INBOX SUBJECT LINE: Private Investment proposition:
E-mail Quote:
“Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings! I contact you by this email due to limitation of options to seek your cooperation. Please due treat the content of this correspondence with utmost exigency and due privacy. I am privy to cash totaling seventy-five million US Dollars (US$75?000?000.00) which I wish to invest in your country and in your company if you are willing to facilitate the conveyance of banking of the funds”
Many of us email recipients have received these sometimes amusing scam letters from all over the world. Remember all the scammers with the Nigerian letter, then the UK lottery selecting you to claim your millions, then the Russian reship package fraud with stolen credit cards and Paypal processing and of course, phishing. This new one wants to actually send me 25 million cash in three chests.
Next Quote:
“ You must understand that this is an urgent and serious business and there is no time to waste I am not joking at all. The money is in CASH and you must receive it so after which it will be your responsibility to get into a bank or financial institution for which you are getting a remuneration of 30%. We have to proceed without any delay. The funds will be delivered in a consignment of three chests by a special courier service that delivers precious and discreet consignments. Please let me know if you are willing and able so we may proceed with no further delay.”
Sounds pretty Incredible ! Can anyone imagine receiving 25 million in cash to your doorstep? If you own a local bank you are in luck. Otherwise, how many deposits in cash can you make under the $10,000 limit that banks monitor and report when cash is used for any deposit. I would love to walk into a bank and deposit $25 million in cash and become the center of attention. Would the FBI or IRS show up and escort me away for the third degree? What were these scammers thinking? Where is their scam and why is their plan so insane! The 25 million belonged to a businessman from Bagdad, Iraq who was killed --- probably another corrupt official. The money was meant to purchase five metric tons of raw gold nuggets. I would be willing to bet that there are many millions in cash floating around Iraq somewhere.
This amusing email asked for my name, address and phone number. When I responded to take me off your scam list, they got real serious and emailed back the above quotes. They still wanted to proceed with shipment. I wonder if three chests can fit into my PO Box. I have not heard back from these “astute” businessmen with anymore proposals or how to succeed.
