This is topic Check this out! Urgent e-mail I got today! Think somebody is this dumb? in forum Letterhead/Pinstriper Talk at The Letterville BullBoard.
Subj: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED PLEASE Date: 3/15/04 2:14:55 PM Central Standard Time From: johnson_uk77@voila.fr To: johnson_uk77@voila.fr Received from Internet: click here for more information
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO WEST AFRICA TEL:00228-906-30-41
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.
I am Dr Johnson Ukagwu,The Chairman,Contract Awarding Committee of the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in Lome,Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and lists in the directory.
After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of USD25,000,000.00(Twenty-five Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s bank account.
This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace Keeping Projects.
This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of CAC,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of the Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries during the crisis.
It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous political nature of this sub-region.
The original contractors have been duely paid by the (Central Bank of the West African States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Bank. This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company of our choice.We intend to pay out this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its activities since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.
Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.
It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the transaction.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 10 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation.You should provide the following:
YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)
THE COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.
As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business.We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.There are no risks involved.
I await your urgent response.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Johnson Ukagwu
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Faites un voeu et puis Voila ! www.voila.fr Posted by Robert Thomas (Member # 1356) on :
I just reread it, unfreaking beleiveable
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
same schitt, different year. hard to believe that their are still versions of that going around. It almost makes you think it might have worked a time or 2.
be careful though Rob... I think reading that thing twice is starting to affect your spelling Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Robert,
I get a least three of those stupid letters a wek. The last one was from North Korea. Like an American citizen is going to have 42 million dollars in a North Korean bank. Yup. Sure. Right.
I got one from Saddam's daughter once. That had to be the best one. I should have saved it. It was just too funny.
Don't laugh, though. This scam still reels in the fringe greedy loser who is just gullible and stupid enough to fall for it.
Don't spend your share all in one place!
Posted by Tony B (Member # 935) on :
Yep, I get those all the time. I listed my company on a oilfeild website that industry folks goto. Now I get these damn things along with great deals on drill pipe and invitations to energy summits in the middle east.
I wonder how long it took them to think of these long ass letters. Some of the stories are incredible.
Posted by coop (Member # 504) on :
My hobby is "baiting" these idiots. Can be a lot of fun. Check out 419 eater A lot of good info there even you choose not to join our "sport"
Posted by Robert Thomas (Member # 1356) on :
Sorry Doug, My speeling is horible if I don't speelchek it! Should I play the game for the fun of it???
I am a first time player. Maybe they will deposit $25,000,000 in my account. I could blow a few mill without them noticing. See ya in St. Lucia!
Edited for perfect spellin'
[ March 16, 2004, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Robert Thomas ]
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Why don't you make up your own letter and send it to those who send them to you?
Posted by david drane (Member # 507) on :
No one is exempt... Not even us Aussies...I have had that same one and a few similar ones
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Ya'll open this stuff????? I tho't everything had a virus these days . . . I open NOTHING in e-mail unless I know exactly who it's from! . . . I don't even open US postal junk mail . . .it might have coodies too, lol
Posted by Steve Burke (Member # 2674) on :
Send them the info for the last guy who undercut you by 30%...or poarked his van in front of your shop LOL
Posted by Michael Latham (Member # 4477) on :
I gotone this morninh from Euro-Afro Asian Sweepstakes Lottery in Johannesburg South Africa for winning 2.5 mil! I print them all and then delete. I have about 15 from the last year, very funny reading, and if I took advantage of all of them I could be a quadrillionaire!
Posted by Michael Latham (Member # 4477) on :
P.S. the To: address on this last one is longer than your whole letter, now that's funny!
Posted by DONALD THOMPSON (Member # 3726) on :
There was a guy that came in here about a year ago with a letter that said he had won the lottery in Africa. He had bought a ticket to go claim his prize. I haven't seen him since, but it was odd to me that he had never been to Africa the first time to buy tickets. Some people are so gullible, but it must work or they wouldn't keep sending these things around.
Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
it's amazing, but there are suckers who fall for this scam. Right here in my town, as a matter of fact. This guy was a banker, no less, and embezzled the funds to do it. Now he is busily occupied walking his dog. It takes all kinds...!
MUR
Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :
I got the same one three days ago.
Posted by Bruce & Deb Newton (Member # 2312) on :
I'm a winner!!!! This is gotta be real? ha ha ha
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 31st of January 2004.
Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 14th of February 2004.
Your email address attached to Ticket No 67109845689 with Serial No 317435 drew the lucky numbers of 21-91-71-90-00 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of UDS$1,800,000:00, Only ( ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your Full name, Home and office contact, Telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your claim.
WINBERG KONSULT BV.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS Email: winbergkonsult@netscape.net
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 31st of March 2004. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Anne Van Hendriks Lottery Coordinator
Posted by Ted Nesbitt (Member # 3292) on :
YUP, pretty bad that all this scheet is out there floating around----used to be on the phone, now it's the e-mail. Most of them ask you to "forward 410 Euros to our Registry Office to properly register you for your prize claim", or something like that.
Unfortunately, there are so many people out there dying for a winfall, that these sorts of things are successful on some level....
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
I got this same email last month. And to think tthat they have a modest "success rate" in running this scam....That's the scary thing!
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