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Crack · 11-01-2004, 04:35 PM

Now that I have your attention

Read this story about a guy in Australia who does what we all want to do.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,...3a4560,00.html

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Prince of scam rips himself off
31 October 2004
By FRANK WALKER

Many of us have been angered by endless scam emails and letters offering millions of dollars if you send details of your bank account and some money to clear the way.

But a computer operator in the UK decided to do something about it. He decided to scam the scammers, and ended up getting $129 from them in a hilarious sting.

Computer "scambaiter" Mike (no surname given), 42, received a random email from a man claiming to be Prince Joe Eboh, chairman of a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Eboh said he needed to get money out of Nigeria and was offering to transfer $US25 million to Mike's account if he would send his bank details. Mike was promised $6.25 million if he helped.

Mike sent an email back, calling himself Father Hector and saying he would love to help but he could only have business dealings with members of his religious order, the Holy Church of the Order of the Red Breast.

Eboh said, of course, he would convert. Mike sent him details on how to paint a red circle over his breast to join.

Eboh duly sent Mike a picture of himself with painted breast and signed a membership form vowing not to covet his neighbour's ass, to never listen to hip-hop and to honour the words of church guru Shiver Metimbers. Eboh pleaded for $18,000 to register the church in Nigeria so he could transfer the $25 million.

AdvertisementAdvertisementMike hit back, saying that under church rules he had to pay a clearance fee of $80 before he could withdraw $18,000. As a monk he had no money and asked Eboh for it.

Surprisingly, Eboh sent Mike the money by courier, which cost him $49. Eboh was down $129. He then got a message from church elder Father Mike Myers saying Father Hector had run off with $18,000 in church funds.

Father Hector sent a last email telling Eboh he had lost the money investing in a business exporting snow to Siberia and run off to join a circus.

There is big money behind the scams. US police estimate $US200 million is conned from American citizens by this sort of scam every year.

It's unknown how many Australians fall for the scam, but this month a financial planner in Victoria pleaded guilty to defrauding clients by giving $1.04 million of their money to a Nigerian scamster.

Mike said the scamster was caught by the same thing that trapped his victims: greed.

"It's greed that makes this scam work," Mike said from his Manchester home. "The prince was desperate to get $18,000 and the scammer was scammed by his own greed."

I love reading these kind of stories. And this is classic!

"Eboh duly sent Mike a picture of himself with painted breast and signed a membership form vowing not to covet his neighbour's ass, to never listen to hip-hop and to honour the words of church guru Shiver Metimbers"

iamii · 11-01-2004, 06:12 PM

That was awesome, shows that those scammers are idiots too...

R_R_R · 11-02-2004, 06:22 AM

I love it! I wish I had thought of it. I will be trying something like this the next time i get that type of email.

Redlemon · 11-02-2004, 06:55 AM

Funny, until Mike gets sued.

Cynthetiq · 11-02-2004, 08:15 AM

i just finished my own issues with a nigerian scammer... I have the bogus check he fedexed to me hanging on the wall in my office

DJMala · 11-02-2004, 08:23 PM

Wasn't there a site where people would mess with 419 scammers and post the results? I seem to recall a photo gallery of scammers holding signs or doing dumb things.

JStrider · 11-02-2004, 08:35 PM

sounds like the popopower book thing...

Crack · 11-03-2004, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JStrider

sounds like the popopower book thing...

that was the best one ever!

superiorrain · 11-03-2004, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by redlemon

Funny, until Mike gets sued.

This was not in America people don't sue for no real reason elsewhere.

This was a true romance story

, one man and his love of money. It covered so many issues, love, religion, econmics, cultural interaction and even the postal service.

Great stuff a story that i will spread with joy and happines.

WillyPete · 11-04-2004, 07:02 AM

DJMala, you're thinking of this place:
http://www.419eater.com/

Go to the trophy room to see more of these.

Almo · 11-04-2004, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WillyPete

DJMala, you're thinking of this place:
http://www.419eater.com/

Go to the trophy room to see more of these.

LMAO!!! Great link! hahahahha

avhg1 · 11-04-2004, 10:06 AM

http://www.419eater.com/

Hilarious! If you go to the site make sure you listen to the audio, especially the first one.

kutulu · 11-04-2004, 04:46 PM

You know, it's sad that scammers are taking these people's money but as far as I'm concerned if you get scammed by these people you deserve it. It's not like there aren't endless resources for people to find out that these deals are scams. Instead a person's greed gets him to give some dude his banking information.

Bodhi · 11-05-2004, 01:04 PM

Ha! That's good!

DJMala · 11-07-2004, 10:29 PM

WillyPete, that's the site!

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Originally Posted by kutulu

You know, it's sad that scammers are taking these people's money but as far as I'm concerned if you get scammed by these people you deserve it.

Especially today. I mean, if you only ever got one of these messages, I could see how you might think it was real, if you were a little gullible and trusting. But in the last few years I've gotten as many as five of these in a single day. You'd have to be a certifiable moron to fall for it. How much unclaimed money do people think is floating around Africa??

11-02-2004, 06:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
R_R_R Upright Location: Calgary	I love it! I wish I had thought of it. I will be trying something like this the next time i get that type of email. __________________ What am i doing on this planet?

11-02-2004, 08:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	i just finished my own issues with a nigerian scammer... I have the bogus check he fedexed to me hanging on the wall in my office __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-02-2004, 08:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	sounds like the popopower book thing... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

11-01-2004, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
iamii Crazy	That was awesome, shows that those scammers are idiots too...

11-02-2004, 06:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Funny, until Mike gets sued.

11-02-2004, 08:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
DJMala Crazy Location: MA	Wasn't there a site where people would mess with 419 scammers and post the results? I seem to recall a photo gallery of scammers holding signs or doing dumb things.

11-04-2004, 07:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
WillyPete Addict	DJMala, you're thinking of this place: http://www.419eater.com/ Go to the trophy room to see more of these.

11-04-2004, 10:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
avhg1 Insane Location: MD	http://www.419eater.com/ Hilarious! If you go to the site make sure you listen to the audio, especially the first one.

11-04-2004, 04:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	You know, it's sad that scammers are taking these people's money but as far as I'm concerned if you get scammed by these people you deserve it. It's not like there aren't endless resources for people to find out that these deals are scams. Instead a person's greed gets him to give some dude his banking information.

11-05-2004, 01:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bodhi Upright Location: Lexington, Kentucky	Ha! That's good!