Internet hustle

[Tim_T]

Here is the e-mail I recieved just a little bit ago:

ATTENTION SIR


Compliment of the day,I know this Mail might have come as a surprise to you, please take it with Good Faith and Blessing to you and you're Family.I got your email address through my countries chamber of commerce in my search for a responsible and reliable person whom i can trust to do this business with. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, utmost trust and confidentiality.


MY NAME IS MR.MOHAMMED SALLAH, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORACTION.(NNPC) FEDEARL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SOMETIMES LAST YEAR, OUR REFINERY WAS GENERALLY SERVICED AND MANY OTHER CONTRACTS WHERE ALSO AWARDED IN THE OIL SECTOR AFTER AN OUT BREAK OF FIRE. THERE WAS ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK, I.M.F. AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND THE REFINERY AS A WHOLE. DURING THIS PERIOD, A LOT OF CONTRACT WERE AWARDED TO MANY INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS.


ALL THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAS JUST RECEIVED THEIR FINAL PHASE OF THEIR PAYMENT LEAVING BEHIND A TOTAL SUM OF $17.5, MILLION U.S DOLLARS FLOATING IN THE FILES OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNCLAIMED.THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE OVER INVOICING WE DID DURING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED OKAY THIS SUM OF $17.5 MILLION DOLLARS I WILL LIKE TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO PROVIDE ME SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONAS FOLLOWS:

1) YOUR FULL NAMES,
2) YOUR FULL ADDRESS
3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND MOBILE NUMBERS.
4) YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION. ETC.
5} VALID BANKING DETAILS


BUT I NEEDED YOUR ASSURANCE OF HONEST CORPORATION BEFORE WE PROCEED IN THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER OF WEST 54 STR. CALIFORNIA USA RUN AWAY WITH OUR MONEY IN 2003 WHEN WE PRESENTED HIM AS A CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR AND USE HIS BANK ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF 23 MILLION U.S DOLLARS FROM NIGERIA. WE ARE VERY SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT NO BODY WAS LIVING IN THAT ADDRESS WHEN WE GOT TO AMERICA TO COLLECT OUR SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS AFTER THE TRANSACTION.


SO WE NEEDED YOUR HONEST CORPORATION TO AVOID A REPETITION OF WHAT HAPPENS IN 2003. AS THE CONTRACT AWARD CHAIRMAN, I WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOVE TO PROCESS ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME AS A SUB CONTRACTOR WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS CONTRACT JOB WITH THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY RISK OR DANGERS INVOLVED.


SO FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY, 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR SETTLING ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES DURING THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY GROUP WHICH WE WILL USE FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. MORESO, I WILL COME OVER TO MEET WITH YOU A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO TAKE CARE OF MY SHARE AFTER YOU HAVE TAKING YOUR OWN COMMISSION OF 30%. IF YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME TO HAVE THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,


WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY OR YOU CALL ME ON PHONE TO FEED YOU WITH INFORMATION'S AND MODALITIES FOR THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS SMOOTH AND SECURED AS ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN FINALIZED.


I AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY

YOURS FAITHFULLY,


MR.MOHAMMED SALLAH.

Here is what I sent back:

Mr. Sallah, I know this is a scam, and I sincerely hope you die. I won't be the one to kill you, but when someone does, there is a good chance that we will throw a party.

Btw, we are broke and have bad credit, so chances are you are wasting your breath!

Tim

was that too harsh?

[DJD]

Here is the e-mail I recieved just a little bit ago:

ATTENTION SIR


Compliment of the day,I know this Mail might have come as a surprise to you, please take it with Good Faith and Blessing to you and you're Family.I got your email address through my countries chamber of commerce in my search for a responsible and reliable person whom i can trust to do this business with. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, utmost trust and confidentiality.


MY NAME IS MR.MOHAMMED SALLAH, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORACTION.(NNPC) FEDEARL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SOMETIMES LAST YEAR, OUR REFINERY WAS GENERALLY SERVICED AND MANY OTHER CONTRACTS WHERE ALSO AWARDED IN THE OIL SECTOR AFTER AN OUT BREAK OF FIRE. THERE WAS ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK, I.M.F. AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND THE REFINERY AS A WHOLE. DURING THIS PERIOD, A LOT OF CONTRACT WERE AWARDED TO MANY INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS.


