From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Tue Oct 29 2002 - 17:35:56 MST
For a truly beautiful response to the Nigerian email problem, see this site:
http://www.quatloos.com/brad-christensen.htm
This guy made a big effort to respond to the scammers. It's hilarious.
Emlyn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Extropian Agro Forestry Ventures Inc.
> [mailto:megao@sk.sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 9:28
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: FY;) HELP US, DR. ABACHA. YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
>
>
> LETS ROLL!
>
> Lets make it an extropian trick or treat this Oct 31, and
> pull the mask off
> the nigerian scammers?
>
> Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:17:48 +0800
> > From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh@hserus.net>
> > Reply-To: silklist@lists.vipul.net
> > To: silklist@lists.vipul.net
> > Subject: [silk] 419s - a long, long time ago, in a galaxy
> far, far away ...
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Matt Drury" <mattNOSPAMTHANKS@spammop.org>
> > Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.email
> > Subject: The funniest 419 I've received - from Princess Leia
> > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:43:25 -0500
> > Organization: CompuServe Interactive Services
> > Message-ID: <aplvot$8qg$1@nntp-m01.news.aol.com>
> > X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4920.2300
> >
> > [Apologies if this was posted here in the past - my first
> exposure was when
> > it arrived in my box, and after I picked myself up off the
> floor I realized
> > I must share it with y'all. -Matt]
> >
> > FROM:PRNCSS. L ORGANA
> >
> > DEAR friend.
> >
> > I AM PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE ROYAL FAMILY
> OF ALDERAN
> > (ALDRN).
> >
> > I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE
> > CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.
> >
> > I WAS FALSLEY IMPRISONED UPON THE IMPERIAL BATTLESTATION ("DEATH
> > STAR") WHEN MY PLANET WAS HIDEOUSLY DESTROYED AND ENDED BY THE BVERY
> > BAD SITH LORD VADER.
> >
> > I ESCAPED ALONG WITH THE AID OF BRAVE REBELS AND WOOKIES,
> AND AM NOW I
> > AM LYING LOW DUE TO THE SITUATION IN THE 4TH MOON OF YAVIN TILL WHEN
> > THINGS GETS BETTER.
> >
> > I HAVE CONTROL HERE OF THE SUM OF $25, MILLIONNN IN IMPERIAL CREDITS
> > DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMAPNY FOR SAFEKEEPING ON TATOOINE.
> >
> > THE FUNDS WERE SHIPPED BY A COURIER SERVICE AS DIPLOMATIC ITEMS OF
> > HIGH VALUES TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT.
> >
> > WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO friend IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU
> > WILL ASSIST ME BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF ON
> TATOOINE AND ASSIST
> > IN INVESTING THIS MONEY IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS LIKE
> MOISTURE FARMS AND
> > STOCK IN MULTI-PLANETARY COMPANIES AND OTHER SAFE LUCRATIVE
> INVESTMENT
> > IN YOUR SECTOR.
> >
> > MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF
> CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH
> > THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND
> > CONFIDENCE WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU.
> >
> > IN CONCLUSION,IN THE EVENT YOU ARE INTRESTED TO ASSIST ME I
> WILL LIKE
> > YOU TO CONTACT MY LAWYER WHO I HAVE STATIONED IN MOS EISLEY
> TO WITHNESS
> > THE TRANSACTION TO IT'S CONCLUTION.
> >
> > YOU CAN REACH HIM ON HIS DIRECT LINE VIA MAIL [email removed for
> > protection],
> > HIS NAME IS WATTO THE TOYDARIAN, I HAVE THE FULL TRUST IN HIM.
> >
> > FINALLY, I HAVE SET ASIDE 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF THE FUNDS FOR YOUR
> > ASSISTANCE,AND 5% FOR ANY ESPENCES THAT SHALL BE INCURED DURING THIS
> > TRANSACTION.PLEASE BE FREE TO DISCUSS WITH MY LAWYER.
> >
> > I SINCERELY WILL APPRECAITE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
> >
> > HELP US, friend, YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
> >
> > BEST REGARDS,
> > PRNCSS. L. ORGANA
> >
> > --
>
>
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