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Atom_Force · EDITING SO YOU KNOW WHEN IT WAS DONE Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:56:58 -0800 (PST)

Strange email from strange person. Hax0rs appreciated.

imbri

**Posted:** Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:12 pm

Phaedra

Sounds like a scam to me.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:13 pm

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ALISDAIRPARK

from Nigeria? Asking for money? Scam. Unless you know the girl.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:13 pm

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GoodChild

The second I read anything that says Nigeria in the body of the email, my scam detectors go haywire.

First and foremost, of all the countries to take a vacation in Africa, why Nigeria? I mean, why not go to sunny Sudan? Or the sandy beaches of Somalia? I hear Mogadishu is nice this time of year.

Actually, the hospital scenario is a pretty common Nigerian email scam. Someone needs immediate medical treatment and the email claims that the doctors are refusing to treat until they get money. I'd say, "RUN FOR THE HILLS! HIDE YOUR BANKING INFO!!!"

**Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:29 am

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Re: Strange email from strange person. Hax0rs appreciated.

**Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:59 am

MickeyFinn

I get these same kinds of emails from time to time, and I always report them to the email provider they are using to send them. There's some info about who to report this to and what to include *here*...as well as some info about how really awful the nigerian scam is.

however, the ones that i get all claim to be from some nigerian lawyer or diplomat or official of some kind who's handling the will of some distant dead relative i've never even heard about with a surname spelled the exact same way they completely misspell mine. i know that they use different scenarios, though. here's a quote from the link above:

**Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:59 pm

Atom_Force

GERRRR!

**Posted:** Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:39 am

Atom_Force

Alright, there's still contact here.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:19 am

Atom_Force

Sorry bout the multiples here... GOOD UPDATE

**Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:18 am

aliendial

Let it go. Let it go. Let it go.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:42 am

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**Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:21 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:09 pm

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GlitchTybalt · Boot Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Dallas, Texas

Well, honestly, this offends me.

I'M FROM DENTON, TEXAS.

And I can guarantee this: NO ONE uses the term Mum for mother out here. 'Cept for me. 'Cause I'm wierd like that.

**Posted:** Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:45 am

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Atom_Force

I got an adress to send "money" to help this person.

When they open the letter, they will find a list of their user IDs and handles covering more than 25 dating sites (ALL with cut + paste about me's) and large print on the reverse saying "CONGRATULATIONS -- You've been counter-f***** by me". Very Happy

**Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:39 pm