I'm So Fed Up With Getting These...I'm Getting About Five A Day
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
February 12, 2008 1:48am CST
I like to think I have a good spam guard in my emails and normally the kind of emails I've been getting go into my spam/bulk folder...but now they are getting in my regular mail...What am I talking about? Those friggin' emails of someone wanting to transfer millions of dollars into my account...I'm now getting a minimum of five a day...this is a sample of one of them:
(quote from my email)
Mr.Kelvin Brown.
Senior Branch Manager,
Citizens Int'l Bank Plc.
119, Adeola Odeku,
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria
Mobile: +234-8023605271
Dear Respectable One,
REQUEST FOR A NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY - HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
My special greetings to you and your entire family. I am
Mr.Kelvin Brown,recently promoted to the office of a Senior
Branch Manager with Citizens Int'l Bank Plc. Late Engr.
(Allan ), a National of your country, who is a contractor
with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS.
Here in after shall be referred to as my client On 30 JAN
00, my client,his wife, and their three children were
involved in the Kenya airways flight with registration
number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to destination
Lagos and all family died in this fatal air crash on 30 JAN
00, Since then I have made
several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this has proved abortive.
After all these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
get in touch with the consul-General to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were
lodged, particularly the CITIZENS INT'L BANK PLC Where the
deceased had an account Valued at about ($15 Million United
States Dollars) The Head Office has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin Or have the account confiscated
within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 5 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last
name so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($15
Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me
Can share the
money 50% to me and 50% to you and all expenses will be
shared equal and this will be after tax is deducted by the
(IRS) in your country. An attorney will be contracted to
help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me
from any breach of the law.
Note, I recommend that you send your response together with
your most private telephone number to to enable me call you
for more explanation if the need arises.
Thank you.
Faithfully yours in Christ
Mr.Kelvin Brown.
I've in the past reported such garbage but it doesn't seem to do much good...how can one really stop this shite from getting into one's email...and have you gotten a deluge of them recently like I have??
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44 responses
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi pyewacket dear! I think our spam filters can't really filter everything. I do get spam mails and get into my regular mails too although I have already spammed them. I guess, the technology is not that perfect. However, I am still thankful that it did lessen a bit. Just my thoughts. Take care and have a nice day! :)
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Yes I just delete them too, but it's still annoying...gee, if I really WERE to get all the money that they are claiming to give me, I'd be a billionaire by now..LOL
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@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
12 Feb 08
Aren't they such an annoying bunch of emails. The really sad thing is that there are still some people who fall for these and give them their personal information and then they go running to Judge Judy. I especially hate the "enhancement" emails. Got one a few days ago that said "Dude, angry Anna and sad Susan really want to you get this product"!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
LOL..I get the enhancement emails too..geez, can't they tell by my name I is a gal...least last I looked...hehee
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
12 Feb 08
FBI is collecting those letters and is working with Interpol.
American consumers are being scammed to the tune of $100 million annually by international con artists, who send the letters primarily from Nigeria and other West African countries.
Link to FBI:
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
12 Feb 08
you are able to truck most people by IP location...
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
13 Feb 08
they probably find you from Mylot...from your blog...
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@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I told them i was giving there emails to the fbi and everytime you give me an email they get one step closer to finding you and they stoped sending them
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
As I mentioned elsewhere, libertarianfreedom21, by replying back to them, even with a threat that you're reporting them to the FBI it only makes you a target all the more...one should NEVER reply to them
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
12 Feb 08
Hi pye,:)
Yes, unfortunately, I've been getting these for what seems like 'months.' They range from wanting me to be their business partner, telling me I'm their long lost relative, sometimes that I've won an online lottery, etc.etc. They come from a variety of countries, and Nigeria is a very popular one. There's also the UK, and the Netherlands, among others. When I first got them, I tried reporting one, but then was advised not to, by somebody who knows computers. They told me to just delete them, as I could leave myself open to hackers, and viruses. It's so annoying, but nowadays, I just hit delete. Take care.
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
12 Feb 08
You're very welcome.:) I really hate the ones, that request my 'home address,' and 'phone number.' They must be kidding! Obviously, they think that a lot of people are really gullible, to say the least.
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@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I told them that I was reporting them to the FBI and they stoped sending them
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
12 Feb 08
YES! I got more of them just today! I don't know what it is with these things. They just keep coming! One of the ones I got today wanted to give me 25% of whatever it was he was trying to get, keep 65% and use the other l0% for expenses. Geez, 25%? I don't think so! Otherwise, I might have just answered and said yes. But 25% isn't enough, dammit. I want at least 50% of these gazillions of dollars, for cryin out loud! Every day I get them, but so far none of them are good enough.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Hey, yeah, I'd want it split down 50/50 too. Well we can at least imagine and dream what we WOULD do with all that money, right?
