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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:33 am

I just received this in my catcher account. The subject line led me to believe it was porn spam but no it was just common or garden 419 stuff. Subject line still fairly funny though. Attached were two photos of a unwell woman in a hospital bed.

Quote:

Subject: My sick pictures attached
From: mina alan *******@yahoo.co.uk)
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Sent:02 March 2008 20:48:18
To: ***********@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Beloved,

Good morning

Please, I have a little problem which I'm seriously searching for someone
who will help me out. I am a widow and a devoted Christian, my name is
Mrs. MRS.Mina.J Alan ,from ACCRA GHANA.

Since my husband died, I have been suffering from arthritics and lately
doctors have diagnosed me with terminal cancer which left me with approximately two months to live.

I am currently on wheelchair and being looked after by a nurse and some
of my late husband's relatives in turns. Before my husband died, he left
some money to the tone of US$4, 800, 000, 00(Four million, eight hundred
thousand dollars) and he made me promised him that it should be used
for humanitarian work, because we have no children. This money is currently in a reliable and safe trust bank vault in ACCRA GHANA.

The reason of contacting you is for you to receive this money in your country bank account,and use it to help the poor and also the orphanages children in the world.I have personal map out 30% out of the total fund as your percentage for your service and assistance to humanitarian services.

If you will promise me that you will use this money to achieve the wish
of me and my late husband ,I will like you to kindly send me the following informations to enable me put you in contact with the bank here in Ghana,So that they can urgent transfer the fund directly to your bank account to help humanitarian.

I look forward for your early response

May God/Allah bless you as you walk in the light and glory.
Thank you.
Yours in Vineyard
MRS.Mina.J Alan

Master Baiter Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 125 Location: UK

Yet you opened the email... Very Happy

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:50 am

It piqued my curiosity. Laughing

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:47 pm

You forgot to post the best part .. I love sick pictures Laughing

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:56 pm

We don't post the sick pics on here. Those are pics of real people the scammers are using. No need to further exploit these people ya know. But, if you get a lad himself to pose in his sick bed, then by all means, post away!

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:04 am

thefife wrote:

We don't post the sick pics on here.

Ever had a glance at the trophy room? Don't know about your standards.. Laughing

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:15 am

^^ A sick pic isn't a trophy by any standard. But go ahead & post it, I'm sure it will attract the attention of a mod or two. Wink

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:17 am

These pictures are ones the scammers have stolen of real cancer victims. There's a big difference between what's in the trophy room and the pics the lad would have sent with the email.

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:07 am

Is it the picture of a middle aged fat lady laying in a bed with her right arm holding some kind of pull handle?

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:06 am

^^
Time out: I was just trying to be funny referring to the Subject: My sick pictures attached bit. That sounded promising to me ..

It seems I have to explain my interpretation of "sick pictures" .. my avatar for instance, or lovely innocent vlads with bra's on their heads Wink

.. I don't care to see photos of dying people by all means .. and of course these shouldn't be posted .. but 'sick pictures'? Any time ! Laughing

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It is so unfair that those people misuse the pictures of real people for these sick emails

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:02 am

@Christiane .. welcome at 419Eater .. You will find various degrees of scum around here, and I agree, this kind of letters is about as low as it gets ..

The worst part is that there's many goodhearted people actually believing these scams, and donate to these mugu's.

It's a good thing you found 419eater, use it to create awareness in your circle and beyond, as we all try to do ..

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:25 am

@WhiteKing419

Yes that is the picture and another one of her lying in the bed with an oxygen mask.

Moderator Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 14513

There are a few pictures of this dying woman out there, as well as a man who blogged his courageous battle against cancer. The first time a baiter sees them, they get really shocked and disgusted. These pictures were stolen by the lads and are a part of the "lad started kit" as they say. We have all seen them and share your disgust, but we don't post them here on Eater.

I've even seen lads use pictures of dying children and children who were seriously burned. The more important point is to realize lads will stoop to any level to chop that dollar. The longer I'm baiting, the less and less I get shocked by the levels these criminals will stoop too.