Best story I've heard on scamming the scammers appeared on BBC some years ago. Fortunately, it was easy to find it. Take a look at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3887493.stm
Enjoy, Nukri Ruslan Sanishvili (Nukri), Ph.D. GM/CA-CAT Biosciences Division, ANL 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439 Tel: (630)252-0665 Fax: (630)252-0667 rsanishv...@anl.gov -----Original Message----- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:ccp...@jiscmail.ac.uk] On Behalf Of David Briggs Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 2:48 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP. Given he "is so intoxicated to explain" I suggest that more slightly more restrained refinement might be in order Forward Fee 419 scam FAIL. He didn't even offer me the sum of $100,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLAR) as a sweetener to the deal... I really don't see the motivation in sending this guy the cash - still - we could have a whip 'round at ccp4 workshop in Jan? (A Physics pal of mine had more fun baiting FF419ers - http://www-zeus.desy.de/~lightwd/ff419.html ) D 2009/12/4 Bernhard Rupp <b...@ruppweb.org>: > Try unrestrained refinement first. > > BR > > > > From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:ccp...@jiscmail.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ming > Zhou > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:24 AM > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: [Bulk] [ccp4bb] PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP. > > > > Dear, > > How are you today? May this emergency appeal finds you well,i am sorry i do > not inform you about my travel to Africa for a program. The program is > taking place in three major Countries in Africa which includes Ghana,Nigeria > and South Africa. It has been a very sad and bad moment for me that the > condition i found myself is so intoxicated to explain.I am stranded in > Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in a taxi where my Atm card,all the > money i have with me and some important documents are,i am so confussed > right now that i do not know what to do or where to go.Please i need your > urgent help to send some money to me so that i could be able to come back > home. > > Please i need the sum of $1,500USD as a loan to enable me sort-out myself > and confirm my Basic Travelling Allowance fees back home,but if you cannot > come up with all the requested amount due to the short notice, kindly go > ahead and send me any amount you can and email me the transfer details. I > will be so grateful to receive it and i promise to pay back the money to you > as soon as am back home. > > Kindly understand that i am in a very tight and horrible situation at the > moment that i could not even afford to take a good meal due to the fact that > i do not have a cent with me. I know you will never disappoint me and that > is why i have to contact you in this regard and please as you endeavor to > help me with this money i don't mean you should disclose my predicament to > anybody for my personal reasons till when am successfully back home. > However,it is not compulsory you will send me the money but if my situation > and our good relationship touches you quickly proceed to any of the western > union money transfer local > stores or post office around you and transfer me the money as soon as you > have received this emergency appeal. > > Western union money transfer is the most convenience and safety way to > receive money here without any delay or problem. > > Below is my information where to send the money to me through western union. > > Receivers Name: Ming Zhou > > Address: 45 Awolowo Road Ikoyi > City: Lagos Island > State: Lagos > Zip Code:23401 > > Country: Nigeria > > After you have sent the money, kindly email me the western union transfer > details such as: > > MTCN(Money transfer control number) > Test Question: What is your year of birth? > Answer: 1954 > Amount Needed: $1,500USD > > I will check my email soonest to pick up the western union transfer details > to enable me come back home with the next available flight and i will need > the transfer # MTCN (money transfer control number) as soon as possible. > > Thanks, > Ming > > > > ________________________________ > > Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. Check it out -- ============================ Science knows it doesn't know everything...otherwise it would stop. - Dara O'Briain ============================ David C. Briggs PhD Father & Crystallographer http://drdavidcbriggs.googlepages.com/home Skype: DocDCB ============================
