I'm suddenly rich! Gotta get me another Ferrari!

It's from Microsoft yet the "Fiduciary Agent" is at yahoo.com.uk?

What new crap will those Nigerian bastards think of next?
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Insane!!! Congrats...I need to play more contests like these. What does that translate into USD?

I'd tell you not to blow it all on the car, but I'd be tempted to do it myself...

 

I got something similar (almost word for word) but the prizes were 500,000 pounds PLUS a BMW Z4 and it wasn't Microsoft endorsed contest but something else (I immediately blew the email away).

 

Not so fast Bob, I was entered into the same contest and strangely enough had the same winning lottery picks. I guess you and I will have to split the prize.

 

I have a really nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell...you interested?

 

I know where I can find you a fleet of fake GTOs

 

No more spam!
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LOL¡

 

Got you beat! I'm selling the Verrazzano with a side deal on tolls.





QUOTE=lrattner;136602097]I have a really nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell...you interested?[/QUOTE]

 

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GO FOR THE ENZO!

 

If you're clever enough, you can fool the scammers into sending you money like these guys did:
http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm

and, see this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvyrzQldOKE

 

These things always crack me up....

They can't even construct a grammatically proper sentence and yet they expect me to believe they have millions to give me...

 

This just came in...

melford howard <[email protected]>

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6:26 pm (6 minutes ago)
Good Day,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I am Melford Howard,from United Kingdom, the Personal Account
Officer to Late Dr Surge S. Clinsman. I contacted you to kindly assist me in
this proposal below, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
Dr Surge S. Clinsman died in July 19, 2003 on Auto Crash with his family and
he has a depposited with well known financial institution here in UK and
since his death, nobody has come for the claiming of this money due to he
has no family members who are aware of this existing funds apart from me as
his Personal Accountant.I have the deposit certificate with me to show you
for proof because the fund was deposited in the institution vault in
CASH.The total amount he deposited in the vault is £22,000,000.00 (Twenty
Two Million British Pounds) which he meant for investment here in UK into
Real Estate before he meets his death.Being the account officer who is with
him when the deposit was made with the institution and the certificate is
with me,the company have ask me to trace the family relatives of the
deceased so that the funds will be released to them. I made several efforts
through the US High Commission to contact any of the deceased family or
relatives, but all my efforts,proved abortive.

This is why I have decided to contact you as a Foreigner to front you as the
next of kin by assisting in repatriating this money so that it will not be
confiscated and fortified for nothing by the government rather we can use it
to assist the less privelages in our society .The company has issued me a
notice to provide the Next of Kin within the next ''14 official working
days'' or the fund will be confiscated.And i cannot claim this Money due to
the transperent nature of my job.This business is simple and 100% risk-free
because every legal documents related to this deposited money,is with me.
All I require is your honesty and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through with one mind. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangements, from your response. Moreso,i wouldn't like an
involvement of any third party for confidentiality and security reason.
Thank's and remain blessed,while i waite for your urgent reply mail for us
to move forward and finalize this God-Sent opportunity in a timely manner.

Melford Howard.

 

Me too even though the Afican thing is so last year, hope I don't get in trouble as this is labeled confidential

FROM MR OUEDRAOGO WILLIAM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANK OF AFRICAN (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

Dear friend,

(CONFIDENTIAL)
I am OUEDRAOGO WILLIAM, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of BANK OF AFRICAN (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO in West Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on October 31st 2002 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was $15.3m(FIFTEEN MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will be for me and my partner. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
MR.OUEDRAOGO WILLIAM

 

Are these letters still around? How come I don't get them anymore....Used to recv one a week from Nigeria in the early 90's, then they faded away. .....you seen em....takeovers, military coups, etc...send money to your bank account. Once I sent a copy to the local FBI.....

 

Come on: the local FBI cannot catch the people around here, how can you expect them to go after the people in Nigeria?!
If they go there they would probably steal their underwear off them.....
Besides...they are too busy snooping on this website!

 

15, maybe 20 years ago when the whole Nigerian scam was new, I got a letter (yup, through the good old USPS) working this scam.

Called the FBI and two agents were in my office the next day. We went along with the scam, sent a couple of letters back and forth until we got someone elses response letter by mistake.

Turns out an electrician down south (Can't remember the details) was much farther along than we were. He was about to wire the $50K to secure the deal.

The Feds hop scotched out of my office and put their hooks into the electrician. I never found out what the eventaul outcome was, but the FBI guys were prepared to fly to wherever they needed to in order to get these guys.

