I got one (and reported it) as well.
I've seen a couple of instances where the scammers got scammed by people who basically threw the game right back in their faces.
Rather like the telemarketer who gets taken in by somebody pretending to be a police officer investigating a murder...
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
I love his initials - "DOA" !
People who do this are worthless - "They'll none of them be missed !" (Those who know the source of that quote will get my intended message . . . ).
- Paul North.
Just hit the delete bottom..he isn't worth more than a nanosecond of your time..
I got that e-mail too.
I got an email from Dohene too! Where do these creeps get our email from? I too am a Nigerian, probably the only one in the planet who's into trains instead of scam!
That is the classic "Nigerian Money Letter" scam. It is always the same basic story. Somebody in an African country has a wad of money through some kind of inheritance, but can't use it because the government will take it if they find out about it. So they need to get it out of their country, but they need a place to put in the U.S. So they ask to borrow your account as the destination for the money, and for that, they offer to split the money with you. So you give them your account and they take all your money.
I just got one from him or her also.
Russell
Dang! And I already had that $14.5 million spent.
Another poor Nigerian coming too late to the dance.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
There is (hopefully) no one on this forum so gullible (though I have known of people tempted to try it -- desperate times make desperate people!).
I primarily wanted to get the attention of someone on forum "management" who could figure out how to shut this guy off (at least off of these forums), so that posting a message here doesn't become an act of frustration!
I got it, too. Terrible that they're using these forums to do this. I hope no one falls for it...
THREE direct e-mails to my e-mail account from the Forums within seconds of posting to a forum topic here.
This one will no doubt generate a fourth.
Is there anyone left still stupid enough to fall for those exceedingly polite Nigerians/whoever?
I received two messages from this person. I am sure that all of us, long ago, came to know (I hope not through experience) that such messages are attempts to get money from unsuspecting persons, and delete such without responding.
I have read an interesting book which comprised back and forth messages between a man who was not taken in and the entity that tried to steal his money. As I recall, the title was something like "Delete This at Your Own Peril."
May none of us fall prey to this would-be thief.
Johnny
Below is the message. Remember back in about 3rd grade, some goober you hung out with would always loosed the lid on the salt shaker, knowing full well that he wouldn't be around when some helpless soul dumped all the salt on his lunch. I figure that goober now gets his jollies doing imature stuff like this on the internet. I was all ready to contact him, but it doesn't say from what country he is the Ambassador. Imagine that! I wonder if he's interested in buying a car off Craig's list? Good Day Please Read, I am (Ambassador .Daniel Ohene Agyekum)General supervisor of inventory section attached to this bank I know that this memorandum will come as a revelation to you, since we don’t know each other, but concentrate and appreciate my basis of contacting you via this date site, introduction purpose, I need your imperative support to reassign an neglected summation of ($14.5 Million) dollars absent by a deceased client of my depository instantaneously to your account. We shall go halve in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. in conclusion, should you be interested to operate this project with me? Respond directly and I will give you the full niceties for us to move onward and the secret is bound between me and you your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and also Your Full Name and Phone Number are needed for trouble-free communication. Yours faithfully, Mr.Daniel Ohene AgyekumEmail address for more details (dohene111@gmail.com or dohene@rediffmail.com)
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
I wish there was a general e-mail address and bank account setup someplace to give to these nuts to make them think they are getting someplace. Keep the occupied for a long time conversing with an automated reverse-scam system.
I used to know a girl that had memorized the Police Vice Squad telephone number to give to creeps that asked for her number.
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
I just deleted it in my TRAINS mailbox because I couldn't find an "abuse" icon.
RIDEWITHMEHENRY is the name for our almost monthly day of riding trains and transit in either the NYCity or Philadelphia areas including all commuter lines, Amtrak, subways, light rail and trolleys, bus and ferries when warranted. No fees, just let us know you want to join the ride and pay your fares. Ask to be on our email list or find us on FB as RIDEWITHMEHENRY (all caps) to get descriptions of each outing.
Matter of Fact this is the msg:
Good Day Please Read, I am (Ambassador .Daniel Ohene Agyekum)General supervisor of inventory section attached to this bank I know that this memorandum will come as a revelation to you, since we don’t know each other, but concentrate and appreciate my basis of contacting you via this date site, introduction purpose, I need your imperative support to reassign an neglected summation of ($14.5 Million) dollars absent by a deceased client of my depository instantaneously to your account. We shall go halve in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. in conclusion, should you be interested to operate this project with me? Respond directly and I will give you the full niceties for us to move onward and the secret is bound between me and you your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and also Your Full Name and Phone Number are needed for trouble-free communication. Yours faithfully, Mr.Daniel Ohene AgyekumEmail address for more details (dohene111@gmail.com or dohene@rediffmail.com)
Deleteed Msgs
Thanks for the "LERT"
Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
I got the same message.
I reported it as abuse.
I have just received a private message from the poster "dohene", and IT WAS A SCAM OR PHISHING MESSAGE!!
I looked his/her profile up, and he/she just joined today, with no posts.
I tried to find a way to contact the moderators, wirth no success, so I am taking this public action.
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