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419ers - Scammers

419 is another way of saying that something is a scam. A 419er is a scammer. 419 is the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code regarding "Obtaining Property by false pretences; Cheating". That's where the term 419 comes from.

Ahmed Al Asiri wants me to be his partner in crime

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Ahmed Al Asiri seems to be living in the past. A past, when 419ers where roaming the internet with their wonderful confidental letters bearing wonderful news about inheritances tat where to be collected and hidden funds that need a proxy for a bank transfer.

It’s been quite some time since I last found any of these in my mail, but my new-found 0inbox policy reveals them in a new way, and since the iScam section of this site needs a new contribution, I thought Ahmed’s mail about trying to scam the National Bank of Abu Dhabi for 12 million US dollars that ”the late Mr. Thomas Stone” deposited there before he died.

David Adams wants to relate

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If you aren’t a scammer, and want to hook up with people for a legitimate business proposition, I have a few pointers to give you, like using a legitimate e-mail address, addressing people directly and not through an undisclosed email recipiant list. David Adams has done the oposite in this mail that just landed in my inbox…

David Brinsford has a shady proposition

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This is a perfect example of a classic 419 scam. You get a proposition from a distinguised banker. It’s a proposition you shouldn’t rightfully get and it involves a lot of money. You don’t have any relatives who have died in any car accidents in Birmingham, but the seed of a thought awakens in your […]