Hardbopjazz Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) Just suppose that one of these are really legit. “Damn, I can’t seem to give away any of this money” Edited April 8, 2008 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 A friend of mine received this prize today.... Attention: Winner, Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Euromillion Loteria Espal 2008 promotions.We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of Five hundred and fifty thousand euro(550, 000.00)Euros. NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on email or phone REDBOATH FINANCE AND SECURITIES,S.L Contact person: Mr.Lopez Javier Tell:34 693 528 619 Email:redboathoffice@aim.com Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent (Mr.Lopez Javier) PROMOTION DATE: 21TH MAY 2008. REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/08 BATCH NUMBER: 15/05 1 / IPD The inform a tio n transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which is addressed.unauthorised use,disclosure or copying is highly prohibited.The sender accepts no liability for the improper transmission of communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Sincerely Yours, MRS. ROCIO VILLALOBOS THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Just got this one. I've bolded the part that made me laugh. Important Message The Église catholique en France(www.cef.fr) would like to inform you that you have been picked by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients for a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development. In the year 1901, they started offering collection for the Sole objective of human growth, educational and Community development. In conjuction with the ECOWAS, UNO, and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donation of US$5,850,000.00 each to 100 lucky recipients each year, undermining your religion. Kindly contact the Church Executive Secretary below for further information on the donation. Executive Secretary: Sis. Mary Coupet Email: marycoupet@live.com Please endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (CEF-080-2998-2996) May God bless you with this donation? Mr. Rolf Peterson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Poisoned to death! With Due respect I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance fund USD$17.5M from my late father who died mysteriously last Dec. It was very evident that he was poisoned to death. In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brothers shares his property leaving both the wife and the daughters empty handed including the house they live in. This is the exact case with me as I am the only daughter of my father. I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry another wife because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death. This is so because he concentrated much on his businesses that he rarely pays attention to domestic affairs. He was always travelling taking care of his businesses that he did not notice when my mother took ill. He thought it was a minor illness and was ignorant of this. My mother on her own resorted to self-medication. It was not until the illness degenerated that my father took my mother to hospital where she was diagnosed to find out that hypatitis had eaten deep into her blood stream. She didn't last long before she died. This happened when I was barely a year old. Based on this, my father could not forgive himself easily because of it and said he was responsible for her death as he could have saved her if only he had paid attention to the things at home rather than concentrating much on his businesses. Despite all entreaties by friends and relatives, he refused to remarry but ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of this that he made me the next of kin to his fund deposit with the bank and stated that in the event of any eventuality, I should have a direct access to the fund only when I am 24 years of age otherwise, I should have a guardian/partner intercede on my behalf for the release of the funds to me. Unfortunately, he died late last year and I am 21 years of age currently. This is why I have contacted you to serve as a guardian to me and as my foreign partner for the transfer and investment of the fund overseas My uncles does not know about the fund because they had already taken my father's houses and other properties because I am a girl and they said I do not have rights for any property. They have requested to have my father's bank papers but I simply told them that I do not know where he kept them. The younger brother took the house in the village while the houses in the town were sold out they shared the proceed they got from the sale. Right now, I am with a friend of mine and do sincerely want to travel out of my country. This can only happen when I have secured the release and transfer of the funds in the bank. This why it is important that we have a plan on the type of lucrative business that we can invest the funds on. I had at various times had discussions with the director of international remittance unit of the bank where my father deposited the funds and I was assured that once, I have someone who would be willing to receive the funds on my behalf, they shall commence all proceedings to effect the release and transfer of the funds into the person's designated account. Now, that you have signified your interest to partner with me, it would only be very necessary if you contact the bank and request for the release and transfer of my inheritance fund into your nominated account for the purpose of investment and to further have me come over to your country to continue with my studies. I shall be giving you the bank's contact details as soon as I hear back from you so that you will go ahead and contact the bank. Your urgent response will be appreciated, Talk to you the more. Sincerely, Mariam Abdullah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 What a sad story. Ghost, keep us posted on what you decide to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 The world's dumbest crooked broker... Thieving Broker Is Bilked in Nigerian Fraud, Prosecutors Say By SEWELL CHAN For