It's the FBI - I think I've had it now!

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kwikbreaks wrote: »

No need - the NSA or GCHQ have probably already told them....

Such faith in the competence of the organisations that didn't see 9/11 coming despite being told

kwikbreaks

bushbaby1103 wrote: »

Such faith in the competence of the organisations that didn't see 9/11 coming despite being told

More like faith in their incompetence in not spotting an obvious scam and distrusting the victim

Morglin

For anyone fancying a laugh reading how some people dedicate themselves to winding up and scamming the scammers:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/

Lin

kwikbreaks

Ah yes great site. Not sure if it's that one or still on there but I vaguely recall a picture of a naked scammer holding a fish in one hand as a cod piece and a copy of the Sun in the other in order to prove something or other to his proposed victim - I forget exactly what the line was that lead to the pose now but it sort-of made sense.

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I did a search for the picture and think my mind over egged it and possibly confused it with some other site I deny ever visiting. Anyhow here is one that partly fits my recollection. Well at least a fish is involved...

sillygoose

Its just a shame that the point of withdrawal of a Western Union transfer can't be used to target a small missile from a waiting Drone. As long as the 'kill' video was uploaded to youtube it would be worth paying a few quid to see.

The (real) FBI could cash in selling 'waste a scammer' gift certificates to give to loved ones.

soolin

The sad thing is, some people will still fall for it......

lovinituk

soolin wrote: »

The sad thing is, some people will still fall for it......

I wonder if many do? Or is it so ingrained in Nigerian folk lore that you can make a fortune scamming Westerners over the internet that they all try it anyway?

soolin

lovinituk wrote: »

I wonder if many do? Or is it so ingrained in Nigerian folk lore that you can make a fortune scamming Westerners over the internet that they all try it anyway?

Some of the other places I frequent , as well as here do show that some people will fall for these nasty scumbag scams. People will post, I got an email from a xxxx and they only wanted $180 for a fortune and I thought it was worth a gamble..have I been conned?

I got banned from a face book selling site for suggesting that a seller using bank transfer (as his PayPal was broken), for genuine Louis Vuitton luggage and Gucci sunglasses was a scammer. Apparently I was jealous . When it transpired that the chap was a scammer and this stuff was never going to be sent I even had people PM me asking how they could get their money back.

Fishingtime

prowla wrote: »

I'm thinking about making a run for it; I'm going to need a load of cash to go into hiding; does anybody know where I could get some easily?

Try Wonga they can help you

prowla

Fishingtime wrote: »

Try Wonga they can help you

What I'm hoping for is that I might discover I've got a long lost relative who is going to email me out of the blue to say Ive inherited some money.

That would set me up just right!