[plug] Scams apparently live on after arrests

Tim Bowden BOWDENTJ at sesmailp1.curtin.edu.au
Wed May 29 14:11:42 WST 2002


If you have ever wanted to see these people go for a ride there a few
funny examples here: http://www.scamorama.com/

In particular, on "kindly contributor" actually got the 'poor suffering 
lad' to send HIM some money...
That must have been a first!  Here it is: 
http://www.scamorama.com/threebucks.html

At 11:45 AM 29/05/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>This one from early this morning:
>
>----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
>Subject: URGENT COOPERATION
>Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 02:38:23 +0200
>From: "Sanni  Kumani" <sannikumani at rediffmail.com>
>To: newsone at leon.brooks.fdns.net
>
>Dear Friend,
>
>Compliment of the season to you. [-: only one? cheapskate! :-]
>
>Firstly, I will start by introducing myself to you. I am Sanni
>Kumani. I am one of the accounting auditors working with the UNION
>BANK NIGERIA PLC here in Nigeria. [working with? well, I guess
>scamming the bank (if it exists) is `working with' it] Without any
>further wasting of time, I want to be brief and precise to the point.
>[jolly good. why this sentence then?]



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