tricking the tricksters

[Pissed_Macman]

quote:> DEAR FRIEND,
>
> I AM DR. HARRISON, THE AUDITING  AND ACCOUNTING
> UNIT, FOREIGN
> REMITTANCE DEPT INTERNATIONAL  BANK OF AFRICA  I am
> writing Following the impressive information about
> your  profile through the website  your capability
> and reliability to champion this opportunity.
>  
> In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of
> 20 million US dollars (twenty million US dollars).
> In an account that belongs to one of our foreign
> customers who died along with his entire family in
> APRIL,2000 in a ROAD ACCIDENT.
>  
> Since we got this information about his death, we
> have been expecting his next of Kin to come over and
> claim his money because we can not release it unless
> somebody applies for it as next of Kin or
> relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
> and financial policies but unfortunately we learnt
> that his supposed next of kin or relation died along
> side with him in the accident leaving no body behind
> to claim the money.
>  
> It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other
> officials in my department now decided to make this
> business proposal to you and release the money to
> you as the next of kin or relation to the
> deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
> since nobody is coming for it and we don t want this
> money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
> bills.
>  
> The Banking law and guideline here stipulates
> that if such money remained unclaimed after long
> period, the money will be transferred into the Bank
> treasury as unclaimed fund.
>  
> The request for a foreigner as next of kin in this
> business is occasioned by the fact that the customer
> was a foreigner and an indegine cannot stand as next
> of kin to the deceased family.
> We agreed that 20% of this money will be for you as
> foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a
> foreign account, 5% will be set aside for expenses
> incurred during this transaction and 75 % would
> be for me and my colleagues.
>  
> Thereafter I and my colleagues will visit your
> country  for disbursement according to the
> percentages indicated.Therefore to enable the
> immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
> you must apply first to the Bank as relation or next
> of kin of the deceased indicating your private,
> telephone and fax number for easy and effective
> communication and location where the money will be
> remitted.
> Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by
> fax or e-mail the text of the application. I will
> not fail to bring to your notice that this
> transaction is
> 100% hitch free and that you should not entertain
> any atom of fear as all required arrangements have
> been made for the transfer.
>  
> You should contact me immediately as soon as you
> receive this letter. I decided to contact you as you
> have products of interest in your part of the world
> where we can invest our own percentage to avoid
> peoples awareness as we are civil servants.
> We can conclude this operation within ten banking
> days.
> Please keep this very confidential. Contact me for
> more information, all confirmable before you apply
> if you want.May God be with you. Trusting to hear
> from you shortly.
> Peace and love always.
> Best regards
> DR. HARRISON
> CHIEF OF THE GROUP.
> OR YOU CAN URGENT US AT [email protected]

My response:

 

quote:Yes, I am very interesting in your deal. However, I
find it odd that I have received dozens of emails such
as yours in the past, with bad spelling and grammar,
each with a different situation and a slightly
different reason as to why you want to send me lots of
money. But hey, what can I possibly lose?

So let's go ahead and start this deal up.

Oh, by the way, incase youd didn't know, I have a fee
of 15,000 US dollars wich must be sent to me before
any business deals. So send me the money and then we
can get started

Bob

EDIT: look, it's my 2,222nd post!!  :eek:

[ November 09, 2003: Message edited by: Macman: No longer posts here ]

[psyjax]

OOO, this looks good macman. Let us know if they respond!

[Aaron Ni]

These people who run the scams expect an average person, dont be the average person, be a wolf.  Try to arrange a person to person meeting to distribute the money, then expose yourself as a wolf, kill the fuckers and take the money.

No one will miss these thieves.

[M51DPS]

quote:Originally posted by Macman: No longer posts here:
EDIT: look, it's my 2,222nd post!!   :eek:  

Maybe I should look out for my 666th post . . .

[Pissed_Macman]

My eyes...

[suselinux]

I don't feel so good

mod anyone?

[Calum]

i responded once like that. i got another form letter saying roughly "right then, give us all your address/phone/bank details and then we'll let you know what to do". this one was supposedly from a minister. i wrote back again saying i wasn't that incautious and would like more specific information, and incidentally would the minister be interested in visiting my religious website at polytheism.org.uk?

this time i got a personal 3 paragraph reply which went to great trouble to insult and berate me, saying that god hated me and that i would bear an eternal curse.

some people have very small minds.

[Refalm]

quote:Calum: this time i got a personal 3 paragraph reply which went to great trouble to insult and berate me, saying that god hated me and that i would bear an eternal curse.

I'd love to read it. I'm in for a good laugh  

[Calum]

i think i actually posted it here many months ago, in a topic. hang on...

http://forum.microsuck.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000918
but sadly i didn't post that reply, and have deleted it now.

[pofnlice]

Actually it is a known hoax.  I remember reading the FCC bulletin on that one.  If you continue correspondance they will ask for like a $2,000.00 retainer as a "Show Sincerity" and to assist him draw the money.  SHAMS AND HOAXES...Imagine that!

[Pissed_Macman]

Calum, that's because GOD DOES HATE YOU!!!  :mad:    :mad:  
Why, if Steve Jobs met you he'd take and instant dislike, I'm sure of it.