Begging by email?

Sleipnir · 30-01-2004 11:08AM #1

I just got a mass mailer from some guy in the Ukraine begging for an old laptop and a mobile!?!?!
What's the world coming to?
LOVE the english though!

The Expensive gentlemen and ladies!
My name is Andrey Kîstukov I student.
I live in Ukraine. Live poorly.
If you have used cell phone GSM 900-1800 and laptop and they you unnecessary.
I with big thanks prima in grant.
I shall is much thanked if you send me.
Andrey Kostukov
99045
N.Ostrovskoy str.10A-41
Sevastopol
Ukraine
stud@bratan.ru

uberwolf · 30-01-2004 11:11AM

wow, thats a bit mad isn't it. Whats he need the mobile for? thats a bit extravagant...

Doctor J · 30-01-2004 11:13AM

I got one from the Prince of Nigeria looking to leave $5m in my bank account for just a little while until the unrest in his country died down. I was to be "rewarded greatly".

All I had to do was send him my bank details... :dunno:

Delete it. Death to spam!

Sleipnir · 30-01-2004 11:15AM

Originally posted by Doctor J
I got one from the Prince of Nigeria looking to leave $5m in my bank account for just a little while until the unrest in his country died down. I was to be "rewarded greatly".

All I had to do was send him my bank details... :dunno:

Delete it. Death to spam!

Yeah I get at least one of these everyday. If I did them all I'd be a multi billionaire by now!

Rabies · 30-01-2004 11:17AM

he gave you his address so sign him up for loads of freebies on the net. that will teach him a lesson

projectmayhem · 30-01-2004 11:20AM

is there a mobile network in the ukraine?

as said before, add his e-mail to loads of crappy mailing lists and annoy him...

Rock Climber · 30-01-2004 12:42PM

I got one of the nigerian ones the other day...

It started off.
Dear Rock Climber
Thank God we have found you

They are the 419 scams , theres a site somewhere , and a guy follows them up and plays the game and actually ends up conning money out of the fraudsters.

Capt'n Midnight · 31-01-2004 11:57PM

Now why would a ukranian want a mobile phone and a laptop - sounds like an ideal present for a cracker - and very untracable. Or he'll sell it for vodka, just like he did with that PDP-11 I sent him last year - cost a bloody fortune in postage took ages to wrap an all.

If you give in to him, there will be others and we will all get spammed - forward on a 419 letter to him I'm sure they can come to an arrangement.

Nike_Dude · 01-02-2004 01:06AM

My name is Andrey Kîstukov I student.
I live in Ukraine. Live poorly

You could pretty much substitute Ukraine for Ireland and it would be true:)
Did anyone ever go to the site setup by this guy (cant remember the address) who spends hours replying to spam like this? some of the stuff is hilarious

mneylon · 01-02-2004 03:01AM

The Ukranian one is original

Raphael · 01-02-2004 09:28AM

If i were you i'd set up 3 hotmail accounts, and forward every mail they receive to him. but then i again, I'm evil

Agent Smith · 02-02-2004 10:41PM

what about giving them the details to a empty bank account, whats the worst that could happen?

the_syco · 02-02-2004 11:03PM

Originally posted by Doctor J
I got one from the Prince of Nigeria looking to leave $5m in my bank account for just a little while until the unrest in his country died down. I was to be "rewarded greatly".

All I had to do was send him my bank details... :dunno:

Delete it. Death to spam!

Please send the e-mail onto me. Have a account that has 4 cents in it.

If he wants, he can put all the money he wants into it. Me needs money:)

Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
If you give in to him, there will be others and we will all get spammed - forward on a 419 letter to him I'm sure they can come to an arrangement.

Wots a 419 letter?

Begging by email?

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