Just keep marking them as junk. Eventually they'll stop.

There's a group from Spain that send me actually letters!

You know, via post, through the letter box, stamped and everything.

I can't be bothered to type out the letter, so just believe me. It's to do with me winning a portion of a big lottery, and I should send them my bank account details so they can transfer the money.

FROM:PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL INTERNET LOTTERY
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY C WINNER -

Ref No:lL/03/357856256/NL

Global Internet Lottery has just concluded final draws from
it's periodical end of year promotional program.An exclusive
list of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were
picked by automated random computer search from the
internet.No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as
one of three winners in the category A.Only email addresses
were soughted,from a total number of 25,000 addresses drawn
from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot
of our International Promotions Program, only THREE winners
emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive
payouts of ?3,000,000,00 from the total of ?9,000,000.00
(NINE MILLION EUROS).
However,every email address selected was accompanied by a
reference and ticket number,after the cyber lotto
selection,the below ticket and reference numbers emereged as
one of the lucky winners in the above
category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The code number for Global Internet Lotto is :lL25278NL

You may be required to provide any of the above information
during the process of collecting your prize. For the process
of your prize money claim,we have employed the service of an
lnternational insurance Firm,they are to handle the transfer
of your cash prize of ?3,000,000.00 in line with our
procedures and upon your directions.Your prize has been
insured to its full value with your email address and will
be transferred to you under their professional service .
You are also advised to send a copy of this email,to your
claims agent Mr Craig Hanson, when contacting him.

Note the Global internet lottery code no: lL25278NL
Reference number for your prize is:lL/03/357856256/NL,
Ticket number:lL252/03/78.

You may be required to provide any of the above information
during the process of collecting your prize
To immediately initiate the processing of your prize claim
,please contact our Category "C" financial handlers
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND INSURANCE HOUSE,below are the
contact information of their financial director:
Mr Craig Hanson
Financial Director
Email: [email protected]

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Tracy Harrison(ms)
Promotions Manager
Global internet lottery.

NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION SUCH
AS THE WINNING NUMBERS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL AFTER CLAIMS AND
TRANSFER OF PRIZE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, AS WE WILL NOT
ENTERTAIN CASES OF DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE CLAIMS.

Cherimoya wrote a JE on this.

npr ran a piece on email scams...they had researched some background info on these too--maybe they still have the transcripts for that over at their site (though it was prolly at least a year ago)..

i never get stuff like this. zero tolerance plato - this sort of rubbish deserves to go in the bin

i been getting these emails aswell.. i just delet them.. it werid though...:P

am i the only one getting these things?

if i took advantage of these offers, i could single handedly swindle every bank in Africa....


well. not single handedly, their governments take care of the lions share of the swindling.

My Dear Friend,

I am Mr. P C MONO the Auditor of United Bank for
Africa Plc (U.B.A).
I have an obscured business suggestion for you.
One
of our clients/personal friend, Late Mr.Kenneth C. Makoto
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash on January
31st 2000,
including his wife and his only daughter.

Late Mr. Kenneth C. Makoto
is a foreigner and the manager of Granite
Minning Nig, a chemical
engineer by profession and he died since the year 2000.
No other person
knows about this account or anything concerning it.
After further
investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Kenneth C.
Makoto's next
of kin is his daughter who died with him, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company
does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (U.
S.$12,000,000.00).

I am contacting you to stand and act as the next of
kin to Mr. Kenneth C.Makoto ,At the conclusion of this business, you
will be given 40% of the total amount,while 60% will be
for me, while
any expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of
this transaction will be map out from the total sum before sharing
alfter which you have received the money in your care. Let me have your
confidential Tele, Fax and mobile Numbers
confidentlal. private email:
([email protected])

Yours Truly,

Mr. P C MONO.

that's hilarious! maybe you give off the vibe of being a gullible rich kid. or maybe there's a team of Israeli gangsta's behind the Nigerian folks who are after ppl of Palestinian heritage?

i must be on some listserve somewhere...

----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------

Dearest,

I do recognised the surprise this letter will bring to you, most especially as it comes from a stranger.I am Mariam Daboko. We from Guinea Bissau. I am married to Dr Ibrahim Daboko who worked with Libya embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. Before his death we were both faithful Muslim.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the holly Quaran is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($3.8Million U.S. Dollars) with the security company here in Abidjan Presently, the fund is still with the security company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have serious sickness which
is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Islamic institution or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a Islamic that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of mighty Allah and to endeavour that the house of mighty Allah is maintained. The holly Quaran made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I don?t have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Muslim and I don?t want my
husband?s efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don?t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the mighty Allah.

