Turning the tables on Nigeria's e-mail conmen

[egroup]

This is soooo funny!

A group of volunteers at 419eater.com use their computer skills to fool the scammers, to disrupt their crimes, and to have some fun at the scammer's expense.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3887493.stm

Just wait until you see the picture of this Nigerian Scammer

[mally]

I like it!!

It just shows how many people can be fooled into obvious scams

Mally

[Ray Jackson]

Thanks for the post egroup,

Having some family troubles and a lots on my mind but that cheered me up no need and gave me some joke - some stupid fools out there hehe...

Thanks again, hope the FBI take him down so its one less scammer to take us all down and give us a bad rep

[egroup]

Boy am I gonna be rich! Just take a look at this one lol

Formatting as received.......


RE: DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
From The
Desk Of:Shamsudeen Usman
Deputy Governor opt (CBN)
Email:
centworldorg@walla.com

ATTENTION: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR,

IMMEDIATE
CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT NO: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

From the records of
outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal Government
of
Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list
of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I
wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that
from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$27.5
M, (Tweenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
only)

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in
your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

(1) Your full
name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company's name, position and
address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l
passport or any scanned identity to prove you. (If any available)

As
soon as this information's are received, your payment will be made to
you in a Certified Bank Draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy
will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it, and
get back to me.

YOURS SINCERELY,

DR. SHAMSUDEEN USMAN,
DEPUTY
GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)

[ajbirse]

I don't know who said it, probably Groucho Marx...

"A fool and his money are soon parted. Bring me another fool!"

[lottoguy]

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