I get these occasionally and decided to start sharing them. Please share yours with the group and include the header info please.

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From: "Mrs.Kate Potter" <2004lottery@primposta.com>
Reply-To: 2004lottery@primposta.com
To: Thing
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:00:05 -0700
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Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our International Lottery Program held on the 12th of MACH, 2004.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000 EUROS (Two Million EUROS). CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational companies in europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.We hope with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten million Euros international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent: Mrs.Kate Potter
Potter & potter Associates
Reply Email : 2004lottery@primposta.com
Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 20st of May 2004.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. Yours Sincerely, Mrs. Eric Adams International Lottery (co-ordinator)
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claims
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Uhhh somehow I don't believe this is true. If you think it is, then feel free to claim my "prize". ::)

Here's another one:

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From: <danre_babbs_citibank@mail333.com>
To: <danre_babbs_citibank@mail333.com>
Subject: As A Matter Of Great Urgency Please !!!
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:50:16 -0700
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From: Mr.Danre Babbs,
Head Of Operations,CitiBank Nigeria Plc.
Direct Line: 234-803-345-7504
Reply Only To:(danre_babbs_citibank@mail333.com)



Attn:

I am soliciting for your utmost consent in carrying out this purpose.I am Mr.Danre Babbs,The Head Of Operations,CitiBank Nigeria Plc.I thought of trust and reliability and resorted to contact you in the strictest confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:

A canadian, late Robert Ebner,who died in a plane crash on the 13th of October,1999,with EgyptAir,Flight 990,while on a business trip.He was among passengers that boarded the air plane in New York City.He Had an abandoned account with us here at Citibank that worths USD$ 17.5 Million. On hearing the news about his death in the plane crash,the board and management of our bank expected his next of kin to come and assume the place of the beneficiary,but nobody showed up till date.Frantic efforts have been made to communicate any of his relations but to no avail stll. But,intelligent report reaching me from a very reliable source revealed that late Robert Ebner,until his death,had neither wife nor children.Meanwhile,for your personal verification,here is the website that reported the ordeal.Below is the website:

hppt://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

Since I had not wished for the death of our customer,neither had I any reason whatsoever to object to this opportunity,I now decided to you to seek for your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to late Robert Ebner,so that the abandoned amount of USD$17.5 million will be released into your norminated bank account.All documents and necessary proves needed to present you as the eligible next of kin to the deceased,shall be carefully worked out by the lawyer that I will contract to work with us and in your behalf.For sure,this transaction is very,very risk-free and absolutely legal.You shall get 30% of the totl sum for your efforts and commitment towards the success of this transaction. 65% shall be for us here,and another 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses that both parties ( That is You and I ) might run into during the process.

Upon the acknowledgement of your receipt of this mail and in acceptance to this proposition,I will immediately swing into action. And to this effect,please provide your full bank account details where this money will be lodged,including also your direct and private telephone and fax numbers for timely communication.

In the spirit of a viable business relationship,once again,I anticipate your good cooperation.

Sincerely,

Mr.Danre Babbs,
head Of Operations,Citibank of Nigeria Plc.


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And another:

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From: mohammed abacha <alhmoh_ab23@boteast.net>
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ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA
2/8 GIDADO DRIVE,GRA,
KANO - NIGERIA.

PLEASE AS YOU READ KINDLY OPEN THE WEBSITE http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?blurb=126
.PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION
INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE AS I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER IN
GOOD FAITH AND TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY GOD WHO THUS
BROUGHT ME OUT CLEAN AFTER ALL THE ALLEGATIONS
LEVELLED AGAINST ME AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER
GENERAL SANI ABACHA (FORMER NIGERIAN MILITARY HEAD OF STATES).MY RELEASE FROM PRISON WAS NECESSITATED BY THE EFFORTS OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT CHIEF ANYIM PIUS ANYIM AND THE SPEAKER OF THE LOWER HOUSE ALHAJI GHALI NA'ABBA.

SINCE MY FATHER'S DEATH AND MY DETENTION FOR CLOSE TO
THREE YEARS, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY
DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON
DEALING WITH OUR FAMILY. AFTER MY RELEASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS MADE ME SIGN SOME DOCUMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM EXTRACT THE SUM OF ONE BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS FROM MY FATHER’S BANK ACCOUNTS IN LONDON,SWITZERLAND,LUXEMBIURG,LIECHTENSTEIN AND JESEY ETC. MY FAMILY AND I ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST US BY TAKING POSESSION OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$25,000,000.00 ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT. BECAUSE IN THEIR THINKING THEY WANT TO LEAVE ONLY ONE HUNDRED MILLION TO MY FAMILY THIS MONEY IS PRESENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF A SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY MY LATE FATHER AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS OF MY FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO TRIED DOING LIKE WISE. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT I SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY. THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH,EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION WITH THE SECUITY COMPANY.

HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO
WORK WITH ME AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED
BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY
ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO
WORK.AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL
NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE
WHOLE TRANSACTION. PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,
AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE
YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS
TRANSACTION.PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CONCENT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

PLEASE, YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT MY
TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, SHOULD
YOU NOT BE INTERESTED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU

ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA

Yep, there's more!

