. Having
personally attained a level o
>An interesting note in my mailbox today...
(spoken in Maxwell Smart accent):
The old Nigerian bank funds fraud. That's twice this week.
Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of Nigeria. That's why they
want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into arranging a meeting with
Jim, your cynical lack of faith in mankind leaves me shocked and
appalled. I'll have you know that I just borrowed $25k to help out
another poor Nigerian in a similar circumstance. I did it mostly out of
the goodness of my heart, but frankly I expect a five MILLION (that's
milli
Here's what the State Dept. has to say about doing business
in Nigeria--
http://travel.state.gov/tips_nigeria.html
CBS News had a report about a Nigerian confidence scheme just
two or three weeks back. Seems a secretary in a law firm got
a notice quite similar to Jim's. I think they wanted
qui
Jim Cobabe:
Since I'm already independently wealthy, ...
I was wondering--where exactly is Lagos?
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Nigeria.
Larry Jackson
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An interesting note in my mailbox today...
Since I'm already independently wealthy, I have no interest in this
unique investment opportunity. No need to be selfish, I said to myself.
Perhaps someone else could benefit from the promised 5 million dollars.
In all honesty, even if these crooks
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