PAlt

...Chicks for free???

JanMM

No mention of chickens in their long rambling disjointed tales of difficulties and dire financial straits that they can overcome with my help for which they will gladly pay me tomorrow for a hamburger today if only I will wire them a small chunk of change...............................

sknhgy 

You guys have all the luck.

Tom Bombadil

When I get my money, I'm going to buy a microwave oven, custom kitchen, refrigerator, and a color TV.

kennyc

THAT'S the way you do it...

JanMM

Just got an even better message tonite!

"email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticketnumber 001768432463 with serial numbers FTS/8070337201/

06 and drew the lucky numbers 15-22-24-48-50-37(30) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds)."

Wow! That's even better than a million dollars! Anyone know any bankers deserving of a big bonus?

trackhub

I just want to meet that Russian babe, who keeps sending me emails.

rubic

As luck would have it, I too am rich as of this week. Escrow just closed on the bridge I sold so some guy in Nigeria. Wait, maybe that was that other guy in Cameroon.

overthehillmedi

If this keeps up they'll have to change the name of this forum to something like "Home of the Rich Old Gits"

billydonn

I feel terrible because I am no longer receiving these opportunities. I must be awfully unlucky.

Tom Bombadil

Our university email filter stops nearly all of these phishing attempts. But last year someone modified theirs enough to evade our system and it went through to everyone on the campus. Note this was a single email phish that got through. I forget the exact details, but it told them that if they provided some personal information (related to verifying their identity) that they would win a nice prize, I think it was something like a $5000 gift certificate to Best Buy.

Over 100 faculty, staff, and students replied to it. It took us over a week to track them all down and get them to change their passwords to protect them from attempted identity theft.

If a single phish attempt could be that effective on a single campus, it really made me wonder how many people nationwide fall for them.

waldowales

I'll soon receive twenty million from a widow in Nigeria, plus I have an email from the FBI certifying me as the winner of one hundred forty thousand in a sweepstakes! Eat your hearts out!

ahsposo 

So, when are we gonna see the money?

wrafl

Got an e mail from Bank Of Africa the other day but the delete button went into action before I get a chance to read the message. Oh, there's also the e mail from the FBI and Robert Mueller, FBI director. Again the delete button automatically goes into action so never had a chance to read their messages. But I keep my eyes open for e mail from Saudi or Dubai sheiks, wealthy r a g heads to claim a new oil well.

Tom Bombadil

I've seen the millions headed my way. They sent me a picture of it. Boy, it was almost like having it in my hands.

Any day now, I'll be rich.

waldowales

This is good for an evenings entertainment. Too bad the guy is such a skeptic or he could be rich like we soon will be!

https://oddorama.com/2008/02/11/scamm...reverse-scams/

Retro Grouch 

Now that you've brought up the topic of "money for nothing" the next line in the song goes "and chicks for free". Does anybody know how to go about starting up one of those religious cults?

JanMM

You want that folks should give you money and worship you, too?
Just being given a million dollars by a nice woman in Russia who is really a man in Nigeria wouldn't be enough?

overthehillmedi

No Koolaid thank you,I don't imbide.

BlazingPedals

Perhaps you should attend the upcoming 7th Nigerian Email Conference in November, so you can meet the heroes who have enriched us all with all of those free monies.

https://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

ahsposo 

Tom, This truly is your lucky day. I have an investment program that will guarantee you a 28.37% annual return. Minimum initial investment is $3,500,000. This fund is strictly limited to a few chosen investors and it happens I have one investment opportunity left before the fund is closed to new investors. Act now. Don't delay. Send me the money.

Tom Bombadil

Wow! I'm going to be an uber-millionaire!!!

As soon as it gets here, it will be on the way to you. Thanks!!

linux_author

he actually meant that weird-looking piece of linseed oil-soaked willow known as a cricket bat

p.s. i always tell callers who want my credit-card info to get right back with me - and then give them the direct line to the state attorney general's office in Tallahasee

:-)

gpelpel

New technique, they now try to pass for the FBI.

Here is what I received this morning. $11 millions? I should be able to buy a nice bike with that.



Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
https://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm



Attn: Beneficiary,



This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr Frank Nweke, Dr. Philip Mogan, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Barr. Derrick Smith, kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule,Larry Christopher, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen, Dr. Philip Mogan, Paul Adim, Puppy Scammers are impostors claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.



Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in total USD$11,000.000.00 in an ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD.



Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens. All I want you to do is to contact the ATM CARD CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on your behalf which will cost you $150.00 only and note that your Approval Slip which contains details of the agent who will process your transaction.
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Mr. Kelvin Williams
EMAIL: williamskelvin112@yahoo.cn
Telephone: +234-819-121-3677



Do contact Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM PAYMENT CENTER with your details:



FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
AGE:



So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment information's which you'll use in making payment of $150.00 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay.We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.



ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
https://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm


Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM CARD CENTER who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

X-LinkedRider

No, No. It's more fun when you enlarge both.
LOL - Yeah this always was funny to me too.

Credit card statements from credit cards you don't have. Stuff like that. People really fall for this stuff?