*Delete*

The $10,300 is for my new PC. Their new PC I mean.

cbackous: FTA: They were demanding a $310,300 ransom, the report said.

That is an oddly specific amount.



Maybe it was all they needed.

We should take down their entire Internet backbone with a few hundred dozen 2-ton bombs to prevent further kidnappings.

cbackous: FTA: They were demanding a $310,300 ransom, the report said.

That is an oddly specific amount.

It's an easy way of determining whether the technical specifications of ransom contract had been thoroughly read (and complied with). No $300 = bombing

Not all of these cries for help are scam, just most. I received a letter from a member of Muhammadu Buhari's part. Buhari is the leader of the main opposition party in Nigeria. The ruling party had kidnapped several of Buhari's cabinet members and was threatening to seize their assets. They had to get all of their cash out of the country quickly, so they went to the extreme lengths of mass e-mailing American citizens that they located via Match.com. They were not so much interested in protecting their wealth as keeping it from falling into the ruling party's coffers.

I was skeptical, so I opened up a new account with a few dollars and sent them the routing information. A week later, the balance was over $35 million (USD). Sometimes you just have to trust people, even if every atom in your body is screaming "NO!" Best risk I ever took.

$300 for the briefcase. $10,000 as a "convienence fee" for the hassle of having to kidnap the guy in the first place.

I think that you could dicker them down to twenty bucks and a bottle of Night Train.

FTA: "We have been advised to stay quiet about this thing in order to avoid any further complications for my brother," he responded by email.

Greg Ock's daughter, Stacey Ock, began a string of Facebook postings Friday afternoon, saying, "My daddy is in Nigeria ... he has been kidnapped ... pray as hard as you can for my daddy."

So apart from the whole contacting the media thing. And apart from letting his daughter run amok on Facebook thing.

Keeping it totally quiet. Shhhhh.

Complications. Shhhhh.

Must avoid.

Yay, globalism.
Bubba from ATL got hisself a piece of the pie.
Hope it was worth it.

Nobody has commented on the brother's name yet? Really?

/Mike Ock

liverpool1892: Nobody has commented on the brother's name yet? Really?

/Mike Ock

GODAMMIT! I feel so much shame that I missed that. That is a bread and butter pun, only bested by Mike Hunt. Shame shame shame. I lose much face and am a disgrace to my family.

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oh the huge manatee.

i realise they can't all be jerks but it is hard to care about a nigerian.

The most troubling part of this story to me is that it seems to have all it's "facts" come from facebook postings.

FacePalmer: $300 for the briefcase. $10,000 as a "convienence fee" for the hassle of having to kidnap the guy in the first place.

Convenience fee? So Ticketmaster running this. I knew they were evil bastards!


/No "inconvenient" free option
///Bastards!

Mr. Burns: And to think, Smithers, you laughed when I bought Ticketmaster. [imitating Smithers] "Nobody's going to pay a 100% service charge".


Smithers: It's a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir.

wish they would take obama back. we could pay them to keep him.

liverpool1892: Nobody has commented on the brother's name yet? Really?

/Mike Ock


maybe baby, maybe baby, maybe baby...

> "This is a routine traffic stop. Give us your name and car registration please"
>> "Here's the reg, and my name is Mike"
> "Mike what?
>>"Mike Ock"
> "Oh, a wise guy, eh?"

...etc...driver shot, $310,300 ransom...etc...

He should have heeded the Stay Off My Lawn sign.

I got one the other day from the official baggage driver at JFK airport who found an ATM card that luckily had my email address on it.

Its worth 26 million. So long losers!

I'll free that hostage for $310,299.99!

This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emaila are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

Bitten by the exotic snake creature in our land.

imprimere: This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emails are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

so.... your saying we should send our remaining jobs to them? ya know. out of kindness and all? i suppose thats alright. i didn't need to work anyways. electricity is so 2011

gravebayne2: imprimere: This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emails are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

so.... your saying we should send our remaining jobs to them? ya know. out of kindness and all? i suppose thats alright. i didn't need to work anyways. electricity is so 2011

Well, they do show more initiative than the lazy Americans who refuse to get jobs. Even if we don't bring them over here, we should help them to build an infrastructure over there.

imprimere: gravebayne2: imprimere: This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emails are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

so.... your saying we should send our remaining jobs to them? ya know. out of kindness and all? i suppose thats alright. i didn't need to work anyways. electricity is so 2011

Well, they do show more initiative than the lazy Americans who refuse to get jobs. Even if we don't bring them over here, we should help them to build an infrastructure over there.

They're sending email. They've got infrastructure.

There's no Nigerian Royal Family... most of those scam letters are from Sani Abacha's widow.

ThighsofGlory: imprimere: gravebayne2: imprimere: This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emails are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

so.... your saying we should send our remaining jobs to them? ya know. out of kindness and all? i suppose thats alright. i didn't need to work anyways. electricity is so 2011

Well, they do show more initiative than the lazy Americans who refuse to get jobs. Even if we don't bring them over here, we should help them to build an infrastructure over there.

They're sending email. They've got infrastructure.

Not enough if they are having to get money this way. They have a few hot spots, but they need more help. You people could just send a little money instead of making fun of them.

I always knew there were good Nigerians.

wambu: I always knew there were good Nigerians.

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i am the 100%

Nigerian, please.

imprimere: ThighsofGlory: imprimere: gravebayne2: imprimere: This is stuff just really pisses me off! Not because these people are sending out these emails, but because the US won't do anything about it. We need to HELP these people! It's obvious that they have good computer skills, so they can be employed in high end jobs. They are obviously creative and persuasive too.

These emails are evidence of a cry for help and we continue to treat these people like criminals. There must be so much more we can do to help. I recommend that when people get these emails that they actually send them some money - not all the money that they ask for. When you send the money, ask them if there is a way you can help them out. Write to your local officials and tell them that you want their help to save these people.

so.... your saying we should send our remaining jobs to them? ya know. out of kindness and all? i suppose thats alright. i didn't need to work anyways. electricity is so 2011

Well, they do show more initiative than the lazy Americans who refuse to get jobs. Even if we don't bring them over here, we should help them to build an infrastructure over there.

They're sending email. They've got infrastructure.

Not enough if they are having to get money this way. They have a few hot spots, but they need more help. You people could just send a little money instead of making fun of them.

That is what they're asking for.