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JohnWho
Dear Friend,

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise.
I am the Auditor General, International Bank of Trade Nigeria.

I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to
repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($25.6)million to your account
within 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.
I want the bank to release the money to you asthe nearest person to our deceased customer,
the owner of the account died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since
July 31st
2000.

I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund.
So this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as
the next of kin to the deceased customer.


Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not
interested.
Upon receipt of your reply,i will give you full details on howthe business willbe executed
and also note that you will have 35% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle
this business with me.


Best Regard.
Mr.Charles Osareme
Auditor General,
International Bank of Trade Nigeria.
JohnWho
Oh, geez -

I just noticed it said I had to keep the email Top Secret.

Guess I just lost out.

Easy come, easy go.


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Sphinx
The worst part about that is you know someone is going to fall for it. Of course, anyone stupid enough to fall for it deserves to have their money taken away. dry.gif It's certainly a way to make them wisen up.
no one
Well I'll be, I am surprised , they are getting better all the time , I only saw a handful of grammatical and spelling "misteaks". hysterical.gif JohnWho you are a truly lucky man to have friends in such high places as the "International Bank of Trade Nigeria". tongue.gif

I came across this a while back and thought this was pretty funny, http://www.419baiter.com
DSTM
QUOTE (Sphinx @ Nov 21 2007, 02:23 PM) *
The worst part about that is you know someone is going to fall for it. Of course, anyone stupid enough to fall for it deserves to have their money taken away. dry.gif It's certainly a way to make them wisen up.

Many of us have recieved Emails, from these Con Artists.The Internet is full of these types, making a quick buck from the gullible.There are warnings posted all over the Internet,but sadly,there is a Sucker born every day.Another problem,they operate out of Countries,where they are relatively safe from prosecution.
JohnWho
Oh, no - now Jeff Lee is trying to take my money! When will it end!

From: Mr. Tony Egobia
Federal Ministry of Finance
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,
Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area Abuja Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary,

My name is Mr. Tony Egobia I'm the personal secretary to the Minister of
Finance. I'm contacting you to confirm from you if actually YOU know one
JEFF LEE who claims to be your business associate/partner from AMERICA.
Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF
and the instruction from THE PRESIDENT UMARU YAR'ADUA that all outstanding
foreign DEBTS especially CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT should be released
to the BENEFICIARIES.

The said JEFF LEE is claiming to us that you were dead and have instructed
him to make a change of ownership to your funds before your death, thereby
providing this account information (BANK NAME: CITI BANK, NEW YORK. BANK
ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.ROUTING NUMBER:
122006743 A/C NAME: JEFF LEE) as the original account information where
the said approved $35Million Dollars will be remitted into.

This development is coming now that the Ministry of Finance wants to
offset all outstanding payments owed to all foreign beneficiaries around
the world by this Country in which your payment file was affected. As you
may know, the total amount approved in your favor is the total sum of
$30Million Dollars. And by virtue of claim we need to confirm from you if
it's really true that JEFF LEE is your business Associate/partner in
AMERICA and if we did not hear from you soonest it automatically means
that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by JEFF LEE is
correct.

You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this
message so as to know the true position of things with you so That we
won't make any mistake in remitting your outstanding payment to a wrong
Person/account. Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do
email me with your information below:

Your Name:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth:
Your Telephone/Fax number:
Driver's License/int'l Passport

Best Regards.
Mr. Tony Egobia.
Secretary To Minister Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF).
TEL: +234-802-229-0368 (24 hrs)
mz30
I am jeff lee

Where's my money hysterical.gif hysterical.gif
no one
Yeah , it's another scam ( dagnabbit ) , if it was for real he wouldn't have said "My name is Mr. Tony Egobia I'm the personal secretary to the Minister of Finance." he would have said "My name is Mr. Tony Egobia I'm the personal secretary to the Minister of Finance For Life"(Insert Name Here). hysterical.gif
JohnWho
Well, at least this one will put money in my pocket. (laugh.gif)

MICROSOFT AWARD PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
Head Winning Claims Dept.

