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419 letter

wudangclan · 2009-09-24 16:55:58

for the first time in my life i've received a 419 letter...about 3 minutes ago,here on boards.ie. WTF? Hello my Dear One, Hope this mail meets you well,please permit me to introduce my self to you, my name is Diabate Salimata, I am 21years old, the only daughter of Late Mr.Hamed Diabate who was a famous cocoa merchant…

24-09-2009 5:55pm

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wudangclan

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for the first time in my life i've received a 419 letter...about 3 minutes ago,here on boards.ie.

WTF?

Hello my Dear One,

Hope this mail meets you well,please permit me to introduce my self to you, my name is Diabate Salimata, I am 21years old, the only daughter of Late Mr.Hamed Diabate who was a famous cocoa merchant based here in Abidjan ,the Economic capital of Ivory Coast ( Cote D'ivoire).

I am seeking for your assistance to help me transfer the sum of $U.S 11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million Five hundredThousand United State of American Dollars) that I inherited from my late father to your bank account .

I am willing to offeryou 25%of the total fund as a mode of compensation after the transfer for your time and effort. All the necessary documents concerning this fund is intact. please get back to me asap for more details concerning this fund and I will equally send you my photos so that you will see and know whom I am.

If you agree on this propsal and ready to assist me please indicate by furnising me with you r phone and fax numbers including your full address to enable easy communication between me and you. Waitingfor your cooperation.please contact me to my private email (diabate.salimata@hotmail.fr)

Yours Faithful
Diabate Salimata.

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#2 24-09-2009 5:57pm

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You can't link to your own private messages...

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#3 24-09-2009 5:57pm

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Am I the only one who doesn't have a clue what this thread is about?

Edit: Ah right, now I get it. Just report the pm and have the spanner nuked

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#4 24-09-2009 5:58pm

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I cant see the message but if they ask for a phone number send them this one

+88216 21334419

it will cost them a few e per minute to call it and just so happens to end with '419'

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#5 24-09-2009 5:59pm

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Love the idea that a cocoa merchant would be named "Diabate"

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#6 24-09-2009 5:59pm

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orestes wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't have a clue what this thread is about?

A 419 message is an advance fee fraud. IE: You have won the lotto, just send us some money for fees and we will give you the lot. Or congrats, some Nigerian prince has died, and he is like TOTALLY the spit of you.

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#7 24-09-2009 6:03pm

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orestes wrote: »

Edit: Ah right, now I get it. Just report the pm and have the spanner nuked

spanner or spammer?

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#8 24-09-2009 6:08pm

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If she is from Africa ask why she has a French Email address

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#9 24-09-2009 6:09pm

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wudangclan wrote: »

spanner or spammer?

Tomato tomato

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#10 24-09-2009 6:11pm

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Tell her pics or GTFO!

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#11 24-09-2009 6:12pm

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Time for some 419 baiting.

Search it on google, some great advice about it online

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#12 24-09-2009 6:14pm

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i was drafting a reply but if i answer this one i'll probably only be inundated,so fuk it.
boards user name diabate ,if anyone wants to make a load of cash,you're welcome.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=266853

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#13 24-09-2009 6:15pm

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DigiGal wrote: »

If she is from Africa ask why she has a French Email address

French is the official language.

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#14 24-09-2009 6:25pm

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I nuked him/her there but I got the money first.

Party at my gaff.

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