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snuuz
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05 Dec 2007, 5:14 pm

Hi, I just joined and got the following PM in my box (I X'd out the names)

"Hello
Nice to meet you, how is everything, hope all is well with you. My name is Mary XXXX, I found your contact after reading your profile I picked interest to contact you. I've something very important which I would love to share with you privately, therefore, would advise you to kindly write me back on: ( [email protected]) so that I'll give you details. Waiting anxiously for your anticipated corporation.
Yours,
Mary."

Looks like a scam or come-on from a porno queen, but not sure.

JR



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05 Dec 2007, 5:18 pm

A Nigerian scammer. We just banned the account, but if you could give us the profile name (go to your inbox, click on the name on the message, and copy and paste the resultant URL), we can deal with her if she is a new account.


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05 Dec 2007, 5:41 pm

Quatermass wrote:
A Nigerian scammer. We just banned the account, but if you could give us the profile name (go to your inbox, click on the name on the message, and copy and paste the resultant URL), we can deal with her if she is a new account.


http://www.wrongplanet.net/forums-profi ... 15421.html

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05 Dec 2007, 5:47 pm

Already banned, about a minute or two before you posted this thread. But thanks for the heads up anyway. :)


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05 Dec 2007, 8:11 pm

I would personally be ashamed to be Nigerian given the reputation they have with Online scams.


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05 Dec 2007, 8:26 pm

KBABZ wrote:
I would personally be ashamed to be Nigerian given the reputation they have with Online scams.


I don't think it is just Nigeria, but that is where a lot of these scams originated.

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud

And the revenge of the scammed:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting


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