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Another scam

I just found this in my Email inbox. It came from a PBH "member". It is obviously a scam, but just thought I would share. Surely there isn't anybody foolish enough to fall for this, but just in case, be warned.

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From Chris and Vivia

Dearest One,

I am Chris and Vivian,from Sierra Leone but presently taking refuge
in Ivory Coast.
It is our pleasure to communicating With You for the first time,
believing that it will lead us to a better Relationship.

We have Inheritance the sum of (10.5USD million) Ten Million five
Hundred Thousand American Dollar.
Because of war in our country, our late Father sold his shipping
company and deposited US$10.5USD, which is currently in the BANK here
in Ivory Coast before his death.

Our late father made an agreement with the bank, that it is only his
foreign_patner will come for the transfer of the Fund.
Our father and other senior officials were attacked and killed by the
rebels during the last political uprising in my counrty.

We need your urgent assistance to stand as our late father's foreign
business partner and help us to transfer this Fund to your account,And
also help us to investing this money in a lucrative business,Untill we
finished our education.
We will gladly give you 20% of the total Fund for Ur compensation and
asisstance.

We NEED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU:
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

As soon as we hear from you,we will give you more detials with the
contact of the BANK for you to contact them for the transfer of the
fund.
please keep this transaction confidential untill we come over to meet
you in your country.
You can write us via our email address viviaprince8 at yahoo.fr

Thanks and Remain blessed.
Chris and Vivia.

By Robert Jorge on Sep 10, 2007, 10:59 in Friendly Talkzone.

Mr. Hollywood says on Sep 10, 2007, 11:10:

Oh, Robert, you really violated their trust by not "keeping this transaction confidential".

Do people still fall for this shit?

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RAAAY says on Sep 10, 2007, 11:13:

F# at k...........this sounds great..............what's 20% of US10.5 mil ??...............I just need to hope that TABLA does'nt get wind of this before I can sent my info off to these good folks.

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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Man Tequila says on Sep 10, 2007, 13:18:

I wonder what lucrative business Chris and Vivian have in mind after finishing school? ;)

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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morphus says on Sep 10, 2007, 13:26:

People fall for it. Actually, there are people out there like being scammed. They are paying for a service.

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jinksmiester says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:21:

hey...I KNOW A great business to invest all that money in....an internet scam business....low start up costs and no employees to pay...just fish for suckers...hey wait a minite thats what this is....oh darn...and i thought you were rich for a miniute...just joshing ya.... sadley im sure there are suckers out there that fall for these scams....ya gotta just hate the parisites that send these garbage emails....

A man is not old until regret takes the place of dreams

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RAAAY says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:42:

You folks are so cynical.............just to let you know.............I have been in contact with Chris and Vivian and I am looking forward to several millions being deposited into my bank account very soon....................I have already sent off the $10,000 they needed to do some paperwork, which I found quite understandable.

I am so looking forward to meeting my new friends, although I have not been able to get in touch with them since I send off the money..............probably they are just busy. You shower of cynical f# at kers will not be hearing from me again...........I'm so annoyed that you would cast doubts on my new friends..............when I get my millions........I'm not going to buy any of you f# at kers any beer.

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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jinksmiester says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:55:

GO RAY! GO RAY!.....NAHHHHH ..i dunt tink so...je je je

A man is not old until regret takes the place of dreams

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jaramillo says on Sep 10, 2007, 17:08:

It's all in the numbers. A low probability of success is balanced by a large number of potential suckers.

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RussianFred says on Sep 10, 2007, 23:58:

This is a new version of an old scam. If someone is dumb enough to fall for this scam they should be arrested!

Annual Drug Deaths: Tobacco: 395,000, Alcohol: 125,000, 'Legal' Drugs: 38,000, Illegal Drug Overdoses: 5,200, Marijuana: 0. Considering government subsidies of tobacco, just what is our government protecting us from in the drug war?--Ralph Nader

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RussianFred says on Sep 11, 2007, 00:00:

Long live the Nigerian, when the scam first came out it was great and fooled many people. Copy cats will not be successful!

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gringoloid says on Sep 11, 2007, 08:59:

How about this for a scam; at least I think it is a scam: A cashier was ringing up the sale with my credit card and then his cell phone rang. He talked, but it was only until later that I realized that he took a picture of my credit card with his camera phone.

With an American Express card, the CVC number is on the front so I think that could be the problem.

Have you ever heard of this one?

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Robert Jorge says on Sep 11, 2007, 10:26:

gringoloid, that is a great heads up. What will they think of next?

--"I believe in making the world safe for our children. But not for our children's children, because I don't think that children should be having sex." - Jack Handy

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Buongone says on Sep 12, 2007, 00:55:

gringolid, Any unusual activity on that card since that took place?

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