Re: [omc-boats] off topic

I've been receiving these for years, I couldn't believe the quantity since
Nov. 28th. In the past one or two a week at the most.

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From: "Ethan Brodsky" <brodskye@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [omc-boats] off topic

> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Glenn Halweg wrote:
>> Since 11/28/2005 I've received 58 scam emails about helping someone
>> transfer money or unclaimed lottery winnings. Including one who claims to
>> be a GI in Iraq who with his commanding officer needs help moving 25 mil
>> of Saddam's $$. Also one claiming I'm the sole surviving relative of an
>> individual killed in a car accident. This last one has even emailed me
>> again to ask why I haven't responded! Anyhow curious if I'm the only
>> "lucky" one or have any of you been as fortunate as me?
>
> It's a pretty standard scam that has been going around the internet for
> years, and probably via mail for years before that. I've been getting
> them
> since the late 1990s at least. The prototypical version is from "a high
> Nigerian government official who has $10M in a bank account from a
> dead/deposed leader" and he needs "your help" to help access in, for which
> he'll give you 30%.
>
> For more information on the scam, see:
> http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
> http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp
> http://www.419fraud.com/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
>
> and on a lighter note, check out: (scamming the scammers)
> http://www.419eater.com/
>
> Ethan
>
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