The Nigerian email scam moves to Hong Kong.

[capri0mni]

I only opened this letter (which was in my aol spam folder), because for some reason, AOL doesn't show the full email addy in the opening mailbox window, and when I saw "[...]@live..." I wondered if I'd have to report something to the LiveJournal abuse team.

This is the message I read when I opened it:

Although you might be apprehensive about my email as we have not met before, my name is Mr. Song Li. I work with the Hang Seng Bank. There is the sum of $19,500,000.00 in my bank "Hang Seng Bank", Hong Kong. There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds which mean no one would ever come forward to claim it. That is why I ask that we work together so as to have the sun transferred out of my bank into your account.

Note that all is well planned as we shall do this online with all legal and banking requirements. All I need from you is your willingness, trust and commitment. I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I will notify you on the full transaction on receipt of your response if interested, and I shall send you the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be interested please send me your:-

1. Full names;
2. Private phone number;
3.current residential address;

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Song Li

Really. How does anyone fall for such a naked scam? Especially since the promised share for the reader is only 30%? If it were 70%, or even 50%, I could see how greed might overcome reason. But 30%?

Naturally, I deleted it. But I thought someone here might be informed and/or amused by this

Comments

[rob-t-firefly.livejournal.com]

Sadly there will always be people susceptible to such things when faced with what appears to be fast cash. At any rate, some of them are pretty funny with how much they fail.

I got this one recently. It made me smile.

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

I was particularly amused by: Note that all is well planned ... My first thought to that was: "And, apparently, coming up with a convincing and subtle sales pitch was not part of that plan."

ha! Ha!