You won 500,000GBP in the End of year Microsoft Award Promotion,your email was attach
to,Ticket Number: 008795727498 Lucky Number: 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)
Ref: BTD/968/07,Batch: 409978E, You are Number (5), You won (?500,000.00 GBP) Contact our
Fudiciary agent, Mr.Desmond Peterson

PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM

Your Full Names____________ Contact Address______________
Country___________________Occupation_________________ Your Age__________________Your
sex__________________ Phone Number______________

Mr Desmond Peterson
Mara
Our Sphinx is right - unfortunately someone (many someones) will fall for it. And not just the dumb 'gee I can get something for nothing' people that get scammed and then expect sympathy (they get none from me), but many elderly and perhaps mentally sagging people will. Boo and hiss to the buggers that send these things!
JohnWho
Yippee!

Now I've won a Euro Lottery!

QUOTE
EURO-PW LOTTERY ONLINE.
LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION,
MONTH OF DECEMBER EURO-PW LOTTERY
ONLINE,WINNING NUMBER: FLO-99/002/100

OUR DEAR WINNER,YOU WON THE SUM OF (ONE MILLION EURO) FROM EURO-PW LOTTERY
ONLINE AND GAMING CORPORATION. ALL THE WINNING TICKETS WAS SELECTED FROM A
DATA BASE OF INTERNET E-MAIL USERS, FROM WHICH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS CAME
OUT AS THE WINNING COUPON.

WE THEREBY CONTACT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING AMOUNT QUICKLY AS THIS IS A
MONTHLY LOTTERY. FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR WIN WILL RESULT INTO THE REVERSION
OF THE WINNING PRIZE TO OUR FOLLOWING MONTH LOTTERY.(EXPIRING DATE, 14TH
OF DECEMBER).

PLEASE CONTACT OUR APPROVED AGENT FOR YOUR REGION WITH YOUR WINNING
NUMBER. EURO-PW LOTTERY ONLINE AGENCY. MISS.DESKA ROWLAND. DIRECTOR OF
WINNING

CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
TEL: 31-623-180-592
E-MAIL: eupwllottery08@aim.com

TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM,YOU ARE TO KEEP YOUR WINNING TO YOURSELF, UNTIL YOUR
CLAIMS HAVE PROCESSED.

REGARDS,
FROM: MRS. KARLIJN JOHNSON.
DIRECTOR OF EURO-PW LOTTERY ONLINE.
LOTTOPW WARANDESTRAAT
564 2330 GK TURNHOUT HOLLAND.
WEBSITE: www.euroxxx.com


I must be one of the luckiest people alive!

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Oh, I altered the website address so none of you would take my winnings this time. tongue.gif
no one
You are such a lucky dog lmfao.gif
Sphinx
It's amazing how creative people can get when it comes to ripping people off...you'd think they could put that creativity to an honest use.
JohnWho
I think this one means I'm going to get a lot more money.

QUOTE
FROM OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
African Development Bank Plc,
Maitama Asokoro,
Abuja Nigeria
West Africa
Tel: 234-1-4342164

SUBJECT: FUND RELEASE NOTICE

I am Mr. Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development bank plc. I am writing this message to inform you that my office has Taking over all the money Transaction originated from any part Of Africa and Europe counties as Contract payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to unauthorized demands of payments by corrupt officials of Apex banks and some Security companies as reported by the International Communities.

Subsequently, the World Bank Group has Mandated the African Development bank Plc via my office to release funds to approved Fund beneficiaries through a certified International Cashier's Bank Draft or Telegraphic wire Transfer, Hence Your Name/Email address appears as one of the approved fund beneficiaries whom their funds was Successfully cleared recently from Terrorist and Money laundry, therefore your money will be Released to you through An International Cashier's Bank Draft or Telegraphic Wire Transfer on Your contact to our Account Officer, in the person of: Rev. Bassey Duke through his Telephone Number: 234-8054149727 or Email: revbasseydukeadb01@xxx.com.au

On this process you are advised to forward your direct telephone numbers, complete names and mailing address to Rev Bassey Duke for immediate process/release of your money to you. Note that Ten Million Dollars Only (US10, 000,000.00) was allocated to you. Be also informed that the Fund Approvals and authorization documents Including Antiterrorist Clearance Certificate was issued in your name and has been handed over to Rev. Bassey Dukes to Authorized him Issue the International cashier's bank Draft in your name and send to you through a faster courier company.

