Re: [Nolug] 419 Scammers are getting VERY creative...

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Really?

On 03/08/08 16:05, Chris Jones wrote:
> LOL it looks legit until you see the word AFRICA.
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Jeremy (mailing list box)
> <listbox@unix-boy.com <mailto:listbox@unix-boy.com>> wrote:
>
> Who ever said that 419 scammers weren't creative, needs to see this new
> twist on the scam... Apparently, from the email, you pay and they keep
> the deposit. This one came from Craiglist.
>
> As an aside, guess at which point I realized it was a scam?
>
> J
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: $800 / 4br - * Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath
> House in New
> Orleans
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:13:42 -0800 (PST)
> From: Desmond Brown <b.desmond80@yahoo.com
> <mailto:b.desmond80@yahoo.com>>
> To: xxxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxx@unix-boy.com
> <mailto:xxxxxxxxx@unix-boy.com>>
>
>
>
> Hello,
> Thanks for the email. I Dr. Desmond Brown own the 4 bedroom and also
> want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my
> wife to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and
> looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as
> we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean at the
> time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own.
> So for now, We are here in west Africa,Lagos our new house and also with
> the keys of the house, we try to look for an agent that we can give this
> documents before we left but could not see and we are as well as don't
> want our house to be used any how in our present that is why we took it
> along with us. I and my wife came over to west Africa,Lagos for a
> missionary work, so i hope you will promise us to take very good care of
> the house. So get back to me on how you could take care of our house or
> perhaps experience you have in renting home. Hope you are okay with the
> price of $800(1 months first payment) with hydro,heat laundry
> facilities, air condition and so on. I am looking forward to hear from
> you ASAP, below is the application form for you to fill and discuss on
> how to get the house for rent,this is the address of the home.
>
> 722 Josephine St, New Orleans, LA
>
> RENT APPLICATION FORM
> Also,Pls let me get this answer.
> 1)Your Full Name
> 2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
> 3)How old are you?
> 4)Are you married?
> 5)How many people will be living in the house?
> 6)Do you have a pet?
> 7)Do you have a car?
> 8)Occupation?
> 9)What is your religion?
> 10)Are you born again?
> Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can
> have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting
> you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the
> document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on
> trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we
> do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do
> not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you
> do this.
> Regards.
> Await your reply.
> Thanks

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

"The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended
by the kni-ife."
Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley
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