Email Scam heh.

[Dayoh]

I just recieved this email.


Hello,
I am Barr. Stefan Booth, Attorney to Late Mr. Kim Peter a foreigner and an Engineer with A.pz Construction Company. Late Kim Peter has an account with a Bank here, which he opened in 2003.He died here in Uk 2004, I received a
memo early this year from the Bank remittance department for an interview about $14M USD that belongs to my client Late Mr. Kim Peter, the bank informed me on their policy to freeze the account of Late Mr. Kim Peter, I was asked to redirect the ($14m usd) back to government treasury because they saw no next of kin in his entire file within the bank and his account has been dormant for years which is against the policy of the Bank.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner as the foreign beneficiary to that fund. I have resolved to share the money in this ratio.50% for me,35% for you,10% for the remittance manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for the success of our objectives and 5% for expenses we might incure in the processing of this transaction.

I will need your full name and address including telephone and fax number for the internal processing of the fund. I will start the internal processing of the required documents to back up our claim on receipt of all the required information from you which was given above.
I will give you further details on the entire process when I receive your positive response. Respond to my private email addrss:
Regards
Barr.Stefan Booth Esq.
+447024081592


Suss much, yes very. Anyway this is really just a heads up in case some less computer savvy people may reply to a similar email above.

[West]

lol, i got the same kind of e-mail, except the people who contacted me said they knew me and i owed them money.

[IrishDutchman]

Suss much, yes very. Anyway this is really just a heads up in case some less computer savvy people may reply to a similar email above.

Yeah Gigilly might have fallen for this.

[FrankZ]

In the first place, he didn't even mention which bank, so it makes it even more obvious.

~Fz

[Jimmy_the_saint]

and why YOU of all people. no offense, but why not some big-shot celebrity, instead of a no-life aussie? again no offence.

[IrishDutchman]

and why YOU of all people. no offense, but why not some big-shot celebrity, instead of a no-life aussie? again no offence.

Their target is not just one no-life aussie. They spam that email. Every now and again they find a sucker who's dumb enough to fall for it.

[Jimmy_the_saint]

Well alright, k point taken.

[WarInSerbia]

I get emails saying that they wana share 1 milion $ with me :D

Stefan Booth
:confused:

[Gunmonk]

I like to send replies telling them to up my portion of the money

[Giggilyomeromicon]

hello my good friend.


How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, you may not understand why this mail came to you.but if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.i am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from india who financed the transaction to alogical conclusion.


I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.but i want to inform you that i have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in india that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction.i want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,200,000.00. I have left a certified international bank draft for you worth of $1,200,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.


My dear friend i will like you to contact my account officer mr. Garry blue, on his direct email address at:[garrybluee222@yahoo.fr] for the collection of your bankdraft. I authorized him to release the bank draft to you whenever you contact him regarding the draft.


At the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which iand the newpartner are having at hand.please i will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,also comply with mr. Garry blue's directives so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.


Contact: Mr. Garry blue.
Account officer,
cotonou, benin republic,
his email address: garrybluee222@yahoo.fr


therefore, you should send him your full name and telephone number/your correctmailing address where you want him to send the draft to you.


Thanks and god bless you and your family.


Hoping to hear from you.
Mr. Philip williams

Why a citizen of the Benin Republic is using a french yahoo account remains a mystery to me.

EDIT: Oh wait, their official language is french. This one was thought through.

[Modred]

To the OP:

These sort of things have been floating around the internet since at least the mid-1990s, if not earlier. But thanks for the warning, I guess.

You know what might be fun? Open a new bank account with only a few dollars in it, then reply and see what happens. For example, it would be cool to see if they have a reaction to finding only $5 in your account.

[SilverCrusader]

Haha Modred, that's a great idea, remind me to try it.

[BrotherGreen]

Haha Modred, that's a great idea, remind me to try it.


You wouldnt even have to make a new account, because we both know you only have like 5$ anyway.
=)

To giggly's post, that had terrible grammar and everything... if it was real, it would be written better..

[Giggilyomeromicon]

To giggly's post, that had terrible grammar and everything... if it was real, it would be written better..

...your point being?

[Skullflower]

Haha, Garry Blue.

[FrankZ]

He meant that if it isn't a scam, professional and legit agents would write legibly and professionally with correct spelling and grammar... which is the opposite of what's shown on your post.

~Fz

[Giggilyomeromicon]

He meant that if it isn't a scam, professional and legit agents would write legibly and professionally with correct spelling in grammar... which is the opposite of what's shown on your post.

~Fz

..your point?

