Scam email collection...

[coloradok5]

Because I receive so many of these funny scams lets start a collection of the different ones people get, just got this one:

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SG Private Banking
Societe Generale
11/F CRC Tower,
All Seasons Place,
87/2 Wireless Road, Lumpini
Phatumwan.Bangkok,Thailand.

Dear Friend
I am Mr.Tum Boonlai Manager Director of SG Private Banking Asia Pacific. In my Bank, we discovered a sum of $12,700,000.00 (Twelve Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) in an account that belonges to one Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin an American, who died along with his entire family, on monday 27th 2004, in dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal,countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years.Since we got the information about her death, i have decided that i seek an assistance from a foreign partner/business partner who can asssist me in the transfer of this funds directly to his account since there will be no next of kin to come over and file a claim as next of kin over her money because we can not release it unless somebody applied for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately, nobody will come forward to claim this money since our bank is a private banking and our bank laws prohibits our customers relations to act as next of kin except when indicated. It is based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence by contacting you. We want you to present yourself as the next of kin to Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin, so that the funds can be remitted into your account.

Moreover, we do not want the money to go into the government account as
unclaimed bills. The banking laws and guidelines here stipulates that any
account abandoned or is dormant for a period of time,is deemed closed and all
money contained therein forfeited to the government treasury account.Now, it is being speculated that the above sum will be transferred into the government account as an unclaimed fund on or before the end of this financial quarter of 2005, when nobody come forward to lay claims. The reason for requesting your assistance, is occasioned by, the fact that the deceased (Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin)wasforeigner,and we have access to her detailed bio data which you will hold as a weapon to present yourself as the next of kin to Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin.

The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into your account as you will prefer since our group has a trust company to aid this business in several countries in Europe and Canada,I shall agree to give you 20% for the role you will be expected to play in this deal and
70% for my colleagues and i, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two parties in the course of this Therefore,you are expected to reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in this business. After receiving your
reply, you will be communicated to with the transaction.exact steps to take. I
expect your urgent response and I shall contact you for further discussion on
this matter,to enable us conclude this transaction urgently without any delay or hitch. Please treat this business proposal as strictly confidential for security
reasons considering my official position in SG Private Banking.

Personal Regards,
Mr.Tum Boonlai

[Burt4x4]

I don't have on eto add but I have gotten one in the past very similar to yours minus the earthquake stuff. People will try anything to rip people off

[Shaggy]

I get those regularly, wish that I had time to screw around with the people that send them.

[coloradok5]

Another one.

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From:Managing Director
Empaco International

URGENT ATTENTION

I run an international Business Promotion and Consultancy firm and I got your contact through email directory in my quest for a foreign investment for one of my clients.

My client is a senator and also the chairman of the Senate committee on Pension,insurance and manpower development in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.He was also into precious stone industry and owns mines in Tanzania and also in Kenya. He also used to deal (buy and sell) in diamonds from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) before international ban was placed on diamonds from war torn countries. Hence he decided to stop his diamond business and diversify his investment portfolio by
investing abroad in different sector on partnership basis as he is presently restricted from all form of business transaction by the Nigeria constitution as a political office holder(Senator)


The followings are his specifications for your consideration and
immediate attention:

1. Investment capital up to USD $29.00million

2. Area of interest - real estate, hotel, transportation, civil construction, industries, and fisheries.

3. Shares of partners depending on capital input, therefore subject to negotiation.

4. Interested party must be a Godfearing one that will not sit on my client's
money and must provide a copy of his/her identification as that will protect his interest before he releases and remit his capital to the designated account for the project. Please kindly note that you need not reply if you are not satisfied with the above conditions as my client will prefer to deal with somebody serious as the entire management and running of this venture will be the person's responsibility, because it will not be possible for my client to be physically present most of the time in view of his time consuming commitments as a senator. Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention, as i am looking forward to read from you via this mailbox, empaco_consult@mail2world.com

Yours Faithfully
Mr Jang Ogene B.L
Managing Director
Empaco International

[PermanentMarker]

The first one is a variation on the venerable "Nigerian Scam". That's an oldie but a goodie.

