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Nigerian Letters

Is anyone else getting private messages about the millions of dollars you can make helping someone transfer the funds . I am getting them here on poor but happy and was wondering how to stop them. William

By toknight50 on Jul 6, 2005, 11:17 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


Bec says on Jul 6, 2005, 11:44:

Nigerian Letters Yes, I have had two of them - I reported them to Poorbuthappy!

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kernow62 says on Jul 6, 2005, 12:53:

You can turn off your Private Message feature.

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gorgonabob says on Jul 6, 2005, 15:51:

another option go along with them... act all interested... i had one last year... he rang my ten times from nigeria to colombia.. it was a laugh... unless you are busy busy have a little fun with them....
screw them over a bit

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gringolondinense says on Jul 7, 2005, 01:51:

what these people do is tell you there is a lot of money they want to put into your bank account. they make it sound as official as they can. then, the day before the transfer they will tell you an unexpected administration fee has arisen of say 80 USD! they u pay that. then they say..ohhhh we are nearly there! then they say they need to bribe a bank official and u must send them another 100 USD blah blah. Pathetic.

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drummer says on Jul 7, 2005, 08:30:

for real The nigerian connections are for real.....I swear. they handle millions of dollars every year...there have even been Americans go to Nigeria to collect the money!!!!!
unfortunately...they are seeking bank account numbers to make international withdrawels from your account. Last year, several Americans went there to recoup their money. Several came back in body bags....the FBI has been investigating the scams for a year or so.....but some Nigerian Government officials are involved,,,,making progress all but impossible....but then again....you may be the first.....and if you end up with an empty sack....you can feel good about the african aid you assisted!!

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jgcastan says on Jul 12, 2005, 04:48:

VoIP at http://www.ipsofactum.com If you need to call your family and friends in colombia for free PC to PC, you must try http://www.ipsofactum.com. Just get connected and start talking.

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