In fact it does. I got this today, on Memorial Day of all days:
Dear sir/mrs.
I am Mrs Aminata Sheriff an Iraqi Woman, We are a family of three, My husband and one of my sister are dead in the city as a result of the cold war going on in my country. Before the death of my husband , he deposited huge amount of money with a Bank in Burkina Faso where he had wanted us to go and live till the war is over.
Now that my husband is dead ,I need a business partner who can help me to claim and use the fund he deposited in Africa for business purposes any where .I will like you to keep this proposal as a top secret because of the fear that I might be killed if my Government happens to know about this ,
based on the reason that my late husband was among the Government officials in Iraq. I am away from the city where there no electricity and telephone communication , I was able to send this mail to you through a friend of mine who works in American Soldiers walfare center in Ramadi ,You can only reach me through this E-mail amin********@*****.com
I will be expecting to receive your positive response to my proposal
Thanks for your anticipated help
Mrs Aminata Sheriff.
Pray for folks who put out scams like this.
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And a few hours later I got this one.
Is today my lucky day? Something about my honest face?
FROM THE OFFICE OF Mr.KALIF DIALO.
THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA. (
Dear Partner,
I presumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this do not be a surprise proposal to you because i got your contact information from the international directory in few weeks ago before i decided to contact you on this magintude and lucrative transaction for our future survival in life. Moreover, i have laid all the solemn trust in you before i decided to disclose this successful & confidential transaction to you.
I AM Mr.Kalif Dialo, THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT of our bank and i have had the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of NINTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($13,300,000.00 ) for our success.Th is is an abandoned sum that belongs to one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few years ago. Meanwhile i was very fortune to came across the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the year against 2007.
Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 5 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund. As an honour and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rules guideing our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a Burkina Faso citizen, you have the absolute authority to claim the fund hence you are a foreigner despite your differences from the country of origin of the deceased. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the NEXT OF KIN OR EXTENDED RELATIVE to the deceased.
On the transfer of this fund into your account, { 41% } will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account,{ 50% } will be my share being the codinator of the transaction while the rest { 9% } will be shared to the respectable Organisations Centers such as Charity Organisation, Motherless Babies homes, and helpless disabled people in the World.
If you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on his transaction, contact me and agree that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund have getting into your account. Besides you should not entertain any fear because i am sure of the success as an insider in the bank ok. Please reply with the assurance, include your private telephone and fax numbers necessary for facilitate an easy communication in this transaction. As soon as you reply , call me through my private telephone number so that i will let you know the next step to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately. I expect your urgent communication.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Kalif Dialo.
The international directory of bloggers? Is that where he got your name?
I just keep winning!
I am having the best week ever!
I must soon be the richest blogger out there.
What will I do with all this cash?
Recieved just today… I am on a roll!
It now goes without saying that I have a lot of offers (given my wealth) for attractive business partners!
I ‘M MISS AICHA LI, SEEKING FOR A BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. THAT IS MY PICTURES AND MY ATTACH FILE WHY I CONTACTED YOU. HOPE TO READ FROM BACK SOON NEXT.
MISS AICHA LI
What did I do so well in life to have such a FABULOUS streak of outrageous fortune? This just in today:
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The fortune increases today!
The BBC is involved now! News of my vast holdings has spread quickly!
I don’t get it, I bought my computer from Dell – they have all that on file!
Your spam is much more entertaining than mine.
Why would I need a loan? I am about to become rich from all these lottos and shady business deals!
This gal included a photo of herself in her Daisy Dukes. A sexy business partner! It must be my lucky month!
I am the biggest winner online!
Nigerians love me.
Oh. Great blog. I hate spammers. I receive several in a day and though I loathe them, I definitely appreciate their creativity. These guys are eggheads! Check this one out
We are delighted to inform you that you are one of the THREE LUCKY
WINNERS whose e-mail address won the sum payout of 500,000
pounds.(Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterlings Only) in the DELL
ELECTRONICS SEASONAL AWARD 2008.
And after 6 hours, another one will be here
The global lotto, eh?
Gmail needs the info they already have for me on file? Interesting!
I got this same e-mail 5 times today.
Do you think I won 5 times?
Note that a microsoft exec uses hotmail!
Who knew?
Did you know you can win lottos you never entered in countries you have never been to?
I seem to have won THREE major contests today!
JUST IN TIME!
Rent is due!
after the rent is paid…
The Queen HERSELF wants to give me money!
Hi me too got one mail from Dell Electronics as Award winner.. So please tell me it is an scam or orginal.. reply me soon..
that is a TOTAL SCAM!
This is to inform you that email has been approved to claim a total sum
of U£1,000,000.00 from the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
In cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash
prize of £1,000,000.00
For more information on how to redeem your price
Contact: Mr. Mike Brown via email
Email:uknl.departmelive.com
Provide the Following Informations to enable us process your price
1:Full Name 2:Country 3:Home Address 4:Sex 5:Age 6ccupation
Regards from the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION
Email:uknl.departmentve.com
Dear Winner,
Congratulations to you, you have won for your self the sum of Six Hundred and twenty thousand pound (620,000.00 GBP) from the World Best Online Casinos. As as result of the high profit made over a long period of time. To claim your prize reply this email sending us the bellow details:
Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Tell:
Once we received the above information then we will give you information on how to proceed claiming your prize.
Regards,
Mrs. Mabel Thomson.
Call: +44-703–2991
This is especially pathetic:
Give education to the corners and they’ll teach you how not to corn!
My international reputation as an oil exporter has gotten out!
And now my reputation as a money launderer seems to be out as well!
Best regards
Dr. Hamed Zongo.
I really don’t need to launder money or export oil, as once again I have won it big!
All I do, all day long, is win, win , win!
Hallo to Dell Electronics\is it true you give such a big prizes for all over country??is Mr. Brown J. Williams a real member of your team ????????? Did my email really won 500.000.00 pounds sterling ??????please reply me as soon as possible cause im going crazy.thank you
la verdad veo comentarios por todos lados has ganado pero no veo ningún comentario que han recibido el dinero es mas en todos lados aparece como que es una estafa! saludos a todos!
2009 is going to be great for me with all these financial windfalls!
I am going to build a whole diocese on these monies.
6.8 Million dollars? That wouldn’t even pay off the roof repair at my church!
If you are doing research, use the internet to find a debt consolidation company. This is also a place where you can easily compare deals. It can save your time and effort.
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