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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 09:52 AM
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Oh yeah, I could be a millionair... sure.... Anyone get a copy of this scam in their inbox?
From Attorney John Skelton
5, New Square
Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3RJ
16/07/2008.

Hello and Good Day


I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication.However,this Correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax or Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it deserves. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am John Skelton, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Engr Robert, hereinafter referred to as my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2000. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2000, I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail. More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of £9.8m GBP .The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund. The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property Decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that some members of the company want to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.

By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of my client's financial standing. I sincerely sympathize with the death of my client, but I had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land. On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client, so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only(£9.8million) can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged. Note that this is legal and 100% risk free since I have all vital documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim. I find this possible for the main reason that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity. Therefore, to facilitate the immediate re-profiling of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my alternative email address signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately intimate you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the bank.

However, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction. Upon the
receipt of your reply, I will send you by Fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through my alternative email; [email protected] or Fax:+44-7005-800-997, for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible.


Sincerely,
John Skelton (Esq.)











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aw well, at least they've learned how to spell since the last one.
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 09:55 AM
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1. I've gotten hundreds (maybe thousands?) since opening my 1st email account in '97.
Spam filters are pretty good nowadays, so most of them don't get through.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 09:55 AM
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2. Well, John, since you ask my opinion ....



You suck.

Fuck off.






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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 09:59 AM
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3. Send this reply. It's my favorite.
Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for writing to me. I am Conchita and I am so poor that I have no last name, as my father could not afford one for me. We live on a small island in the South Pacific and are the only family that has lived here for the past one hundred years.

Unfortunately, we have eaten almost everything on the island except for the dirt and two skinny dogs that are too old to scratch fleas. Fortunately, we ate all the fleas so there are none left for the dogs to worry about.

I am so pleased that you have offered to send us all that money. We have not seen money for the last three generations as we have no place to spend it and no means of getting to a place where we could spend it if we wanted to. I can assure you that we will take excellent care of your funds and invest them wisely. Our plan for the money is as follows:

1. We want to build a deep-water port in Williwilli, our little lagoon here on the island.

2. We then want to bring in a barge with an electrical generator so that we can have electricity on the island once again. We haven't had electricity in over two hundred years because the last generator broke down and we have no parts to repair it.

3. We want to build a school here so the children can learn to read and write. It is really hard to create email messages with no electricity and no knowledge of reading or writing skills.

4. We then want to install a phone company so we can communicate with the outside world and meet more wonderful people like you and your blessed family.

5. We then want to build a satellite cable system so we can watch television and see all the latest fights in the world. We don't have those here and miss them very much. We think that we could probably hook up a computer to the cable or telephone lines so we could send email messages to our newfound friends when we get them.

6. We want to build a grocery store so we have a place to buy things like bubble gum and candy, something we have never had here.

7. We will then need to build a road from our cave to the grocery store so we can get there. Of course, we will need a car to drive on the road or there will be no point in having a road, will there?

8. If we get a car we will need gas and oil but maybe we could just take some from the electrical generator and save that money for a beauty salon, something we really need here. Have you seen the women around here? They are just awful looking.

9. Of course, we will have to build a church so we have a place to go and be thankful for the gifts you have offered us.

Once all these things have been completed, if there is any money left we would like to use it to build a house to live in. The hole we use for an outhouse is rapidly filling up since we began receiving your letters of appeal and we will need to move soon as the cave will be unbearable to live in during hot weather. Air conditioning in our new house would be nice too.

It is too bad that I am only eight years old. If I were older I could come and visit you if you sent me an airplane ticket and an airplane with pontoons on it so it could land in the lagoon. One of my grandchildren would like to come and visit you also, if you don't mind.

I shall patiently await the arrival of the next bottle with your message telling us when the money will be here. Thank you again, for your kind generosity; it is sincerely appreciated.


Conchita
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 10:21 AM
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8. i ahven't decided if I'm going to reply or not
but that's a good one
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 02:20 PM
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10. Your 8 years old and have grandchildren?
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 02:26 PM
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12. You mean THAT'S the only part you found hard to believe??
:rofl:

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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 05:03 PM
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13. That wasn't the only but totally out of this world
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-17-08 09:51 PM
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14. I think my dad grew up on the same island...
... he would tell me all about it whenever I asked for money.
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 09:59 AM
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4. If I were to receive this, my reply would be. . .
"Piss Off, Spam Queen"

:evilgrin:
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 10:00 AM
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5. Ahh, another takeoff on the Nigerian scam fax
These things have become so common along with the old "You've just won 1 million dollars in the Japan State Lottery" that I have a hard time feeling sorry for anybody that still gets caught in them.

If you have the time and want to have some fun go to http://www.419eater.com and become a scambaiter. It keeps these dirtbags busy and can provide hours of entertainment for you.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 10:10 AM
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6. Also, check out this Web site.
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Starry Messenger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 02:25 PM
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11. I love reading that forum
I just lurk but it's endlessly entertaining.

MPK
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 10:13 AM
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7. Well, you've gone and violated the solemn confidentiality.
I'll be damned if I'll ever pass along any secrets to YOU!
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 10:21 AM
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9. if you want something kept a secret, don't tell me.
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