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Mail From: (email redacted) (JESUS MIRAMONTES)

Hey guys, just a quick note. Kind of funny. It has no
"car" relevance so just delete if your time is short.

This is definitely a scam. Some people choose to
ignore these things. Others, namely "me", like to toy
with these jerks. I got an email similar to this
earlier this year and I responded to it.

Over the course of 2-3 weeks, I convinced them that not
only was I interested, but that I was gullible and an
easy pick. I made up a fake name, a fake account at a
fake bank, complete with account number and routing
number. I did everything they asked of me (with fake
info) and then the pulled the stunt that they needed
$1000 to initiate the transfer of the first $100,000.

I then sent them an email indicating that I had routed
them the $1000 to their bank. They immediately sent me
a message that they had not recieved the money.

I told them that the problem lay with my bank and that
my bank would not allow me to wire them any less than
$10000. I asked them to send me a cashiers check for
$9000 for the difference.

They told me that their country's mail system would not
allow them to send me a cashiers check and to just send
the $10K and they would see that I "was reimbursed" at
a later date. I said OK. (They must have been
salivating by now, it had been about 4weeks at this
point).

Of course, a day passed and they indicated that they
had not recieved the $. I told them that I would
investigate. I then sent an email that my bank had
advised me that this might be some kind of scam.

They replied that they had the "best of intentions".

At this point I was getting bored of the whole thing
and sent a message asking for identification.

My request included, Full Name, Address, Country of
Origin, pictures of their mothers, their shoe size,
Age, Height, Weight, Whether they were in need of
dental care, 1 jar of sand, preference for sandals or
shoes, and whether they had all ten digits.

I got a reply that indicated they were puzzled about
some of my requests. I replied with an even more
bizarre list of requirements. I haven't heard from
them since.

The way I look at it, while they were trying to scam
me, they were not scamming someone else. I guess it is
a teeny tiny small victory for us.

:-)


"ANTHONY MALU" wrote:

>
> From the desk of: DR.ANTHONY MALU
>
> TEL:234-1-775 9121
> FAX:234-1-759 6291
>
>
>
> DEAR SIR,
>
> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
>
>
> WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
> PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
> CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY
> CONCERNEDWITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR
> POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECUREDFOR OURSELVES
> THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
> UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS
> CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD
> CONTRACT.
>
>
> BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE
> YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING
> THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT. ITHAS BEEN
> AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
> COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTEDFUNDS, WHILE WE
> KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES
> AND PAYTHE NECESSARY TAXES.
>
> ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED
> OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10
> WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS
> TRANSACTIONIS 100% RISK FREE.
>
> IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US ONLY
> BY FAX OR PHONE,FOR MORE INFORMATION. IT MIGHT BE
> DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO ME, BECAUSE OF POOR
> TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM HERE. PLEASE KEEP TRYING, YOU
> WILL DEFINITELY GET THROUGH. PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT
> AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
>
> YOURS FAITHFULLY,
> DR.ANTHONY MALU
> NB.:
> FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS AND DUE TO THE POOR
> COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN MY COUNTRY, MOST OFTEN FOREIGN
> CALLS COULD BE DIVERTED TO THE WRONG PERSON. SO FORYOU
> TO BE VERY SURE YOU ARE RIGHTLY SPEAKING WITH ME, IT
> IS VERY IMPORTANT THATWHEN YOU CALL AND ASK FOR ME,
> THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE PHONE, YOU SHOULD ASK ME
> FORTHE "CODE WORD" AND MY ANSWER WOULD BE "BORN GREAT"
> BEFORE WE PROCEED DISCUSSIONS, BUT IFI DO NOT SAY
> "BORN REAT",THAT MEANS YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING WITH ME
JUST
> DISCONNECT THELINE AND CALL ME BACK TILL I GIVE YOU
> THE CODE WORD.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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href="mail.peoplepc.com/jump/mix.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo/classic-mustangs">mix.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo/classic-mustangs</a>

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Mail From: (email redacted) (John Dettori)

Here's my 2 cents:

The sender of this email is perpetrating a fraud. There are real criminal
penalities for just sending this email. Don't screw with them; report them!

