Anyone else get this Private Message

juanalejo says on May 13, 2005, 08:38:

Me I got it also

camilo says on May 13, 2005, 08:39:

I got it also, Dont let these kind of things get here pleaseeee

quindioman says on May 13, 2005, 08:43:

S-P-A-M- u see find out what it did to me....
S-P-A-M- Me....
give it to me baby

dwmte says on May 13, 2005, 08:44:

heh, hollywood.....stop it.... that's my girlfriend...no clue where the fuck she's from.

i didn't even know i had a personal profile. it's been so long back and i'm so old, i forgot.

poor girl must really need a friend. i hope for her it's not the nigerian scamaroo where they want you to send money, then, money, then money, etc.

yeah. what next. is this trolling or not. lord knows how many got this solicitation.

dw

Mr. Hollywood says on May 13, 2005, 08:45:

Gosh, I'm hurt I was beginning to fantasize about starting my new life with Mr. George outside of romantic Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Mr. Hollywood says on May 13, 2005, 08:46:

You think it's a girl, DWMTE? I assumed it was a dude, by the 1.67 meters. You could be right, though.

Damn, I can't believe we're speculating about the gender of fake spam characters.

dwmte says on May 13, 2005, 08:46:

whoops....i forgot.... she said the 50 year age difference wasn't important and that she's christian....that makes it better.

Miguel says on May 13, 2005, 13:07:

Si I got that pm too.

Peter Miami says on May 13, 2005, 13:16:

You guys are killing me. lol..... This is halarious!

claudia82 says on May 13, 2005, 13:20:

I got it too

Lionheart says on May 13, 2005, 13:22:

I got 2 of them I just got up ... I will notify Peter, only he can block/delete members who have signed up.

It looks like a spambot got in, it is a rare thing to happen here, we are lucky about that. Other message boards are literally spammed to death. Only real protection you have is either manually request an email certification for each new subscriber or use something similar to verify a person is behind the request, like those odd masked password graphics that scripts can't see.

caseload says on May 13, 2005, 13:39:

Me to. Me to and YES THIS IS A SCAM ! ! ! ! ! ! !

NEVER, NEVER EVER SEND THESE CROOKS YOUR MONEY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Richard Case

Richard Case

Gator says on May 13, 2005, 14:20:

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought the fickle b_ _ _ _ was only interested in me. At least Mrs. Gator can read this post and know no hanky panky was involved. There is no fury like a Colombiana scorned.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

dwmte says on May 13, 2005, 14:58:

what was that lionheart??? you just got up????? hmmmm...


is that how the spam effected you? that 1.67mtrs and christian and no age difference is important if you really like each other...and maybe some money

dwmte says on May 13, 2005, 15:04:

what do ya mean, caseload.... i was gonna give her my account information and credit card info. you don't think that's wise???

but she sounds so sweet and she says she's christian. and loves being with her soul mate on the waters kissing and hugging...she just sounds so charmaing and trustworthy. i wonder if i'll have difficulty getting her a marriage visa?

i've heard so many tales of difficulties with men getting their novias papers...pity me. i knew it was too good to be true. and now i find out she's been unfaithful with all of you....boo, hoo, hoo.

Lionheart says on May 13, 2005, 15:55:

I burn the midnite oil in AZ so time difference and late-nite DJ adds up to that

yeah, she betrayed all of us ...

dwmte says on May 13, 2005, 17:38:

i think the question gets down to.... not who got the e mail, but who e'd her back.

hmmmm?

dw

Sam Salmon says on May 13, 2005, 20:26:

No Message for Old Sam.........

Just when I was looking to raise my average too-maybe she/he/it doesn't like fish.....








' a la orden!'

' a la orden!'

miamimike says on May 13, 2005, 21:03:

Ditto for Me Got to me also!

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." GW Bush

Peter (Moderator) says on May 14, 2005, 04:17:

Username? What is the username of the spam message? I need it so I can delete them.

Poor but snappy

Miguel says on May 14, 2005, 05:42:

Peter Username is mali2005

carter says on May 14, 2005, 09:34:

I never got no personal email I feel ugly

Peter tell her I'll send money, I just want to be with my soul mate kissing and hugging etc.

Mariangela says on May 14, 2005, 20:19:

I got one too It seems he hit almost everybody. I got the message twice.
Mariángela

Mariángela

dwmte says on May 15, 2005, 16:41:

he? common mariangela...he's a dyke/dike/however you spell it...but s/he has his/her eye on you....oweeeee

dwmte says on May 15, 2005, 16:42:

heh, peter.... you're just pissed cause you didn't get one...

lpdiver says on May 16, 2005, 12:25:

Shoot I got it eight times...jejeje

Tony

"cook some rice!"

fosth says on Jul 6, 2005, 07:57:

It's back again!! Recieved today.

From: tk4ull
To: fosth
Subject: FROM MISS TINA KOUASSI
Date: Wed, 07/06/2005 - 13:16

FROM MISS TINA KOUASSI
12 BP 1046 ABIDJAN COTE D IVORIE
WEST AFRICA
APPEAL FOR HELP

DEAR,
permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship with you , l got your
name and contact through the help of a friend who works in internet here in Abidjan and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendation by the director for a reputable and trustworthy person l can do business with and by the recommendation l must not hesitate to confid in you for this simple and sincere business.

l am MISS TINA KOUASSI, the only daughter of late mr and mrs CHRISTOPHER KOUASSI.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was poissoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on business.
My mother died on the 20th october 1988 and my father
took me so special because l am motherless.
Before the death of my father on 29th november
2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he
secretly called me on his bedside,when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why?(1) he conplained that I am too young to be managing my life, (2)that I have not finished my university education as he planned for me,(3)no body to take care of me again as a young girl, but after much crying, he still passed an instruction to me that he has a sum of US$9.500.000.(NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) left in a fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only daughter for his next of kin in deposit of the funds.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was posisoned by his business associates , that l should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of a business partner abroad,that he or she should help me obtain a resident permit in his or her country.
He also gave an out standing instrution to the bank that the money must be transfered outside this country before use, this is to make sure that I did not begin to make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me.
Sir, I am now ready to do all these since my father my bread winner is no more.
Sir l am honourable seeking your assistance in the
following ways.
( 1) to provide a bank account into which this money
will be transfered to.
(2) to serve as my gaurdian in your country while I will depend on your expert advise since l am a girl of 23 years.
( 3 ) to make arrangement for me to come over to your
country in order to further my university education
and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover sir, l am willing to offer you 15% of the
total sum as compensation for your effort /input after
the successfull transfer of this funds to your account
overseas.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as l believed that this project would be
concluded within fourteen ( 14 ) days you signify
interest to assist me.
Hoping to hearing from you soonest.
May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to a needy fellow.
Email:tk4um1 at yahoo.ca

Best wishes
TINA KOUASSI

She was kind enough to leave a post on the photo blog as well!

rjstuff says on Jul 6, 2005, 08:05:

I got the same message from tk4ull I just sent it to Peter. Hopefully he can kill this.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 6, 2005, 08:07:

I get them but I always ignore them.

fosth says on Jul 6, 2005, 08:50:

kat1 You must be more popular than me, this was my first one! Got an email alert and everything.

crashtestbarbie says on Aug 4, 2005, 07:13:

I got it to And this is my reply to her.
THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM!

I HAVE REPORTED YOU!

Including:

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