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tmk2

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708 posts

237 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Found this private message on my hotmail homepage, what the hell is this.

"Dear Timothy,

I am Patrick Kokoe (Esq), a solicitor at law.personal attorney to late Mr.Peter Inwood,who was a contractor with European Development company.Herein after shall be referred to my client.On the 11th of september 2001 my client was involved in world trade center bombing.

unfortunately lost his life three month after the incident due to injuries he substained in the bombing , since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Security Company in Lome/Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box under the coverage of family valuables. The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of the box.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
For more imformation and further clearification you are very free to call me on phone my number is +228 820 9887.

Thanks and God bless"

Got to be some sort of con.

Edited by tmk2 on Wednesday 23 September 13:39

lazyitus

19,931 posts

295 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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It's genuine - for sure.

E31Shrew

5,963 posts

221 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Original!! zzzzzz

cazzer

8,883 posts

277 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Have a wild guess.

jshell

12,056 posts

234 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Normal Nigerian scamming letter, just ignore & delete, and yes, people do fall for it - frequently!

Just looked at the phone number, it's from Togo, not Nigeria......

Edited by jshell on Wednesday 23 September 13:43

Ikemi

8,610 posts

234 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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They want to give you free money ... Are you going to turn down an offer like that!? Give 'em a bell! What's the worst that could happen?














wink

rasputin

1,449 posts

235 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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tmk2 said:
For more imformation and further clearification you are very free to call me on phone my number is +228 820 9887.
Well that clearifies it for me... You're rich! bounce

tmk2

Original Poster:

708 posts

237 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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considering I am the one of 5 of my family left as far as my mums work on the family tree says kinda gives the game away.

E31Shrew

5,963 posts

221 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Think of your fantasy garage Tim! Just a phone call away.

HD Adam

5,155 posts

213 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Expect them to send the Monies straight away


simplygod

167 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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They weren't bombings.

craste

1,227 posts

236 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Mate how lucky are you.

Makes me sick that everybody except me gets these letters of good fortune.

Please reply back saying you are up for it and take them o the wildest goose chase via e-mail they have ever experienced.






Ry_B

2,256 posts

230 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Good afternooooon madamme....


KaraK

13,795 posts

238 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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tmk2 said:
Found this private message on my hotmail homepage, what the hell is this.

"Dear Timothy,

I am Patrick Kokoe (Esq), a solicitor at law.personal attorney to late Mr.Peter Inwood,who was a contractor with European Development company.Herein after shall be referred to my client.On the 11th of september 2001 my client was involved in world trade center bombing.

unfortunately lost his life three month after the incident due to injuries he substained in the bombing , since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Security Company in Lome/Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box under the coverage of family valuables. The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of the box.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
For more imformation and further clearification you are very free to call me on phone my number is +228 820 9887.

Thanks and God bless"

Got to be some sort of con.

Edited by tmk2 on Wednesday 23 September 13:39
More common occurance than you think... the guy contacting you works for the Society for Cash And Money.

Seriously just hit delete and you're done - really suprised that you've never seen one before, you have been on the internet before right?

Edited by KaraK on Wednesday 23 September 14:26

TheCarpetCleaner

7,294 posts

231 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Sigh

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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I usually reply to them that "In order to partake in such an attractive proposition, I would require USD10,000 to be sent via Western Union before any further action can be taken"

Jasandjules

72,588 posts

258 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Is this a serious question?


tmk2

Original Poster:

708 posts

237 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Jasandjules said:
Is this a serious question?
Not really was supposed to be in a sarcastic way. although would like to know is it just web mail (hotmail, g mail, yahoo, and so on) or is it all email that receives this kind of thing.

Neil_H

15,418 posts

280 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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It's spam, you know, one of those emails people keep posting on here, because they mistakenly think the whole fking world wants to fking read the fking contents of their fking trash.


TheCarpetCleaner

7,294 posts

231 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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Neil_H said:
It's spam, you know, one of those emails people keep posting on here, because they mistakenly think the whole fking world wants to fking read the fking contents of their fking trash.
Tell that man with the gun behind you to stop forcing you to read the threads then.

Oh wait... you had a choice...