investors who lose money in the market, there is understandable concern. For those whose brokers make off with their cash, there is understandable outrage. But pity the poor clients of Michael Axel, who, the authorities say, not only stole $600,000 of their money, but wired most of it overseas, having fallen prey himself to a common Nigerian fraud scheme. Mr. Axel, 68, was charged with grand larceny and forgery, and if convicted of all charges, could face up to 15 years in prison, according to the Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau, who announced Mr. Axel’s arrest and indictment on Thursday. ... In 2005, officials said, Mr. Axel received an e-mail message from someone claiming to be a lawyer for a distant relative who had died and left Mr. Axel $8,750,000. In fact, the money didn’t exist and the e-mail message was part of a common fraud scheme. But prosecutors said Mr. Axel wired overseas more than $400,000 of the money that he had stolen, “apparently believing that the money would aid in the release of the supposed inheritance.” http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/...rosecutors-say/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Here's a new one - big bucks, delivered right to your doorstep THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIAAso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: Based on our investigastion department, we wish to warn you against some Miscreants, Hoodlums and Touts who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country. i am Lt General Bello Osagie (Rtd), National Security Adviser to the new Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel which just concluded it seating in Abuja just released your name as listed below among contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country. However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid contractor while auditing was going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to contractors numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different accounts. In this regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of 10Million USD. To you via our accredited shipping company and I have secured every needed documents to cover the money while the diplomat will get it delivered to you right in your door step. Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. Please you don't have to worry for anything as the transaction is 100% risk free. The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me, your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or drivers license and your mobile phone and telephone number, The Diplomatic Agent will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives to your country's airport. I hope you understand me. Kindly get back to me today and reconfirm that there is no mistake in your details listed above 1)Your full name. 2)Phone, fax and mobile #. 3)company name, position and address. 4)profession, age and marital status. 5)Copy of int'l passport,drivers lisence,or any valid ID card via e-mail attachment. Bear in mind that the diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. What l declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Materials for security reasons. I did not declare money to them please. If they call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing Ok. email:ltbelloosagie@googlemail.com And I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the Diplomatic Immunity Clearance Certificate (D.I.C.C) which will make him pass every custom check points all over the world without any hitches. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me immediately because your boxes are scheduled to leave as soon as we hear from you. Best Regards, Lt General Bello Osagie (Rtd). National Security Adviser to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria Tel+2347033617007 Its tempting but I think I'll pass. Edited December 17, 2008 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Miscreants, Hoodlums "....and whiskers on kittens....." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) I run an ad for half hour drum lessons in a music store on my local Craigslist and get lots of nutcases from overseas who can barely write English.. And they all want to rip me off with their bogus checks or money orders... This one is typical: From: Ivan Donnovan <ivandonnovan01@yahoo.co.uk> To: randy7751@aol.com Sent: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 3:20 am Subject: DRUM LESSONS FOR BEGINNER Hello Good day to you over there, I need a tutor lesson for my son (Cole), i got your advert while surfing through the internet and i really want my child to be taught by you... Cole is 15 year old and easily catch up...i was base in United kingdom. So i will like you to get back to me the following detail: 1.CHARGE FOR AN HOUR..... 2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 2 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK... 3.FULL NAME..... 4.HOME ADDRESS... 5.YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER... 6.YEARS OF EXPERIENCE..... My mode of payment will be by CHECK OR MONEY ORDER .willing to read from you as soon as possible ,,,,God bless you Regards............. Ivan.... Edited December 17, 2008 by randissimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Here's another gem: -----Original Message----- From: Thanjavur Subramaninan <thanjavur@vipaccess.co.za> To: randy7751@aol.com Sent: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 6:09 pm Subject: Mutual Benefit I am Subramanian, based in THAILAND, I applied for a loan of $1.8M in small company Hongkong in year of 2006 with a collateral of $50,000,000 that were deposited by me in hope that i will get the whole 1.8M with the interest added within six month This huge amount was getting from the elections process as a bribe during the election, because I'm one of the famous loyalty to the president in the country (THAILAND) I shouldn't have getting a loan of the total from another company since I've got that huge amount, but I must lay low for 2-3 years before starting spending the money that i saved to a Private Company in Tunisia Now, I need this money but