The Nigerians just don't quit....

[fsusux]

Got this in my inbox a few minutes ago....

DATE: 13 Sept 2009.
Dear customer,
You have a Package that is registered with us for shipping. However, the
content is a Bank Draft worth is $886,000 USD (Eight Hundred and Eighty Six
Thousand US Dollars).Reg .Number: P-01-402761625/Reg Date: 09/13/2009.
Your package is registered with us for mailing by your colleague who is
currently undergoing survey project with NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum
Company). We are sending you this email because your package is registered on a
Special Order. What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department
for immediate dispatch of your package to your residential address. Note: As
soon as our Delivery Team confirms your information, it will take three (3)
working days (72Hrs) for your package to arrive at your designated destination.
For your information, Shipping charges as well as Insurance fees have been paid
by your colleague.
However, the only payment you are to make is £210 GBP to the FedEx Delivery
Department being full payment for Customs Duty Certificate and Tariff. Please
Note: All registered package with us have a time limitation and you are to meet
up with this payment to facilitate immediate attention toward the delivery of
your package. Note: Your colleague did not leave us with any further
information.
We hope that you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to
respond until the expiry date of the foremost package, we may refer the package
to the British Commission for Welfare as the package do not have a return
address. Contact the delivery department (FedEx Ship Manager) with the details
given below:
Contact Person: Mr. Richard Raynor
Email: fedex.express_nig@w.cn
Tel: +2348066879532.
Kindly complete the below form. This is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal
address for clarification.
FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Zip/Postal code:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will give you the
necessary payment procedure for Customs Duty Certificate and Tariff. As soon as
they confirm your payment of £210 GBP USD .they shall immediately dispatch your
package to the designated address with the attach Tracking Number. It usually
takes 72 Hours being an express delivery service.
Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email address and ensure to
fill the above form as well to enable successful reconfirmation.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. .Mary Maxwell
FedEx Management Team.
All rights reserved. © 1996-2009 FedEx.

 

[Dino]

This one could be real.....

 

[Ezduzit]

 

[SKnight]

Well at least they came up with a different story this time.

Bad part is, they keep doing it, that means someone is falling for it.

 

[rubbersidedown]

Bad part is, they keep doing it, that means someone is falling for it.[/QUOTE]

You mean I'm not gonna get my 886,000 bucks.

RSD.

 

[expat1970]

they always keep trying,im still waiting for my publishers clearing house $$$

 

[neoBusa]

Who woulda thought spam would be so popular in Nigeria... so soon"!

 

[dadofthree]

Bad part is, they keep doing it, that means someone is falling for it.

You mean I'm not gonna get my 886,000 bucks.

RSD.[/QUOTE]

:duh:

 

[coreywiley]

if it seems to good to be true it probably is

 

[Big Red]

Don't ever E-mail them back 'cause you will get bunches of mail back; I E-mailed one of those Nigerian scam artists back and told him to go jump off a bridge

 

[99'busa]

Don't ever E-mail them back 'cause you will get bunches of mail back; I E-mailed one of those Nigerian scam artists back and told him to go jump off a bridge

I've done something very similar

 

[Bosshound]

There are a Lot of STUPID PEOPLE in the World. Unfortunetly Old People fall for this kinda stuff TOO Often. They Need to go to Jail

 

[Fastfrog007]

Don't ever E-mail them back 'cause you will get bunches of mail back; I E-mailed one of those Nigerian scam artists back and told him to go jump off a bridge

I would love to jump off a bridge, in fact if you send me $1000 you too can jump off the same bridge. With this special offer only for you...

 

[UncleSteve]

We should detonate a high altitude EMP device over that country.

 

[mikev7]

Damn 800k. I dont know what i would do with it. I win the british lottery every 2 weeks. Im technically a internet billionaire.

 

[BusaWizard]

Man I hope I get get one, I'll get my money in the mail right away.

 

[jphilipson]

Man I'm getting sick of these.. I've lost $1.7 Million so far this year to these scams.. got me 3 times!

 

[S-R Racing]

Wha...what...wait!! OMG::11 thats fake??? Oh nooo.....

 

[TruWrecks]

Don't ever E-mail them back 'cause you will get bunches of mail back; I E-mailed one of those Nigerian scam artists back and told him to go jump off a bridge

I've done that before, and had to close the account because of the spam that followed. I won't say what happened to the spam sender, but their ISP was not very happy to say the least.

 

[afterhours]

i actually know two people that have been scammed....

my buddy, put $2500.00 in a so-called "escrow account" to purchase a bike from a guy stationed out of the country...i told him it was a scam, but he told me that a marine would not scam another marine.....


and my neighbor, 76 year old lady...got caught in he "we just found $15k in a brown bag" scam.......