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revsleestaxx
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 		Recompense for probing?
Spam or trail head
From time to time i get weird stuff in the e-mail i use for ARGs. but nothing like this.

I recieved this last week and responded but have not heard anything back.
Maybe they know they have not probed me and i have been taken off the list of plaintiffs or i have unwittingly probed some one and i am auctually a defendant.
In either or any case has anyone else found this in their inbox?


Quote:
Kind Sir:

My name is Abemolela Kwangatusi. I am the attorney representing certain persons of alien natures who recently applied for domiciles in Nigeria. They were informed that in orders to settles in our countrys they must settles all claims against them worldswide.

They have herewith furnished us with comprehensive lists of all persons who were abducted and anally probed during the many years of their explorations. Your name appears on the list among other peoples in who memory wiping was successful. Therefore you are legitimate to recieve a double settlement for your pains and sufferings and also the undignification of your memorial wipings. The sum of US $ 2.000.000,00 will be deposits in your account upon our receiving certain trivial informations about you. Pleases contacts us instantaneous at:

PO Box NCC-1701
Lagos Nigeria

We looks forwards to recompensings for your inconveniences.

Abemolela Kwangatusi, Esquire

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degravedi
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 		That is simply hilarious! I don't know if it's an ARG, it seems more like someone with a good sense of humor. Certainly, the real Nigerian scammers aren't anywhere near intelligent enough to come up with something so mischievous. Hell, if they used this strategy they would probably get way more people trying to take them up on their offers. Laughing

Just a note, NCC-1701 is the hull number for the USS Enterprise.

ETA: Aha! We have a winner! (Litterally) http://drabblecast.freeforums.org/winner-a-bell-3-t1842.html
This was the winning entry for the "2010 Nigerian Scam Spam Contest" entered by A. Bell. So, funny, yes. But just spam.

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revsleestaxx
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degravedi wrote:
That is simply hilarious! I don't know if it's an ARG, it seems more like someone with a good sense of humor. Certainly, the real Nigerian scammers aren't anywhere near intelligent enough to come up with something so mischievous. Hell, if they used this strategy they would probably get way more people trying to take them up on their offers. Laughing

Just a note, NCC-1701 is the hull number for the USS Enterprise.

ETA: Aha! We have a winner! (Litterally) http://drabblecast.freeforums.org/winner-a-bell-3-t1842.html
This was the winning entry for the "2010 Nigerian Scam Spam Contest" entered by A. Bell. So, funny, yes. But just spam.


sorry i should have searched before i posted.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:48 am
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kerisa
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 		Re: Recompense for probing?
Spam or trail head
Being a bit of a star trek nerd, I'll let you know NCC-1701 is also the other name for the Enterprise.

Edit: I'm a tard and noticed someone already put that -_-

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MageSteff
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 		Have you run it through spam mimic?
http://www.spammimic.com/
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