It's not stupidity that makes one fall for these scams, though, is it? It's greed.

Greed is the motivation, stupidity is the process by which their brains function in achieving what they think is their goal.

Believe me, it is stupidity.

However, I have nothing but the highest regard for these scammers who encourage a fairer disposition of the world's wealth. I'm not surprised the US of A provides a considerable proportion of the scam's victims.

Some spoof Nigerian scams on Youtube here:

http://www.fonejacker.tv/monies.shtml

http://www.fonejacker.tv/steam_cleaning_the_vault.shtml

http://www.fonejacker.tv/christmas_message.shtml

http://www.fonejacker.tv/press_and_steamed.shtml

http://www.fonejacker.tv/UGD_Monies.shtml

Kayo, you're not that bishop that contacted me re old Teddy boy, are you? That's more or less what he asked for!

Our klown, a man of the cloth. Oooh, I've got new respect for you, now. Ignore what I just said about you in 47 - I didn't realise you were a bishop! :D

Check out 419 eater dot com.

No spaces!

Some brilliant scams to scam the scammers. A great read.

A great site. Very funny.

Using one of my unimportant emails, I had great fun playing along with some Nigerian guy. Started giving him a fax number as a phone number, fake name and bank account etc, just to waste their time. Wanted me to go Nigeria so I asked if he had any young daughters available for bedding, morale outrage the result as he claimed to be a good Christian. Of course, you have to do this from an internet cafe so no trace back or anything.

See some of these scammers in the intenet cafes, always with huge bodyguard glaring away if you take any interest in their phone calls.

But it must work well enough to keep them rolling.

If these types of scams didn't work, they would have died out long ago. That is one of the biggest banes of the internet, the ability to reach out to millions of people with just a click of a mouse button. In the days when people had to actually buy stamps, it wasn't economical to attempt scams like this.

Nowadays, it's just too easy to send a chain letter/scam letter to a virtually unlimited number of people, and if even a tiny percentage of them respond, you can make some big $$'s.

What makes it worse is when people believe in these scams, and start sending them out to all their friends. Someone in the last company I worked for has probably been given a severe reprimand for sending out a spam email to the entire corporate intranet (and if there are numerous distribution lists in the main directory, some people could end up getting the same email dozens of times). The one this guy sent was that spam where Bill Gates is supposedly giving away his fortune, and is tracking your emails. Everyone you forward the email to will earn you (x) dollars. Everyone they forward it to will earn you (xx) dollars and so on.

I've noticed that the scams are getting a little more sophisticated and realistic than in years past. Some are almost believeable, especially to people that haven't been exposed to previous versions, or are just not very internet savvy. I'm surprised more Westerners haven't gotten into the act (yet). It still seems to primarily be an African thing (and a few HK/Sp types).

Like the old saying goes, there's a fool born every minute, and two to take him.

Now if you'll excuse me, apparently I have to collect my portion of the Spanish Lottery prize that I've won, despite never having bought a ticket !

"It still seems to primarily be an African thing (and a few HK/Sp types)."

I understand that these days, in the UK at least, a lot of the "phishing" and associated scams originate from Russia and the former communist Baltic states

Edited July 29, 200718 yr by Eff1n2ret

This Morning in the mail:

MR. JEAN PHILIP

CHEVRON LIMITED UK,

+447031922207.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR. JEAN PHILIP, A PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO LATE (ENGR. ALLEN). MY LATE BOSS SPENT ALL HIS LIFE HERE IN UNITED KINGDOM AS ONE OF THE RICHEST CONTRACTORS WITH CHEVRON LIMITED UK, BEFORE HE DIED ON THE 7TH OF JULY 2005, TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY IN THE BOMB BLAST THAT BLOWN OFF A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS THAT ARE TAKING THEM TO TAVISTOCK SQUARE LONDON(U.K) ON THAT DATE.

YOU CAN VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

Link externHTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/[...]RES/4662481.STM

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY HERE WHERE HE HAD A CASH DEPOSIT OF $35.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS NOW ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROVIDE HIS NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE DEPOSIT CONFISCATED AND HANDED OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT. ANYBODY I PRESENT AS THE NEXT OF KIN, THE MONEY WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PERSON JOYFULLY WITH MY APPROVAL. I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN PRODUCE THE NEXT OF KIN.

IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON, I HAVE PUT THE MODALITIES I AM PROPOSING TO YOU NOW IN PLACE. I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN SO THAT THE FUND BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. I HAVE ALL INFORMATION TO INFLUENCE ALL PROCEDURES TO THIS EFFECT FROM THE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY.

MOREOVER ALL ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE MANDATORY POWER OF PROBATE CLAIMS TO BE ISSUED BY AN ATTORNEY, THAT WILL STAND BY US. SINCE I HAVE THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS, THE MOMENT I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, IT WILL TAKE US LESS THAN 7 WORKING DAYS TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE YOU WILL HAVE 45% OF THE FUND WHILE 45% WILL BE FOR ME AND 10% WILL BE FOR ANY UNFORESEEN EXPENSES OR TAX THAT MAY COME UP IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE $35.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO YOU.

