OlderThanDirt wrote: 

Phone spam this afternoon:

"Hi, Mr. Xxxxx.  This is Yyyy Zzzzz with the Liberty International Corp.  How are you today?"

"Who?"

"Yyyy Zzzzz with the Liberty International Corp."

"And what does your company do?"

"We provide support services for oil drilling ventures.  Would you be interested."

"No, but if you have some bridges you're trying to get rid of, I might be."

"Really?"

"No."  click

Scary spam.  I've heard of this scam before.

I get this email from a friend of mine:

"Sorry I didn't inform you about my travel to the UK for a program, I'm presently in Liverpool and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept.

Presently my passport and my things are been held down by the hotel management pending when i make payment.

I will like you to assist me with a loan of 2,325pounds to sort-out my hotel bills and  get myself back home. I will appreciate whatever you can assist with. I will refund the money once I get back home. Please let me know if you can be of any help ?

Thanks"

And it's signed with her full name, address, and website. 

WTF?  It's 4 pages of research marketing on yoghurt... 

...I enclose details of our global yoghurt market report.  

...
II. Executive Summary  

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW  
An Introduction to Yoghurt  
Historical Perspective  
Production of Yoghurt  
Raw Materials  
Bacteria in Yoghurt  
Preparation of Yoghurt  
Health & Nutritional Benefits of Yoghurt  
Key Benefits of Yoghurt  
Nutritional Benefits  
Medical Benefits  
Weight Loss Benefits  
Categories of Yoghurt  
Varieties of Yoghurts  
Dahi  
Strained Yoghurt  
Greek Yoghurt  
Custard-Style Yoghurt  
Stirred Curd or European Style Yoghurt  
Frozen Yoghurt  
Yoghurt Drinks  

From: Steve booysen <""Steve booysen""@omr10.networksolutionsemail.com>
Bcc: 
Subject: Please get in touch immediately
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 12:33 pm
Dear Sir/Ma

Good day to you, with warm heart i offer my friendship and greetings, and i hope

this mail meets you in good time.

However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met
personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due
consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to you.

I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not
acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity.

Please accept my apologies for contacting you through this medium, since some
miscreants and mischief-makers have taken possession of the internet to
facilitate their nefarious needs hence it has become a very hard place to trust
and to believe.

First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name is Steve
Booysen , i work with Absa Bank as the Chief Executive Officer.

I got your contact from South Africa commerce and Industry, during my discrete
online search through a web based directory while searching for a foreign
partner to execute this project together.

I have concealed business suggestion for you. There is the sum of Eighteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$18.5) in my bank "ABSA
BANK", South Africa.

There were no beneficiaries stated concerning this fund which means no one would

ever come forward to claim it. That is why I ask that we work together.

I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to have the sum
transferred out of my bank to you.

Should you be interested kindly furnish me with your following details.

{A}. YOUR FULL NAME
{B}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
{C}. YOUR CELL PHONE/FAX NUMBER

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Best Regards,
Steve Booysen
Chief Executive Officer.(ABSA Bank South Africa)

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN RUSIAN FEDERATION
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
Website: www.fbi.gov
Email : agent.ricecollier@fb-i.org

ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT., IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) HAS RELEASED The paper work of 100,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA which was been handled by UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA. and your name was included as the BENEFICIARY,BY INHERITANCE MEANS.
It comes to our notice after several meetings with the UNITED NATION (U.N) over Internet Fraud which have been going on around the globe recently and rendering innocent individual homeless and bankrupt, therefore we have made connections with every NATIONAL GOVERNMENT and we have been successful so far by getting most of the funds released and we are transferring it into the rightful beneficiary accounts..
Therefore you have to report back to us through email so that we can confirm the paper work of your fund that the bank sent down and process the investigation so that the transfer can be deposited into your designated bank account and you can finally get your inherited fund that was denied of you by some unscrupulous element de-frauding you and taking your hard earned money.We will advice that you do not make contact with any individual, firm and company who claims you have won a lottery or you have some fund somewhere because they are all frauds and lies.
Immediately we recieve your response, we will direct you to the bank where your fund is and you will make contact with them and your fund will be transferred into your designated bank account through thier ONLINE BANKING SYSTEM (OBS) within 72hrs immediately your form are submitted.You are to note that this should be keep profoundly secret so as to avoid loss of funds by any means.

                                                    Mrs. Rice Collier
                               FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT
                                               agent.ricecollier@fb-i.org
                                                        206-337-5547
oops. Not a secret anymore.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
oops! Gotta start reading closer. Get the glasses!

Spamcop

 hippiechick wrote: 
there was nothing misspelled, just bad grammar.

