What a lovely email!

[Barrel of Fun]

Following on from MoHs 'investment' opportunity(?!!) in Iraq, I have one for the Ivory Coast. Lots of money floating about by the look of things. I found this lovely email from this kind and generous lady asking for me to scratch her back...

How lovely of her to think of me!

Dearest Paul,

I am Miss Mariam Ibrahim,the Only Daughter of late Mr, BASHIR IBRAHIM the former rebelle suponsour leader in bouake west cost of cote d i'voire .I discoverd that my father deposited the sum of the sum of (10;800 000) Ten million eight hundred Thansand Million USA dollar in a security in Spain Europe,and now i am in hiding in one of the city in Abidjan called Yopougoun .Due to infertility nature of my country politicaly, I wish to invest this money In your country. I also plead you help me on the investment part of the business, You have a free hand of operation.I will like you to send to me your telephone so that i will discuss with you in person so that i will send the name of the security firm to open contact with them for withdrawl of the consignment to move it to your country for investment. The money is in the position of a security company as a family tresure. A legal process will take place to ensure mutual transfer. .All effort made to the successful of this transaction will highly be appreciated. I hope to get a favourable reply in due curse. We can negotiate on the terms of assistance.

Best regards,

Miss Mariam Ibrahim

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

There is a website out there somewhere, which I don't have to hand at the moment where this bloke replies to all these emails winding them up, and prentending he's gonna get involved.

 

[Easy 10]

Sounds like a FANTASTIC opportunity there BF. You're a lucky guy.
How are you going to discuss it with her if you've sent her your telephone though ?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Sounds like a FANTASTIC opportunity there BF. You're a lucky guy.
How are you going to discuss it with her if you've sent her your telephone though ?

That is what I was thinking. Perhaps she will leave a message on it and then send it back.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I hope to get a favourable reply in due curse.

Some marvellous spelling gaffes in there. I particularly liked the above.

 

[Eric Potts]

Well she's not asking you for any money , only if you will help her invest hers.

I would suggest you contact her , after all what can you lose

 

[Gazwag]

Due to infertility nature of my country

so is she after a shag as well

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

And as if by sheer luck I've got a fabulous offer as well...

From Miss Henriette Guei
Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire
West Africa.

Dearest One,

My name is Miss Henriette Guei the surviving daughter of late CHIEF Robert
Guei, director of the Cocoa exporting Aboard until he was murdered along
with the Interior Minister.I contacted you because of my need, to deal with
persons whom my family and I have had no previous personal relationships.
Since the murder of my father I have been subjected to all sorts of
harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the
Government and the press about my family.

The present Government has also ensured that our bank accounts are frozen
and all assets seized. It is in view of this that I seek your co-operation
and assistance in the transfer of the sum of Ten Million United States
Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) being the very last of my family fund in my
possession and control, after the murder of my father the Federal Government
seized all our properties and our accounts both local and international was
frozen. My only hope now is this cash that my father carefully deposited in
a suspence account in one local bank here in Abidjan and was declared to
belong to a foriegn partner .The said sum can easily be paid to a
recommended foreign partner who will stand as the bonefide beneficiary.

The bank based on my instructions will release the fund to your account
which you provide and will be presented as my partner who will be fronting
for mein area of viable and profitable business. To show my preparedness and
appreciation to carry-out this business with you, 10% of the total sum will
be your share and 20% commission of the proceeds realized from the
investment of this fund will also be yours, also 5% is to be set aside for
any eventual cost that might arise as the transaction proceeds. I need your
full support and co-operation for the success of this transaction.

I plead with you to treat this issue confidential and urgent because it is
delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy. I am presently secured in
the hotel here in abidjan. I would want you to reach me if you are
interested to assist me receive this money in your account in your country.
You can contact me for more information on this transfer with the below
information.

1) YOUR FULL NAME: ___________________________
2) YOUR ADDRESS:_____________________________
3) YOUR TEL NUMBER:__________________________
4) ACCOUNT DETAILS__________________________
5) YOUR FAX NUMBER: _________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence:_____________________
7) YOUR Age:__________________________

I sincerely will appreciate your response.
I wait to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Miss Henriette Guei

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Miss Guei 'seems' to have much better spelling than Mariam, too good in fact! I smell a scam.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Miss Guei 'seems' to have much better spelling than Mariam, too good in fact! I smell a scam.

Which means yours must be for real, seeing as it has authentic mistakes left, right and centre.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Which means yours must be for real, seeing as it has authentic mistakes left, right and centre.

I will therefore recommend investing in Brighton & Hove Albion. I just have to wait for a while, until my telephone gets sent back.

 

[bhafc99]

There is a website out there somewhere, which I don't have to hand at the moment where this bloke replies to all these emails winding them up, and prentending he's gonna get involved.

It's brilliant. The more surreal you can make the conversation with these people, the better. I was reading one the other day where someone had persuaded the scammer guy in Nigeria to copy out an entire Harry Potter book by hand in order to move things forward. And he did. It was great.

 

[Gully]

I want the address of that website. NSC hijacked the Miss Viking Radio competition a few years ago, surely we can use our combined brains to hack off a few scammers.

 

[readingstockport]

It was 419eater.com but I am getting access forbidden right now. Do a search on 419 scams and you'll find the sites.

 

[Billy the Fish]

There is a website out there somewhere, which I don't have to hand at the moment where this bloke replies to all these emails winding them up, and prentending he's gonna get involved.

I've seen that, was it posted on here? A quality read if anyone knows the address

 

[readingstockport]

http://www.northstandchat.biz/showt...=82686&perpage=20&highlight=scam&pagenumber=2

But as I said the site seems to be unavailable, at least for me, right now.

 

[Beach Hut]

I get around 3 a weekend of these normally around midnight - wonderful offers from Nigeria all at work.

Also I receive periodically a mail with Barclays logo on requesting my log-in details, problem is I don't bank with them

 

[readingstockport]

For those of you who were asking www.419eater.com is available again, either that or I can access it at work but not at home.

 

[Blackadder]

Here's another


http://www.whatsthebloodypoint.com/

 

[Albion Rob]

Some of them used to come with a little warning that if you rip them off they'll get their associates to kill you. They've obviously wised up to that now.

Couldn't you set up an account and then send them the details, assuming it had notihing in it and no overdraft. That'd piss them off.