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| Mamod Collector |
I recieved a email from the UN todayIt must be my lucky day today as I have recieved a email from the United Nations
And whats more they want to give me money 
Good day to you. I am Alvin Holman, a staff of the United Nations (UN) and I also know that thismail will be of great surprise to you. I got your e-mail address from theInternet as I was soliciting for a partner who will work with us. Please, donot see this mail as one of those stories from some Africans of which I havereceived such too. In recent times, there have been conflicts all over the world especially in theMiddle East, which has been of top concern to the UN. I happen to be one of theofficials assigned to Iraq. I also played a great part in seeing thatAfghanistan is been rebuilt and those casualties, especially children are welltaken care of. During this period, my partners and I were able to secure someamount of money amounting to Thirty Million United State Dollars ($30M), whichwas moved to Europe. Moving this fund was easy because of the connections mypartners had. Now that things have settled, we want to move the money out ofthe deposit company where it is deposited. We are contacting you to work with us because we are civil servants and cannotdo it alone. The presence and participation of a neutral person is needed toachieve this transaction hence my contacting you. Note that all the relevantdocuments will be in place for this transaction to be hitch free. For yourparticipation, you will be getting 20% of the total sum. This transaction will take not more than fourteen (14) banking/working days tobe finalized from the day of commencement. Treat with to secrecy, as we willnot want a blackmail or media scandal. You are the only person I contacted forthis transaction and will hope to get your reply ASAP for furthercorrespondence via my Private email ID: alvinholman6@aim.com Yours faithfully, Alvin Holman.alvinholman6@aim.com |
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| joiner |
Another Email scam | ||||
| Mamod Collector |
I wonder if anyone ever replies to them 
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| Chris |
Wow what a great opportunity, one not to be missed.
I wouldn't normally believe these e-mails, but it does point out it isn't one of the African scams, and as it is from the UN it must be trust worthy. Think of all those steam engines you will be able to buy with the money you make from this. 
Does anyone ever really fall for this rubbish??
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| old_timer |
Sadly, I believe they do. These things get sent out by the millions and so the spammers only need a minute hit rate to make them successful. e.g. if only 0.01% reply to a typical spam message sent out to 10 million addresses, that's still 1000 replies. If people didn't respond then spammers would quickly give up. A few months back I received a typical phishing scam email allegedly from a (U.S.) bank requesting my security details. It was so badly done and the security non existant that you could easily see the database of details from those responding.
Whilst there were probably a few bogus entries (such as mine from a Mr Mouse residing in Burbank, California), most of the several hundred responses were genuine, and more were being added by the minute. |
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| Mamod Collector |
Apparantly so, 419 a year Ive just read this on MSN news "In Nigerian 419 scams, victims reply to an e-mail that a war widow, exiled businessman or government official needs help to get a large sum of money out of the country. The scam began after Nigeria’s economy fell in the 80s, which took advantage of greedy investors seeking shady deals in the oil industry. Usually, the victim is required to send money for a bribe or gesture of good faith, only to find the rewards never materialise." |
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| Mamod Collector |
Hmmm this fool wants to give me £30 million pounds
Says he is in UK but is email address is in Hong Kong
Mr. Lee Jin-Lung Deutsche Bank AG 1 Great Winchester Street, London, EC2N 2DB United Kingdom Dear Friend, I am Mr. Lee Jin-Lung, Bank Manager, of Deutsche Bank AG,1 Great Winchester Street, London, EC2N 2DB . I will need you to assist me in executing a Business Project from my bank here inUK, to your country which amount to GBP£30 Million forpartnership investment. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all mattersconcerning this issue. Once these funds have been transferredto your nominated bank account we shall then share in theratio of 60% for me, 40% for you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your interest,honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and trust to enable ussee this transaction through. I guarantee you that this willbe executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protectyou from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with meurgently by E-mail and provide me with the following: 1. Full Name2. Telephone Number and Fax Number3. Contact Address4. Age Please indicate your interest via email to enable me furnishyou with full information concerning this letter. Yours Sincerely, Mr. Lee Jin-Lung |