Finally, You are advised to dissociate from any way you may have been working to receive this money no matter your commitment to avoid Miss information and excessive demand of authorized payment. The account officer, Rev Bassey Duke is standby to receive your communication and release your fund to you through International Cashier's Bank Draft without further Delay. Make your contact directly to: Rev Bassey Duke through Telephone Number: 234-8054149727 and email: (revbasseydukeadb01@xxx.com.au).

Thanks for Your Cooperation.

Mr. Donald Kaberuka.
The President, African Development Bank Plc, (AFDB)
THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE WORLD BANK'S INTERVENTION/MANDATE


It must be legit - I'll be communicating with a Reverend.

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JohnWho
More money, more money, more money -

From: Lady Rebecca Thatcher.
No:36 Old Shrewberry Street,
London England.

Beloved,i am Lady Rebecca Thatcher, suffering from cancerous ailment.I used to
be married to Sir Jeremy Thatcher an Englishman who is dead and resting
peacefully. My husband was into private practice all his life before he
passed. Our life together as man and wife lasted for three decades without
offsprings. My husband died after a protracted illness in an accident he got
from Africa while on humanitarian duties. My husband,while he was alive made a
vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had
passion for persons who can not help themselves due to physical disability or
financial predicament.I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child
from the marriage, which never came.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty Million Pounds
(20,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling)which were derived from
his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank here in UK.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that
I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen me, I have decided to donate
this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands
effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-
trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to
be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husbands relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I
do not want my husbands hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence the reason
for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I
am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husbands relatives
around me. I do not want them to know about this development because i want
the money used for the Less Previledged.

My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please assure me
that you will act just as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon.

You can contact me through my personal email address at:
thatcherfunds73@xxx.co.uk

Thanking you in advance for everything,

Sincerely yours,

Lady Rebecca Thatcher.


Note: I've changed the Ladies email address so none of you could get to her before me. I would certainly honor her wishes, especially since I'm one of those Less Previledged of whom she speaks.
Quietmike
QUOTE (JohnWho)
Note: I've changed the Ladies email address so none of you could get to her before me. I would certainly honor her wishes, especially since I'm one of those Less Previledged of whom she speaks."

JohnW
- is there not an internet "Guardian" system set up to rack down and prosecute these scammers?? I'm very ignorant about these possibilities, but with such an obvious scam, and a U.K. email address (although I undersand these can be switched through many false locations) there may be the chance for some official department to jump on them?? whistling.gif I dunno, I'm probably being very niaive, but one would imagine that there must be some controlling body that can deal with these??? crazy.gif
JohnWho
Report this and lose out on all that money?

What a terrible idea.

Besides, it would make this thread serious and we wouldn't want that.


Oh, OK - if you must know, I notified the email ISP (it is a well known company) through their Spam reporting system.

I'll probably be out 20,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling though. It's going to be tough sleeping tonight.

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Quietmike
QUOTE (JohnWho @ Jan 14 2008, 12:36 PM) *
Report this and lose out on all that money?

What a terrible idea.

Besides, it would make this thread serious and we wouldn't want that.
Oh, OK - if you must know, I notified the email ISP (it is a well known company) through their Spam reporting system.

I'll probably be out 20,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling though. It's going to be tough sleeping tonight.

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Aw John -now I feel real bad.... send me an address that I can send some green stamps to, they may help.....???? whistling.gif
JohnWho
QUOTE (Quietmike @ Jan 14 2008, 12:42 AM) *
.... send me an address that I can send some green stamps to, they may help.....???? whistling.gif


Sure:

JohnWho
% ThoughtVent


That ought to get it to me.

