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Man loses $50,000 to praying scam (new form of Nigerian scam involving praying and koran)
The Daily Star ^
| October 16 2003
| Hania Taan
Posted on 10/16/2003 10:12:19 AM PDT by knighthawk
A Lebanese has been the victim of a scam orchestrated by a Syrian and a Nigerian who made him believe they could multiply his $50,000 four times after they hypnotized him, judicial sources said Wednesday.
The victim, identified by the sources only as Jihad, woke up to discover his “pocket emptied.” He rushed to the Judicial Palace to file a complaint, according to which Internal Security Forces personnel arrested the Syrian national but were unable to locate the Nigerian. Investigations showed that the Syrian, identified as Jamal, was a professional conman.
He had been previously arrested along with his Nigerian partner, Issa, while operating in the United Arab Emirates.
The pair had apparently entered Lebanon following their expulsion from the UAE.
To the bad luck of Jihad, he met Jamal who befriended him and told him that he had a spiritual friend who was able to increase his fortunes without any efforts or risk.
Jihad carried his $50,000 and headed with Jamal to an apartment in Sofar, Aley, where Issa was waiting for them.
The victim recalled that Issa took his money bag, covered it with a sheet, read some verses from Koran, lit incense and murmured some vague words.
Jihad was “hypnotized,” according to the statement he made, and woke up a few hours later to find himself alone in the apartment and robbed of his wealth.
Mount Lebanon Chief Investigating Magistrate Joseph Qazzi placed Jamal in custody and issued an arrest warrant against Issa.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: lebanon; praying; scam
To: knighthawk
A fool and his money...
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:13:51 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: MizSterious; rebdov; Nix 2; green lantern; BeOSUser; Brad's Gramma; dreadme; Turk2; keri; ...
Ping
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:13:59 AM PDT
by
knighthawk
(Freedom is my believe, for you I would die)
To: knighthawk
The victim is a fool!
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:13:59 AM PDT
by
Mears
To: knighthawk
I got one of these prayer scam emails from Nigeria. I sent back the Biblical verses about millstones and not being born.
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:20:48 AM PDT
by
jjm2111
To: knighthawk
Mount Lebanon Chief Investigating Magistrate Joseph Qazzi placed Jamal in custody and issued an arrest warrant against Issa.All Qazzi has to do is check his email ;-)
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:23:19 AM PDT
by
GulliverSwift
(It's time to recall W spokesman Scott McClellan)
To: knighthawk
Issa!!!!!Not Issa! Oh man he's got my $4,000,000. Hope he gets out soon.
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:25:45 AM PDT
by
ladtx
( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
To: knighthawk
there is apparently a very small but real % of any population that will fall for the nigerian-style scams, every time.
To: knighthawk
One born every minute...
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:50:42 AM PDT
by
TSgt
(No longer a mooch - Proud financial supporter of Free Republic)
To: knighthawk
Ha ha!
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:51:59 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: knighthawk
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posted on
10/16/2003 10:58:13 AM PDT
by
lowbridge
(As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. -Mr. Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati)
To: knighthawk
I have one word...."DUH!"
(((((knighthawk)))))
:-)
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posted on
10/16/2003 11:39:51 AM PDT
by
dansangel
(*Visualize No Democrats*)
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