As stated in the holly Quaran (Surah xxxvi Yasin) Thou wariest only him who followeth the reminder and fearieth the beneficent in secret to him bear tiding of forgives and a rich reward. I don?t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband?s relatives around me always. I don?t want them to know about
this development. With mighty Allah all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company here in Abidjan.

I want you and the Islamic institution to always pray for me because the mighty Allah is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Muslim. Whoever that Wants to serve the mighty Allah must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the above e_mail address for more information, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Islamic or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.Thanks.

Regards.
Sister Mariam Daboko.
___________________________________ _______________

Dear Friend,
respond at [email protected]

Firstly, I apologize for breaking into your privacy, however I have
decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction.
It is with my profound dignity that I write you this very important
and highly confidential letter. I must first solicit your strictest
confidentiality in this transaction.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met
each other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the
end of the day.
I am a member of the "Contract Award Committee", Ghana National
Petrolem Corporation. We are in search of an agent who will assist us
in the transfer of Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars
(US$18.3m) and subsequent investment of same in lucrative ventures in
your country.You will recieve this fund as an applied contractor.
For your support and partnership,please reply me to negotiate your
fees or the percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your
bank account. You must however note that this transaction, with
regards to our disposition to continue with you, is subject to these
terms.
Firstly,our conviction of your transparency.Secondly, that you treat
this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
Finally and above all, that you will provide an account over which
you have absolute control .
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction.
Please mail your response to me stating your full names or your
company name and address.

Sincerely Yours,

Dr.Kofi Mensah

respond at [email protected]

Razi, that email is creepy. I wonder who the trusted sourse is that recomended you to the wife of the late nigearean minister of finance and aerports. What the heck is a Minister of Finance and Aerports, anyways? I hope his spelling abilities were better than his wife's are....after all, he was a minister.
Anyways, so....are you going to give her your bank account number?
J/K.

but this one was all islamic! first time i got one tailored to my religion!

i replyied to her suggesting that since her husband was such a nifty example of a muslim, he would be disapointed if she didn't follow the islamic inheritance laws.

she hasn't gotten back to me yet, maybe that means she's taken my advice?

Those fraudulent e-mails make me puke! Best to get an e-mail server with the most stringent spam filter available ;)

Just got a new one! this one gets creative! it takes a much different approach than the usual "send me your bank account info so we can swindle nigeria together"

check it out! Islamified baby!

AOA
AssalamAlaikum, I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here
and there on the internet but certainly, this is not one of them. Now
I urge you to take this message seriously and with an open mind, with
good faith and trust . I am AishaHassan. from libya .I am married to
Late Mallam usman HASSAN of blessed memory who is an oil explorer in
Kuwait for twelve years before he died in the year2000.We were
married for twelve years without a child.He died after abrief illness
that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were both devoted
Muslims.Since his death I too have been battling with
both Cancer and fibroid problems. When my late Husband was alive he
deposited the sum of $15.5million (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred
thousand U.S Dollars)
with a Finance Company in oversea. Recently,my doctor told me that I
have only six months to live due to cancer problem. Though what
disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I
decided to donate this fund to either a Moslem organization or
devoted Muslimindividual that will utilize thismoney the way I am
going to instructs herein. I want this Muslim organization or
individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund mosques,
orphanages, widows, and also propagating the word of ALLAH and to
ensure that the society upholds the views and belief of
the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran emphasizes so much on ALLAH'S
benevolence and this has encourage me to take the bold step.I took
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are new Christian's converts and I
don't want a situation where this money will be used in an Unholy
manner.Hence the reasons for this bold
decision.
I know that after death I will be with ALLAH the most beneficent and
the most merciful. I don't need any telephone communication in this
regard because of my health, because of the presence of my husband's
relatives around me always.
I don't want them to know about this development. With ALLAH all
things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you
the ontact
information of the Finance Company and the country in oversea where
the money was deposited. I will also issue a letter of authority to
the Finance Company
authorizing them that the said fundHave being willed to you and a
copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you. I want you and
the Muslim community where youreside to always pray for me.
My happiness is that I lived a true devoted Muslims worthy of
emulation Whoever that wants to serve ALLAH must serve him in truth
and in fairness.
Please always be prayerful all through your life.Any delay in your
reply will give room in sourcing for a Muslim organization or a
devoted Muslim for
this same purpose. Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest
squarely on your shoulders.May the Almighty ALLAH continue to guide
and protect you.
Best Regards, MRS Aisha Hassan.

i get this email all the freaking time along with some others like it. dayyumn.

I'm in if you are... I've got $15

;)