Weird E-Mail
 

Ok i know this is some spam mail but i got an e-mail supposably from some 55 year old christian lady with breast cancer trying to give me 5 million dollars!...HAHA She even said she was from the CBR Forum?!?!?
Did anyone else get a crazy e-mail like this? the subject was "stella4u from CBR Forum" <stella_collinss016@yahoo.co.jp>

MY BELOVE ONE.(stella_collinss016@yahoo.co.jp )
I AM MRS STELLA TRICIA COLLINS FROM FRANCE, A WIDOW TO LATE TOM COLLINS
I AM 55 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM
LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS
REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON探 LIVE MORE
THAN 2 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CACER STAGE
HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE.MY LATE HUSBAND DIED LAST FIVE YEARS,AND
DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD誰T PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL
HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE
FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS
WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA
ASIA,AND EUROPE. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED
OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $5,000.000.00U.USD( FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORIE. ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL
THE INFORMATIONS YOU WILL USE TO GET THIS FUND RELEASED FROM THE
SECURITY COMPANY AND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT
THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID
PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT
CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF
GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.HERE IS MY EMAIL:( )

YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST.

MRS STELLA TRICIA COLLINS.

RE: Weird E-Mail
 

If I get those email I think to myself "Why are they yelling at me?"


Where does it say shes from the forum?

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It's a well known scam and just a variation on these Nigerian emails...I can't believe they still try all this crap on...


All you have to do is hand over ALL your bank details...away you go then! ...lol

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In the subject of the e-mail it say "stella4u from CBR Forum".....i wander how many people actually fall for this?

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Even if it's only one in a thousand...they win!

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That stupid 60yr old guy did. Thought he was gettting a lot of money and a 16 yr old bride. Dumb bastard.


The funniest was my grandma's brother (we'll call BOB) got a phone call. The guy on the other line just started spouting out random crap about all of Bob's info is on the web and he needed to give the guy his bank info so he could take it off. Bob asked who he was and the guy told Bob that that wasnt important he needed his info. Bob told him to **** off. :D Old people can be funny at times. Hell he's in his 70's and he didnt fall for it.

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You opened it?:eek:

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I dont open emails from people I dont know, but thats a somewhat convincing subject. Its not like it wasfor "growing a 13" penis with pills".

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Back a few years ago I corresponded with one of those Nigerian scammers and he actually sent me a check for like $100k or some ****. Amazingly it looked like a legit check but I knew better. Sadly there's a lot of people that fall for those scammers.

There are also somewhat similar scams of guys posting ads of craigslist for bike in other states which are too good to be true deals. Just send them the money in escrow and they ship you the bike. Another scam has scammers buying some item you're selling, they send you a fake check for like +100% more than what you're asking, then you just send back the difference to them plus the item you're selling. Heard of one guy who cashed a check, which cleared, he sent the money, then got the funds revoked from his account and he was out several thousand dollars. Another guy cashed a check, it came back as a fake and his bank called the cops and I think he got arrested, but later released.

RE: Weird E-Mail
 

How is Western Unions still in business? They're part of almost every scam. The mob must run them.

RE: Weird E-Mail
 

such a old as scam, i actually went with it one time, i knew it was a scam but i wanted to see if i really could get something from them.. about 2-3 months later i got this cashiers check in the mail, of course i knew it was fake, but o well it was funny

RE: Weird E-Mail
 

Here's one I just got this morning...a variation on the usual theme...oh what a surprise it's Nigeria again and they're gonna make me so rich....it's surely my lucky day...

Note how they include the website addresses in an attempt to make it look all the more convincing...

I think I'm just going to die laughing...


From:Barrister Bishop Cole Esq.,
Legal Practitioner,
Solicitor and Advisor.

Greetings!

I am Barrister Bishop Cole Esq.personal attorney to late Engr.Mark Jameson your deceased relation who use to work as an expertriate contractor with Zenith Oil and Gas Plc here in Nigeria herein after shall be referred to as my client.

Late Engr.Mark Jameson and his entire family (wife and two children) were involve in a plane crash on 29 Oct 2006 unfortunately my client and his entire family lost their lives.

Check the websites below for the story of the explosion
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/wo...30nigeria.html
http://www.chinadaily.net/world/2006...ent_719413.htm

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of the Jameson family, his extended relatives or anybody that has the same surname,but was unsuccessful.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in receiving the funds left behind by my late client prior to his death before the withholding bank declared it as "Uclaim" where the deceased had an account valued at about USD$12.5M(Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) with Strategic Finance & Securities Limited.

The bank had issued me a notice after series of court injuction restraining the bank from confiscating the funds to provide the next of kin or have the funds confiscated within the next 14 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives over a year for now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$12.5M can be paid to you and then we can both split it on our agreed sharing ratio.

I will provide all the necessary official and legal documents that can be used to back up your claim.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable me as the legal attorney to the deceased in seeing that you are paid this funds after which I will join you in your country for the disbursement.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed legitimately within the legal frame of the law to protect you from any legal consequences before and after the transaction is achieved.

As soon as I receive your acceptance in principle,I will furnish you with the necessary modalities for commencement of the claim.

I anticipate your very quick reply to my private email address:bishopcole@excite.com

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Bishop Cole Esq.

RE: Weird E-Mail
 

This e-mail is another version of the "Nigerian scam" - if you respond they'll ask you for money for " administration expenses", which you'll never see again......
They keep trying it, and some people actually fall for it........
Another one is the "you've won the Lottery" scam - same crap, different people.
Emanates from Nigeria, Central Africa (where a lot of the drugs entering the US are transported from, on their way from the Far East)
Hope this helps.