Spammer Unmasked

Reiyen · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 11:17 am

Our apologies to all members who received the spam from "Mother Justina" a.k.a. "Justina Ohera" a.k.a "big-liar-who-thinks-we-have-no-brains."

The user has been deactivated and her PMs should be ignored. We apologize again for the inconvenience,

Sincerely,
Reiyen referring to himself as "we"

Whythawye · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 11:25 am

All unread private messages by the spammer have been removed.

And for future notice, if you ever get an email or something with the kind of storyline the spammer posited... ignore it, it's spam, trust me. It's the most classic identity theft scam in the book.

Lady Elanor · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 11:31 am

Ahah yep, I got one but it had been removed. Thanks guys!

Elly · **Joined:** October 22nd, 2010, 7:58 am **Posts:** 4197

I also received one but I didn't read it because it was already deleted.

Thanks!

RedWing the Purple · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 12:38 pm

I got one too.

Glad that was taken care of.

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 12:57 pm

I got one, and went to chat to figure out what in the world it was.

Calista Bethelle · **Joined:** February 10th, 2011, 9:15 pm **Posts:** 3095

Yep, I got it too, but it was removed already.

Crushmaster · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 3:24 pm

I got one from "them" as well, but it was already deleted. Shame.

God bless,
Crushmaster.

Elly · **Joined:** October 22nd, 2010, 7:58 am **Posts:** 4197

I bet the spammer just went through the user list and PMed everybody.

Varon · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 3:59 pm

It's possible to do a mass-PM.

I thought the whole embassy in Ghana was a classic one. I'd heard of it before.

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** August 26th, 2011, 7:37 pm

Got one too, but it was removed before I read it.

Calista Bethelle · **Joined:** February 10th, 2011, 9:15 pm **Posts:** 3095

I'm probably being too curious, but what did the PM say?

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** August 27th, 2011, 3:08 pm

I was wondering that also...

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes · **Posted:** August 27th, 2011, 4:30 pm

I still have it because I read it before it was removed. . . . because we know what it is, and if I remove their contact info, could I post it? Just because, when you think about it, it's almost interesting that someone would sign up here for that purpose.

Aeleknight · **Posted:** August 27th, 2011, 5:46 pm

Is she related to the King of Nigeria? I got an email from him once too.

I got a PM from her too. "Dearest of the Lord"? I certainly smelled something aground at the circle K. Thanks for the good work those involved in taking "Mother Justinia" off the HW premises.

Elly · **Joined:** October 22nd, 2010, 7:58 am **Posts:** 4197

"Dearest of the Lord?"

Well, I'm glad all of that is over.

BushMaid · **Posted:** August 28th, 2011, 5:13 pm

I missed the show.

I logged on, saw the pm, saw that the pm had been deleted, and saw that the user that had sent it was deleted too!

I guessed something of this kind was up.

Lady Ness · **Joined:** May 19th, 2011, 11:30 am **Posts:** 241

I got a PM from her entitled "Dearest to the Lord" but it was already deleted once I got to it. Pity.

Is it possible that what the PM said could be posted?

The Wolverminion · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 5:13 pm

Yeah, I'm curious what it said...

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 6:23 pm

I removed the contact info, so I hope it's ok to post. I got to it before it was deleted, so mine is still in my messages.

The weird thing is that on the profile of this person it said Male. A male mother Justina? Anyway, the problem is taken care of, but here it is to ease the curiosity of others.

Quote:

Dearest in the lord,

I am Mrs Justina Ohera from Sierra Leone.I am married to late Mr. Benjamin Ohera, who worked with Sierra Leone Embassy in Ghana for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2003,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Mary) who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians(from Muslim to Christianity). And since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$2.5M )Two Million,Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Ghana. Presently,this money is still with the bank. Following my ill health, being a victim to cancer , I have decided to donate this fund to a Christian organizations (Church or person) that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein,according to the desire of my late husband. I want this fund to be used in Christian Activities like,Orphanages,Christian schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace". As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Ghana. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life as well commit me into your daily prayers. Contact me on this e-mail address:(Email removed)any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply immediately .
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Sister Justina Ohera,
Adress removed.

Elly · **Joined:** October 22nd, 2010, 7:58 am **Posts:** 4197

That sounds so. . . cheesy. Insincere. Fake. "Dearest in the lord"? I mean, seriously? Who's not going to spot that? I've heard the whole embassy-in-Ghana-with-large-sum-of-money-in-bank story before. I mean, this Justina person couldn't think of anything more creative?

