Going through my emails...there's bs and then there's BS

[terrya]

I saw this in my email this morning. Yeah, right...sure.

Has anyone else gotten one of these?

Hi,
My name is Don Peter an American soldier, serving in the military with the 1st Armored Division in Iraq. I and my superior perfectly and carefully moved funds as a cargo to a cargo company belonging to Saddam Hussein, the tone of the funds is $25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five million US dollars) this money is being kept safe in a cargo company. Click on this link to read about even that took place here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
Basically since we are working for the government we cannot keep these funds to our possession here in Iraq to avoid any suspect,that is why we have decided to look for someone sincere and honest to help us keep this funds under is safe possession for future benefit to the parties involved. We will share the total funds in three ways, since we are three involved in this. You will take 30%, and 30% will be for me, and my superior will take 30%. 10% will be kept aside for expenses. This business is confidential, and it should not be discussed with anyone.There is no risk involved whatsoever. If you are interested i will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can i trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication and also your contact address . This business is risk free.
Respectfully submitted
Sgt. Don Peter.

[Clintmax]

1. LOL! It's a wonder they expect people to believe that shit!

There is a site: http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/ that deals with these scams. The guy gets the same e-mails and starts a conversation with the person (Nigerian usually), and then messes with them for as long as he can. It's really quite hilarious! :rofl:

[terrya]

3. What's sad is...some people will believe it.

This one pushes all the emotional buttons...American soldiers in Iraq...millions of dollars of brutal dictator Hussein's money...and you can share in it! I can actually imagine some people falling for it.

Meanwhile...I'll check out the link when I get a chance. Thanks. :-)

[RebelOne]

4. There is also two other good sites.

Check out http://www.419eater.com and http://www.thescambaiter.com

[RebelOne]

2. A variation of the Nigerian scam letter.

In fact, if you check the header on the letter, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't originate in Nigeria or the UK.

[Brewman_Jax]

5. That's a new one

I keep the Nigerian bank one. Earlier this week I got one from a barrister in England--that's a different one.

[Squeech]

7. Yeah, that too.

One of my favorite bloggers, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, says she wrote back to one of these scammers that she was an expert on intellectual property and they were infringing on a Nigerian copyright :rofl:

[ET Awful]

6. I love these things "this business is confidential and it should not be

discussed with anyone, but I'll send you, a complete and utter stranger, information pertaining to this business that is confidential and should not be discussed with anyone.

LMAO . . . what gets me is that not only are there assholes out there that send this shit, but there are also people greedy and foolish enough to believe it.

[Misunderestimator]

8. Sgt. Don Peter!

That name strikes me as funny. I seriously wonder how many people actually get taken in by the schemes.

[arwalden]

9. Perhaps His Middle Initial Is "G"

[Catchawave]

10. These are easy to spot as spams,

since Nigeria hasn't wired my 25 million to my bank account yet :rofl:

The evil emails I hate are from "friends" who send me anti-Democratic/liberal/hate America spew. I usually enjoy replying to all with a Snopes link! Sometimes, it's so outrageous and too new for Snopes, so I post it in GD for help with a response, which is great!!!

The last ones being about the National Cathedral canceling Marine Memorial services because of Cindy Sheehan, and one comparing Nancy Pelosi to Tokyo Rose.

DU is the best place to debunk such crap!