Spam- marks out of 10 for originality

[IanDennis]

Every day I get lots of spam messages coming in from my website. Obviously I need to give my details so that people can contact me and I have a very good spam system so the spam is not really a problem.

The level of complexity of the banking ones is getting rather good obviously its fake when you look at the address but the unsuspecting could be taken in but the accuracy of some of this stuff.

I occasionally read some of what comes in and so as a multi-millionaire in several countries and an owner of several diamond and gold mines then I have seen most of the scams. However I particularly liked the originality of this one I received:

Dear Sir

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. I am Introducing myself, I am TAALIE EDWARD, 23 years of age the only daugter of the lat Mr and Mrs. EDWARD. My father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan(Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.Before the death of my father on 29th June 2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of $7.5M (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S),deposited in a Security and finance company in (Abidjan Cte d棚voire, that he used my name as his only daugter for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real
estate management here on how best to transfer this money to overseas please.He told me that the fund is a trunk box as such the security does not know the contents of the box.I am humbly seeking your
assistance in the following ways:

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly be transferred into.
2- To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the university.
3- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to help me securea residential permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after thesuccessful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to off set any expenses we may incur. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify
interest to assist me.

NB : Please contact me immediately you receive this
message through this
email address .God bless.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

taalie_5edward@yahoo.co.jp

Now Poor Taalie has obviously had it rough - these business associates and their poisons and the effect on her family- the spelling is a little off and I'm not really sure what a trunk box is but give the girl some credit .

Regretfully I haven't been able to help her or the several other thousand requests received as I am still awaiting the first cheque for the profits from the diamond mine in Antartica that I was promised.

So whats the most original piece of spam anybody has received?

[hebails]

what an amzing deal. If you don't want to help this poor distressed lady out Ian then I will...
Paul

[MonkeyPony]

For those who have too much time on their hands have a look at this site:

Welcome to the 419 Eater

For handy tips on how to have some fun with these scammers

(Some of the scam baiting accounts are very funny)

[wilbo]

Ian,

that sounds like an excellent opportunity for you to help a poor damsel in distress and earn yourself a little cash on the side. I can't believe you are not tempted..

[Diving Dude]

Ian, has she got big t*ts?

[Steve S]

Originally Posted by Diving Dude

Ian, has she got big t*ts?

That's very shallow mate..........anyway if Ian sent enough money I hear there are certain surgical procedures to 'help' with such things nowadays

Safe diving,
Steve

[wilbo]

lest we forget..
(taken from :my.dudek@gmail.com; puk@boulder-home-sales.com)

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

Well these are the photos:



She dresses like the Dude too. But you're right Chris, the monika was what made me suspicious. If it wasn't for that tiny slip up, I'd probably be the sad git at Hobart Airport with a bunch of wilting roses in my hand. (well in one hand anyway).

It's not the Dudess is it?

I bet Ian's Damsel looks just like that..

or like that:


courtesy of Welcome to the 419 Eater

[Howard Payne]

If I get one more offer of "Cheaps Meds" or a "Bigger Peniz" I'm gonna scream

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Howard Payne

If I get one more offer of "Cheaps Meds" or a "Bigger Peniz" I'm gonna scream

Sorry Howard..

Come on chimps - lets stop sending emails to Howard ..

[StuartC]

I did keep one of the "Ciaaaaliiss - shipping only $2.95" e-mails I got at work to show colleagues, so impressed was I about their creativity....


it included the phrase

"your manhood so big sailors will climb it to see the shore"

I mean, the offer sounded like a good price, but since I don't have any interest in providing any part of my anatomy for the naval types to climb, I declined to take them up on the offer!