02-09-2005 19:19									#1
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They get more creative all the time. I'm impressed.

Do you think that they just gather together around a table and just brainstorm these over a few beers and a few bong hits?

Or maybe they contract unemployed English majors to write them..

quote: hello, Warm Greetings to you, It is my pleasure to write you this mail.I am writing you from Accra-Ghana in West Africa.I got your contact on internet, then i made up my mind and choose you to be the person which i think we could live to together for the rest of life as family. Well please, i am Blessing Sankoh, i'm 23 years old (lady) a Sierra Leonian national.I am now living here in Ghana at the refugee camp as a (REFUGEE) . My late father,Chief RAMASKEY THOLLY SANKOH was killed by rebel fighters in Sierra Leone who are fighting for control of diamond mines. My late father was a diamond miner/marchant and a senior chief.He was killed together with all members of my family including my brothers, sisters and mother. As a local diamond miner my father was not involved in diamond export but sell his diamond to foreign merchants who make exports. As a result of increasing rebel attacks and war in my country,he moved all his money and other valuables out of my country to Accra- Ghana for safe keeping in a safe keeping company. I am the only surviving member of my family and have inherited some huge amount of money ( US dollars ) and other valuables. I am now the beneficiary of my father's wealth and My plan now is to move all the money out of here to overseas and invest it there,because I do not wish to invest the money here in Africa, because of the unstable political and economic situation in Africa. There are problems making it difficult for me to move the money overseas on my own alone.This problems are as follows: 1. I am underaged just twenty three years old ,have never been tooverseas before and have no business or private contact overseas,havenot get the required business/banking experience and other logistic reasons to handle the big fund alone.This are the reasons why I need a TRUSTWORTHY and RELIABLE PERSON who will come to ACCRA-GHANA,West Africa here to help me. If you can render your total support to me by coming here to assisting me to move this fund/myself to your country.I will offer you best of how much you will want me to give you as you will also help me to invest the remaining in any viable and lucrative business in your country. Please for the sake secure mail you can also reach me on this mail ( b_san1@zwallet.com ) . Looking forward to your reply. God bless you. Yours Sincerely, BLESSING SANKOH

	02-09-2005 19:23									#2
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I received this one in my yahoo account January 4th, 2003. I held onto it cuz its priceless.

quote: REPLY TO:umbomap_1@epatra.com DEAR FRIEND, MY GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND I HOPE THIS LETTER MEETS YOU IN GOOD HEALTH. I AM UMBOMAP OLEMBE AIDE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM WRITING TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH BASED ON YOUR PROFILE I RECEIVED FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRSENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION AS A WAR REFUGEE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO WAS FORCED OUT OF POWER, I WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIM TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE SUM OF US$22MILLION WHICH WAS TO BE TRANSFERRED ABROAD AND LODGED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFEKEEPING DISCLOSED AS FAMILY VALUABLES IN MY NAME PENDING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. TWO WEEKS LATER ON MAY 16 1997, PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO GAVE UP POWER TO THE REBELS LED BY LAURENT KABILA, WHO WERE ADVANCING FROM KISINGANI AND FLED TO TOGO FROM WHERE HE LATER MOVED TO MOROCCO WHERE HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1997 LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AFTER HE WAS FORCED OUT OF POWER. HE WAS AGED 66 YEARS. I MANAGED TO ESCAPE TO SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY SON PATRICE, AGED 17 WHERE I AM PRESENTLY RESIDING AS A WAR REFUGEE SHORTLY AFTER THE CAPITAL CITY KINSHASHA WAS OVER RUN OVER BY REBELS. I LOST MY WIFE AND MY TWO CHILDREN, AND ALL MY POSSESSIONS DURING THE REBEL ONSLAUGHT ON THE CAPITAL CITY. THE LATE MOBUTU SESE-SEKO DURING HIS 30 YEAR RULE AMASSED A PERSONAL FORTUNE OF US$8BILLION WITH HOUSES IN SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE. HOWEVER, THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL HIS ASSETS AND CONFISCATE HIS PROPERTIES. I THUS DECIDED TO LIE LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION, UNTIL WHEN THINGS GET BETTER LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA IS DEAD AND HIS SON JOSEPH KABILA HAS TAKEN OVER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD WHERE THE MONEY IS STILL LODGED AS FAMILY VALUABLES. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF. ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASIZE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WHCH I HAVE REPOSED IN YOU. IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST, I SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEIGN MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES. I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS CONCLUDED. FOR THIS REASON, KINDLY FURNISH ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, WHICH IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS. YOURS SINCERELY, UMBOMAP OLEMBE.

