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TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

I am the luckiest man in the world!

I got this email this morning.

"I AM MR JAMES MORRIS WORK IN THE BANK I NEED YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANFER 10.5 MILLION DOLLAR BIT BY BIT AFTER THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER I WILL GIVE U THREE ACCOUNT WERE YOU TRANFER MY SHARE 40% FOR YOU 50%FOR ME 10%EXPENCESES INCURED BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY. THE ACCOUNT IS DOMANT IT BELONG TO OUR CUSTOMER WHOM IS DEATH AND LEFT KNOWN BODY AS NEXT OF KIN TO HIS ACCOUNT. APPLY AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE BANK AS BENEFICICIARY
FOR MORE CLEARIFICATION BEFORE WE START IF THEIR IS ANY THING YOU DIDN'T NOT UNDERSTAND YOURE FREE TO ASK. +226 75275926 THANK JAMES MORRIS"

Wow. What am I going to do with all this money? since it's more than enough, I'll send everyone here a flamenco guitar. Let me know what you guys want.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 4:50:58

koella

Posts: 2194
Joined: Sep. 10 2005
From: holland

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Wow, 10 percent expences !
What an imposter.
I wouldn't agree with that.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 4:57:13

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

IT BELONG TO OUR CUSTOMER WHOM IS DEATH

Kinda sounds like the customer is the Grim Reaper...

Also I wouldn't trust anyone who works in a Bank....

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 5:32:26

n85ae

Posts: 877
Joined: Sep. 7 2006

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Hey I resent that, I work in a Bank!

Jeff

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 5:45:40

Arash

Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

just in case you get the money.......i want a nice handmade Cejilla with "Lehman hermanos" engraved on it please....

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 6:45:01

edguerin

Posts: 1589
Joined: Dec. 24 2007
From: Siegburg, Alemania

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

I got a letter recently here in Germany (looked real at first glance) from the "British Office" of ElGordo lottery. Supposedly I had won € 10023138,12.

Spanish police are after them!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 7:22:48

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to n85ae)

quote:

Hey I resent that, I work in a Bank!

Hey Jeff, to be fair, I didn't accuse you of working in a Bank!

Tom....Phone the guy and ask him if the 10.5 mil is in cash or sub-prime mortgage derivates...

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 7:29:29

n85ae

Posts: 877
Joined: Sep. 7 2006

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

Also I wouldn't trust anyone who works in a Bank....

Well, you did say "anyone" ...

It's ok, I only work there so I can get enough money to support my
expensive hobbies, and habits anyway ... :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 8:20:36

srshea

Posts: 833
Joined: Oct. 29 2006
From: Olympia, WA in the Great Pacific Northwest

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Wait a minute, I thought I was the luckiest man in the world! How's he gonna give BOTH of us that 40%?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 8:37:52

XXX

Posts: 4400
Joined: Apr. 14 2005

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Tanunez, dont give him your account data! He wants to fool you!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 8:49:50

Estevan

Posts: 1936
Joined: Dec. 20 2006
From: Torontolucía

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

ANY THING YOU DIDN'T NOT UNDERSTAND

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 8:52:38

Estevan

Posts: 1936
Joined: Dec. 20 2006
From: Torontolucía

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to XXX)

quote:

Tanunez, dont give him your account data! He wants to fool you!!

Ha! Sure Deniz - you just want to fool Tom, so you can give your account data and get the money for yourself!

Then you'll have to buy everyone a guitar.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 8:56:41

kovachian

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Joined: Jan. 30 2008
From: Americanistan

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Could I take a cash option?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 10:40:24

TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

I don't know about you guys but I always get these types of emails. Most of them come from Nigeria. You would think that by now, everyone would know about these kinds of emails so these less desirables would move onto some new kind of scam.

I always reply asking to give me their home or business address so we can complete the transaction in person. To my surprise, they never reply.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 11:31:58

Ron.M

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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

The latest ones I get are "Someone has been using your Credit Card and we need to check if it's really you", type of stuff.

Then with the Banks and Building Societies being taken over by one another, there is the "Your account with ABC is now being managed by XYZ. Please re-register using your old account details and passwords to access your new account", scam.

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 11:42:37

Arash

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Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

Has nothing to do with scam but....

Yesterday i saw a TV program where a 14 years old kid from Germany had stolen thousands of Paypal and ebay account passwords (from those people who use one password for everything i.e. forums, ebay, paypal, etc.) through a simple automated computer program.

So, change your ebay and paypal (or other online payment systems) password if you use the same password in other places like foros, youtube, etc.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 11:49:44

XXX

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Joined: Apr. 14 2005

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

ORIGINAL: TANúñez

I always reply asking to give me their home or business address so we can complete the transaction in person. To my surprise, they never reply.

I hope that was a joke. By replying, you signalise that your account is active and that way you have a good chance to get more mails. Which doesnt meant that if you dont respond, you would get rid of them of course

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 13:45:22

XXX

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Joined: Apr. 14 2005

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

I did something which i usually never do. I opened a spam mail (i never see them, due to filters). Well, apparently there is a young mom in russia needing my help to bring a new stove to her (to survive the winter or course^^) ... or, how practical, simply buy her one. The best thing is, she has a website and uploaded a picture

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 13:54:54

TANúñez

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Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to XXX)

quote:

I hope that was a joke. By replying, you signalise that your account is active and that way you have a good chance to get more mails. Which doesnt meant that if you dont respond, you would get rid of them of course

It was a joke. I have however made up another email address and used a fake name. I then send these people the same email they sent me but I change whatever names they use in the email.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 14:21:40

TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to XXX)

quote:

I did something which i usually never do. I opened a spam mail (i never see them, due to filters). Well, apparently there is a young mom in russia needing my help to bring a new stove to her (to survive the winter or course^^) ... or, how practical, simply buy her one. The best thing is, she has a website and uploaded a picture

I get this one a lot too. It's always from a young woman in Russia and it always has a link to her photo. Which is always of an attractive woman.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 4 2008 14:23:58

Pimientito

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Joined: Jul. 30 2007
From: Marbella

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

I checked out the Russian girl wanting a stove story on Snopes.com.
They reperted that this was such a sucessful scam that the guy who set it up ebded up one of the largest retailers of freestanding wood stoves in Siberia...all posted to him for free.

Scam the scammer can be a game to play when you are bored. I have the head of Nat west bank at the moment trying to deposit 6 million dollars into my account. He was very excited by my fake passport and hasnt twigged that my home address is interpol!!!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 5 2008 0:42:34

John O.

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Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

You would think that by now, everyone would know about these kinds of emails so these less desirables would move onto some new kind of scam.

The father of a friend of mine is some kind of federal agent working against these kind of actions and he said once it's suprising how much money these people make. I guess there will always be enough senior citizens or people who don't get out much that are easy to scam.

In Germany we have problems with mail box companies offering internet I.Q., real age and love tests with prices over €50 hidden in the terms and conditions. They'll then get collection agencies on you to try to scare you into paying. When a court rules their business illegal they change their name and start over.

The world is full of evil people...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 5 2008 1:00:12

Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: I am the luckiest man in the world! (in reply to TANúñez)

THere are plenty of people brand new to the internet everyday that are the true targets of these scams. "God fearing" people.

The one I got today I like, "even though you did not help me last time, my new partner (is it YOU tom?) and I want to share a small percentage with you anyway. 1.2 million.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2008 8:32:05