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	photosinensis 2008-01-16 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	The best part? The signature. Arthur Dent, BSc, HHGTTG, Ph. D. FTW. I love how they can sign these things with names that are obviously fictional and yet it appears that nobody in Nigeria even notices. Obviously they aren't that well read. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	peachespig 2008-01-16 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	At first I thought the FTW was part of the signature too, and that made it even better. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sheep 2008-01-16 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	Me too! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	camilla 2008-01-16 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Lolol. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mummimamma 2008-01-16 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Writing HP by hand? Aw, makes me feel sorry for the poor bastard who did the writing. I personally loved how Arthur Dent BSc, HHGTTG, Ph. D, had been approached by Inspector Morse. (Reply to this)

	black_spot 2008-01-16 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	I’ve read similar retaliations before. Have you checked out this site? Some pics from fans are NSFW and the whole site is pretty non-PC. (Reply to this)

	wrenlet 2008-01-16 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	snort That is made entirely of win. (Reply to this)

	hitchhiker42 2008-01-16 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	I've whiled away many a happy hour at that site. My favorite scambait was the one where the baiter got the baitee to record the entire of the HHGTTG and email it to him. The scambaiter also posted the Mp3s on 419Eater. I've downloaded them, but have yet to listen. Tragically, the link escapes me right now. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sparkysrevenge 2008-01-19 08:40 am UTC (link)
	That was excellent, because it included a conversation with both a Michael Palin and a Christina Terryele Gilliam. (I just lost it after "Christina Gilliam"'s middle name) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	camilla 2008-01-16 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Fantastic, even better than the Cthulhu bait. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tangentialone 2008-01-17 08:51 am UTC (link)
	Cthulhu bait? perks up interestedly (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

camilla
2008-01-17 09:08 am UTC (link)

Someone scared the crap out of a Nigerian spammer by starting out sane and then descending into ramblings about Arkham and the Cthulhu cult, like this.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a detective with the Arkham, MA police force. I am investigating the break-in of Mr. Randolph Carter's residence, and the subsequent disappearance of Mr. Carter. Last night, neighbors heard a tremendous crash from his house. Thinking it had been hit by lightning, they investigated, and found damage to the upper story of the house. Police responded and discovered a large amount of blood in the upstairs bedroom, but no sign of Mr. Carter.

An examination of his computer, found turned on, showed that he had recently sent email to this address. I would be interested in any information you could provide on this case. Why was Mr. Carter writing to you? Who are you and where are you located? All information provided will be kept strictly confidential.

Thank you,
Greg

It went on for a while until the spammers didn't want anything to do with him:I WANT TO MAKE U UNDERSTAND THAT I DONT KNOW WHAT U ARE U HER TALKING ABOUT.

I HOPE U UNDERSTAND ME MY FRIEND.SO IF U DONT WANT THE AXE TO FALL ON U, U BRTTER BE YOUR SELF FOR ONCE MY FRIEND.

DONT U EMAIL ME ANGAIN FOR YOUR LIFE. LET TO BE YOUR FIRST AND LAST TIME U WILL THINK OF MY EMAIL BOXS.

BE YOUR SELF NOW OR NEVER OR THE AXE WILL FALL ON YOU.

Link: http://www.geocities.com/steerp1ke/David_Ehi.html

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	tangentialone 2008-01-17 09:10 am UTC (link)
	Oh my god that's fucking hilarious. XD Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	electricwitch 2008-01-17 10:40 am UTC (link)
	Steerpike? Queerpike? Sneerbite? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	seiberwing 2008-01-17 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	If he's lifting passages out of Lovecraft for that, he's a bloody genius. If he's making it all up, he's a genius and a pretty good writer besides. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	narcissam 2008-01-18 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	That reminds me. I have a Nigerian scammer fiance named Patrick, that I haven't heard from for years. He proposed marriage in his second email, after I told him I was a rich, lonely woman, and he left me a voice message on my fake internet telephone number but I went on vacation and forgot to continue the correspondence. We could have been so happy together. (Reply to this)