Now the letters land in my email about 4-5 times a week. Seems everyone should know about it by now, but folks still get sucked in.

Guess PT Barnum was right.

DM

 

Got ANOTHER ONE tonight. Sheesh. Two in a day. These guys are getting desperate.

williams adangwa <[email protected]>
to Brenda

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Dear Sir /Ma
Greetings
It is with mixed feelings that I communicate you through this medium as we are seeking a faithful, sincere and reliable partner who will assist us in investing our late father's fortune valued US$7, 745, 000.00.

This amount was originally deposited by our late father in a security company and just before my father and two of my siblings were killed by rebels in our family house in Sierra Leone, my father had successfully lodged the money at Standard Chartered Bank ,Accra, Ghana.
Myself and my Elder sister are the only survivors of our family. We have successfully through the assistance of the foreign operations Director of Standard Chartered Bank ,Accra transferred the amount from their Unclai med Balances pool account to that of Private Bank in Monaco which is one of their affiliate . We did this because a tax haven exists in Monaco as we could not pay the huge taxes required by Standard Chartered Bank for the release of the money to us.
I am therefore seeking your assistance to stand-in for us as our late Father's business partner and Trustee, to claim this money from the offshore bank in Monaco as the beneficiary. You will also be required to assist us in investing our own part of the money into viable business ventures and arrange on how best we can join you in your country. We are offering you 25% of the total funds as a reward for your time and effort.

Standard Chartered Bank has already nominated a fiduciary agent in Monaco who will act as a Financial adviser and mediator between you and the Monaco bank and to assist us in obtaining the relevant documents req uired by the bank for the release of the funds to you.
Please note that you stand no risk at all in assisting us to conclude this transaction because the money is legitimately our family fortune and no Tax payment is involed. As soon as I hear from you ,we will proceed on this matter.
please reply to my private email address [email protected]
Tel:00233-274045070
Best Regards
williams adangwa

 

...Yep, I'm smelling a BS scam here....
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If anyone would like to start receiving letters like the ones above, all you need to do is bid on a computer listed on ebay and not win the item.

Within a few hours you will receive e-mails about the same or similar computer for sale or be given the opportunity to help a person in Nigeria purchase a computer. These are usually followed by a letter about how someone has a bunch of money and needs to get it out of the country. The rest is well as described above.

 

I know pounds sterling and UK pounds, but 'Great Britain Pounds'? As in Monopoly?

 

Make mine an F70.

Official Notification: Your email address has won 1,000,000 Euros Spam

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5:56 pm (1 hour ago)
EuroMillions International,
Mercer's Place,
London SW9 1PZ,
London,
England
FAX: +44 701 403 9712

04 April 2007

NOTIFICATION: You have won 1 Million Euros

This is to notify you that in the 2007 edition
of the EuroMillions Spring Rollover, your address (this one)
was selected as the winner of 1,000,000 Euros
(approx. 1.3 million US Dollars).

The selection for this year's edition were held
on Thursday, March 15th at the Fort Woolgraft Memorial,
Armygate, London.

All e-mail addresses were tagged with iticket digits
and a serial number after which a random selection was
made using advanced Bayesian algorithms to select 12
winners from the 1,253,771 email addresses submitted.

Your email address emerged in the 9th iteration,
making you winner number 9 with the following details:

iTicket digits: 884137R
Serial number: B13E48972-W3L

Your prize (1 million Euros) has been lodged
in a temporary account with an accredited paying bank.
This prize is in a ready state of transfer by redemption to
you. To start the process of claiming your win,
please send an e-mail message containing your serial number
to Magdalene Phillips who is your Detail manager.
Find below her contact information:

Send email to:
===========================
Magdalene Phillips
[email protected]
===========================

All e-mail addresses used were submitted automatically
from databases of EuroMillions affiliate agencies,
companies and the Internet.

Please DO NOT reply to this message. Contact your
Detail manager directly to collect your win
using the information presented above
(i.e at this email address: [email protected]).
She shall provide you with more information and further
instructions.

Congratulations once again from all of us.


Kindest Regards,
William Stevenson,
EuroMillions UK


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Hey, I was young, naive, etc etc....remember i said it was in the early 90's. Thought I was being a good citizen, alerting the authorities. After a while, I just threw their letters in the trash, like anyone else.

Back to the subject, I didnt get rich quick like Bob who started the thread, dont know about the other guys here.....As far as "rich", metaphorically, if one can get up, be healthy, eat well, and be happy, you are rich, no? But metaphors dont buy Ferraris, huh?(hehe)