On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:59:04PM -0600, Elizabeth Barham wrote: > =?iso-8859-1?q?=20?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > FROM: MRS MARYAM XXXXXXX > > XXXXXX COTE D' IVOIRE > > TEL:XXX- XX-XX-XX-XX > > [snip for confidentiality] > > I responded to a similar letter a while back concerning the civil > unrest in Nigeria and the plot of smuggling funds into the United > States, but the recipient failed to respond. > > What are you all's opinion of this letter? Did anyone else respond to > the others? Is anyone going to help this person by visiting that part > of the world? Is there anyone on this list living in Abidjan? > > I do wonder if this letter is a form of propaganda against the old > rulers of these nations - the military elite that may have possessed, > or may have allegedly possessed, large funds of money. It seems that > if someone really has millions of dollars they wouldn't need to be > spamming a debian user group looking for help. > This is just another variation on a type of scam that has been going on for years and has been amply reported just about everywhere. -- Gary Dolan Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r4, Kernel 2.4.18 FreeBSD 4.5 STABLE
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