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With the recent Credit card Fraud post (NFR)

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I thought I would share an e-mail my spam blocker caught.

Pretty scary this thing called the internet :roll: :roll:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Hajime Bada; I work with group of business men who deal on raw materials such as Calcite, Barytes, Manganese, Dioxide, Dolomite, Mica, China Clay, Manganese and Construction chemicals. Our Company (Major Biz INT'L) was established in 1991.Over the years we have accumulated invaluable experience in our business and we are proud to claim we are first among equals.
We have limited countries where our products are been exported. Due to the quality of our products we have some successfully few customers in America and Canada Countries. And due to the high demand for our products in America, Canada and Europe, we have decided to move our products fully into the continent of America, Canada and Europe.
By so doing, we are searching for reliable persons/companies who can act as a DISTRIBUTOR//RECEIVING OFFICER for us. He/She will act as medium between our customers and us in their established area. Most of our clients will be making payments to you through you to us in the form of Certified cheque, bank draft, cashier cheques, western union, and wire transfer. But whichever option they opt for, you would be entitled to ten percent.

YOUR BENEFITS.
If approved as our Representative, you are entitled to an annual income of $25,000USD and 10% of whatever amount you receive from customers who are making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in
transacting business with us, we will be very glad.
Please, forward to us the following informations,
1.Full Names....................
2.House Address.............
3.Phone Number...................
4.State...................
5.Country…. .........
6.Occupation............
7.Annual income..……..
Contact us via email: hajimebada_jfesteeljp24@yahoo.com
for more information.
Thank you as we await your further response.
In Trust And Good Faith
Hajime Bada (CEO),
Block G, Floor 6,
Chunxiaoyuan,
Zhongshan Garden,
Zhaohui Road 221,
Hangzhou, Zhejiang,
310014, China
Four Decades of Red!!!!!!!!

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I had the same darn thing and i deleted it.
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I've been getting letters from hajim and his kin for 10 years ;-).
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What's really scary is people will actually answer these emails......

There's a sucker born every minute - with the internet, they're just much more accessible
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If you really want to get scared, post a for sale on Craigslist of something over $500 in value, or post a "for rent" posting on CL. The Nigerians come scurrying out chasing you down with offers of bogus money orders and "certified checks".
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Yea, looks like the Nigerian scam with a twist. These guy should get a real job. Like porno.:D
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This looks like a great opportunity for some fun. If you don't know what I mean, look at 419eater.com and look at the archive letters. I've been doing it for a few years and it's great fun.
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davet. wrote:This looks like a great opportunity for some fun. If you don't know what I mean, look at 419eater.com and look at the archive letters. I've been doing it for a few years and it's great fun.
No webpage availble there.
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Hmmmm, yer right. That page's been there for years. I hope it's only temporary.
Look it up on wikipedia if your curious what it's about.
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davet. wrote:Hmmmm, yer right. That page's been there for years. I hope it's only temporary.
Look it up on wikipedia if your curious what it's about.
Here it is.
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I get dozens of these type letters every day. Here's one of the better ones I got today.....

"Dear Friend ,
I am a financial consultant based in Cote d'Ivoire. I have a client (a widow) who has $25 million dollars with a private equity investment trust company for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.
My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company, if your country's bylaw allows foreign investment. I prefer you contact me for more details via this my e-mail address;gmorrison202@yahoo.com or Call me after reading this mail on; +22507 219 274

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Greg Morrison
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences "

I wonder which of the many companies I own that he she wants to invest in??? Lemme see, I DON'T OWN ANY LOL.
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I am sure we have all received our share of scam offers, but believe it or not, a good friend of mine received a letter from the Nigeria people years ago asking him to invest 25 K for a huge return and he actually mulled it over for quite some time. He would tell me that this deal did not look that bad, etc.etc.

This guy was a Dean at one of our major universities as well as a PHD.

Oh well, O.J. just robbed someone in Vegas ( according to the Drudge Report) and I would not have thought a nice guy like that would do something that stupid. LOLOLOL
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I found this one especially humorous. The tip it was a scam came when I saw it was from Bnak of America rather than Bank of America. It stated that my account was corrupted and gave me a link to renew my password and username.

Dear Bnak Of America Customer....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet, is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
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