• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 12:32
CET 18:32
KST 02:32
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8RSL Season 3 - Playoffs Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups C & D Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups A & B Preview2TL.net Map Contest #21: Winners12
Community News
ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !4Weekly Cups (Dec 8-14): MaxPax, Clem, Cure win4Weekly Cups (Dec 1-7): Clem doubles, Solar gets over the hump1Weekly Cups (Nov 24-30): MaxPax, Clem, herO win2BGE Stara Zagora 2026 announced15
StarCraft 2
General
ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career ! When will we find out if there are more tournament Weekly Cups (Dec 8-14): MaxPax, Clem, Cure win Did they add GM to 2v2? RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview
Tourneys
RSL Offline Finals Info - Dec 13 and 14! Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) Winter Warp Gate Amateur Showdown #1: Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 504 Retribution Mutation # 503 Fowl Play Mutation # 502 Negative Reinforcement Mutation # 501 Price of Progress
Brood War
General
FlaSh on: Biggest Problem With SnOw's Playstyle How Rain Became ProGamer in Just 3 Months BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ [BSL21] RO8 Bracket & Prediction Contest BW General Discussion
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL21] WB SEMIFINALS - Saturday 21:00 CET [BSL21] RO8 - Day 2 - Sunday 21:00 CET [ASL20] Grand Finals
Strategy
Game Theory for Starcraft Current Meta Simple Questions, Simple Answers Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile General RTS Discussion Thread Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Survivor II: The Amazon Sengoku Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine The Games Industry And ATVI Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
TL+ Announced Where to ask questions and add stream?
Blogs
The (Hidden) Drug Problem in…
TrAiDoS
I decided to write a webnov…
DjKniteX
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
Thanks for the RSL
Hildegard
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2145 users

Outrageous Scams: Woman lost $400,000

Blogs > Februarys
Post a Reply
Normal
Februarys
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Korea (South)259 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-20 05:24:07
November 20 2008 05:16 GMT
#1
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/11/19/pn.most.outrageous.email.scam.cnn

So basically, she thinks that her relative is in Nigeria and asks her for $400k. She thinks that the "relative" is going to pay her back in 20 million. The funny thing is, she wouldn't listen to her family, the bank, the FBI (who told her this is an obvious scam) and she did it anyway. She didn't listen to the FBI's recommendation that she should at least transfer the money to a traceable account. The funnier thing is supposedly she got two letters, one from the president of US and one from president of Nigeria who asked her for her help, and the letters were all misspelled and everything. lol

+ Show Spoiler +
The things people do for money, human greed blinds everything I guess + Show Spoiler +
Even the black reporter told her that she doesnt have a relative in Nigeria lol.


On a side note, the 2nd scam is even funnier. Plumber comes in to warn an old woman that the house is going to explode if she doesnt stand there and keep holding the flush down and goes over her house to steal $3000+. I wonder why the old lady didn't think "Hmm I hear the plumber going through the rooms in my house and I hear stuff being opened, I wonder what kind of job the plumber is doing??"

**
Jaedong is the Hope of Zergs.
ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-20 05:21:50
November 20 2008 05:20 GMT
#2
LOL? How dumb can she be... shit.

Wait, that's pretty fucking dumb LOL! I'm guessing everyone wants a relative from Nigeria. xD
Snowflakes in January, Heart warm like February, I wouldn't ordinarily..
ilistis
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States828 Posts
November 20 2008 05:20 GMT
#3
I heard of it from my cousin. What an idiot. Pretty obious that it was scam. Way to listen to your family.
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."-William Faulkner *_*_*_Kolll FAN_*_*_*
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
November 20 2008 05:25 GMT
#4
makes you wonder what a person of that intelligence is doing with $400k
blabberrrrr
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
November 20 2008 05:26 GMT
#5
Those Nigerian scams were so popular a while back and alot of people fell for it. I don't know what to say about the plumbers lol
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
November 20 2008 05:28 GMT
#6
trickle down economics for the win
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
November 20 2008 05:29 GMT
#7
Read this on another forum

She is fucking stupid
[iHs]HCO | のヮの | pachi & plexa ownz | RIP _
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
November 20 2008 05:36 GMT
#8
can someone explain to me

why nigeria
posting on liquid sites in current year
Conquest101
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1395 Posts
November 20 2008 05:39 GMT
#9
The scammers are from Nigeria.
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
November 20 2008 05:43 GMT
#10
On November 20 2008 14:39 Conquest101 wrote:
The scammers are from Nigeria.

