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Old 02-26-2009 | 09:09 AM
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I just got an email from a "Scott Williams" who said he got my info from "the Blazer forum". Not sure if it's from here or.net, but here's a paste of the email. It's obviously one of theose Nigerian scams.

From: Scott Williams.,
Country: Ivory Coast
Location: West Africa.
Telephone:+22545049126
Email:scott_williams7777@yahoo.co.jp
Please and please rich me in my privetemail.

Dear One,

I know this mail will come to you as a suprise since we have not meet or had a previous correspondence please bear with me.i will realy like to have a good relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i decided to write you because of the urgency of my situation here

I got your contact informations through site and decided to contact you, hoping that by Almighty God grace, you will successfully assist me out from my situations after seven days of prayer and fasting over seeking for an overseas guardance. I am Scott Williams. ( 22 years old ). The only son of late Nana Williams, who was a famous and wealthy cocoa and gold dealer base in Abidjan, the econimic capital of Ivory Coast

My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when i was a baby and since then, my father took me so special. Before he he died, he secrectly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of ($2,500, USD ).Two million, five hundred thousand united state dollars. Deposited in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only son for the next of kin.

I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.I am seeking your urgent attention to help me transfer the sum into your account for an investment purposes, Such as real estates and stock markets business. And i want you to help me invest this money in your country and help me to locate a nice school to continue my education in your country.I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your urgent assistance to me, immediately after the transfer of the fund into your account in your Country. I will be waiting for your urgent and favourable response.

Yours Sincerely,
Scott Williams.
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 10:39 AM
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Happens from time to time. If you allow other members to email you (it is a check box in your profile), then anyone can send you an email via the forum. They will not get your email address, but they will be able to send you an email. Does the email header include which user sent you that email?
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 11:19 AM
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LOL...I like the part where he says "($2,500, USD ).Two million, five hundred thousand united state dollars." Must work for the government. Last time I checked $2,500, USD was only Two THOUSAND five hundred dollars. Unless I need to notify my bank that they're screwing me.
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 11:53 AM
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Dude, he sounds legit. Help a brother out.
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 12:26 PM
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That's a typical scam. All they really want is your bank details. This sort of of scam is typical of those coming out of Nigeria. STAY AWAY from it!
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 02:30 PM
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Are you saying I shouldn't have sent the $3000.00 (Three Million Dollars U.S.) ???
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 04:10 PM
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ORIGINAL: vadatara2

Are you saying I shouldn't have sent the $3000.00 (Three Million Dollars U.S.) ???
Probably a bad move on your part
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 05:18 PM
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He got the money out of my account!!!!!











not! lol

anyway, I did received the email as well and to answer swartlkk, mine says from "boy"
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 05:31 PM
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OK, he is gone now.
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 10:47 PM
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So I checked my junk email and to my surprise, I had a similar email. No mention of how they found me email address though..

From: fillomina_william01@yahoo.co.jp


Greetings,[/align] [/align] Idesireto ask your help to be a guardian or foster parent to me and then help me out in what i want to tell you. [/align][/align][/align] [/align] My name is Fillomina Williams. I am 22 years and the only daughter of Late Mr. & Mrs. Ben Collins Williams. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in my country Cote D'Ivoire West Africa. My Father was shut death by my uncles due to their intentions to claim all my father's wealth alsomy mother died when iwas a baby. [/align] [/align] After My father was shut, Beforeand before he diedin a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called mebeside his sick bedand told me that he has the sum of Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars USD ( $4,800.000.00 )which he deposited in a suspense account in one of the big banks here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [/align] [/align] He alsotold me that he used my name as the next of Kin when he deposited the money in the bank. He strongly advised me not to seek assistancefrom my uncles nor his lawyer nor any of his friend here but to seek for a foreign partner from any country who will assist me in the wise investment of the money since the money is in the bankso that i will move out from this country for my safety. [/align] [/align] I have also vacated from my father's housefor to my safety due to my uncles who has came to claim all my father's properties, and as i am writting to you now, i am currently staying in a church with onePastor Michael who acepted me to stay in his church for the mean time after i have explained everything that happened to me and my condition of life at the moment. i want to stay here in thisch church temporary until i finds someone that will be of good help to me alsoI want to transfer this money out from this country and use it for investment purpose. [/align] [/align] Because of this i am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: [/align] [/align] (1) To serve as a guardian to me and then assist me transfer the money into your bank account. [/align] [/align] (2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and then settle there parmanently. [/align] [/align] If you accept to stand as my guardian or foster parent to me, i need not to discuss any percentage with you as you have to see the whole money as yours and then assist me invest it. But if you still want a percentage, i am willing to offer you, 20 % of the total money as compensation for your assistance. [/align] [/align] As soon as i receive your assurance to assist me with the proposal, i will then give you the bank contact information where my father deposited this money so that you can contact themand proceedto transfer the money into your account while i come over to stay with you parmanently after the transfer of the fund. [/align] [/align] No matter what your decision may turn out to be,please i plead you to keep this highly secret for my safety, as i believe that those that killed my father are still after me.[/align] [/align] Thanks and God bless you . [/align] Best regards [/align] Fillomina Williams[/align][/align][/align]
 



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