[Gunmonk]

..your point?

Somehow I doubt he even has one.

[FrankZ]

..your point?
If it wasn't spam, the email wouldn't have been written that way. And it wouldn't be sent to you. ;)

~Fz

[Giggilyomeromicon]

If it wasn't spam, the email wouldn't have been written that way. And it wouldn't be sent to you. ;)

~Fz

Your deductive skills are without parallel.

[BrotherGreen]

So, your boosting your ego and post count with your last three posts. I was pointing something out, and you come back, and instead of continue a discussion on the topic here, you just troll. Nice.

I guess thats why people like you so much.

[Dayoh]

Im aware that these sorts of scams happen quite alot. I was kinda wanting a discussion on Email scams since alot of people have been scammed this way.

Also JTS you are a "no life aussie" aswell :P

[Vhaeraun]

I dunno about you, but I've gotten a good 12 of these.

[Anoiktos]

Yeah. Some people make a habit (very carefully) of reverse-scamming them. (http://oddorama.com/2008/02/11/scamming-the-scammers-5-brilliant-419-reverse-scams/)

[Lithium]

Anoiktos, I read about the Macbook a while ago. It was brilliant and I wish I could see the look on the scammer's face when he oppened the package.

[Jimmy_the_saint]

I'm not a no life aussie. I just prefer a secluded lifestyle. thats all...........yes that should do it. kekekeke. No it wasn't a personal attack, just wondering why it had to be Dayoh.:P

[Dayoh]

I'm not a no life aussie. I just prefer a secluded lifestyle. thats all...........yes that should do it. kekekeke. No it wasn't a personal attack, just wondering why it had to be Dayoh.:P


haha, i wasnt taking it personnaly. If you want to be scammed via email it can be arranged ;). I know how you dont like to be felt left out :)

[QuothTheRaven]

Dear Barr. Stefan Booth,

I am a representative of the chief justice John. G. Roberts of the United States of America. We are currently investigating the creditability of your claim and you will be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the U.S. law if fraud is detected. Expect to hear from us shortly. You will be attending a court hearing the 13th of September. We will fax you the legal documents including answers to any questions you may have.

Further questions, comments, or concerns you can contact my assistant at 1-800-244-6227








This is how you should responded to that scam, with another. Email a 2nd email right after the first telling them the first was bullshit. Oh and that's McDonald's phone number too.

[FrankZ]

Guys, take a lol at this. Someone from an unknown site sent me an e-mail:

From:info@elbeeglobal.com
To:frankz0509@gmail.om
Subject:I’ll try anything once

Ave, gentleman!

You are the man with whom I want to go to the edge of the Earth, to share
the last piece of bread, to live in hovel because I feel that you are a
part of my soul, of my lonely soul which is looking for its second half.
I am romantic nature; I am very sensitive and devoted. You will find true
family happiness with me, you will have the most beautiful and happiest
children with me and you will never know quarrels and wars in family with
me.
How you know, you may ask. It is very simple.
I am sincere and I have no reasons to deceive you now.
I don't deceive you, because if I do it, I will deceive myself and will lose
my happiness: happiness to be happy with you.
If you want your dreams about true love to come true, I will wait for your
reply http://charmingwoman.net/7693/
You may not answer right now, it is your destiny and I will wait for your
letter as much as it necessary.


Bye
Irisha P

Now what? What should I tell this guy? How should I reverse-spam him/her?

[Dayoh]

Now what? What should I tell this guy? How should I reverse-spam him/her?

Its prolly a bot but roleplay, also give out the number of your local Supermarket :P

[MattTheFighter]

Lol I once got one from "The Spainsh 2010 Lottery" All I could think of was the Futuramma movie Benders Big Score :P

[Basan]

Why a citizen of the Benin Republic is using a french yahoo account remains a mystery to me.

Got that same exact mail a week ago or so. As usual the only thing that I did was reporting it as spam and then adding it to the blocked sender list in my Outlook. :)

[MattTheFighter]

Why a citizen of the Benin Republic is using a french yahoo account remains a mystery to me.

EDIT: Oh wait, their official language is french. This one was thought through.

Also, there hasn't been been a Benin Republic sense 1967

[Atillawurm]

what I find is funny is that ehir last name is Booth....the guy who shot Lincoln

[TheBB]

I'd not reply if I were you. It signals that your e-mail account is genuine, that there's actually someone reading the e-mails sent there, and you'll only get shitloads more.

[Faiien]

Never give stupid friends your email. The next time you look at your email inbox you might find about 40 porn offers.