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ATTN: Thing


REPLY TO: wimpoe.john@caramail.com
wimpoejohn@rediffmail.com

FROM: MR JOHN KELU
COUNTRY: (BENIN REPUBLIC)
BENIN REPUBLIC TEL: +229-481137
SATELLITE TEL: +88216-46689736

My name is MR JOHN KELU from LIBERIA, a Country in WEST
AFRICA. I am in a hide out now in BENIN REPUBLIC,
a neighboring Country in the same West African. I have
Large sum of money for INVESTMENT. The money is in
Millions of U.S. dollars. I need Your help urgently for
both SAFE KEEPING and INVESTING this money in your country.
I cannot move about freely now for reasons i will explain
to you later.

My Uncle is MR JOHN Y. WINPOE. He was a former DEPUTY
MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY in LIBERIA. My Uncle made
this money from DIAMOND BUSINESS while he was a DEPUTY
MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY.
He was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, he was killed by Charles Taylor. You can
verify this from LIBERIAN EMBASSY in your country. You can
also check in some of the international news papers posted
in the web sites bellow:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp

You are one of the three email contacts given to me by a
Cyber Cafe' operator on my request for a foreign contact.
She did not tell me your name or country of origin. Though
I did not tell her why I needed the contact of any foreigner.

Because of the urgent and confidential nature of this
business, you are advised to keep everything secret for
now. If you are interested in doing this business with me,
kindly reply immediately to my two email Addresses:

wimpoe.john@caramail.com OR wimpoejohn@rediffmail.com

After that, i will send you all the details about this

business.
You may if you so wish call me any time on my satellite
phone: +88216-46689736. This is a THURAYA satellite phone.
You can get THURAYA TELEPHONE easily by calling with AT&T,
WORLDCOM, or SPRINT Telephones. Your Telephone Company will
advice you.

As from Wednesday (22/12/2003), I will be in the city.
Only then can you get me on My BENIN REPUBLIC telephone
number: +229-481137

Thanks while waiting for your immediate reply.

MR JOHN KELU (For the Family).

www.419eater.com - Tons of good ones there. My favourite is the "Church of the Holy Cow"

Oh yea, that site rocks. I love the trophy room.

It's actually pretty fun to replies to these things, especially the nigerian scam ones.

[quote author=dxoigmn link=board=35;threadid=6564;start=0#msg57687 date=1083286343]
It's actually pretty fun to replies to these things, especially the nigerian scam ones.
[/quote]

419 = nigerian scam :P

[quote author=iago link=board=35;threadid=6564;start=0#msg57692 date=1083288735]
[quote author=dxoigmn link=board=35;threadid=6564;start=0#msg57687 date=1083286343]
It's actually pretty fun to replies to these things, especially the nigerian scam ones.
[/quote]

419 = nigerian scam :P
[/quote]

Hmm, I guess so. I just read the first one and it wasn't the same kind (i.e. person died, they left money in bank, now you need to claim it).

I have a question: how do I get this kind of spam? I've never gotten it before, but I would like to have something to post here :(

I suspect I need an email @yahoo.ca or some such, first, then go post it everywhere. Could be fun :)

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AWED INTERNATIONAL LOTTO.BV PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: KRUISLAAN 408, 1098 SJ, AMSTERDAM - THE NETHERLANDS.

REF: AIL/7585021-47/03
BATCH: 57/75937867/HM

ATTENTION:

RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE: AL
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 17th May, 2004 of winners of the SCIENTIFIC
GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE NETHERLANDS /
INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 14th May,2004. Your email address attached to ticket number 89-
02897893, with serial number 95020 drew the lucky numbers 14-21-33-42-49-63, and consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of US$500,000.00
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in credited to file REF NO. AIL/7585021-47/03. This is
from total prize money of US$2,500,000.00 shared among the international winners in our 1st -5th
categories. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 company
email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a financial Security company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award stric
tly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program. This lottery program was promoted by our group of philanthropist headed by Mr. Bill
Gates. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes
US$10,000,000 million Dollars International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your file/processing officer:
MR.ALEXANDER BROWN,of AWED INTERNATIONAL LOTTO.BV
(AMSTERDAM - THE NETHERLANDS).
email address: awedbv@netscape.net

On TEL: 0031-610254615; Fax: 0031-206964994

Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NETHERLANDS will be required to procure an Affidavit of
claim papers/Court clearance certificate from the Court prior to award payment policy of the Gaming
Board of Netherland
and required by the paying Financial Security Company.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,
Verifications and validation provided by this
processing Agent. For due processing and remittance of your winning prize to designated account of
your choice, please treat as urgent.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 26th May, 2004. After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY
DISQUALIFIED.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Lynn Costner
(Lottery Coordinator)

Personally I find the second of Thing's posts to be the most humorous one. Only a complete fool would fall for something like that, most obviously because that is not the way that the banking system works at all. I showed it to my father, who is a Senior VP with BB&T, and forwarded the e-mail to the CEO of Bank of America as well as to the head of North Carolina operatoins for Bank of America, and they all had a good laugh.