PageZ Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I have recently found out about this on the net. Have a look at this very funny way of dealing with the 419ers.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3887493.stm Cheers PageZ
_Bat_ Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Heh, if I had the time to go through with it, I'd do something like that. I reckon most would fall for it as well, just as thousands of people world wide still fall for the scammers. Whenever I come across a phishing site, I tend to enter loads of false details to annoy them.
webman Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I read about these a while ago and had some fun myself. Head over to 419eater for more info
Lee_K_81 Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I tried one to string one along, but i think somebody else reported them to m$ (as it was a hotmail account) who suspended the account. Only managed to send about 3 or 4 emails.
StewartKnight Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I bought the book "greetings in gods name"...... learn from my mistake.... it's rubbish!
PageZ Posted March 12, 2007 Author Posted March 12, 2007 I read about these a while ago and had some fun myself. Head over to 419eater for more info Lovin this site.... Particularly like the ones randomly holding fish..... I so want to do this to a 419er.... Cheers PageZ
webman Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 PageZ: It's real fun on those long weekends when you have better things to do 8) Get a Google Mail account for your favourite pseudonym, then have a look at the 419eater forum section where people post scams they've been sent, it's a good place to start
_Bat_ Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 I wonder how many 419 scammers are aware of that site?
Stuey1956 Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 I bought the book "greetings in gods name"...... learn from my mistake.... it's rubbish! It's pretty obvious you didn't concentrate on teh book all that much Stewart. 1. you got the title completely wrong. 2. the book is hilarious. I just read it about a week ago and couldn't put it down. 3. your in-depth review leaves a lot to be desired In future, if you are going to slate anything, it's best to try to qualify your opinions by giving some reasons you didn't like it. "it's rubbish" isn't really much help to anyone considering a purchase
Lee_K_81 Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 I bought the book "greetings in gods name"...... learn from my mistake.... it's rubbish! It's pretty obvious you didn't concentrate on teh book all that much Stewart. 1. you got the title completely wrong. 2. the book is hilarious. I just read it about a week ago and couldn't put it down. 3. your in-depth review leaves a lot to be desired In future, if you are going to slate anything, it's best to try to qualify your opinions by giving some reasons you didn't like it. "it's rubbish" isn't really much help to anyone considering a purchase Wow that must've really hit a nerve. You signed up just to have a go at him. Welcome to edugeek by the way......
_Bat_ Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 What book is this anyway and what is it about? I'm confused
StewartKnight Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 Sorry Stuey1956, had I know the sense of outrage you felt that I hadn't attempted to review the book, that you clearly view as an estimeed work of literature, I will offer these, my views, for your consideration... The literary style of the book comes across as a smug self congratulatory attempt at making money from stories already published on his website. The stories are long winded, with pointless detail that does not add to the narrative, but encourages the reader to skip over large parts of the text, in order to be able to keep up with the salient points. Whilst one or two of the stories are interesting, the odd one even amusing, the majority of the book is dedicated to the author’s ego, and getting his victims to humiliate themselves for our "entertainment" is particularly seedy. One story in-particular concerns a man, whom our esteemed author convinces into getting a tattoo in order to elicit money from the author. It soon becomes obvious that this is a young man, who wasn't even really trying a 419 scam. The youngster is left in a dire predicament, with his passport seized, no money, and no way of getting home whilst the people from the tattoo parlour, to whom he owns money, are after their pound of flesh. When reading the book, I always had a sense of unease. After this "amusing" tale, this reader had had enough!
PageZ Posted March 13, 2007 Author Posted March 13, 2007 I was not aware of this book, but havingread the previous messages - I would be up for getting people to take pictures of themselves with any number of stupid mesages on large boards or hugging fish etc - but I personally believe that asking them to get tattoo'd is a step too far.... Cheers PageZ
webman Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 but I personally believe that asking them to get tattoo'd is a step too far.... So is tricking people into handing over their life savings
_Bat_ Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 I replied to one of these with a fake e-mail address. Here in our correspondence so far: EDIT: Removed text so search engines can't pick it up. Please look at attachments instead. Ideas of what I should say in my reply are welcome .
srochford Posted May 20, 2007 Posted May 20, 2007 The weirdest "419" I ever got was from someone in Manchester (England!) I was intrigued that someone presumably living in a country with the sort of corrupt government that makes 419s seem plausible assumed that every country in the world was the same.
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