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
12 Feb 08
That sucks!
Thankfully I'm not getting this crap...well I guess I could be because if I don't recognize the email I simply spam or delete it.
I didn't get the notification of you starting this discussion. You having any problems with the notifications today? I'm getting them from responses though.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Nope...I'm not having any problems with notifications either way..guess another glitch somewhere?
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
12 Feb 08
it is not only with you i guess. it is with me also. I am also getting spam mails despite the spam filter.Now i get these in my regular inbox. i really do not know the reason I am getting these.I just doubt who all write these spam mails and how do tehy get our mail ids.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Yes, I wonder how they get our email addresses too, unless they just do bulk emailing to everyone on lists of some kind
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@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I hate these emails too. A news guy in our area called one of these guys and told them they were a scam and he basicaly admited it and then told the news guy off. People are getting pretty gutsy now days. I wonder how often it works?
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
The scammer told the news guy off??? Gee, that was nervy of him
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@omer_ahmed_tabarik (1057)
• Pakistan
12 Feb 08
Well, it's a difficult situation and sadly it is quite difficult to shrug them off. Whatever you do, don't open such mails and remember to delete them as well cuz they can be harmful in numerous ways.
It is also difficult to mail back such person cause they are serious and mean buisness typos... meaning they might harm you through computer systems.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Oh, don't worry I delete them and never email back to them...when I had gotten them before I reported them to yahoo phishing but didn't seem to do any good.
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@BarBaraPrz (47693)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Feb 08
How can you stop the rain from falling? As long as these emails hook one sucker, it makes it worthwhile for the perpetrators...
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
With an umbrella? Hehe..Yes get your point though..I guess they are hoping to get one sucker
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@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I use to get those all the time but they stoped b/c i told them i turned them into the fbi and they are investigating and anytime they send me an email make the fbi closer to them. the first time i sent it it took a while but they did send another one then i put one on there again and said I told you Im turnign this all into the FBI and they are using it to get closer to some leads. and they just havent wrote me back since than
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Does that really stop them though? I've heard the worse thing one can do is email these jerks back then they know they hit a "live" one...meaning a legit email address.
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@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
13 Feb 08
i dont know they havent wrote me back since than so sofar it worked
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
12 Feb 08
pye you must have the same relatives that i do.today i had several of them,asking me why havent i replied,most urgent.my favourite is the soldier in iraq who has found millions and wants me to mind them for him.he will give 12.5 million to babysit while he is still over there.i just delete now as they still manage to get through.cheers sue
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Gee, I haven't gotten that one yet of the soldier in Iraq...and to give you 12.5 million just for babysitting????
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@nova1945 (1612)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I get these all the time too. About the only thing you can do is delete them and/or report them to scams@fraudwatchinternational.com but the Nigerian scams you can fax a copy to the US Secret Service (202)406-5031. It won't stop them from coming but at least I feel like I've done something. The worst thing you can do is reply to them because it just lets them know they have reached a valid email address and they intensify.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Oh don't worry I never reply to these jerks, otherwise it's admitting I'm a "real" person and probably get more emails
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I know what you mean, I deleted 3 this morning and am sure I will get another 5 or 6 before the day is out.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I've already came across four already...probably will get more before the day is over too :(
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Reporting them doesn't seem to do much good..I've done that and I still get them
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I get them all the time and they are a never ending thing...I just delete them since it does not good at all to turn it in to scam police. Sometimes I wish people would get a life so they could leave mine alone.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
You're right is doesn't do any good to report them..I did, am still getting them
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I get so many of these freaking emails, pyewacket, that I'm beginning to wonder if I even have a Spam Blocker! These things are insidious, and there seems to be no way to stop them. I have reported so many of them -yet they just keep coming. It is frustrating, to say the least. I wish I knew the answer.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I sometimes wonder that too. Up until recently I just got those kind of emails in my spam folder...I always check it out since every once in awhile I get a legitimate email that doesn't belong in my spam folder...but now I'm getting these stupid things in my regular emails
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@valerie37 (1002)
• Christiansburg, Virginia
12 Feb 08
I've gotten a few of those, but nowhere near as many as you say you're getting. I always just delete it if I can tell from just the first few lines(which usually you can) that it is one of those.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Yeah, I delete them too...but gee think how rich we all would be if they were legit...LOL
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@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
14 Feb 08
I have been getting those emails like once to twice a week .. But no more I find that certain email clients like take gmail for example only allow those who you have deemed that you want email from to get through everything else goes to a spam bin where you can look and trash .. I would try a new email client .. Have a nice day.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
16 Feb 08
I have a number of email addresses actually, and even with my one most private email address that only one friend knows (and yes trust her) I still get these emails
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
16 Feb 08
Pyewacket,
I don't know what to say maybe find a new spamware I just don't know what else to tell .. I'm sorry .. Have a nice day.