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I know I shouldn't

Open these emails but I do find them amusing sometimes.
Do people really fall for this ?

FROM: UNITED NATIONS POLICE,
REGARDING RECOVERY OF YOUR LOST MONEY.



Attn: Beneficiary


We hereby inform you that the Scotland Yard Police, Interpol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) United States of America, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria and all the African Crime fighter leaders have come together to stop scam/internet fraud in Nigeria and all round Africa. We have recovered over US$2.6 Billion Dollars from the people we have behind bars.


Our duty is to make sure we stop internet scam and money laundering. As for today we have put a lot of fraudsters in jail. We go all over Africa to pick this internet rats,We have over 8,273 of them in our jail around Africa and we are still looking for more. We are aware that a lot of foreigners out there have been deceived and lost their hard earn money to these fraudsters after promising them percentages in their letters/e-mails for their impending help to move funds out Africa including fake lottery winning notification and at the end of the day, they will collect thousands of dollars from you without a successful end. It was agreed that to retain the good image of our country and the rest of African countries, all the victims who lost his/her hard earn money to these faceless thieves will be compensated with just US$500,000,00 (five hundred thousand Dollars).


This we assume will help you to start a new life. Please, we apologies that you take our offer as little as it is due to the fact that (victims) in our pay list are too numerous. We en-back on this pay back from the money we recovered from these fraudsters, So you are advise to contact Mr Phillip John in the United State.


let him know if you are still interested to get your Master Card to you today as he have been waiting to hear from you to help him complete this delivery to you. contact him with your personal information bellow for your Master Card clearance and delivery.


Provide your details and forward it to Mr Phillip John to is contact details below or you call his number .

Comments

  • Mclovin
    Mclovin Posts: 32 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Wow...! I'd better get onto Philip John right away! They didn't leave his contact details though, but maybe he's a friend of John Smith who helped me get my rightful inheritance from the late king of Nigeria?
  • There's a forum of people dedicated to trolling them. They've had them sending pictures of themselves playing home made instruments and making go-karts.
    Started Comping: 1st June 2015
    Prizes so far: 12kg Dog Food, Pro-Thermal Cream, Kindle Fire HD, Playing Cards, Canvas Bag, Cherry Tree, Jupiter Ascending Merch, Jelly Footballs, Afternoon Tea
  • I open them all too. I do like a good giggle.

    I regularly get the "ooh look at this picture of you" and random invoices from America.
    Current Aims: Laptop/PC, decent money, holiday
    Best Wins: Ipad, Nintendo 3DS, £400 Shopping Spree at LK Bennett, £100 Boots vouchers
    Total Wins (Since April 2012) £3442.56
    Big thanks to all who post comps :T:beer:
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