I just got a faxed version of the Nigeria scam. I never knew they faxed that junk too. Has anyone else gotten one of these? I will try and mess with these people in the next few days and will report here with my findings.
I've received Nigerian faxes in the past, but not for a few years though....
Mess with them all you want just be careful not to give your iden y away (or even parts of it).
It's ok, I got it at work. What are they going to do, kill my boss?
We get these faxes at work all the time out here.
It's ok, I got it at work. What are they going to do, kill my boss?
Well....do you want your boss killed?
Why, are you a hitwoman?Well....do you want your boss killed?
I once received several Nigerian and Ivory Coast email scams and finally I replied, saying some silly, crazy like "America rocks! America is #1 and you wish you could step foot on American soil! We rule!"
Then I get a reply from the Nigerian con artist or whatever saying something like "Yes sir, I know that America rules and is #1, which is why I trust Americans like you to do this joint finance venture with my firm". I then had to laugh my ass off.
Some time ago somebody posted a link to a website where one guy described how he turned the tables on one of the scammers... it was hilarious. Anybody want to dive in the old threads and link back to that?
I can't find the original thread but the site is 419eater.
So, honey ... should I give him the bank account information so we can get the $8.5 million dollars?
Dear Friend,
Good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. I would respectfully request that you keep the content of this mail confidencial because of its nature and respect the integrity of this information. First of all I'll like to introduce myself and status, I am Thomas Williams, staff of International Private Banking at HSBC Bank London. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and a financial portfolio of $8.5m United state dollars, which he placed under HSBC Bank managements two years ago for turn over on his behalf.
As the Chief Operations Officer of the private banking sector, I encouraged the deceased on his arrival to our bank on various growth of fund with prime
ratings.The favoured route in my advice to him was accessing datas on 6000
traditional stocks and bond managements.Based on my advise, attractive margins accrued profit and interest stood at over $10m United state dollars,this margin was not the full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guaranteed returns on investment. Early 2004 my client asked that the money be liquidated because of an urgent investment requiring cash payments here in United Kingdom, and that the liquidated fund be deposited in CORPORATE SECURITIES CO, a security consulting firm based in London who are specialist private firm that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products and undertake transactions that need immediate access to cash.
This order was given to me in anticipation of his a rrival from Norway later that week, this was the last communication we had.
Sometimes this year I got a call from CORPORATE SECURITIES CO. informing me of the inactivity of the portfolio, since I was the only one who knew about the deposit, I immediatly passed the task of locating my client to the Internal Investigation Department of HSBC, which now revealed that the person who suited his description was decleared dead of a Heart attack in Canne, South of France. And in line with banking internal processes for account holders who have passed away, an investigation was meant to be launched to contact a possible surviving NEXT OF KIN to come forward as beneficiary of the fund but unfortunatly when my client came petronizing our services, in his bio-data form, no next of kin was listed neither was there a TESTATE. My client only used numbers and codes to make the account he opened with us anonymous. At this juncture, i'll like to unravel the true position of this transaction! CORPORATE SECURITIES CO,has request for statements of claim from me, and I alone knows of the existence of the deposit, for as far as HSBC Bank is concerned the transaction with our late client concluded when I sent the fund to the security firm, all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer service and due process. The security firm has no single idea of what the history or nature of the deposit is, they await instructions to release the deposit to any party that I nominate as the beneficiary of the fund. You share similar details to the late fellow, I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct Corporate Securities Co. to release the deposit to you as the NEXT OF
KIN Let me know your true interest in this pending transaction so as to
ascertain the proceeds, and I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within few days. I implore you discard this mail if you find no interest in this transaction, and if my offer is of no appeal to you, please dont be vindictive and destructive just delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.
Finally, I am sending you this mail without a measure of fear as to what the
consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come in a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence, if we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.
I await your response.
Thomas Williams.
In the late 80s and early 90s, we always got these faxes. I haven't seen one in years, but did get one the other day!!
Maybe they are going back to faxes for the next generation.
That site is hilarious! I haven't been to it in a long time. Does he still mess with them?
I can't believe these emails are still going around. I got that one just now...
I get 'em all the time (having an internet presence since the mid-90s means you are on all kinds of lists). What's amazing is there are still fools falling for that crap, b/c they wouldn't do it if they weren't making money. Sadly, greed overwhelms sanity/common sense all too often.
Funnily enough, it was an HSBC security breakdown that allowed someone to steal my iden y. ing HSBC and their Nigerian schemes.
Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC did a special on a similar kind of scam a few weeks back. That dude rocks!
The "nigerian" scams have been going on since the middle ages. What makes you think they would suddenly disappear?I can't believe these emails are still going around. I got that one just now...
it is real...they actually pay you....you guys are just missing out.
the newest one I've seen and a family member almost fell for it was the giving away of a free dog. All you have to do is pay for shipping.
419eater is a badass site. Thanks for sharing the link.
SCAM?!?!
Oh dear.
She provides storage services.
(Better three years late than never.)
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