the loan I got must be paid before I can claim the money though I requested for parts of my saved funds but the response to the request was declined due to the copy of the certificate of deposit I have used for the loan without any 'IF' instructions before it was sealed. Note: Do not think otherwise, before you even send any money to company that I've collected loan from, there would be a legal attorney arbitrary agreement form that will state clearly to you that the money that was deposited by me should be forwarded to you in signatory by the private company and me and after proceeded;You will meet me in person infront of the Directors of the Private Company and even view the trunk boxes before moving back. The percentage... (me60% - u40%)I will forward the certificate of deposit to claim the money, by going to meet them in HongKong (You must go along with the copy of the certificate) Reply back with your Full name, Address and ANY Capacity amount you could afford out of almost $2M to start making the agreement letter. I'm ready to give you 40 % in the $50M for half affordable amount to pay in the money loaned BUT if you can't raise more than that, You will have to ask me the percentage I am to give before agreement can be seal Note: No any amount you could afford is small but in as much you could afford as conservative higher the %, I could raise all the money myself but I need overseas Man/Woman who can stand as the beneficiary of the funds saved, However, You must need to raise some SO, I could stand on behalf of you as sole that pays all the money loaned. I hope this content of e-mail is well acknowledged please reply to thanjavurs@gmail.com for more details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 ----Original Message----- From: ADAM SMITH <oye_amuda1986@yahoo.com> To: richardcorson@Rocketmail.com Sent: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:35 am Subject: I am Interested in your lesson My Name is ADAM SMITH 45 years old from USA(TEXAS). I read your description on Craigslist.org and i am highly impressed and Interested in your lessons. I need a Lessons Teacher for my Daughter (Susan) and i got your advertisement on Craigslist when am searching via the Internet. My daughter will be coming down to your location for vacation and i don't want her to be less busy without doing something, and I have make decision that instead of her being less busy, she should be attending your lessons. Susan is 18 years old and she'll like to learn anything that come her way. So she will be coming for 2 hours a day (10am to 12pm) 3 times a weeks or at your leisure period, so I want you to calculate the cost for 4 weeks lessons and i will want us to make an arrangement for a Hotel or Motel for her in your area where she will be staying for the period of the vacations. And let me know if i can make subsequent amount to show commitment in this lessons. If you are interested in Tutor my Daughter,... Kindly get back to me with this information below.... 1.She will be coming for lessons 3 times a week.... 2.Your Experienced In It.... 3.Charge for an Hour..... 4.Total Charges for 4 weeks..... Regards ADAM SMITH Many of these 'scammers' send almost the same form letter like it's been scripted by some organiszation.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I thought that the email from the UN department was a nice one, but this is even better. FBI Director Robert Mueller is reassuring me that it is safe to deal with the Nigerian Central Bank to collect my money! FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC. WASHINGTON D.C ROOM, 7367 J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535, 0001. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a certified mail,Post-mail,Phone or Face-to- face conversation, it is due to the urgency and importance of the security information of our citizenry. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United States of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly. It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all facet and of which you have the lawful right to claim your payment without further delay.We will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank accordingly as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all level. We recently had a meeting with the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo along with some of the top officials of the Ministry regarding your case,we were made to understand that your file has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the claim.They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that some unscrupulous elements are using this project as an avenue to Scam innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor and the activities of the Central Bank office. We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C. Bailey from Ohio has already contacted them,she presented all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued about US $10,700,000.00 (Ten million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) but the Central Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information which Mrs. Joan C. Bailey from Ohio forwarded to them,this was the main reason why they contacted us so as to assist them in contacting the true fund beneficiary and carrying out a professional investigations on this issue. Further more be informed that we should warn our dear citizens who must have been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful prior to these irregularities so that they don\"t fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly: (NAME: PROF. CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDO) OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria, Tinubu Square,Lagos - Nigeria. Email: cbncontractpaymentofficeonlineng@yahoo.com Phone: +234-703-669-0935 Note: For your best interest and ensure a proper co-ordination by this body saddled with this sanitary responsibility we advice you forward any mail/e-letter that you receive which seem suspicious and does not emanate or originate from the office of the Central Bank or Federal Bureau of Investigation for cross examination before response for security reasons. Meanwhile we advice that you contact the Central Bank office immediately with the above e-mail address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed to enable you receive your contract payment now that foreign exchange is available . Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that will further help hasten up the whole procedures as regards the transfer of your payment. Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking terms. Once again, we will advice that you contact them with the above email address and make sure you forward to them all the necessary information which they may require from you for the release of your fund as time is not in your favor. For further information in relation with this notification or if you are at the verge of making any payment for whatsoever reason, we advice you to first reach us for professional advice to guide you against any unforeseen circumstances that might lead you into been scammed. Be wise and don"t be deceived. Yours Faithfully, ROBERT SWAN MUELLER III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Isn't it astounding? And I got three copies in my email! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Note: For your best interest and ensure a proper co-ordination by this body saddled with this sanitary responsibility we advice you forward any mail/e-letter that you receive which seem suspicious and does not emanate or originate from the office of the Central Bank or Federal Bureau of Investigation for cross examination before response for security reasons. I love this paragraph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Note: For your best interest and ensure a proper co-ordination by this body saddled with this sanitary responsibility we advice you forward any mail/e-letter that you receive which seem suspicious and does not emanate or originate from the office of the Central Bank or Federal Bureau of Investigation for cross examination before response for security reasons. I love this paragraph! I'm pretty certain that is how I heard Mueller talk during a press conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Here's a good one I received this afternoon (and promptly reported). I guess the Nigerian climate has affected the spacebar: Attention: Email Address Owner We have concluded to effect your payment via Western Union MoneyTransfer,$5,000 twice daily until the total sum of $500,000.00 which wewere mandated by the IMF to transfer to you is completely transferred. TheInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS andyour email address was found as one of the VICTIMS. They mandated us toaffect the transfer of your funds to you. We now needed your informationas to where & who we will be sending the funds, such as; Receiver'sname,address and phone number. Contact our customer care @ westernu_niontrans01@live.fr with your full information.Thanks, Mr.Mark James For Western Union +229-98679345 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 "contact customer care" - I like that. Wonder if they have the lofty title of "Associate," too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I guess I can be thankful Albertson didn't delete this thread in his hissy fit, as I still have a place to post this latest email, subject line "GET BACK TO MR. KELVIN WILLIAMS ONLY (APPROVED BY FBI)". FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Attn: Beneficiary, This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr Frank Nweke, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Mr. Michell Brown From union bank kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of Fedex,Ibrahim Sule,Larry Christopher, Puppy Scammers are impostors claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment. Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by cordinating your payment in total USD$10.5million in an ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of $10,000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD. Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect You. All I want you to do is to contact the ATM CARD CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on your behalf which will cost you $570 only and note that your Approval Slip which contains details of the agent who will process your transaction. CONTACT INFORMATION NAME: Kelvin Williams EMAIL: kelvinwilliams25@sify.com Do contact Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM CARD CENTRE with your details: EMAIL ADDRESS: kelvinwilliams25@sify.com FULL NAME: HOME ADDRESS: TELL: CELL: CURRENT OCCUPATION: BANK NAME: So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment informations which you'll use in making payment of $570 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay. Please if you know you cannot be able to afford the $570 for the delivery of your ATM card via FedEx then do not bother to contact Mr. Kelvin Williams as we are in the begining of new year and he should be busy with some other things. We order you to get back to Mr. kelvin williams Only right away. FBI Director Robert S.Mueller III. Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possesion of your ATM CARD, you are hereby adviced only to be in contact with Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to Mr. Kelvin williams so we could act upon and commence investigation. THIS IS FBI SECURITY ALERT EMAIL DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL FOR SECURITY REASON. GET BACK TO MR. KELVIN WILLIAMS ONLY. Is it getting tougher and tougher to find suckers for this, so now they have to slime their competitors? And I am sorry but getting the money in the form of an ATM card with a ten thousand dollar/day limit on withdrawals to get my 10.5 million is a definite deal-breaker for me. No f-ing way am I going to wait 1050 days to get all my money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 The 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mose42 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I also ran across Ivan Donnovan when I posted an ad on craigslist for guitar lessons. What did he try to do to you? I run an ad for half hour drum lessons in a music store on my local Craigslist and get lots of nutcases from overseas who can barely write English.. And they all want to rip me off with their bogus checks or money orders... This one is typical: From: Ivan Donnovan <ivandonnovan01@yahoo.co.uk> To: randy7751@aol.com Sent: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 3:20 am Subject: DRUM LESSONS FOR BEGINNER Hello Good day to you over there, I need a tutor lesson for my son (Cole), i got your advert while surfing through the internet and i really want my child to be taught by you... Cole is 15 year old and easily catch up...i was base in United kingdom. So i will like you to get back to me the following detail: 1.CHARGE FOR AN HOUR..... 2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 2 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK... 3.FULL NAME..... 4.HOME ADDRESS... 