Hans Reiser (of reiserFS fame) wanted by police in disapearance of ex-wife
Ric Moore
wayward4now
Sat Sep 16 19:45:50 PDT 2006
On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 08:58 +1000, James McDonald wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
> > So much for RussianBrides.com I don't think I will consider that avenue
> > anymore! Still getting hit by the Nigerian Brides... nifty pics though!
> >
> Reminds me of an article I read in an Australian newspaper about a 47 yr
> old man who started to chat online to a gorgeous Russian woman who
> appeared to be 'looking for a Western husband'. Her scam was, once she
> had them hooked she wanted them to send the money for the plane fare
> which the love struck guy duly did. Emptying the poor dupes bank account
> on average around 2500AUD.
>
> However this one guy, despite feeling typically silly and embarrassed
> sent a letter to anyone in Auth-orr-it-tey who would listen complaining
> of said womans devious wiles and fortuitously, one such letter came
> across Vladimir Putin's desk. He directed she be found, and the wash up
> was, she and her husband/partner in crime had done the same scam to so
> many men she was about 1million up.
Ha! I get their more intimate pics for free and then drop the line "The
IRS has seized my immense fortune and large wealth in offshore accounts!
Now I have no money!! I'm going to prison!! Will you wait for me??"
<cackles> ... and I got the pics. Sweeeet! <smirks> Ric
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