nigerian scam

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Ten Million Dollars that I Never Knew I Had!

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 28 Jun 18

Apparently, I have inherited (or was due a contract payment of - the letter isn't clear which) $10.5 million. It seems that the "United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and the Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria"...

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A Proposition on myLot???

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 18 Oct 15

I just went into my messages where I found a message that read "Attn Dear Please accept my apology if it does embarrass you. However, it’s my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you. I need your ass", which...

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Now I am sure that it is a scam (update on my friend and the woman from the UK)

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 4 Mar 13

Some of you have read and responded to my discussion about my friend and the woman from the UK who was going to visit him. I thought that it sounded like a scam and now I am sure that it is a scam Tonight I talked...

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Do you have fun with fake emails?

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 20 Aug 09

I do! Here's one I just received: [i][/i] Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:15:18 +0000 From: mail@nunhgfs3.ning.com To: coppercrane@hotmail.com Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/ US$ 250,000.00 BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS...

dealing with scams

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How Do You Feel About People Who Are Fooled Into The Nigerian Bank Account Scam?

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 22 Dec 08

In all honesty I don't have any sympathy for people who are fooled into doing the scam. How about You?

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This Scam Letter I Just Received.

tombiz @tombiz (2036) • Philippines 5 Jul 07

Today i received a very popular Nigerian-type email which detailed my winning a million dollar and how I can redeem the same prize. How I wish that it so easy to get those millions! How I wish that the people operating this scam...

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People preying on other people

mosvph @mosvph (97) • Philippines 6 May 07

The "Nigerian Scam" is a singularly clear example of people preying on other people. It is just like the perpetuators are lying in wait ready to pounce on their victims. Consider this: You are looking for a better-paying job...

people preying on other people

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Defrauding a scammer, legal yes/ no?

frodloo @frodloo (424) • Indonesia 10 Feb 07

This question relates to the Nigerian 419 scam. I will call this Scaming the Scammer. If i were to scam one of these Nigerians by sending them a fake check, having them cash it, then having them wire my money, i`m breaking any...

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HEADS UP!!! We have another SCAMMER

AskAlly @AskAlly (3625) • Canada 27 Jan 07

I accept this guy/girl as a friend. This is the PM I got and the reply I gave back DO NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAMS I sent the following accepting Obisco as a friend .......read on Just to let you know, I have a very awesome...

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A new form of scam on the net arising

milott @milott (2646) • India 24 Dec 06

Actually, i have put up an ad to sell my used digital diary on one of the classified site. And for that I got a response from one person claiming that he belongs to an hospital in some part of africa and he would like to buy that...

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With Email Spam

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 18 Nov 06

what is one of the Schemes that annoys you the most? **Mine would either be the Nigerian Scam, or the Email saying you can make like $20,000 on Paypal, and it is endorsed by Oprah as seen on her show. Which she does not...

money making scheme

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Has Anyone Else Here

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 20 Oct 06

Gotten the Nigerian Scam Email in the myLot mail? They are hitting us here too. So Watch out.

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Are Nigerians Rich Altruists?

Bugsey @Bugsey (775) • United States 17 Oct 06

If not, why do they keep offerinmg me HUGE amounts of dollars (like millions) on my email? LOL?

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Scam from a user on here called Mabelee beware

jtexas @jtexas (527) • United States 20 Sep 06

There has been a discussion concerning scams and I just recently recieved this from a user on here. If you get this message listed below beware. This is what you would call the classic nigerian scam. Anyway if you see this keep...

money opportunity scam

security company

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