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Scammers getting creative!!

bugimike

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Boy this is a new twist to the Nigerian scams!! Are they going after two-time losers who have already been scammed??? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif They really want responses with all your info, don't they!!

You are to be compensated due to the below information we got

Your e-mail address was found among the list of foreigners that have been scammed by Nigerian and African fraudsters, it might interest you to know that the Nigerian government in collaboration with the united states government signed an agreement with the united nation, during our last general assembly meeting last month, in attendance was the Nigerian president alhaji umaru musa yar'adua and the FBI to fight against this and to return all contract funds that has been stolen and people who has been scammed too.

a total sum of ($180,000,000.00) one hundred and eight million has been mapped out for compensation of the victims and for settlement of those that has genuine claim from Nigerian government.

Endeavor to provide the listed information bellow directly to the chairman of the due process commission dr William Derek through his email address and contact telephone
All you need to forward to him is your payment data and your contact
information bellow:

Your full name.......................................
Your home address....................................
Telephone number.....................................
Age..................................................
Your occupation......................................
Country..............................................
Payment data.........................................
Amount expected......................................
Any form of identification of you...............
How much money spent so far..........................?

we demand an urgent response prior to this matter and to work with us to enable us track those miscreants and send their information to the FBI and security agencies to carry out actions in the us immediately because those miscreants have some agent all over the country and we are now working with the internet operators such as yahoo mail, hotmail, aol, the Nigeria police and also the economic financial crime commission (EFCC) so that the scam can be eradicated in this part of the world.

Your prompt compliance to this directive will enable this agency
conclude the release of your funds.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Williams Derek
Compensation Department
Due process commission
Abuja -Nigeria
 
eeep. I'd love to find out if anyone reacts to this with the info. Absolutely astounding. Both that the "author" could be of the opinion this will actually glean response and that there are pro'lly fools out there who WILL.

..I'm off to th' back yard to plug my head inna dirt for a while now...

gah.
 
Wow, even the scammers are using target marketing. Guess they're going after the "easy prey".
 
I'm surprised they didn't ask for credit card numbers,
& bank account info.

- Doug
 
AngliaGT said:
I'm surprised they didn't ask for credit card numbers,
& bank account info. i gave them all the other info and just gave the the rest, did i do something wrong? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif

- Doug
 
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