From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Confidential
Date: 27 Oct 2002 09:52:03 -0600
Date: 2002-10-27T09:52:03-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nBxT5PY7Mim+@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: apfe8k$1371l$1@ID-125932.news.dfncis.de
In article <apfe8k$1371l$1@ID-125932.news.dfncis.de>, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> writes:
> Jim Rogers <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>> This is a well documented scam.
>>
>> In the last month I have received many similar mailings claiming to
>> be from a Nigerian official. Save your money. Do not participate in this
>> rip off.
>
> I get several every /day/.
>
> The US Secret Service apparently has a group specializing in the
> Nigerian scams; there are apparently enough gullible people to make it
> a problem...
If you are in the US, you can forward such mail to:
419.fcd@usss.treas.gov
The name "419 scam" comes from the chapter of the Nigerian civil code
which prohibits it.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-26 20:38 Confidential adaobim
2002-10-26 20:59 ` Confidential Jim Rogers
2002-10-26 22:31 ` Confidential David C. Hoos, Sr.
2002-10-27 0:46 ` Confidential tmoran
2002-10-27 1:16 ` Confidential Christopher Browne
2002-10-28 12:30 ` Confidential Marin David Condic
2002-10-27 6:02 ` Confidential Advance Australia Dear
2002-10-30 5:00 ` Confidential Richard Riehle
2002-10-27 1:07 ` Confidential Christopher Browne
2002-10-27 15:52 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
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