Ok, who's responsible for the Nigerian astronaut script?

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Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:56 am

http://www.anorak.co.uk/428124/money/nigerian-astronaut-lost-in-space-needs-3m-to-get-home-could-be-a-scam.html/

https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=273886

Heard about it on the radio this morning.

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:03 pm

It's an ancient script - a quick Google found a post back in 2007, but the dates in the mail would indicate it was possibly written in 2004.

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:11 pm

And here I was thinking it had been whipped up by a baiter who had just watched The Martian.

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:33 pm

If a Nigerian astronaut really had been in space all this time since 1990, he would have broken the record for longest stay in space by some 24 years! Incredible what the lads will claim to get a quick buck. Laughing

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 3877

the oldest article I found dated even back to 2004.

so, no clue who was responsible, but it's a hilarous script.

and then there is the other martian script

Quote:

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. This letter may come to you as asurprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but it's real and you will realise this if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.

My name is Major Greg Boner Moyo, a direct and only remaining member of the wealthy Moyo family. I am an astronaut with the South African Air Force and on loan to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

In 2003 I left earth aboard the Mars Rover, Spirit. Seven months later I arrived on Mars.Prior to departing earth, I deposited the amount of US$ 11,600,000 (Eleven million, six hundred thousand United States dollars) in four safety galvanized boxes in a European financial institution which will be disclosed to you upon your acceptance of my proposal.

Last year, during the course of my research on Mars, I was ambushed by a group of analdwelling rebel Martians who inflicted great torturous pain upon my body with anal probes.

After a few weeks of enduring the physical pain, they released me. As a direct result of this cruelty, I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus that has defiled all forms of medical treatment and which has been deemed to be inoperable by my Martian surgeons. I am writing this mail to you on a laptop from my hospital bed in the Martian capitol of Zhwrong.

I now have but a few weeks to live and I am far too ill to endure the long and arduous journey back to my South Africa home. Therefore I have decided to donate the bulk of my fortune to a church or charitable organisation that will utilize this money in the manner which I shall impart to you later. In return for your assistance, I shall authorise you to keep 30% of this fund for your trouble and aggravation plus an additional 10% to cover your expenses.

You should contact my attorney in Johannesburg immediately with your address andtelephone number and he will give you his full contact information and guidance so that we can make arrangements as soon as possible.

Contact Barrister Richard Hardon Baloye
Barristers & Solicitors,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Email:[email protected]

Sincerely yours,
Major Greg Boner Moyo,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Elysium Veterinary Infirmary
Zhwrong, Mars

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:45 pm

^^^ The part that really makes me giggle:

Quote:

Sincerely yours,
Major Greg Boner Moyo,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Elysium Veterinary Infirmary
Zhwrong, Mars

Zhwrong, Mars? Hehehe Laughing

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:37 pm

Evidently the space program recruited people with some non-standard anatomy...

"Martians who inflicted great torturous pain upon my body with anal probes"

"I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus"

How exactly would that work?

Actually, never mind. I don't think I really want to know. Ick.

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:51 pm

Quote:

Major Greg Boner Moyo,

Quote:

Barrister Richard Hardon Baloye

Surely if a scammer was using this he had been monumentally de-educated by someone..... (and I won't even mention the "being ambushed by anal-dwelling rebel Martians) Very Happy

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:50 pm

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:26 pm

The truth is out there...

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

...and I've seen some things.

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:32 am

^ Yeah, but nude pics of Klaasvaak don't count.

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:13 pm

Oh man. I really shouldn't read this forum at work. Got coffee dribbling out of my nose right now... Embarassed

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 1301

These scripts are absolutely hilarious and despite being a baiter for many years are new to me. Maybe there should be a page for the most stupid scam letters.

Anyway....

Quote:

After a few weeks of enduring the physical pain, they released me. As a direct result of this cruelty, I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus that has defiled all forms of medical treatment and which has been deemed to be inoperable by my Martian surgeons. I am writing this mail to you on a laptop from my hospital bed in the Martian capitol of Zhwrong.

I can quite believe that a uterus can defile all forms of treatment - especially on a man.

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:04 pm

Quote:

As a direct result of this cruelty, I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus

I see I'm not the only one that raised an eyebrow at this Laughing

Master Baiter Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 237

Don't you mean an eyebrown? Very Happy

Master Baiter Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 229

And I almost thought that the Nigerians have again uncovered gold dust flying around in space:

https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=210250&highlight=

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:17 pm

I suspect it was intended to be a parody of a lad script. But it's unsettling that some potential victims are out there who will believe it and respond!

Edit: Check that. It's not a parody. The lad is serious. I just read DarthMugu's thread. Shocked

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:12 pm

The email has just been read out on Channel 4's 'The Last Leg' show.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:33 pm

I saw it! My alter ego was on too Smile

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:44 am

If anyone is biting this lad, it might be nice to de-educate him further.

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:02 am

If you are biting this lad, please post it so the rest of us can have a laugh at the de-education.

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:09 am

... and remember to floss!

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 3877

Just an idea, I know that sunshine was the most wicked person I've ever seen at developing scripts.

I know, she joined eater in 2008, and that script was already pumped out in 2004... but could it be possible that it is her work? she has this special gift of convincing lads to use really funny things in their scripts.

here · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:02 am

Robert Heinrich der 1. wrote:

Just an idea, I know that sunshine was the most wicked person I've ever seen at developing scripts.

sunshine is a he

BTW hi all

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