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Leamington man loses $150,000 in Nigerian scam
www.windsorstar.com ^ | January 14, 2009 | By Trevor Wilhelm

Posted on 01/14/2009 8:31:09 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: Malsua

70 million dumbasses think the stranger Obama is going to put money in their pocket.


81 posted on 01/14/2009 9:07:41 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: GovernmentShrinker

I’ll only give him credit for being a living example of how PT Barnum became a very very wealthy man.

And I’ll add, outting yourself as one of the worlds morons doesn’t get you more brownie points, it just makes you a world wide laughingstock, as opposed to just his town and families ‘laughingstock’.

Sorry.


82 posted on 01/14/2009 9:09:11 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: Red Badger
I was dumb when I was 22, but not THAT dumb!.............

Give the kid a break. You weren't raised by the sort of parents who eagerly pitch in $60,000 when their young adult son tells them about this big inheritance he's just gotten and e-mail about. He was.

83 posted on 01/14/2009 9:09:41 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Red Badger

Sadly, this kid is one of my peers.

A couple “hunters” going on “safari” would clear things up...


84 posted on 01/14/2009 9:10:03 AM PST by wastedyears (In Canada, Santa says "Ho Ho, eh?")
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To: BigSkyFreeper
If you were told to meet in London for a money drop off

I would always be skeptical, but bear in mind that this reference was to London, Ontario, which is about an hour's drive from where he lived.

85 posted on 01/14/2009 9:10:59 AM PST by Squawk 8888 (TSA and DHS are jobs programs for people who are not smart enough to flip burgers)
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To: martin_fierro
...."Not if he's a Canadian citizen."....

What makes you doubt that if Mexicans, Chinese, dead people, and Kenyans voted for Obama? Are you still under the impression our elections are for Americans only? Why do you think Dems fight "picture ID" so hard? I bet you even think Obama won "fair and square"? With people pre marking ballots in nursing homes and setting Black Panthers with weapons outside of voting places, I'm sure all was fair.

86 posted on 01/14/2009 9:11:26 AM PST by chuckles
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To: kellynla

I got one the other day from someone named “Harry”.
He was from the country of “Reidpelosidoddfrank”.
I sent him $1.3 trillion dollars to receive my share.


87 posted on 01/14/2009 9:13:31 AM PST by gigster
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To: bolobaby

They’re even claiming to be the director of the FBI?

Some hack in an embassy in Africa has to talk to them about this crap.


88 posted on 01/14/2009 9:14:22 AM PST by wastedyears (In Canada, Santa says "Ho Ho, eh?")
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To: Red Badger

You know, it strikes me that this fellow is either a completely hapless bozo who fell for a ridiculous scam........ or he himself might be a supremely clever young scam artist who has succeeded in swindling his family out of $150,000.

Just thinking.


89 posted on 01/14/2009 9:14:28 AM PST by Senator John Blutarski (The progress of government: republic, democracy, technocracy, bureaucracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy,)
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To: Red Badger

I love their stilted British business letter “style” . . . along with all the grammatical errors. Strike just the right note for legitimacy.


90 posted on 01/14/2009 9:14:44 AM PST by Oratam
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To: Snowyman

Dear American:
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.

I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.

I am working with Mr. Chris Dodd, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January.

This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.

Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds.

Yours Faithfully Minister of Treasury Paulson


91 posted on 01/14/2009 9:14:57 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: Badeye

99.999% probabiliy that he voted for Obama.


92 posted on 01/14/2009 9:15:10 AM PST by wny
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To: chuckles

Hey, good luck angling for that “Master of the Rhetorical Question” position.


93 posted on 01/14/2009 9:16:32 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Red Badger

Aw jeeze, the scam worked on someone. Now there’ll be no end to the spam!


94 posted on 01/14/2009 9:18:10 AM PST by Yo-Yo
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To: Red Badger

It’s here: http://www.419eater.com/


95 posted on 01/14/2009 9:18:52 AM PST by Pessimist
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To: backhoe; Red Badger

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171049/posts

Lowbridge strikes!

Too bad the photo links are broken, the one with the chick with the BVD’s on her head was great.


96 posted on 01/14/2009 9:19:27 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: reagan_fanatic
Everyone here is picking on the stupid guy here and not a word about the perp.

Why don't we have a task force tracing the people down and executing them when found? Why can we catch a teen downloading MP3's, but can't seem to find terrorists and scammers? Somebody ought to feed them some money and get them out in the open and then gut them with a butter knife on a web cam as a warning to the next one. NBC did it. They met with one several times and confronted him and then, as far as I know, he walked away. A few broken limbs for the virus spreaders also seems in order since they cost us billions each year.

Sure this guy was dumb, but no one seems interested in the criminal perps. If someone sold him land and he lost $150k, people would say we need to catch the perps. Just because he was stupid doesn't change the result.

97 posted on 01/14/2009 9:21:03 AM PST by chuckles
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To: wny

If he voted.


98 posted on 01/14/2009 9:21:38 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

LOL!

Good one


99 posted on 01/14/2009 9:23:37 AM PST by wastedyears (In Canada, Santa says "Ho Ho, eh?")
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To: Red Badger
Got a laugh out of this end of last year -

Home Depot Scam

A "heads up" for those of you who may be regular Home Depot customers.

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever Scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you!

Here's how the scam works:

Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot or Lowe's.

You agree and they get in the back seat. On the way, they start (censored) with each other. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and Performs (censored) on you, while the other one steals Your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen September 4th, 9th, & 10th, Twice on the 15th, again on the17th, 20th, & 24th. Also October 1st, 3rd, and twice on the 7th, and three times just yesterday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So be careful.

100 posted on 01/14/2009 9:24:47 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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