new (well new to me) slant on an old scam

timeportal

Got the following message in my inbox today, I'm used to the usual spam you've won/inherited but I need cash to transfer scam but this ones worded differently to any I've seen before (still in broken english mind you). I have no doubt it's probably been doing the rounds for a whie and I'm lucky enough to only just have received it, but just in case.

Greetings Friend, My name is frank m. Priyanka, I work with a Fiduciary in the Netherlands. I am writing you as regarding a financial portfolio belonging to a distant relative of yours. I am in England now undergoing a 7 month course, hence my reason for contacting you. please e-mail me with a phone number and also indicate the best time I can reach you on phone. This will enable me shed more light on this matter or write me [EMAIL="frank_mueller@gmx.com"]frank_mueller@gmx.com[/EMAIL] Regards Frank Priyanka Miller +442033185577

So, Frank, first off, do you know your own name? as you've quoted it differently in the text (twice) to the way you've signed.

How long have you known about this cash? with global commuinications as great as they are in this day and age, you've waited until you're in the uk before telling me!

oh, and I hope the course your on while here is an english language course because I dont have the time or the room to point out all the mistakes in that mail, although looking you up on scamwarners it's better than it used to be

shaun_from_Africa

If you do get tempted to reply, make sure that you are speaking to the correct person as he appears to lend his phone to his mate Marvin.

http://419.bittenus.com/11/4/marvinboucher.html

timeportal

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

If you do get tempted to reply, make sure that you are speaking to the correct person as he appears to lend his phone to his mate Marvin.

http://419.bittenus.com/11/4/marvinboucher.html

Funnily enough I was tempted to call the number and see how far I could go with it, but thought better of it, although what a thread that would have made!

Spiderham

timeportal wrote: »

Funnily enough I was tempted to call the number and see how far I could go with it, but thought better of it, although what a thread that would have made!

If that sort of thing floats your boat, there's website called 419eater where they do exactly that. Some of their forum posts are hilarious with what they get the scammers to do.

Morglin

As I get these scams nearly every day, great to see what the guys on this forum do to the scammers......:T:rotfl::beer:

Lin