Nigerian Scammers
I cannot believe that people actually fall for the Nigerian Money Scam. But I’ve read plenty of articles about people who’ve been seperated from a large amount of their own money because they fell for it. I took a quick look at my spam today (which I normally don’t) and found this gem:
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME IN
PERSON. I AM MR PAUL WILSON, I WORK IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING
AND COURIER DEPARTMENT. PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED BY USING THIS MEDIUM TO
REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS DEAL OF THIS MAGNITUDE, THIS IS DUE TO THE URGENCY
IT DEMANDS.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THE CBN WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU. I WANT YOU TO HELP ME
CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN EUROPE WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR
CBN ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $18,000,000.00
ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY
THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.
IN THE MEANTIME ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS, CONTACT THE DIPLOMATS,AND
GIVE THEM YOUR ADDRESS WHERE THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE DELIVERED, YOUR PRIVATE
PHONE AND THEN GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU
THE SHIPMENT DOCUMENT.
AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HAVE 40% AND 60% WILL BE
FOR ME. MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT
IS OKAY BY YOU, YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATEVELY EMAIL BELOW.
OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING
SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU. NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY
THROUGH EMAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS.
YOURS TRUELY,
MR PAUL WILSON
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: p_wilson42@mail.com
Awesome.