[Intrepid Homoludens]

TRANSFER OF USD$22MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT}
ATTENTION: President\CEO.

I, on behalf of my other colleagues from different organs of Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards transfer of the above-mentioned amount into
your bank account. This fund accrued from over invoicing of various contract awarded in my parastatal to certain Foreign Contractors sometimes ago.

We, as holders of sensitive position in our various parastatals, were mandated by the Federal Government to Scrutinise all payments made to certain foreign Contractors and we discovered that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over-invoiced either by omission or commission. In the process the sum of US$27M (Twenty Seven Million US Dollars only)
was found lying in the parastatal suspense account after the foreign contractors had been paid their rightful dues for executing the said contracts.

We all agreed that this over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use) into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, because we are
government workers and the Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.

However, we have succeeded in transferring some of this money precisely US$5.0M (Five Million US Dollars only) into a foreign account in MOROCCO (North Africa), but the provider of the account in MOROCCO is up to some mischief and refuses to comply to the earlier mutual agreement by insisting that the total amount be paid into his nominated bank account before
disbursement will take effect. If for a meagre sum of US$5.0M (Five Million US Dollars only) we are not compensated, is it when the balance of US$22M
(Twenty-two Million US Dollars)is transferred that we will be sure of our full compensation? Of course, this abuse of trust and inhumanity calls for sober
reflection and search for absolute trust.

Thus we are seeking your unwavering assistance that the remaining amount of US$22M can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the fund into your account, you will be compensated with 30% of the amount for your assistance and services.

So far, much have been said and due to our sensitive positions, we cannot afford a slip in this transaction neither can we give out identity as regards our
respective offices, but whereby cordial relationship is established, smooth operations commences, you will be furnished with details of all you deserves to know.

I am at your disposition to entertain any question from you with respect to this transaction, so contact me immediately through my e:mail for further
information on the requirements and procedure for this transaction.

Please, treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Michael Okoji.

I've been reading and hearing about this scam for the past couple years, some of my family and friends got it, and now I finally got it! Did anyone else get it?

[Erwin_Br]

Yes. About 5 times a week.

This one's from yesterday:

I am MR JOHN PUJEH from SIERRA LEONE, a Country in
WEST AFRICA.
MY father is MR MOMOH PUJEH, former MINISTER of TRANSPORT and
COMMUNICATIONS .
And time DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER in Sierra Leone.
My father and mother were arrested by the government of my Country and put in
detention since 28/09/2001. My parents were accused of keeping large
quantity of DIAMONDS in the house, and also privately selling large
quantity of DIAMONDS abroad.
You can verify this from SIERRA LEONE EMBASSY
in your country.
I escaped to a hide out in ITALY,
With 2 Trunk boxes containing about tweenty Six Million
U.S. dollars (US$ 26,000,000.00).
I kept the boxes in a TRUST COMPANY in ITALY
For my safety and that of the boxes,
I did not let the company know that the boxes contain money. I told them that the
boxes contain documents.
I cannot move about freely now. I need Your help
urgently for both SAFE KEEPING and INVESTING of this money in your country.
You are one of the three email contacts given to me by a Cyber Cafe'
operator on my request for a foreign contact. She did not tell me your name
or country of origin.
Though I did not tell her why I needed the contact of any foreigner.
Because of the urgent and confidential nature of this business,
You are advised to keep everything secret for now.
if you are interested in doing this business with me, kindly reply immediately on my
email Address for more explanations. When replying, include your safe
and private telephone numbers for easy communications.
Contact me with this E-mail (email address removed in case someone reading this is stupid enough to fall for it)
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
MR JOHN PUJEH (For the family).

--Erwin

[Intrepid Homoludens]

LOL!! You too?

Sorry, Erwin, but I had to delete that email address just in case.

[Ninja Dodo]

I have a special place reserved for these in my junk folder.

[Ninth]

Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

Yes. About 5 times a week.

This one's from yesterday:



--Erwin

It's great! Man, you're a lucky fellow, to be one of three chosen ones...

[Wormsie]

I've got it twice.

[stepurhan]

I got a nice new variant today. Usually it's some sort of dodgy deal (we need you to pretend to be next of kin) or plea for sympathy (please help us get our money out of the country) but this is a new approach.

FROM THE DESK OFR.WILLIAMS.K.PRINCE
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS:
Co Registration No: 62/00738/06


OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUNDS

21St,JANUARY 2005.

DEAR

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUNDS WITH THIS BANK
HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER ( KTT ) - DIRECT
WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU.

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN BY NAME JANET WHITE, CAME TO MY OFFICE
THIS MORNING WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE.HER BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. AND
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY,
YOUR :

1) FULL NAMES,
2) BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WERE YOUR FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERED TO, 3) DIRECT
TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION, AND SPEEDY TRANSFER OF YOUR
FUND WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
3) YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH FOR IDENTIFICATION
THE EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR BANKING SEASON.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO
THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU
IMMIDIATELY.CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.WILLIAMS .
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS.

Quick, quick. It's really your money but if you don't give us all your personal details we'll hand it over to a complete stranger.

(Hey, cool. Part of the e-mail parses as a smiley! Is this a subtle hint? "We're not out to rob you blind ")

[Tanukitsune]

I barely get any spam, last year I got NONE at all, and now I seem to be getting some, in both my accounts, but it's only one of two week...

(Looks at Trep's avatar)
:eek:

[fov]

Welcome to the club.

[Kolzig]

Hehheh, I never get spam on my private and important e-mail addresses.

But my gmail account's spam folder is filled up with these hilarious scam mails, I sometimes read them through when I'm bored.

[SoccerDude28]

I always get tempted to reply to them coz they promise me millions

[SoccerDude28]

Originally Posted by Kolzig

Hehheh, I never get spam on my private and important e-mail addresses.

But my gmail account's spam folder is filled up with these hilarious scam mails, I sometimes read them through when I'm bored.

My Yahoo account is filled with them. I put all kinds of filters to filter out subject with the words of penis in them, so now they use pen!s or ***PINS***. And for the last time I ask them, I don't want a breast implant

[C_Knight]

ive never received one

[Swordmaster]

I got one from Mobutu Sese Seko's widow.

[stepurhan]

Originally Posted by SoccerDude28

I always get tempted to reply to them coz they promise me millions

I sometimes get the urge to reply saying

You're only offering me $5 mill but I've had two better offers than that already today. Up the offer or you can forget it.

[ragnar]

It's not that there are very few of these scam mails.

[Tanukitsune]

That reminds me of something, I got a Ebay scam email this week, asking for my info, Firefox Spoofstick told me I wasn't at Ebay, but hey, I knew it anyway...

This time I not only reported the site, I posted a fake login and password....
Login; I'm not falling for it!
Password : You <Bleeping> <Bleepers>!

I think this is what I will do everytime I encounter a password scam!

[jjacob]

Hey! How come I always get the lame ones, i.e.:

"1GET YOUR PHD!1GARANTEET SERVICMONEYBACK1
5
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If your educational portfolio is causing your financial portfolio to suffer then you need to check this out

WWW.PHDDD.info/BACHELOR.html


to delete hovad.info/bobo.html"

I mean, it's like they don't even try, atleast that south-african thing looks halfway intruiging

[mag]

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I've been reading and hearing about this scam for the past couple years, some of my family and friends got it, and now I finally got it! Did anyone else get it?

Congratulations, Trep. Today you are a man.

mag

[Intrepid Homoludens]