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Tired of the 419 Scam

It's amazing how many 419 Scams I receive these days. I snapped and sent something back (via a disposable address) this time. The latest one is below, preceded by my reply.

My Reply:
To: mrwomenka@mighty.co.za
Subject: Re: DUE DELLIGENCE: DEAR BAIN,

Dear William,

First of all, I would like to point out that the 419 scam has had its day, and that you would be better served getting a real job.

Should you persist in trying the 419 scam, let me give you a few pointers.

- It's spelt "Diligence", making a spelling mistake in the subject line of your email is really tacky, you can do better than that.

- Professionals punctuate their messages in a certain way: Leave a space after commas and full stops. Your English also leaves a fair bit to be desired - get someone who writes the language better than you to proof-read your emails.

- Professionals do not write their emails in block capitals.

- If someone was approaching me for a business endeavor, they would take the trouble to let me know how they found my name and information, because this builds trust. To leave that out builds suspicion.

- Honest people do not use disposable email addresses in countries they don't come from (.za is a South African IP address).

- My name is not Bain. You are clearly using a list of emails you probably bought from someone. That was a really stupid mistake.

- What's the comma doing on the end of the Subject line? What's DEAR BAIN doing on the subject line?

- Strangers contacting me without references for shady deals involving millions of dollars and that require absolute confidentiality do not inspire confidence.

Finally, two points : First you should know that many of us receive 5 or 6 of these emails a week, and can spot a scam a mile away. Do us all a favour and stop buying these lists of emails off people, because whoever is giving them to you is scamming you too. Second you should also know that we report such messages to the 419 scam offices of the United States department of Justice, and the British Fraud Office, which liaise with African nations to catch people like you and put you in prison. I therefore once again suggest that you find a better line of work.

-----Original Message-----
From: William Omenka [mailto:mrwomenka@mighty.co.za]
Sent: 19 October 2004 08:15
To: mrwomenka@mighty.co.za
Subject: DUE DELLIGENCE: DEAR BAIN,

DEAR BAIN,

WITH DUE RESPECT,MY NAME IS MR WILLIAM OMENKA.DEPOSIT
MANAGER,REGIONAL HEADQUATERS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE
BANKING SERVICES INCLUDING DEPOSITS TRUST AND COMPANY
MANAGEMENT ECOWAS MONETRY UNION (E.M.U) WITH HEAD OFFICE IN
LOME TOGO. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN CONFIDENCE BELIEVING THAT
YOU ARE MATURED IN BUSINESS AND CAN KEEP CONFIDENTIALITY OF
THIS TRANSACTION.

THE BUSINESS IS THAT RECENTLY AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE
YEARLY AUDIT REPORT FROM OUR BANK, ECOWAS BANK PLC
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ECOBANK, I DISCOVERED A FIXED DEPOSIT
AMMOUNT OF $10.5 MILLION DEPOSITED WITH ECOBANK LOME TOGO
SINCE YEAR 2000. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERRED
THAT THE DEPOSITOR OF THIS MONEY IS LATE (MR LIU CHONG WONG
61 YRS FROM SEOUL KOREA) A KOREAN NATIONAL WHO DIED IN A
PLANE CRASH INVOLVING EGYPT AIR FLIGHT 990. LATE MR LIU
CHONG WONG IS AN IMPORTER OF FAIRLLY USED CARS/SHARE HOLDER
WITH "SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY SARL" HERE IN LOME TOGO AND
HE MENTAINS A CODED ACCOUNT WITH ECOBANK.

I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT NONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES OR RELATIVES
KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEPOSIT HENCE NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE
CLAIM OF THE MONEY,THE ONLY PERSON WHO
HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FUNDS IS ME BECAUSE OF MY
POSITION IN THE BANK I HAVE MADE SEVERAL EFFORTS TO CONTACT
ANY OF HIS RELATIONS BUT ALL MY EFFORTS PROVES ABORTIVE.
FOR THIS REASON I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PROJECT AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED WHOM I WILL USE HIS NAME TO
TRANSFER THE MONEY OUT OFFICIALLY WITHOUT RAISING EYE BROWS
IN THE BANK. I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE MONETRY UNION TO
TRANSFER THIS AMOUNT TO ANY PRIVATE ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHICH
YOU WILL PROVIDE FOR SAFE KEEPING TILL MY ARRIVAL FOR
DISBURSEMENT.

RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS I NEED SOMEBODY TO TRANSFER THIS
AMOUNT INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT, SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT STAND ON
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON THE MONEY.I NEED SOMEONE TO
TRUST AS THIS IS A LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I HAVE
AGREED TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER THE SMOOTH
EXECUTION OF THIS MUTUAL TRANSACTION. CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST
AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME MOVE THIS FUNDS AND I WILL GIVE
YOU DETAILS OF HOW TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS. WITH ANTICIPATION
TO GET YOUR RESPONSE URGENTLY,REMAIN BLESSED AND HAVE A
WONDERFUL TIME.

YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
MR WILLIAM OMENKA.

Posted by nlvp at October 19, 2004 01:58 PM