Email Scam

[Trimoor]

I got another one of those "give me your bank account # and I will send you money" emails today, but after reading the ppppowerbook! scam, I decided not to delete it just yet.

Should I string this guy along and have a good laugh, or just delete it?
Anyone have any good ideas on what to do to this guy?

Here is the original message:

Dear Friend,

      Greetings to you,With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to you.

     After careful consideration with my children, we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance on this mutually beneficial and riskfree transaction which i hope you will give your urgent attention. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you.

   I  am Mr.William Koroma  I am moved to write you this letter, this was inconfidence considration,for our present circumstances and situation, i escaped with my wife and children out of Sierrial-Leone to The Nedelands through the aid of the United Nations Evacuation Team where we are now presently residing on temporary political asylum.

     However, due to this situation I decided to change most of my Billions of  Dollars deposited in Swiss Bank and other countries into other forms of money coded for safe purpose because the new head of state Ahmed Tijjan Kabba made arrangement with the Swiss Goverment and other European countries to freeze all my treasures deposited in some european countries, hence i and my wife along with my children,decided laying low in this our tempoery political asylum camp here in Grou Jirnssum in the Nedelands to study the situation till when things gets better, since president Tijjan Kabba taking over goverment again in Sierria Leone. One of my chateaux in Southern France was confiscated by the French Goverment, and as such we had to change  our identity so that our investment will not be trace and confiscated.

  I  have deposited the sum of Twenty-eight Million Dollars only{US$28,000,000.00} with a security company for safekeeping.


  The funds are security coded to prevent them from knowing the actual content .  What I want you to do now is to indicate your inetrest that you will assist me and my immediate family by receiving the money on our behalf.

     The  Account required for this project can be personal, company or an offshore account that you have  total control over, your area of specialisation will not be a hinderance to the successful execution of this transaction.
 
 Ackowledge this message, so that I can introduce you to my family as our foreign trusted partner who shall take charge of our investment abroad where we now plan to settle.

    I want you to assist us in investing this money,but I will not want  our identity revealed. I will also want to buy properties and stocks in multy- national companies and to engage in other safe and non speculative investments.

   We have been through a lot of health and spiritual turmoil, hence will need  your understanding and assistance.
 
 May I at this junction emphasize the  high level of confidentiality which this business demands and hope you will not betral the trust and confidence which we repose in you.I  shall put you in the picture of this buiness, i.e tell you where the funds are currently being maintained and also discuss other modalities including remuneration for your services.

   I   shall also inform you with the next line of action as soon as i receive your response.Is this preposition is attainable? If it is, Please kindly funish me immediately by E-mail with your direct telephone number and fax number to enhance the confidentiality which this business demands.

  Best Regards,
Mr.William Koroma

Here is the source: (edited for my privacy)

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[Ken Layton]

It's obviously another Nigerian 419 scam. Just delete it.

[Trimoor]

I know it's a scam.  I said so in the title.
I just want to know if anyone has any good ideas to mess with this guy.

[darkmavis]

http://www.419eater.com/ this guys a master at scamming them !

[missioncontrol]

when I get those I try to string them along for a while but allways lose intrest in it after a few e-mailings......

when they ask for a fax number I allways look up one for  the FBI and give them that one

[danny_galaga]

yes, yes. string him along! check out that site listed. i heard an interview with this guy on the radio a while back. ill have a look now. i too was going to give him a police fax number and call myself something so obviously silly that the cops might take it further. cant think of a name now but something like

mr oinky pigpig but more subtle like 'amanda hugankiss' so that they know somethings up. if hes from africa he wont cotton onto a clever name

[Bones]

What about Hugh Jarce?

[darkmavis]

and get him to take a pic of himself with a board as a 'password; lol look at this muppet  

[darkmavis]

rofl... priceless 
what about calling yourself  jenny talia? 

[danny_galaga]

just looking at that site now. one said 'i like sucky cocky' . hehe. now apparently they often request blank company letterheads. there's some fun to be had there for sure!

finally a good use for the company of 'ben dover & phil mckrackin'!

[darkmavis]

deffo!  the letters bit is really funny! the church of the left brest was really funny, i almost cried

[DrewKaree]

What about Hugh Jarce?

Paging Mr. Rection....Mr. Rection, red lobby phone.....Mr. Hugh G. Rection please to the red lobby phone.

Don't forget Mr. Dover's sister Eileen or his Japanese half-sister, Irene.

Hugh Jarce's American counterpart, Mr. Hugh Jass

The sports mogul, Mr. Jaque Strapp

The Chinese cold-remedy magnate, Mr. Ah Chu

Or the so-funny-because-it's-true racecar driver, Mr. Dick Trickle.

 

[SOAPboy]

I know it's a scam.

[danny_galaga]

Or the so-funny-because-it's-true racecar driver, Mr. Dick Trickle.

 

don't forget Dick Pound!! and an ex swears she knew someone named Mike Hunt and it didn't occur to her how funny that was until years later 

actually, i think i'll use that one. that and Duncan Donuts. Always liked that name...

[danny_galaga]

just read 'creaming and milky things' on that site. he strings the scammer along for about 5 months! and squeezes 80 bucks outta him too

[SNAAKE]

I bet this guy is sending out these cool emails....

[danny_galaga]

I bet this guy is sending out these cool emails....

actually thats funny because the guy has a sense of humour and makes you smile for a buck. the pics of the scammers are funny because they don't know what it is they are holding up...