does anyone else get those "Help me I'm a rich refugee" emails?

[SSibalNom]

Not sure if this is a repost, searched and couldn't find. I keep getting these emails from white families who are supposedly refugees in South Africa, most who claim to have suffered when their farms were revoked by the govt in Zimbabwe. They come from different people with pretty much the same subject, their daddy was rich then died and the money is in some bank and they need help transferring it, and will give a percentage. sounds like a scam to me, but its just annoying, anyone else getting these?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Scam? I've already helped 5 families in need and in return, I get a good chunk of their well-saved fund of insurmountable amounts of money!
What scam?!

 

[ElFenix]

maybe, i dunno, i delete all email without looking at it anymore

 

[Bulk Beef]

Definitely not a scam - I've pocketed like eight million bucks in the last year alone from those things. It's like FREE MONEY!!

 

[DaveSimmons]

www.snopes.com "nigerian prince" is the classic ancestor of this scam, dates back to before the internet.

 

[Kenny]

Originally posted by: sward666
Definitely not a scam - I've pocketed like eight million bucks in the last year alone from those things. It's like FREE MONEY!!

Bah, I got fifty million just last year.

 

[Rage187]

I have 3 of the refugee families living w/ me now.

Luckily they have RICH hot daughters.

 

[Bulk Beef]

Originally posted by: Kenny

Originally posted by: sward666
Definitely not a scam - I've pocketed like eight million bucks in the last year alone from those things. It's like FREE MONEY!!

Bah, I got fifty million just last year.

Uhhhh, I made a mistake - I got like a bajillion dollars, TAX FREE!!

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Kenny

Originally posted by: sward666
Definitely not a scam - I've pocketed like eight million bucks in the last year alone from those things. It's like FREE MONEY!!

Bah, I got fifty million just last year.

Uhhhh, I made a mistake - I got like a bajillion dollars, TAX FREE!!

I got a cool googleplex sitting in my apartment cause I helped out a few people in need!

 

[glugglug]

You're in luck. I am the resident refugee on the Anandtech forums. Just PM me your real name, address, and bank account # and the millions will be wired to you!!

 

[eplebnista]

does anyone else get those "Help me I'm a rich refugee" emails?

No.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

I have helped five such people extricate their wealth from their country. Well, I should say I'm about to. The money should be rolling in any day now. It's only been a year or so since I last heard from any of them. They had to empty out my bank account to make room for all of their money, but it's going to be worth it in the long run!