Re: Hoax..

[Joel Newkirk <netfilter@newkirk.us>]

On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 12:26, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 09:07:28 -0400, 
> "Kevin Smith" <ksmith@perfht.com> wrote in message 
> <NGBBLGFEALDADHNDAAFFCEIKDJAA.ksmith@perfht.com>:
> 
> > 
> > >>UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE LOME TOGO,
> > >>LOME-TOGO.
> > >>STRICTLY AND CONFIDENTIAL,
> >     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > The Hint this this is a hoax..(I mean to a mailing list?)
> > 
> 
> ..this went to and __thru__ the netfilter list ?????????
> I thought is was only my ~/.procmailrc having a hickup.

Someone harvested the archives of this mailinglist for email addresses,
and is sending various forms of these "Nigerian 419 scam" emails.  I use
netfilter@newkirk.us for ONLY this mailinglist and associated
conversations, and I get about one of these every 2-3 weeks now at that
address.  

They're mailing direct to the email addresses found in the archive.  I
forward them to the Secret Service, who collect these in the US.

My latest was two days ago:

> From: SAMSON GUEI <samsonguei@redffmail.com>
> To: netfilter@newkirk.us
> Subject: CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
> Date: 22 Apr 2003 12:06:48 +0200
> 
> FROM:MR,Samson Guei. 
>  
> DEAR SIR, ATTN:THE PRESIDENT/CEO. 
>  
> I AM MR,Samson GUEI, THE SON OF LATE GENERAL ROBERT GUEI 
> EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF IVORY COAST, WHO WAS MURDERED ALONG 
> WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTER ON THE 19th OF SEPTEMBER 2002

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