No more Nigerian Emails

[geni]

Maybe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3241710.stm

He said the inquiry will also consider establishing a new agency to deal with the crime.

The 419 scam has been so successful in the past 20 years that experts say it is now the third to fifth largest foreign exchange earner in Nigeria.

But BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle says the government is keen to stamp out the fraud as it is giving Nigeria a bad name.

Looks like a lot of people have been falling for it.

 

[Tanja]

Well just today I spoke to my father and realised he almost fell for one of these scams (blah blah blah you've won 3 million dollars on lottery blah blah blah). My father is a very intelligent and educated person, a university professor and a scientist, but I had to stop him from sending them his bank details.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

It astounds me that people can still be falling for crap like this.

 

[Cinorjer]

Given the record of corruption in these third world governments, I take promises of crackdowns on organized crime with a large shaker of salt.
Jerry

 

[Mr. Skinny]

I just got this one today (my very first).

New twist on the same tired theme:

From : Mrs Janet M. Koromah
Abidjan,Ivory Coast
Reply me: Email: mjkormah@yahoo.com

My Dear,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe
you would be of great assistance to me and my children.

I am Mrs Janet M. Koromah, the wife of the late Dr David M. Koromah Jr
of blessed memory. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel
forces loyal to Corporal Foday Sankoh of the revolutionary United Front
(RUF), he was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.

Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my
children (George and Henry) to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go
in his underground strong room where the document of money he has
deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire in one trunk
box as family valuables and treasures with the name of my first son
Mr.George as the beneficiary.

The amount is US$23.500.000 (Tweenty three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State dollars).We managed to escape to Abidjan the Republic of Cote D'ivoire through the help of my husband friend who is a trawler. As our travelling document was seized. I am now looking for a trustworthy and God fearing person who will handle this money for rapid profit for the future of my two fatherless children.

For your information, the security company did not know the real
content of the box and we do not wish them to know until the money is withdraw.As it was deposited as family valuables and.

Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote D'Ivoire entirely for investment of this money in your country and mostly for the future of my children. I want you to please assist us to claim the box from the security company and to deposit the money in a bank as to order the bank to transfer the money to your account in your country. As our foreign partner.

We have it in mind to reward you with a certain percentage for your assistance. Do not hesitate to email me immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in earnest towards retrieving the box and transferring of the money into
your account.

Finally please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only myself my son, yourself and the Rev. pastor of the church where we worship knows about this money. May God bless you as you assist me.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Janet M. Koromah

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone

Bahahahahaha

- stupid non-working long link...

A google search for the above leads to result after result of 419 scam information and examples. 10 seconds! 10 measley seconds to verify the info in the letter is all it takes to realize this is a scam.

Sigh...