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    Tola Odejayi
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    @TolaO (Senior Scribe with 25019 pts)

    I recently got a mail from someone expressing interest in me and inviting me to correspond with her via email.

    I was somewhat suspicious, because she said she had read my profile, and I don’t have that much information on my profile that would enable someone to decide whether they should like me or not.

    Anyway, I may be wrong – but if anyone else has received a similar email, then they should beware.

#100930
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Lade
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@Lade-A (Writer with 9887 pts)

I got the same email and i have copied and sent it in a report to Admin.

#100931
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Jaywriter
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@jaywriter (Head Wordsmith with 46943 pts)

Lade, aint you female?

#100932
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Lade
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@Lade-A (Writer with 9887 pts)

I am o! Which makes the mailer either bisexual or dubious. I go with dubious.

#100933
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Jaywriter
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@jaywriter (Head Wordsmith with 46943 pts)

Me sentiments exactly.

#100934
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Ellie
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@elly (Writer with 7691 pts)

Got the same mail, and smelt a rat. The fellow must think they are dealing with a gullible bunch, and jsut in case you(scammer) decide to join this discussion, i am so not gay, ok!

#100935
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@ogaoga (Head Wordsmith with 84537 pts)

Thanks to Lade and Tola that first brought this to our notice. That poster Jenna, has been marked as a scammer and will soon be deleted. We try to protect your privacy on this website and will never give out your details. But please also beware of unsolicited requests for friendship or personal details. Thank you.

Another user baited by replying the initial message and this was the response from Jenna.

My Dearest One ,
I am writing this letter with due respect and he artful of tears since we have not know or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through your profile that speaks good of you.. I want to find out if it’s possible for you to deal with individual as to investment. I came across your profile and I feel it’s highly reputable that is why I pick an interest getting across to you in respect of investment at my disposal. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

My late father ( DR.KAKA B DORAH) was chairman managing director ( DIAMONDS COMPANY LTD),in Kinshasa the capital of my country,and he was also the personal adviser to the former head of state before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my mother and father in a cold blood during the last war in my country .It was only me that is alive now and i managed to make my way to a nearby country Senegal where i am living now as a refugee.

Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My name is ( Miss.Jenna Dorah) age 23 years old a young girl from Congo in east Africa as i told you before. The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my possession.This money (US5.3 Million dollars)is deposited in a bank some years ago by my father he made me the sole beneficiary I am now asking you to stand on my behalf, to stand as my partner and in time of the claim and investment as well.

As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well know to you, if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pis attach your direct and full information as you reply to me. You can also contact me with my email and the reverend CHRIS office phone number + 221 777 026 224, or +221 777 026 224 When you call the reverend tell him that you will like to speak to me and he will send for me in the female hostel refugee camp to come and answer your call i will be waiting to hear from you.

Best regard
Love and kisses
Miss. Jenna Dorah

#100936
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Lade
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@Lade-A (Writer with 9887 pts)

Lololol! What an idiot! Can someone please inform him/her what NaijaStories is all about? And the class of people on this site? Maybe he/she didn’t read the review that this is a social site with a difference – ‘site of intellectuals by intellectuals for intellectuals’ translated ‘we are not hungry, gullible desperados’.

#100937
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abby
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@abby (Junior Writer with 3132 pts)

lol @ Lade and Elly’s comments. Received the same mail. I majorly am investigative by nature so I checked out avenues online to ‘locate’ this individual but got nothing. (S)he does not even have a profile here. I also wondered what was on my profile, so I checked and decided it was not enough for me to want to contact me. I was totally put off by the suggestive nature of the message, and as I am not gay, I go with dubious as well. Looks like dubious was the intent after all

(S)he might have thought being suggestive would grant them easy access. lol Do people still fall for them schemes anymore?

#100938
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Lade
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@Lade-A (Writer with 9887 pts)

Anyone who falls for such unimaginative ‘olodo’ scheme totally deserves to be scammed.

#100939
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Jaywriter
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@jaywriter (Head Wordsmith with 46943 pts)

More concerned for the younger folks here. A more creative scam might work a little more. But anyone who’s been on the internet for a while ought to know all these. Everyone be very careful.

#100940
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Afronuts
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@Afronuts (Senior Scribe with 25500 pts)

More and more mediocre scammers keep springing up.

#100941
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Amurawaiye Adeyinka
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@adeyinkacu (Junior Writer with 3189 pts)

wow, i didnt get such message sha, but i surely would not have fallen for that.

#100942
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TheBeautifulTruth
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@nnenna (Junior Writer with 2525 pts)

How come I didn’t get a message?! Lol

#100943
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@ogaoga (Head Wordsmith with 84537 pts)

Another spammer managed to get past us and has sent out quite a few messages. Funnily enough, they also sent one to Admin. Grace has been banned now.

________________________________________

My dear,

My name is sonia. i am a female I was impressed when i saw your profile today at http://www.naijastories.com and i will like to establish a long lasting
relationship with you. In addition,i will like you to reply me through my email box (sonia.dogba45@yahoo.co.uk).This is because i don’t know the
possibilities of remaining in forum for a long time. please If you are interested in knowing more about me please contact me directly to my email adderss box so i will send you some of my pictures imediately,
Thanks waiting to hear from you .
sonia

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