419er fears unsolicited intergalactic email

Jon Pain

Phone 'em #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 11:56 GMT

Has anybody tried phoning the number?

Also, bit of a giveaway as a Nigerian Scam, having a Nigerian Phone Number!

Alec Harkness

"discurse vivdly"? #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:13 GMT

Receiving unsolicited intergalactic email certainly makes me want to dis and curse vividly, on the phone or otherwise

gareth

maybe #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:20 GMT

someone could make a revese chargce call with 9.5m$ im sure they will accept the charges

Anonymous John

Looks genuine to me. #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:20 GMT

A real 419er would call himself Barrister E. Kone, Esq.

I'll get my spacesuit.

Anonymous Coward

Eric Kone #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 14:02 GMT

of the koneheads?

stephen meadows

So Amusing #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 14:47 GMT

I just rang the chap and had a long conversation with him and have agreed to meet him at the Crowne Plaza in Nairobi next Wednesday!!

Steve

Its all mine #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 16:01 GMT

Well I am very upset, the number now has a 'fault'! Please can you all stop calling so i can claim my share of the loot! ;)

John Chadwick

Lets hope it wasn't a premium rate number then. #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 16:01 GMT

And, anyone want to bet when it will be.

Jacob Reid

phone number #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 16:34 GMT

Seen the number? + 23 417 238 107.

Funny that if that was 1 number different, it would have been +23 419...

Cap'n wotsit

@Jacob #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 17:11 GMT

I *think* you mean 2 numbers...

Jacob Reid

@Cap'n #

Posted Friday 16th November 2007 19:29 GMT

No, I meant 1 number as in changing 1 character, not 1 number as in adding 1 to one of the numbers.

Stratman

@ Cap'n wotsit #

Posted Saturday 17th November 2007 16:35 GMT

If one was to strictly apply your implied algorithm then it would be 2 million numbers different.