all of them?

man that's such a weird fad for a country

"HEY GUYS I THOUGHT OF THIS AWESOME IDEA LETS ALL PRETEND TO BE NIGERIAN ROYALTY AND OFFER MONEY IN RETURN FOR MONEY TO GET MONEY"

"FUCK YEAH LETS COLLECT SOME EMAIL ADDRESSES"
posting on liquid sites in current year
Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
November 20 2008 05:45 GMT
#11
after what she did, she deserved it
Teamliquidian townie
MetalMarine
Profile Joined June 2007
United States1559 Posts
November 20 2008 05:46 GMT
#12
Bitch deserves to lose that money if she is that stupid
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
November 20 2008 05:51 GMT
#13
t.t I wish I just just a little less morals...
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
November 20 2008 06:05 GMT
#14
On November 20 2008 14:46 MetalMarine wrote:
Bitch deserves to lose that money if she is that stupid

If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14899 Posts
November 20 2008 06:15 GMT
#15
lawl what a moron
SpiralArchitect
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2116 Posts
November 20 2008 06:32 GMT
#16
On November 20 2008 14:20 ilovejonn wrote:
LOL? How dumb can she be... shit.

Wait, that's pretty fucking dumb LOL! I'm guessing everyone wants a relative from Nigeria. xD

I want my damn digital watch!

Thats fucked up for that lady but if the FB fucking I told her not to and that it was obviously a scam then she prolly deserves what she got.
TeamLiquids #1 illiterate writer, writin dem wordz is de hardz.
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-20 06:45:18
November 20 2008 06:44 GMT
#17
haha, okay here's a funny one that happened to a relative of a friend of mine...

They woke up one day and their grill was stolen. They didn't do anything about it, and the next day someone CAME BACK with their grill, and said, "I'm so sorry, I live down the road and our grill broke and we were having a party for our daughter and some of her friends came and took it" So the person gave them tickets to a local baseball game as 'compensation' for the fact that their daughter's friends temporarily 'stole' their grill.

While they were at the baseball game the people came and ransacked the entire place, stealing prettymuch everything.

lol =(

edit: ALSO, what the fuck? Why are they -ALWAYS- from Nigeria? And why do they use the same damn 'prince' scam everytime? ... They need some new management or something. lol.
♥ I used to lasso the shit out of your tournaments =( ♥ | Much is my hero. | zizi yO~ | Be Nice, TL.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
November 20 2008 07:38 GMT
#18
On November 20 2008 14:46 MetalMarine wrote:
Bitch deserves to lose that money if she is that stupid

Not everyone can be Admiral Ackbar.
[SECRET FONT] "Dragoon bunker"
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
November 20 2008 08:10 GMT
#19
Nigeria must have lax banks or something, so that they can scam pretty much everyone on earth.

Or maybe they just have isp's that allow a lot of spam. Either one.

PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-20 08:12:35
November 20 2008 08:11 GMT
#20
Not everyone can be Admiral Ackbar.


Lol What?
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
November 20 2008 08:16 GMT
#21
On November 20 2008 17:11 cgrinker wrote:
Show nested quote +
Not everyone can be Admiral Ackbar.


Lol What?


ITS A TRAP ITS A TRAP ITS A TRAP
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
Zidane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1689 Posts
November 20 2008 08:38 GMT
#22
On November 20 2008 15:44 Mikilatov wrote:
haha, okay here's a funny one that happened to a relative of a friend of mine...

They woke up one day and their grill was stolen. They didn't do anything about it, and the next day someone CAME BACK with their grill, and said, "I'm so sorry, I live down the road and our grill broke and we were having a party for our daughter and some of her friends came and took it" So the person gave them tickets to a local baseball game as 'compensation' for the fact that their daughter's friends temporarily 'stole' their grill.

While they were at the baseball game the people came and ransacked the entire place, stealing prettymuch everything.


Wow son, that is fucking owned GG no re lmfao.
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
November 20 2008 08:46 GMT
#23
On November 20 2008 14:46 MetalMarine wrote:
Bitch deserves to lose that money if she is that stupid

Yea but you gotta feel sorry for her family.
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
PePe QuiCoSE
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Argentina1204 Posts
November 20 2008 12:49 GMT
#24
On November 20 2008 17:10 waterGHOSTCLAWdragon wrote:
Nigeria must have lax banks or something, so that they can scam pretty much everyone on earth.

Or maybe they just have isp's that allow a lot of spam. Either one.

