Posted on 07/03/2007 1:54:07 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter
I received this today: it is a variation on the old, old "Nigerian Scams". This one is particularly disgusting because it has a nasty twist: it purports to be from a serving member of the US Forces in Iraq.
Anyone keen to help out "Sgt Jilly" of the "US 1st Armored Division (Iraq)" to launder his ill-gotten gains? Or better still, to make him wish he never sent this piece of spam?
Responses to be sent to "Sgt George [mark_donaldz@yahoo.it]"
His text follows:
"U.S ARMY PERSONNEL 1st Armored Division( IRAQ ) Tikitit Regitment Base.
Dear Friend, Please Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.
I got your contact from the proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search. When i was searching for a reliable partner. I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
My name is SGT George Jilly, I am an American soldier, serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq , As you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs.We managed to move funds belonging to Saddam Hussien's family. The total amount is US$15 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills. We want to move this money to you, so that you may invest it for us and keep our share for banking.
We will take 75%, my partner and I. You take the other 25%. no strings attached, just help us pick the box out of security company in Europe and keep it for us right now Iraq is a warzone. We plan on using diplomatic courier as soon as you claim the fund out of the security company in Europe If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you? When you receive this letter,kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication also your contact details like full name,address and your identification for security purpose. This business is risk free.
Respectfully, Sgt. George Jilly."
Infidel. He didn’t invoke God and bless us.
Those filth hit the bottom of the pit years ago, and immediately started digging ...
Or if you have the time and need entertainment; email back and make demands to them.
Ask them to show you the actual box containing the funds.
Then email and ask for their credentials..
And on...
> freep this a**holes e-mail box.
I’ve often wondered if the answer to spam isn’t as simple as this:
1) assemble a folder of spam received, and a mailing list of the spam senders
2) once per week, send the entire folder to the entire mailing list, one message at a time.
3) keep filling the folder and building the mailing list, and repeat.
If as few as 100 people did this, it would be an annoyance to the ISPs. If 1000 people did this, it might have an impact on bandwidth. If 100,000 people did this, the government would notice and a few laws might be passed. And if 1,000,000 people did this, the software industry would be forced to re-write the slack e-mail standards that have prevailed since the 1970’s that permit SPAM to work.
*That* is the real problem: the standards are slack, and there is a whole industry that is dedicated to re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic (anti-spam filters, anti-virus software, spam-bots, firewalls) rather than fixing the real problem: the Internet was never designed to be used by anybody other than benign academics and trusted military personnel and one-or-two corporate R&D types — and certainly never with commercial uses in mind.
One of our Freepers did this to hilarious effect: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171049/posts
Funny, I never hear back from them on that.
Lowbridge Scambaiting The 419 Email Scammers (FRANKLIN DUBE)
The rest are linked on post number 1.
Lowbridge Scambaiting The 419 Email Scammers (FRANKLIN DUBE)
The rest are linked on post number 1.
Over there near Tikiriri.
Try the link again... I just logged on from a different computer and it works fine.
> Over there near Tikiriri.
“It’s a long way...
To Tikiriri!
It’s a long way
To go!”
Thanks so much. That is hilarious(impressive wood carving). Appreciate your trouble.
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