ALL THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAS JUST RECEIVED THEIR FINAL PHASE OF THEIR PAYMENT LEAVING BEHIND A TOTAL SUM OF $17.5, MILLION U.S DOLLARS FLOATING IN THE FILES OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNCLAIMED.THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE OVER INVOICING WE DID DURING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED OKAY THIS SUM OF $17.5 MILLION DOLLARS I WILL LIKE TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO PROVIDE ME SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONAS FOLLOWS:

1) YOUR FULL NAMES,
2) YOUR FULL ADDRESS
3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND MOBILE NUMBERS.
4) YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION. ETC.
5} VALID BANKING DETAILS


BUT I NEEDED YOUR ASSURANCE OF HONEST CORPORATION BEFORE WE PROCEED IN THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER OF WEST 54 STR. CALIFORNIA USA RUN AWAY WITH OUR MONEY IN 2003 WHEN WE PRESENTED HIM AS A CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR AND USE HIS BANK ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF 23 MILLION U.S DOLLARS FROM NIGERIA. WE ARE VERY SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT NO BODY WAS LIVING IN THAT ADDRESS WHEN WE GOT TO AMERICA TO COLLECT OUR SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS AFTER THE TRANSACTION.


SO WE NEEDED YOUR HONEST CORPORATION TO AVOID A REPETITION OF WHAT HAPPENS IN 2003. AS THE CONTRACT AWARD CHAIRMAN, I WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOVE TO PROCESS ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME AS A SUB CONTRACTOR WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS CONTRACT JOB WITH THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY RISK OR DANGERS INVOLVED.


SO FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY, 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR SETTLING ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES DURING THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY GROUP WHICH WE WILL USE FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. MORESO, I WILL COME OVER TO MEET WITH YOU A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO TAKE CARE OF MY SHARE AFTER YOU HAVE TAKING YOUR OWN COMMISSION OF 30%. IF YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME TO HAVE THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,


WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY OR YOU CALL ME ON PHONE TO FEED YOU WITH INFORMATION'S AND MODALITIES FOR THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS SMOOTH AND SECURED AS ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN FINALIZED.


I AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY

YOURS FAITHFULLY,


MR.MOHAMMED SALLAH.

Here is what I sent back:

Mr. Sallah, I know this is a scam, and I sincerely hope you die. I won't be the one to kill you, but when someone does, there is a good chance that we will throw a party.

Btw, we are broke and have bad credit, so chances are you are wasting your breath!

Tim

was that too harsh?

LOL! You are the man!
Sad part is they do this because there are some gull-a-bull people out there.

[MsgMills]

I can't count the number of scam emails I get like yours daily in my junk email account I set up.... Makes me laugh at period.... Yes the sad thing is some people fall for such a scam....

[Tim_T]

I have heard of these stories for a long time, but I had never received one before myself. I probably shouldn't have even responded, but I was kind of mad and there were a few cold beverages involved as well.

[Dave Stewart]

Received the same email and here was my reply:

Mr Sallah

Thank you very much for the offer but at this time I am so rich that I have absolutely no need for any more money...heck I can't find the time to spend what I have. But, I do recommend that you consider getting the money to my good friend Tim T that lives in Shepardsville, Ky. Tim is a great guy and very trustworthy but sadly has fallen upon hard times and his credit rating is less than desirable and he is virtually broke.

Respectfully,
MSG Mills

[Tim_T]

Received the same email and here was my reply:

Mr Sallah

Thank you very much for the offer but at this time I am so rich that I have absolutely no need for any more money...heck I can't find the time to spend what I have. But, I do recommend that you consider getting the money to my good friend Tim T that lives in Shepardsville, Ky. Tim is a great guy and very trustworthy but sadly has fallen upon hard times and his credit rating is less than desirable and he is virtually broke.

Respectfully,
MSG Mills

Dave, I almost spilled my coffee reading that. Thanks for all of your help and the help of my good buddy Mills.

[MsgMills]

Heck I'm still lmao... Heck who needs enemies when we have friends like Dave....lol

[bassin_bug]

I have heard of these stories for a long time, but I had never received one before myself. I probably shouldn't have even responded, but I was kind of mad and there were a few cold beverages involved as well.

At least they promised you money. Can you imagine what a problem I have when I receive 25 SPAMS a day promising me success with their male enhancement products? btw, I am a woman.

[Tim_T]

At least they promised you money. Can you imagine what a problem I have when I receive 25 SPAMS a day promising me success with their male enhancement products? btw, I am a woman.

I am glad to know those are spam e-mails Bug, I thought my wife signed up on a list or something LOL!

[bassin_bug]

I am glad to know those are spam e-mails Bug, I thought my wife signed up on a list or something LOL!

My sister has been complaining that her husband acts dumb; she says it's in the male genetic makeup. Should I tell her to buy the male enhancement products and see if his BRAIN cells will grow? OMG, I've just scared myself!

[psprowler]

Here is what I sent back:

Mr. Sallah, I know this is a scam, and I sincerely hope you die. I won't be the one to kill you, but when someone does, there is a good chance that we will throw a party.

Btw, we are broke and have bad credit, so chances are you are wasting your breath!

Tim

was that too harsh?

No Tim I got your e-mail - I know you're not that mean spirited. Some of my friends here at the quickie mart though were pretty upset.

Sincerely,

Mohammed Sallah

[Tim_T]

LOL, I figure Mr. Sala's real name is probably Bob Smith or something and lives in New Jersey!