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LMAO new take on Nigerian scammers...

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  • LemonGrove
    LemonGrove Posts: 618 Forumite
    That's the strange thing, I get loads of these type emails on an account I barely use so I'm not bothered about the amount of spam I might get so I replied to lots of them saying "So sorry to hear of your loss, and yes I would be pleased to help out" and the like, but none of them have even replied. :(
    Male. :o
  • carol49cat
    carol49cat Posts: 38 Forumite
    Apart from the usual dislike of such scams, I find the use of a genuine US army division even more distasteful. I have copied the message to the US army.
  • Halloway
    Halloway Posts: 1,612 Forumite
    carol49cat wrote: »
    I have copied the message to the US army.

    You've copied it to the entire US Army???
  • carol49cat
    carol49cat Posts: 38 Forumite
    Not quite! The 3rd Infantry Division has its own website and I copied it to their contact email address, suggesting they might like to investigate as it does their reputation no good.
  • bluffer
    bluffer Posts: 528 Forumite
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    Hmmm, send in the army to combat spammers! I LIKES IT!

    Just one thing, as the tank crashes through this guys front door, I want to be there :)
    2023 wins - zilch, nada, big fat duck. quack quack,
  • ChrisCobra
    ChrisCobra Posts: 1,647 Forumite
    bluffer wrote: »
    Hmmm, send in the army to combat spammers! I LIKES IT!

    Just one thing, as the tank crashes through this guys front door, I want to be there :)

    They wouldnt use a tank , they would just drop a daisycutter on the address. Sorted
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    dave82 wrote: »
    Ha a tiny 5 million don't waste your time. I got this one today suckers I will be 5 times as rich.

    I feel duped now! You are apparently worth much more than me :p

    Maybe I should mail back and ask him for the difference?
  • view
    view Posts: 2,242 Forumite
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    rev_henry wrote: »
    lol. You might be interested in http://www.419eater.com/

    Basically transcripts of how people have lead these scammers up the garden path. Hilarious. Scambaiting they call it.

    oh my, where have the last few days gone? reading and listenign to the stories on 419 ! so hilarious....!
  • naijapower
    naijapower Posts: 1,393 Forumite
    aaaaaah The man implied you should keep it secret and you posted here....haba
    this is breach of contract.
    Next email you would get would be a fine/penalty for breach lol lol
    Scammers never give up...
    But in as much as we can laugh all day, i can bet some peeps still fall for this largely due to their own greed.
    The problem is 2 way - i.e. both original email sender and the receipents who choses to partake due to greed
  • BFG_2
    BFG_2 Posts: 2,022 Forumite
    ChrisCobra wrote: »
    They wouldnt use a tank , they would just drop a daisycutter on the address. Sorted


    No, I'm going for a single shot from a sniper.
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