Gawain 0 #1 January 3, 2003 I know I've not seen it all. I've only been online since 1993 and I know I've not seen it all. I can accept that. However, this email I got (to a web-based account) is officially the weirdest message I've ever received. I'm not trying to share "spam" here...well read it...(names/email addys changed to protect the innocent): ----- Original Message ----- From: () Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:58:19 -0700 (MST) To: gawain@xxx.xxx Subject: DWG #52 4350a mind warper needed! LzjHJFXEGEf Hello, If you are a reliable supplier of the below equipment I am going to need the following: 1. A mind warper generation 4 Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with memory adapter. 2. The special 23200 series time transducing capacitor with built in temporal displacement. While these time pieces normally go between $5,000-$7,000 a piece, I am having a hard time finding a reliable supplier. Teleport to me within the next 48 earth hours and I will pay $40,000 2002 US cash. Please only reply if you are reliable. Send a (SEPARATE) email to me at: ---@---.com JKqbGHwpvFCW Guys...I'm trying to laugh at this...but...but... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #2 January 3, 2003 This reminds me of "Back to the future" meets the "Heavens Gate Cult" PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #3 January 3, 2003 *quatorze getting up to find his aluminium foil hat* uh weird I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #4 January 3, 2003 Alright then...so this wasn't like some ultra-geeky way of saying "I wanna buy a watch." This is spooky nonsense here.. . *phew* So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #5 January 3, 2003 A Google search with the beginning of the message turned up a couple of hits. Other people have gotten the same message, so I guess someone really needs that equipment.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #6 January 3, 2003 I have a question about your Google search, did you search by the "subject" of the email? I wouldn't normally know how to seek something like this out because..well...I don't know about these particular things... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #7 January 3, 2003 I first searched with the phrase: ' "If you are a reliable supplier of the below equipment" ' note that you have to have the quot's around the word if you want to search for the phrase, and not the individual words. This turned up seven matches. Then I searched with ' "time transducing capacitor" ' and got 118 matches! Obviously there are a few variations of the mail doing the rounds. A few links led to discussion boards(such as this!), where the thread usually started with "I got this weird email today" or something similar. It seems that a lot of people have even started a conversation with the mailer. Quoted from here: Quote His explantion for his needing to go back in time are much more elaborate, but that's it in a nutshell. And speaking of nuts, the situations so bizarre that he's either extremely dillusional or it's true. He keeps asking me to fly out to Boston to meet him in order "to conduct business." Yup, either we have stranded time-travellers here who spam people, the mailer is insane, or just maybe someone is laughing his ass off right now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #8 January 3, 2003 I dunno about any of yall, but I wanna meet this guy I'll show him my collection of BK wrist watches. BTW-I don't actually have any of those Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #9 January 3, 2003 You can find all that at K-Mart __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VivaHeadDown 0 #10 January 3, 2003 _____________________________________ Teleport to me within the next 48 earth hours and I will pay $40,000 2002 US cash. Please only reply if you are reliable. Send a (SEPARATE) email to me at: ---@---.com ___________________________________ See, now, I have the stuff he/she/it wants, but I don't have a teleporter. And I don't think I'm reliable enough to email back, so I guess he/she/it is stuck here in 2003. I wonder how much $40,000 2002 US cash would have been worth today. I bet it would be like, a million dollars or something like that. Ah nuts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #11 January 3, 2003 Oh bummer, I've just ran out of the stuff, but I have a working teleporter! It's a shame I'm on the wrong side of the globe. I understood that he/she/it meant $40000 (from the year 2002) US cash. Of course that's outdated by three days now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #12 January 3, 2003 "2. The special 23200 series time transducing capacitor with built in temporal displacement. " ------------------------------------------------------- The party did not specify whether he/she wishes to purchase the 23200 (A) or 23200 (B) series units. These capacitors were offered with two different option packages. The (A) series was found to generate a large electromagnetic flux field around the user. Your results may vary. ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #13 January 3, 2003 *quatorze adds two more layers to his foil hat* I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #14 January 3, 2003 Fool! Tinfoil is only good against the older generation mind-control beams the CIA used in the 90's. Against the newer Mind Warpers you need heavier protection. And I'm not sure you can shield yourself against the 4350a series at all... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #15 January 3, 2003 Titanium...nuff said I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #16 January 3, 2003 I'd use about 4 inches of nice heavy lead. That should shield you against most subatomic particles. Of course, it could be a little uncomfortable to wear 40-50 kilos on your head, but if you really want protection... -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 January 3, 2003 Quoteit could be a little uncomfortable to wear 40-50 kilos on your head, but if you really want protection... Naw, he's a skydiver, camera fliers do that crap all the time and they're fine, well, physically, mentally, now that's a story...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #18 January 3, 2003 that coming from a freeflyer as well ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #19 January 3, 2003 I've been a trusted and quality distributor of fine aluminum brain shields for years, I have a new model thatl looks just like a San Diego chargers hat. and for the ultimate in stealth am/fm 7 dimmension radio for when you need to get off the static planes of existance in a hurry.... you'll vibrate at such a high frequancy that no one will be able to see you, and the vaccum of space will not harm you... Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #20 January 3, 2003 Go ahead and laugh at the looney bin. I'll bet you his scam is working well. Go ahead and write back to him. Say, "I have your equipment but I can't teleport it to you." He'll respond, "That's ok. Give me your bank account number and I'll deposit the $40k and trust you for the space tools." Then he'll make "woo woo nyuck nyuck waoooei waoooei!!!" sounds. Since he's clearly crazy, why wouldn't you trust him? He's clearly too wacky to plan you any harm, and if he wants to give you his life savings, why not? Except tomorrow morning you'll wake up broke. Cons come in many flavors. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #21 January 3, 2003 Quote Except tomorrow morning you'll wake up broke. Aha! But he doesn't know I'm a skydiver, thus already broke! So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #22 January 3, 2003 "Zoltan" PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #23 January 3, 2003 Hey stop that!!! you're crushing my interstellar space suit !!! Zultan ! o.k guys keep it down we're in my parents garage here Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #24 January 3, 2003 Quote I know I've not seen it all. I've only been online since 1993 and I know I've not seen it all. I can accept that. However, this email I got (to a web-based account) is officially the weirdest message I've ever received. I'm not trying to share "spam" here...well read it...(names/email addys changed to protect the innocent): I have probably received 6-8 variations on the time traveler thing but I don't remember them really asking for anything. I'll pay more attention in the future. Maybe I have what they need! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #25 January 4, 2003 I got this one too. Some freak got a spammer's CD (can be purchased for about $100-$300), and spammed everyone with his weird message. If you are on a lot of spam lists and have a lot of email addresses, you will get this one a few times. Either a joke or some deranged individual. Probably a 12 year old kid. Notice how jaded I am lately about the Internet ... Also, when you get weird emails, be SURE not to open the attachments. Right now, there is a nasty virus going around, and it looks to be getting worse: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.k@mm.html Or, if you hate M$ like I do, just use Eudora instead of Outlook.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
