Email scams

[Southern Breeze]

A behind the scenes look at internet scammers.

[646guy]

Oh how true, SB....oh how true

[HeathBar]

Actually, this is a new one to me, I haven't gotten a "you won the lottery message" before. Anyone else get one of these?

The European Lottery scam is one of the latest. Aparently you don't even have to buy a ticket to win it. The bad thing is that it costs you $4500.00 to get your money. See, you have to get an anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist certificate of approval before they can send you the money. They want to make sure your not a bad person. And because of the lottery rules, they can't take the funds out of the lottery winnings. But hey, what $4500.00 to a new millionare.

Have fun and stick it to 'em

[timber]

I don't filter my email. I find some amusement reading the spam and scam to see what they will try next.

[UmAnOnion]

got this just this AM ... anybody feeling lucky??

Dear,
Good day to you my name is Michael Omar, from Republic of Cote
d'Ivoire,presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country. I got your contact in Senegal Chamber of Commerce. I would Honestly want to seek for assistance from you, I have $12.5 Million US dollars belonging to my late Father Mr Ahmed Omar , who was a business man,my late father was hold and beaten by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.
I and my mother ran to Senegal when we Discovered danger in our life ,
until the death of my beloved father He told me that he deposited a huge amount of money $12.5 Million US dollars in Finance house and also told me where he kept the whole documents concerning this deposit that is made for investment purpose in the western world.
I want to investing this money and however i need a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me and my mother , by the way of clearing the money from the Finance House and then after forwarding it to your Account for investments. I and my mother has decided in compensating you 20%of the total amount for your assistance.
Please do take your time to go through the mail and get back to us, so that I will simply introduce to the Finance house where the fund are being kept now for onward transfer.
I am waiting for your response.
Thanks and God bless.
Michael Omar.
omar2aa@hotmail.com

Wait a minute - the final payoff is only $2.5 million?!?!?! why didnt i get one of the boig money offers??? dammit I've been cheated!!!!

[646guy]

I don't filter my email. I find some amusement reading the spam and scam to see what they will try next.

I like the spam that starts off poetic about the mysteries of life....and then they try to get to look at sites about naughty nymphettes.....some of it can be a little hypnotic....

My favorite line so far: "There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction."