Stupid email, but rather funny.....

[DaveHarries]

Hi all,

Thought I would share with the forum an email that I had the other week. It is one of those Nigerian scam-type emails but quite a different tone. I have to admit that when I had finished reading it I found it quite funny.

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From: Barrister Cajetan ([email protected])

Sent: 08 January 2012 13:57:05

To: Dave Harries [.....]

Dear Beneficiary,

Your credit payment file have been added and opened.

We received an email that you are Dead and you asked one Mr. William Thomson to come and claim your funds related to your compensation funds $5.8 Million United State Dollars that has been with us since two weeks now and he has also agreed to pay for the fund release charges of US$200.

So I am writing you to know if you are DEAD OR ALIVE, if you do not reply back before 48hrs we will have no other alternative than to believe that you are truly dead according to Mr. Williams Thomson then we will start the transfer and the delivery of your funds to your next of kin account which he claim to be, And if you are still alive you can get back to me as fast as you can or you can call me on my phone take note that every thing has been paid for it is just for the fund release fee that this Mr. Williams Thomson has agreed to pay for, if you refuse to get back to us am afraid we shall give the fund transfer to him and collect the money from him that means that he is right that you are dead and you asked him to come and claim the funds on your behalf.

NOTE: He has drop his account details and his home address for wire transfer and delivery of funds into his account and delivery of the International ATM card and he promise to make the neccessary payment.i just wrote to confirm because i am suspicious with Mr.williams behaviour because he want us to start the transfer and the delivery fast.

Please you should know that you are to kindly notify me if you are still alive and ready to claim your winning funds and also Let us know if you are willing to pay the needed Charges US$200. Send down an attached to this Message with your I.D card Copy in order for us to know that you are alive and kicking.

The only money you will send to the agent to deliver your ATM direct to your Delivery Address in your country is ($200USD) Dollars only being fund release fee of the compensation Company so far again don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $200USDollars.

Therefore, i would advise you to contact Barrister Cajetan for assistance and inform him that your CASE FILE is 54AC003. Contact him directly via the information below.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION AWARD PROGRAMME

Name : Barrister Cajetan Julian

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +234-8034224192

You can send him a fax or kindly scan and email it to him together with your details.

And also if you are still alive you really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you through the internet here telling you that your fund is with them because it is not with them, and we know about the scams going on every day on the internet. They are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.

Once again stop contacting those people. I advise that you contact Barrister Cajetan so that he can help you in the collection of your transfer payment instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Please you are advice to stop all further Contact from any body you have been dealing with regarding any Transaction.Please take note that you have been given just 48hrs to get back to us so that we can know if you are alive, and fill the Information Below.

Name:

Age:

Sex:

Country:

House Address:

Occupation:

Phone Number:

Marital Status:

Beside if you fail to comply with the needed $200 US Dollars required there’s no way we can deliver the International ATM card to your country.

Looking forward to hearing from you if you are still very much alive, We await your swift response in regard to this news we received from Mr. Williams Thomson.

Thanks. God Loves and Bless you and your family.

Hope to contact the F.H.C.D soon.

Your's Faithfully,

Koffi Annan

FORMER UN SECRETARY GENERAL

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Needles to say I have not sent a response.

Dave

Edited 22 January, 2012 by DaveHarries

[JohnMcL7]

Might want to remove your hotmail address so it's not picked up by any search scripts?

That is indeed amusing, I do like how this one warns you against scams and is surprisingly upfront in asking for money.

[Macdemon]

An interesting use of capitalisation mid-sentence, and the inability to use correct grammar, as well as the funny lack of quality punctuation.

I got one the other day but I just deleted it.

[O.B-B]

For anyone interested in these scams I recommend this website. It documents situations where people get their own back on the scammers. Some of the encounters go on for months and if you've got the time to read all through them they can be very funny.

http://www.419baiter.com/

[pete8tch]

Brilliant Dave , you've been a bit quiet as well mate

[Loz]

Reply to it! I love sending sarcy replies to these idiots. Have you read 419 eater? Hilarious

[Delcac]

Soooooo, are you dead or alive!