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stupid scams we won the nigerian lotto

  • 24-10-2011 10:56pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭


    must get about 5 emails a weak from a nigerian saying i either won the lotto or im a direct anncestor of muhamid blamalama

    hate gettin these what kind of other scams to be people get emailed or get texted about

    the whole aib banking code car was a newish one sent from a 086 number
    like how stupid are they lol

    anyone ver fall for a scam online etc ?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Well I was the millionth visitor to a website this week. Can't wait for my new car to arrive!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    anyone ever fall for a scam online etc ?

    Yeah. I once subscribed to Boards.






    Nah, not really!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    must get about 5 emails a weak from a nigerian saying i either won the lotto or im a direct anncestor of muhamid blamalama
    Junk them. Easy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    Yeah. I once subscribed to Boards.






    Nah, not really!
    Eejit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Yeah. I once subscribed to Boards.






    Nah, not really!

    It was nice the way you fixed his spelling mistake when you quoted him! :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    if you don't want spam, don't use a .com email address, simples


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    must get about 5 emails a weak from a nigerian saying i either won the lotto

    What's the first prize? Duplex in Ongar?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    if you don't want spam, don't use a .com email address, simples

    Just don't enter your email address into any websites, just use it for your contacts. My hotmail account gets 0 spam. My o2.ie inbox is full for crap, but its only there to registrar on websites.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    What's the first prize? Duplex in Ongar?


    usually about 50 million usd

    but i only have to pay a fee to get it transfered lol

    grrrr scammers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    Dean09 wrote: »
    It was nice the way you fixed his spelling mistake when you quoted him! :D
    I find myself doing that too... It's obsessive compulsive behaviour.. But I like it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    if you don't want spam, don't use a .com email address, simples
    Is that it? Coz I don't get spam, and I'm on *****@live.ie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    Johro wrote: »
    Is that it? Coz I don't get spam, and I'm on *****@live.ie


    im with @live.ie aswell

    get alot of other spam aswell :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    usually about 50 million usd

    but i only have to pay a fee to get it transfered lol

    grrrr scammers
    50 Mill?! Go for it! And let us know how ya get on.:p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Cill Dara Abu


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    muhamid blamalama
    He's Osama blamalama brother, right?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    jamiecoins wrote: »
    im with @live.ie aswell

    get alot of other spam aswell :(
    You must be a crapmagnet. I can't explain it any other way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    Johro wrote: »
    You must be a crapmagnet. I can't explain it any other way.

    dam the magnetic field around my emails lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,940 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    nigeria schmnigeria.

    my old cousin anderson was hiking in china and came to an unfortunate end. looks like i'm the only one left that is eligible to his 60m dollar fortune, but the fcker who's sorting it out for me wants half.
    i'll get him yet!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    Senna wrote: »
    Just don't enter your email address into any websites, just use it for your contacts. My hotmail account gets 0 spam. My o2.ie inbox is full for crap, but its only there to registrar on websites.
    Yup, I've an o2.ie email account I almost never look at, but when I do it's full of crap. I should just delete the account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    He's Osama blamalama brother, right?


    or the lead singer of kiss i dunno;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    anyone getting the texts from aib or from 02
    the o2 one was strange :rolleyes:new internet settings from a 083 number ha:P


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭cocalolaman


    Here's one I got recently, I save them because they're funny to read over.
    Dear friend:

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    * Many world products be showes in ONLINE STORE @WEB@: ¡îhttp:/www.bagcher.in¡î

    * Please visit our website if your intersting,we hope to we can doing long and best business in future with you. In order to bulid long businessship, we will provide you products with top brand, good quality, competitive price, timely and safely delivery,

    * Happy Purchase :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 629 ✭✭✭sparkthatbled


    Beware of this guy...






    Yeah, it's the obvious thing to post, i know...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    how to they get email addys ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Johro wrote: »
    Eejit.

    Post reported.


    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭haydar


    I mostly get spam about penis enlargement or Canadian meds.

    Oh I keep getting one about a widows grant from the US:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭La_Gordy


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Got this email recently

    Hello ,

    I just went through your Email/resume and i believe you have
    all it takes to be employed for this job position ,I need a Personal
    Assistant to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my
    activities.I have had a previous Personal Assistant who has been very
    commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the
    past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope
    I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she
    has been.

    I'm SIMON DENT , 54 yrs of age, originally from germany, I
    spent a whole lot of my life in United-Kingdom.United-State and Italy
    . I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a
    handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment
    Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community
    service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is
    imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep
    me up to date with my activities.

    As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include.