5.YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER... 6.YEARS OF EXPERIENCE..... My mode of payment will be by CHECK OR MONEY ORDER .willing to read from you as soon as possible ,,,,God bless you Regards............. Ivan.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Like a lot of Craig's List ripoffs, they will send you a check or money order in excess of the amount agreed to, then ask you to send the difference back. The check or money order is fraudulent, you've violated Federal Law when the bank catches up to it, and they've received their money in the meantime, which the bank will take out of your account, if your balance allows it, or hold you responsible for it. That is, if you aren't arrested for passing bad checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Just got one from an email with a Vietnam domain: Good Day, Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your email from the peoples search database on the web during my discreet search for a foreign partner whom can assist me in taking this business to it success. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. I have a proposal for you. This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will, but I hope you will read on and consider the value I offer. My name is Mr.Ustin Gavrie, I am the personal assistant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky. I have a business proposal in the tune of US$25m to be transferred to an offshore account with your assistance if willing. After the successful transfer, we shall share in ratio of 30% for you and 70% for me. Should you be interested, please respond to myletter immediately, so we can commence all arrangements and I will give you more information on the project and Truly Yours, Mr.Ustin Gavrie so I decided I had to have some fun. This was my reply: Do you think I am going to RISK MY LIFE by helping you RIP OFF the INFAMOUS Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and only receive 30% of the proceeds? I value my life and the lives of the rest of my family far more than that if I am going to be involved in such an incredibly risky and dangerous crime. It is a well-known fact that Khodorkovsky was the real life inspiration of the famous movie character KAISER SZOSE, and I know for a fact that the movie version was gentle as a kitten compared to the real thing - Mikhail Khodorkovsky. My mama didn't raise no fool. 90% goes to me, 10% goes to you, and you bring the weapons, or there is NO DEAL. Unfortunately, the typical scammer may not even speak or read English and has purchased a series of emails to be sent in a particular order, so while I will probably get a response, it will be non-sensical in the context of what I wrote. That's what happened the last time, when I got a proposal that I stand as the living relative of a businessman who died in a plane crash, and I told him I am that businessman's son and my family has been searching for the money he squirreled a way in a Hong Kong bank, and thank you so much for contacting me, what an incredible coincidence .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 A slightly different approach on this one, which I received today.I was tempted to write back and instruct Farida to give all the money to Gershon. Instead, I did my usual thing and reported it. Reminds me of a time when I took Ida Cox to Basie's dressing room at the Apollo. He did a double take and asked, "Ida! Didn't you die?" Re: Payment Notification: We are writhing to know if it's true that you are DEAD? Because we received a notification from one MR. GERSHON SHAPIRO of USA stating that you are DEAD and that you have giving him the right to claim your funds. He stated you died on a CAR accident. He has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with him until we confirm this by not hearing from you after 7days. Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and confirm your funds without anymore stress, and without any further delays. All we need to confirm now is your been DEAD Or still Alive. Because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just can't proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not But if it happened we did not hear from you after 7days, then we say: MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL. May the peace of the Lord be with you wherever you may be now. Your Faitfully, Mrs Farida Waziri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just received: You are being compensated SAID DJINNIT to you (bcc) - 3 hrs ago More Details From: SAID DJINNIT <mabeard1971@aol.com>Hide . Add to: To Do, Calendar To:. Cc:. Bcc: Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011 9:00 am. Compersation_doc.html I18N YGP.SaveAll I18N YGP.SaveProgress I18N YGP.ViewAfterSave .. ______________________________________________________________ In regards to the recent meeting by the United Nation to compensate all the scammed victims in various part of the world, please you are to go through the attached document to see if you qualify for this compensation. Any delay may result to you being disqualified. Okay!! I'll get right on that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 The mother of all 419 scam threads: Thomas Mallory vs. Albert Abossi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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