Personalized Nigerian email scam ?

Desslock

Desslock

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I got this email today at my yahoo account.
Dear Watkins,

I crave your indulgence to kindly attend to this in good faith. I do not mean any disrespect approaching you through this medium, it is due to the time constrain of this matter.
My name is Barrister Ben Charles, a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to Mr. John Watkins a national of your country here in after refered to as my client. My client Mr. John Watkins and his family were involved in the 5th of November 2000 fatal auto crash along Ibadan/Lagos express way in which people were burnt to death unfortunately my client and his family lost their lives.
My late client was an oil magnet working with Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc and had left behind a deposit of Fourtheen Million seven hundred thousand United States Dollars only ($14.7million USd) with a finance company. After the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. This according to them is their policy in sure circumstances, but Since his death I have made several Enquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful. I had to inform the finance company about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his next of kin.
The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of my client's financial standing. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage, bearing the same surname and equally from the same country, so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at $14.7 Million United State Dollars can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Note that this is legal, and 100% risk free since I have all vital documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.
I do sincerely sympertize the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be summited to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged. My aim now is to retrieve this funds, and for this I seek your assistance. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response.

NOTE. Reply to my secured email address ( [email protected] )

Best regards,
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OMG My last name is Watkins. What should I do? Poor uncle/cousin/distant relative John. :(
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ChikkenNoodul said:
My eyes got fuzzy after the first line

Ask for their address so you can send them the money and send a dog turd instead.
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Someone wants to give you 14.7 million dollars because you last name is Watkins???? Does this guy have any idea how many Watkin's are in EVERYONE'S local phonebook. Strange. :tard:
 
I reply in detail to every one of these that I get. I ask them to forward me their bank account and routing info, and explain with legal and technological jargon how I will then withdraw the money in question and invest it for my personal gain. I have a pretty standard introductory message that I copy and paste into each one.

Sometimes they write back trying to explain why they can't just give me their bank account info and let me withdraw the money on my own, at which point I explain how wire transfers work and that it's a fool-proof plan for both of us, blah blah blah. No one ever falls for that shit. It's not easy defrauding people anymore.
 
Sarcasmo said:
I reply in detail to every one of these that I get. I ask them to forward me their bank account and routing info, and explain with legal and technological jargon how I will then withdraw the money in question and invest it for my personal gain. I have a pretty standard introductory message that I copy and paste into each one.

Sometimes they write back trying to explain why they can't just give me their bank account info and let me withdraw the money on my own, at which point I explain how wire transfers work and that it's a fool-proof plan for both of us, blah blah blah. No one ever falls for that shit. It's not easy defrauding people anymore.
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Not true, if it wasn't working for them on someone, somewhere than they would give up on it and try something else. People (mostly from the South) fall for this kind of crap all the time, it just doesn't make the news anymore because the media no longer cares.
 
KNYTE said:
Not true, if it wasn't working for them on someone, somewhere than they would give up on it and try something else. People (mostly from the South) fall for this kind of crap all the time, it just doesn't make the news anymore because the media no longer cares.
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I even follow up with these people twice a week to see if they've gathered the information and authorizations I requested. No one sends me any banking information. Why? They've got this money sitting there, and THEY contacted ME about sending me the money. I'm tired of these things falling through. I should be a millionaire by now. :(
 
I never get those emails, my last name needs to be more common so I can fit in and make some serious dough. :(
 
Sarcasmo said:
I reply in detail to every one of these that I get. I ask them to forward me their bank account and routing info, and explain with legal and technological jargon how I will then withdraw the money in question and invest it for my personal gain. I have a pretty standard introductory message that I copy and paste into each one.

Sometimes they write back trying to explain why they can't just give me their bank account info and let me withdraw the money on my own, at which point I explain how wire transfers work and that it's a fool-proof plan for both of us, blah blah blah. No one ever falls for that shit. It's not easy defrauding people anymore.
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pif template?
 
"My late client was an oil magnet"
WTF is an oil magnet? Could he break my cars engine, by sucking all of the oil towards himself?

No wonder he died in fiery car wreck, he was most probably covered in fucking oil!!! :eek:
 
lemon_fresh said:
"My late client was an oil magnet"
WTF is an oil magnet? Could he break my cars engine, by sucking all of the oil towards himself?

No wonder he died in fiery car wreck, he was most probably covered in fucking oil!!! :eek:
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I saw that, I believe they meant 'magnate', darned spammers can't even spell :tard:
 
lemon_fresh said:
"My late client was an oil magnet"
WTF is an oil magnet? Could he break my cars engine, by sucking all of the oil towards himself?

No wonder he died in fiery car wreck, he was most probably covered in fucking oil!!! :eek:
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:lol:

I wonder if it was petroleum-based oil only, or also vegetable and cooking oils. Trips to the grocery store could have been pretty precarious for the guy. "Get that shit away from me!!! I'm an oil magnet!!!"
 
lemon_fresh said:
"My late client was an oil magnet"
WTF is an oil magnet? Could he break my cars engine, by sucking all of the oil towards himself?

No wonder he died in fiery car wreck, he was most probably covered in fucking oil!!! :eek:
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an oil magnet is one which is stuck to your oil filter to attract and trap metal particles floating in your oil :tard:

:fly:
 
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