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by jck 1 view

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Well, it looks like my dry streak is broken. Joy wants to communicate with me!!

Sarcasm aside...I got this in my email this morning.

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Subject: Message from a TechRepublic Member
Creation Date 9/30/2005 2:37:40 AM
From: "mary_kone110@yahoo.fr"

Created By: mary_kone110@yahoo.fr

One of your fellow TechRepublic members has sent you a private message:

From: mary_kone110@...
Subject: hello
Message:
I am 26yrs old and beautiful.

pls, let me tslk with you on phone, also send me your private e-mail address for our private communication.

My e-mail address is, mary_kone110@yahoo.fr

Have a nice day Love.

Miss Joy Ibeh.
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I guess it's not an outright scam. But, it seems Joy is using Mary's account.

So, what's the TechRepublic stance on it?

BTW, I did add "her" to my blocked addresses. So, it's dealt with on my end at the corp mail server.

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by jck

just setup a script bot to configure new yahoo.fr mailboxes...and email that account from there...with accounts like Pierre Trudeau (I know...Canadian), Thierry Henry, etc...

that'd be funny to see what happens.

by jamesrl

But I got Mary herself to email me, so there!

One of your fellow TechRepublic members has sent you a private message:

From: mary_kone110@...
Subject: hello
Message:
my dear

I am 26yrs old and beautiful.

pls, let me tslk with you on phone, also send me your private e-mail address for our
private communication.

My e-mail address is, mary_kone110@yahoo.fr

Have a nice day Love.

Miss mary kone

by charliespencer

First jck, now you.

What's the difference between a fun date and a slut?

A fun date is a girl who sleeps with everybody. A slut is a girl who sleeps with everybody BUT ME!

by jck

if that were truly the case...and I thought that way...

Most women in the world would be sluts. :D

by jdclyde

The difference between a Beotch and a slut.
Slut sleeps with anyone.
Beotch sleeps with anyone but me.

by dc guy

Maric?n is Spanish profanity. They have a richer assortment of "bad words" than we do, but in English it's roughly equivalent to "bastard" or "S.O.B."

The whole thing looks like a prank.

by jamesrl

Way to burst my bubble, here I thought I had some hot babe wanting to meet.....

I saw a US news show -cant remember which one, where they actually checked out some of these Nigerian scammers and played along. One was very similar - woman suggesting she wanted a new husband, and she had a treasure in a box in storage in England. They actually corresponded, talked on the phone and arranged to meet(in Montreal of all places).

But of course the woman didn't meet directly, she "sent" a relative to meet him first to make sure he was serious - and had the money for the transaction. He of course had a hiddent camera. He refused to hand over the money to anyone but her -and of course she wasn't there.

The funniest part was when he called her a few weeks later - and she at first didn't remember him, then blamed the relative for the mixup, then professed love etc... it was classic.

James

by jck

Swillettes? no way...they'd refuse to email.

If you can't take advantage of a situation right away that is mutually agreeable...it's not worth taking advantage of....i.e.- what good is a person to fool around with when they're 6,000 miles and 15 hours of flying away? Your next door neighbor might be just as good with a ballgag and a brown bag over the head.

That...is swill philosophy ]:)

by jdclyde

One is about 90, and the other is a very heavy mentally challenged person.

Not even swill material.

The hot rocker I went to see lives 190 miles way. Wonder how that will work out. I see myself doing more work down at our plant by Detroit! Gets me in the neighborhood and lets me expense my gas! Bonus! (the ballgag sounds fun, but won't need the bag)

by m_a_r_k

I got one of those too. From mary_kone110. But this one did say her name was Mary Kone, not Joy-something.

by jck

I'd only use that on someone who sounded like Fran Drescher...or...talked too much.

as for the hottie...good luck...and make sure she doesn't use the ballgag on YOU...hahahahaha ]:)

by dmambo

You must have a very well-used ballgag. Try to find a woman who doesn't talk too much, especially during a Red Sox game or when I'm reading the paper.

Oh, wait a minute, that's probably just in my house.

by jdclyde

about being innocent?

See, I don't make EXCUSES for my ever politically correct behavior like ball games or reading! :D

by beth blakely

We'll be blocking the "members" you mentioned from sending email via the site. Sorry for your inconvenience... or any hopes that may have been dashed. :-)

In the future, you can report offenses like these to me at my TR address: beth.blakely@techrepublic.com.

by toivo talikka

Yep, this is it:

"...he had a sum of $25 million US DOLLARS (twenty five) MILLION USA DOLLARS) kept in 2 trunks boxes with a private security company in (AFRICA)here in Abidjan Ivory Coast."

I know people have lost their shirt when they have gone to collect their reward in Nigeria but this opportunity must be different: Mary tells she is from Ivory Coast ;-)

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