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That guy is my new hero! That is hilarious.
chili36
5:16:15 PM
4/02/03

pretty funny! I'd like to think that he really had those email conversations.
pedxing
5:57:23 PM
4/02/03

look what I got today...
Read ASAP IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please pass on to everyone you know!!

Seven women have died after inhaling a free perfume
sample that was mailed to them. The product was poisonous. If
you receive free samples in the mail such as lotions, perfumes,
diapers etc. throw them away. The government is afraid that this
might be another terrorist act. They will not announce it on the news
because they do not want to create panic or give the
terrorists new ideas. Send this to all your friends and family members.
Franchell Plummer
Michael A. Stafford's Office
Harris County Attorney
2525 Murworth Houston, Texas 77054
Voice: (713) 394-4483
Fax: (713) 394-4473
Please pass on to all women you know.



what a bunch of crap!
Gemini
6:38:39 PM
4/02/03

Jeez, I just got a lotion sample in the mail and it's not poi
Geobeet
1:43:10 PM
4/03/03

Great find, bIT. I love it!
treebeard
1:45:46 PM
4/03/03

We'll miss you Geo! :)
smiley girl
1:54:51 PM
4/03/03

Geobeet
1:56:04 PM
4/03/03

hilarious!! :-D

hey bitpusher, i got to that part in A Walk Across America about the Farm! he just got there. i wish i could go there! ol' Peter is the coolest dude ever.
lyra
2:10:29 PM
4/03/03

It's not quite the same anymore, from what I understand. My brother's dad still goes up there from time to time. Apparently, they had to parcel the place out, with a bunch of the old hippies buying the land they wanted to keep, individually. So much for communal life!
bitpusher
2:12:03 PM
4/03/03

yeah...i'd rather go there in the '70s! :-)
lyra
2:14:12 PM
4/03/03

Baiting conmen new internet sport


Computer buffs in New Zealand are "baiting" Nigerian fraudsters in a game dubbed the new internet bloodsport, a report said today.

The ultimate goal is to turn the fraud back on the Nigerians, but authorities warn the game is dangerous and are urging people not to play.

Scam-baiters start by replying to emails from African fraudsters trying to fleece recipients with fake charities or investments.

The baiters pretend to fall for the scams while secretly humiliating the fraudsters, whom they call "lads."

Typically, they make endless demands for proof of identity that force the lads to forge passports, bank accounts and documents.

Sometimes the lads are told to photograph themselves in ridiculous poses, with loaves of bread on their heads, or clutching signs with secret passwords.

A North Islander with the baiter name ScamTech said baiting was plain good fun.

He liked the "thrill of the hunt, matching wits with complete strangers" and getting "trophy" photographs and fake documents.

ScamTech did not think baiting was dangerous, but did not want the fraudsters to know his real identity.

"They have been known to kill people who cause them trouble."

Auckland baiter Vek, aged 17, told a lad he was the head of a multinational firm. "Now I'm convincing him to take photos of various clothing items and generally make a fool of himself.

"These people have pretty bad English, and you can get a laugh out of the lengths they will go to rip you off," Vek said.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs spokeswoman Julie Allan said baiting was "extremely dangerous and silly".

Every conversation with a fraudster gave snippets of personal information that could be used against a person, she said.

Nigeria is the source of endless computer-based attempts to encourage people to invest in fraudulent get-rich-quick schemes.
Violin
1:50:35 PM
12/10/03

wtf?
ScorchFire
1:52:24 PM
12/10/03

The latest scam email I got had a British email addy and a telephone number. I passed it on to the FYI in the unlikely event they can investigate.
Geobeet
1:53:18 PM
12/10/03

I think you need to send the FBI a photo of yourself with a loaf of bread on your head before they can act on your tip.
Violin
1:55:36 PM
12/10/03

that is pretty damn funny!
lyra
1:59:31 PM
12/10/03

I have a signature line that does that Vi. Some guy living on an island near Britain told me I should do that.
Geobeet
2:05:29 PM
12/10/03

A Fool And His Money Soon Part
You mean all those Emails were just a SCAM???
Buddur
2:18:46 PM
12/10/03

Violin
It's not the best picture of me, but it's all I have.


Treebeard
9:41:36 PM
12/10/03

Were you stoned in that photo?
ViOLiN
6:57:11 AM
12/11/03

Maybe, V. But, at least I wasn't armed!
Treebeard
7:19:57 AM
12/11/03

LMFAO @ treebeard.
chili36
8:12:28 AM
12/11/03

"stoned," ROTFLMAO!!!
lyra
8:14:31 AM
12/11/03

Actually, I take the email address on these, enter it into as many sites as I can and hope that the spam rips them a new one.
chili36
8:19:39 AM
12/11/03

Good thinking,Chili!




Now, dang! I gotta get this bread off my head. The crumbs are going down my back...
Treebeard
8:21:33 AM
12/11/03

Treebeard
beware of the pigeons
Ivygal
8:23:19 AM
12/11/03

Good idea Chili!
Tango
8:25:10 AM
12/11/03

Occupational hazard, Ivy! :)
Treebeard
8:25:48 AM
12/11/03

I recently got several of those scam letters asking to use my bank account to hide funds in. They were using yahoo addresses. I forwarded them to Yahoo and the FBI. Yahoo actually replied to me and said appropriate action had been taken. I don't know if the FBI did anything with the info or not.
Indiana John
12:06:03 PM
12/11/03

Heads Up!
New email scam asking for donations for Randall McCoy the lone mine survivor. The FBI says that though it looks like it comes from his Dr. the email comes from India.
Tango
7:17:22 AM
1/12/06

This guy really #&%!$ed with the scammers by convincing them to make wood carvings: http://www.419eater.com/html/john_boko.htm

