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Our continuing coverage of the Nigerian email scams continues. Keeping up our tradition of useful reporting (recently EDANDHEIDI.com provided information on the third annual Nigerian email conference), we have breaking news for those who wish to combat this affront to our inboxes. Just reported by Forbes, there is a method the people everywhere are beginning to adopt in epic proportions.
In an attempt to overload the scammers’ inboxes, people are replying as much as possible to the emails when they come in. An automatic Nigerian-email-scam-reply-generator can be found here. I suggest adding some huge attachment. Enjoy.
July 29th, 2003 at 3:47 pm
I received this one today…
Dear Beloved,
It is a privileged to hear from God and it gives me
joy to relate my testimony to you haven received
instruction from God through divine revelation.
And I have the pleasure to share my testimony with
you, having seen your contact from the Internet. I am
John Hall, the legal adviser to late Mr. David Duke
couple that lived in my Country Nigeria for 32 years
before they both died in the plane crash late last
year. These couples were good Christians, they so
dedicated to God but they had no child till they died.
throughout their stay in my country, they acquired a
lot of properties like lands, house properties, etc.
As their legal adviser, before their death, the
husband Mr. David Duke instructed me to write his WILL.
Because they had no child, they dedicated their wealth
to God. According to the WILL, the properties have to
be sold and the money be given out to a ministry for
the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the
documents for the properties were in my care. He gave
me the authority to sell the properties and give out
the fund to the Ministries for the work of God.
In short, after their death, I sold all the properties
as instructed and I was able to realized $16million US
dollars). Instead of giving the fund out for the work
of God as instructed by the owner before his death, I
converted the fund to myself with the intention of
investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was
afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I have
to give account to the bank on how I got the money. I
then packaged the fund in a trunk boxes and deposited
the trunk boxes with a security company. I did not
want the management of the Security Company to know
the content of the trunk boxes, therefore I
registered the content of the trunk boxes as Gold
Bars. Now, the security company believes that what I
deposited with them was Gold Bars.
I had encounter with Christ when Pastor Paul was
preaching the word of God on television. After hearing
the word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a
born again Christian. As a born again Christian, I
started reading my bible and one day, the Lord opened
my eyes and I discovered that the only way I could
have peace in my life is to do what is lawful and
right by giving out the fund as instructed for the
work of God by the owner before his death.
I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God
have forgiven me. But I have to do what is lawful and
right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to
the chosen ministry for the purpose of God\’s work as
instructed by the owner before his death.
After my fasting and prayers, I asked God to make his
choice and direct me to a honest Christian or the
chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace.
I then came across your address on the Internet as I
was browsing through a Christian site, so this is how
I got your contact information, and I then decided to
contact you for the fund to be used wisely for things
that will glorify the name of God.
I have notified the Security Company where I deposited
the trunk boxes that contained the fund, that I am
moving the boxes abroad and the security company
has since been waiting for my authority for the
boxes to leave my country and move to abroad.
So if you know that you will use this fund honestly
for things that will glorify God\’s name, then do
urgently contact me back first through this my
private email address only johnhall_go@yahoo.com and the
details will be given to you on how you will be able
to receive the fund in your country through the
security company.
You should also forward to me your telephone and fax
number for easy communication and to fax you the
documents concerning the trunk boxes.
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.
Yours in Christ.
Barrister John Hall.
johnhall_go@yahoo.com
August 24th, 2003 at 2:54 am
I´ve become the same e-mail last friday. The e-mail adress was diferent from your´s “johnhall30@netscape.net”.
This is a serios message – but is it a joke????
August 24th, 2003 at 8:25 am
Yeah. Big time joke. Here are a few links on the subject.
http://familyinternet.about.com/library/weekly/aa061603a.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.htm
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
August 25th, 2003 at 8:20 am
Thank you for your helpness information. Have a nice day.