Posted
1/29/2004 04:25:00 PM
by Douglas
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you responded to one of those "help me move $18 Million out of a Nigerian bank" spam emails? So did I, so, with the help of various "free" email services available, I set up a dummy account and responded. This is what I got:
Dear Mr.Wilson,
Thank you for your reply, i wish to inform you that the consignment is with a security company here in Dubai U.A.E
I wish to inform you that this transaction will involve you coming to Dubai for signing of the release bund.
And as soon as you reply me, to show your intrest i will forward your name to the Security Company, for Chang of Ownership of the Consignment.
Please i will advice you to keep this transaction secret, you are not to discuss it with any person, for security reasons.
As soon as we are through with this transaction, we will then proceed immedatly for the onward investment.
Thanks for your Co-Operations.
Regards.
Ishmel W--.
Who knows what the scam is here, or even if it is a scam, but how many people are going to jump on a plane for the prospects of $900,000? (The original email promised 5% of $18 Mil.)
Also, it's pretty funny that there are so many grammatical errors in the email. Who knows, the person may actually be from a foreign country. Or they could just be an average High School graduate.
The internet has an amazing ability to reach a huge number of people, but I'm astounded to think that they'll find someone that's this gullible.