Yeah, that's it. It's not encouraged but there is nothing there to prevent people getting scammed or help them when they are scammed. I don't think it's about laws but just pure corruption.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
November 20 2008 12:57 GMT
#25
On November 20 2008 17:38 Zidane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 20 2008 15:44 Mikilatov wrote:
haha, okay here's a funny one that happened to a relative of a friend of mine...

They woke up one day and their grill was stolen. They didn't do anything about it, and the next day someone CAME BACK with their grill, and said, "I'm so sorry, I live down the road and our grill broke and we were having a party for our daughter and some of her friends came and took it" So the person gave them tickets to a local baseball game as 'compensation' for the fact that their daughter's friends temporarily 'stole' their grill.

While they were at the baseball game the people came and ransacked the entire place, stealing prettymuch everything.


Wow son, that is fucking owned GG no re lmfao.

That is so evil! This is why you've gotta have trained attack dogs in your house... It's not technically a booby trap, so it's legal right? Just put a "Beware of Dogs" sign up.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
November 20 2008 13:07 GMT
#26
On November 20 2008 15:44 Mikilatov wrote:
haha, okay here's a funny one that happened to a relative of a friend of mine...

They woke up one day and their grill was stolen. They didn't do anything about it, and the next day someone CAME BACK with their grill, and said, "I'm so sorry, I live down the road and our grill broke and we were having a party for our daughter and some of her friends came and took it" So the person gave them tickets to a local baseball game as 'compensation' for the fact that their daughter's friends temporarily 'stole' their grill.

While they were at the baseball game the people came and ransacked the entire place, stealing prettymuch everything.



lol thats a pretty famous urban legend
pew pew
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32097 Posts
November 20 2008 13:37 GMT
#27
Try as I might, I can never feel sorry for people who are this stupid.
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
BlasiuS
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States2405 Posts
November 20 2008 20:10 GMT
#28
On November 20 2008 17:11 cgrinker wrote:
Show nested quote +
Not everyone can be Admiral Ackbar.


Lol What?


[image loading]
next week on Everybody Loves HypnoToad:
stk01001
Profile Joined September 2007
United States786 Posts
November 20 2008 23:44 GMT
#29
I can just imagine the scammers getting the 400k and being like "Holy shit I can't belive that actually worked!!" man they really fucking made out....
a.k.a reLapSe ---
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
November 20 2008 23:47 GMT
#30
Mentally ill.
No way....just no fucking way is someone that retarded. I refuse to believe it.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
November 20 2008 23:47 GMT
#31
can't believe that scam actually worked...that's just ridiculous.
relative in NIGERIA? lmfao
ilovehnk
Profile Joined October 2008
475 Posts
November 20 2008 23:49 GMT
#32
lol nigerian scammers every where, on ebay especially....
Hikou Shinketsushuu
Glider
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States1353 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-21 00:38:13
November 21 2008 00:37 GMT
#33
can someone tell me how she came in possession of 400k in the first place? inheritance? married rich? loans? decades of savings?
prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
November 21 2008 00:54 GMT
#34
On November 21 2008 09:37 Glider wrote:
can someone tell me how she came in possession of 400k in the first place? inheritance? married rich? loans? decades of savings?

Would have to be inheritance or loans for sure. Or dead husband. I dunno. Unfortunately richness isn't restricted to the intelligent. Take Paris Hilton for example.
Oh no
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
November 21 2008 01:00 GMT
#35
Someone that blinded by greed doesn't deserve 400k anyway, she sounds like the same kind of person who would buy a lottery ticket.

There's no such thing as free money.
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32097 Posts
November 21 2008 01:38 GMT
#36
On November 21 2008 10:00 Frits wrote:
Someone that blinded by greed doesn't deserve 400k anyway, she sounds like the same kind of person who would buy a lottery ticket.

There's no such thing as free money.


What's wrong with lottery tickets? o.O
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
Straylight
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada706 Posts
November 21 2008 01:46 GMT
#37
What's just as bad was that news segment.

"MOST OUTRAGEOUS." Capital red letters, spinning. Some retarded news anchors.

How the fuck is this news?
It felt like gravity.
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
November 21 2008 02:12 GMT
#38
On November 21 2008 10:38 Hawk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2008 10:00 Frits wrote:
Someone that blinded by greed doesn't deserve 400k anyway, she sounds like the same kind of person who would buy a lottery ticket.

There's no such thing as free money.