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH. I AM SOLICITING YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS BUSINESS; THIS IS BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL. I KNOW THAT A BUSINESS OF THIS SORT WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

THE TIME TO EXECUTE THIS IS NOW AS I AM WORRIED AS THE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY HAS STARTED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE GOVERNMENT TRUST FUND. ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FULL CONTACTS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR ME TO FURNISH YOU FULL DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

REGARDS,

MR. JEAN PHILIP

A trip down memory lane. Nothing better to do ?

With the amount of money I have won lately from the UK Lottery I could retire a million times over. Then of course there is the banks that I do not have accounts with writing to me to give them my account number for a security check. Added to that Nigerians who want to give me money all the time. What kind of moron actually replies to this crud?

IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD

Contact:Edward Brown for the claim of £1.350.000 pounds which you have won in IRISH-PROMO.Provide your

Names

Address

Age

Occupation

Tel

Country

Email:[email protected]

Sincerely,

Irish Lottery Board

Contact Mr JUAN WALKER for the claim of £1,350,973.00 pounds which you have won in UK NATIONALL LOTTERY. Provide your Names, Address, Age,Occupation,Tel.Country, Email:[email protected]

GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK PLC

893 DIMPAH AVENUE

PMB 99836 BACHANSI, LABONE

ACCRA GHANA

Tel: +233 206598480

Dear Sir,

RE: YOUR FUND SETTLEMENT VIA ATM CARD.

Sequel to a Meeting held with the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Commercial Bank, Nigerian Government and the United Nations in regards to outstanding contract/Inheritance Payments. It has been resolved that this bank (Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd) would select and pay some of the numerous contractors/beneficiaries whose contract/inheritance are yet to be settled.

Be informed that it has been resolved after a comprehensive board meeting which finally came to an end after sevaral hours that your Contract/Inheritacne payment be made to you immediately through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America, Africa and Asia Pacific; this is part of an instruction/mandate passed to this bank by the Ministy of Finance for overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.

You shall receive from us an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world. Your maximum daily withdrawal would be Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars ($15,000.00). If you are comfortable with this payment method, Kindly acknowledge to this office the receipt of this email and do reconfirm your residential address for the delivery of your package.

However, we congratulate you and thank you for your patience and understanding with us in getting this done and completed. Your payment would be credited to you through an ATM Card in the tune of US$15, 500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

BE REMINDED: This is not a Credit Card and you dont have to remit back or reinburse any payments of any kind after Delivery.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Kwame Aflao

Foreign Operations Department

Ghana Commercial Bank

Tel: +233 206598480

I like this bit at the bottom of the mail, <deleted> is??

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A trip down memory lane. Nothing better to do ?

I know abbey road or penny lane - memory lane is new to me - where is that?

These people are stupid and naive.

They reminds me of ............me.

Building a house in Isaan, in another person's name, and on a piece of land, that doesn't belong to me.

I just did a thread about a scam I received as a text message on my phone recently.

I tried to lead them on a bit, and tried to get them to think I was in Pattaya at the time. Somehow they knew I wasn't though, and told me that when I had bought my plane ticket to fly to Thailand, send them the details and they'd have their driver meet me at the airport !

I replied back very clearly that I was in Pattaya, and would prefer to drive to their office in Bangkok, as I saw no reason to buy a plane ticket from Pattaya to Bangkok. I asked for their office address and hours so I could drop in and pay my "collection fee" in person.

Of course, they never replied back. I sent another email. No response. Then I sent them a final one, where I told them I knew it had been a scam all along, and that I now had their name(s), phone numbers and IP address's, and have passed the information along to the Thai Police and Immigration authorities (and others. One of the names popped up in a search, where he was also running a US Green Card visa scam).

I ended the email with

"If you move quickly, you might be able to get out of the country before the Police or Immigration officers catch you.

Wait, was that a knock I just heard on your door ? Surely the police haven't arrived already, or have they ? Bye bye"

At the very least, I hope he/they are sh^tting their pants every time they hear a knock at a door now.

see this site:

h__p://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html

He has spent some time collecting funny (ok a bit childish) photos of the scammers. Also he got an interview, kind of, from a scammer explaning how they work etc. Some bad language in there, beware.

New one received via Skype:

[4:04:00 PM] mavelous says:

FROM THE ,

BRANCH MANAGER,

ECOBANK PLC.

ACCRA BRANCH.

Dear Friend,

My name is MR RICHARD ALFRED; I am the branch manager of the Eco Bank ACCRA branch Ghana I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 45years of age and married . It may interest you to hear that I am a man of peace and I don't want problem, but I do not know how you will feel about this because you may have double mind.

But I am telling you that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me. I only hope that we can assist each other.

But if you don't want this business offer kindly forget it and I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional manager of the Eco Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city (Accra-Ghana) at the end of each year. On the course of the last year 2008 end of last year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made,SEVEN million SEVEN hundred and fifty thousand dollar [7, 750.000.00] which my head office is not aware of it and will never be aware of.

I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary. As an official of the bank I can not be directly connected to this fund, so this informed me of contacting you for us to work, so that you can assist and receive this fund into your bank account for us to SHARE you 40% while i 60%.

Note there are practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much as soon as I receive your response I will give you details on how we can achieve it successfully.

Please contact me back through my private e mail .([email protected])

Best Regards,

MR, RICHARD ALFRED

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They won;t stop - must be a nice return in it!

As well as attempts by "lonesome Lady"- "Download my picture".....