Has anyone received e-mail like this?

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salacious
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July 22, 2004 - 11:03 pm
Good Day,
I am Mrs Roseline Shedrak a widow of 34yrs old from liberia lives in benin republic currently with my only survived daughter called Esther Mary Shedrak.
I want to seek your advice and assiatance, because i want to invest in your country.And i will like to buy a good house in a good area there.
I will give you more details about my plans for my investment,and others, immediately i hear from you.
I wish you will be kind and understandable to, see to my mail.
My best Regards,
John Lois
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July 22, 2004 - 11:31 pm
WOW….Never seen that before.
Maybe its real, but sounds sus to me !!!
John & Lois James
westan
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July 23, 2004 - 2:22 am
i get ones like that all the time, now days i don’t send any money.[biggrin]
westan
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kp
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July 23, 2004 - 2:27 am
It is more than sus…it is a SCAM..
like the oil ones from Nigeria.
They want your bank account details usually, to DEPOSIT money into…..usually the opposite happens.
I actually knew someone who flew over there thinking it was a business opportunity !!
KP
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July 23, 2004 - 2:32 am
Give them your account details, what have you to lose?
westan
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July 23, 2004 - 2:38 am
KP
i bet your friend doen’t share that storey too often[blush2].
was it really a friend ?[biggrin]
regards westan
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bennido
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July 23, 2004 - 2:43 am
Originally posted by westan:
i get ones like that all the time, now days i don’t send any money.[biggrin]
westan
Does that mean that previously you have sent money before ?? … [wink]
Shushar
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July 23, 2004 - 3:06 am
Here is some websites on scams…
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/scams/scams.asp
http://www.snopes.com/ (Has pop-up advertising but makes interesting reading)
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blhoax.htm
Cheers,
Shushar
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
salacious
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July 23, 2004 - 3:12 am
Update.
Good day DOm,
I received your mail and am glad to hear from you again> i got your email address from http://www.owner.com.au, when i was in a search to buy a good house in Australia.And i choosed to transact with you because my mind directed me to you, as the first trial, and if it works fine. if it doesnt,……………
I want you to understand that this transaction, is very legitimate.
Me and my late husband made this money when we were contractors in NEPA NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY as chief contractors in Liberia.Before the crisis that end up the government, which took the life of my dear husband away.which leads me to BEnin Republic.
SO this money is the money in which i want to make use of now in buying a house inAustralia and investing there, and reside there permanently.So i nee dto hear from you for futher details.
Roseline Shedrak
Good day Dom,
I got your mail and i appreciate you for your understanding.
As it stands now, the first thing is to get the fund out of the bank, so you can now, help me get the type of house i like, because getting a house without the money ready and talking about the investment without this fund realesed is still…………..
I have contacted my lawyer over these, because you have to know my status here as a refugee in another mans country.And i cant have access to this fund unless i get a foreign partner who can stand as a beneficiary. Although the money is much. And i wil like to do the transaction in a legal way.
So what i want now is your trust and time devotion as you have been doing.I dont care giving you a share out of the fund, so far you can asure me that you will, take everything in a confidential manner.
SO LET ME KNOW YOUR CAPABILITY OVER THIS SO THAT WE CAN CONCLUDE QUICK AND GET THE HOUSE BOUGHT AND ARRANGE FOR THE COMING OF ME AND MY DAUGHTER.
God bless you.
My best Regards.
Aceyducey
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July 23, 2004 - 3:29 am
Yup, this transaction is very, very, nonlegitimate
Cheers,
Aceyducey
kp
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July 23, 2004 - 5:26 am
Westan,
It was the principal of a RE office.
Wealthy woman (still is) but how gullable ??
or just greedy…
KP
westan
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July 23, 2004 - 5:37 am
HI KP
yep sounds like greed to me but at leats she checked it out, even if she did spend a fortune doing it. There must be thousands who part with there money. Funny thing is these types don’t even look genuine.
But never think we are beyond a con, i remember hearing a con man say the eaiest people to fool are the ones that never think they will be. (Not really sure how that works)
regards westan
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Brisbane 04
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July 23, 2004 - 1:42 pm
[evil4][evil4]This is a scam big time. Do not send details do not send anything. Please look at internet site http://www.scamorama.com it has a lot of funny stories about these scammers and how people scam them. [biggrin]Martin
Martin
Michael R
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July 23, 2004 - 2:53 pm
The same scenario attracted media attention in the US a month or two back.
If it appears to be a con – or too good to be true, then it usually is.
Do not respond to these emails. If they don’t get your money, they on-sell your email address and whatever other details they can gather – which may have been the case on this occasion.
— Michael
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July 23, 2004 - 6:16 pm
These kind of scams obviously work. There is a sucker born everyday. Sometimes I just wondering how some people are so naive !! Just look at all the american TV religious programs : praise the lord, and give me a dollar.
Aceyducey
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July 23, 2004 - 10:24 pm
Originally posted by setmefree:
These kind of scams obviously work. There is a sucker born everyday. Sometimes I just wondering how some people are so naive !! Just look at all the american TV religious programs : praise the lord, and give me a dollar.
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Cheers,
Aceyducey
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TeacherK6
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July 25, 2004 - 3:46 am
Lol
I get this type of email all the time. Of course its a scam. but.. im ohhhhh so tempted to one day reply to them all with a new bank account that has 50 c in it to see what happens [baaa] lol
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July 25, 2004 - 5:39 am
Forget it. This is just a variation of the Nigerian scam.
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