	02-09-2005 19:36									#3
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My dad got this letter a couple of days ago:

quote: Andrey Konovalov General Director Novokuibyshersk Oil, RESPOND IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP VIA THIS EMAIL andrey@andreykonovalov.com Dear Friend, I have sent you this mail because of the need to open discussions with you.I don't want you to misunderstand this offer in any aspect, if it is okay with you I ask for your full cooperation. I am Andrey Konovalov, the General Manager Of Novokuibyshersk Oil an international affiliate of Yukos Oil and Gas Company based in Russia. Due to ill Health I have been Esophageal cancer,it has defiled all forms of medical treatment and according to the medical experts it is a terminal illness so i do not know how much longer I have to live. I never had any real Friends in my lifetime because I never really cared for anyone but my business. But now I know that there is more to life than making all the money in the world. However, certain unfolding events has made it very necessary for me to seek your help, my company is fighting investigations and bankrupcy due to the Yukos Oil problems in Russia, most of my assets were seized due to this case. Recently I received a bulk payment from South Africa Ministry for my last contract there. I instructed them specifically not to send the funds to Russia because of the problems,but that the funds be deposited with a Finance and Security company in Europe on hold. A huge cash deposit of Eighteen Million dollars was domiciled with the a finance/Security Company overseas to my knowledge only. This is the last of my assets, now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore, I therefore need you as a partner because you are a neutral party to help me collect this funds deposited with the security company and disburse it secretly based on instructions. Because my time is short I have decided to give most of this money to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. For all your good efforts you will receive 30% of the Funds and must disburse the rest based on instructions. I want you to understand my seriousness in this case and if you can handle the job kindly contact me via this email andrey@andreykonovalov.com I have all the necessary documents on hand, please contact me asap so we can discuss more. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.If you are not intreseted, please keep it to yourself and do not respond. Best Regards, Andrey Konovalov

Dad wanted to play a prank on him, so we replied in Russian.

Surprise surprise, Mr. Konovalov doesn't speak it - and asked to reply in english instead.

	02-09-2005 19:48									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Az My dad got this letter a couple of days ago: [ Dad wanted to play a prank on him, so we replied in Russian. Surprise surprise, Mr. Konovalov doesn't speak it - and asked to reply in english instead.

Well, he's been very ill and the cancer treatment destroyed the part of his brain that understands Russian.. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me...

	06-09-2005 19:24									#5
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DEAR SIR/MADAM,

FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU.

I AM MALIK FARADAY FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITE TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST, AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM THE FIRST SON OF MR.ABUBARKAR WEAH FARADAY, MY FATHER WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY.MY FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING OUT OF MY COUNTRY WITH TWO OF MY YOUNGER
SISTER'S DUE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURING IN OUR
COUNTR(LIBERIA). MY SISTER'S DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE HE LATER DIED. BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER
ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING: 35 KILO OF RAW GOLD,THREE PIECES OF ROLEX OYSTER SHELL PLATINIUM GOLD WRIST WATCHES AND $23,MILLION US DOLLARS WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING.

MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY OF THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUNDS. PRESENTLY MY MOTHER AND MYSELF ARE HERE IN GHANA TO NOTIFY THE
SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE CLAIMS, AND WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP.

THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY, BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD SUSPICIONS, AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN
COUNTRIES, THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST ABROAD. FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MY MOTHER AND MYSELF HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY.

WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH WE CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST.

NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.WHICH I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

BEST REGARDS,.
MR MALIK FARADAY
(FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY)

	06-09-2005 19:53									#6
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I once received one which claimed someone whoe shared names with me was trying to find where his relatives are and thus emailed me. Of course he lived in Africa, yet had the same name as me. I kept it in my inbox for some time, hoping I might find others to uncover it as a scam so I could delete it, but when nothing happened I deleted it in uncertainty. It also involved much money, maybe I missed a chance to make millions by sharing names with some Senegalese

	06-09-2005 19:55									#7
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UMBOMAP OLEMBE... has a ring to it

	06-09-2005 21:06									#8
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Thats cos there's a member here by that name.

	06-09-2005 22:55									#9
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Only 25%
For 30% I would have done it.

	06-09-2005 23:28									#10
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What's funnier to see is people complaining about how they got suckered by such scams.

	06-09-2005 23:45									#11
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What's missing from these emails is an audio component. The sound of a plaintive violin in the background while the target is reading would surely open more wallets for the cause......

	07-09-2005 00:32									#12
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I always laugh when they always say, "NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE."

They only contacted one person and it just happens to be you.

and people still fall for it.

	07-09-2005 01:01									#13
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From: Dr. Bakare Tunde
Date: 4/17/2004
Subj: Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home

Subject: Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home
Dr. Bakare Tunde
Astronautics Project Manager
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Plot 555
Misau Street
PMB 437
Garki, Abuja, FCT NIGERIA

Dear Mr. Sir,

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was on a later Soviet spaceflight, Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space station Salyut 8T in 1989. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.

In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest amounting to almost $ 15,000,000 American Dollars. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth. I am told this will cost $ 3,000,000 American Dollars. In order to access the his trust fund we need your assistance.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.

Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 20 percent of the transferred sum, while 10 percent shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 70 percent to other accounts in due course.

Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include downpayment in this financial quarter.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via my direct number 234 (0) 9-234-2220 only.

Yours Sincerely, Dr. Bakare Tunde
Astronautics Project Manager
tip@nasrda.gov.ng

http://home.tiac.net/~cri/2004/let04apr.html

	07-09-2005 01:13									#14
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- This one is pretty ****ing awesome!!!!

	07-09-2005 01:26									#15
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Yeah amazing that people would fall for that without even trying to google "Abacha Tunde"

	07-09-2005 01:27									#16
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Yeah... that is a "new" one.

Have we ever heard back from MTG on any progress he made in scamming the scammers...

	07-09-2005 01:34									#17
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I don't have it laying around, but my favourite is one claiming to be from the widow of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, in which she describes him as "a very moral man". A tolerant wife indeed, considering that Mr Abacha died of a heart attack while being serviced by three prostitutes ...

	07-09-2005 01:38									#18
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Hello Good Friend Chegegitz Guavera,

My name is Japher Takeallyormoney and I hail from the wonderfully rich African nation of Apolytonbatu. I have noticed you posting on a message board I frequent, and because of your communist agenda and anti-Bush critiques I would like to impart upon you $1,000,050.47 in your American dollars. That is how rediculously wonderfully rich our country is! Can you believe it?!

All I need from you is you American checking account number, including the routing number, as well as naked pictures of this bnnygrl you so endearingly speak of so that I may show all my wonderfull wealthy tribe.

I look forward to hearing from you.

You wonderfully rich Apolytonbatuian friend,
Japher Makemericho

PS Don't forget the pictures

	07-09-2005 01:38									#19
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A guy at my brothers job replied and started to tease a scammer, sending mails back and forward and asking for a meeting and making great plans. The scammer played along.

Then my brother's friend wrote that his wife had found out about the plans and threatened to go to the police. "So I killed her and now I keep the body in the bath tube. it's starting to smell, what should we do?". He never heard from the scammer again

	07-09-2005 01:39									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Chemical Ollie A guy at my brothers job replied and started to tease a scammer, sending mails back and forward and asking for a meeting and making great plans. The scammer played along. Then my brother's friend wrote that his wife had found out about the plans and threatened to go to the police. "So I killed her and now I keep the body in the bath tube. it's starting to smell, what should we do?". He never heard from the scammer again

	07-09-2005 01:42									#21
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Let him know he should use lye, it covers the smell and helps to decompose the body so that it can't be identified if ever discovered.

	07-09-2005 01:42									#22
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the first african in space, i love it

	07-09-2005 01:45									#23
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Why did the African go to space?

He was looking for the source of the Coke Bottle!!!



I still have it

	07-09-2005 01:58									#24
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I thought he was looking for someone to scam.

	07-09-2005 02:14									#25
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To think that there´s actually people believing this crap..

	07-09-2005 02:14									#26
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Dearest,

I am Ms.Jan Taylor,daughter to former president of Liberia(Charls Taylor),am 18yrs old,I need ur help, i want to become a model, my father deposited for me US$9.8 million in a security company before he was forced out of the presidential office which led to his excile to another west african country. I, and my mother with my brothers also left the country when we could no longer stand on the presure and maltreatments given to us by the ruling government now in Liberia, we ran away with nothing and the situation here is getting so bad for us that we manage to eat one meal in each day.

Honey, i need ur help to retrieve the fund and invest it for us to any lucrative business in your country with your experience and we also need your help to get us an apartment where we will relocate in your country immediately you retrieves the fund for us. My father handed over the certificate of deposit to me and ask me to keep it intact that i will need to present it to the security company before they can release the money to me, that if it gets lost, that it means they will not release the fund to us, since then i am trying my best to make sure the certificate of deposit is intact, so i handed it over to my confidential lawyer for safety and security purposes. And i have been in constant communication with the security company. I made them to understand that i will be sending someone as my investment nominee/trustee to take delivery of the fund for me and they accepts, they are waiting for the person that i will nominate.

Please i want to nominate you, so i need your full name, address and phone number which i will send to the security company to contact you as my nominee/representative. Please contact me on my most confidetial/secured email address: helplovelyjataylor@mynet.com

I remain your lovely girl,
Jan.

	07-09-2005 04:34									#27
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I will never give for poor African kids again. All they do when they grow up is scam the white man.

	08-09-2005 02:15									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Ecthy I will never give for poor African kids again. All they do when they grow up is scam the white man.

Haven't you heard? The whole poor starving African kids is a scam to get money too!

	08-09-2005 02:20									#29
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There we go

Civil wars, famines, droughts: Ha ha ha ha

	08-09-2005 02:22									#30
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Where is the 'funny' shadow in your avatar picture?