ye ha i knew it was just a matter of time.
Mind you i never knew i had relatives in Togo ? so it was a huge surprise to me when i received an email from a lawyer in Togo telling me a relative over there had died and left me £28 milliom of the queens pound coins. All i had to do to get my money was send him my full name,address , and my bank account details. Loverly jubbly.
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Some guys have all the luck eh?
He could take over f'ing Togo with that sort of money!!
;-)
Always knew we had a lot in common ; - )
The US estimates close to $100million is lost BY AMERICANS ALONE on this type of scam every year.
"can i help you with anything further ?"
me " well actually im helping you"
him " hows that ?" !!!
me" yes can catch the cheating bastard from our new European friends, and go after him with the same vigor that you come after me if im late with TAX/NI/and VAT. He is riping you off-- go get him"
him" i could not possibly comment on him riping us off. Probably an honest mistake" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me " im sure you cant comment but ill remember the honest mistake ploy myself next time"
him" are you sure it isnt one of your neighbors who may have used your address for a relative of theirs" ( i kid you not that what he said)
me " so you cant comment on if this guy is bogus or not but can suggest it might be a neighbor thats doing it ?"
how the World must laugh at this country, they really only give a shit about hammering the poor saps (like me) who actually pay on time and the right amount. The rest just walk off into the sunset with the dosh laughing.
I had a boiler room scam phone call yesterday - that is far more pernicious "We have quite a few interesting investment opportunities here if you are interested" along with a push-poll type question "If we can show you a way to make a good return with investing your money would you be interested - and how much do you typically invest...". I can see why people fall victim to that scam, it's far more believable.
They died!
LOL!
You sure it ain't Dave though?
I ran for it only to notice it was a hoax. When I got home my credit card was stolen with my PIN next to it as it was new. Shouldnt of left the door open!
(i do not know what i am on about on this post)
"To: admin@nufc.co.uk ( mailto:admin@nufc.co.uk )
From: the.boss@guardian.co.uk ( mailto:the.boss@guardian.co.uk )
Subject: Re: Please buy my football club for GBP100m
Dear Mr Ashley,
We are emailing you to inquire about the possibility of buying Newcastle United Football Club for GBP100m, as advertised on your website. We have always fancied the idea of owning our own football club and are currently in a position to invest in one, having recently received winning notification from Mr Austin Connor, a claim agent with the Ontario Lottery Corporation, that we have won exactly that amount in their latest draw for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be hosted in South Africa. We have been assured that the GBP100m will be deposited in our bank account just as soon as we have sent Mr Connor the GBP10,000 he needs to help facilitate the processing of our claim.
Speaking of which, we were wondering if, as a gesture of goodwill ahead of our imminent purchase of your football club, you might be able to loan us this GBP10,000, as our own life savings are currently tied up helping Dr (Mrs) Mariam Abacha (M.O.N), the wife of the late head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria, who recently emailed us out of the blue to inquire if we might assist her in getting the $80m supposedly misappropriated by her late husband out of Nigeria, packed in trunk boxes in such a way to forestall anybody else having access to it.
Once we have received our own 40% share of this bounty, we will obviously repay your GBP10,000 in full, with 15% on top for your co-operation. All we need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved comfortably and that we can also trust you with this very arrangement. Oh ... and a cheque for GBP10,000 made out to us.
Obviously we can imagine that a businessman as shrewd as yourself might be wondering why it is that somebody such as ourselves, who are London-based, overweight, fond of a beer and with neither ties to the north-east nor any discernible trace of business acumen would be willing to pay such an enormous amount of money for a football club, as it seems like the kind of foolhardy impulse-buy that only a congenital idiot would undertake, particularly without checking the books first. But you look trustworthy and have a nice face, not unlike that of the idiot that one might encounter sitting on a stile outside any English village.
We look forward to hearing from you by return mail,
All the best,
The Fiver.
PS While we are aware that you are looking for GBP100m for your club, we were wondering if perhaps you'd be willing to consider selling it for a knockdown price, as there are certain parts of it that we don't actually want: the entire playing staff, those fat blokes whose job it is to convene outside it and cheer raucously every time a new consignment of stationery is delivered to the club office, Shearer's bar, Shearer's tattoo parlour, Shearer's replica shirt shop, Shearer Stottie cake shop and Shearer."
On your knees, boy ..... I am the King of Togo.
And I've got £14 quid in my bank account.
;o)
Ahem.
You can have some real fun with these characters, they will do anything to get money out of you.
http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm