It's called a Long Con and you are the mark...how about you forget all this sending money nonsense to someone you will NEVER meet and maybe take a walk in the sunlight and go meet some women in your area that you can actually talk to in person instead of some broke a$$ play money dude posing as a chick.

Got this in my inbox today, maybe I should send him a few bucks too:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Sir,
FAMILY ASSISTANCE/FUND TRANSFER

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With due respect,trust and humanity,I write this letterto you seeking your
help and assistance,though its difficult since we have not met before.I got
your address from the SOUTH AFRICA INFORMATION EXCHANGE (S.A.I.E)regarding
your business profile and sincerity.I believe that you are capable and
reliable in handling this urgent international transaction of this sort.

I am MR.RUFUS MUKHENZE,the first and only son of COMRADE.BORDER
D.MUKHENZE,the Zimbabwean former Minister for Youth & Gender Equality who is
also a businessman and politician,in the Zimbabwean political arena.My
father was the famous politician who stood firm against President Mugabes
idea of continuous fight in Democratic Republic of Congo and my father also
stood against the seizure of white owned farms and the distribution of it to
the blacks without Compesiation to the white owners.Before my father's
death, in his "WILL"he specifically drew my attention to this sum of
US$21,320Million,(TWENTY ONE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLAR)which he deposited in a safe box of a private security
company in south Africa,INFACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:-

"MY beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$21,320,000.00(TWENTY ONE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLAR),which I deposited in a box with a security company in
Johannesburg,South Africa. Incase of my absence on earth caused by
death,only you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of south Africa for investment purpose.I deposited
the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit
code.Your mother has all the document.Take good care of your mother and
sister

]From the above,you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money,I will be very grateful if you can assist us,we are
now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial
laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain financial rights
to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot invest this money
here in south africa,hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money
out of south africa for investment purpose.

For your efforts,am prepared to offer you 25%of the total fund, while 5%will
be set aside for local and international expenses and 70%will be kept by my
family and me.All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire
personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Looking forward hearing from you.


Yours Faithfully
MR. RUFUS MUKHENZE

I actually saw this on Dateline.

They were tracking packages tied to fraudulent activity in Nigeria and they also showed rooms full of men on computers in Nigeria and neighboring Benin that spent all day pretending to be women in desperate financial need to con people into sending them money over the internet.

This.

Pics or her name is Adawale Obasanjo and she wants very much to share her alluvial gold with you.

where's idi when you need him?

LOL. dude seriously take truepokerceo's advice, just burn your money before sending it to a fat hairy amenian scam artist.

In an effort to give this thread some relevance to legislation, he could choose between

a. burning his money, or

b. giving it to a fat hairy DC lobbyist for their work on the 2010 Reid bill ban.

In the very unlikely chance that "she" is really a she and might have a body that resembles Kim Kardashian send her a plane ticket to your country with the promise that you marry her.

For the sake of the thread ask him, i mean her, to send you a picture of himself, i mean herself and at least we would all have something to look at. Chances are the scammer, i mean her, will send you a picture of Kim Kardashian and that would be great.

What game do you play and at what site? The times you play would be good to.

Good luck.

Interesting choice of words.

I recently got an e-mail informing me that a count from a foreign land needed to transfer $34,646,289.10 into my bank account to help him with an inheritance. Once I give him my bank acct. number, and other personal information, of course.

Once this clears I'll be glad to help her out.

Interesting how ?? The prior post I was referencing discussed giving money to a " fat hairy amenian scam artist". In order to make the reference as close as possible, I substituted "DC lobbyist" for "armenian scam artist" from the original post.

I have no idea which DC lobbyists or whether any Armenians might in fact be fat and/or hairy. (I personally am both and also old, but am not a lobbyist nor Armenian)

Have you talked to your parents about this? If not why? You come here asking complete strangers a question you should be able to ask either of your parents or someone else close to you. See what thier reacion is. They know you better than anyone on this forum. I'm betting they tell you to NEVER send money to someone you casually know over the internet. I don't care how many hours you've "chatted" with the other person, it's still a casual relationship.

Good luck with your choice.

wow.

over/under on how many months its been since OP felt the touch of a woman?

OK I'll shut up after this but honestly this sentence can't be described as anything but ****ing POETRY

I can't think of anyone fat and hairy lobbying for PPA...not that it would matter, of course.

FWIW, when I first read it I interpreted it the way TPxCEO says he meant it.

I pity you

As we do you.


Michael of NJ

Special as in hard working, well educated, morals and values..
Dude I don't wanna marry her or smth.
I have enough female attention and I don't want anything from her.
You're just way too superficial to understand

I didn't expect anything else since 95% of all winning poker players are egocentric capitalists. But I don't know why you feel the need to go after people with good intentions

Actually in a twisted kinda way they also have good intentions. They're trying to prevent you from giving your money away and finding out you were scammed. They probably think you'd be hurt if you eventually found out that this person is not who they claimed to be.

That and people are having a little fun making jabs about you being super naive. They're exaggerating of course but that's a part of humor. Just be aware of the risks if you start sending this person money.

The fact that you think a woman is special is not the funny part....

If this question is real, then at least your heart is in the right place.
You are clearly putting yourself in bad situations though. Even if she turns out to be 'real,' as a general rule its a bad idea to send money to people you met "online in a chat box." Obviously, general rules are all we have to go on, so that is what our advice will reflect. If you have some other knowledge, or some subtle nuances you've picked up that lead you to believe the situation is genuine, then good for you, but why would you then ask strangers for advice about it?

Furthermore, why are you wasting your time asking pointless questions and then responding to flames?
If you want to send someone you've never met money, then go ahead and do it, it doesn't require any special knowledge.
Just wire the money like any ****ing normal person and shut up, there is nothing complicated going on here.

umm, maybe this guy just wants to pay someone for nefarious reasons but made up this story as a cover.

nvm