Re: [OT] Re: CALL FOR HELP
On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:59:04PM -0600, Elizabeth Barham wrote:
> =?iso-8859-1?q?=20?= <maryamintouch@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> > FROM: MRS MARYAM XXXXXXX
> > XXXXXX COTE D' IVOIRE
> > TEL:XXX- XX-XX-XX-XX
>
> [snip for confidentiality]
>
> I responded to a similar letter a while back concerning the civil
> unrest in Nigeria and the plot of smuggling funds into the United
> States, but the recipient failed to respond.
>
> What are you all's opinion of this letter? Did anyone else respond to
> the others? Is anyone going to help this person by visiting that part
> of the world? Is there anyone on this list living in Abidjan?
>
> I do wonder if this letter is a form of propaganda against the old
> rulers of these nations - the military elite that may have possessed,
> or may have allegedly possessed, large funds of money. It seems that
> if someone really has millions of dollars they wouldn't need to be
> spamming a debian user group looking for help.
>
This is just another variation on a type of scam that has been going
on for years and has been amply reported just about everywhere.
--
Gary Dolan
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r4, Kernel 2.4.18
FreeBSD 4.5 STABLE
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