 MayBaby wrote:  How do they NOT use spellcheck!

And I've never even been to the CL site...

Hello Makayla Schaller,

My name is Mary Orlinski, I am HR Manager of Magnat Logistics, Inc. I find your 
resume on Craigslist job site. The position which I may offer today calling 
Correspondence Assistant.

Here is the description...BLAH BLA BLA

These hacks would be real trouble if they had better Engrish teacher.

Most of my spam comes from China, these days. Ironic, no?

I've must have gotten 50+ messages from different senders the last week or so all with the same subject:

Visitor rmgman's personal 80% OFF

Fortunately and wisely, I have not opened them and my spam filter has caught 90% of them.

If I discover the palooka who's behind this I'm opening up a can of Whupass.      

  THE PRESIDENCY Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja Direct Security Line? 8036157445 Email :(lt_general_ogala@yahoo.co.jp) Presidential Foreign payment allocation security code (786PRFGN) SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT Dear Sir/Madam,   I am Lt. General Ogala Mark Special Adviser to the New President Alhaji Umar Musa Yar Adua Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it seating in Abuja just released your name among contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract and inheritance claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the negative effects has eaten deep into the Economy of our dear country. Disregard any replica of this message without the presidential allocation code as stated above.   However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract / inheritance profile is still reflecting in our central computeronic presidential system as an unpaid contract / inheritance during auditing excise. Your payment file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being, Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer, payment by draft or ATM except on some special instructions, due to foreign beneficiary numerous petitions to United Nations, FBI, CIA and international police against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of foreign funds to different accounts.   In this regards, we are going to release your foreign part payment of 5.6 Million USD through an accredited security shipping company, I have secured every needed documents to cover the money. Note: The funds are coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine.   Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the transaction is 100% risk free. The boxes are coming with Diplomatic agents who will accompany the boxes to your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me your full house address and your identity such as, international Passport or drivers license and your mobile phone and telephone number, The Diplomatic Attach will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives your country's airport. I hope you understand me.   Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. What l declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Materials for security reasons. I did not declare money to them please. If they call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing Ok. Call me on my direct phone ? (8036157445) Email: (lt_general_ogala@yahoo.co.jp) I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the Diplomatic immunity clearance certificate, which will make it pass every custom Check point all over the world without hitch. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me immediately you receive this message. Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to live as soon as we hear from you. Call me immediately.   1) YOUR FULL NAME 2) PHONE AND FAX NUMBER 3) ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND 4) YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY Congratulations. Best Regards,
  Lt. General Ogala Mark National Security Adviser to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria

This is so going to turn into spam...

a you job which you can pay?

I have received many similar e-mail, take care not only they were sent to.

1.Dear Mrs Angela,
Thanks for your responds,  firstly, I would like to have your complete name, address, telephone number and occupation, with these informations, I will proceed to obtain from the judiciary, application forms for legalization of next of kin status , change of ownership and the deposit certificate as well, then we will proceed to file in for the claim.As soon as we begin the claim, the whole process will take 14 working days to conclude, the ealier I recieve the above informations from you, the ealier we will proceed.
 
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Mr. Gonzalo Delgado Esq.

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:26:11 +0100
From:
Subject: Hello
To: gonzalod@hotmail.es

2.

Dear Sir,

 

How are you and your family today? I hope you all well. Thank you very much for your urgent response and acceptance to work with me, with utmost good faith in this funds transfer knowing fully well it is for mutual benefit.

 

As an assurance that you have fully accepted my offer, I will advise you provide the following information to enable me include them in our database system as heir to our late customer.

 

Name in full

Address in full

Telephone of cell phone number

Nature of job

Nationality

Age

Your form of identification i/e drivers license or international passport.

 

As soon as I receive the above information, I shall proceed to our board of director meeting to on presenting your as the heir to our late customer because if my the end of this month nobody shows up as the rightful beneficiary to our late customer, the bank will take the funds and declare it as unclaimed funds.

 

Sincerely

 

Dr. Gibson

 

 geoff_morphini wrote: 

You are so lucky!  When you get your entitlement could you maybe loan me 5k? I'll pay you back...Honest.

 Manbird wrote: 
You can even wear them to Walmart!

This one must be official.  I'll be sending you all Holiday bonuses when my check arrives!

Very Urgently
After meeting with the President, Senators And House of

Representatives,we write to notify you that we came
to a conclusion to pay  
your entitlement of $10.7M and it will come to you via diplomatic fund payment.
so re-confirm  your name, address,phone no.,occupation,details immediately.
MR.
SANUSI  LAMIDO.
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
+234 702-688-1678