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Darwin

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Dont you just love scammers?
« on: October 10, 2004 12:54 pm CDT »
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Recieved this in my mailbox today


BANK ROAD,
EKULU ENUGU,
ENUGU STATE,
PLEASE VERY URGENT TRANSACTION

DEAR. SIR.

I know that you must have recieved the first letter I sent to you by
post,but if you have not, here comes afollow-up to the letter. First I
must seek for your understanding and pray that God will give you the
wisdom to understand my problem and be in a position to help as you
will be surely blessed as you help.l am Dr.UMORU.ALKALERI, l am 45
Years
old
and also the chief accountant with the UNITED BANK of AFRICA PLC. (UBA)
I
have a transaction which I think will be of mutual benefit to both of
us.
In
my desire for a foreign partner with whom to do this transaction, I
stumbled on your contact from a business directory. As the head of
accounts
department of (UBA) I discovered some amount of money while I was
auditing accounts for the 2003 financial year which has been lying
there
for
over 3 years. On further inquiry, I discovered that this money
totalling
about
USD$48.5 Million (Forty EIGHT Million five hundred thousand United
States Dollars) including accumulated interest belonged to one MR.SMITH
B.
ANDREAS , an Altralian Nationale who lived here and died intestate with
no
beneficiary. This man died through a plane crash of ADC airlines in the
year
2000. I have Successfully secured the money and with the assistance of
my
colleague, the money has been moved out of my bank and deposited
in a security company. It was packed in three(3)metal trunk boxes as
photographic materials. I would need your particulars to enable me
prepare documents which will authenticate that the Consignment belongs
to you as the next of kin to MR. SMITH. B. ANDREAS and to enable you
claim
the money. I want to be assured of a safe account where the money will
be deposited pending my arrival. This transaction is absolutely risk
free
with no illegal complications,I have madeall necessary arrangements for

a successful transaction.Before this money is entrusted into your care,
there must be an agreement that will be reached between us stating
that:

1.BOTH PARTIES WILL NOT FOR ANY REASON CHEAT EACH OTHER.
2.BOTH PARTIES WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. 3.A
HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY WILL BE APPLIED FOR THE SAKE
OF OUR WORK.
4.I AND MY PARTNER WILL STRONGLY BE BY YOUR SIDE AS YOU CLAIM THIS FUND
AND I AND MY PARTNER WILL ARRAGE AN ATTORNEY(LAWYER)WHO WILL WORK ON
YOUR BEHALF TO GET THE NECESSARY PAPERS NEEDED FOR A SMOOTH TRANSACTION

5.YOU WILL NOT DISAPPEAR WITH OUR FUND AFTER YOU HAVE CLAIMED IT.
6.DISBURSEMENT RATIO WILL BE 70% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUE,20% FOR YOU,
5%WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY,WHILE 5% WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR
MUTUAL EXPENCES.

I must let you know that a high degree of trust is required.
help/assistance. Awaiting your urgent response
now.God bless you.

Yours Faithfully
Dr.UMORU.ALKALERI[/code]
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969 06:00 pm CST by Darwin »



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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2004 02:21 pm CDT »
I got one of those last week in my normal mail....it didn't have as much info as your does.  I threw it away.  I wonder what the scam is???
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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2004 03:04 pm CDT »
Give them access to your own bank account.  Instead of dropping money into your account, they just take everything out of it and move to guam.
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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2004 03:23 pm CDT »
that's harsh
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« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2004 04:39 pm CDT »
Dude... this is the first time you got this one?

Those have been floating around since the mid-90's.
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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2004 04:47 pm CDT »
Write back to them on a paper-thin slice of C4.  Heh, not really (required disclaimer to prevent legal obligation)--I do not and would never condone such an illegal activity as described by the first sentence in my post.  Geeze, people can sue and win for anything these days...nothing is every a person's own fault.  Everybody is apparently a zombie who does nothing but what they hear, with no judging capacity of their own.

Really, you should turn the letter into the post office.  They investigate all such frauds and scams and every once in a while actually catch them.  In order to do that, they have to have a lead first though...which is where your letter and others like it come in.
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« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2004 04:59 pm CDT »
For instructions in handling such emails refer here :

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=411
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