Stupid Spam

[lorraine]

Hi
I excuse the rant - I recieve one of these stupid emails a week, although it is a one second job to delete I just wonder how many people are tempted to respond to these offers to see what stunt they are hoping to pull off - surely their scam conversion must be 0% with copy like this. They cannot even spell their supposed company name consistantly.

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Our company, Euroimperial, works in the market for a long time and we are the leaders in this activity. Now we have started our activity in the territory of the UK and we need to employ people in the territory of the UK. Any interested person can become our manager.
You will earn from 500 to 700 pounds per week, working only some hours per day. You can easily combine our work with your primary work. Any person located in the UK can become our manager. We will provide training during the work.
If you are interested in our offer and if you would like to know more details about cooperation with us we ask you to send your CV to our e-mail uk @ euro-i mpereals. com <mailto:uk @ euro- impereals. com>
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Our managers will contact you within several hours. Thank you for your attention.
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[richt]

Its scary to think that people could fall for a scam like that.

I'm sure a few people do occasionally.

[Ian J]

There was something in our local paper recently about people in the area losing their savings after having been conned with the "Nigerian scam"

I think that people's common sense is overtaken by sheer greed and their brain cells cease to function.

I must admit that I was caught out a couple of weeks ago by the "Italians on their way back from a fashion show" but that only cost me £35 and a red face.

[peterjhale]

greed and laziness - 2 biggest traits of humans - and watch people prey on these

[evej13]

I've had a couple of those too. Here's one:



Greetings from Dubai,

This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am Mr. Ali Raza Khan, currently Head of Coporate affairs with a reputable bank here in U. A. E. I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On November 6, 2000, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MR. KHALIL AL NASSER made a (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my bank and I happen
to be his account officer before I was moved to my present position recently. Upon maturity in 2003, as his account officer and as well the bank manger, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity date so I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but the letter was returned undelivered.

After sometime, I tried sending back the letter, but it was again returned and finally I discovered from his contract employers, Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Khalil Al Nasser died as a result of torture in the hand of Saddam Hussein (former Iraqi President) during one of his trips to his country Iraq, as he was accused of leaking information to the Americans. On further investigation, I discovered that Mr. Al Nasser’s family wife and two sons died during the Gulf
War in Iraq and was the reason why he did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and did not leave any WILL. This sum of US$17,500,000.00 have been floating and placed under dormant/unserviceable account by my bank management since no one have heard from the owner since 2003. I
wish to let you know that all the investigation I have made so far, my bank management is not aware of it, I am the only one that have the information.

With the recent change of government in my country and with their efforts to support the United Nations in checkmating terrorism aid in the U. A. E. By end of this year, the government will pass a new financial control law which will give the government authority to interrogate account owners of above $5,000,000.00 to explain the source of the funds, making sure it is not for terrorism support. If I do not move this money out of the country immediately, by end of the
year the government will definitely confiscate the money, because my bank cannot provide the account owner to explain the source of the money.

I cannot directly transfer out this money without the help of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for
an assistance. As the Account Officer to late Al Nasser, coupled with my present position and status in the bank as Head of Retail Banking Groug , I have the power to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the account, with the correct information concerning the account, which I shall give you. All documents to
enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out and there is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law, beside U. A. E is porous and anything goes.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. If you are interested, contact me as soon as you receive this message so we can go over the details. Thanking you in advance and may God bless you. Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send you copy of the
deposit certificate issued to Al Nasser when the deposit was made for your perusal. I wait your urgent response.

Regards,

Mr. Ali Raza Khan.

[maxace]

I get a lot of spam from someone sending everything written in Korean signs.
I dont understand Korean, and I dont understand how to stop this spam.
Can anyone help please?

[ronke]

careful about leaving your email address for everyone to see...you might get even more spam. I just delete them, junk mail has been around from the dawn of postal communication through to electronic mail...nothing much to do but ignore it. At least their not wasting paper and send it through the post!

[Rosalie]

greed and laziness - 2 biggest traits of humans - and watch people prey on these

Hi Peter Maybe you should add Desperation as every one who falls for these scams are not greedy or lazy

Rosalie

[Rosalie]

greed and laziness - 2 biggest traits of humans - and watch people prey on these


Hi Peter maybe you should add Desperation as not every one who falls for these scams are greedy or lazy

Rosalie

[peterjhale]

that's why they prey unfortunately