[PJ-Comix]

I will be awaiting Mr. Uche's reply. I need the laughs!!!

[SamAdams76]

Now this reply ought to be good! Please keep us a-breast of the situation, if you know what I mean.

[Auntie Mame]

LOL!

[LibKill]

'Mr. Uche' is no match for you.

FReegards!

[hole_n_one]

Hysterical!

[jigsaw]

Priceless! LOL!
See if he's also interested in Lloyd Bridges.

[abner]

Ohhhh, that's a new one.

[MattAMiller]

Genius. Pure genius.

[Illbay]

Nigerian women are known for their very large eyes. (Think "Sade").

[dennisw]

You're pretty good at it. You must move to Nigeria and try your hand at scamming Americans.

[JennysCool]

Thanks for the update.

You could be onto something.

This idea might have, er, legs!

[bootless]

Brilliant! You are an evil genius.

May I humbly suggest (see, I'm talking Lagosian already) that you post this on http://www.scamorama.com - they have pages of this stuff, with these Lads "on the hook." It's great stuff.

[PokeyJoe]

Have you written to bar2richardobi@justice.com yet? Should everybody on FR get an MSN email and write him? =)

[Squantos]

Please add me to your ping list on this .....too funny !

Stay Safe !

[Rebelbase]

LOL! Big eyes my foot!

[mhking]

How about ocean-front property in Nevada? (or Michigan for that matter?)

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[SeeRushToldU_So]

That is funny; please keep us posted on your "investments".

[Blood of Tyrants]

BWAHAHAHAHA! You really need to get some official looking "bonds" and fax this goofball one! Maybe you can scam the scammer!

[Focault's Pendulum]

List the Transit Bonds on E Bay, then e mail him, saying you're gonna give him bidding preference....under the table, so to speak...see if he bites.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Nigerian Slain Over E-Mail Scam
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html
By Michelle Delio

08:27 AM Feb. 21, 2003 PT

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 Wednesday.

According to police reports, the suspect was a victim of the 419 scam, a thriving industry that employs thousands of people around the world. The scammers successfully manage to extort money from thousands of victims by promising them compensation for assistance in moving funds from foreign countries to banks in the United States.

The criminals typically make their money by extracting ever-escalating sums of money for bribes, bank fees and the like from their "business partners," that is, the folks they scam. But according to early reports in Nigerian and Czech newspapers, the gunman's bank account was drained after he gave the account number and other personal details to someone posing as a senior Nigerian official.

It is not known whether the suspect was contacted by e-mail or other means. The 419 scams were carried out by postal mail until the advent of e-mail, but, according to FBI reports, most 419 scams are now conducted, at least in the early stages, by e-mail.

According Nigerian newspaper reports, the suspect arrived at the embassy and said he needed to discuss a business matter. He was referred to Wayid. Soon afterward, an embassy receptionist heard raised voices followed by shots and went to investigate.

The receptionist was then reportedly shot in the hand, but managed to flee and call embassy security, who detained the suspect until police arrived.

The suspect was arrested and is now hospitalized at Prague's Central Military Hospital after collapsing at the scene. The receptionist is also being treated at the same hospital. Both are expected to recover.

Nigerian newspaper This Day reports that the shooter had visited the embassy "regularly over the past year" in an attempt to recover the money he had lost.

"This is the first time such a thing has happened to Nigeria in any of our embassies abroad.... The Czech ambassador to Nigeria has been summoned," said Dubem Onyia, Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, in a statement.

Onyia said that in light of the incident, security at Nigeria’s foreign offices would be reviewed.

[N. Theknow]

Want to see how someone else handled a Nigerian scammer?

(Friar Tuck won't get took)