Do people really fall for this stuff?

[bru333]

and how the heck did this get through the earthlink spam filter (got it set on high)? Stuff like this usually goes straight to the know spam or suspect mail folder.

ATTENTION


YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS


This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been
gazetted to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire
transfer to you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by
the
senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer. Meanwhile, a woman
came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true
representative and directed that we pay the money using the information
below:


NAME: ANET WHITE

BANK NAME: CITI BANK

BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

You are to confirm to this office if this woman is truly from you or
not so that the federal government will not be held responsible for
paying into a wrong account name. If she does not represent your
interest
and you disclaim her then as a matter of urgency, you are requested to

fill and send this information for verification purposes so that your
fund of us$12.5m us dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank
account. This fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf.

Information needed from you for verification is as follows:


1. YOUR NAME:..............................

2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................

3. YOUR TELEPHONE ..................................

4. FAX............................................... ....

5. AGE............................................... ...

6. SEX:....................................

7. YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................


As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary
Procedures in other to remit this money into your account. the central
bank
governor, executive, board of directors and the senate committee for
foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and accredited this
reputable bank with the office of the director, international
remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign
inheritance funds
this first quarter payment of the year 2006. However, we shall proceed
to
issue all payments details to the said Mrs. white, if we do not hear

from you within the next seven working days from today.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of
thisFund must have caused you. Am presently in London. It is very
important
you call me as you read this. You can reach me on +44 7024093982.Reply
to
this email to: charlessoludo_cbn0610@yahoo.fr

Best regards,

Prof Charles Soludo

Central bank of Nigeria


cc: All foreign inheritance funds

cc: Senate president

cc: Board of directors [FPD]

cc: Accountant general of Nigeria

[Joshu]

cc: Accountant general of Nigeria

Hahaha!
Looks like you have traveling in your future...don't forget to check your email for "rock bottom fares"

[Y2KHAWK]

All it takes is one but imagine if 50 bought into it.

[Steel2686]

It's sad, but people really do fall for it. Otherwise, they wouldn't keep sending this stuff out.

[wolfdogs]

how many people in the U.S. would inherit money from a realative in Nigeria?...and if somebody in your family died...would'nt you know if you were getting inheritance in advance.... especially a large sum like that? just like the Nigerian car buying scams.... how can the American public be so friggin stooopid?

[bru333]

Got a new one

Haven't seen this one before....looks like a twist on the old "Bill Gates/AOL will pay you for forwarding this " deal, only as a sweepstakes...
edit: found it http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp

Message-Id: <20060621012043.5313113135@z1lnx001.web.vi.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:20:43 +0100 (BST)

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E


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Email: microsoft_awardclaims1001@yahoo.com
Phone:+44-702-406-2978
+44-703-184-3766

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid
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Your Full Names
Country
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Batch Number
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Lucky Numbers

as indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.Thank you for being
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[Roger in Kensington]

P.T. Barnum said that it was morally wrong not to take a sucker's money.

I agree.

If you fall for something like this, you deserve to have your accounts cleaned out.

[fastTa]

P.T. Barnum said that it was morally wrong not to take a sucker's money.

I agree.

If you fall for something like this, you deserve to have your accounts cleaned out.

Heck, by that theory, crack delaers would be fools not take advantage of selling their drugs to their addicted and weak minded customers.

The people that buy and use that very same crack deserve to die when they OD.

Pure genius......

Roger, if you truly believe that anyone deserves misfortune in their life, then I truly feel sorry for you.

[Roger in Kensington]

Heck, by that theory, crack delaers would be fools not take advantage of selling their drugs to their addicted and weak minded customers.

The people that buy and use that very same crack deserve to die when they OD.

Pure genius......

Roger, if you truly believe that anyone deserves misfortune in their life, then I truly feel sorry for you.

I didn't say they deserve misfortune, but they do deserve the results of their own foolish choices.

