Forum: Nigerian 419 Fraud News
01-10-2010, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 984
Why not respond?
I see that 419 Legal strongly recommends that we don't respond to African scam emails such as the one above. But as long as we are having fun & know what we are doing, is there any harm? I used to...
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Forum: 419 Scam Letter Archives
01-10-2010, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 603
Mr Henry Igbudu
3/5 RIDER HAGGARD
CLOSE, JO, BORG
SOUTH AFRICA.
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 152,000.000.00 USD
]ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS
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Forum: Reporting Fraud
01-10-2010, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,866
To Whom to Report
That sounds good - I'll give FraudAid.com a chance. I used to send my reports to: 419.fcd at the US Treasury, but never got any acknowledgment that they received them.
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Forum: 419 Introductions & Announcements
01-10-2010, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,830
scam hints
I agree with the previous responses. I would just add that when alleged contracts are written with phrases like, "Employee gets salary," and "The basic salary pay-off," this should raise reg flags....
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Forum: Lottery Scam Letter Archives
01-10-2010, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 952
more about "Miss Stephanie"
When I got the email message (above), I looked up her father's name, "Dr Oliver Koneh," and found a scam letter someone had posted with a nearly identical message about refugee status, wanting to...
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Forum: Lottery Scam Letter Archives
01-10-2010, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 952
Stephanie Koneh
This one bothers me especially because she (he?) posted an alleged picture of themself and is starting off quite innocently as if looking for a friend to chat with. It came after I responded to an...
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Forum: 419 Introductions & Announcements
01-10-2010, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 108,387
is 419Legal itself a big internet scam?
I am confused. Why are there imbedded links to websites trying to get my money in all of the text of this website? It's Orwellian - The first thing I see when I come to the home page is this:
419...
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Forum: Phishing Email Archive
01-10-2010, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 862
ads on 419?
What are these double underlined links throughout the texts of posts on the 419 website? Are these ads? WHen I click on them I am taken to websites that are selling things. Doesn't this make this 419...
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Forum: Fraudulent Websites Alert
01-10-2010, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 198
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Forum: Fraudulent Websites Alert
01-10-2010, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 157
URL not active
I don't get anywhere when I click the Baptist University link. Perhaps this URL has been inactivated?
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Forum: Scam Alerts
01-10-2010, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 172
Huh?
I don't understand why we are posting weather updates under "Scam alerts". Is the weather a scam? :)
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