Anyone had one of these E mails?

Anyone had one of these E mails?

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rob05

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1,194 posts

229 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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Subject M3 coupe £25600
I was fortunate to spot your advert on the net and i like to know if it is still for sale.()If available,please get back to me with the following enquiries:are you the first owner?present condition?pics of interior and chairs.
I we like to let you know who i am i.am mike browe by my name and i work for the united states goverment.....why am buying this rich car is that i want to use it as a gift to my wife on is birthday next month of 29.
Payment is by money gram,just send me your name and address and i promise you that the money we be send to you as cash.You can contact me on mike_browne01@yahoo.com and i want to assure you that its coming to a good home THANKS............

At first i thought it was a piss take but when the second and 3rd email came with better grama and more realistic wording and phone numbers i realised the guy was for real.
My reply after the 3rd email simply read......

Thank you for your inquiry,my name is Uma Bumba,i am a gongo national working for the costa rican drugs trade,i'm currently un available but if you send me a blank cheque for the rich amount i will forward you all the relevant information.
Needless to say i did'nt get a fourth..

Edited by rob05 on Thursday 20th July 17:23

rob05

Original Poster:

1,194 posts

229 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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If that was scam what would have been my position once the funds cleared?

rob05

Original Poster:

1,194 posts

229 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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The thing is you would have to be really green not to spot a sad e mail like that,the other two were better but not by much,i liked the part about the chairs.