I'm in hysterics right now

[morgana]

Got this in my email this morning. Note the salutation . . .

ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria
Email: zenithbanknigeraplc@accountant.com
Tel: +234-8121096361.

DEAR VICTIM,

The Nigeria Government and United Nations Organization do hereby give their irrevocable approval Order to the Management of Zenith Bank of Nigeria plc to compensate people that were affected by Hurricane Flooding Disaster Damage and Internet scam Victims with the sum of $US$250,000.00 United States Dollars each. And you are listed as one to receive the said compensation payment of $US$250,000.00 only.

We hereby advise you to forward the following below information's to enable us facilitate the release of your compensation payment within 48hrs as instructed by the Nigeria Government and United Nations Organization.

FULL NAME:
AGE:
GENDER:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
MOBILE NUMBER:

We anticipate your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Stanley Amuchie
Chief Financial control Officer of Zenith Bank Plc.

[Antares]

That sure looks official. You'd better jump on it.

[Kit-Ginevra]

It includes Internet scam victims.So if you replied,then that would make you eligible for the payout from the scam itself... but then if they actually did pay you,then that wouldn't make it an Internet scam,so you wouldn't be entitled to the money. My brain hurts!

[EricKei]

It's kinda like playing the Game. Which we all are... Or rather, losing the Game. Which you now have.

[MoonCat]

These are always good for a laugh. I always want to email back something like, "Get lost scammer" but I don't want to encourage them, I get enough of those as it is.

[Teefies2]

I get those all the time. But my favorite was one that basically went like this:

"Dear ******

I am pleased to inform you that you have won the (whatever, I don't remember) lottery. Our agent is standing by at THE (emphasis mine) international airport for you to claim the briefcase of money. Please do NOT tell the agent what is in the briefcase. Congratulations!"

So, of course, I immediately notified my family and my boss that I would be absent for the amount of time that it took me to find THE international airport. I'm currently in my 3rd year of searching, and still haven't found the agent with the briefcase. <grin>

[Jack7957]

These are always good for a laugh. I always want to email back something like, "Get lost scammer" but I don't want to encourage them, I get enough of those as it is.

There's a book out there somewhere that I read, where it's all one guys interactions with the scammers. I can't find it right now, but here is a similar one...

http://www.amazon.com/Scamorama-Turn...rds=email+scam

[lordlundar]

There's a book out there somewhere that I read, where it's all one guys interactions with the scammers. I can't find it right now, but here is a similar one...

http://www.amazon.com/Scamorama-Turn...rds=email+scam

Could it be this one?

It's a fun book to read. The guy is a genius when dealing with these troglodytes.

[KatherineB]

Could it be this one?

It's a fun book to read. The guy is a genius when dealing with these troglodytes.

Or is it this one: Greetings in Jesus Name

[Cazzi]

But if you don't want to splash out for a book, there's always... http://www.419eater.com/

[retro]

But if you don't want to splash out for a book, there's always... http://www.419eater.com/

Nooooo... the last time someone posted this link, I lost DAYS!

(Same with tvtropes.org)

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Those are always good for a chuckle . . . but there again, so are those "official" FBI notices that claim you have to reply to them immediately b/c you are supposedly involved with receiving contraband or some such.

If you're really the FBI (and I don't mean Female Body Inspectors) you can figure out where to find me. It ain't that hard.

So until somebody shows up with official ID and whatnot, grow some balls and go try to find someone else to play your gamescam money from.