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Progressive1 year, 1 month ago

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I'm getting more Nigerian phishing than spam these days, but here's a site that gives you an option beyond just hitting the "delete" key:

www.spamcop.net

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  CRYMTYPHON1 year, 1 month ago
  
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  Hello [ Progressive ]!
  I am Chief Financial Officer Ivan Gotasudonim , head of the Nigerian Foreign Fund Transfer office!
  
  Here is to hoping we are having nice day!
  
  I wish to take this time to ask if you were aware change of government here, requires we empty and refill treasury?
  
  Your associate [ Ind06 ] has recommended that we can trust you to allow to send many money to your account for holding! And you keep half!
  
  To faciliate this trustworthy transfer [ system note: propeller has deleted the rest of this message as being not funny enough. ].
  
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    Progressive1 year, 1 month ago
    
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    Here's the opening line on one that just came in:
    
    "I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Cashiers
    Cheque but did not hear from you since that time."
    
    Most of them seem to come through British or Chinese servers.
    
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      Progressive1 year, 1 month ago
      
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      This one came from France and was signed, "James Brown"!
      
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