What's wrong with lottery tickets? o.O


It's a stupid waste of money, I just cant understand how anyone with even the slightest concept of math can buy one.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
November 21 2008 02:34 GMT
#39
The stupid woman got what she deserved. The FBI told her it was a scam and she kept sending them money for a period of 2 years. You cant even call it a scam in my opinion. She knew what she was doing. She willfully gave them money when she knew it was for a fake reason.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
November 21 2008 02:36 GMT
#40
On November 21 2008 09:37 Glider wrote:
can someone tell me how she came in possession of 400k in the first place? inheritance? married rich? loans? decades of savings?

She got the money from her house. She took out loans on her already paid for house. Anyone who owns a house for a long enough period of time has that kind of money.
Locke.
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Israel562 Posts
November 21 2008 03:24 GMT
#41
You're all laughing at her now..

Just wait till they actually reclaim their princedom!
letsbefree
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada123 Posts
November 21 2008 05:07 GMT
#42
fucking niggers.
hehe...
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
November 21 2008 07:32 GMT
#43
On November 21 2008 14:07 letsbefree wrote:
fucking niggers.



kill yourself you worthless piece of shit
posting on liquid sites in current year
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32097 Posts
November 21 2008 19:04 GMT
#44
On November 21 2008 11:12 Frits wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2008 10:38 Hawk wrote:
On November 21 2008 10:00 Frits wrote:
Someone that blinded by greed doesn't deserve 400k anyway, she sounds like the same kind of person who would buy a lottery ticket.

There's no such thing as free money.


What's wrong with lottery tickets? o.O


It's a stupid waste of money, I just cant understand how anyone with even the slightest concept of math can buy one.


I can count on one hand the amount of times I've played the lotto with my own $$ and I've won a total of about 75$. Math can suck a fat one!!

But imo, they're harmless, as long as you're not one of the assclowns who buys them daily.
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
WardiTV 2025
13:00
Playoffs
Scarlett vs GeraldLIVE!
Rogue vs Shameless
MaNa vs ShoWTimE
Nice vs Creator
WardiTV1642
ComeBackTV 778
TaKeTV 429
IndyStarCraft 250
Rex107
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
IndyStarCraft 250
ProTech127
Rex 107
BRAT_OK 65
UpATreeSC 63
DivinesiaTV 21
MindelVK 8
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 25023
Sea 3774
Calm 1930
Larva 981
EffOrt 979
Mini 596
Soma 543
Horang2 427
ZerO 348
Snow 257
[ Show more ]
firebathero 243
Sharp 202
Rush 171
hero 164
actioN 103
sorry 62
Hyun 55
JYJ 42
PianO 37
Mind 25
Terrorterran 23
Aegong 23
scan(afreeca) 15
soO 13
Shine 9
Mong 8
Sacsri 7
ggaemo 4
Dota 2
Gorgc5876
singsing3902
qojqva3666
Dendi1124
syndereN343
Counter-Strike
chrisJcsgo14
Other Games
FrodaN1595
Beastyqt751
B2W.Neo708
crisheroes310
DeMusliM124
KnowMe112
QueenE104
Livibee69
Trikslyr60
Mew2King45
nookyyy 31
ZerO(Twitch)27
trigger10
Organizations
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• StrangeGG 41
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 25
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV610
League of Legends
• Nemesis2283
• TFBlade937
Other Games
• Shiphtur195
Upcoming Events
WardiTV 2025
17h 28m
ByuN vs TBD
Clem vs TBD
OSC
20h 28m
CranKy Ducklings
1d 16h
WardiTV 2025
1d 17h
SC Evo League
1d 18h
Ladder Legends
2 days
BSL 21
2 days
Sziky vs Dewalt
eOnzErG vs Cross
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
Ladder Legends
2 days
BSL 21
3 days
StRyKeR vs TBD
Bonyth vs TBD
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
Wardi Open
3 days
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
WardiTV Invitational
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
WardiTV Invitational
6 days
ByuN vs Solar
Clem vs Classic
Cure vs herO
Reynor vs MaxPax
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Acropolis #4 - TS3
RSL Offline Finals
Kuram Kup

Ongoing

C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 4
YSL S2
BSL Season 21
Slon Tour Season 2
CSL Season 19: Qualifier 1
WardiTV 2025
META Madness #9
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025
ESL Pro League S22

Upcoming

CSL Season 19: Qualifier 2
CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
HSC XXVIII
Big Gabe Cup #3
OSC Championship Season 13
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.