FROM :JAMES WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE



DEAR SIR,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.

I got your contact from the internet. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names.

I am JAMES WILLIAMS,the only son of late Mr and Mrs David WILLIAMS. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me and my junior brother special because we are motherless. Before the death of my father on 30th June 2000 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $12.500.000(Twelve Million, five
hundred thousand dollars) left in a suspense account in a local Bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his first son for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of thiswealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management).

Sir, we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be
transferred to.

2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a BOY
of 26 years.

Moreover Sir, we are willing to offer you 10% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards.

JAMES WILLIAMS


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So I replied to the mofo:

Dear Sir,

10% simply is not enough. I'd like 25%, a new Porsche GT3, and a flat screen plasma TV...one of dem big mofos.

In addition, I'd like some Beavis & Butthead DVDs, a year's supply of calamari, and a nose hair trimmer...I can hardly breathe these days because of the thick undergrowth.

Lastly, some hot mommas would be nice. 3 or 4 athletic ladies with no morals whatsoever. Yeah, baby! And they must have big bazoombas, okay? It would be a big bonus if they liked to watch Nascar and American Idol. That way, we can also have meaningful conversations AND hot, wet fun!!!

If you can guarantee this, then I might be able to help.

Thanks,
Big Ted

:lol:

I get 2 of these a week, maybe more.

I don't have the energy to do it, but I'd love to set up a situation where two of these guys were trying to scam each other and let the hilarity ensue...

I used to fsck with those guys, when I had more time on my hands.

Now I'm spending my spare time messing with direct mail marketing companies. Y'know, the folks that send you applications for life insurance policies and stuff. They always send you a business reply envelope that they have to pick up the postage for.

So I stuff it with until overflowing with all my OTHER junk mail, write them a nice letter for sending me the free junk-mail-return vehicle, and put it in the mailbox.

"Dear sirs,

I'm sure you'll be interested to see that Home Depot is offering Weber grills for only $85! These were originally $155 grills. Let me tell you: that is a screaming deal..."

One of these days I'm going to wrap their postage paid envelope around a brick and drop it in the mailbox.

:wave:

Good stuff, John.......I gotta be more creative like that!

If you have some downtime or are just bored (it's long), you can read how this guy had some fun with these scammers.

http://spl.haxial.net/nigerian-fraud/

He told them his name was James T. Kirk and even sent them a passport complete with photo of the Captain in uniform! The best part is they believed him. :biglaughb

Originally posted by GTI Cup
............. and a nose hair trimmer...I can hardly breathe these days because of the thick undergrowth.


Could you ask for 2?? Mah shyt be gittin crazy too. :(

Originally posted by SoloII///M
I used to fsck with those guys, when I had more time on my hands.

Now I'm spending my spare time messing with direct mail marketing companies. Y'know, the folks that send you applications for life insurance policies and stuff. They always send you a business reply envelope that they have to pick up the postage for.

So I stuff it with until overflowing with all my OTHER junk mail, write them a nice letter for sending me the free junk-mail-return vehicle, and put it in the mailbox.

"Dear sirs,

I'm sure you'll be interested to see that Home Depot is offering Weber grills for only $85! These were originally $155 grills. Let me tell you: that is a screaming deal..."

One of these days I'm going to wrap their postage paid envelope around a brick and drop it in the mailbox.

:wave:

I've started seeing direct mail stuff with serial numbers and bar codes on the back, presumably to make you think twice about sending them someone else's crap.

Originally posted by robmarch
I've started seeing direct mail stuff with serial numbers and bar codes on the back, presumably to make you think twice about sending them someone else's crap.

What's the difference? They already have your address. I constantly send them pizza coupons and ads for dry cleaning.

---Eric

Originally posted by robmarch
I've started seeing direct mail stuff with serial numbers and bar codes on the back, presumably to make you think twice about sending them someone else's crap.

So use a sharpie and cross it off :)

Originally posted by AlfaEric
What's the difference? They already have your address. I constantly send them pizza coupons and ads for dry cleaning.

---Eric

This one had a note that said they would bill you for postage if you used it for other than the intended purpose...

Originally posted by robmarch
This one had a note that said they would bill you for postage if you used it for other than the intended purpose...

I see the intended purpose as advertising. Isn't that what sending them a pizza coupon is? At least you didn't mail them a brick to bump up the postage cost...

I've seen several people just write "Return to Sender" and drop it back in the mailbox.

---Eric

This is hilarious! One day Ill have to find the time and energy to return the favor as well. I usually just toss the junk, but this can actually become fun... haha.

How about this. I'm in the midst of selling my car right now and I've been going back and forth by e-mail with this guy for a few days. At first he seemed legit, then as we're finalizing, I get this today:

Hello, i hereby wish to inform you that we have concluded with our client and he has instructed us to commence with the transaction,he said,according to his company,they will only be able to make out payment to you in a cashier check of ($24,656) which is a refund payment of a cancelled order earlier made by my client. Due to his company policy this check has to be made out in this amount to you ,because company policy only allows a refund payment on one cashier check,so you are required to deduct cost of your vehicle ($16,900) when payment gets to you and refund balance ($7,756) to my customer via western union money transfer or money gram transfer for him to be able to offset shipping charges. After payment has reached you and balance sent back to him,our agent will come for the pick up and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my customer,while title papers and other necessary documents will be sent by you via fedex courier to my customer.The information you need in sending the tittle will be issued to you by our international shipping agent,who will also sign all other document necessary onbehalf of our client,when payment get to you and when the agents are ready for pickup,all other infomations regarding this transaction will be detailed to you by our agent when he comes for pickup. Please Confirm this and provide your full name,address and phone number for check payment to be delivered to you via courier service.
Note, that you are required to deduct the transfer fee from the balance to be sent and wire the remainder to our customer via western union money transfer or money gram transfer
Thanks and God Bless. Management

I asked him to call me so's he could translate. Just sounds like shady gibberish to me.

Speaking of which, George, get me a tracking number on that dollar you owe me. The check you sent me bounced. I want my money!

Jerome, that is a BIG scam. My friend was selling his GSR and he got the same type of letter.

What they do is send you a fake check that your bank doesn't even know it's fake. You deposit it into your account (your bank thinks you have enough money now) then you issue a check back to the buyer of your car.

When the buyer gets your legit check, he cashes it. When the bank finds out that the check he gave you is a fake, they come to you for the balance, not him.

The guy walks away free and clear with the money that you sent (the funds were technically there because the bank never knew that the check was a fake but then later on finds out that it isn't) him and your bank comes after you for that money.

Let me guess. You advertised your car on www.thepartstrader.com??

Originally posted by SoloII///M


One of these days I'm going to wrap their postage paid envelope around a brick and drop it in the mailbox.




LOL!!! I love it. Funny thing is I might actually do that.

T

Originally posted by Andy

Let me guess. You advertised your car on www.thepartstrader.com??

Nope, just AutoTrader.com

That's about what I figured with that scam. Why else would he trust a complete stranger to send him back $7K? And why can I cash the check, but he can't?

Originally posted by jws626
Nope, just AutoTrader.com

That's about what I figured with that scam. Why else would he trust a complete stranger to send him back $7K? And why can I cash the check, but he can't? Yup. These guys send emails too people selling their cars. The so called buyers don't even look at the car. :rolleyes: That's flag #1

I hate crooks.:mad:

so when you mail them all that stuff they obviously have to pick up the fee, so if it says you have to use it for its intended purpose or they'll charge you how does that work? do they have the legal right to charge you for somthing like this, they dont even have your credit card number or anything