I've noticed that most of the scam mail I get now are Phishing attempts - spoof emails from "financial institutions" asking you to verify your account information. Pretty ingenious, actually. You go to the page, log in with your login and password at what looks like the official site, but is actually a spoof site that logs your login and password for the site owner to then use for his own purposes.

PayPal and Ebay are huge targets for phishers.

Never input personal information on a site that you have linked to from somewhere else, especially an email. Always type the address in or use your bookmarks.

Want a good laugh - check out what this guy did to a guy that tried to scam him on Ebay for a powerbook...

P-P-P-Powerbook!

[coloradok5]

Damn, that was funny, took me a while to read but worth it.

[Burt4x4]

hahah
That was great

[coloradok5]

The latest one:
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FROM THE DESK OF PETER IBE,
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT REVIEW COMITTEE
OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY
(NEPA) NIGERIA.

DEAR SIR,


I am Saint PETER IBE the Chairman Contract Review Committee of National Electric
Power Authority(NEPA). Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise
since it is coming from someone you do not know or ever seen before,I decided to
contact you based on Intuition.


We are soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of
Eleven Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.{US$11,500,000.00}.
This sum (US$11.5M) is an over invoice contract sum which is currently in an
offshore payment account of the Central Bank of Nigeria as an unclaimed contract
entitlement which can easily be withdrawn or drafted or pay to any recommended
beneficiary by my committee.


As a civil servant I am not permmitted to have a foriegn accounts due to the
civil service code of conduct and I therefore need a trust worthy partner abroad
to co-operate with me in recieveing this money on my behalf.


Also becuase of the finances required in the process of the transaction,my
present financial resources as a civil servant may not be sufficient for me to
handle the transfer alone succesfully without assistance from a good and a
willing pertner abroad On this note, you will be presented as a contractor to
NEPA who has executed a contract to a tune of the above sum and has not been
paid.


Proposed Sharing Partern (%):
1. 60% for me .
2. 30% for you as a partner/fronting for us.
3. 10% for expenses that may be incurred by both parties during the cause of
this transacton. If this proposal interests you, do responed as soon as possible
with the following information:


1. The name you wish to use as the beneficiary of the fund.
2. Your Confidential Phone and Fax Numbers.
3.your account informatiom for the transfer to be made.This account will be
presented to the committe for approval/order of payments.
Further discussion will be centered on how the fund shall be transfer and full
details on how to accomplish this project.


Email me your response at this email address

Thank you and God bless.


Best regards,


Engr: PETER IBE

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[BadDog]

Here is another one. Too bad it's basically impossible to track down and kill these SOBs...

My Dear Friend,

I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head of state,
General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on
active
service for our Country. I am contacting you with the hope that you
will be
of great assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum of
24
million U.S Dollars cash which I intend to use for investment purposes
outside Nigeria. This money came as a result of a payback contract deal
between my husband and a Russian firm in our country's multi-billion
dollar
Ajaokuta steel plant.

The Russian partners returned my husbands share being the above sum
after
his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their
probe into my husbands financial resources which has led to the
freezing of
all our accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business
licences and the arrest of my First son. In view of this I acted very
fast
to withdraw this money from one of our finance houses before it was
closed
down. I have deposited the money in a security company with the help of
very
loyal officials of my late husband.

No record is known about this fund by the government because there is
no
documentation showing that we received such funds. Due to the current
situation in the country and the government attitude to my family, I
cannot
make use of this money within, thus I seek your help in transferring
this
funds out of the sub-African region. Bearing in mind that you may
assist me,
l have decided to part with 20% of the total sum. Please kindly reply
through this email address and include your personal telephone and fax
numbers.

I want you to visit the links below:

http://www.time.com/time/europe/maga.../27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm

Your urgent response is needed. alternative mail:mabacha22@eriga.lv

Regards,
Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha.





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[PermanentMarker]

The 419 scam, or Nigerian scam, is one of the oldest ones out there. Can't believe anyone still falls for it.

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/419statement.shtml