Hilarious!
violiN
1:55:02 PM
6/29/06

That was great! Thanks!
Nonconformist
3:27:23 PM
6/29/06

Long read, but freaking funny. I was guffawing in places. Love the hamster destruction.
Ruby
4:18:27 PM
6/29/06

Beautiful.
bitpusher
5:26:20 PM
6/29/06

I love it!
Here's another where a guy got the scammers to join a religious order, and send him $80. I can't believe that scammers are so easily scammed themselves.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3887493.stm
cindy_lu
6:09:34 PM
6/29/06

Shocking!
Oh Cindy - I am so sad to learn from that BBC article that Minnie Mouse died.
pedxing
8:59:22 PM
6/29/06

Nice carvings. Took some damn good talent, no?
bearmagnet
9:04:03 PM
6/29/06

I'm RICH!!!!
Just an hour ago i got your contact through your cousin . I
am comrade barr D Mills,your cousin has been my client
for over 4 moths ago i have been standing for the
future,family,relations and well wishers of my client.that
was detained in the prison for over 2years and 3months
ago as a result of {US$ 16 } been
an inheritance through the company as a benefit .
But was proved by the company lawyer that the fund
was claimed with an uncertified documents while it was
not truth.To God be the glory that all the ilegal and legal
investigations has done and goneand the fact has found out
that the fund that was claimed belongs to your cousin and
was genuine and the claim was made legal.
Now after all detention in the prison over two years and
three months in the prison,a long time for great life
investment period,i been the lawyer of my client and
the government has charged the company the sum of
{US$ 5,000 000}Five million us dollar for the ilegal
acusement.
Now all relations should now come out and co-operate
with the lawer for the short time final battle over your
cousin.Big book page 153 of the federal constitution was quoted which
concerns and comenced be your 'brothers keeper' which shows how
ilegal,iresponsibleant arogant my client isbecause no one come to care or ask
i since your relation was in the prison..
But i encountered that it was was kidnaped out every one's
concept,infact, all thought that my client was not alive which was an offence
towards the company and her attitude.And it was seen as an omission by
command of the managing director of the company.
I now been the lawyer and my clien has now discussed that any
relative that will be selfly volunteered by standing firm according to the Big
book of the federal constitution page 153 will gain 30% of the total
fund of [US$ 21 000 000] Twenty one million USD].As a compensation of
his/her efforts.And the fund will be first transfered in to his account
for 2months or more till when my client will now come back from
hospital for the medical treatment.My dear be you brothers keeper.Better you
come out and support your cousin for this short period of the last
judgement.
Get back to me i will tell tou the next time to meet in
court for the final judgement.thank you so much for you co_operation..


YOUR SINCERELY
COMRADE BARR D MIILS



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GatherNoMoss
5:29:07 PM
3/13/08

Does this mean you are buying the beer at Trail Days?
chili
5:36:19 PM
3/13/08

Big
book of the federal constitution page 153


thats my favorite page!
crash bang
5:43:34 PM
3/13/08

no









it means I bought Damascus!










between this and the moola from Debeers maybe I should retire in April.
last edited: 3/13/08 5:41:40 PM
GatherNoMoss
5:43:42 PM
3/13/08

By combining two well-established products - the Pocket Fisherman and the Garden Weasel - I have created my newest product, the Pocket Weasel. It is a wonderful gadget that catches pickpockets before they can run off.

lol..hahahahaah.....this is fun reading!!!!
divinity
4:57:46 AM
3/14/08

Dear Mr. Bello:

I am very upset and disheartened by this trip. I am at the Ramon y Cajal Hospital in Madrid after an accident last night. As I was in the hotel garage, approaching my rental car, something horrible happened. I forgot to switch a cerain appliance to "off" before I reached in my pants for my keys. The Pocket Weasel clamped down full force, its razor-sharp jaws crushing my hand. I was brought screaming to the hospital, where they used an iron cutter and a sledgehammer to disengage the Weasel. I have several broken bones and much nerve damage. Of course I blame all of this on your people because if I had been picked up at the airport I would never have rented a car.

Upon my release from the hospital I intend to go directly to the airport and flee this dreadful and dangerous land!

Brad Christensen

lol..hahahahahahaha
divinity
4:58:25 AM
3/14/08

Dear Mrs./Mr. Abannathy:

I noticed that you signed off as "Mr. Abannathy" in your last e-mail. I became confused because you told me in your first e-mail that your husband had died. But then I remembered those clinics in Sweden, and well, what you do with your own body is your business, I suppose.

Anyway, you also told me in your first e-mail that you only expected to live for three more months due to a "cancer problem" and a stroke. That means you must prepare yourself now to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. And that is precisely why you must reveal your weight and height without further delay. The entrance to Heaven is a hole in the universe that is a mere 12 inches in diameter. Therefore you must be extremely thin to pass through the hole and enter Heaven. Do you understand now???
divinity
5:05:23 AM
3/14/08

Dear Mrs. Albannathy:

You revealed your height and weight in the nick of time! With only a few months to live, you are at grave risk of becoming stuck in the hole to the Kingdom of Heaven. You are 5 feet tall, but your weight -- 55 kilograms -- translates to just over 121 lbs., way, way to heavy for such a short person. You need to shed approximately 60 lbs. in less than three months. As you know, you may only eat on Tuesdays as a member of the Almighty Church of the First Cousin of Noah. But I am imposing an additional restriction -- you may only eat half of a Weight Watchers meal plus one serving of grubs and worms on Tuesday. Should you over-eat, you will be asked to watch the Richard Simmons program. Viewing this program even for only a minute or so will force an immediate and involuntary purging.

Please let me know that this dietary plan is agreeable to you and I will contact the Hong Kong security company.

ROTFLMAO.....
divinity
5:11:16 AM
3/14/08

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