Beware of this mail
By akangirl
@akangirl (2436)
India
January 25, 2009 1:06pm CST
I got this message in my hotmail id. Do not reply to such emails
From Mr usman salif
Bill and Exchange Manager,
Bank of Africa(B.O.A)a
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
West Africa.
Sorry to distract your atention, I am Mr. usman salif bill and exchange manager in the bank of Africa Ouagadoaugou Burkina Faso.
In my department, I discovered the deposited fund amounted $15m united state dollars owned by a disease customer who died in the air crash with his entire family.
However, I will detail you with the full information as soon as I hear from you. Are you capable of assisting me, by providing your account information where this fund will lodge in your favour?
I will. give you 30% of the total sum as soon as this fund hits your account and I will visit you in your country for the shearing.
Please this is very confidential.
If you are interested, please forward me the bellow information's;
Your name:.............................
Your bank account number................
Your phone Number:.......................
Your tel/fax:............................
Your age:................................
Your occupation:...................
YOUR COUNTRY...................................
Thank for your anticipated co-peration
Your's Faithfully
Mr.Usman Salif
22 responses
@tulipstrader (1467)
• India
26 Jan 09
lets teach him a lesson. lets send him mails everyday so that he will close his mail account and never ever try sending such mails. copy his mail and send it to him using a different mail id. when he receives so many mails i hope he will stop this nonsense.
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@tulipstrader (1467)
• India
27 Jan 09
if you had time to reply me, then you definitely had time to take that small step.
nobody is busy 24/7.
@nympha687 (940)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Thanks for the warning. A lot of Nigerian scammers are actually in the look out for unsuspecting people who could fall victim to their tactics. They use different forms like inheritance from unknown relative, loans from World BAnk,employment and others.
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@davido (1623)
• Canada
28 Jan 09
Hey beg your pardon that highly insectlike talking in here. That mail read Ouagadugu mali or Bourkina faso or which ever. I beleive you can read? Not from Nigeria, I receive such as well and it either from all this smaller African countries or South Africa, I can show you a couple, although I delete them they keep coming into my spam mail.
Nigeria is not a place where someone can say he will steal money or join to steal money from, it might have happened in the past when the military was rulling but not now not in the past 10 yrs of democracy. Our economy or some of our leaders may be bad but not all Nigerian because it is getting better.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
26 Jan 09
you should actually not even OPEN emails that seem to be addressed to you personally adn are from ppl you dont know..I NEVER DO...If I dont recognize the sender, I dont even open it let alone answer it..
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@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
That was really a clear copy of scam letter. I always recieved in my email box such kind of scam. One time we are nearly to be the victim of that scam. Usually came from Malaysia. Recently a lady from canada whose story is she is working in a cruise ship in ontario. Added attraction of this letter is that lady from canada sent us her picture. She is terribly nice and beautiful in her picture. That is why my husband begun to fall her beauty and we started to make an arguments about her. One time I confronted her in email telling that she is a scam lady and the letter she was sent us is a scam letter which i really saw upon browsing all the scam letter. My husband doesn't believe me yet and we begun to argue, because I found out those sweet notes he sent to her back. The first time ever he lied to me. For almost 18 yrs of marriage with sweet harmony. Only because of those scam letters scattered around us. We need to be aware of it. How bad. Up to now I was suffering to that experienced and we almost break our relationship.
@subrata01 (46)
• India
26 Jan 09
I have got 3 times this type of message. I am aware of this type "Nigerian Scam" letters. Thanks for sharing. Happy Mylotting......
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@panzerswifey (314)
• United States
26 Jan 09
That is not the only email to be ware of.
I get them everyday all day. They are scams run by africans.
Not all of them are in Africa. We have some here in the US running the scam.
You never know you just may be living next door to a scam artist.
You really have to keep your eyes open and be smart about every email that you open.
@rizzu87 (860)
• Malaysia
26 Jan 09
I get these type of mails alot, i just reply them with some abusive words. Lolz. When i got for the first time they replied me and they also sent a scanned copy of a cheque of 800 000 pounds, with my name written on the beneficiary's name. I provided them with all the info, i knew that this would be definately a scam but i was just trying, you can say for fun.
Then they again replied me that they will give this cheque, a Sony laptop, and with some more gifts. And they told me to send them 600 pounds for the shipping. Even fed ex which one of the best shipping company wont charge that much. Now i just reply them with abusive words all over. haha
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@roselynm1023 (950)
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
this is a spam! once i got similar email. out of my curiousity i filled up the needed info but with bogus numbers hehehe then they email me back asking for a certain amount of processing fee and other stuff which not advisable as well as account number. duh!
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@joycemiranda (131)
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
i've been receiving those kinds of email. i just responded them to bring the money to me and we will half it if it's really true. unfortunately noboby dared to come personally and bring the money they said that i'd be the next heir.
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@forslahiri (1042)
• India
26 Jan 09
Hi,
A BIG THANKS for sharing.
If U allow I'd like to keep my friends and well-wishers informed of such type of mail here in INDIA.
Regards!
=Lahiri,Kolkata,India.
@michmich2 (432)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I've received a few similar emails. It is so frustrating how many people out there are trying to rip someone off. Thanks for warning people!
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
26 Jan 09
yes those things are always sent out to everyone, just ignore them, there is no way you give you personal information out to anybody, if they knew you and had legitimate dealings with you that would know this informatin or at least some of it, especially your name.
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@gwoman2 (710)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Hi Akangirl, Yes, I've heard of this...at my job, which is a government office, we receive faxes with the same type of info...my heart goes out to the gullible who believe this type of hype:-( and actually give these deviants the info they request. Thanks Akangirl!
~G~
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@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
25 Jan 09
they said it is the nigerian scam, i heard of it before but never did i received that kind of an e-mail. well thank you for the warning.
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