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

From: B. Estrade <estrabd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 00:35:47 +0000
Message-ID: <20080309003547.GJ33160@bc1.hpc.lsu.edu>

On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 04:05:29PM -0600, Chris Jones wrote:
> LOL it looks legit until you see the word AFRICA.

My thoughts exactly.

>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Jeremy (mailing list box) <
> 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>
> > To: xxxxxxxx <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
> >
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