orbital opened this issue on Jan 31, 2009 · 24 posts
orbital posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:28 PM
It's my lucky day, just got this IM. Maybe the powers that be would like to ban her, or I could use the money to buy Bryce from DAZ.
From: mariha yahyah
Email/ PLEASE CONTACT WITH THE EMAIL : mariha_yahyah1@yahoo.com.
Permit me to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. I am quite aware that my message will come to you as a surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to contact you in this regard.I am able to come across your personal email and here is what i want me and you to deliberate on how we can get it out and then can be able to organise our future life.
I am Miss mariha yahyah the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs yahyah Irfan. My father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death at France by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip on 29 June 2007 My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of ( Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand united state dollars) USD ($10.500.000.00) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate or hotel management.Please, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since,(2) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I promise to offer you 15% of the total amount as compensation for your assistance,and another 3% to cover any cost of expenses which you will incure in this transaction, while the remaining one will be for me which shall be use for investment according to your advice because I will continue my educational carrier as soon as I come over to your country.
Furthermore, Pls indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be conclude within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist me. I will like you to forward to me your full contact information so that i will give you more detail and contact of the bank that is holding this money. Your full house address,Your phone / Fax number,Your full name.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Miss mariha yahyah
nazul posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:30 PM
ROFL - i'm amazed that they continue :-)
orbital posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:34 PM
mariha4u
is the users name that this came from btw.
TheBryster posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:34 PM Forum Moderator
Admin@renderosity.com is the place for this. I get these all the time. I'm currently about to get or have waiting for transfer something in the region of $5,000,000,000.00 from people like her or them or the european lottery. I usualy send then an e-mail telling them to f***k-off, although it's often fun to lead them on and get them to promise to do anything including sex for your details.
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SndCastie posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:37 PM
Newbie did you get this in a PM? if so report it as spam she just joined today
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AnnieD posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 12:59 PM
I get these on another site and I always want to answer and ask them what kind of fool do you think I am...or better...what kind of fool are you....lol
But usually I reply and tell them I have forwarded their message to the FBI in Washington DC because they can probably help her more than i can...and then I do forward it. :biggrin:
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”
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tom271 posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 1:44 PM
Friendly warning.
Often these people are just fishing to see if they get a bite... Just answering even for fun can set you up for a nasty surprise... Your e-mail can be sold to another e-mailer with more fishing lures and junk.. who knows what else.... best way is to play dead... and report them when possible...
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TheBryster posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 2:22 PM Forum Moderator
OK I'm on it. I'll put it in as a complaint and see what we can do about it.
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
pakled posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 2:48 PM
or better yet, contact their ISP, and threaten legal action. Should keep them off the web for...oh..about 5 minutes...but never respond in any way to them personally.
I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit
anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)
bikermouse posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 6:19 PM
Oh man, I hate fleeces to pieces !!
AnnieD posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 7:08 PM
I only use throw-away email addresses that can be changed or dumped immediately...
thru my isp i can create emails using "identifiers" in case someone sold or stole the address I can identify which site did it and dump it and change it to a different one or unsubscribe...whichever I want. It's a little more trouble but well worth the effort.
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”
[Stuart Chase]
DAM3D posted Sat, 31 January 2009 at 11:22 PM
... lol
amazing. I wonder how many people really fall for this kind of stuff?
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orbital posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 3:45 AM
According to wikipedia, in 2006 it cost the uk economy £150 million, with the average victim losing £31000.
TheBryster posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 8:13 AM Forum Moderator
weezerhopw, Read my sig.......
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
DAM3D posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 12:15 PM
That is such a shame. :( Makes me angry at the perpetrators. I am still kina amazed that people are smart enough to use email, but not smart enough to think past greed and see through these types of scams.
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DON'T PANIC!
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Arrrr!
TheBryster posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 3:06 PM Forum Moderator
Scammer banned.
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
tjohn posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 1:24 PM
"Sittin' in la la waitin' for my YahYah, uh huh..." :^)
This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
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Boofy posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 7:03 PM
I work on a switchboard that gets a lot of these people
"I got this email, it said i won/i inherited/etc etc so i sent the info and my bank account is now empty..........."
at least a couple of doz a day...that have been scammed, and more that want to know if it is real...even if they havnt bought a ticket or know anyone from that little villiage in XXX country.
Sad.
TheBryster posted Tue, 03 February 2009 at 8:18 AM Forum Moderator
Simple rule...........:
IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY ISN'T !!!
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bikermouse posted Tue, 03 February 2009 at 10:20 PM
Exceptions to that rule:
RobertJ posted Wed, 04 February 2009 at 2:49 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/419.htm
Their advice about 419 scams, don't walk away... RUN!!!
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airflamesred posted Wed, 04 February 2009 at 5:23 AM
I received one yesterday. Sent to admin.
EYECON posted Wed, 04 February 2009 at 11:50 PM
Hey guys, a piece of advice, when you get htis kind of spam, DO NOT REPLY to the email, instead place an email to the admins.
Teh reason behind that is:
Just an advice... you can also block all their emails and that is the best way.
cheers everyone!
Analog-X64 posted Thu, 05 February 2009 at 7:29 PM
Great advice by Eyecon... another piece of advice, dont ever try to go through the process, these things are usually run by organized criminals with intent to steal your identity and money.
Do a bit of research there are quite a few articles about this topic and how dangerous the people who send these things out can be.