New Disgusting Low in Spam

Banana

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This is no tasteless. I got this spam message today. Don't ask why I read it, but it started off with the Nigerian scam deal, then . . .
From: "jamesakin2" <jamesakin2@netscape.net>
To:
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 5:40 PM
Subject: your assistance needed

Your Honour,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of it's nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.

<snipped>

THE PROPOSITION

A foreigner, Late ENGINEER DAVID CHING CHEN, from Taiwan an Oil
Merchant/Contractor with the federal Government of Nigeria, until his death\on
board the American Flight 587, an Airbus A300 left JFK, bound for Dominican
Republic that crashed in Queens NewYork, USA. Banked with us here at "UNION
BANK" Plc, and had a balance of US$20,120,000.00{TWENTY MILLION ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS} which the bank now
expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary,Valuable efforts are being made
by the "Union Bank" Plc to get in touch with any of the Chen's family or
relatives but to no success.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of
Late Engr, David Ching Chen next of kin {he had no wife nor children that is
known to us}. The management under the influence of our Chairman and members
of the Board of Directors,are making arrangement for the funds to be declared
"UNCLAIMED" and will be lost to the Federal Government or subsequently be
donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the
course of war in West Africa.

In order to avert this negative development, some of my colleagues and I now
seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to Late Engr, David
Ching Chen so that the funds USD20.120M would be released and paid into your
account as the beneficiary next of kin.

All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out. We have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of
deceased beneficiary and more so we are assuring you this business is 100%
risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be for myself and
my colleagues for investment purposes.According to agreement within both
parties.

<snipped>

Please furnish me with your most confidential Telephone and Fax Number,signify
your intentions immediately through this e-mail address:akinjames2@hknetmail.com
, as time is not on our side.

This person, David Chen, is really one of the JFK crash victims. . . :disgust:

Do you think the spammer sent it from his real email address (@netscape.net)?

edit: Is netscape.net even a valid domain? HKNetmail is a site in Hong Kong.

 

Banana

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Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I never read more than two words of these types of emails.... I'm not sure why you did.

OK, I admit it: I find these Nigerian scams funny to read--I can't believe people actually fall for them, and they do! This one obviously left me sore. I'll refrain in the future . . .
 

ProviaFan

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Spammers never use real email accounts. And even if the account were real, replying to it would only give you more spam. Spammers == teh suck. :disgust:
 

Banana

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Of course I wasn't going to reply to it . . .
On an unrelated topic, my poor aunt got a porno spam message. She was so mad that she wrote a long reply scolding the sender . . . She subsequently got inundated with a flood of spam
rolleye.gif
 

MacGaven

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Originally posted by: 1YellowPeril
Of course I wasn't going to reply to it . . .
On an unrelated topic, my poor aunt got a porno spam message. She was so mad that she wrote a long reply scolding the sender . . . She subsequently got inundated with a flood of spam
rolleye.gif

Hahahahahaa...So True.

People like falling for these shady e-mails becuase they secretly want to deal in the grey-market.
 

TheBoyBlunder

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Yeah I've been getting them from South Africa lately...stupid people. What do you think would happen if I replied to them and said I'm in prision for wire fraud but I'd love to help?
 

narzy

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nothing like a nice cup of good morning fraud and a side of spam to wake you up in the morning.
 

Rkonster

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I don't know if this is a new low, as I remember a bit after September 11, spammers were posing as charities collecting donations for the victim's families. :disgust:
 

Banana

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Originally posted by: Rkonster
I don't know if this is a new low, as I remember a bit after September 11, spammers were posing as charities collecting donations for the victim's families. :disgust:
Oh yeah . . . THAT was really low! :|

 

StageLeft

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Man I generally stop reading emails like that right away. That one took me only a line or two - actually the first where it said "your honour" and I'd delete it.