BushMaid · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 6:52 pm

Bots are never very creative.

KathrineROID · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 6:59 pm

How did the bot even get past the sign-up sheet's "prove you're human" verification thingy?

BushMaid · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 7:35 pm

Maybe it was a clever bot.

Hannah Marie · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 8:44 pm

Just because it was a spammer does not mean it was a bot. The two are separate from each other.

The Wolverminion · **Posted:** August 29th, 2011, 11:31 pm

That's so weird.

KathrineROID · **Posted:** August 30th, 2011, 6:38 am

So either it was an unimaginative person or a smart, smart bot?

Calista Bethelle · **Joined:** February 10th, 2011, 9:15 pm **Posts:** 3095

Okaaaay...that was weird.

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** August 30th, 2011, 12:14 pm

*LAUGHS!*

"the dearest of the lord" is sooooooooooooooooooo humble.

Hannah Marie · **Posted:** August 30th, 2011, 8:00 pm

A bot is not a person and may be utilized by some to spam. However, it is mostly used to track and retrieve and organize links for search engines or the like. A bot would not have organized a message like that, as it would not have been technically capable. Based on how this user filled out the required fields, the spammer was an actual person or at least there was a person behind it all.

Whythawye · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 1:15 am

Spams like this are generally sent out by the billions in hopes that a few people will actually fall for it. It works.

KathrineROID · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 6:56 am

I kinda thought the people on forums had to be computer literate enough to know better.

Whythawye · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 6:59 am

Far from it.

Elanhil · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 8:57 am

I remember the first time I got a message like this... *laughs* I kindly wrote a reply and told the person that I would need to know more about them before I could help.

KathrineROID · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 10:26 am

Gracious, really? Now I don't know when/where/how I learned about internet spam-scams. I was younger than 10, I know that much, and it wasn't a "let's sit down and talk about internet safety" talk or anything like that; I wasn't on the internet until I was eleven, and I know I knew before then. Strange. I kinda assumed everyone with an IQ higher than that of a boiled cabbage picked these things up. . . XD

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** August 31st, 2011, 4:26 pm

Elanhil, that just made me laugh

Elanhil · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 10:19 am

Lady Alina Cabrera wrote:

:rofl: Elanhil, that just made me laugh

Good! I love making people laugh.

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 10:26 am

Elanhil wrote:

I remember the first time I got a message like this... *laughs* I kindly wrote a reply and told the person that I would need to know more about them before I could help.

Elanhil · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 12:41 pm

**grins** Another one!

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 12:45 pm

...

Constable Jaynin Mimetes · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 12:46 pm

Moving this to GD, where you can continue your discussion of spammers present, past, and future.

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 2:07 pm

Vanya Katerina Jaynin wrote:

Moving this to GD, where you can continue your discussion of spammers present, past, and future.

* laughs *

Elanhil wrote:

**grins** Another one!

Yup.

SilvieOfSouthern · **Joined:** July 10th, 2011, 10:08 pm **Posts:** 143

I also got a PM from "Mother Justina"...I thought it sounded a little fishy so I checked out her profile. It said she'd been a member for 3 years and hadn't posted once, so I figured she was either a spammer or creepy stalker...

Glad she's out of the way. Thanks, guys!

Aeleknight · **Posted:** September 1st, 2011, 8:08 pm

Wow. I can't believe she/he thought that that would deceive anyone.

SilvieOfSouthern · **Joined:** July 10th, 2011, 10:08 pm **Posts:** 143

It's kinda sick, really. Like I said, I'm glad she won't be bothering anyone anymore!

KathrineROID · **Posted:** September 2nd, 2011, 7:25 am

Three years? Like the joined date said she'd been a member three years, or what?

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** September 2nd, 2011, 8:45 am

The site isn't 3 years old yet...

SilvieOfSouthern · **Joined:** July 10th, 2011, 10:08 pm **Posts:** 143

Well something like that. I don't remember exactly but the joined date was a long time ago and it said she hadn't posted once.

Aeleknight · **Posted:** September 3rd, 2011, 4:05 pm

SilvieOfSouthern wrote:

Well something like that. I don't remember exactly but the joined date was a long time ago and it said she hadn't posted once.

Hard to believe if someone hasn't posted once, have been on for three years and now decides to start sending messages is fairly legit.

Bethany (Lady Alina) · **Posted:** September 3rd, 2011, 7:56 pm

Hmm...She's been a member for "three" years and not posted once...I think this person thinks we're even stupider than I thought she thought we were...

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