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Better to 'discurse vivdly on phone'

Published Friday 16th November 2007 11:35 GMT

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Phone 'em 

By Jon Pain
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 11:41 GMT
Go

Has anybody tried phoning the number?

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

"discurse vivdly"? 

By Alec Harkness
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:03 GMT
Coat

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

maybe 

By gareth
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:10 GMT
Paris Hilton

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

Looks genuine to me. 

By Anonymous John
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 12:12 GMT
Coat

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

I'll get my spacesuit.

Eric Kone 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 13:45 GMT
Coat

of the koneheads?

So Amusing 

By stephen meadows
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 14:26 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!!

Its all mine 

By Steve
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 15:50 GMT
Stop

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! ;)

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

By John Chadwick
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 15:59 GMT
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And, anyone want to bet when it will be.

phone number 

By Jacob Reid
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 16:27 GMT
Coat

Seen the number? + 23 417 238 107.

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

@Jacob 

By Cap'n wotsit
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 16:58 GMT
Flame

I *think* you mean 2 numbers...

@Cap'n 

By Jacob Reid
Posted Friday 16th November 2007 17:20 GMT
Stop

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

@ Cap'n wotsit 

By Stratman
Posted Saturday 17th November 2007 16:01 GMT
Paris Hilton

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

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