I got an email from the FBI!

[kyuusei]

Originally Posted by Badabing

I respectfully disagree: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

....The Jeff dude was never seen or heard from after that? Great prank (LASER!!!), but I wonder what happened to him.

[cKy]

Originally Posted by kyuusei

....The Jeff dude was never seen or heard from after that? Great prank (LASER!!!), but I wonder what happened to him.

http://www.myspace.com/iameljefe

He didnt die, he went to My Space.

[Rifleman]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

$15,000 yacht? Must look like this.

I said I got a $15,000 a day credit card, not that my yacht was $15,000.

Obviously I saved up for a few days.

[Jagger]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Whatever, I just tore it up and threw it in the garbage. It's the only way to deal with these scams.

Check out this site. Tons of scambaiting goodness there!

http://www.419eater.com/

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Is it wrong that about three sentences in I started reading this with an Asian accent?

Yes because obviously you should be using a Nigerian accent.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by HOOT

I know a guy, send me $50 and I can get it done.

My price went up ... you'd better start asking for a C-note.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by kyuusei

....The Jeff dude was never seen or heard from after that? Great prank (LASER!!!), but I wonder what happened to him.

It's a bit disturbing that Jeff disappeared. That the Barbershop guy somehow sent a DOS attack on his website, etc. makes it seem fishy.

A lot of these scams actually funnel money to organized crime. Maybe Jeff is sleeping with the fishes

[SebC]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Is it wrong that about three sentences in I started reading this with an Asian accent?

I think you're right. Looks like Engrish sentence structure.

[HPLovecraft]

This entire thread is the most wrong, yet awesome, thing I have ever seen or read:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170645

I can't believe the scammer actually went through the trouble of building a Go-Kart and repeatedly sending pictures of it just to get the money. Good God.

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by HPLovecraft

This entire thread is the most wrong, yet awesome, thing I have ever seen or read:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170645

I can't believe the scammer actually went through the trouble of building a Go-Kart and repeatedly sending pictures of it just to get the money. Good God.

Well there went my day. Thanks a lot.

[kyuusei]

Originally Posted by Jagger

Check out this site. Tons of scambaiting goodness there!

http://www.419eater.com/

Awesome reading material.

I got another one.... same old phishing scheme, but I love the broken english! I don't understand how people think they're going to get anything!

DIVINE CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES.

Dear,
Good day, first, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance of the information.
Secondly, this project is based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds. I am a fifty two (52) years old established lawyer. My name is Mr. James Douglas, a legal personal attorney to an expatriate and a consultant with an American Oil company,PENNZ OIL & GAS (Now deceased) He died in the Tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004 while on vacation in Thailand.

Six years ago, My Client successfully executed a contract worth US$20.3 million dollars. A part payment of USD11.million dollars was paid to my client while he was alife, while the balance of USD9.3 million Dollars was still unpaid before my client died in the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. However, all my efforts to locate the possible next of kin proved abortive. Until his sudden demise, He was not married and was 44years old.
NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the balance of the outstanding funds has already been deposited in his bank. As his personal attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and instructed me to forward particulars of my client's next of kin within the next 14 official working days so that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD9.3 Million dollars otherwise his payment will be diverted to the government coffers account as unclaimed bill.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit the money to your account as my client's next of kin since I do not want to sit and watch my client's hard earned entitlement to be frittered away.

Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the best of intentions. As a lawyer, I have the power to secure all the necessary legal documents that will be used for this claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon successful conclusion of this project, you will be compensated with 40% of the total fund, while 50% will be for me and 10% for expenses which we will incur in the process of securing the transfer.

If you are interested to work with me in this deal then kindly reply strictly with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

Sincerely yours,
James Douglas esq.
{Principal Partner)

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

I got another one.... same old phishing scheme, but I love the broken english! I don't understand how people think they're going to get anything!

DIVINE CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES.

Dear,
Good day, first, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance of the information.
Secondly, this project is based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds. I am a fifty two (52) years old established lawyer. My name is Mr. James Douglas, a legal personal attorney to an expatriate and a consultant with an American Oil company,PENNZ OIL & GAS (Now deceased) He died in the Tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004 while on vacation in Thailand.

Six years ago, My Client successfully executed a contract worth US$20.3 million dollars. A part payment of USD11.million dollars was paid to my client while he was alife, while the balance of USD9.3 million Dollars was still unpaid before my client died in the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. However, all my efforts to locate the possible next of kin proved abortive. Until his sudden demise, He was not married and was 44years old.
NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the balance of the outstanding funds has already been deposited in his bank. As his personal attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and instructed me to forward particulars of my client's next of kin within the next 14 official working days so that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD9.3 Million dollars otherwise his payment will be diverted to the government coffers account as unclaimed bill.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit the money to your account as my client's next of kin since I do not want to sit and watch my client's hard earned entitlement to be frittered away.

Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the best of intentions. As a lawyer, I have the power to secure all the necessary legal documents that will be used for this claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon successful conclusion of this project, you will be compensated with 40% of the total fund, while 50% will be for me and 10% for expenses which we will incur in the process of securing the transfer.

If you are interested to work with me in this deal then kindly reply strictly with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

Sincerely yours,
James Douglas esq.
{Principal Partner)

Trust is capitalized. You should be fine.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

If you are interested to work with me in this deal then kindly reply strictly with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

Sincerely yours,
James Douglas esq.
{Principal Partner)

Dude, this guy sounds pretty legit.
Seriously, they don't just hand out "esquires" to anyone you know.

[Phaneuf3]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Dude, this guy sounds pretty legit.
Seriously, they don't just hand out "esquires" to anyone you know.

This man speaks the truth.


Phaneuf3, esq.

[DownhillGoat]

I'm glad he pointed out where the crux of the letter was located. I may have missed it otherwise.