Friday, April 18, 2008

People Really Fall For This?

Here is an email I received today - verbatim:

Hello Dear,

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $1.5 Million all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5 Million in cash was made with FedEx Express Delivery COMPANY LTD.This in the information they need to delivery your package to you.

ATTN:DR.ALAHAJI MANGAR YARADUA.
TEl: +229-951-47-159
TEL: 00229-951-47-159
EMAIL: (infofedexfasterstdelivery@gmail.com)

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR COUNTRY:
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
7.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945
8.CODE NMBER 0140479

Please make sure you send this needed infomation to the Director general of FedEx Express Delivery COMPANY Ltd DR.ALAHAJI MANGAR YARADUA. with the address given to you. Note. The FedEx Express Delivery COMPANY Ltd don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it asa Box of an Africa cloths They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them
delaying with the Box. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of DR.ALAHAJI MANGAR YARADUA Ltd with this line +229-951-47-159

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

DOUSS SAMUEL.
CONTACT THE FeDEX DELIVERY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY
________________________________

Now wait! If you are 80 or older and reading this - DO NOT SEND YOUR INFO! Who falls for this stuff??

p.s. My apologies ahead of time if you have fallen for this type of scam before. Trust me, some rich African king isn't looking to give away 4.2 billion.

3 comments:

Colette said...

Come on Ben, weren't you even a little tempted?

Heidi said...

I heard that they only send these types of letters to people that are suckers!

Ben said...

Heidi, I am sure you believed that when you heard it, too.