I received this email. It is a must read. I'm posting it here because I think people should be aware of this. I have been around the internet for a long time and have recieved a lot of SPAM email, (and I mean A LOT!! LOL)but never have I seen anything like this.
Can you believe a lot of people have fallen for this?!
There are a lot of different types of these letters. This is the newest attempt that I can tell. I have searched around the internet to find a copy of this particular one, but didn't find one. Or even the name of the lawyer...nothing. What I did find is a very big problem. Americans are falling for this crap!! And most are business men and women. They have named it (most commonly) Nigerian 419 scam.
I had answered his email a few times, to see where and how far he was willing to go. He tried to prove himself with a fake website.
He sent me an "application" for me to "feel" out and send back to the finance firm...I emailed the finance firm to see what response I would receive....It was kind of odd....
Again, I ask...How can people be fooled by this! Are Americans so money hungry that we will believe such a wild idea?!
I will post a few of them so everyone will see them. I also have some links to share about these Nigerian scams. One is really funny!
From: barrptgeorge
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:53:22 +0300
To: GINA62766@AOL.COM
Subject: Attn: Benavides
Attn: Benavides , I am Barrister P.T. George, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Patrick Benavides a national of your country, who used to work for National Electric Power Authority (N.E.P.A.) in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000,my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Ikorodu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After theseseveral unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$5.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the above amount were deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I will make provision for all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through this mail: (barrptgeorge20@ny.com) for more details. Best regards, Barr.P.T.George(Esq) phone: 234-80-333-78900 web: www.ptgeorgechambers.cn.st
Note: STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this electronic message is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient,Please destroy all copies of this message.
Notice all of the mistakes made by this lawyer.....Uhhh, where did you study the English language, dude?
It must of been one of those Harvard online courses....
