having fun with Nigerian money scams

ok, a while ago I was sent an email from an unknown area, since I did not recognize it I knew it was either spam or scam, I knew it was a scam because I've seen this on the news many a time about Nigerian money scams... I decided it was time for them to taste their own medicine. (and have some fun doing it). now before you go haywire about this crap let me assure you I checked the e-mail to see if it was safe from keylogger Trojans and worms.

this was the letter I got:

Spoiler

Re: Miss Kate Mark
Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire

...Dear, Sir

My name is Miss Kate Mark. I am a girl of 17 years from the Ivory Coast . I am the only child of my parents and as I write to you now, none of them are alive. I lost my mother when I was four years old and my father died last year as a result of protracted illness due to food poisoning. After the death of my father, two of my uncles conspired against me and sold my father's properties to a Japanese businessman because I am a girl. I have some money that my late father left in the bank and my name is used as the next of kin. All the documents of this money are with my late father’s lawyer for the sake of safe keeping. I have tried to withdraw the money so that I can start a better life and take care of myself, but the bank director said that I will need someone who is going to be my guardian to help me with the investment of the money. I asked the director why and he said that this is as a result of the agreement the bank had with my late father. He advised me to provide a trustee who will help me and invest the money and this is the reason why I am contacting you.

I need your help in the following ways:
1. To help me and provide an account where this money will be transfered to.
2. To help me and make an arrangement of where I will continue with my education.
3. To help me to come over to your country as soon as the money is transfered into your account.

The amount of money that is in the bank is Six million three hundred thousand United States dollars ($6,300,000.00) and this money was meant for the building of my father’s new estate before his death.

You will help me to place the money in a more profitable business investment in your Country. You will also help by getting a nice University in your country so that I can complete my studies. I am promising to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. Please, I want you to keep this to your self. And I do not want you to disclose it to anyone until I come over to your country because I am afraid of my uncles and the people around me.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Kate Mark

this is what I replied: (not my real name)

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Hello. My name is Adrien Edricson and I am 19 years old,

I am sorry, I can not help you as for my assets too are locked, as you can see my bank account has been withheld for my government has deemed me a "capitalist". ...I am from a communist-becoming nation and since I held roughly over seven-hundred and eighty-five thousand U.S. dollars ($785,000) in my bank account, ultra-nationalists in my country's government have seized my money for "wealth distribution" and "monetary equalization" programs, I have tried to argue my case but they threaten to brand me with "treason" and a sentence of fifty years (50) in solitary confinement, they have struck terror into my friends and family by knocking on our doors at night and seizing anything of value, stating it "necessary for the revival of our glorious country". Ever since evil people has taken the head of our country over the past 20 years, they and their "death squads" have terrorized neighborhoods and plan to tax us until we cannot feed our families. The worst thing is the countrymen in other states around us are too ignorant to see that the leaders of government are destroying our infrastructure, and no one in our city is willing to fight against him and his armies to lead a revolution.

The anti-capitalists and social-communists in my nation have changed our countrymen's lives for the worst, and now I struggle to complete my College Studies in my own territory (I have debts that my government states as "unpaid" even though they are). I am sorry but my family and friends can not help you for the government is keeping a close eye on me and those who I have direct relations with. I fear for the well-being of my fellow statesmen and I fear my death from the government's hand.

Adrien Edricson,
United States of America

I'm expecting a reply from these idiots soon.

*so if you get these 419 scams post them and your reply on how hideous "america" is here... lets have some fun.

 

LOL,the give-away is the bit about the lawyer has it for safe-keeping.

 

"All the documents of this money are with my late father’s lawyer for the sake of safe keeping."
no just the documents, but still pretty funny

 

well I have multiple e-mail accounts on hotmail (I used the one I barely use anymore because it's riddled with spam) also I forwarded the e-mail to
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org
and
[email protected]
I also sent my reply to them and they said they got a kick out of it.

 

Hes wanting a cut of the $6 mill bucks Loony.Ive won the Spanish Lottery about 6 x times LOL

 

I should probably do this. I, too have multiple hotmail accounts. well actually just 2.

 

you can always make more and use them

 

Best story I've heard all day. Kudos!

 

LOL Perfect thing to do when you are bored.