Actual title of spam email I just got!

[Catty1]

It was in all caps, of course, but they did not translate here!

are you dead if not, did you authorize the claim?

rofl!

[Laura's Babies]

Oh, I got a good one today!

SCAMMED VICTIM/521 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $900,000.00 USD ONLY This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United Nations to The IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment Office to pay 521 scam victims $900,000 USD (Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars only) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount,get back to me as
soon as possible for the immediate payments of your
$900,000.00 USD compensations funds.On this faithful
recommendations, I want you to know that during the
last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic
of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in
the meetings on the lost of funds by various individual
to scam artist operating in syndicates all over the
world today. In other to compensate these victims, the U.N Body is
now paying 521 victims of this operators $900,000 USD
each in accordance with the U.N.recommendations.
Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking Systems
in Federal Republic of Nigeria, the payments are to
be paid by UN officials sitting at IMF (International
Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment Office as
corresponding payment centre under funding assistance
by United Nation body. According to the number of applicants at hand, 284
Beneficiaries has been paid, all of the victims are
from the United States, and we still have more
237 left to be paid the compensations of $900,000
USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of
the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their
victims of the operations, you are hereby warned
not to communicate or duplicate this message to
him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. Secret
service is already on trace of the other criminals.
So keep it secret till they are all
apprehended. Other victims who have not been Contacted can submit
their application as well for scrutiny and possible
consideration. You can receive your compensations
payments via. 1. ATM CARD
2. CHECK PAYMENT
3. ONLINE BANK TRANSFER Indicate your option and send your full Name and
telephone number/your correct mailing address where
you want us to send the compensation to. To UN Representative: Dr Shola Omoregie
Phone: +234-80-7182-0066
Email: [email protected]


I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you. Yours faithfully,
Dr kelly Omoregie
United Nation Representative.


***************************************

Now, should I scam then into thinking I was scammed and collect that $900,000?

Opps, guess I just goofed, I was suppose to keep this a secrete.

[Karen]

I get tons of spam every day. Many from "dear friends," and someone claiming to be the lawyer/solicitor/representative of a person with my last name - only they never even both to mention the last name!

[Medusa]

I get those every day; they usually start w/the word "Dearest". I don't even open them any more but once in a while, one catches my eye, usually the ones that say she's dying and wants to leave me her money. (I'm so lucky!) I write back "Well, have a nice death". Doesn't stop them, though.

ETA: I just received an email from Bill Gates! Seems he wants to share his wealth w/me and he's going to give me 9 mil. All I need to do is give him all my pertinent personal info. What a guy!

[pomtzu]

I get so sick of all of these. I can't believe anyone would fall for any of these scams. I get bombarded every day!

I get them from dying widows with no children

Kids with no parents who want me to be their "legal guardian" and help them get their money. Of course they will pay me well for this

Military overseas who found millions stashed in barrels on Sadam's property

The FBI telling me that this person in Nigeria is legit and I can send info to him

Bank of America needing me to reset my info in my accounts because someone is trying to access them. DUH!!! I've never had any account with BOA

Paypal needing me to update - same reason as BOA

The "honest" hoodlums warning me not to deal with previous hoodlums who are just trying to take my money

Administrator of my email account. My mailbox is nearing capacity and they need my i.d. and password so they can reset it. Of course if I don't do this, they will be forced to shut my account down in 5 days. Oh no!!! - I'm just shaking in my boots...

These are just a few that come to mind. And there's nothing that irritates me more, than to receive the ones that start out with "Dearest", or "This may come as a surprise to you" blah-blah-blah. Oh sure - I'm just so freakin surprised........

[Catty1]

This is SATIRE, ok?

Several years ok, some smarty created a website for an upcoming "Nigerian Email Conference" to be held in 2003. It still exists for "attendees" to view the report of the conference.

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

[pomtzu]

This is SATIRE, ok?

Several years ok, some smarty created a website for an upcoming "Nigerian Email Conference" to be held in 2003. It still exists for "attendees" to view the report of the conference.

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm

Spoof or not - it kind of makes you wonder if something like this actually exists??? They would do well to have seminars on English composition!!!!

[Catlady711]

I must be unloved, I never get nigerian scam emails!! Waaahhh. lol

Actually of the spam I do get (which actually isn't much) I never open any of them in case that triggers a virus or something. All mine seem to be determined to hook me up with a hot girl and get me a free 30 day supply of viagra to help on the date apparently. LOL I'm sure they think they're emailing a guy, or hoping at least but it is bizarre to say the least.