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look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:37 pm
by Saitek
I put my email adress on simviation just 4 days ago. I get this today. Looks like this is a hotspot for spammers... someone raised a trhead about dealing with these stupid twits before.... what can I do to block him? ::)

Ben

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear Sir,
I am Dr. Ekiyoh Martins a native of Cape Town in South
Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the
South African department of Mining and Natural Resources.
Please accept my apology for using this medium to
convey a transaction/business of this magnitude, but
this is due to the confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. I have decided to
seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal
described hereunder, for the benefit of all parties
and hoping you will keep it as TOP SECRET because
of the nature of the business.
Within the department of Mining and Natural
Resources (where I work as a director), and with the
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our
possession as overdue payment bills totaling Fourty Five Million,
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$45,500,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance
and cooperation of a company/or an individual to
receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.
Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the South
African civil service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly
prohibits us from owning/or operating a foreign
account hence your importance in this
whole transaction.
This amount (US$45.5M) represents the balance of the
total value of a contract executed on behalf of my
department by a foreign contracting firm which we
the officials (involved) deliberately over-invoiced.
Though the actual cost have been paid to the
original contractor leaving the balance in the tune of the
said amount which we have in principle gotten approval to
remit by Key Tested Telegraphic transfer (K.T.T.) to
any foreign bank account you will provide by filing
an application through the justice ministry here in
South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges
of the former contractor to you.
I have the authority of my partners involved to
propose that should you be willing to assist us i
this transaction by way of providing the required
account in receiving these funds, your share of the
entire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$13.65Million
of the US$45.5Million, 60% amounting to US$27.3Million
for us and 10% amounting to US$4.55Million will be
used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous
expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.
The business itself is 100% foolproof
and safe, as long as you maintain utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Further more your area of
specialization will not be a hindrance to the
successful completion of this transaction. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not
disappoint me. Should you be willing to assist
positively with a common goal, endeavor to contact
me immediately through my above email address.
If you are not interested, please also indicate so
that it will enable me to contact other foreign
partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.
I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are in
position to make the payment of this claim possible
provided that you can give us a very concrete
assurance of the safety of our share. Please, always
treat this matter with utmost confidentiality,
because we will not comprehend any form of exposure as we
are still in active government service. Time is of
essence in this business, so kindly act fast.
I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
CHIEF DR. EKIYOH MARTINS.

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:40 pm
by Wing Nut
I get those all the time.

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:44 pm
by ozzy72
Makes a change to see that old one! I'm suffering inbox-overload with offers for a fake rolex, viagra, and penis extensions again!
I have a v.good watch, I don't need viagra, and I'm v.happy with my Mr. Happy dept ::) (I have a daughter to prove the last two!)
The only good spammer is one with their genitals snagged in the gearbox of some heavy machinery ;D ;D ;D

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:45 pm
by Felix/FFDS
Hehe - I got that in the mail back in '95 when I first opened my business... except it was from Nigeria.

So far I've made $100,000,000,000.95 from all such letters I've responded to .... NOT!

Unless you've received that e-mail scam, you're a nobody in Internet terms.

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:59 pm
by RollerBall
:)

There's a brilliant website (UK I think) that's dedicated to making complete a***holes of these guys but I've forgotten its name. Maybe someone else will be able to remember it.

They specialise in developing new techniques to string these guys along and reel em in over as long a time as possible the whole time sharing what's happening with all the other people on the forum. Some of the pics that have been posted are amazing and absolutely hilarious as the guys who send out the emails try to show they've met the conditions that are being imposed by the recipients to prove the sender is 'genuine'  :o

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:36 pm
by Deputy
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear Sir,
I am Dr. Ekiyoh Martins a native of Cape Town in South
Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the
South African department of Mining and Natural Resources.
Please accept my apology for using this medium to
convey a transaction/business of this magnitude, but
this is due to the confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. I have decided to
seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal
described hereunder, for the benefit of all parties
and hoping you will keep it as TOP SECRET because
of the nature of the business.
Within the department of Mining and Natural
Resources (where I work as a director), and with the
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our
possession as overdue payment bills totaling Fourty Five Million,
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$45,500,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance
and cooperation of a company/or an individual to
receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.
Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the South
African civil service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly
prohibits us from owning/or operating a foreign
account hence your importance in this
whole transaction.
This amount (US$45.5M) represents the balance of the
total value of a contract executed on behalf of my
department by a foreign contracting firm which we
the officials (involved) deliberately over-invoiced.
Though the actual cost have been paid to the
original contractor leaving the balance in the tune of the
said amount which we have in principle gotten approval to
remit by Key Tested Telegraphic transfer (K.T.T.) to
any foreign bank account you will provide by filing
an application through the justice ministry here in
South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges
of the former contractor to you.
I have the authority of my partners involved to
propose that should you be willing to assist us i
this transaction by way of providing the required
account in receiving these funds, your share of the
entire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$13.65Million
of the US$45.5Million, 60% amounting to US$27.3Million
for us and 10% amounting to US$4.55Million will be
used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous
expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.
The business itself is 100% foolproof
and safe, as long as you maintain utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Further more your area of
specialization will not be a hindrance to the
successful completion of this transaction. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not
disappoint me. Should you be willing to assist
positively with a common goal, endeavor to contact
me immediately through my above email address.
If you are not interested, please also indicate so
that it will enable me to contact other foreign
partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.
I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are in
position to make the payment of this claim possible
provided that you can give us a very concrete
assurance of the safety of our share. Please, always
treat this matter with utmost confidentiality,
because we will not comprehend any form of exposure as we
are still in active government service. Time is of
essence in this business, so kindly act fast.
I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
CHIEF DR. EKIYOH MARTINS.



Dear Sir,

What are we, sexist?

The business itself is 100% foolproof
and safe, as long as you maintain utmost secrecy and
confidentiality.

Think a bank wont notice a 45.5 million dollar deposit? HA! Banks (Including foreign) are legally required to make note of and report any transactions involving large ammounts of money being exchanged. Something tells me  they might just notice 45.5 million extra, therefore, the confidentiality thing just went out the window.


For anyone who is recieving these hideous scams, don't respond to them. Either ignore them or report them to your local law enforcement department. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE GIVE OUT YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO ANYONE WHOM YOU YOURSELF HAVE NOT INITIATED CONTACT WITH!

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:35 pm
by Scottler
If an idiot sends it, who opens it?  lol ;)

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:42 pm
by Deputy
[quote]If an idiot sends it, who opens it?

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:55 pm
by chomp_rock
LOL ;D 45.5 million USD is 281,645,000ZAR (South African Rand). You'd be one of the richest people in SA with that much money.

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:01 am
by Saitek
I know it isn't true or that simviation is to blame - what I was saying is that there are certain blokes who are searching  for email adresses and why they could pick up mine I don't know.
It's soo silly, do they really think anyone believes them?   ::)

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:41 am
by Deputy
Interesting. Just got a copy of that in my email....

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:47 am
by Scottler
Rest assured, there aren't rooms of people making a career of scouring the web for email addresses.  It's a small computer program called a bot that is to blame.

Short version:  Don't open what you're not expecting.

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:28 am
by Saitek
It's a small computer program called a bot that is to blame.


What's that? Some form of virus/spyware?

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:06 am
by Stratobat
[quote]If an idiot sends it, who opens it?

Re: look what this idiot sent me..

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:44 am
by 4_Series_Scania
http://www.419eater.com/

Perfect cure for such e-mails. I've had hours of fun thanks to this site!

Fight back!  ;D