    *Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
    *Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
    *Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
    *Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
    *Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

    Basic wage is 300 euro a week

    This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically
    about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come
    at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet
    up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on
    trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time
    goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we
    should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started
    officially.

    I'm currently in the London in United Kingdom for a summit, however, I
    do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you
    will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our
    working relationship.

    If You will be available for this job position , send me a confirmation e-mail.

    Hope to hear from you again.
    Cheers.
    simon dent
    where are you located now???????


    Hello Simon,
    >
    > I accept your offer, the position sounds excellent and i hope we can start
    > working as soon as possible. I am located in cork Ireland.
    >
    > Look forward to hearing from you again,
    >
    >
    > Tom.




    Hi tom
    >
    > That means you are ready to take the job position am offering ,
    > I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this
    > point. Please note that this position is not office based for now because of
    > my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home
    > basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others,
    > so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing
    > per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you
    > some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want
    > us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up
    > of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist
    > me with and i hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.
    >
    >
    > Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence
    > towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I
    > really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can
    > take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound
    > working relationship between us. I am glad you are willing to work with me
    > and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in
    > working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for
    > me this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do
    > that every new month.
    >
    >
    > The funds will be in form of check and it will be issued to you including
    > your 300 euro first week payment, am going to email the list of what to do
    > to you as soon as i compile them all but it will be better to wait till you
    > get the fund before i give you the list . You will make some arrangements by
    > buying some stuff for the orphanage kids at any nearest store around .
    >
    >
    > For your application for this job position , i want you to get back to me
    > with your information as requested in the list below :
    >
    > FIRST NAME ..................... SURNAME..................
    > HOME ADDRESS(NOT P.O BOX).................
    >
    > CITY ...........STATE..............ZIP CODE............
    > PHONE NUMBER (S) ........................
    > PRESENT OCCUPATION.................... ....
    > GENDER.............
    > AGE..........
    >
    >
    > Once i received your contact information as requested above i will get back
    > to you with the task for next week. Please understand you will be paid for
    > the first week immediately ( Check Payment ) as i have stated in my message
    > above ,its important for me to have everything setup before i get back from
    > my trip. Hope i am clear with that.
    >
    >
    > Get back with your Info asap..
    >
    > SIMON DENT.
    > +447024069993


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Tomk1


    Sad thing is a small number of people do fall for these scams here in Ireland. See CorkSkeptics YT vid on scams. The Spanish lotto is another big one, the odds are high that someone has been in Spain 'recently' and they have 'won the lotto', even though they can't remember doing it. One fellow was scammed for over €50K.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko




    "You be the mugu, I be the master
    Oyinbo I go chop your dollar, I go take your money dissapear
    419 is just a game, you are the loser I am the winner"


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭joe stodge


    http://www.thescambaiter.com/ check out this website, its a load of lads scamming the scammers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Lord Derpington


    Here is one i got a while back

    HabibYucel wrote:
    From: Habib Yucel
    habib.yucel@arab-guide.org
    habib.yucel@yahoo.com

    Imperative Request

    08/09/2011

    Hello

    Having gone through a methodical search, I have decided to contact you
    hoping that you will find this proposal interesting.
    Based on the present political crisis in Egypt, the conglomerate of His
    Excellency, Hosni Mubarak is ready to partner with you to help secure the
    resources of the president since the dissolution of the presidency's office.

    The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of your
    country of abode, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and
    the confidentiality herein, we are ready to partner with you and your
    organisation in providing the necessary assistance required to a successful
    end as you will be greatly rewarded.

    We also want to let you know of our intention to expediently commit huge
    sums of money towards your course on the agreement that you will be of
    significant assistance to us without malevolence or malice and as soon as we
    receive your positive response we shall proceed with the arrangement and
    provide you our terms and conditions. This business deal involves huge cash
    movement and liquidation of foreign and local investments and your immediate
    response and utmost confidentiality is greatly appreciated.

    Sincerely
    H.Yucel


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Mammanabammana


    I've actually tried replying to these dudes sometimes when bored and I feel like doing a little baiting but I never hear from them again. Maybe I don't seem genuine to them? Anyway OP, here's another website worth checking out. The letters archive is where all the good stuff is.

    http://www.419eater.com/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭parrai


    biko wrote: »


    "You be the mugu, I be the master
    Oyinbo I go chop your dollar, I go take your money dissapear
    419 is just a game, you are the loser I am the winner"

    Did anyone read the comments under the video.... Unreal stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭jamiecoins


    parrai wrote: »
    Did anyone read the comments under the video.... Unreal stuff

    pretty mental people about:o


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC




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