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We get a few thousand emails per week from scammers wanting to “BUY MANYPHONE WHAT YOU HAVE?” Please note: we at Gizmodo do not sell phones, PCs, laptops, sandwiches, or massages. We do not have any in stock nor do we have anything at all. We are very poor.

For extra fun, please read on to see a wonderful exchange with Isaac in Ghana who, because he uses relay, always ends his statements with “ga.”

lkbruce hello ga

johnbiggsny

who are you?

lkbruce

12:45

i am isaac ga

johnbiggsny

12:45

why do you always write ga?

lkbruce

12:46

i am soory

12:46

so what do u have for me ?

johnbiggsny

12:46

why do you write it?

lkbruce

12:46

its jst a mistake ok

johnbiggsny

12:46

what does it mean?

lkbruce

12:46

its a mistake

johnbiggsny

12:46

no it isn’t

12:46

you always write it

lkbruce

12:47

PLS LETS FORGET IT OK

johnbiggsny

12:48

what does it mean?

lkbruce

12:48

PLS ITS NOTHINMG OK

johnbiggsny

12:48

no it isn’t

12:49

you kept using it

12:49

explain it

lkbruce

12:49

OK

12:49

I ALWAYS USE RELAY SO I THOUGHT I AM ON THERE

johnbiggsny

12:49

why do you always use relay?

lkbruce

12:50

PLS ITS OK

johnbiggsny

12:50

why is it OK?

lkbruce

12:50

TO TALK TO PEOPLE

johnbiggsny

12:50

why do you talk to people?

12:50

if you always use ga?

lkbruce

12:51

PLS ITS OK

johnbiggsny

12:51

ok

12:51

ga

12:51

ga?

lkbruce

12:51

SPO PLS WHAT ARE U DOING NOW?

johnbiggsny

12:51

rocking out to some tunes, ga!

lkbruce

12:52

OK

12:52

WHAT WORK DO U DO?

johnbiggsny

12:52

i rock

12:52

what do you do?

lkbruce

12:53

ISTUDENT

johnbiggsny

12:53

why are you IMing me ga

lkbruce

12:55

NOTHING

johnbiggsny

12:55

ok

12:55

sounds good, ga

lkbruce

12:55

OK

johnbiggsny

12:56

so what’s up, ga

12:56

what’s the skinny?

12:56

you got the lowdown on the hoe down?

lkbruce

12:56

HOE DOWN

johnbiggsny

12:56

damn right

12:56

rock and roll is hear to stay, what does isaac have to say?

lkbruce

12:57

I COULDNT HERE UR QUESTION WELL

johnbiggsny

12:57

me neither

12:57

ga

12:57

what do you want?

lkbruce

12:57

ANYTHING

johnbiggsny

12:58

i got a R990 and a 4550

12:58

maybe a 554 if my mom gives it back to me

12:59

what do you have?

12:59

ga?

1:00

you there?

1:00

i also have an A909

lkbruce

1:00

NOTHING OK

johnbiggsny

1:00

and a bottle of steak sauce

1:01

1444 is cool, too

1:01

got 10 of those

1:01

with wings

lkbruce

1:01

OK THATS GREAT

johnbiggsny

1:01

how many you want?

1:01

where should I send them?

1:02

you got some pictures of your sister i can have?

lkbruce

1:03

PLS NOT YET

johnbiggsny

1:03

come on, man

1:03

what’s your CC digitis

1:04

just send me some pix of your sister, man

lkbruce

1:04

?

johnbiggsny

1:04

which phones you want?

1:04

the nokia ARMORALL?

1:04

878s?

1:04

i got all that shit, toughguy

1:05

pounds, baby, pounds

1:05

you ready to deal?

lkbruce

1:05

I WILL LIKE NOKIA PHONES OK

johnbiggsny

1:05

ok ga

lkbruce

1:05

SO IF U CAN SEND IT

johnbiggsny

1:05

where do i send it?

1:05

how are you paying ga?

1:05

this shit don’t come for free!

1:05

ga!

lkbruce

1:06

WHAT DO U WANT FOR PAYMENT

johnbiggsny

1:06

pix of your sister would be nice

1:06

and credit card

lkbruce

1:06

WHY NOT TAKING THE CARD FOR NOW AND THE PIX WILL COME LATTER

johnbiggsny

1:06

where are you, man?

1:06

where’s your sister?

lkbruce

1:07

IN GHANA

johnbiggsny

1:07

so you got a credit card number or what?

1:07

i don’t have time for this, yo

1:07

i got bills to pay

1:07

i got two babies

1:08

5 nokia 5445s for $100 each

1:08

comes to $600

1:08

lets deal, man

1:08

deal deal deal

1:08

come on, ga!

lkbruce

1:09

YEAH I AM EVER READY

johnbiggsny

1:09

i know, baby

1:09

you dig it the most!

lkbruce

1:09

HOW WILL THAT BE?

1:09

IF I COULD GET ABOUT 7 PHONES

johnbiggsny

1:09

7!

1:09

that’ll be $400.

1:10

special ghana discount

lkbruce

1:10

OK

johnbiggsny

1:10

but you gotta send me a pic before I send you the phones

1:10

to prove you have a sister

lkbruce

1:10

PLS I HAVE OK

1:11

HOW CAN I LIE TO U

johnbiggsny

1:11

man, that’s it

1:11

no deal

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