I just got ANOTHER one of these stupid things!

[Archae]

Haven't they learned yet?

BARRISTER MARTIN BELLO & COMPANY (SOLICITORS &
ADVOCATES)"MARTIN CHAMBERS".

ATTN:Ross Sauer

I am BARRISTER MARTIN BELLO, Solicitor at law. I am
the personal Attorney to Mr.Meier Sauer a contractor
with Shell Petroleum Development Company on pipline
pruduct and Togo Cement Industry here in Togo.Here in
after referred to as my client.On the 21st of April
2002, my client, his wife and their three children
where involved in a car accident along sagbama express
road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives. Since then, several enquires to your
embassy to locate any of my client's extend relatives
has also proved unsuccessful. Hence, after these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his
last name over the Internet, to locate any of his
family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the
fund valued at US$12.5 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 Security 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.

I will get all the necessary legal documents that can
be used to back up the claim. All I require from you
is honesty and good co-operations to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee you that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of
the law. Please get in touch with me via my Email
address to enable us discuss further on this matter,
also send to me you private telephone number and
contact address. Awaiting your response.

Best Regards,

BARRISTER MARTIN BELLO.

[RedCloud]

1. Seems pretty legit to me.

What with all that professional mumbo jumbo and legaleze...

[Misunderestimator]

2. Absolutely legitimate... that's how I got all my riches...

Hurry... you have only 21 days!!

[Submariner]

3. I got a couple in this mornings email dump

There was a news bit a week or so ago that said the FBI was working with about 115 suckers to this scam. Evidently, some money bags suckers buy into these emails and pay up bigtime. Sending out 100 million emails and catching 115 big paychecks is probably a good living in Nigeria where most of this stuff originates.

[Dr.Phool]

4. Well I'l sell you something really legit.

How about a nice bottle of all natural male enhancement?

[RebelOne]

5. They will keep sending these scams

as long as there are gullible and greedy people who think they can get something for nothing. These scammers send out the e-mails in bulk, thousands at a time. That way they will get one or two suckers on the hook.

And this is how far they will go to collect money from victims.

http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=500&fArticleId=2353672
http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=500&fArticleId=2354567
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1641875,00.html