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Geek Culture / Anyone else get this **fantastic** offer of work?!?

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BatVink
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:00
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Got this in my hotmail...

Quote: "Hello,Im a disigner at a company I resently started.I myself have disigned a hand full of interesting games.The thing is we need programmers.Iv seen some of your work and was quite impressed and would really apreciate it if you concidered.If you'de like to join us send me an email with your name,age and a picture of your latest work.We could really use your help.We'll discuss the terms of money on your reply.thank you for your time... "


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Phaelax
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:02
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I got that message too. I didn't reply at all to it. I thought maybe it was some noob on the forums spreading spam. He's a really bad speller. And why ask for age? hmmmm....

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PowerSoft
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:03 Edited at: 11th Jul 2005 17:04
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Ha! Prob sum stup 10 yr old n00b!


He can't even spel





[posted at same time ]

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Phaelax
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:11
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Quote: "He can't even spel"


Neither can you!

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Dazzag
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:15
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Think he was taking the mick...

Cheers

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PowerSoft
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 18:21
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Yea it was spelt like that for the comedy value (or the lack of it)

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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 18:29
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Quote: " Got this in my hotmail..."

And why not delete it straight away ?


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BatVink
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 18:34
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Quote: "And why not delete it straight away ?"


Just intrigued to know how many people got spammed, and who it was. Got to keep my blacklist up to date

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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 18:44 Edited at: 11th Jul 2005 18:45
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Its amazing - the only I get e-mails from are from the people at Hotmail (and their silly notices). Unfortunately you cant block them (oh, have I tried ). I like a nice empty Hotmail inbox...


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Benjamin
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 22:19
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Those notices annoy me also... they send stupid e-mails about saving time and everything. Of course the irony lies in the fact that I go to my inbox thinking that its something important.


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Ian T
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 23:14
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Wow, I'd like to cash in on that offer but I'm busy investing all my money in a Nigerian bank account!

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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 00:36
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Quote: "Hello,Im a disigner at a company I resently started.I myself have disigned a hand full of interesting games.The thing is we need programmers.If you'de like to join us send me an email with your name,age and a picture demonstrating your skills.No matter what you do we could really use your.We'll discuss the terms of money on your reply.thank you for your time...

Chris Sharpe"


Quote: "Hello,
Who exactly are you? Please provide me more information about this
"company" of yours. What languages are you programming in, what
previous games have you made, etc.. Also, how did you get my contact
email? Please respond and I might consider.

Thank you,

-David Leys"


Quote: "well besides my name i dont know what else to tell you about me.exactly what
info do you want on my company?right now we're mostly using dbpro.i havent
made any games as i am a disigner not a programmer.but ive disigned loads of
games.and i found you on the darkbasicpro forum.anything else you wanna
know?

Chris Sharpe"


If he could use proper spelling, grammar, anything. Have ANYTHING to show, not be a moron, and quit lying about every aspect of his email, then it might have been an interesting read.

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PowerSoft
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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 00:46
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I smell a rat.

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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 00:53
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Well, he hasn't posted anything on the forums as far as I can tell.


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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 01:04
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I dont like coincidence's

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 01:05
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Ok I'll admit it, I sent out all those emails.

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50 years ban for you then


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 01:10
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But...it was all with good intentions.

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Dot Merix
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Are you...... Serious? lol



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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 03:51
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Yes. I'm sorry. I'll send out a new and improved one tommrow.

Post your emails along with your IP address here:

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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 10:30 Edited at: 12th Jul 2005 10:30
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complaints@127.0.0.1 i think that should work(lol)


@megaton u are joking right about sending them
Quote: "i havent
made any games as i am a disigner not a programmer.but ive disigned loads of
games"

the biggest sign of a n00b ever
u can "design" a mmorpg that rocks but if u get ti dont is another thing i have designed an operating system just like windows with a gui except without all the bugs but i havent quite made it yet(and doubt i will)

tell me does print put characters on the screen or send them to the printer and i will decide it u are a total idiot or not or should i spell it prent "hello wurld"

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btw i got that email too

n00bs will be shot on spot...
It only gets more logical from here(sigh)
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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 12:19
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i believe it is screen00010@hotmail.com(or maybe .co.uk)
im not totally for sure and ive deleted the email

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It only gets more logical from here(sigh)
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MikeS
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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 02:08
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Got the e-mail today!

