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Nigerian Slain Over E-Mail Scam
Wired News ^
| Feb. 21, 2003
| Michelle Delio
Posted on 02/21/2003 9:18:15 AM PST by truenospinzone
Edited on 06/29/2004 7:09:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A notorious e-mail scam has resulted in the murder of a Nigerian diplomat in the Czech Republic.
Fifty-year-old Michael Lekara Wayid, Nigeria's consul in the Czech Republic, was shot dead by an unidentified 72-year-old Czech at the Nigerian Embassy in Prague on Thursday.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bankaccount; emailscam; glurge; nigerian
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I know we've had a few discussions about this scam before...
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; AntiGuv; dubyaismypresident; Grani; ...
"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
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posted on
02/21/2003 9:19:14 AM PST
by
mhking
("The word is no. I am therefore going anyway..." --Admiral J.T. Kirk)
To: truenospinzone
If this is the one who constantly sends emails wanting us to send money, I say "Justifiable Homicide!"
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posted on
02/21/2003 9:19:48 AM PST
by
TommyDale
To: truenospinzone
I have received e-mails from this scam at least once a week.
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posted on
02/21/2003 9:20:48 AM PST
by
boomop1
To: truenospinzone
Does this mean that I am not going to get the $23,000,000???
To: mhking; Poohbah; PJ-Comix
Sheesh - someone was an idiot. Big time.
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posted on
02/21/2003 9:24:33 AM PST
by
hchutch
("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
To: truenospinzone
This scam even reached to my little island. And, unfortunately, hoodwinked the treasurer of a church, which gave
MILLIONS to this operation, planning on giving the church millions back, of course, after he received the multi-millions in return..
So, like, a quick question.
EVERYONE has received these E-mails, and normally sees them for what they are. However, are they really Nigerians behind the scheme? If not, why do they use Nigeria, which is famous for the corruption and this scheme? If they are Nigerians, why, after defrauding elderly folks of their pensions, have not more embassy or consults been attacked or inundated with the unlucky types who were too greedy for their own good? Does Nigeria even attempt to police it's own citizens? Or is this a government operation?
Just curious..
To: Experiment 6-2-6
I enjoyed your personal page. You wouldn't by chance need an assistant, would you?
Signed,
Stuck in Kansas
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posted on
02/21/2003 10:15:37 AM PST
by
AdA$tra
To: Experiment 6-2-6
I've seen articles on how these scams are a huge industry, in Nigeria. Sadly, it probably helps buoy the economy.
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posted on
02/21/2003 10:18:36 AM PST
by
PianoMan
(prefer music to hot air)
To: Quick Shot
I'm afraid not! Sorry :-(
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posted on
02/21/2003 10:19:05 AM PST
by
beachn4fun
(Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master - Demosthenes)
To: Experiment 6-2-6
To my knowledge these types of scams are under investigation by the FBI. And, Niberia is only one of the scammers. I believe I have gotten some from someone saying they were in Africa (it has been a long time ago). But even I have wondered why people would be so willing to "launder" money for these people. You have no idea where their money is coming from (even if it was to make it to your account, dah!).
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posted on
02/21/2003 10:24:09 AM PST
by
beachn4fun
(Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master - Demosthenes)
To: truenospinzone
I hope this shooting won't effect my $500,000 deal with Princess Mbo Akinde, daughter of the recently deceased king of the Nigerian province of Swambali.
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posted on
02/21/2003 10:26:47 AM PST
by
skeeter
( Quo signo nata es?)
To: skeeter
I hope this shooting won't effect my $500,000 deal with Princess Mbo Akinde, daughter of the recently deceased king of the Nigerian province of Swambali. I can assure you in all honestly, as the exalted confidant and advisor to her royal princess, keeper of the realm and protectress of all she surveys, she fully intends to execute the terms of the agreement as soon as the full deposit (in US funds) is received in Swambali City, capital city of our great province, country of Nigeria, continent of Africa. Lacking that, please forward your bank account details to me, care of her royal princess, so that I may expedite this request immediately.
To: Snerfling
LOL. I was getting so many of these emails I decided to have a little fun and - what was I thinking - answered one.
Well, the guy thinks he's got a live one & since I've been virtually swamped with "offers". Sheesh.
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posted on
02/21/2003 11:25:50 AM PST
by
skeeter
( Quo signo nata es?)
To: skeeter
I hope this shooting won't effect my $500,000 deal with Princess Mbo Akinde, daughter of the recently deceased king of the Nigerian province of Swambali.
$500,000?? The Princess has a $100 million deal with me! You need to sharpen your negotiating skills.
To: Bernard Marx
That two-timing hussy.
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posted on
02/21/2003 1:51:02 PM PST
by
jlogajan
To: truenospinzone
Is this called Chech.... or Chech Mate?
To: skeeter
Only 500.000? She promised me 25.000.000 (twenty-five-million-us-dollars).
To: Bernard Marx
100 million (one-hundered-million-us-dollars)? How did you do that? They highest I was offered by anyone is 65.000.000 (sixty-five-million-us-dollars).
To: truenospinzone
When this story first broke, several of us speculated that it was related to the email scam.
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posted on
02/21/2003 6:00:12 PM PST
by
Redcloak
(And now for something completely different...)
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