Nigerian iPhone App Banned from App Store

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Master Baiter Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 146

Don't know if people have seen this before, but LOL!

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2009/01/scam-iphone-app.html

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Lagos, Nigeria - Nigerian philanthropist Esenam Ayele has created an iPhone application to help his philanthropic efforts, but Apple has repeatedly rejected it.

The app called Simple Charitable App: to the Max (SCAM), asks a set of questions of the user like "Do you need money?" and "Can I trust that you'll do good acts with your money?" When the user completes the short questionnaire they are then prompted to enter their bank account information so money from Ayele can be deposited.

"I know with the faltering economy around the world that more and more people are in need of my help, especially people tied into expensive iPhone contracts. That's why I've created an iPhone app, but Apple won't allow it in the App Store," said Ayele. "I don't know why Apple is giving me such a hard time. They approve things like iFart, but my charitable application doesn't get approved? I think Steve Jobs is in cahoots with Bill Gates to keep Bill the top philanthropist."

Ayele feels that if only his application would be approved that he could restart the economy on his own without any need of a stimulus package from the United States Congress.

"I'm out to change the reputation of Nigerians. We're not all out to take your money. That's why I started the Society of Charitable African Millionaires to get the word out, and why I continue to flood email boxes with offers of help. If I only help .01% of the people I email, it still warms my heart," said Ayele.

Ayele has often been confused with Nigerian scammers who fool unsuspecting idiots into giving them money. Ayele has words of advice for those thinking of giving their bank account information to scammers, "Don't be stupid. If you're not using SCAM on the iPhone, or the email doesn't have the SCAM seal of approval then you're probably getting ripped off."
Ayele said that if his iPhone app doesn't get approved he may have to resort to dropping bags of cash from helicopters.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:48 am

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/forums/viewthread/79/

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:53 am

"Calvary greetings, this app may come as a surprise to you..." Laughing

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:00 am

I couldn't resist, I took the "Which Nigerian spammer are you" quiz underneath the original post. Apparently, I am "Farouk B4llo":

"You are Farouk B4llo. You are Executive Director of Commercial Bank of Africa. Your client was in a car accident along the shagamu express road. You can't find his relatives so you want to share his $25.4 million with me. You require my positive response"

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:19 am

I missed the quiz - I'll have to go back and do it.

this part cracked me up. Laughing

Quote:

Favorite African nation?
Myanmar
France
Peru
Lebanon
Uzbekistan

Quote:

"You are Princess Agbani. You are a student at the University of Nigeria, Lagos. You got my name through the chember of comerse. You have $21,350,000 to share, which your father, the king, left you."

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:24 am

The answer was OBVIOUSLY Uzbekistan... GUH!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:26 am

I thought it was Peru Sad

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:54 am

This is very very funny......

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:35 am

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You are Peterson Bolinga. YOU ARE REPRESENTING THE BOARD OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE ZAMBIAN MINISTRY OF MINING COMMISSION. YOU HAVE $30,500,000 TO SHARE. YOU SEEK MY ASSISTANCE

I can assure you that this deal is 100% risky free.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:21 am

I am the real Farouk B4llo do not reply to any email from that fraudstar only reply to mine not any from that fraudstar CEASE ALL CONTATC WITH THAT FRAUDSTAR

ONE LOVE

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:40 pm

I'm Larry Koffi. Thats a funny Questionaire. Think i will plagarise some of those Qs for my H0me1and 5ecurity forms...

If you could have one superpower, which would it be?

Ultra-fast chain smoking!!! Laughing

QUALITY.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:46 pm

^^ I almost dropped my cigarette whaen i read that Laughing

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:28 pm

apparently I am

"You are Sesay Massaquoe. YOU ARE MY FRIEND. YOU ESCAPED SIERRA LEONE TO THE NETHERLANDS. YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR FAMILY AS YOUR FOREIGN TRUSTED PARTNER. YOU HAVE $30.5 MILLION TO SHARE."

and I guarantee that this is 100% legal and true

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:46 pm

I took the test and it said

Quote:

You're not the real Mr G0mer

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:43 pm

I'm losing patience with that stupid app. It was only $ .99 to download it, but then I had to register it. That cost $50 but I had to pay a tax to enable the connection. Then when that was done, I had to buy a chemical to clean my screen so I could see it, but the stupid courier lost it. Now after paying the demurrage fees to unlock my account, I finally managed to get a diplomat to agree to bring me the source code on an ATM card in three days time. Phew. For a minute there I was starting to get suspicious. I gave it two stars, but I'll go to five when my money gets transferred.

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