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Bailey 4 Large
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 4336 Location: Lake San Marcos... north of Connie, northwest of the Best.
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:56 am Post subject: |
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glittlefield wrote: | On a recent Dateline NBC, they went after a scam ring based in Nigeria. |
Greg... Thanks for that Dateline NBC link. I watched the complete series about on-line theft. Talk about scarey!
glittlefield wrote: | Bailey: you owe me a keyboard and half a bottle of Diet Coke... and some Kleenix. |
I'll be glad to replace your keyboard... but first I'll need your social security number and your Mother's maiden name.
:-P _________________ "Bailey"
a.k.a. Jim Sutton
Retired... Every day is Saturday, except Sunday.
VO-BB Member #00044
AOVA Graduate 02/2004 ;
"Be a Voice, not an Echo." |
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KaraEdwards M&M
Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 2374 Location: Behind a mic or camera, USA
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Just got this:
Quote: | Hello,
My name is leesa James,i am a consultant working for
Conoil in libya.
I want to know if you will be available to give my two
female Daughters voice training for a month?
You are to give them voice training 3 hours per day
and three times a week for a month,they are beginners.
If you will be available for this voice training?I
will like you to get back to me with the fee that you
charge per hour?
They will be comming over to your place for the
training which will last for three months.
Regards
Leesa James |
It may have already been posted somewhere, but I didn't see it. Seriously, if you are going to run a scam...change your name from e-mail to e-mail! Dork. _________________ Threadjackers local 420
Kara Edwards
http://www.karaedwards.com
kara@karaedwards.com |
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Bailey 4 Large
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 4336 Location: Lake San Marcos... north of Connie, northwest of the Best.
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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If you Google, Leesa James... You will see that she is also interested in Tennis.
Quote: | Hello,
My name is Leesa James,I am a consultant working for the Tennis
Federation in Nigeria In africa,Currently they are seeking for a academy
where they will send thier tennis players for training, to prepare them
for the all nations games comming up in 3months from now, They will
send the players over to your country for the training,Cause they know
that all the facilities will be there.
Pls kindly get back to me if you are available for service so that i
will provide you with more information on this position.
Regards
Leesa James
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It appears the Tennis Profession has also arrived.
... and let's not forget "Hotrodders Bulletin Board". Leesa James has also registered there... but hasn't made any demands as yet. _________________ "Bailey"
a.k.a. Jim Sutton
Retired... Every day is Saturday, except Sunday.
VO-BB Member #00044
AOVA Graduate 02/2004 ;
"Be a Voice, not an Echo." |
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9882 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Bailey wrote: | ...let's not forget "Hotrodders Bulletin Board". |
There's another board? Oh, wait. Sorry. Must work on my timing. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
ISDN, Source Connect, phone patch |
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bisonvoice Contributor IV
Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 123 Location: Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: Voice Scam |
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Azure,
You just might get a reply back, lol. Lay on the ferilizer mighty thick & you will.
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bisonvoice Contributor IV
Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 123 Location: Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: Voice Scam |
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I receive the Nigerian e-mails regularly. I'd say about 3 of them a week. Fortunately years ago, a local talk show host warned his listeners about those letters which were snail-mailed to potential suckers. I was paying strict attenion.
Tom |
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bobbinbeamo M&M
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Wherever I happen to be
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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I particularly like the broken, stilted English these scams are written in. I must say I have not received this particular one, not even one targeted to the v/o industry.
But they all have similar patterns.
The strange thing is, even though so many people are wise to these scams, they still keep coming. Obviously some sucka somewhere falls for it. _________________ Bobbin Beam
www.bobbinbeam.com
blog.bobbinbeam.com |
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mcm Smart Kitteh
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2600 Location: w. MA, USA
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: |
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I gleefully assisted Leesa James' email from my spam trap to my black list this morning.
Sheesh. What a maroon s/he is to keep trying. |
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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor
Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1324 Location: In a Flyover State
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:56 am Post subject: |
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Bailey wrote: | It appears the Tennis Profession has also arrived.
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Ahhh they read my post! They must like clicking on direct email link buttons is all I can say. I never received the email....yet. However, my spam filter drops an elbow on and then body slams any incoming spam before it's released for me to see. _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap." |
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chriswagner Contributor IV
Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 114
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'd like to see a SPAM letter like this one..
Hello, it is that you don't know me that makes your questioning of my intentions.
Let me asuade you that my intentions are of the purest sort. I contact you for help since you have great skill in writing email and commentary on the internet.
Here is my story. I am the son of the widow of the ministry of cigars in the Nigrean province of Geevurmonea. My father actually is your former President William Clinton. With the shame that mother heaved down upon the family, her husband the minister of cigars was dead from walking in front of a heard of water bison.
This tragedy cause much hardship to family and we forced to start a business from the home. My 15 brothers and sisters compute emails all across the globe to bring monies to us and share percentages with what we call Sookars, you would call benefactors from all over.
I am empathying you this missive to request training from you and your great communicational skill. Recently a bad storm washed our home business into the great plains, and we have had to move our work to local caves to protect ourselves and gather our informative communications.
We ask only 6 months to train with you in your area, are willing to share %25 of all profitables for the next 13 months following. Our estimated intake of funds for the period would be 12,000,000,000.00 dollars Canadian. We urgently request you talk at us for this great oppourtunitie we share. To show you are a commitment, we only ask a small sum of 25,000,000 pesos in cash, sent via courier and delivered by hand to our youngest brother in the last cave on the right.
We implode you to help us, have the honor of teaching us your skilled ways and being an honored Nigerian Sookar.. |
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bobbinbeamo M&M
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Wherever I happen to be
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | We implode you to help us, have the honor of teaching us your skilled ways and being an honored Nigerian Sookar.. |
LOL Chris! _________________ Bobbin Beam
www.bobbinbeam.com
blog.bobbinbeam.com |
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jrodriguez315 A Hundred Dozen
Joined: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 1202 Location: New Jersey
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