419 Nigerian Scam

[Chestah]

4 days ago I recieved an email from [email protected] (mm77 from Truck Forums). I did a search on this persons name on this forum, and it turned up nothing, I began to get suspicious.

 

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DEAR FRIEND,

GREETINGS, ITS A PLEASURE AND WISH TO WRITE YOU.

THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS THING THAT WOULD LIKE TO

DISCUSS WITH YOU IN CONFIDENCE...CAN I TRUST YOU???.

YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOD BLESS.

MARY

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I reply asking what it was she wanted, and a couple days later I recieved this e-mail from this address: [email protected] , claiming to be the same person.

 

 

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My dear ,

In all sincerity, I just don`t really know how to start with this. I don`t want you to regard me as one of those impostors or spammers. But I wish to enter into a serious mutual discussion with you concerning transfer of deposit (family treasure) to your country under your titled name and address, for you to invest it for my children. I`m a dying woman writing you from a sick bed. I had been holding my brief in hopes that i would somehow get to my feet and fashion out a more proper approach to this very matter, but wishes are not horses as my health unfortunately deteriorates rapidly on daily basis. Thus I have braced my faith to take the bull by the horn to see how far i could go with this before bowing the stage.

 

Thank you and God bless.

Mary

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This is 100% Nigerian scam, if I was to follow this persons instructions I would lose thousands of dollars. The worst part about it is they claimed to be "mm77" from Truck forums.

 

 

I just want to let everyone see this in case they are sent similar emails, DO NOT BE FOOLED.

 

 

For more information on these type of scams:

 

419 Coalition

 

Advance Fee Fraud

[SoCalChris]

Don't forget to make them pose for an amusing photo, trying to prove to you that they're legit before you start ignoring them.

 

http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm

 

 

[Guest chevydeerhunter]

I like the way "she" closes by saying May God Bless. I would reply to their message by saying "The Eigth Commandment". I say may God have mercy on "her" soul for pulling that crap.

[Chestah]

Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous, but people really do get taken by similar emails very often.

[Elwood 2000]

What???

 

Why I have made zillions of dollars by laundering.......uh.......helping these wealthy people out! LOL

[Chestah]

Yeah, anytime I need help transfering millions of dollars, I email random people and gladly deposit it all into their accounts.

[SilveradoLAX7]

Getting the picture is a nice touch I never thought of.

 

While on the subject of scams, I'll pass this one along. You get a voice mail from a number you don't recognize, that asks you to call them back. They say they are calling in regard to a hospital bill that needs to be settled before it goes into collections. they are scammers in the Caribbean or virgin islands(or some place I can't afford to live), where the phone numbers are 10 digits. Thus seeming like it originates somewhere stateside. Long story short, you dial the number and end up with a big charge on your bill (a la 900 numbers). Because its outside the US you have little recourse.

 

-Jay

[pm26]

The most ridiculous things about these emails is how little creativity there is.

 

Pretty much the only thing that changes are names. Everybody is a widow or a widower, or on their deathbed, and they all happen to have at least 6 million dollars in cash that they do not know what to do with. In Nigeria of all places!

 

It looks like they compose all these e-mails from the same script.

[Wingnut]

I always reply...

 

You bet I'll help!

 

As soon as you send me pictures of your boobs with "I LOVE WINGNUTS" written across them...It can say only "NUTS" if size is a limiting concern.