People we have a Nigerian scammer on the message board!!!

[zoomtechtv]

I got this really weird PM on yahoo. Alex you might want to mention this on The Totally Rad Show and on Diggnation.

He's trying to get credit card info.

[07:48] peteadidas2004: Hey
[07:49] zoomtechtv: hey whats up who is this
[07:49] peteadidas2004: am peter....would like to get something
[07:49] zoomtechtv: peter who
[07:49] peteadidas2004: am new to revision3 forum
[07:49] zoomtechtv: het whats up
[07:49] peteadidas2004: am good
[07:49] peteadidas2004: where you from plz?
[07:49] zoomtechtv: Boston
[07:50] peteadidas2004: oh great
[07:50] *** "peteadidas2004" signed on at Thu Jun 28 07:50:33 2007.
[07:50] *** peteadidas2004 has added you to their contact list. You may choose to accept or deny this action. You may also add this user to your contact list or ignore this user.
[07:50] *** You have been successfully added to peteadidas2004's contact list.
[07:50] peteadidas2004: you deal on cc and things like
[07:51] zoomtechtv: cc that is that?
[07:51] zoomtechtv: what is that
[07:51] peteadidas2004: i mean transfer
[07:51] peteadidas2004: what do you do on the internet?
[07:51] zoomtechtv: nothing really
[07:51] zoomtechtv: I go on the web
[07:52] peteadidas2004: oh ok
[07:52] peteadidas2004: what kind of things you get on the web?
[07:52] peteadidas2004: 'cos am interested in so many thing
[07:53] zoomtechtv: rev 3 stuff just podcast show that's about it
[07:53] peteadidas2004: oh ok
[07:54] peteadidas2004: You know anything about credit card?
[07:54] zoomtechtv: no
[07:54] peteadidas2004: oh ok
[07:54] peteadidas2004: can you get a software for that?
[07:54] zoomtechtv: no
[07:54] peteadidas2004: oh ok
[07:55] peteadidas2004: so, tell me more about what you do online

[rlith]

Doing very poorly at that.

[popltree2]

LMAO!! Im n ur forumz...speeken porly!

[matteekay]

Wow... uh.... welcome to the dawn of the internet? Nigerian scammers are a favorite past time on pretty much every message board... ever.

[oliviakay]

hahahaaa wow.

[darksyns]

Even though this guy doesn't seem that smart it could be real!!!!

Take a look to see what I mean.Lol

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[magunwarrior]

Why would they need to mention it on the show?

If you fall for that you deserve to be scammed.

[stopikingonme]

Monday I received the following Nigerian Scam letter....read it then read my reply on the bottom:

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From: jenneth_kone24@yahoo.co.jp [mailto:jenneth_kone24@yahoo.co.jp]
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:44 PM
To: jenneth_kone24@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: Greeting From Miss Jenneth



FROM: JENNETH KONE

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
E-MAIL: jenneth_kone24@yahoo.co.jp



DEAREST ONE


PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY CAREFUL SEARCH FOR TRUST WORTHY ASSISTANCE IN THE NET.
I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER (3) NAMES I GOT ALSO DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM JENNETH KONE THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS KONE KOFFE. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1987, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH JUNE 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$8,500,000 (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUNDS.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS
MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED.

2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS OLD WITHOUT BANKING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXEPRIENCE.

3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME, AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME AND ENDEAVOUR TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,HOPINGTO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
IN GOD WE TRUST


YOURS SINCERELY,
JENNETH KONE






MY REPLY:

Dear Jenneth Kone



I am pleezed to receive your letter. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gnot Guillable, and I too am in a similar situation. My father was the late treasurer for the finace department of the National Bank of Oregon in the United States. He confided in me shortly before his untimely death that he had 2.8 billion dollars in pesos stored in a safe deposite box in Nigeria….er…I mean Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Since I do not have a bank account in your country I need someone trustworth enough to retrieve my money for me. A simple deposit of funds in my US account is all that I would need to confirm your trust. Please contact me as soon as possible so we can discus this deal. I will donate to you the amount of 10 percent of the total amount as a payment of my gratitude in this matter. After this deal is finish, we can then continue in helping in your situation of coming to America to gain education.



PS: Are you hot?

[jacquesmeyhofer]

Im in ur forum, scamming ur credit

[zoomtechtv]

The Nigerian got my email from this posting I made. This is the only posting that has my email address or he was trying user names with all the IM and PM software just trying to get lucky.

http://www.revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1037

[popltree2]

PS: Are you hot?

You sir, are my new hero.

[dark_shroud]

Sign them up for spam in a few places. It might not due much but at least it's fun annoying them back.

[cybogoblin]

I saw a local doco about these sheep-molesting-inbreds. The documentary team travelled to Africa to setup the scammers and get them arrested by the local police. It was funny to see how quickly the bottom tier lackeys will dob in their higher ups :P

As for the Yahoo chat, next time try and turn it into a 'Blood Ninja' situation and see how long he sticks around.