I can well say, if my spam box were a lady she would have rejected me by now. I hadn’t paid attention to it in over a year and well, to me that is the more reason why its a “spam folder” today while I was searching for an email I couldn’t find in my priority inbox I decided to look through my spam box and boy was i overwhelmed!
Over 100 spam messages, 90% of which were messages from scammers. Instead of selecting all and hitting the delete button, i thought it would be good education for some gullible people out there. So while i delete these unbelievable messages and stories i will share them here on my blog. I will share 2 per week, some have pretty much the same direction with regards to modus operandi so i will post one of those.
Feel free to share any stories you may have come across in your inbox as well. You may ask “to what end” well for now lets read them as stories and entertain ourselves till we can find good use for these ill-written (grammar and composition) messages from these faceless people waiting to dupe innocent people of their wealth.
My comments would always be in red. This sure would be interesting…
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Dear Sir,
There is a product my company needs from DUBAI (U.A.E) but we are having problem from the owner of the product due to language barrier.
Our company deals on costumes such as DIAMOND POLISHER.
We have been purchasing the product from SAUDI ARABIA but it is very scarce now and we got information that somebody has the product in stock in DUBAI-U.A.E.
We contacted the owner of the product through his telephone number but could not understand his language as he speaks Arabic only (Do i look like i can speak Arabic?), This is why we need a reliable company/individual that will help us link with the man.
His name is HASSAN MOHAMMED, Please if this proposal interests you, do get back to us for modalities and we will also give you the telephone number of HASSAN MOHAMMED for you to call and confirm if he has the product we need, the price and the name of the product because the one we want is WHITE DIAMOND POLISHER and GREEN DIAMOND POLISHER, we use to buy from SAUDI ARABIA before at the rate of $490 per gram and we need about 4kilos.
Assist us to know if the man has in stock up to 4Kilos and each gram that we are buying, we are adding some commission for your assistance.
Please immediately you confirm reply only through my private email: charles.hamiltonuk1@gmail.com so as to enable us arrange for our representative that will come to Dubai for the purchase of the material.
Sir, we are seriously in need of the product because of lack of materials in our company. Once you confirm, we will be coming twice monthly (coming to where). Please co-operate with us because this is a life time transaction. (Sorry but i will pass)
Regards,
Charles Hamilton.
Email: charles.hamiltonuk1@gmail.com
United Kingdom.
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Sent from: graphael3821@gmail.com
July 30, 2016
Barrister Edu Peterside Esq.
Solicitor And Investments Attorney.
211 Bello Musa Crescent,
Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I saw your email address during the course of my research today,I am Barrister Edu Peterside (This name can only be concocted by someone who is out on a mission lol), I am personal Attorney to late Mr. M. Kogan,a national of your country, who is a contractor with Shell Development Company here in Nigeria. Herein after shall he be referred to as my client. Mr. M. Kogan,died along with his wife in an Egypt Air Flight 990 plane crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles,please view this web site(http://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/1999/11/01/iran/ main49778.shtml), (That link cannot be found) since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients (An attorney whose english is as unbelievable as the red sea)
After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track any person who can assist me to get this fund out from the security company, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before it get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Security Company, where the deceased had an amount valued US45.5 Million (Wow like if he really had access to it he would reach out to an unknown person) US Dollars concealed in a security box deposited with them as family “TREASURE” for safety The security has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the consignment sized within a short period of time.
Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over ten years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this amount of {US45.5 Million US Dollars) (This attorney must be a crook) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money,70% to me and 30% to you. (Lol of course when i calculated 30% makes me 13.6 million richer) I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Before we proceed in this great deal, I want you to forward to me ASAP the following information below as to establish a mutual understanding;
1)Your Residential/Office Address……………… (No. 8 scam link)
2)Your Telephone/Fax Number……………………(0000000000)
3)Your profession………………..(Wise man)
4)Your Age/Marital status…………………… (What did he need this for anyway?)
Faithfully (Indeed) Yours,
Barrister Edu Peterside Esq.
Solicitor And Investments Attorney.
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Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Equity Law Chambers (Solicitor And Investments Attorney.) shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. (Desperate enough to add a disclaimer)
Will find some more of these and share with you as and when. For now stay safe and don’t believe these lies and scam stories USD13 million would not just walk to you. Share your stories in the comment box below
