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    Alexander DiMauro
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    We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

    I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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      We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

      I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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      Nigerian fraudsters & Firefly in one post!!:suss:

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        We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

        I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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        Alexander DiMauro wrote:

        We all know about the Nigerian scam,

        Not touching that with a 16' barge pole.

        Alberto Brandolini:

        The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.

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          Alexander DiMauro wrote:

          We all know about the Nigerian scam,

          Not touching that with a 16' barge pole.

          Alberto Brandolini:

          The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.

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          I prefer "a ten foot cattle prod". But then, I like technology! :laugh:

          Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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          • A Alexander DiMauro

            We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

            I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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            Sander Rossel
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            So... Did you get your inheritance? :D

            It's an OO world.

            public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
            {
            public void DoWork()
            {
            throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
            }

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              So... Did you get your inheritance? :D

              It's an OO world.

              public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
              {
              public void DoWork()
              {
              throw new NotSupportedException();
              }
              }

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              Alexander DiMauro
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              Ha! No, not yet...I wonder what the holdup is...:~

              I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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              • A Alexander DiMauro

                We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess.
                 
                So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh:

                To turn the other cheek? I got a cheek for them but it's not the one they expect! :)

                If first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!

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                  Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                  We all know about the Nigerian scam,

                  Not touching that with a 16' barge pole.

                  Alberto Brandolini:

                  The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.

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                  Keith Barrow wrote:

                  Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                  We all know about the Nigerian scam,

                  Not touching that with a 16' barge pole.

                  Is that somehow related to us being in big trouble if all the Pole's ice melted? And why do the Poles have so much ice?

                  The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                  I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.

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                  • A Alexander DiMauro

                    We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                    I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                    Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                    'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                    Along with Tom Cruise and Michael Bay :D

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                      Keith Barrow wrote:

                      Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                      We all know about the Nigerian scam,

                      Not touching that with a 16' barge pole.

                      Is that somehow related to us being in big trouble if all the Pole's ice melted? And why do the Poles have so much ice?

                      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                      I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.

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                      CDP1802 wrote:

                      And why do the Poles have so much ice?

                      I heard they switched all the ice from Iceland and the green from Greenland, and lost the remaining ice in a winner-takes-all boxing tournament. Total proof[^]

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                      • A Alexander DiMauro

                        We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                        I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                        Heh, if I would respond (which is just "this email is active! spam me more!"), it'd be with Revelation 21v8, and "Ye fraudsters shall your place in the lake of fire." To be honest, if someone loses money from these scams, they probably shouldn't handle money anyway.

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                        • A Alexander DiMauro

                          We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                          I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                          ...because when you want justice you turn to the Nigerian police!

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                          • A Alexander DiMauro

                            We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                            I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                            It is a bit like these inexpendable "malware-removers" that you must install when your comp is infected. [EDIT] I guess the word should have been indismissable :cool:

                            Life is too shor

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                            • A Alexander DiMauro

                              We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                              I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                              Brandon Poole
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                              Alexander DiMauro wrote:

                              under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police

                              Wait, when did the Nigeria[n] police start doing this? lol

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                                It is a bit like these inexpendable "malware-removers" that you must install when your comp is infected. [EDIT] I guess the word should have been indismissable :cool:

                                Life is too shor

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                                I love the "YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH A VIRUS" image that is still Windows 98...

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                                • A Alexander DiMauro

                                  We all know about the Nigerian scam, but today I got a new one that really made me :doh: ! Maybe you've seen it already, but it was new for me. First of all, the subject was just: 'POLICE.' And was supposedly from: 'The Nigerian Police Force'. The motto was a nice touch: 'Motto : To Serve And Protect With Integrity' A few excerpts: 'The Cyber Crime Division of the Nigerian Police gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC) and we found out that you have been dealing with scammers/impostors for the past few years now and further Investigation revealed that you have spent a lot of your hard earned money...' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience...you should have reported the issue to the Nigerian police before you started sending money to scammers but not to worry, we are on top of the situation now.' And, the scam: 'Meanwhile Your long overdue Inheritance fund is still available and will be released to you via the real Central Bank of Nigeria, as soon as we verify that all investigation and report about you been scammed is real, I will send you a protocol to contact Barrister Daniel Olamide, a well-respected attorney of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he will represent you and freely help you get all necessary documents to transfer your fund to your bank account under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any delay.' And they finish off with: 'Remain blessed in Jesus name.' Just to let you know they are the 'good guys', I guess. So, they are basically trying to find people who fell for the trick the first time, and trick them again! :doh: As Shepherd Book would say, I wish for these people to 'burn in a very special level of hell'.

                                  I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

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                                  I received an email from a pokerstars asking me to send them a scan of my passport, driving licence, household utility bills etc to verify my identity. upon reading the plain text email, it seemed like some kind of scam so I deleted it immediately, as who in their right mind is going to divulge such sensitive info I thought, especially as ive had an account with them for 8 years. As it happens it was a genuine request and the upshot of my refusal to comply meant they blocked my account and have banned me from the site lol, citing it as a 'Legal Requirement' so I cashed out my huge $72 balance. No-ones ive talked to about this would send anyone such sensitive stuff over the net, especially in an unsecured email, but plenty must be doing so as I don't see the site closing or changing its policy - BTW no other poker site has requested this and i've not been accused of any dodgy dealings such as money laundering - anyone any thoughts?

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                                    I received an email from a pokerstars asking me to send them a scan of my passport, driving licence, household utility bills etc to verify my identity. upon reading the plain text email, it seemed like some kind of scam so I deleted it immediately, as who in their right mind is going to divulge such sensitive info I thought, especially as ive had an account with them for 8 years. As it happens it was a genuine request and the upshot of my refusal to comply meant they blocked my account and have banned me from the site lol, citing it as a 'Legal Requirement' so I cashed out my huge $72 balance. No-ones ive talked to about this would send anyone such sensitive stuff over the net, especially in an unsecured email, but plenty must be doing so as I don't see the site closing or changing its policy - BTW no other poker site has requested this and i've not been accused of any dodgy dealings such as money laundering - anyone any thoughts?

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                                    From their FAQ[^] it appears this is an Isle of Man requirement. Other sites may be governed by other nations. Of course, I also would have cashed out instead of sending them copies of such documents.

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