Wow how lucky am i ? [not]

Legacy_user

I recieved this email yesterday , Hmmm dont think i will bother !!!!

We wish to inform you that the United Nations (UN) has deposited the sum of $10,500,000.00 USD to western union,to be sheared among you and other 7 email users.
You are entitled to $1,500,000.00 USD in the on-going united nations poverty alleviation program.
United Nation has deposited your funds with us,and they have ordered Western Union to take full responsibility in the transfer process of your funds,

Do send in your full name and contact address to western union payment centre on the below details for more information's on how to start receiving your payment.
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CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. Franca Lee
E-MAIL: [EMAIL="westernunionmoneytransfer01@kimo.com"]westernunionmoneytransfer01@kimo.com[/EMAIL]
TEL: Tell:+601-0389-9332
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SPECIAL NOTICE: All E-mail response should be sent to the following email address (westernunionmoneytransfer01@kimo.com) for confirmation and payment approval
Yours
Michael Bates
For western union Money Transfer

gb12345

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CHRISSYG wrote: »

We wish to inform you that the United Nations (UN) has deposited the sum of $10,500,000.00 USD to western union,to be sheared among you and other 7 email users.
You are entitled to $1,500,000.00 USD in the on-going united nations poverty alleviation program.

Their shearing seems a bit out - 8 users getting $1,500,000 each makes $12m.

bobobins

What an excellent idea! I can see absolutely no downside at all by giving eight people 1.5 million usd each as a means of ending world poverty. It's not like there is anything better they could do with it.

I've also heard that next week, the UN will be giving three lucky people 50 million bars of soap each as a means of ending the spread of disease in hospitals.

aileth

Mrs Franca Lee is very generous. Seems totally legit.

battleborn

These email scams are nothing new we have all seen them before many many times.

mother_noah

I am very disappointed. I was offered the 10,500,000 all to myself just a few days ago .

cajef

I got an official one from the British High Commission and they only want $220Usd :-


Return-Path:bhc@gov.org
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
The British School of Cotonou,
Haie Vive, 08 BP 0352,
Cotonou, Benin.


REF:

The Government of the West African Countries (ECOWAS) under the African Union (AU) have recompensed you following the meeting held with the Government of the various countries' high commission with the AU chairman, Muammar al-Gaddafi for the fraudulent activities carried out by her Citizens on you.

This is to cushion the effect of the present economic difficulties on you.Your email address confirms that you were among those defrauded as listed by the FBI and Scotland Yard through email scam by fraudsters either as contract payment, Next of kin claims, lottery and game wins etc. By citizens of either Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea
and from any part of the globe where they operate from.

Be informed that a total of Seven hundred and fifty thousand US dollars ($750,000.00) was allocated to you by the heads of states of the African Union as you were indicated as one of the fraud victims and the method which this fund shall be sent to you is by ATM CARD.

Your current phone number/contact address should be made available to this Commission in acknowledgment of this mail to effect the processing and release of your fund by the nominated bank.You can as well contact the Director in charge of the release/CEO of HSBC Bank London.

H.S.B.C
8 Canada Square Canary Wharf.
London, E14 5H.
Contact: Mr. Robert Herdman
Email Address:robertherdman7@gmail.com


Do note that all fees has been paid except the Security Keeping fee of $220Usd which you need to pay for the shipping of your ATM CARD, any extra money is not allowed and prohibited, so if you were asked for any more fee apart from the $220Usd which is for the Security Keeping fee then you should not hesitate to get in touch with us for investigation of whom is responsible for that demand.

You shall be directed on how the Security Keeping fee of $220Usd will be paid as soon as you have contact Mr. Robert Herdman with the above information for the shipping of your ATM CARD.

Further communication between you and fraudsters should be discontinued as such will result to a total cancellation of the release of the stated fund to you. You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this mail for proper update of the file opened for you in this regard.


Yours faithfully.
Commissioner David spencer

aileth

cajef wrote: »

I got an official one from the British High Commission and they only want $220Usd :-


Return-Path:bhc@gov.org
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
The British School of Cotonou,
Haie Vive, 08 BP 0352,
Cotonou, Benin.


REF:

The Government of the West African Countries (ECOWAS) under the African Union (AU) have recompensed you following the meeting held with the Government of the various countries' high commission with the AU chairman, Muammar al-Gaddafi for the fraudulent activities carried out by her Citizens on you.

This is to cushion the effect of the present economic difficulties on you.Your email address confirms that you were among those defrauded as listed by the FBI and Scotland Yard through email scam by fraudsters either as contract payment, Next of kin claims, lottery and game wins etc. By citizens of either Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea
and from any part of the globe where they operate from.

Be informed that a total of Seven hundred and fifty thousand US dollars ($750,000.00) was allocated to you by the heads of states of the African Union as you were indicated as one of the fraud victims and the method which this fund shall be sent to you is by ATM CARD.

Your current phone number/contact address should be made available to this Commission in acknowledgment of this mail to effect the processing and release of your fund by the nominated bank.You can as well contact the Director in charge of the release/CEO of HSBC Bank London.

H.S.B.C
8 Canada Square Canary Wharf.
London, E14 5H.
Contact: Mr. Robert Herdman
Email Address:robertherdman7@gmail.com


Do note that all fees has been paid except the Security Keeping fee of $220Usd which you need to pay for the shipping of your ATM CARD, any extra money is not allowed and prohibited, so if you were asked for any more fee apart from the $220Usd which is for the Security Keeping fee then you should not hesitate to get in touch with us for investigation of whom is responsible for that demand.

You shall be directed on how the Security Keeping fee of $220Usd will be paid as soon as you have contact Mr. Robert Herdman with the above information for the shipping of your ATM CARD.

Further communication between you and fraudsters should be discontinued as such will result to a total cancellation of the release of the stated fund to you. You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this mail for proper update of the file opened for you in this regard.


Yours faithfully.
Commissioner David spencer

Looked totally legit until the hotmail address. Dammit!

paddyrg

Atm card and western union transfer - the inter-governmental financial tools of choice

paulofessex

What is more shocking is that how there are some people that fall for this scam.

gb12345

paulofessex wrote: »

What is more shocking is that how there are some people that fall for this scam.

Unfortunately, there are some people who are just too naive/desparate that all sense goes out the door.

Its a number game to the scammer. Send out 10,000 emails and if 1 person is fooled then the scammer is in profit.

The average annual wage in Nigeria is less than $1,000 a year, so many successful scammers from there are treated as successful businessmen and even employ youngsters to do the grunt work (whilst training them up to be the scammers of the future).