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« on: June 30, 2008, 02:34:15 PM »

Just received an email from a scammer who got my name off the rf board.  Another africa scam.  Thought I'd share with the community.  Email came as: Amanie Doudou RFgeneration Forum Member

Body of the email:

From : AMANIE DOUDOU Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West AfricaTel : +25507924282For logistic reason contact me on e.mail:(doudu112@yahoo.fr)
Attention: Respectful,
Greetings and How are you today.I am AMANIE DOUDOU from Cote d' Ivoire  (Ivory Coast) in West Africa. Please I would like you to kindly permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation  to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business with you in your country.I got your contact address From RF Generation Message Board Forum Memberlist .I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late father late Chief  EMILE BOUGA DOUDOU who was minister of Interior and deal in Cocao and coffee plantation Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast)  before the Epmigo rebels killed him recently in poltical crisis in our country that have resulted to war in some part of our region this past  years. I intend to invest this fund in profitable areas in your country into a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us. Most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if possible for You be able co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how  money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment  after the money  is transferred to your custody with your assistance.  I inherited this sum from my late father  whom therebels killed because he was not supporting their selfish intrest to topple the president Gbagbo the present president.
Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to  handle this transaction sincerely by protecting my Interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal. I would  furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure, amount involve is below and we shall  mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the fund into a lucratives profitable venture in your care.It is the sum of Nine  Million Five Hundred Thousand Five USD $9.500,000USD  I will be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire,but I do urge  you to give this matter your immediate attention as it deserves. I want you to be rest assured that everything is in order and legitimate it was due to the political crisis in our country that have resulted to war which cause everybody to find a way to get out the country, that make's me to use this medium to request for your assistance hoping that you will not let me down.
This fund is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of cocoa and coffee and diamond dealings. Looking forward to your prompt response on e.mail:(doudu112@yahoo.fr)
 FaithfullyAMANIE DOUDOU
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2008, 04:40:26 PM »

I reported it to spamcop. The dumb ass sent it to me as well.
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2008, 05:35:41 PM »

I just got one of those African money scams in my email address by someone who claims to have found me on RFG. Has that been happening to anyone else? It was a really strange thing.
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2008, 05:47:01 PM »

I think everyone got it. I reported the bastard to spamcop, so hopefully this doesn't happen again. The new version of the forum, whenever it comes out, will make effort to ensure that emails are encoded in a way that does not allow harvesters to get it. There's no way he / she obtained the emails manually.
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2008, 12:49:56 AM »

I thought the old African business/bank scam was long since dead. Are there still people that gullible out there?
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2008, 01:15:57 AM »

yeah i got this one too. i laughed its pretty funny.
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2008, 01:31:59 AM »

Wait a minute? This was a scam?

Oh shit...
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2008, 02:57:22 AM »

I feel left out now. Sad
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« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2008, 09:16:05 PM »

I got it ,too.
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« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2008, 11:46:57 PM »

You guys are silly, I sent in my $10,000 and within 6 weeks I recieved 4.7 Million dollars in return.......you guys are missing out!
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2008, 07:02:01 AM »

My staff email addy when we were on the old server, I got dozens of these every week, I could've bumped Bill Gates down yet another notch. slick
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« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2008, 07:01:48 AM »

On the old server, I kept getting pay pal spam mail telling me the pay pal account tied to my RFG email was marked for deleation.  After staring at it for about 5 or so minutes, I burst out laughing.  What pay pal account?  Why on earth would I tie my staff email with a pay pal account?  Specialy one I didnt even know I had!
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2008, 02:08:43 PM »

man i got that same damn thing!
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2008, 06:46:41 PM »

Um... You're not supposed to be able to see other people's IP's on this site. It just says "Report to Moderator". It shows your IP to only you, and the moderators. And I highly doubt you're a mod already.  Roll Eyes.


Quoting from the box that pops up when you press your IP:

"Your IP address is shown only to you and moderators. Remember that this information is not identifying, and that most IPs change periodically.

You cannot see other members' IP addresses, and they cannot see yours."

I rest my case.  Cool
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2008, 08:32:35 PM »

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