Should I help this guy transfer money or is it a scam?
 

Dear Sir,
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.

I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 700 billion USD. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.

I am working with Mr. Phil Gramm, lobbyist for UBS, who (God willing) will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a former U.S. congressional leader and the architect of the PALIN / McCain Financial Doctrine, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. As such, you can be assured that this transaction is 100% safe.

This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.

Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to [email protected] so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds.

Yours Faithfully,

Minister of Treasury Paulson

Wow, you're lucky. I'd say go for it.

people actually fall for this shit on a daily basis

Only $700 billion :Oh crap

From The Desk of: Dr. Eric Momodu
12 Northumberland Avenue
London WC2N 5BX
FAX:+44 870 490 1653
Reply To: [email protected]

Dear Friend,

Re: Urgent Funds for Investment.

I am Dr. Eric Momodu, a member of the Contract Review Panel, Federal Ministry
Of Environment (FME), Nigeria. I am contacting you to be our reliable partner/
agent to assist us to receive and investment of Twenty Seven million Three
hundred Thousand United States Dollars only into your designated bank account
in subsequent investments in education, properties, agriculture,construction,
software design and supply, or any business of your choice, to initiate a
proper and structured relationship in your country.

You will be required to;

(1). Assist in the transfer/receive of the above amount in your designated
bank account (virgin or existing account).

(2). Advised on lucrative areas for investment with a large yearly turn-over
profit .

(3). Assist us in the purchase of properties .

(4). The fund is intended to be invested through you/your agency in the
purchase of facilities and assets in your country.

(5). This transaction will result in you being paid a commission of 25% off
the investment capital.

(6). The transaction desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in
the handling of this matter.

Please let me know what your response will be to an offer to receive
investment funds in cash and if the above investment proposals interest you
and you sincerely wish to advice and assist, I urgently want you to me the
information as stated below so that we can commence the mutual beneficial
transaction without delay and onward transfer of the funds into your
designated bank account;

(1). Your Full Names and Address
(2). Your Telephone and Fax Numbers and if available your cell phone Number.

I am presently in London for two months official duty.

You shall be given 25% of the total sum of US$27.3M for the services rendered
as soon as the funds are confirmed in your bank account within or less than
14 days of the final commencement/take-off of the transaction/project.
Moreover, our investment shall also be under your sole supervision since you
know what to invest in making profits in your country.

Your swift copy of your email should be forwarded to: [email protected]

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Eric Momodu.

this thread is way to clever for most of gfy i thinks

They are known as 202 scams and they literally make trillions off them.

Sounds legit.

:2 cents:

It is legit! :thumbsup

You are stupid if you don't take this great opportunity:disgust

This has went over almost everyones head so far ....

Including yours.

"Minister of Treasury" lol

hahah, that's awesome

Hahahahaha

I wonder when they'll finally come up with some new scam

hehe nice one

as long as it's profitable...

I use a throwaway email address and answer like this:

I have a better offer.........

From: DR BUFORD TAKA DUMP ONU.
Southern North America

For the attention of you urgent.

I know this message will come to you as a surprise considering the fact
that we have notknown each other nor had any formal discussion before. I
got your contact as i was going through the international profiles in the
Emery Gap chamber Du Commerce.

I am of 66 years old, while myname is DR BUFORD TAKA DUMP ONU, the son of
former farmer head of state Cote D"Ivoire Pres.Johnny Taka Dump Onu who was
almost lost peanut farm for having small nuts on 19th sept.2001. After
this tragic incident I ran to my neighbor who also had small nuts for
help I didnt get. I then studied hard to getmy nuts bigger. After my
study for months I found the perfect fertilizer....pure BULL SHIT.
I proud to say DR BUFORD TAKA DUMP ONU now has the biggest nuts in world.
I now have $82,000,000,000,000,000,002.03 (eightytwo gazillion two
dollars and 3 cents) in a secure Emery Gap Bank. Since I have no
related relatives here in Emery Gap. Because I nowhave big nuts now
I am willing to share my fortune with 81 honest people like you. Yes
each will get $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 (one gazillion) US dollars.
I will retain $1,000,000,000,000,000,002.03 (one gazillion two dollars
and three cents) for not having small nuts now. The only thing I ask in
return is that you help promote worldwide BULL SHIT for fertilizer so
you to can have big nuts. Now, this money is the worlds future for
pure BULL SHIT and big nuts inNigeria.

furthermore, i have all the vital documents that covers the deposited fund
with me here in Emery Gap and allwill be sent to you on request for
your perusal. I am looking for a trustworthy person to assist me with the
following below:

(i)To assist me with a trustworthy account where the USfund will be
transferred into to promote BULL SHIT with you account number and
password.

(ii)To assist me and invest the fund in profitable BULL SHIT business(s)
to help other use BULL SHIT to get big nuts. This help you feed honest
peoples in Nigeria of your kin.

(iii)To assist me to get a permit (stay)where i can start helping you
get big nuts and have better life.

I hope you will betrusted to assist me as your brother and member of your
family. if so, thanks be to god because with him allthings are possible and
remember you tu can use BULL SHIT to get bigger nuts.

if you need urgent confirmation of the above matter you can contact me with
this email : [email protected] immediately if this business
of BULL SHIT and big nuts interest you.

I am looking forward to hear from you. Ifinterested we will require a good
faith deposit of $23.18 (twenty-three dollars and eighteen cents US) to process
claim toyou.

your urgent response will be appreciated.

Thanks and god bless you,
DR BUFORD TAKA DUMP ONU. ([email protected])

Tip: read the first post carefully

Do it! ;( ...

lol go for it!

looks legit to me do it !!

Maybe, but you have to take into account the source. Anything posted by him probably won't be read thoroughly. That guy isn't known for being very clever.

haha, no doubt.. people comment on threads they don't even read.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

true

I;d say go for it! what do you have to lose?!

this is a fucking joke.. i have about 200 of these in my spam box

Did anyone actually read the first post? Very cleaver, but unfortunate for all of us. I say they bail me out to the tune of 700 billion.

haha, that's fucking brilliant!

:1orglaugh