scam letter?

[yuichi]

hi guys! i've been getting this kind of letter since 2002-03 from different people from differen places in africa. i know that these are just scams, but how can i prevent this from coming?

here is the latest i received...


From Edward Henry Esq,
Solicitors & Advocates,
Block 10, Flat 5, Rue du,
Boulevard PB 51,
Togo Lome

Dear ****,

I am Barrister Edward Henry Esq, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to (Mr.David S.****), a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome, Togo. He used to be my client .

On the 31th October, 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$15.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all 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.

Best Regards,
Edward Henry Esq..

[uls]

pareho lang yan dun sa Nigerian thing

[Galactus]

Yup, Nigerian letter with a twist.

Papadala ka muna ng pera sa kanya, as payment for taxes, or goodwill money, or whatever. After nun, wala ka nang maririnig sa kanya.

They're counting kasi na masisilaw ka dun sa matatanggap mo (US$ 15M), at ano ba naman yung ibibigay mo na expenses, kung malaki naman ang pay-out in the end

[Bogeyman]

Tuwing nakakatanggap ako niyan before, I just designate it as Spam mail.

Now it's been a year, and so far walang pumapasok na ganyan sa inbox ko. Ang kaso, napalitan naman ng ads for Viagra/Cialis.

[orly_andico]

Big bucks yang Nigerian scammers na yan.

In Abuja (the capital) there are lots of internet cafes. Kung dito sa atin puno ang internet cafes with girls trying to hook up with foreigners, dun the cafes are full of 20ish guys typing up these scam (419) emails.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Scam

They make good money ha. The average scammer maybe succeeds 1% of the time, so by sending enough emails they are guaranteed a bling-bling lifestyle.

Not kidding. Those 20ish kids (the successful scammers, at least) drive around in Bimmers. And they don't consider it criminal because, they rationalize, they are stealing from rich Westerners who can afford to lose a few hundred dollars here and there. They also rationalize, these rich fat Westerners got victimized because of their own greed, so the victims deserve getting scammed.

Meron nga diyan Nigerian scam which begins

"Dear Sir,

I am Loi Ejercito Estrada, wife of former Philippines president Joseph Estrada."

Those Nigerian kids do their research, up-to-date mga scams nila.

[dbuzz]

i had identical case..kesyo 22 yrs old girl sya at namatay tatay nya at naiwan sa kanya ang billions na nasa business partener ng dad nya...something like that...

meyron ding yung nasa ospital sya and dying at maiwan nya yung billions nya...

medyo maging ok lang lahat ng nagpalit ako (re-register) ng email address ko...it took time bago mare-established ulit ang email correspondence ko but at least now eh wala ng letters na yun.

paminsan-minsan eh open ko old email ko at may bago na naman. madalas na sagot ko eh.."i wish i could help you but i am about to become a holy person and all i can do is to pray for you that you will not rot in hell".

i know that re-registering is not a good solution but i tried so many things already...sending it to different organization or offices that can do something about it but iyan nga di pa rin nawawala.

[yuichi]

uy, magaya nga


thanks guys!

[mazdamazda]

Just press the "delete" or "spam" button whenever you receive that kind of email. Also warn your friends or relatives to not answer these emails as there are still some trusting souls out there lured in this kind of scams.

[boybi]

Ako naman everyday may narereceive na mga scam emails like erase your loan, enlarge your p***s, etc.

[jaspi11]

Marami ngang ganyang mail sa yahoo