e-mail scam

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:07 am

i found this in my in-box this morning - just how fucking stupid do they think i am?

KEEP CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE.
Attn: Sir/Madam.
This letter may come to you as a surprise but I really prayed to God to
help me choose somebody that will be my true partner, a person who has
a fear of God that cannot betray my remaining family and me as I don't
even know whom to trust so I allowed the spirit of God to lead me.
I am Mrs. Patricia Jonas Savimbi, wife to the late leader of the
National Union of the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA) After
surviving more than a dozen assassination attempts, my husband, Savimbi
was killed four years later, in February 2002, in a battle with Angolan
government
troops.
Two weeks before he died, he called me and reveals the existence of
US$16,400.000.00 (SIXTEEN Million, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
United States Dollars) which he deposited as valuable items with a
Finance and Security Company in South Africa.
This money was income my late husband accumulate from the sale of Gold
& Diamond with top member's of the National Union of the Total
Liberation
of Angola.
When I heard the bad news of my husband's death, his trusted aid moved
me and members of our family out on hiding, but unfornately my elder
son and myself were caught and place under house arrest. Luckily to us,
my
second son has escaped to South Africa through the border where he
reside as a political refugee.
So my reason of contacting you is because of the problem which my son
is facing in trying to transfer the money, the labour law of South
Africa
does not permit an asylum seeker (Refugee) the right to financial
transaction.
This was the basic reason why I decide to contact you, so that you will
stand as the beneficiary of the fund. If we agree on this, then the
ownership of the consignment/funds and every documents will
automatically be changed to your name.
We are offering you 30% of the total money, as a commission for your
services, while 70% goes to my family, which we intend to invest
immediately we are being released from house arrest.
I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free, all we need from
you is your co-operation and sincerity of purpose.
You will be contacting my son Peter Savimbi on Email:
petersavimbi7@webmail.co.za for more details on how to conclude this
transaction.
I will wait for your response through my son, thank you and God bless.
In your email to my son Peter, kindly forward to him the following as
it will be used during the process of change of ownership:
1 You're Full Name
2.You're Contact (Home) Address
3.Your Telephone Moble/Home,and Fax number
4.You can also call my son on his phone number in South Africa +27
724340319.
Thanks and may the almighty father guide us through.
Thank you.
Mrs. Patricia Jonas Savimbi
For: Savimbi Family.

needless to say the only think i might decide to send peter is some well worded hate mail

Post by **Mike** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:25 am

I would be wary of even sending a reply, they might just keep emailing!

Post by **johnriley1uk** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:05 am

Yes, never, ever, reply.

mr_e · Post by **mr_e** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:49 pm

I find it most strange that they aren't asking for card details straight away. Slightly more sophisticated than the classic "Nigerian" money scams, perhaps.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:15 am

Are you kidding, you could do serious damage with those details! I would not suggest giving those away under any circumstances. :D

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:25 am

PETER SAVIMBI IS ALIVE!!!!!!! REALLY??????? WOW!!! HOW DID HE MANAGE TO ESCAPE, THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to admit that this is extremely dodgy and if they manage to con someone then, really, in all honesty, that person deserves it for being a Grade A moron.

I never give my card details out to anyone if I can help it.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:24 pm

i found the same e-mail waiting for me again this afternoon. they certainly seem determined with this to collar some trusting idiot - wonder how wide spread it is

John Knight · Post by **John Knight** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:36 pm

everybody should reply to it using fake details! If 10,000,000 replies came back and all fake the scam doesn't work.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:35 pm

i found this waitin gin my inbox today. the word 'sick' comes to mind...

FROM MR JIDA JAMES,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BURKINA (IBB),
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

DEAR PARTNER,

I AM MR. JIDA JAMES, THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BURKINA (IBB) OUAGADOUGOU IN
BURKINA
FASO. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS, 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 MY INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN MY
DEPARTMENT, I
CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON, A
FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.

THE FUND HAS BEEN IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THE 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 KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET
WITHIN
MYSELF TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL
DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD$15.500, 000
(FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS.) MEANWHILE THE
WHOLE
ARRANGEMENT AND DIRECTIVES NEEDED TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE
NEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED WILL BE FORWARD TO YOU UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
INFORMATION
WILL BE RELEACED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND
WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOURSELF 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, 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
TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE
MONEY
TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE, AFTER DUE
VERIFICATION
AND CLARIFICATION TO DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

YOU CAN SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW COVERING THE PLANE CRASH BY CNN & BBC
NEWS.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

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 40% OF
THE
TOTAL SUM WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP TOP
SECRET
AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER I
CONCLUDE
THIS DEAL WITH YOU.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU
CONFIRM
THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY
INDICATED
AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY YOU
MAY
ADVICE ME TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO
YOU
WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY MASSAGE BY INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETALS
WHERE
THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO. ALSO, SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER
FOR
EASY COMMUNICATION.

BEST REGARD,
MR JIDA JAMES,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BURKINA (IBB),
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:39 pm

i did quite love the line 'please reply to my massage...' the thing i don't get about these scams is the awesome transparency of the idea, they might have well have started by writing 'are you a gullible idiot with the IQ of a carrot?'

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:31 pm

I wonder if you could work out the IQ of a carrot. . . . :D

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:55 pm

it's probably slightly higher than jade goody :)

Post by **Mike** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:01 pm

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:58 pm

I think my personal favourite line has to be

IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT, 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.

I just get the image of a really old guy's bushy eye brow rising up in annoyance and saying ''hmmmmm.....we're onto you sonny, we know what you're up to''

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:33 pm

today's shit -

note the interesting spelling mistake

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