Evil Scam

I just received this email. I know what it is but other people may not. These often get peoples identities stolen or worse. What should I do with this?

The Desk of Mr Tama Aku Audit/Remittance Department of African Development Bank (ADB) Auagadougou Burkina Faso phone: 00226-70 64 24 10

Dear Friend,

                 (CONFIDENCIAL)

I know that this email will be a big surprise to you, but i want you to calm down and read very carefully. I have a business which will be beneficial to both of us. the amount of money involved is ($5,700:000:00 five million seven hundred thousand us dollars) which i want to transfer out of the country to your bank account, all to my financial benefit and yours too. and also to take my wife abroad for treatment of liver damage.

This money is owned by a man called JIN SUN, a business commercialist in west-african regions. he has been dead since six years ago and since then, no claim has been placed on his bank account balance.

I want to transfer this money out of the country but such fund cannot be transferred without a next of kin attached to the fund. the fund could be transferred in these way; you shall present yourself as a business associate to the deceased person[JIN SUN) as details shall be that you are the care- taker business associate to mr. jin sun and his properties.

I shall make available to you materials and information with which a successful claim shall be placed on the fund. i shall also be your guidiance and instructor throughout the duration of this transaction so as to ensure a swift and sure transfer of the fund to your bank account. as to your benefits,you shall be entitled to 40% of this fund for your co-operation in this transaction while 5% will be set aside for expences incured during the course of this transaction.

So if you are interested, send a reply to me immediately and in your reply please include your [private phone and your fax numbers] urgency has to be implied and this business must strictly be a deal between both of us.

Waiting for your urgent response so that i can move ahead and give you the indept details concerning this transaction and also the steps to take for a smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account.For seurity purpose pls reply me with this email address(tama_aku@hotmail.com)

Best Regards, Mr.TAMA AKU

Runtest wrote: What should I do with this?

There should be a 'Delete' option somewhere on your email client. Maybe that will help.

That helps the populous as a whole.

ynori7 wrote: There should be a 'Delete' option somewhere on your email client. Maybe that will help. Runtest wrote: That helps the populous as a whole. Not if it's your mail client…

Ugh. I get this shite all the time.. However the number of messages have GREATLY decreased after waiting a little while.. if you take the time to read the messages, you will notice there are many spelling, and capitalization errors- most of the time…

I believe this is a rather well known scam.. along with the "Australian lottery" and other lottery one from somewhere in Europe…

Just report all the messages as SPAM every time you receive one….

Or create a new account…

Also, don't just hand out your E-Mail; not expect to get spammed…

It is funny to waste their time. What is the email of the guy who sent it?

or get them so send something to a fake address that doesn't exist, then "disappear"

Thats not a bad idea actually.

Here is an invitation for flame Zephyr_Pure. See below.

Why didn't I think of that?

Runtest wrote: Here is an invitation for flame Zephyr_Pure.

Okay, that's enough. You and plenty of other completely useless morons here seem to think that every statement that makes you feel stupid is a "flame". It's not; it's criticism, and it's made to make you realize how much effort must be put into speech to prevent yourself from looking like a jackass. Alternatively, this is a flame:

Fuck you for being such a goddamn illiterate jackass. If you're going to fucking argue, at least make some attempt to pull your head far enough out of your ass to see thoughts that aren't shit. You want to talk like you have a fucking backbone? Say something that's worth hearing; otherwise, shut the fuck up. If you have nothing useful to contribute, shut the fuck up. If you don't like what I say… I don't fucking care. If I hurt your feelings, don't care… It'll hurt more when I verbally bend your bitch-ass over and break you off a post-3rd-grade education in a nutshell. You'll break when you realize you're being a little bitch instead of paying attention to your own fucking stupidity, which is what provoked me responding in the first place. You ignorant, useless, pathetic dumbass.

… See the difference? If you're going to be a groupie, at least follow someone that contributes to the community. "Flame" has a meaning and "criticism" has a meaning. Learn both.

ROFL I am getting some popcorn.

Runtest wrote: ROFL I am getting some popcorn. You should be getting a dictionary and a cheap clue. Enjoy.

Oh, and one thing you forgot,(or didn't post). Be ready to receive both, and more.