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**Jack** · Nov 18, 2005, 01:12 am

I kid you not, I received this in an email (spam) today:

Quote:

I KOFI ANNAN, secretary-general of the united nations, would like to ask your partnership in reprofilling funds over $250m in excess ,the funds would be coming via a string of selected banks in Europe and Asia.

The funds in question were generated by me during the oil for food program in Iraq.

I have been getting scandals/ controversy in this regards, you can read more on the links below-

http://www.*****/anna-a05.shtml
http://www.*****/main042803.htm
(Addresses altered for obvious reasons)

You would be paid 5% as your management fee. please do not write back directly to me via my official email address as all further correspondence should be sent to my private mail box. As soon as you indicate your interest i will give further details, remember to treat this mail and transaction as strictly confidential. I will wait to get your urgent correspondence via my private mail box-

KOFI ANNAN,
SECRETARY- GENERAL
kofiannan005@*****.com

I keep alternating between being amazed that someone thought this would work and laughing my ass off.

PatrickHenry · Nov 18, 2005, 01:43 am

Snicker.

Sad thing is that there may be some confused old folks that would fall for that. Some people get so confused that they don't realize what a predatory world surrounds them...

Nono · Nov 18, 2005, 08:12 am

No one with any brains would fall for any of these African scams ("Hello, I am the widow of the late Mobutu Sese Seko blablabla..."). But they must be thriving enough to keep the variations coming.

That said, Kofi Annan and oil-for-food is amusingly edgy. :)

Walmas · Nov 18, 2005, 08:29 am

Mabye the person thought people would be so ammused that they would donate to him.

Scribbler1 · Nov 18, 2005, 08:30 am

Such is the nature of spam. Send out 5 million emails and get 20 hits you make a pretty good return.

Walmas · Nov 18, 2005, 08:32 am

So true. There are always idiots in this world.

Son of Belial · Nov 18, 2005, 01:43 pm

I know someone online who talks to these "African widows" and waits until he picks out a lot of contradictions, then hits them with them. Lately instead of being widows, they claim they're American citizens stranded in Africa. He was chatting with one of them on Yahoo(lol) and they gave two different states they were from. When he confronted them with the contradiction they got angry.

Critter · Nov 18, 2005, 02:45 pm

I get those all the time.

Maybe I shouldn't have responded to one of them with "Go to hell you moron scammer." I think it encouraged them.

Son of Belial · Nov 18, 2005, 02:56 pm

They get off on that.

gr8ridejester · Nov 18, 2005, 05:24 pm

Quote:

Quote by: Critter

I get those all the time.

Maybe I shouldn't have responded to one of them with "Go to hell you moron scammer." I think it encouraged them.

:eek: A word of warning with spam. Openning it only confirms your email address is valid. Just delete the dang things...completely.

**Chris** · Nov 18, 2005, 07:58 pm

www.419eater.com

Protostar · Nov 18, 2005, 10:12 pm

I thought the title of this thread was "Spawn". I was thinking "Hell yeah, Isherwood, Spawn kicks ass!". But I see that it has nothing to do with Spawn.

That aside, I don't get spam anymore. I have a GMail account and I have gotten ZERO spam since I signed up. I don't know what the hell Google is doing to keep the spammers away, but I like it.

Nov 18, 2005, 01:43 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
PatrickHenry 9/11: Inside Job Location: Hawai'i, Big Island Posts: 10,438	Snicker. Sad thing is that there may be some confused old folks that would fall for that. Some people get so confused that they don't realize what a predatory world surrounds them... "Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams

Nov 18, 2005, 08:12 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
Nono Throbbing Member Location: Old Europe Posts: 6,904	No one with any brains would fall for any of these African scams ("Hello, I am the widow of the late Mobutu Sese Seko blablabla..."). But they must be thriving enough to keep the variations coming. That said, Kofi Annan and oil-for-food is amusingly edgy. :) "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything." -- Viscount Melbourne

Nov 18, 2005, 08:29 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Walmas Igneous Magma Posts: 349	Mabye the person thought people would be so ammused that they would donate to him. Dont pray in my school and i wont think in your church.

Nov 18, 2005, 08:32 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
Walmas Igneous Magma Posts: 349	So true. There are always idiots in this world. Dont pray in my school and i wont think in your church.

Nov 18, 2005, 02:45 pm	#8 (permalink) (top)
Critter Bullets & Bracelets Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 658	I get those all the time. Maybe I shouldn't have responded to one of them with "Go to hell you moron scammer." I think it encouraged them. Making people go, "WTF?!?!?" since 1979.

Nov 18, 2005, 08:30 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Scribbler1 Skeptical Patriot Posts: 7,746	Such is the nature of spam. Send out 5 million emails and get 20 hits you make a pretty good return.

Nov 18, 2005, 01:43 pm	#7 (permalink) (top)
Son of Belial BANNED: Requested ban Location: Acheron 27 Posts: 1,461	I know someone online who talks to these "African widows" and waits until he picks out a lot of contradictions, then hits them with them. Lately instead of being widows, they claim they're American citizens stranded in Africa. He was chatting with one of them on Yahoo(lol) and they gave two different states they were from. When he confronted them with the contradiction they got angry.

Nov 18, 2005, 02:56 pm	#9 (permalink) (top)
Son of Belial BANNED: Requested ban Location: Acheron 27 Posts: 1,461	They get off on that.

Nov 18, 2005, 07:58 pm	#11 (permalink) (top)
Chris Gamma-ray burst Location: Nashville Posts: 6,290	www.419eater.com Delusion- A persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence. (i.e. religion) Shared

Nov 18, 2005, 10:12 pm	#12 (permalink) (top)
Protostar Hardcore Capitalist Location: North Carolina Posts: 759	I thought the title of this thread was "Spawn". I was thinking "Hell yeah, Isherwood, Spawn kicks ass!". But I see that it has nothing to do with Spawn. That aside, I don't get spam anymore. I have a GMail account and I have gotten ZERO spam since I signed up. I don't know what the hell Google is doing to keep the spammers away, but I like it. "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." . . . Susan B. Anthony