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Vicki
Now I'M gonna be rich! ha ha tongue.gif


INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.


TO BENEFICIARIES IN OUR ANNIVERSARY

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Office of
the senate house has chosen you by the board of trustees
as one of the final recipients of this new year promotion
cash grant/Donation.To celebrate the 30th anniversary
celebration,We are giving out a yearly donation of The
ATM Card Value is $1.2MILLION USD to 6 lucky recipients,
as New Year promotion from the W.H.O,UN,and the EU in
accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.fill out
below information and send it to the Payment
RemitanceOffice Via their email contact address:

Full Name:........Residential Address:.......
Occupation:.......Country::..................
Telephone:........Fax Number:................
Winning Batch No:(W-342-8876,U-500-32)
(Payment Remitance Contact)
Mr.Adams smith

AND
UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ATTN: Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN
secretary general,and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS
monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your
inheritance fund, recommended and approve in your favour.During
the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials
of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their
private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was
organized in the form of your personal Identification number
(PIN) ATM CARD this will enable only you have direct Control
over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency that we
will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the Officials of the bank.
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment
from the presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has
been credited in your favor through ATM card.
You are therefore adviced to contact REV ROGER HEDGES
International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London
EMAIL:unimfoffice1970@sify.com to collect your original payment slip
with your ATM card.
They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw
money in any ATM machine any part of the world, but the maximum is fifteen
thousand dollars per a day.
So you like to receive your funds through this means kindly let
us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following
information as stated below.
1. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
4. Home Equity {YES OR NO}.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV HEDGES WITH YOUR CORRECT
CONTACT DETAILS.AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID
NOW IS $5.5 MILLION THE REST
WILL BE PAID LATTER.
We expect your urgent response so as to monitor this payment
effectively.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

But maybe I don't want to wait till 'Latter'
JohnWho
Good for you, Vicki!


Just think - if it weren't for the Internet, we'd have never been contacted over this.

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JohnWho
Wow - maybe I will vote for Hillary. (Except for the email address and phone number, this is exactly the way the email was sent to me.)

Greetings!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft
of $800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
then. Then I went and deposited the Draft with the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE,
West Africa, I travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I
will not come back till end of May. What you have to do now is to contact
the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will
deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your
information,I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and
Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug
Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your
Draft direct to your postal Address in your
country is ($275) US Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the
Courier Company so far.

Again, I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact
the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this
information below:

Contact Person: Mr Ahmed Onah
Email Address:xxxxxxx@live.com
Telephone: +xxx xxxx xxxxxx

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your
Fullnames:
Postal/Residential address:
and Direct
telephone number:

to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give
you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and
know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact
them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and
remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $275.00 US Dollars for
their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon
as you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Hillary Clinton
unjustjohn
Hi There Fellow Posters,

I am not the kind of guy to attempt to fool you with some sort of "banking fraud, lottery winnings, or unbelivable trick" to get your hard earned money.

No No NO I would not do this to you!

BUT!

If you would be so kind as to just send me "one dollar" Yes just one dollar, and if you could get everyone you know to also send me "one dollar" then I will promise that as soon as I receive a dollar from every man woman and child here in the U.S.
I will then get everyone to start sending you a dollar!


(contact me here at TV for where you are to send me MY MONEY)



Love & Peace,

John
unjustjohn
Hey come on you people, don't leave me hanging here without sending me your dollars!

I am banking on you all making me rich!!!!
Iodine
Hey! I pulling for you to get those dollars too!! I'm waiting for you to collect enough so you can get me the "flowers and chocolates" that DSTM suggested!!! I'd be the first to send you a dollar but I'd hate to feel like I was buying my own goodies!! hysterical.gif

OKAY EVERYBODY!! GET JOHN THAT DOLLAR!! My gifts depend on you!!!! whistling.gif grinner.gif
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