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This one made me laugh.

Hello,

I am Mr. Bob Wood, from England, an officer in the UK Army, and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne Division Peace keeping force in Iraq. I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business. I need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of a box in your country on my behalf contained inside amount of $6.5, 000,000.00 Dollars. I want to trust you in this business and hope you can be trusted?

Mr. Bob Wood


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Damn, I didn't know we paid these guys that well! As an officer I am sure he didn't steal it.
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'm growing concerned. I haven't had one of those in a long time. What am I doing wrong?
 
Posts: 2827 | Location: Seattle, in the other Washington | Registered: 26 April 2006Reply With Quote
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This one made me laugh.

Hello,

I am Mr. Bob Wood, from England, an officer in the UK Army, and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne Division Peace keeping force in Iraq. I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business. I need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of a box in your country on my behalf contained inside amount of $6.5, 000,000.00 Dollars. I want to trust you in this business and hope you can be trusted?

Mr. Bob Wood


Let's see
  • "Mr." instead of his rank, 1LT, CPT, MAJ, LTC, etc.
  • "officer in the UK Army, and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd" is possible but not very plausible
  • "82nd Air Borne" and not 82nd Airborne!
  • "$6.5, 000,000.00 Dollars" nobody writes it that way. Bizzare! And .00 cents!
  • How many army officers in the UK or USA have $6.5 million sitting around in a box?




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    Posts: 10900 | Location: North of the Columbia | Registered: 28 April 2008Reply With Quote
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    Nigerian letter?
     
    Posts: 2356 | Location: Moscow | Registered: 07 December 2012Reply With Quote
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    Vashper,we don't know but that is a good first guess. Does'nt matter really;a scam in any language is still a scam.


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    Posts: 17357 | Location: Austin, Texas | Registered: 11 March 2013Reply With Quote
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    I went thru paratrooper school back in 1968, and we spelled it "Airborne"...
     
    Posts: 23062 | Location: SW Idaho | Registered: 19 December 2005Reply With Quote
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    The British never called their army "army UK", only "the British army". But it doesn't matter.

    This letter is not isolated, and there are generally masterpieces (this is machine translation from Russian, English original too lazy to look):
    "My name is Bakar Tunde, I'm the brother of the first Nigerian astronaut, air force major Nigeria Abaka Tunde. My brother was the first African astronaut who went on a secret mission to the Soviet station <Salyut-6> back in 1979. He later took part in the flight of the Soviet <Union T-Z> to the secret Soviet space station <Salyut 8T>. In 1990, when the Soviet Union fell, he was at the station. All Russian team members were able to return to earth, but my brother did not have enough in the vehicle. Since then and until today he has to be in orbit, and only the occasional cargo ships <Progress> supply his need. In spite of everything my brother did not lose his presence of mind, however, longs to return home to his native Nigeria. For the long years that he spent in space, it gradually accumulating salary 15 000 000 USD. Currently, this amount is stored in a Bank in Lagos. If we are able to access money, we will be able to pay Roscosmos required amount and to arrange for my brother's flight to Earth. Requested by Roscosmos, the amount equal to 3 000 000 U.S. dollars. However, to receive the amount, we need your help, because we, the Nigerian civil servants, prohibited all transactions with foreign accounts. Eternally yours, Dr. Bakar Tunde, a leading specialist in Astronautics".
     
    Posts: 2356 | Location: Moscow | Registered: 07 December 2012Reply With Quote
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    Mr. Bob is a trusting fellow. For a limey West Point graduate in the 82nd Airborne, $6.5, 000,000.00 must be at least a week's pay.

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    Posts: 13767 | Location: New England | Registered: 06 June 2003Reply With Quote
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    Those Nigerians have adapted their schemes and scams over time! dancing
     
    Posts: 18581 | Registered: 04 April 2005Reply With Quote
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    Those Nigerians have adapted their schemes and scams over time! dancing


    Her's one I just heard about yesterday.

    http://www.publicwords.com/a-speaker-scam/

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    Posts: 4211 | Location: Alta. Canada | Registered: 06 November 2002Reply With Quote
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