Does anyone else get...

[sassa]

these weird e-mails that come at random, asking you to help a fallen politician or businessman from a third world country get millions of dollars back from some bullshit account they supposedly have...

i've been getting these e-mails for 2 years now..got one this morning, which irritates me...

where do these losers find your e-mail....

From: maher labib <maher_st2004@yahoo.com>

Date: Mon, Dec 23, 14:54, '02

Subject: MUTUAL TRANSACTION

To: maher_st2007@yhoo.com

FROM:MAHER LABIB ABOU STEIT

GENERAL MANAGER,UBE.

UNITED BANK OF EGYPT.

106, KASR EL-AINI ST.,

PO Box 85 MAGLES EL-SHAAB

CAIRO CENTER BUILDING

CAIRO,EGYPT

Telex: 20060/20061 UBE UN

Tel/Fax:+20-2-802313

E-FAX:1-208-977-1517

DEAREST,

COMPLEMENTS OF THE SEASON

I AM THE MANAGER UNITED BANK OF EGYPT(UTB). IN

MY BANK WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM $33.3USD

(THIRTY THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U. S.

DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR

FOREIGN CUSTOMER,BY NAME, MR. BOB ROBERT

CHAPMAN,AFRICAN AREA DIRECTOR FOR WYCLIFFE BIBLE

TRASLATORS INTERNATIONAL,

WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE,RUTH CHAPMAN, IN JANUARY

2000 IN A KENYAN PLANE CRASH IN THE COAST OF ABDIJAN,

IVORY COAST.

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN

EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS

M0NEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY

APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE

DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN

DIED ALONG WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY

BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS

DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE

BANK NOW DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND

RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR

RELATION OF THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND

SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT

AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE

BANKING LAW AND THE GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT IF

SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER THREE YEARS THE

MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANKING TREASURY AS

UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS

BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER

WAS A FOREIGNER AND AN EGYPTIAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT

OF KIN FOR A FOREIGNER. WE AGREE THAT A CERTAIN

PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS OUR

FOREIGN PARTNER. THEREAFTER MY COLLEAGUE AND I WILL

VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO

THE PERCENTAGE AGREED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND

TO YOU AS ARRANGED. YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK

AS A RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED

INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND LOCATION

WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON RECEIPT OF

YOUR REPLY I WILL SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF THE

APPLICATION.

AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, YOU SHOULD CONTACT

ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

MAHER LABIB ABOU STEIT

GENERAL MANAGER,UBE.

NOTE: ALL TRANSACTIONS WILL BE THROUGH EMAIL AS CALLS

ARE STRICTLY MONITORED DOWNHEAR IN THE COMPLEX.

[dialectics]

i wonder if there are any idiots that actually think this is real

[reddog4063]

since 'bob' is actually short for robert, doesnt that make his name Robert Robert Chapman?

Originally posted by sassa

...THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR

FOREIGN CUSTOMER,BY NAME, MR. BOB ROBERT

CHAPMAN,

[gqraver]

More info on this scam can be found out at http://www.potifos.com/fraud/ and http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm

This scam as been going on for over 80 years surprisingly.

peace