JHB
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Wed Mar-09-05 04:40 PM
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The Nigeria scam is now the Wellstone scam! |
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I got the following Spam blast-mailed into multiple work addresses (so it wasn't anyone actually looking for me).
Beware, folks, the "Nigerian Lawyer" scam has mutated into the "Paul Wellstone's 'lawyer'" scam:
Attn:Friend,
Greetings,It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is because we have not met before but I am inspired to send you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Phillip Andrews,the personal attorney to the late Senator Paul lane Wellstone, a Citizen of the United states and he was into politics.
On the 25th of October 2002, my client,his wife and their three children were involved in a fatal Plane Crash near Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives including other people in the Plane.Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace and locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my client since I have no place to locate any of his relatives. I can easily convince his bank in the Europe with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, My late client had an account with one of the banks in Europe valued at about US$9.3Million (Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which I witness the documentations before he left for the states on 24 october 2002.
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my client since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.3Million (Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be paid into your account and then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses,tax as your government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
mail me on my altanative mail box :phillipandrews@box.az
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Phillip Andrews Esq
N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication in this mutual transaction.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood
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Wed Mar-09-05 04:43 PM
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1. that's fucking disgraceful |
VelmaD
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Wed Mar-09-05 04:44 PM
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2. spell check is your friend |
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Edited on Wed Mar-09-05 04:44 PM by VelmaD
Does anyone really buy that shit? Seriously.
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WildClarySage
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Wed Mar-09-05 04:47 PM
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I got that same phishing scam "from" Mrs. Arafat.
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madmom
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Wed Mar-09-05 05:05 PM
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I thought Paul Wellstone had 2 more sons not in the crash, remember the memorial ceremony?
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Wed Mar-09-05 05:21 PM
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6. That's true, but when you make the whole thing up |
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I guess getting the finer details right doesn't matter.
This is probably the most disgusting spam I've seen yet, and that's saying something.
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Wed Mar-09-05 05:17 PM
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5. it doesn't even make sense! |
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anyone dumb enough to fall for that stuff deserves to have their identity/money stolen.
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