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chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
i received this email today and i think i should probably let someone in a place of authority know about it, but i don't know where to start. any ideas? (by the way...obviously i have no idea who this is from)

Subject: Confidential

Greetings to you my friend,

I know this will come to you as a surprise becauseyou do not know me. I am Mr. Anthony B. Graham, I work in theCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN), packaging and courierdepartment. I got your contact in my search for ahonest person and some one I could trust. Can I trust you?

I want you to help me clear this package that is already in Europe which I shipped through our Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)accredited courier agent but the contents of the package is $26,000,000.00 all in $100.00 bills, but the courier company does not know that it is money that I have in the package

All I want you to do for me now is to give me your mailing address, your private phone, and I propose that you will have 30% and 70% will be for me . My identity must not be revealed to anybody.

If this arrangement is ok by you,e-mail me.For security reasons other modalities will be discussed.

Warm regards to your family,
Mr. Anthony B. Graham
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    I wouldnt give the warm regards to your family
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    smarchee wrote:
    I wouldnt give the warm regards to your family

    That was fricken funny!! :D Good answer!!
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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    smarchee wrote:
    I wouldnt give the warm regards to your family
    the one thing i took from this was, 'what the 'f' are they mentioning my family!'
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    chikevin wrote:
    the one thing i took from this was, 'what the 'f' are they mentioning my family!'

    yeah, that is what stood out to me, lol

    maybe it's there way of becoming more PR friendly, thinking the person will see this "warm regards to your family" and forget about the actual scam.
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 Posts: 596
    My dad gets those a lot... most likely a scam.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    I think Chris Hanson already covered this one on an episode of Dateline.
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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    My dad gets those a lot... most likely a scam.
    it's obviously a scam, just wasn't sure if it was worth reporting to someone.
    maybe it's not.
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    chikevin wrote:
    it's obviously a scam, just wasn't sure if it was worth reporting to someone.
    maybe it's not.

    an uneducated guess

    they are so common, that it probably isn't worth it

    Nigerian money scams, through hotmail, if this is how it came about to you, are frequent
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    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    chikevin wrote:
    it's obviously a scam, just wasn't sure if it was worth reporting to someone.
    maybe it's not.

    It's worth reporting. :) We have something here called Spamatters and it's run by the government. Whenever I get emails like that one you got I forward them to Spamatters. You may have something similar where you are. :)
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I think Chris Hanson already covered this one on an episode of Dateline.


    I saw that !

    The suitcase was supposed to have that "Black Money" in it excpet it was just strips of black paper :eek:
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  • PearlerPearler Posts: 191
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    My dad gets those a lot... most likely a scam.
    most likely ?

    Theres no pulling the wool over your eyes is there champion.
  • PearlerPearler Posts: 191
    The sad thing is, there is actually people around who get sucked in by these critters, and its devestating their lives.
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    My dad gets those a lot... most likely a scam.
    It better not be a scam. I sent them my bank info, social security number, and the security pin on the back of 3 of my credit cards. by the way, I am getting $4.00 from Bill Gates for every character I type when I use Internet explorer.Ima gun be riiiiiiiiiich!
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    http://www.lfcu.com/Info_Advice/Fraud_Prevention/Email_Scams/
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  • Bwalker545Bwalker545 Posts: 162
    Dont waste your time... there is no end to them. And nothing anyone can do with current laws.
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    if you have a network forward it to them so they can block that email from everyone.

    don't respond, mark it as spam

    I get them from time to time to- these are phishing scams I think they call them nowadays, they ask for info/money then fuck you hard like a viagra induced GI on his first leave in 2 years surrounded by viatnamese whores
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Quite a standard scam. Those that should know already do.
  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    Magus wrote:
    Dont waste your time... there is no end to them. And nothing anyone can do with current laws.
    i'm with ya.
    thanks.
  • Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,166
    They run pretty funny commercials on the radio by me about these things:

    If a stranger came up to you on the street and said your long lost aunt left you $5,000,000, and he just needed a check for $2000 from you to get the process started, would you believe him?
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