OT : Scam letter, way too funny :)

[birol]

As I do not work for less than 25%, I thought maybe someone here might help this guy  :J  :J  :J


Please reply to XXXXX@yyyyy.zzzzz.rr
Dear friend
My proposal to you will be very surprising as we have not had any
personal contact. However I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction which I propose to you as a person of transparency and
caliber.
Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is
Carlos Savimbi nephew and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
the leader UNITA (National Union for the Total independence of Angola) I
got your email address from network directory I apologize if I infringed
on your privacy.
You may know that my Uncle was recently killed in a battle with the
government troops of Angola led by President Dos Santos on friday 22nd
February 2002 Now Mr Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second in command
has assumed office as leader of UNITA In spite of this UNITA is like a herd
of cattle without shepherd Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are still
lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves
and some of them who see me as a threat to their ambitions including Mr
Dembo are planning to kill me For more information check //www.scamme.org
However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars this is why I secretly left Angola to seek political
asylum I am sincerely seeking for your urgent help in respect to
safekeeping of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales
This money US$20 million was already on its way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank
account It was on transit with a safe deposit company in Europe when the
tragic incident of my Uncle's death occurred. As a matter of fact this is
the reason I chose to come and seek political asylum.
It is very clear with the way things are now that President Dos Santos
will lobby the International Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and
accounts abroad to ground UNITA since he has already done this in
Angola. I plan to use this money to safeguard my future It is very essential
that you
understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put in you is
extraordinary and an act of desperation on my part in order not to lose
this money Please treat this contact with utmost secrecy and confidentiality
for security and safety reasons.
The help I need from you is clearing the box containing the money from
the security company after which it will be deposited in an account in
your name.
The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum application is
granted and I have the permit to conduct business then you will transfer
the account to me Meanwhile the money can be invested into risk-free
profitable ventures and there will an agreement to protect my interest.
I have all the documents that will enable you claim the consignment from
the security company.
To make this deal relisable i need a committment from you that it will
be kept confidential,your tel nd fax numbers including mobile for easy
communications,your permanent address as well as some form of
identification. For your reliable assistance I will reward you with 20%
of the money and we shall use 5% to carry out every expenses that we incurr
during the transaction and the investment process. 75%shall be for my
family. I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in
enabling me achieve this goal. Please contact me whether or not you are
interested in assisting me. This will enable me scout for another
partner in the event of non-interest on your part. Please reply to
XXXXX@yyyyy.zzzzz.rr
 NOTE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.
Sincerely,
CARLOS SAVIMBI.

[AustinBoston]

I've been getting these for years.  I wish I'd kept track of all the money I could have "earned" over the years.  Oh, well.

Austin

[NightOwl]

Dont chu just love the carefully  misused and mispelled English these creative minds come up with to convince a reader that this is a genuine Angolan? It is hilariously funny except  that there are people all over the country who are still falling for this crap.  A few weeks ago, the Atlanta TV stations were  telling the  sad story of yet another person in the state who had been screwed out of his life savings by these people.

[birol]

Unfornutanely a few went to Nigeria to claim their money or to finish the process. Their bodies were returned or they went missing is the news I heard I sent it becase  it smells different, same story though .......

[brainpause]

I got an email like this, for $1 million. Let them use my account, got $200,000, paid off my student loans and house loan, and now we are saving for a bigger camper.

Larry

[birol]

I got an email like this, for $1 million. Let them use my account, got $200,000, paid off my student loans and house loan, and now we are saving for a bigger camper.

Larry

Larry, my great great uncle had to escape the military regime in Tasmankazikistan and left 100,000,000,000 usd in his accounts. Can I have your account number to clear it, I will pay you a generous 33%        

[jpreiser]

I got an email like this, for $1 million. Let them use my account, got $200,000, paid off my student loans and house loan, and now we are saving for a bigger camper.

Larry

Thhat is wonderful... I know of a bridge for sale in New York.. And also some land in florida close to swamps:):

[Gone-Camping]

www.scamme.org? Hmmmm, I see it goes no where!

 
I've seen a few of these before. Not sure how it works up there in the Great White North, but here in the lower 48 when something like that comes in, I'd forward it abuse@(insert ("abuse@(insert") ISP name here).com and let them figure it out!

[B-flat]

There is a way to report those kinds of scam emails to the FTC for further investigation.  You have to know how to get the server ID off the email.  It's a string of 4 numbers separated by . and range up to 255.  In Outlook Express, you go to "properties" and at the top tab select "details" and you will see the header information on that page with the Id of the IP.  Then go to ww1.arin.net/whois/.  Type in the IP address and "submit query."  This should tell you who owns the IP address where the scam email is coming from.  You can then report them to their IP as well as to the UCE@ftc.gov ("UCE@ftc.gov") which is the Fed Trade Commission.  Be sure to copy and paste the internet header into the email when you forward the original email to them.  Scam emails like the one you mentioned are sometimes referred to the "419 scam."  You can read more about them on the FTC website.

Yep, gonna get me some ocean front property in Arizonie. :J