[Figmo Bohica]

They are getting better and better. Please DO NOT respond to any email that you get like this. Even the sentence stucture is getting better and the spelling is not to bad.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:
Dear Beneficiary,

Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $850,000.00 due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Good luck Jonathan to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes. Now how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have two method of payment which is by Check or by ATM card?

ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $3,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years time which is 2014. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Even if you do not have a bank account.

Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three working days. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via UPS. Because we have signed a contract with UPS which should expire in next three weeks you will only need to pay $200 instead of $420 saving you $285 So if you pay before the three weeks 2011 you save $285 Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in contact with any. Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is $200.00 nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to you within the next 24hrs after the receipt of payment has been confirmed.


Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government of Nigeria, The United Nation and also the FBI and including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $200.

DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $420 but because UPS have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual fee of $420 to $200 nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort!

To effect the release of your fund valued at $850,000.00 you are advised to contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery officer barrister Lord Ruben with the information below,


Contact delivery officer:Barrister Lord Ruben
Email: barrister_lordruben@yahoo.cn
Telephone: +234-80-311-32-614
You are advised to contact him with the informations as stated below:

Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)

Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is sent within 24 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Donna Story
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Lord Ruben of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

[jackz]

The first give away that the letter is bogus for me was the fact that they state their office hours and customer service hours include SATURDAY...
Once I saw that I wouldn't continue to read the email.

Walk by the FBI Building in DC sometime on a Saturday and it is closed as tight as Fort Knox..........

[Pturner]

Hmmm, that letter has scam written all over it. Amazing what people will fall for.

[jblum315]

They're getting awfully literate. Frighteningly so.

[uujudy]

Nigeria... I can't count the number of people who are holding money for me in Nigeria.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by uujudy

Nigeria... I can't count the number of people who are holding money for me in Nigeria.

[Trish Crocker]

It's not real????? I was planning on using that money to buy my house in TV. Next you're going to tell me that the free vacation I signed up for is bogus too.

[momesu]

Originally Posted by Trish Crocker

It's not real????? I was planning on using that money to buy my house in TV. Next you're going to tell me that the free vacation I signed up for is bogus too.

Suzanne

[CMANN]

The intelligent among us do not get scammed by letters like this. The unintelligent are usually immune also. Even the stupid.

However, there is always the greedy. They frequently get scammed. It's not like they deserve it, is it?

[Bogie Shooter]

If you don't like the one above, here is one I received today.

Subject: PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION

Hello and Gooday to you , i am emailing you as regards my advertisement
submitted with the job seekers and recruiters firm on the position of a
PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION..I received your contact details from the
firm so
as to contact you directly , i would really love to meet up with you to
talk
about this job position but presently i am on a business trip, i would
have
loved to put up a job test on you to see the capability, knowledge and
skills
in you to be able to know how you could be a capable and diligent
personal
assistant. i am in IRELAND right now and there would be no form of
interviews
or aptitude test but i will like you to answer some questions for both
of us
to really get acquainted

1.Have you ever been a Personal Assistant ?


2.If you have been a Personal Assistant before,how long and was it for a
company or an individual person?



3.Can you communicate effective and efficiently?




4.Do you have a job as at present?



5.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for 3 days in a week?




I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails
and
packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your
house
to get my mails I can have it

shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your
convenience,When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them
to
where I want them mailed to. You don't have


to make use of your own personal money .all you have to do is have
packages
shipped to your house and do my shopping..You are allowed to open the
packages
to reveal the content. The

contents of the packages are computers , electronics, clothing's business
and
personal letters..All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will
work
between 15 and 20 hrs a month

I will pay $300 per week.I need your services because I am constantly
out of
town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in ireland but
i want
to open another outlet in the


US.more so i shall be returning to the US in September . this process will
be on
going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return
and
then we can talk about the possibility of

making his long term. Well, let me know if you would be able to handle
this
possition


I will email you the lists and pictures of what to shop for when I am
ready. No
heavy packages are involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest
store. You
will be shopping for Electronics and

clothing's. I will provide you my personal UPS account number for
Shipping. All
you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges
will be
applied into the account. I will

provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well as
the
funds to cover them.f I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus up
front
payment for your service, where would you

want it mailed to? Your full info for check,money orders or cash payment


Full Name:

Full Address:

(NO P.O.BOX)

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Phone NumberCell):

Home:

Age:

Email:

Present Job:

The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving packages:

Name:

Address:

City:

State:

Post Code:


I would l be expecting to hear from you soon in order to know if you will
be
willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this
job is
100% legitimate.You can open all


packages to confirm the content therein



.Thanks so much and have a nice day.


Regards,

James Allen

[GeorgeT]

i went to the bank today and made a rather large withdrawal. The teller handed me a sheet with all of the current scams that they are aware of so if anyone is interested in reading about them I'm sure you could go to the bank and ask for one. I bank at citizens.

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

If you don't like the one above, here is one I received today.

Subject: PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION

Hello and Gooday to you , i am emailing you as regards my advertisement
submitted with the job seekers and recruiters firm on the position of a
PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION..I received your contact details from the
firm so
as to contact you directly , i would really love to meet up with you to
talk
about this job position but presently i am on a business trip, i would
have
loved to put up a job test on you to see the capability, knowledge and
skills
in you to be able to know how you could be a capable and diligent
personal
assistant. i am in IRELAND right now and there would be no form of
interviews
or aptitude test but i will like you to answer some questions for both
of us
to really get acquainted

1.Have you ever been a Personal Assistant ?


2.If you have been a Personal Assistant before,how long and was it for a
company or an individual person?



3.Can you communicate effective and efficiently?




4.Do you have a job as at present?



5.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for 3 days in a week?




I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails
and
packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your
house
to get my mails I can have it

shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your
convenience,When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them
to
where I want them mailed to. You don't have


to make use of your own personal money .all you have to do is have
packages
shipped to your house and do my shopping..You are allowed to open the
packages
to reveal the content. The

contents of the packages are computers , electronics, clothing's business
and
personal letters..All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will
work
between 15 and 20 hrs a month

I will pay $300 per week.I need your services because I am constantly
out of
town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in ireland but
i want
to open another outlet in the


US.more so i shall be returning to the US in September . this process will
be on
going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return
and
then we can talk about the possibility of

making his long term. Well, let me know if you would be able to handle
this
possition


I will email you the lists and pictures of what to shop for when I am
ready. No
heavy packages are involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest
store. You
will be shopping for Electronics and

clothing's. I will provide you my personal UPS account number for
Shipping. All
you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges
will be
applied into the account. I will

provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well as
the
funds to cover them.f I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus up
front
payment for your service, where would you

want it mailed to? Your full info for check,money orders or cash payment


Full Name:

Full Address:

(NO P.O.BOX)

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Phone NumberCell):

Home:

Age:

Email:

Present Job:

The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving packages:

Name:

Address:

City:

State:

Post Code:


I would l be expecting to hear from you soon in order to know if you will
be
willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this
job is
100% legitimate.You can open all


packages to confirm the content therein



.Thanks so much and have a nice day.


Regards,

James Allen

This one must be real... Nothing about Nigeria in it!

[cybrgeezer]

And it says it's "100% legitimate."

If you read it on the internet, it must be OK, right?

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Hey Bogie - - - when do you start??

Bill

[Pturner]

And of course when a stranger emails you asking for your personal information you should give it to him. Even more so if he makes up a story that makes no sense.