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[deathboy]

I just got yet another 419 Email...

Nice to see yahoo's picking it up as spam, mind you.

Aww... I almost feel bad for the poor fucker... dad killed... living as a refugee... just his internet terminal and a head full of scams to feed him...

Hang on... except for the dad bit ... *I* live in an oppressive regime with only my ability to con people into funding me for useless web antics to pay the rent...

Shit... wonder if he takes paypal...

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[ex-bison95.livejournal.com]

I hope you reply to them and have a good laugh!

Get their hopes up high, when they ask you for a bank account tell them "sure thing" and string them along for as long as possible. Use their terminology too :)

"Dear Christian Brother Ezeikel. I am deliTed tO have recievd the chnce 2 help you, a felLow brother in faith. I wood very mUch like to help you depozit the fund in an overseas accunt. The 7 million (7,000,000) US $ doesn't really mattr to me much as long as I am helpinG you brother; I guess I couls give most ov it 2 the local evangelist charity.

Please tell me how 2 procid with the transfer and wha needs 2 b dun.

Loving regards, keep the faith.


Brother Deathboy."


I did that to one of the scam letter that came my way. The guy faxed me his passport photo as "proof" required to open the joint bank account. I promptly sent the email to the FBI (who were at the time, the only peeps who seemed to be investigating the matter.)

[ex-bison95.livejournal.com]

PS: He also gave me his telephone number....needless to say it recieved plenty of calls at ridiculous times in the morning when the guy was obviously asleep. With me shouting:

AHH BROTHER NOOMSI! HELLO BROTHER NOOOMSI, THIS IS IKBAL FROM LAGOS. I MISS YOU VERY MUCH.


huh, wha? Who is this?


NOOMSI MY BROTHER, HOW ARE YOU? OUR MOTHER UM-BUNGO MISSES YOU VERY MUCH; SHE SENDS MANY LOVE YOUR WAY

wha? I think you have the wrong number.

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Most fun ^_^