I was just wondering if anyone else ever gets emails like this.. I find them annoying and somehow wrong. I am sure it's a scam. I almost wonder if some of it is a terriorist plot, due to the timing and the way it's handled. I would love some feedback as far as what you think and if possible who to send this too to make sure it isn't part of something bigger. I actually get these quite often. Any advice would be helpful. And if I should have put this somewhere else then please let me know so that I can move it to that area. Thanks.







Spencer Global Chambers &
solicitors
23/24 Apapa Lagos,
Nigeria.
Tel/:+2348036689954


Dear Friend,
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we have
never met before. My name is Barrister Spencer Keji a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney to Mr Kim, Jangwoo.I hope that you will not
expose or betray this trust and confidence that I am about to repose on
you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I am writing in respect of my Late claint who perished along
with his next of kin with Korean airline, flight number 801 with the
whole passengers on the 6thof August 1997 and for your perusal you can view
this site http://www.cnn.com/world/9708/06/guam.passenger.list.

Since the demise of my Late claint , I personally has watched
with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as
no one has come to claim his funds of US$4.8m(Four million Eight
hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in a Standard Finance &Securities
Company here in Nigeria for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used
as the next of kin since nobody is coming for the fund again. The
banking ethic here does not allow such money to stay more than 10years,
because the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund
after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through the internet when I
was making a research on a foreigner that I will used in this great
opportunity because I don`t want the money to be recalled to our bank
treasury as unclaimed fund. I have also agreed to offer 40% of the total sum
and the rest 60% will be for me.

The reason for a foreigner in the business is for the fact that
my claint was a foreigner and it is not authorized by the law guiding
the bank for a citizen of this country to make the claim of the fund .So
the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the release
and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as
the surviving relation of the deceased.

If you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and
confidentiality, and accept not to cheat or disappoint me after this business,
reply with your Telephone and Fax Numbers.

Upon receipt of the above mention informations, indicating your
interest in the business, I will send you by Fax or Email a letter of
application which you will type and send back to our bank to enable us start
this transaction.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is
hitch free and don`t have any negative impact. You should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for this smooth and easy transfer of this fund
has been finalized, this transaction will be completed within 14 bank
working days immediately we start the business.

Waiting for your urgent response and please kindly delete if you
are not interested.



Regards,
Barrister Spencer keji
Spencer Global Chembers

Very very common. It's known as the 419 scam which is the Nigerian penal code number. It's been around forever and its variants can be almost entertaining. I always find out which email address they are using then forward the email to the abuse department of the ISP (ex. If their email is [email protected] I would forward that email to [email protected]) to shut down that drop box.

The next most popular email scam/spam is the lottery winning one.

I get these way too much I feelas if they are watching me, even though I send this stuff straight to spam.

I get more at work than at home but then the email address is "out there" a lot more... and all the spam filters we've tried so far weed out legitimate messages we can't afford to miss. Out of the 75+ emails I get daily at the office, more than half are spam. I just consider this sort you mention my daily test for virtual "street smarts", chuckle and delete, delete, delete!

I get about 3 to 4 every day and have for years. This is one of the dozen variations of different scams to either get your banking or ID informaton.

I like the lottery ones.
They always say they need your bank account information.
So one day I answered there email.

I said that I don't have a bank account they can send it certified mail to me so they can be sure I get it.

You know what I haven't received any of these for about three months.

I knew I wasn't the only one... lol. Thanks for the feedback everyone. I will forward this to Yahoo and hopefully then no unsuspecting grandma will be taken advantage of. Hehehe.

Does this site have a place to put email addys like this one? It might be a good idea so that members and guests can be alerted and can alert others to these scams... just a thought. Oops... never mind. I see that it has been moved there already... sorry about that

It doesn't make sense to list the e-mail addresses that send this junk. They just keep opening new ones. When it is so easy to get a free e-mail address stopping that is impossible.

www.snopes.com does a great job of listing all the scams and junk that pollutes the Net. If anyone is unsure about the legitimatcy of some offer, check it out there.

Just always remember,if it sounds too good to be true,IT IS

Yeah... I get these mails all the time. Thank God for Spam box. :)

Be very aware of this newer form of 419er:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by 419 scammer

FUNDS DEPOSITED AT YOUR NAME FROM NEW YORK BANK.......RELY ASAP
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
1 Wall St.New York, NY 10286
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

This is from the Desk of Tom Renyi, Chairman & CEO
Gerald Hassell, President(BANK OF NEW YORK)
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME ...
I am Tom Renyi, Chairman & CEO Gerald Hassell, President(BANK OF NEW
YORK).The mentioned bank is known for the safekeeping of special
and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients
that are honest and trust worthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of various
countries as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in
reliability and confidentiality are revered. International missions
and Embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non
Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the
said benefactor when the funds were being deposited in the THE BANK
OF NEW YORK, made you the beneficiary of a package containing some
amount of money and stated clearly that you should
only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care
elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being
contacted.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the
benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the
benefactor's identity 18 months after you, the beneficiary has
received the funds.

The funds totals $5.000,000 (Five Million Dollars) i shall reconfirm
to you are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean,
clear and non-criminal origin and are available in the form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact
Information for verification with information contained in our
computer database as well as other relevant information in the
format stated below so that the funds would be to your prefered bank
account or arranged by the deplomats who will be moving the funds
from THE BANK OF NEW YORK branch in Europe where the benafactor made
the agreement.

I would also inform you clearly here that you must procure an
affidavit of claim of ownership before the comensment of the
deplomat bringing the funds to you, this you will be informed as
soon as your information is received.

The Diplomats shall accompany you to your bank (if you want them
to) to deposit the funds in your name and submit all documentations
of proof of the origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from
any form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the
fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with
either drugs or terrorism.

The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is
made and it should be forwarded

in the manner stated below:

Your Full Name: ______________________________

Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX) : ______________________________

Name of City of Residence:_______________________________

Country:____________________________________

Direct Telephone Number:
____________________________________

Mobile
Number:____________________________________

Fax
Number:___________________________________

Finally your age and sex very impotant too please note this.

The Contact Numbers are very necessary because the number would be
called before the funds would be handed over to the Deplomats so as
to ensure that the package is handed over to the right person.So, it
is mandatory you send your Direct Telephone Number preferably your
Mobile or Cell Phone Number.

Complete the above and send back to me through my E-mail address
below as soon as
possible.

Congratulations in advance.
YOURS SINCERELY,
(Photo of purported sender did not copy/paste)

Tom Renyi, Chairman & CEO Gerald Hassell,
President(BANK OF NEW YORK).
PRIVATE E-MAIL:[email protected]

****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be
legally privileged.

If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,
copying,distribution,
or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly
prohibited.

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Now if you do supply the highlighted information say goodbye to your identity.
You'll never hear from them again and they'll pass themselves off as you and run up massive debts.

Watch out!

I get more paypal than anything though.

My wife gets these at work.

And also spam about her problems getting an erection.

She thinks it's a little funny. I'm getting a complex.