RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-11-02 Thread Jim Cobabe
KIRBY: E-mail From Nigeria -- I'm Rich! Saturday, November 2, 2002 Read me while you can because I am going to be filthy rich soon. When it happens I will not be writing this column anymore. The manner of acquiring my new wealth need not remain a secret. You could do it too, if

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-11-01 Thread Marc A. Schindler
The currency in Nigeria is called the Naira and it's so worthless you can't even bribe border guards with it. Gary Smith wrote: > I'm not greedy. If I send in $250, will they send me a quarter million? > And is that in dollars or Nigerian rubles? > > K'aya K'ama, > Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-11-01 Thread Steven Montgomery
They must be stepping up their "attack" of these scam letters. I usually receive one or two of these a year, but, for some odd reason, just in the last few weeks I've received several. -- Steven Montgomery At 08:25 PM 10/31/2002, you wrote: I know there's a lot of hilarity in this thread, but i

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I know there's a lot of hilarity in this thread, but in all seriousness, you should let your local authorities know -- I presume that means the FBI in your case. The Nigerian scam has been going on since the early '80s when we used to get faxed letters from Nigeria where I worked (no, wait a minute

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 04:48 AM, Friday, 11/1/02, Mark Gregson wrote: Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of Nigeria. That's why they want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into arranging a meeting with them somewhere outside of Nigeria. I read an article a while back about Internet acces

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Jim Cobabe
Stephen Beecroft wrote: --- Jim, your cynical lack of faith in mankind leaves me shocked and appalled. --- Take heart, Stephen. I suspect the scam will probably pay off--at least for somebody. :-) I am truly pleased at the prospect of success of others. Having personally attained a level o

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Mark Gregson
>An interesting note in my mailbox today... (spoken in Maxwell Smart accent): The old Nigerian bank funds fraud. That's twice this week. Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of Nigeria. That's why they want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into arranging a meeting with

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Stephen Beecroft
Jim, your cynical lack of faith in mankind leaves me shocked and appalled. I'll have you know that I just borrowed $25k to help out another poor Nigerian in a similar circumstance. I did it mostly out of the goodness of my heart, but frankly I expect a five MILLION (that's milli

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Here's what the State Dept. has to say about doing business in Nigeria-- http://travel.state.gov/tips_nigeria.html CBS News had a report about a Nigerian confidence scheme just two or three weeks back. Seems a secretary in a law firm got a notice quite similar to Jim's. I think they wanted qui

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Larry Jackson
Jim Cobabe: Since I'm already independently wealthy, ... I was wondering--where exactly is Lagos? ___ Nigeria. Larry Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per mon