Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 23:20:12 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Mark Hughes" <mark@dvdnews.co.uk>, "fallous" <fallous@warped.com>, "Jonathan Hilgeman" <JHilgeman@ecx.com>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: PRIVATE MESSAGE Message-ID: <004c01c13765$26f99540$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <028f01c13707$d1109c30$0200a8c0@mark2>
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Unfortunately these spams are becoming more and more common because unbelievably some idiots have actually fallen for them. The scam is simple, the scammer claims that they have money tied up in some foreign country and they need your bank account number to free it up. They always pick some country that has a fucked up banking system. Then as soon as they get your bank account number they transfer all your funds to their account and close it. It's impossible to get the money back because the scammers bribe the police in the country that the money is transferred to and the international banks are basically powerless to do anything about it. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mark Hughes >Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:11 PM >To: fallous; Jonathan Hilgeman; 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' >Subject: Re: PRIVATE MESSAGE > > >I think this has to be the strangest spam I've ever seen.... > >Mark > > >From: "fallous" <fallous@warped.com> >> Surely you are not trying to insinuate that this is not a perfectly >> legitimate opportunity to help a poor soul in distress! >> I for one look forward to collecting my percentage of this inheritance >and >> will be spending it on several bridges I've had my eye on recently in the >> Brooklyn area. >> >> On Thursday 06 September 2001 11:36 am, Jonathan Hilgeman wrote: >> > I'm glad to know that: >> > 1) We (freebsd mailing list people) are all considered one entity, >namely >> > "Sir" >> > 2) We were all chosen to be able to benefit from a percentage of $31 >> > million dollars somewhere. I'm glad there are people in the world that >want >> > to share money like this. Sounds like a legitimate transaction to me. >Where >> > do I sign? >> > >> > - Jonathan >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kalim KASILIAK [mailto:kasiliak@yahoo.co.uk] >> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:30 AM >> > To: kasiliak@yahoo.co.uk >> > Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Dear Sir, >> > >> > It is with hope that I write this mail. I pray that I >> > am justified in my decision considering that we have >> > not known ourselves previously. My late father who was >> > a top officer in the Govt. of late Laurent Kabila of >> > the Democratic Republic of Congo, stashed away some >> > amount of money in a Security Company in South Africa. >> > But for the fact that I and my mother did not have >> > idea on how to go about claiming the funds without it >> > being exposed, a good friend of my dady intimated us >> > and advised that we look for a foreigner who can stand >> > for us as the beneficiary of the funds and claim it on >> > our behalf. >> > >> > The receipt and Deposit Certificates are with us and >> > securely kept somewhere for safety. The sum totaling >> > $31million was deposited as a family treasure with the >> > Security Company in South Africa. We are currently >> > residing in Ghana now pending when we could be able to >> > transfer the money. On your acceptance of this >> > request/plea, we shall discuss the percentage that >> > will be given to you. For expediency, I prefer you >> > reach me on Email: kasiliak@yahoo.co.uk, While >> > awaiting for your kind and urgent response, >> > >> > I am yours Sincerely, >> > >> > Salem Kalim A. Kaselikah >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________ >> > Do You Yahoo!? >> > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk >> > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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