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Subject: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: philbo_baggins on 01/29/03 at 10:58 a.m.

Someone's come up with a spoof of the 'Advanced Fee Fraud' emails...

HELLO.

I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF
YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE
SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE
IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ.
MY PARTNERS AND I SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING A TRANSACTION
BEGUN BY MY FATHER, WHO HAS LONG BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EXTRACTION
OF PETROLEUM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BRAVELY SERVED HIS
COUNTRY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. . .

MY FAMILY IS CALLING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING THE REMOVAL OF
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ACQUIRING THE PETROLEUM ASSETS
OF HIS COUNTRY, AS COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING HIM FROM POWER.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PARTNERS FROM 1991 ARE NOT WILLING TO SHOULDER THE
BURDEN OF THIS NEW VENTURE, WHICH IN ITS UPCOMING PHASE MAY COST THE SUM
OF 100 BILLION TO 200 BILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000,000 - $200,000,000,
000), BOTH IN THE INITIAL ACQUISITION AND IN LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT. . .

I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
(10-25 %) OF YOUR YEARLY INCOME TO OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT
VENTURE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL
FUNCTION AS OUR TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY. I PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE THIS
TRANSFER BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH (15TH) OF THE MONTH OF APRIL.

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 01/29/03 at 11:22 a.m.

10-25%?!?!?!?!  I wish!  The hubby loses almost 50% of his check!  Funny, though.

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: 80sRocked on 01/29/03 at 02:13 p.m.

well, any moron who actually responds to an email like that by actually sending money deserves to lose their money! ;)

I would be interested to know just how much money these people actually make with these emails?

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: FOXVOX on 01/29/03 at 05:17 p.m.

That is hysterical!   ;D

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: Goreripper on 01/29/03 at 06:27 p.m.


Quoting:
well, any moron who actually responds to an email like that by actually sending money deserves to lose their money! ;)

I would be interested to know just how much money these people actually make with these emails?
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If someone was stupid enough to give out their personal bank account details, they could make thousands.

Great satire, by the way philbo!

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: jamminoldies on 01/29/03 at 07:02 p.m.

Are those real e-mail addresses that I keep seeing in the lower hand corner? and if so,what would happen if you responded to one? Has anyone gotten replies back?

Howard

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/29/03 at 07:11 p.m.

That is good. Dubya doing his "fuzzy math" again.



Cat

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: karen (Guest) on 01/30/03 at 03:09 a.m.


Quoting:
Are those real e-mail addresses that I keep seeing in the lower hand corner? and if so,what would happen if you responded to one? Has anyone gotten replies back?

Howard
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Yes they are real addresses (though hiding the i.d. of the people).  If you are stupid enough to reply and give them your bank details then you can wave goodbye to all your money.  That happened to a couple here who responded to the old snail-mail scam

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: Dude on 01/30/03 at 03:18 a.m.

Quoting:
well, any moron who actually responds to an email like that by actually sending money deserves to lose their money! ;)
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I would really like to not respond, but the government keeps sending a similar, pesky request in the snail mail every year around the middle of January, and if I don't respond to that, they tell me they will lock me up until I do comply. So........I guess I'm a moron. ::)

Subject: Re: Those Nigerian emails

Written By: jamminoldies on 01/30/03 at 06:26 p.m.

I remember a few months ago,I wanted to see if anyone was gonna respond back and so somebody did but thankfully I never replied a second time or who the hell knows what was gonna happen next. ::)

howard