[Corsair]

the email I woke up to today:

From:    [email protected]
Subject:    Funds Shipment, Can You Help Us?
Date:    May 18, 2009 1:51:32 AM GMT+03:00
Reply-To:    [email protected]

Hello,
I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. I am in the Engineering military unit here in Ba'qubah in Iraq, we have some amount of funds that we want to move out of Iraq.My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust.Basically since we are working for the government we cannot keep these funds, but we want to transfer and move the funds to you, so that you can keep it for us in your safe account or an offshore account. But we are moving it through Diplomatic means, to send it to your house directly or a bank of your choice using Diplomatic Courier Service. The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Our own part is sending it to you. If you are interested i will furnish you with more details. But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times. Waiting for your urgent response.
Sincerely.
Sgt. Phillip Newman.

ew. I don't even know what to say.

[Mars]

I really want to know who the hell writes these.

[Dilmah G]

I know... I mean really, what a load of mother****ing bull****, I can grift better than the way these letters are written.

[colecampbell666]

They're either Iraqi or Nigerian or something, most are not educated (although the scammers probably are somewhat) and most of them don't have superb English.

[Janos]

My dear taxpayers,

we need your support. If you pay your taxes we will use the funds gained to prop up Iraqi infrastructure and make oil cheaper. We just need a few billion dollars in advance. You will be granted full refund

- US government


iraq really was a nigerian scam

[Colonol Dekker]

Blah........

 


This, is a perfect example of stupid people trying stupid things on mass cale.

[Flipside]

My dear taxpayers,

we need your support. If you pay your taxes we will use the funds gained to prop up Iraqi infrastructure and make oil cheaper. We just need a few billion dollars in advance. You will be granted full refund

- US government


iraq really was a nigerian scam

[Locutus of Borg]

You guys are all stupid, I seized the opportunity and opened ten accounts to help wealthy businessman and soldiers alike to hide their acquired funds.

[Krelus]

http://licd.com/comic/20090225

Read this story arc, it's hilarious.

[Corsair]

I seem to remember somebody around here actually responding to a spammer once and making him jump through all sorts of hoops to prove he was real...

[Titan]

I seem to remember somebody around here actually responding to a spammer once and making him jump through all sorts of hoops to prove he was real...

was he?

[colecampbell666]

Obviously, but these scammers try to gyp you with pictures from magazines and the like, saying it's them..

[tinfoil]

I seem to remember somebody around here actually responding to a spammer once and making him jump through all sorts of hoops to prove he was real...

* tinfoil likes this idea and goes off to check his spam account.

[iamzack]

I answered a craigslist ad asking for a tutor which turned out to be a nigerian-esque scammer. *sigh*

[Snail]

I seem to remember somebody around here actually responding to a spammer once and making him jump through all sorts of hoops to prove he was real...

This?

[redsniper]

no, it was an actual thread here. I remember it too.