I reckon any story is a good story from an African point of view.
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From: anir@hathway.com <anir@hathway.com>
Date: 27 Oct 2008 14:03
Subject: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
To:
OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/
Your...
I always wonder about these emails quoting my “contract/inheritance”. It looks as though they just want to keep their “bases covered”.
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From: CUSTOMERS SERVICE OCEANIC BANK <charles1@yahoo.com>
Date: 2002/12/19
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
To:
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT...
Apart from the fact that this message is all in capital letters, it’s just a copy of earlier e-mails on the same subject.
Here’s an earlier David Marks scam e-mail
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From: ATM CARD DELIVERY SERVICE <mailsc3@seznam.cz>
Date: 2008/5/18
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
To:
OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL...
A lot of the Africans write their messages in capitals. They don’t seem to haver heard that on the Internet it’s like shouting at someone.
I can imagine it has to do with the colonial bureaucratic way of thinking, which these fellows seem to follow.
Oh and by the way, Abel is complaining about my lack of cooperation.
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From: MR. ABEL JUMBO...
It’s obvious this mail is designed to to target people who have been in contact with 419 and lottery crooks before. Maybe they are wondering why they have not recieved any money and this one is an attempt to get these people to part with their money again.
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