I hope no one is stupid to believe this!

***Saturlight*** · 20-12-2006

I have had this email about 12 times from 12 "different ladies" with "12 different photographs".

Different names too.

Read it...and tell me what you think!

zumba_200(at)yahoo.fr

Dear,

I am Miss Kate Donald of Sierra Leone 19yrs of age.The only daughter to the late Dr Joseph Donlad of Sierra leone of the Western Part of Africa who was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond dealer. My father was assasinated by unknown gun men after his return trip from Europe with my Mother.All the police efforts to track down the assasins of my late Father and mother has not been succesful,Hence I decided to flee to a neighbouring country where I have since as a refugee seeking asylum in a refugee camp there in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.

Meanwhile,Before the death of my parents,My late father told me that He deposited a truck box containing U.S $ 12.8 M Dollars with a security company in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire where I am residing now.I have gone to the office of the security company with the certificate of the deposit of this consignment and with the agreement that my late father entered with this company to verify that this consignment is still there but the agreement states that I would need the assistance of a foreign partner who will claim this truck box on my name since I am still under-age.

This is why I am seeking your assistance to enable me front you as my appointed foreign partner who will assist me in claiming this box from this company.
The security company does not know that this deposited box contains money
because my late father registered and tagged it as family valuables and art works for security reasons.Therefore,you are to keep the top secret of this transaction until this truck box is finally released and delivered to you. I am therefore seeking your kind assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide me with your detailed personal information which includes,Your full names,Contact address and your Telephone and fax numbers so that I can submit it to the security company authorising them to recognise and lift this consignment to you as my guardian

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years if delivered to your address pending on my arrival to your country for the continuation of my education and investment in your own area of choice since I am still a novics in the buisness world

. (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover,Dear,I am willing to offer you 25 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful release and delivery of this box to your nominated address and 5% for any expenses that might be incurred during the process of this transaction making it 25% of the total Furthermore,I want you to indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. I assure you that this buisness is 100% risk free as I will forward all the necessary and legal documents backing up this transaction and making it legitimate to you as soon as I hear from you.

Furthermore,The company assured me that you do no need to travel. Please, get back to me with this my private email address; zumba_200*yahoo.fr

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,
Miss Zumba.

**Analoguesat** · 20-12-2006

I think you are extremely lucky to have all these ladies offering you loads of money

The ones who contact me are blokes

***2cvbloke*** · 20-12-2006

I don't get either...

I do get a lot of dodgy gifs claiming to be Stocks & Shares e-mails...

**Analoguesat** · 20-12-2006

Originally Posted by 419 scammer

I am willing to offer you 25 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful release and delivery of this box to your nominated address and 5% for any expenses that might be incurred during the process of this transaction making it 25% of the total

25% +5%=25%?????

No wonder they are rich scammers.

**Topper** · 20-12-2006

A report a few months ago indicated that 89% of all Emails transmitted via the web are spam. what a waste of bandwidth

**Analoguesat** · 20-12-2006

Its up over 95% now. And the amount of spam email has vastly increased since the summer

**Llew** · 20-12-2006

Can't find that one in this list, but they're all part of the well-known Nigerian scam operation.

http://www.sierra-leone.org/scams4.html

Llew

**leighpreece** · 21-12-2006

You're lucky if this is all you get - I get this one, numerous 'penile' enhancement offers, stock trading tips, Calias and Viagra prices, Replica watches, Western Union scams asking me to sell things (thinking I'm a company) then to do the overpay scam, empty emails, paypal and Ebay

phishing attempts with a supposed unauthorised account activity taking place, fake emails from banks again asking me to update my details - had one from pretty much every high street bank, offshore banks and Wells Fargo bank in the USA, OEM Software offers, Offers to buy watches, Loan and mortgage offers and weight loss solutions just to name a few that arrive EACH and EVERY day.

I only use yahoo mail as they actively filter email quite well and I can filter pretty much everything away from my inbox but quite a lot still gets through the net.

Spam arrives everywhere - do a test - make yourself a yahoo, hotmail and other free accounts and don't touch them for a few weeks - you'll be surprised what begins to land in them! I even got my first few spam messages at work last week and the county council's anti-spam filters are unreal so did well to get through.

I have replied to some offers and 'played' with the sender - there is a website all about others that have 'strung them along' but it's not advised as you are dealing with criminals at the other end.

Leigh....

Likvid · 21-12-2006

Hahaha...i got several of those emails but lately i have got very short letters.

Dear Sirs,

I need to use your bank account for transfer $25M.

You will be greatly rewarded.

Sincerely,

Dr. Watson.

It's always doctors and daughters but now they ask desperately for bank accounts.

Do they think people are complete idiots or what?

I am starting to beleive they are the idiots.

**BGonaSTICK** · 21-12-2006

I would like to think that it's possible to engage them in a clever counter-scam, but I doubt that they have two pennies to rub together.

***pgh13*** · 21-12-2006

Some amusing readings on 419eater.com. Also there is an article here h__p://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/419_plonker/ where the scammer is pursuaded to provide a wodden carved replica of a Commodore64

***AlexBellisBrown*** · 21-12-2006

I recently got an email offering me a joint consignment of both Viagra AND Rolex watches.

**leighpreece** · 21-12-2006

Originally Posted by pgh13

Some amusing readings on 419eater.com. Also there is an article here h__p://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/419_plonker/ where the scammer is pursuaded to provide a wodden carved replica of a Commodore64

Haaa haa - these are the websites I've read - there is a superb one on 419eater where the scammer is so convinced he is onto a winner, he sends photos of whatever is requested......and eventually sends the other side some money which is eventually cashed and given to charity.

Some people will do anything for money!

Leigh....

**PaulR** · 21-12-2006

What is this thing called spam?

I can honestly say that I haven't had a sigle piece of spam in the last 2 or 3 years. I'm with Virgin.Net and they must have some pretty powerful filters to stop all this muck getting through to me.

It's not a new email adress either, I've had my main one with them for the last 7 years or so. A good reason not to move if it causes people so much trouble methinks

***Saturlight*** · 21-12-2006

Translated it means:

Dear Mug,

I am writing to you to rob you of your money. But rather than sending you a rather detailed letter making out I am a beautiful 19 year old girl with no financial awareness, I thought I'd cut to the chase. No doubt you have heard all that before.

Instead, please give me your credit card number and all your bank details, I wish to fleece you.

Many thanks.

David Smithe.

Straight and to the point.

**leighpreece** · 21-12-2006

I think when you've been on the web as long as some of us (I was on before 'www' became commonplace - ran my own BBS from mid 1980s!) - you will get spam. Also it's a drawback of using usenet like I used to do and still do plus having a website.

Leigh....

***Saturlight*** · 21-12-2006

Like before the supposed Big Bang, before the Big W!

**mhku** · 21-12-2006

News of 419 scams has just reached North Tyneside?

These scams have come to be associated by the western media with Nigeria due to the massive proliferation of such confidence tricks from that country since the early 1990s, as well as the reputation of the country for corruption.

**Channel Hopper** · 22-12-2006

Originally Posted by mhku

News of 419 scams has just reached North Tyneside?

They need to have electrickery oop there first, unless the pigeon fanciers have worked on the speed.

***Saturlight*** · 22-12-2006

I love Analagasat's reply to my question have you seen Land of the Dead?

"Glasgow!"

**dago** · 22-12-2006

Lucky sod! all I ever get is ads for viagra!
mind you I do need it!

regards.

**Analoguesat** · 23-12-2006

Originally Posted by Saturlight

I love Analagasat's reply to my question have you seen Land of the Dead?

"Glasgow!"

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