Knowingly fall for such an obvious fraud in hopes of making an unearned and undeserved fortune and get burned in the process? Yeah, you deserve what you get.

Since you bring up crack, whose fault is it when someone knowingly starts using it? Mine? Yours? Or is it theirs?

Play butt darts and get AIDS? You may not deserve it, but don't say you didn't know the risks. And don't blame someone else.

Drive your car 150-mph on a two-lane, rain-slicked road after you've been drinking? Whose fault is it when you hit head-on a family of five coming home from a wedding. They don't deserve it. And what happens to you, I couldn't care less.

It's called responsibility.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to relieve you of your confusion.

[fastTa]

I didn't say they deserve misfortune, but they do deserve the results of their own foolish choices.

Clearly you need to be reminded of what you previously posted. Thank you for giving me the oppurtunity to awaken your memory.

If you fall for something like this, you deserve to have your accounts cleaned out.

Having your "accounts cleaned out" is an absolute and obvious misfortune. So deserving misfortune is precisely what you said....Roger.

Just the mere fact that you actually wated your time to blunderingly make an attempt to redeem yourself from what was clearly an ironically lucid realization that you had typed something less than decorous and conscientious, displays a clear reflection of your confused inner convictions. You're a smart guy, I expect better from you Roger.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Easy guys. Just agree to disagree. I can see where a person would be so disgusted by someone's ignorance at falling for something like this that they would say that person got what they derserved, but that is a pretty harsh blanket to throw over the issue. Unfortunately there are just ignorant and unintelligent people out there who can't help being the way they are. Some people just have low IQ's or are uneducated or old and not quite as able to think as well as they used to be. I don't think any rational, mature adult would say that any of the types of people I just mentioned would ever DESERVE to be the victims of theft, possibly losing every penny they had. No one deserves to be the victim of a crime. Yes, a drug user deserves to suffer the consequences of his drug use. But that is different, in that that person is knowingly committing an illegal act with a known dangerous substance. I don't lose any sleep at all for those people. But someone who gets duped by a predator who preys on overly trusting people is another story entirely. I see it as being no different than someone breaking into one of our cars and stealing our valuables because we were "stupid" enough to leave them in plain sight. We no more deserve that than these people deserve to get conned out of their life savings.

[fastTa]

Easy guys. Just agree to disagree. I can see where a person would be so disgusted by someone's ignorance at falling for something like this that they would say that person got what they derserved, but that is a pretty harsh blanket to throw over the issue.

Harsh and undeserving. I know you realize it and I commend you for that, but some people just get too caught up in being hardened by life's adversities that they naively lose touch with their inherant responsibility to show empathy and compassion.

Unfortunately there are just ignorant and unintelligent people out there who can't help being the way they are. Some people just have low IQ's or are uneducated or old and not quite as able to think as well as they used to be. I don't think any rational, mature adult would say that any of the types of people I just mentioned would ever DESERVE to be the victims of theft, possibly losing every penny they had. No one deserves to be the victim of a crime.

Spoken from a wise and warm hearted person. It doesn't take a big brain to have a big heart.

Yes, a drug user deserves to suffer the consequences of his drug use. But that is different, in that that person is knowingly committing an illegal act with a known dangerous substance. I don't lose any sleep at all for those people. But someone who gets duped by a predator who preys on overly trusting people is another story entirely. I see it as being no different than someone breaking into one of our cars and stealing our valuables because we were "stupid" enough to leave them in plain sight. We no more deserve that than these people deserve to get conned out of their life savings.

Good observation and good point. I strongly believe there exists no circumstance, extraordinary or not, that validates someone maliciously and oppurtunistically taking advantge of someone else. PERIOD.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Amen.

[Roger in Kensington]

Polish your car with something other than Zaino? You deserve what you get.

Or do you disagree?

[fastTa]

Polish your car with something other than Zaino? You deserve what you get.

Or do you disagree?

Is that the best you've got?......seriously?