Do people actually fall for this?

[Elton]

Gaffer:

I've been sent this loads of times now, but do people actually fall for this?

Damn! You mean it's not for real?

 

 

Elton

[Elton]

You'll be telling me this one isn't true next!!

 

quote:

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From: Mr. Seko Mobutu

Dear Friend,

I am the first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the former President of the Congo Republic. I am presently under protective custody in Nigeria as a political refugee. I got your contact during my search for a stranger that can cooperate with me in this mutual transaction. I want you to note that this business will benefit both of us. However, you must confirm your ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money. The money (50 million US DOLLARS is my share of my father's estate. I boxed and shipped the money to a security company abroad at the peak of the war/political crisis that rocked my country few years ago. Now the crisis has ended and I need a trustworthy person like you to proceed to the place of the security company in order to clear the fund and invest on my behalf as I dont want my name to be used for now.

 

Etc. etc. Blah, blah...

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[Alan Fawcett]

I've had that one twice this week & another i used to get was from the owner of a diamond mine who needed to get his money out of the country due to the unstable goverment.

 

Once he had my details his daughter would contact me to finalise the handover (to be done in Holland).

 

I sent him a mail explaining how my family in Italy were good at moving money etc & i would pass the mail onto them.

 

Funny thing is he never replied

[Zinky]

You are all to slow on this one.

I responded and got a cheque for £500-00 the other day now cashed and in the Bank.

Dr. Hassan Hugo you have just been had by Dragonbat. Hassan is now the sole owner of Stinko.

Best con trick I have done in Years.

[ayjay]

I'm beginning to feel left out,all I ever get is text messages on the phone telling me I 've won £500.

[chesters1]

it worked for, me my reward for recovering the money was £5,000,000 but i got greedy and bought 5,000,000 instants and lost the lot still better luck next time

[Alan Fawcett]

Look what Alan got in an email this afternoon.

 

Dear Sir,

I,got your contact in the internet-due to serious

searching for a reliable personality.I am Mr.Tijani

Camara by name born in free town central one in Sierra

Leone. Sir,I am having 95kg of alluvial lengo 22carat

gold 3,555diamond carats which I manage to escape with

some of my Late Father prescious properties during the

civil war in my

country sierra leone-and was deposited with a security

company here in Dakar- senegal since 19th of June 2001

till june7th 2002-And right now these said precious

property(consignments) has been shipped or lifted to

Manchester-LONDON Through a Diplomatic channel by an

ECOWAS Diplomat since a week ago and I have not been

able to meet up with these consignments due to my

refusal of visa-And I have been given an autimatum by

the ECOWAS Diplomat who help me for the shipment of

these consignment to London that if on before one or

two weeks these consignments is not cleared in London

it will be return back to the country of

origin(Africa).However at this moment-I am saddled

with the problem of securing a trust worthy Godfearing

foreign personality whom I can confide in and put

these consignments under is custody for proper

management and investment before my arrival.And I want

to add here

that if accepted, 25% of the total worth of

consignments will be yours.

 

The proposed rough diamonds and Gold for sale is of

Sierra Leone origin, obtained through legitimate means

without violation of any United Nations regulations

put in place in Sierra Leone to moderate the business

transactions in all Precious Minerals including rough

diamonds. All due processes are followed and

statutory fees paid to facilitate the trade in rough

diamonds.

 

PRODUCT: Gem Quality Uncut/Rough Diamonds

LOCATION: Sierra Leone

ORIGIN: Sierra Leone

 

DETAILS: Group 1

Size: 1-1.99 ct

Color: F-I

Shape: Octagonal

3,555carats VVS1/VVS2 clarity, Sawable

The Gold Details is 95kg of Alluvial Lengo

Gold(AU)22carats 95percent purity.

 

Available are the certificate of deposit,certicate of

origin,Insurance paper,laboratory

analysis,registration delivery form,certificate of

ownership and export certificate of the consignments

from dakar senegal to manchester- london etc.you are

requested to furnish me back on phone 00221-5352594 or

email immediately you receive this request. Attached

to this request is my Gold and Diamond photo.

 

Awaiting your earnest responds.

Regards,

Tijani Camara.

 

Nb:Sir,forgive me if it,s not please for me to contact

you on this business transaction that will be very

beneficial to both of us at the end of the

transaction.

 

I hope this is the right posting all he told me was its one of Garths & its on non fishing chat.

[chesters1]

is africa a country? ,seems plausable to me ,cheque in post first thing ,can wait to put it all on the lottery ,my numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 yes 5,000,000 with the same number ,when i win; i will win 5,000,0000 times that`l show `em

[Zinky]

Just got 8 more of the emails.

All the boys at work are going to reply just to have some fun, the IT boys are working on a nice little virus attached to our CV's

This should be fun.

 

[ 20 June 2002, 11:02 PM: Message edited by: Dragonbat ]

[Zinky]

:mad: :mad:

Just checked my hotmail account first time in about 4 weeks only my son who is out backpacking

knows of its existance.

Bloody hell if it wasn't full of sex content emails and con trick emails 21 in total.

 

I have a 13year old daughter what must her account look like???,.. Its time for me to play the big dad role any advice on how to get her to show me here received emails or do I have to resort to a cash payment??