I AM 6.2 MILLION $ RICHER!!!! Sorta...

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get a load of this....

Hello Dear,
It is with profound respect and humble submission,I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your valuable minutes to read the following appeal with sympathetic mind. I must confess that it is with great hopes, joy and enthusiasm that I write you this mail which I know and believe by the faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health.
My names are Melisa Momodou Clarke. Age 23 years old, am a University undergraduate. My nationality is Gambian and I am the daughter of late Mr. Momodou Clarke Bajo, former Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia. My father died on 2nd February 2009 at the Ndeban Clinic after a brief illness. I lost my mother longtime ago when I was just 6yrs old, and since then my father took me so special.
Before my father died in the Hospital, he told me that he made a fixed deposit of the sum of Six Million, Two Hundred thousand United States Dollars(6.2Million USD ) in one of the Banks in Burkina Faso which he used my name as his next of kin. I have traveled to Burkina to clear the money from the account of my father. But the Bank manager whom I met in person told me that my refugee status is prohibited by the law of Burkina Faso to withdraw the money. He advised me to seek for a trustee who will represent me and clear the money or transfer to his/her bank account. Right now I want an honest, trustworthy, sincere and God fearing person in overseas to help me and present himself/ herself to the Bank as my trustee so that he/she will receive the money in his/her bank account because I have determined to invest the money abroad where I have chosen to live a peaceful life. My reason for this decision is because I have suffered lots of pains, sorrows and setbacks as a result of incessant family crisis since the
I want to invest the money under your care because I am ignorant of the business world. Please I'm in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. I beg you to consider my situation at hand and see if you can be of my help to actualize my future dream. As soon as you confirm your acceptance to assist me with the transfer of the money into your account, then I will send you my contact details in case of you want to discuss something with me on phone.
Thanks a lot in anticipation of your quick reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Melisa Momodou Clarke.


They haven't asked for any details....yet:rolleyes:
I am very tempted to track their I.P and send them some nice malicious software their way and really put the hurt on them.
How the heck did they get my email?:confused:
#million #richer #sorta
  • Profile picture of the author WD Mino
    Probably through a scraper or email harvester of some kind.
    I got a few of these end up in my support email inbox.:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    Geez another scam email on the run. i wonder if we really have some sort of power to stop this phishing scam mails?

    Andrea
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  • Profile picture of the author Orator
    You'd think with everyone who actually does take the bait. They could hire someone to write a better sounding letter.
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    • Profile picture of the author hh66
      Originally Posted by Orator View Post

      You'd think with everyone who actually does take the bait. They could hire someone to write a better sounding letter.
      Yes, I think the OP should write back to them
      suggesting that they advertise on WF for a good
      copywriter...
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    • Profile picture of the author suxes2005
      this is 100% pure scam
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  • Profile picture of the author unbrokenspirit
    i have tons of those
    even spam prevention can't help
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Oh no, I'm sure it's absolutley cosher.

      I've had loads of these through. Apparently, without knowing it, I've quite literally, tons of Uncles in Nigeria and Gambia who are all excessively wealthy and just happened to realise their only remaining relative was alive and well in London.

      Oh Joy, I was so happy to find out about all this extended family, who sadly are dropping like flies at the moment but I'm so pleased they all found out about me before they popped their clogs.

      So far I've had to shell out £120,000 in solicitor fee's but it'll all be worth it and not a drop in the ocean, once I get my hands on the £68,000,000 that I've got coming.

      Who would have thought?...there really are miracles. :rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

        Oh no, I'm sure it's absolutley cosher.

        I've had loads of these through. Apparently, without knowing it, I've quite literally, tons of Uncles in Nigeria and Gambia who are all excessively wealthy and just happened to realise their only remaining relative was alive and well in London.

        Oh Joy, I was so happy to find out about all this extended family, who sadly are dropping like flies at the moment but I'm so pleased they all found out about me before they popped their clogs.

        So far I've had to shell out £120,000 in solicitor fee's but it'll all be worth it and not a drop in the ocean, once I get my hands on the £68,000,000 that I've got coming.

