[Heathkit] NIGERIA CONNECTION

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:33:32 -0500

Once again, we are reminded of the old bromide: "If it looks too good to be
true, it probably isn't".  Human greed is the reason these scams work to begin
with. 

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From: J.Wittmann <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Heathkit] NIGERIA CONNECTION
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:57 AM

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From: "paul" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [Heathkit] Re: the latest scam
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:26:09 -0500

Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:19 PM
Subject: the latest scam

> fellow hams..  look out here is the latest scam..
>  you will receive an email from someone overseas..  west africa.. nigeria..
> etc..  they will offer you close to or more than list price for your 
> equipment..  after you gleefully agree, they will tell you that a client
> in the usa owes them a large sum of $$$. " to make things easy, they will
> instruct their client to send the funds to you". since it is a "cashiers
> check" you "western union" the difference to them "immediately"( they offer
> you $4000 for your ft-1000d and the cashiers check is for $11,000) you
> "western union them $7000 and ship the rig to them. turns out the money
> order, cashiers check, bank draft, if a fake..  you are out "the difference
> that you western unioned. and they dont want the rig anyway...
>
> look out!!!  paul w8jn  
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THANK YOU PAUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ATTENTION . 
IN EUROPE THIS IS KNOW AS 

-------------------------------" NIGERIA CONNECTION!!!" 

73 
Jochen (Germany) 
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