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post #1 of 17
Thread Starter 
I just got a spam type message as a private message in my NotebookForums.com inbox. I tried to click report the post but I got a message saying that i didnt have sufficient permissions to do so, the following is the message:

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FROM MEL AISHA FATIMA


FROM MEL AISHA FATIMA
preetyaisha70@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,
I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU
BEFORE,BUT I AM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT
MY SITUATION.I AM MEL AISHA FATIMA,THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF LATE MR AND MRS.MEL GEORGE KANTE.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED , MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2007 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)
SIR, I AM HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A
GIRL OF 19 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN
(14) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON,THROUGH MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS preetyaisha70@yahoo.com
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
AISHA.


PREETYAISHA70@YAHOO.COM















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post #2 of 17
moved to help section.

thanks for the report,

what was the user name that sent you the message?
post #3 of 17
You got this as a pm? I thought only members could send pm's?
post #4 of 17
it may be a bug or glitch in the settings
post #5 of 17
Spam? Obviously that poor soul is in trouble. You should not be so callous and try to help him out.
post #6 of 17
Only members should be able to send PMs. So it's a matter of who.

The report post feature shoudn't work for PMs, I don't know why there's a link, I'll have to remove it.
post #7 of 17
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
moved to help section.

thanks for the report,

what was the user name that sent you the message?
was surprised to see spam here
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post #8 of 17
they're now banned. Thanks for the heads-up!
post #9 of 17
Not just here. Also got one at StrafeRight from lollergirl. Shows nothing to open in pm box though and user name isn't found. No clue .

You have received a new private message at StrafeRight Forums from lollergirl, entitled "LOLc*nts - check it out".
post #10 of 17
ditto for me. I'm hoping they got banned there too
post #11 of 17
So we have posting spam, we've had REP spam, and now PM spam.
post #12 of 17
and don't forget spam sent through the "report post" feature too, i think we got all the types we can get!
post #13 of 17
I've seen this before on other boards before as well. What a PITA.
post #14 of 17
Thread Starter 
more spam or is this legit?
Please help me out (with a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate thank you)


Hello almmohd

I am sending this message to a few dozen randomly selected forum members who posted at least once in one of the past five months.

I'm running a study to finish up my doctorate in Technology Management. The results will help researchers and people who run sites like this one better understand effective leadership of web message boards and other voluntary groups.

Overall, there's been a positive response to this request. We've collected several hundred responses from several dozen message boards -- we just need a few more survey responses.

With your help, I can finish up this project really soon and be ready to graduate this summer. :-) The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.
post #15 of 17
took care of him... thanks
post #16 of 17
Thread Starter 
thanks, curiosity got the better of me and i checked out the links though and he turned out to be legit. whoops .

he probably should have gotten the permission from you admins first.
post #17 of 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by almmohd View Post
thanks, curiosity got the better of me and i checked out the links though and he turned out to be legit. whoops .

he probably should have gotten the permission from you admins first.
agreed
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