        Who would have thought?...there really are miracles. :rolleyes:
        Richard, I've even engaged some of them on the phone just for the fun of it. Some will go to amazing lengths to prove their legitimacy, but of course it all falls apart the moment you start picking at their supposed reason(s) for needing some upfront money before anything can proceed.
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        • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
          Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

          Richard, I've even engaged some of them on the phone just for the fun of it. Some will go to amazing lengths to prove their legitimacy, but of course it all falls apart the moment you start picking at their supposed reason(s) for needing some upfront money before anything can proceed.
          That's a great idea Paul, I think I'll waste a few quid on the phone just for a laugh.
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          • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
            Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

            That's a great idea Paul, I think I'll waste a few quid on the phone just for a laugh.
            You might consider a "reverse charge call" for this purpose? Then the laugh's on them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Originally Posted by ncmedia View Post

      Looks legit,

      Go for it.
      Exactly Ncmedia.

      Like me, no doubt you're not really an Internet marketer and you're just lucky enough to have all this extended family.

      We are lucky!
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    • Profile picture of the author alcymart
      Originally Posted by ncmedia View Post

      Looks legit,

      Go for it.
      ROFLMAO...Looks legit to me too! Hey 6.2 million, its no pocket change...

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  • Profile picture of the author sylviad
    "Hello Dear" and ALL CAPS IN THE SUBJECT LINE

    Are dead giveaways. You'd think they'd figure that out. If you're going to defraud someone you might as well have a signature brand.

    Yep. It's easy for them to get your email address, unless you don't advertise it anywhere. You also have to watch when using it in auto responders. They'll sign up just to get an email from you containing your email address. I'm always double-thinking every message I put in my responder to prevent accidentally giving away my real email. Pity.

    I send them to my contact form instead, which still triggers spam. Oh well. What are you going to do?

    I just dumped an email address I've had since 1998 because of all the spam. It reduced my junk mail by 100 a day!

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    • Profile picture of the author vickybabe
      Hey Guys my mother in law got ripped off for $20 000 to this exact crap, someone should really give the so and so's what they deserve.
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  • Profile picture of the author MeelisM
    You are lucky
    I also received an e-mail like this from Nigeria and I sent my details and I am waiting for the money. It should be on it's way as we speak
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  • Profile picture of the author dannycalifornia
    Hope I'll got too. . .
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Holmes
    I remember when I used to read those sorts of emails...

    One thing that struck me was their fondness for the word "modality". It seemed that pretty much all of them used that word.

    How often does "modality" crop up in normal speech or letter writing in the U.S.???
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  • Profile picture of the author The Bad Blogger
    I got this quite a lot… at one time I actually reply telling the idiot to " f" himself … lol…
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  • Profile picture of the author shizah
    once you get your $6.2 Million - feel free to share the wealth!
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  • Profile picture of the author Perseus Shearer
    "then my father took me so special." LOL, I love that line!
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Originally Posted by Perseus Shearer View Post

      "then my father took me so special." LOL, I love that line!
      I rather like this bit...

      My reason for this decision is because I have suffered lots of pains, sorrows and setbacks as a result of incessant family crisis since the
      Errr, the what? They must have forgotten to put this part of the template in. :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author Hoodyy
    Has anyone seen Flight of the Conchords?

    One of the episodes they get an e-mail like this which they reply to and send money to the guy in Nigeria and it turns out legit and the Nigerian bloke comes to the UK to thank them, give them more money etc.

    This post just reminded me of that, lol!
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    • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
      Originally Posted by Hoodyy View Post

      Has anyone seen Flight of the Conchords?

      One of the episodes they get an e-mail like this which they reply to and send money to the guy in Nigeria and it turns out legit and the Nigerian bloke comes to the UK to thank them, give them more money etc.

      This post just reminded me of that, lol!


      The only thing I remember from Flight of the Conchords is: "Bowie's in space, boooowie's in spa-a-ace."
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  • Profile picture of the author brandony
    I really like the one I get about 1X/month...comes from somebody I know (their email was hacked) and it says they are stranded in the UK, and somebody stole their money. They need some to get a flight back to the US. They have the funds in their bank account and will get it to me as soon as they get back.

    It's tough when it comes from somebody you know...first time I saw it ...I was like..."Whoah, I need to help them"....

    Ughhh.
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  • Profile picture of the author donhx
    Originally Posted by wanna-succeed View Post

    I am very tempted to track their I.P and send them some nice malicious software their way and really put the hurt on them.
    Best to just hit your email delete button and move on.
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