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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:45 pm

so what you say , a scam? It looks alot like the other one that had to do with dancing i think it was, if anyone can tell me about it i like to know. it could be my first bait job
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 2:30:12 +0100
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:50 pm

Quote:

ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja,Nigeria

and you had to ask what?

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:53 pm

^^ Ignore him, he's a grumpy man! Wink

Yes Packman, that's a scam. Why not try it out? It'll be good experience for you.

EDIT: Yes it's similar to the dancing one from earlier today, but basically it's just advance fee, straight 419, with a little twist. Perfectly baitable.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:55 pm

Seems like a scam to me.
Go ahead and enter (with fake info) I'm sure you'll be asked to up some cash before long. (Next letter)

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:58 pm

Another clue to its scamminess: Why would a member of the FDF (who own the fdf.org domain) need to use a free yahoo.com.hk account for his official FDF business?

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:00 pm

^^^ @Mugatu , you know me well

Packman, my apologies for being grumpy

Yes, it's a scam

bait safe, take care, have fun

Moderator Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 14513

100% scam. Looks like a fun one to bait though. I suspect the Ecowas officer will either be Barister So and So, or Rev. Dr. So and So. I would guess you can have some fun with them, since you could ask them lots of questions and get them off script easily.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:29 am

Yes, it's a scam.

If you're interested, you can throw them off script by replying in French.

PM me if you need help with the translation. I'm fluent in the language.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:13 am

let's see what he has to say for himself Smile

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Quote:

If you're interested, you can throw them off script by replying in French.

Not necessarily. Depending on where the lad is from, he may speak French quite well.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:42 am

Mod Edit: Full requote of previous post deleted. See it ^^^^^

Very true. But it would be nice to see if he could keep up with his script.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:01 pm

kool im going to set up a gmail account and got for it. time to stop being a wall flower and get into the dance

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:11 pm

^^ Good for you, about bloody time! Wink

@Irish: Yes you're grumpy, but we love ya. Laughing

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:20 pm

my wife sez im grumpy.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:06 pm

If you have to ask "is this a scam," the answer in 99.9% of cases is... yes. Smile

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:06 pm

I know... stupid me Embarassed

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:45 pm

awwwww we love ya anyway Packman

But yes, if you see Nigeria anywhere in a letter, it's a scam you see anywhere in a letter that tell you have won �/$/� 12.million,

a trunk box, a stolen bank account

oh hell, even readers digest is a scam when you look at it

@Mugatu, ty for that, I try to be normal but sometimes the pills don't work

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quote]But yes, if you see Nigeria anywhere in a letter, it's a scam [/quote]
And the rest of Africa, along with the Barrister in London, along with the job in the hotel in Canada, the lady in Holland with cancer, the lottery ticket in Australia, not to mention the lottery win in the old country EIRE

Baiting Guru Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 5905

@bearkat

I was just thinking that whilst scrolling down this thread. You know you spend too long dealing with 419 scammers when you don't even have to read the text to know it's a scam; the question and just a quick glance at the format and this voice in your head screams 'SCAM!'