I think most of you remember those annoying "Nigerian Prince" scam e-mails where someone runs into a large amount of money and needs a bank account to place it in. Later on, they'll request a loan for the operation to continue and thus stealing your money.
This is pretty old, but a man was able to turn the tables by scamming the scammer. He told the scammer that he worked for a company that analyzed handwriting and told the lady that if she coped a whole Harry Potter book, she would receive $100 per page and $4000 bonus for writing the whole book. She actually did.
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From: Barrister Musa Issah
To: Arthur Dent
Date: January 23, 2006
Subject: If you will be interested to act upon on receipt of this mail
My Dear
Greetings,I know this mail may come to you as a surprise,I am Barrister Mussa Issah the solicitor/counsel to the late Sanni Abacha who was then before his death, the President/Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Just yesterday his widow wife Mrs. Mariam Abacha called to intimate me of the condition of her family over the pursuance of fund by the Government over the husbands alleged loot.
In fact, She conferred in me that her son was working with a German National only for the German to take advantage of the situation, there by setting her son up in Germany where he went to claim his father deposit. You can verify this fact your self through the German Embassy over an alleged Abacha's Son, Mr. Abba Abacha trying to pull out the sum of (US$40 M) Forty Million Dollars from the Bank.
At this point in time, She solicited my humble self to look for a reputable gentleman who will be of great assistance to the family and somebody who can take over the sum of $27M (Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars Only)which is presently deposited in a Security Company, for investment. I will later on the course of this transaction disclosed to you the Security Company accordingly.
If you will be interested to act upon on receipt of this mail, please do contact me on the enlisted contact adress and more so be kind to issue me with your current Telephone Number for prompt conversation.
Thanks for your sincere understanding while looking forward to your positive response/cooperation.
Regards,
Barrister Musa Issah
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Dear Mr. Issah,
Thank you very much for you interesting email, it was kind of you to contact me with your proposition.
Unfortunately I am not in a position to help you at this point in time as my company are conducting a very important 4 year long research project on Advanced Handwriting Recognition and Graphology systems.
Our work is extremely intensive and vitally important for our clients. They have committed over eight million dollars to our project and we are nearing the final stages. After nearly 4 years of research and development we are now only three months away from the conclusion and I am afraid I can allow nothing to interfere with the project until its completion.
We are always looking for paid volunteers to help with our project. If you are aware of anyone who would like to earn money by helping with our project by providing samples of their own handwriting to us then please do read the submission information below. We pay US $100.00 per page of handwriting samples.
Sincerely,
Arthur Dent BSC. HHGTTG. PhD.
Director
Singlesideband Systems
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From: Mrs. Joyce Ozioma
To: Arthur Dent
Date: February 1, 2006
Subject: Re: If you will be interested to act upon on receipt of this mail
Good day sir,
I am writing to inform you that I have opened the attached book and I have commence work on the writing. I will be sending you a copy by tomorrow for approval.
Meanwhile, in my message of yesterday, I requested your telephone number(s) and your office address, as I have gone through your website and there was no telephone contact in it. I read from the site that you are currently upgrading your website, as such there was no address or telephone/fax contacts. I will appreciate you include them when replying this message.
Please respond to enable me send the first pages for approval by tomorrow.
Do have a nice day.
Mrs. Joyce Ozioma
Joyce attaches a samle page.
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After the scammer uploads all 200+ pages of Harry Potter, the guy delays the payment until the scammer gets mad and writes this email.
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Sir
I don't have any option than to let him (Mr Issah) know about the situation of things now before taking the matter to God in prayers since it is the only way to go about it for now. But do have it at the back of your mind that no one takes what belong to me forcefully and get away with it without having a bitter story to tell unless the God I serve is not alive. Sir, this is not a threat but a very sound warning.
Thanks.
Mrs. Joyce Ozioma
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From: Arthur Dent
To: Mrs. Joyce Ozioma
Date: February 15, 2006
Dear Mrs. Ozioma,
Thank you for your reply however your talk of God is wasted on me. I am not a believer in such fairytales.
Good day.
Arthur Dent BSC. HHGTTG. PhD.
Director
Singlesideband Systems
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Here is the link to the website with all the information about it.
http://www.419eater.com/html/joyce_ozioma.htm
