Wow, Junk mail is getting personal!

Sledgehammer427 · 08-17-09, 12:02 AM

I got this around 5 days ago, and it's marked TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL, apparently I am the next of kin of someone that died in a recent plane crash.

Quote:

I am Mr Abu Salam the head of file department of Bank of Africa (B.O.A) here in Burkina Faso / Ouagadougou. In my department we discover an abandoned sum of (US$10.5Million US Dollars) in an account that belong to one of our foreign customer who died along with his family in plane crash.

It is therefore upon this discovery that i now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for the safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it. I agree that 35% of this money will be for you, and 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me. Then after the money is been transferred into your account, i will visit your country for an investment under your kind control.

You have to contact my Bank directly as the real next of kin of this deceased account with next of kin application form.You have to send me those your information below to enable me use it and get you next of kin application form from bank, so that you will contact Bank for the transfer of this money into your account.

Your Full Name.....................
Your Home Address..............
Your Age.............................
Your Handset Number...........
Your Occupation...................

I am waiting for your urgent respond to enable us proceed further for the transfer.
Yours faithfull,
Mr Abu Salam

Apparently this "Abu Salam" character has no idea who I am. I don't have ANY Family member worth 10 million dollars, the only two who may be close (my uncle and my step-grandfather) are both very much alive. That, and everyone old enough to have that money is Aerophobic (I made it up, they're scared of flying)

Whatta load of crap!

conus00 · 08-17-09, 01:39 AM

Spam filter... ON!

SteamWake · 08-17-09, 09:32 AM

Every once in a while an envelope lands in my mailbox which looks convincingly like 'offical' or registered mail. Its of course marked urgent or time critical or some sorts.

The first thing I do is look for a return address, if there is none or it is some bizzare po box number it goes straight into the trash un-opened.

I tread my emails in a simalar manner deleted un opened.

Its like those phone calls you get... ~Ring~ "Hello?"....... a brief pause .... I already know whats comming... a pre recorded "Hello.. please hold for an impor" [click]

If its so damn important call me in person if you please.

TheBrauerHour · 08-17-09, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Every once in a while an envelope lands in my mailbox which looks convincingly like 'offical' or registered mail. Its of course marked urgent or time critical or some sorts.

The first thing I do is look for a return address, if there is none or it is some bizzare po box number it goes straight into the trash un-opened.

I tread my emails in a simalar manner deleted un opened.

Its like those phone calls you get... ~Ring~ "Hello?"....... a brief pause .... I already know whats comming... a pre recorded "Hello.. please hold for an impor" [click]

If its so damn important call me in person if you please.

+1 for me as well

Raptor1 · 08-18-09, 02:37 AM

Apparently their fear of flying was justified!

Jimbuna · 08-18-09, 01:32 PM

If you don't want the money, simply forward the email to me so I can claim it

Platapus · 08-18-09, 04:32 PM

Was this an E-mail or Snail mail?

Aramike · 08-18-09, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Was this an E-mail or Snail mail?

Pretty sure its an email. I have about 15,000 iterations of the same thing in my spam folder.

08-17-09, 01:39 AM	#2
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Spam filter... ON! __________________

08-17-09, 09:32 AM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Every once in a while an envelope lands in my mailbox which looks convincingly like 'offical' or registered mail. Its of course marked urgent or time critical or some sorts. The first thing I do is look for a return address, if there is none or it is some bizzare po box number it goes straight into the trash un-opened. I tread my emails in a simalar manner deleted un opened. Its like those phone calls you get... ~Ring~ "Hello?"....... a brief pause .... I already know whats comming... a pre recorded "Hello.. please hold for an impor" [click] If its so damn important call me in person if you please. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

08-18-09, 02:37 AM	#5
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Apparently their fear of flying was justified! __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

08-18-09, 01:32 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If you don't want the money, simply forward the email to me so I can claim it __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-18-09, 04:32 PM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Was this an E-mail or Snail mail? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.