~~|~~ Do these things suck? ~~ Spoof the Nigerian Mohammed Abacha

Here is how it began
[ 1^st letter -- severely abbreviated] dear one kindly help me. ATTN: Dearly Beloved... , By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. Mary Kobe, the wife of late Brigadier - Gen.Maxwell Kobe... My three daughters and I are trapped in obnoxious custom and traditional norms... I received Key Text Code from a security & Finance Company abroad... PLEASE I REALLY BEG OF YOU TRY YOUR BEST... Stay blessed. MRS. JOY KOBE.	joy.kobe@virgin.net joykobe22@3xl.net mrsjoy_kobe@weedmail.com
Dear Joy Kobe, I am so so sorry to hear of your suffering and troubles. I wish there is something I can do to help. My prayors [Sic !] do out to you and your family. How can I help with your kind offer in hand? Please tell me more about you. Do you have any hobbies? Exactly where is your country? Do you have computer at home? Please explain about this Key Text Code, maybe I can help you decipher. In my religion we have very good decipherment tools, in concert with much prayor, it is called Urim and Thummim. (Urim & Thumim.) I can help you, probably. How much money is there? What are you willing to share (I will donate 1/2 to my church). These are my questions. I hope my letter finds you in fine condition and healthy spirits. Please reply soon as possible, answering my questions also, as perhaps I will be in travel next month. May Lord Jesus shine upon you brightly, Virginia Daniels	Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 06:50:33 -0700 (PDT) From: me Subject: Re: dear one kindly help me. To: "joy.kobe@virgin.net" <joy.kobe@virgin.net>, joykobe22@3xl.net
[ A long letter followed, here it is, severely abbreviated ] DEAR FRIEND, COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY... MY PRAYERS FOR A MIRCLE WAS ANSWERD WHEN I RECEIVED A CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE THAT I WAS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX... HEADQUATERS IS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM... IN SIERRA LEONE WHERE HE WAS MURDRED... HE HAS A CONSIGNMENT IN THEIR POSSESION WHICH CONTAINS $13.4 MILLION (FOURTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH)... I PRAY... A WRITTEN LETTER DUELY SIGNED BY ME... MY TEL NO. +234 803 3234557 YOURS SINCERELY, MRS KOBE	Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:57:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mrs Joy Kobe" <kobejj22@yahoo.com> Subject: MY RESPONSE AND PLAN.
[ Now I ask Yahoo! to kill his account...] This is Nigerian 419 scam, please let me know what, if anything, you did about this; thank you kindly in advance for your reply.	Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:56:53 -0700 (PDT) From: N0WSCAPE.C0M Subject: Fwd: MY RESPONSE AND PLAN. <--- Nigerian 419 scam To: abuse@yahoo.com
[... and I try to draw him out a bit more ] Greeting, sister Kobe, You have a very generous offer. I must say, the way the treat women and girls in your country is disgraceful. Please tell me more about you and your children. What do the like best in school? Do you have any hobbies? Where is your country? Do you have computer at home? Home telephone? Have you contacted anyone else about this? Did you read my previous letter carefully?? I am very interested in your plight and I will help you in whatever way I can. I can send picture of me. maybe you can send one also, and I want to see your children also. Is that ok? I will re-read your letter later, and for now I remain your sister, Virginia Daniels	Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:51:59 -0700 (PDT) From: N0WSCAPE.C0M Subject: Re: MY RESPONSE AND PLAN. To: "Mrs Joy Kobe" <kobejj22@yahoo.com>
[ Immediately, Yahoo! to killed his account ] Hello, Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail. In this particular case, we have taken appropriate action against the Yahoo! account in question that was reported for fraudulent activities, as per our Terms of Service (TOS). For further details about the Yahoo! TOS, you can visit: docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Please know that Yahoo! is unable to disclose the action taken on another user's account with a third party. We are not able to make exceptions to this rule. Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care. Regards, Ethel Yahoo! Customer Care http://www.yahoo.com/ 14811666	Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 21:12:58 -0700 To: N0WSCAPE.C0M Subject: Re: Fwd: MY RESPONSE AND PLAN. <--- Nigerian 419 scam (KMM20254697V625L0KM) From: "Yahoo! Mail" <abuse@yahoo.com>

To: N0W@N0WSCAPE.C0M Dear Friend, compliment to you and your family, regarding my last mail to you, please am having a problem accessing my mail box [ Hahaha ] so please kindly get back to me through this mail box, also i have send to you all details to concerning this project so kindly get back to me today to let me know if you are still willing to assist i and my kids, Thanks, Mrs Kobe.	Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:33:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mrs Joy Kobe" <jjkobe11@yahoo.com> Subject: FROM MRS. KOBE VERY URGENT.
Hello dear friend, I have waited for your soon reply because your email said URGENT, but now I wonder about you, you say nothing, no urgent reply. Are you sincere? Do you have someone else. Sincerely Virginia	Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:58:33 -0700 (PDT) From: N0WSCAPE.C0M Subject: Re: FROM MRS KOBE VERY URGENT. To: "Mrs Joy Kobe" <jjkobe11@yahoo.com>
[ Now let's ask Yahoo! to kill his account again, let's see what will happen...] This is <-- 419 Nigerian scam AGAIN... you killed this spammer's account 2 days ago (thank you), After I emailed you about this, the scammer has another Yahoo! account. Please tell me what you did, if anything; and thank you kindly in advance for your reply.	Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:05:11 -0700 (PDT) From: N0WSCAPE.C0M Subject: Fwd: FROM MRS KOBE VERY URGENT. <-- 419 Nigerian scam To: abuse@yahoo.com

[ Yahoo! killed his account, pronto ] Hello, Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail. In this particular case, we have taken appropriate action against the Yahoo! account in question that was reported for fraudulent activities, as per our Terms of Service (TOS). For further details about the Yahoo! TOS, you can visit: docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Please know that Yahoo! is unable to disclose the action taken on another user's account with a third party. We are not able to make exceptions to this rule. Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care. Regards, Zoey Yahoo! Customer Care http://www.yahoo.com/ 14828448 [ We won't hear from "Joy" again, thank god(s). ]	Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:10:06 -0700 To: "Robert Nanning" <nanning001313@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: FROM MRS KOBE VERY URGENT. <-- 419 Nigerian scam (KMM20281574V62308L0KM) From: "Yahoo! Mail" <abuse@yahoo.com>

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