Nigerian scams getting more interesting!!

[FADEC]

Heres the latest Nigerian scam to hit my inbox. Love the grammer and syntax. Passed=past..too funny. This is to bring to your notice that we have be holding a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, In other to compensate these victims, the U.N Body is now paying 221 victims of this operators $500,000,00.USD each in accordance with the U.N recommendations, Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking Systems in Federal Republic of Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Compensation Consultant Inc as corresponding paying Firm under funding assistance by United Nation body. Beneficiaries will be cleared and recommended for payment by Compensation Consultant Inc Nigeria**According to the number of applicants at hand, 184 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 37 left to be paid the compensations of $500, 000, 00.USD each. You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to those officials or person's for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals, other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your compensations payments via, any of the following; ATM SWIFT CARD, CHEQUE PAYMENT. If you prefer to receive your compensations in this way do contact Mr. Ayo Kanu of Compensation Consultant Inc, E-mail: [email protected] him immediately for your CHEQUE/ATM SWIFT CARD of $500,000,00.USD*** for security purpose you can use this code of conduct as your subject when contacting him (0082) OK?so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice or access the ATM card in any ATM interswich machine of your choice. Kindest Regards, Mrs. Joy M. Green -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

 

[wavinwayne]

What are you waiting for?

 

[CivicFan]

60 Minutes had a report on the scammers once. These are teenagers who spend their time in internet cafes fishing for victims. I think the payoff was equivalent of minimum wage or something. Not much income but better than nothing, I guess.

 

[FADEC]

Notice in the email, only 221 "victims".

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

Sounds legit to me. I say give him your account #. Take a chance.

 

[Gary Allan]

Write back saying that you would like to help, but you're charged with the same task ..except for global scams. You're $138B fund is ready to burst at the seams if you can't find more victims. Unlike their 7 month project, your committee decided this in 12 minutes about 6 weeks ago. It involved a minor federal official with no distinctive title. He just handed your firm the money in an outsourcing bid.

 

[Schmoe]

You think some people still fall for that stuff?

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: Schmoe

You think some people still fall for that stuff?

Sure. It happens even on the iPhone App Store: http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/8_people_buy_1000_i_am_rich_ip.php

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

My mother's friend's brother (maybe late 60s now?) has given over $300k to Nigerian scammers. He's an adult and not certified, so there is no way they can stop it, other than trying to minimize the amount of money he can get his hands on.

 

[ViragoBry]

My idiot brother fell for the oldest one in the book...a woman he met online that needs money to move here from Russia to be with him. I think he lost around $2200. UGH. That coulda bought me a helluva Christmas present. ;-)

 

[benjamming]

Arrest, Why doesn't the family email him like the Nigerian scammers to keep it in the immediate family?

 

[BearZDefect]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan

Write back saying that you would like to help, but you're charged with the same task ..except for global scams. You're $138B fund is ready to burst at the seams if you can't find more victims. Unlike their 7 month project, your committee decided this in 12 minutes about 6 weeks ago. It involved a minor federal official with no distinctive title. He just handed your firm the money in an outsourcing bid.

Gary, that's a good one. I think our federal officials should take men like this more seriously.