Just got an e-mail from a chap who will give me a share of his late father’s $10,000,000 fortune if I help him out with an Angolan security company.

I have to say that I was initially tempted (high winds broke about £100 worth of pots in the garden and the wife is a little upset), but after reading it through again a few times my spidey-senses started to tingle. Maybe this is not genuine.

Seriously. Who are these things aimed at? Surely nobody is daft enough to fall for them?

But, somebody must be or they wouldn’t try it.

Odd.

Cant wait to tell the wife that we can buy some new pots though. I’m going to play hardball and demand a 15% cut from Mr Mushiringa.

Well I have just found that missing episode of Baywatch I’ve been after for 13 yrs so beat that.

I love the internet! 😈

Don’t think I will be telling the other half…

YGM

i got a email from mr mushiringa this morning
sent him one back telling him to make happy with his mum….

Quick – Send £200 to Mikey

I can’t believe you posted this! he told me not to say anything!

You guys have ruined it now! 😈 Was just putting my card details and inside leg measurement in an email for him.

😀

Ton, we could split it. $750,000 each.

I’m not a greedy man.

Got one from a bloke from Zimbabwe wanting helping with his late father’s monies.

On another note this bloke on knew at uni agreed to have money put into his bank account from this Zimbabwean blokes account. He got arrested for money laundering 😆

This is who they’re aimed at

Mr Mushiringa contacted me this morning as well, he’s got a lot of time for trawling STW considering the pickle he’s in.

Like most of us I have heard/received emails like these but I was very surprised/concerned to receive one through the post! They even had my name and correct address! Seems some scum are out thre selling our addresses.

Or it really could be a long lost relative of mine that left me $3 million in Hong Kong! LOL.

your is quite obviously a scam I’m afraid

I, however, have just been email by the FBI, telling me I’ve won $800,000 😀

Anti-Terrorist And Monetory Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Website: http://www.fbi.gov
Telephone Number : (206) 201-2787

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigation with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you legally won the sum of $800,000.00 USD from a Lottery Company outside the United States of America. During our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you via a Certified Cashier’s Check.

Normally, it will take up to 10 business days for an International Check to be cashed by your local bank. We have successfully notified this company on your behalf that funds are to be drawn from a registered bank within the United States Of America so as to enable you cash the check instantly without any delay, henceforth the stated amount of $800,000.00 USD has been deposited with Bank Of America.

We have completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive the winning prize as we have verified the entire transaction to be Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been deposited at Bank Of America you will be required to settle the following bills directly to the Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is located in London, United kingdom. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay for the following –

(1) Deposit Fee’s ( Fee’s paid by the company for the deposit into an American Bank which is – Bank Of America )
(2) Cashier’s Check Conversion Fee ( Fee for converting the Wire Transfer payment into a Certified Cashier’s Check )
(3) Shipping Fee’s ( This is the charge for shipping the Cashier’s Check to your home address and this fee includes Insurance )

The total amount for everything is $500.00 (Five Hundred-US Dollars). We have tried our possible best to indicate that this $500.00 should be deducted from your winning prize but we found out that the funds have already been deposited at Bank Of America and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you the winner, therefore you will be required to pay the required fee’s to the Agent in-charge of this transaction via Western Union Money Transfer Or Money Gram.

In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to contact the agent in-charge ( Mr. Michael Bulfield) via e-mail. Kindly look below to find appropriate contact information:

CONTACT AGENT NAME: MR. MICHAEL BULFIELD

E-MAIL ADDRESS: mbulfield201@googlemail.com

Telephone Number : +44-7552439382

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:

You will also be required to request Western Union or Money Gram details on how to send the required $500.00 in order to immediately ship your prize of $800,000.00 USD via Certified Cashier’s Check drawn from Bank Of America, also include the following transaction code in order for him to immediately identify this transaction : EA2948-910.

This letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $500.00 ONLY to Mr. Michael Bulfield via information in which he shall send to you, if you do not receive your winning prize of $800,000.00 we shall be held responsible for the loss and this shall invite a penalty of $3,000 which will be made PAYABLE ONLY to you (The Winner).

Mr. Bill Nicholson
Special Agent.
Washington DC FBI.
Room, 7367
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

Please find below an authorized signature which has been signed by the FBI Director- Robert Mueller, also below is the FBI NSB (National Security Branch Seal)

NSB Seal

Authorized Signature
NSB SEAL ABOVE
NOTE: In order to ensure your check gets delivered to you ASAP, you are advised to immediately contact Mr. michael Bulfield via contact information provided above and make the required payment of $500.00 to information in which he shall provide to you

Well, the FBI wouldn’t lie to you. Well done!

Michael Bulfield;

lend us a tenner

Amazingly. I found out today that my Mum’s dying partner recently “invested” 50 grand into a USA- based share-dealing company that have subsequently been proven to be total fraudsters. He stands little or no chance of ever seeing that money again. His hope was to spread a little wealth around and whilst I never stood to gain myself, I’m gutted for my Mum, who did.

The very company who targeted & took his hard earned dosh .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/4613753/How-to-outsmart-the-boiler-rooms.html

Love the UK mobile phone number in the FBI scam! 😯