On Apr 14, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Norman Baugher wrote:
Only a million? Man, you're getting short changed, I'm up to $18.5M
Norm
I got one today (first one in a long time) for £6 million. It
supposedly came from a US address, via a South African address, and was
supposedly written on behalf of a
.
But then, the claims go on and on, and people DO continue to discuss it
as tho' it had merit...
keith
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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it would have to be a very large
.
But then, the claims go on and on, and people DO continue to discuss it
as tho' it had merit...
keith
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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it would have to be a very large family
Hi,
Not that it's all THAT important, but is 100M meant to stand for 100
thousand, or 100 million?
100 miles.
or metres.
--
Cheers,
Bob
Not that it's all THAT important, but is 100M meant to stand for 100
thousand, or 100 million?
M = 1 x 10^6 (1,000,000)
m = 1 x 10^-3 (1/1000)
k = 1 x 10^3 (1000)
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Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] = K*2
Just thought I would clarify.
Norm
Mark Roberts wrote:
M = 1 x 10^6 (1,000,000)
m = 1 x 10^-3 (1/1000)
k = 1 x 10^3 (1000)
Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] = K*2
Just thought I would clarify.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 2 = K2DMD
;-)
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Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
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To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Warning about Nigeria Buyer
Not that it's all THAT important, but is 100M meant to stand for 100
thousand, or 100 million?
Different trades/industries don't agree on what the M symbol stands for,
so
it would have to be a very large family. it has been estimated that scams
are the #2 source of the country's income, behind oil.
Herb
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On 12/4/05, Richard Chu, discombobulated, unleashed:
I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud.
Hey they're not all bad apples - several Nigerians keep wanting to send
me a million dollars.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi,
Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 11:14:44 AM, Herb wrote:
it would have to be a very large family. it has been estimated that scams
are the #2 source of the country's income, behind oil.
Who estimated that?
--
Cheers,
Bob
Only a million? Man, you're getting short changed, I'm up to $18.5M
Norm
Cotty wrote:
Hey they're not all bad apples - several Nigerians keep wanting to send
me a million dollars.
. the Nigerian
government acknowledges it as one of their major sources of income.
Herb
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it would have to be a very large family
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
people who track the spam industry. it was a newspaper article a few months
back, either on the BBC or NY Times web sites. they were the same people
that estimated that out of the average 100M spam messages sent out for a
On 14 Apr 2005 at 9:19, Kevin Waterson wrote:
A few months back I caught a radio news show quoting $26 million had been
sent to Nigeria in the previous year. I cant say it was all SPAM related, but
my
guess a lot of it would be. Thats just from Australia.
I don't think people realize just
[coming out of semi-lurkedom]
I'm sure some of you have seen this already, but it's only proper to
add this link to the conversation:
http://www.419eater.com/
and of course, the all time classic:
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
:)
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Juan Buhler
http://www.jbuhler.com
photoblog at
Hi,
Thursday, April 14, 2005, 12:19:02 AM, Kevin wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
people who track the spam industry. it was a newspaper article a few months
back, either on the BBC or NY Times web sites. they were the same people
that estimated that
Hi,
So if you were as thick as this scammer you could possibly fall for it.?
It's not thick people. It's the gullible and the greedy who fall for
419 scams. The greedy get what they deserve.
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Cheers,
Bob
well, at least one person contributed $242m to the total.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3909233.stm
Herb...
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From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:24 PM
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I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud. I
advertised a digital camera for sale in the
Recycler.com, which I believe is a southern California
circulation for mostly private individuals selling
used items (some businesses also sell
Richard Chu wrote:
I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud.
This type of fraud is very common. Be very cautious with any kind of
shipment to Africa, especially Nigeria.
Also, don't trust emails if you can't verify it's origin. The
Putting a brick in a box and slapping the FEDEX Label otta do it.
rg
Richard Chu wrote:
I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud. I
advertised a digital camera for sale in the
Recycler.com, which I believe is a southern California
Gonz mused:
Putting a brick in a box and slapping the FEDEX Label otta do it.
rg
Richard Chu wrote:
I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud. I
advertised a digital camera for sale in the
Recycler.com, which I
Thanks for the warning, Richard.
Interesting how Nigerians have become international scam specialists.
Joe
Actually the truly amazing thing is that anyone would actually fall for
any of them...
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Thanks for the warning, Richard.
Interesting how Nigerians have become international scam specialists.
Joe
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I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war.
During a war you get to
Quoting Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Thanks for the warning, Richard.
Interesting how Nigerians have become international scam specialists.
I wonder if it could be as little as one family of very busy Nigerian scam
artists?
ERNR
I think I'd spray paint the brick a nice gold color
Gonz wrote:
Putting a brick in a box and slapping the FEDEX Label otta do it.
rg
Richard Chu wrote:
I just want to share a recent experience with everyone
so that you folks are aware of this type of fraud. I
advertised a digital camera for
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