If they can't bother to take the time to spell words properly, and approach me professionally, then I'm not going to even bother to make a reply.



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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 02:31 Edited at: 13th Jul 2005 02:34
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im sory ill try to speil beteer next time

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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 02:39
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I would guess the email they used was a new one and not the one used in the DBP fourms. If its the same as there DBP email then they really are a noob! I have a suspecion on who it may be but I have yet to receive the email myself.

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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 06:27
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Quote: "My point exactally."


Which is?

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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 06:44
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He doesn't know what that phrase means, he just thought it sounded nice in the context he used it in. Or did he? Dun dun duuuun.


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Quote: "Wow, I'd like to cash in on that offer but I'm busy investing all my money in a Nigerian bank account!"


YOU TOO?! isnt it sweet?!


Quote: "Quote: "what kind of person sends random emails to people asking them to work for them while not spelled correctly"
"


Hahahaahahahjfhjdsfhdsfds OMFGWTFBBQ

Uhh the kind of 13 year old that tells all his friends he has made a company and is going to be a big rich man one day...But he knows deep down inside he is going to hell.

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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 11:32
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My friend told me that actually in grade 8.

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Quote: "YOU TOO?! isnt it sweet?!"

If you think thats good, why not join my pyramid money-making scheme ?

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What the hell is this:

Quote: "ATTENTION.

Good day please.

We ask for your partnership in relocating Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky -Yukos
Oil former CEO - Reserved assets/funds for our private use - without the
interference of any 3rd party or the Russian Government.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. This transaction is Legal and would be carried out under Legal
terms/conditions.

2. On your ability to handle the transaction, you would be rewarded with
20% of the total Asset/funds.

For detail understand and the confidentiality of this transaction, please
visit http://www.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml

On your response confirm your contact phone number for effective
communication.

Regards,

John.H.
Email:johnhinkk@netscape.net
"


anyone else get it?

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Jimmy
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Nope, nobody's ever seen that one.

It looks legit, man. I say do it.


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I reported it as spam as soon as I saw it.

More tea Vicar?
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Isn't Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Jail? They nailed him for tax evasion and now they wanna re-locate him?

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Posted: 14th Jul 2005 06:29 Edited at: 14th Jul 2005 06:30
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Re-locate = prison break-out...

Any e-mail asking for help in transferring money is both spam and illegial. Delete it automatically. Report the offender if possible.
And find an ISP that automatically scan e-mails for viruses and spam.

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or get a hotmail account, and when this sort of stuff comes through - big money out of microsoft who claim to protect against it?

(just a thought...)

...maybe one day I'll finish a project
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Riiight--- big money from something you didn't pay for in the first place. And what dream world do you live in?

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Quote: "big money out of microsoft who claim to protect against it?"


I think you'll find they don't claim to protect against stupidity.

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Posted: 15th Jul 2005 06:36 Edited at: 15th Jul 2005 06:42
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they dont
dang it im going to have to delete this letter
"
im making a gaming company and we gotz plenty of 1337 gamez
itz going to be really kewl but we dotn got any $
and we are asking for u to donate $500 so we can setup a website with dbspot
dont wory u will not regret it we will give u money later on when were are as rich as bill gates
if u want to see soem of r gamez u will have to wait cause none of them are done but we got 9 gd games being mde with no help from the tgc
forum all they do is say "learn how to do basics first"
but if u would like to donate code we would like to have it too but only if its what we want and its 1337

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lol j/k just made that up

edit:
btw has anyone been here
http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/thenoobslife.html

it shows what goes through a n00bs mind and how a mod beats him(although there is no animation of him getting banned sadly)

n00bs will be shot on spot...
It only gets more logical from here(sigh)
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I figured...

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