Fancy a share of $42,300,000?

me4bargains

Sorry, I had to post this. I can't believe anyone would fall for such a scam.
I recieved this in my mailbox today!!
Coincidentally, one of my best mates is called Chris Vincent so initially I thought it was from her.

Mr. Vincent Chris.
AUDITOR GENERAL.
ABSA BANK LTD.
JOHANBNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Re: to. vinachris007@hotmail.com
+27 735 853 490

URGENT REPLY NEEDED


Attn: Dear

I am Mr. Vincent Chris, The Auditor General of AMALGAMETED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.(ABSA)
I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. However, I got your contact through a BUSINESS TRADE MANUAL in South African Chamber Of Commerce in my search for a foreign business partner whom I will transfer this fund in his personal or company’s account.

During the annual bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 42,300 000:00 (FORTY TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) in an account that belong to one of our foreign customers (Willie Jackson Sr.) 61 years, of Scotch Plains, N.J. USA lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990,which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999. View this
website;(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm ) .Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money, because we can not release it unless some body apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money. It is based on this, that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting You. If you indicate interest in this transaction I will let you know they steps to take for a smooth transaction for the approval of this fund from the Bank in your favour.

The mode of sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated bank account will be as follows: 65% for me and my colleagues, 30% will be given to you for your assistance and 5% will be mapped out to offset expenses during the course of the transaction. in receipt of this mail, call me immediately via the above phone or email and kindly send me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please treat this business proposal STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Re: to vinachris002@hotmail.com

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Mr. Vincent Chris.


AUDITOR GENERAL.

geo555

Lucky sod, 30% of US$ 42,300 000.
I was only offered 25% of $14,500,000 by Dennis Matula of the "Department of Minerals and Energy", South Africa.
I think I'll wait for a better offer.

Creditcardkid

Good to see that a department as important as that don't have their own e-mail addresses and have to use hotmail lol

hollydays

love the spelling of johannesburgh!

nickmack

If you like that letter, you'll love this, some of the correspondence made me cry with laughter:

http://www.419eater.com/

hollydays

yes have allready had a look at that site before-but it brings to mind the expression-if they had a brain theyd be dangerous-

trisontana

I got this email today:-

"FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
22/7/2006

Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Spanish
Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 17TH OF JULY,2006
and result where release on the 20TH JULY,2006. Your E-mail address
attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number
345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently
won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euro.(One Million Euro).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spanish European Lottery board
in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and
Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes place
every three year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in
our end of year 50 million Euro International lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
DR.ROBERT SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ SECURITY COMPANY ESPAÑA
TEL: +34-699-752-404
Email:infosanchezsec@excite.com

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than one month, After this
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,
MRS COMFORT JOSE

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This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise
protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have
received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not
copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from
Sanchez Security Company España may be monitored to ensure compliance with
internal policies and to protect your winning from the Euro Million Spanish
Lottery Award Promotion. The contents of any email addressed to our clients
are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate
to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it. "

What the hell is a "fiduciary agent" ? I have replied to them (via a "throw-away" email address) telling them to go forth an multiply (or words to that effect!)

CBo

https://www.thescambaiter.com is quite funny as well. Especially the one involving Cole (10 packages his paid for to be picked up and shipped via DHL to Nigeria as they only accept cash due to all the scaming going on in Nigeria - all household rubbish such as broken appliances and old 286 laptops with offensive stuff soldered into the display). He thinks his going to get expensive laptops. Really funny stuff. If you look in the forums some even convince them to get tatoos for various "cults" which they think they will get payment for. They really are a desperate bunch 419ers.

trisontana

My favourite scam-baiting site is Scambuster419. http://www.scambuster419.co.uk/index.html

He plays along these scammers with improbably stories about unlikely business, gets them to undertake many wasted journeys to banks and post-offices and, on one occasion, got the scammer to send him money to check that the Western Union money-transfer system was working correctly.

wigginsmum

Here's my fave bait:

Amish Order of the Weasel

inmypocketnottheirs

wigginsmum wrote:

Here's my fave bait:

Amish Order of the Weasel

That's brilliant!