Private Mail‏

[Namreg]

i just received the following, mildly amusing, email. it seems the nigerians have invaded afghanistan

Private Mail‏
From: XXXXXXXX
Medium riskYou may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: November 29, 2009 7:46:27 PM
To: XXXXXX
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I am Captain. Matthew Stamford with the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Hard to believe but, I have $900,000.00, found at the start of Operation Khanjari on July 4, in Poshteh Affghanistan. I need to move this money out to a safer place. Can I trust you to receive it on mybehalf upon its evacuation from Kabul?

Please contact me on mat.stan@XXXXXX if you know you can be trusted to do this.

[lurkingdirk]

That sounds like a solid deal. Who wouldn't trust an American soldier? I certainly hope you sent him your banking information straight away. If you didn't, you clearly hate America, babies, and kittens.

[BlueBalls]

You know those Nigerians were totally legit, right? Anyone who didn't take them up on their offer is a damn fool and a socialist!!!

I contacted them after they'd sent me that email because it sounded like a great deal - I mean who wouldn't think that, other than the bastard commies of course. We had a nice back and forth conversation in which they told me to send them all my financial information through email and to not to look at my account for at least a year after I had done (you know, technical banking stuff we wouldn't understand and only they do (smart fellas these Nigerians)). So I sent them all of my details and you know what? I'm now a millionaire.

Well, not yet. I'm still waiting for them to contact me, but once they do .... SCORE!!





I know I've been screwed but kidding myself in this way is the only thing stopping me offing myself.

[biomech]

They are getting crafty, I got one that was supposedly from the FBI.
These clowns will try anything.

[feller469]

"Kelly's Heroes", the 2009 edition

[tiger1977]

That sounds 100% legit. Did they ask you send them a check/money order for some random amount too, just to cover the "transfer fee"?

[jod0565]

Send ME your money instead.

[~~whimsy~~]

This isn't for real? Oh crap...

[Namreg]

got a new one today:

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF ((US$5Million),



Attn: Beneficiary,



This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. After
due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the
Nigerian Government in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and
Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This bank has an
instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of (US$5Million) of
your claim that has been holding since is transferred into your bank
Account from their Domiciliary Account with this bank. We were meant to
understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by
paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund (US$5Million),
which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements from that Country.



We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from
Nigeria, or anywhere concerning your funds as you have met up with the
whole requirements. We know your representatives in Nigeria or anywhere
will advice you to still go ahead with them, which will be on your own
risk. Your (US$5Million) will reflect in your designated bank account
within five Bank working days. Do not go through anybody again but through
this Bank if you really want your fund. Finally, you are advice to
re-confirm these to us, your Full Name, contact address, occupation,
Telephone and Fax Number for easy communication.



Yours sincerely,



Mr Mark Cole,

Assistance Secretary,NatWest Bank, London United Kingdom. This my contact
email address( xxxxxxx-xxxxxx)

the e-mail address ends in .cn, so this is obviously in china and not the UK

[Namreg]

i just sent them an email telling them that this might work better if it were written in proper english