The way I see it, most of us are rather fortunate, but work pretty hard for
what we have just the same. My Mustang/Shelby habit is a far mor worthy
cause than these clowns.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "JESUS MIRAMONTES" <(email redacted)>
To: <(email redacted)>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: Spam Alert: Re: [CM] RE:HELLO ( a funny twist)


> Hey guys, just a quick note. Kind of funny. It has no
> "car" relevance so just delete if your time is short.
>
> This is definitely a scam. Some people choose to
> ignore these things. Others, namely "me", like to toy
> with these jerks. I got an email similar to this
> earlier this year and I responded to it.
>
> Over the course of 2-3 weeks, I convinced them that not
> only was I interested, but that I was gullible and an
> easy pick. I made up a fake name, a fake account at a
> fake bank, complete with account number and routing
> number. I did everything they asked of me (with fake
> info) and then the pulled the stunt that they needed
> $1000 to initiate the transfer of the first $100,000.
>
> I then sent them an email indicating that I had routed
> them the $1000 to their bank. They immediately sent me
> a message that they had not recieved the money.
>
> I told them that the problem lay with my bank and that
> my bank would not allow me to wire them any less than
> $10000. I asked them to send me a cashiers check for
> $9000 for the difference.
>
> They told me that their country's mail system would not
> allow them to send me a cashiers check and to just send
> the $10K and they would see that I "was reimbursed" at
> a later date. I said OK. (They must have been
> salivating by now, it had been about 4weeks at this
> point).
>
> Of course, a day passed and they indicated that they
> had not recieved the $. I told them that I would
> investigate. I then sent an email that my bank had
> advised me that this might be some kind of scam.
>
> They replied that they had the "best of intentions".
>
> At this point I was getting bored of the whole thing
> and sent a message asking for identification.
>
> My request included, Full Name, Address, Country of
> Origin, pictures of their mothers, their shoe size,
> Age, Height, Weight, Whether they were in need of
> dental care, 1 jar of sand, preference for sandals or
> shoes, and whether they had all ten digits.
>
> I got a reply that indicated they were puzzled about
> some of my requests. I replied with an even more
> bizarre list of requirements. I haven't heard from
> them since.
>
> The way I look at it, while they were trying to scam
> me, they were not scamming someone else. I guess it is
> a teeny tiny small victory for us.
>
> :-)
>
>
> "ANTHONY MALU" wrote:
>
> >
> > From the desk of: DR.ANTHONY MALU
> >
> > TEL:234-1-775 9121
> > FAX:234-1-759 6291
> >
> >
> >
> > DEAR SIR,
> >
> > STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
> >
> >
> > WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
> > PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
> > CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY
> > CONCERNEDWITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR
> > POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECUREDFOR OURSELVES
> > THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
> > UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS
> > CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD
> > CONTRACT.
> >
> >
> > BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE
> > YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING
> > THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT. ITHAS BEEN
> > AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
> > COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTEDFUNDS, WHILE WE
> > KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES
> > AND PAYTHE NECESSARY TAXES.
> >
> > ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED
> > OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10
> > WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS
> > TRANSACTIONIS 100% RISK FREE.
> >
> > IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US ONLY
> > BY FAX OR PHONE,FOR MORE INFORMATION. IT MIGHT BE
> > DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO ME, BECAUSE OF POOR
> > TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM HERE. PLEASE KEEP TRYING, YOU
> > WILL DEFINITELY GET THROUGH. PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT
> > AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
> >
> > YOURS FAITHFULLY,
> > DR.ANTHONY MALU
> > NB.:
> > FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS AND DUE TO THE POOR
> > COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN MY COUNTRY, MOST OFTEN FOREIGN
> > CALLS COULD BE DIVERTED TO THE WRONG PERSON. SO FORYOU
> > TO BE VERY SURE YOU ARE RIGHTLY SPEAKING WITH ME, IT
> > IS VERY IMPORTANT THATWHEN YOU CALL AND ASK FOR ME,
> > THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE PHONE, YOU SHOULD ASK ME
> > FORTHE "CODE WORD" AND MY ANSWER WOULD BE "BORN GREAT"
> > BEFORE WE PROCEED DISCUSSIONS, BUT IFI DO NOT SAY
> > "BORN REAT",THAT MEANS YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING WITH ME
> JUST
> > DISCONNECT THELINE AND CALL ME BACK TILL I GIVE YOU
> > THE CODE WORD.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Classic-mustangs mailing list
> > (email redacted)
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>
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fo/classic-mustangs">mix.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo/classic-must
angs</a>
>
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