Internet scams

This is a thread where you can discuss all of the internet scams you've heard of. Here's an E-Mail I recieved recently:

Dear Beloved,

I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business letter
from
a remote country in far away West Africa and probably from some one you
have not closely related with. But all the same, I believe we do not
need
to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial /business
relationship.
Having said this, I think it is very important at this juncture to
introduce
myself to you and also disclose to you, how I
came in contact with your email address. My name is Mr PRINCE IHE, I
work
with one of the finance and security companies here in Cotonou
-Republic
of Benin.I got your contact when I was searching the internet for the
family
tree......of our decease customer .

In my department I discover abandon fund deposit by the decease
customer
who died some years back and left no one to claim this fund. The total
sum
of $10.3m dollars (Ten million three hundred US DOLLARS) however,his
name
is MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his
entire
family in July 2000 in a plane crash. For More Information
Visite The Site Below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since I got information about his death, I have made several enquiries
to
your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also
proved
unsuccessful after several attempts hence I decided to contact you
direct
based on this deal which is highly confidential and believing that you
will
be capable of executing this transaction with me .

My Dear Friend, the deal here is that the money will be approved and
remitted
to you as the relation to the decease provided I will give you correct
information
to the deposit , I have such needed information and will hand it over
to
you as soon as we commence the transaction before it declared
unserviceable
.
I am contacting you because it is very difficult for me to lay hands on
this fund coupled with the fact that the beneficiary was a foreigner
and
cannot transact the business with anybody who is known to any staff of
this
Institution or anybody around here to avoid jeopardize at the end of
the
transaction. Therefore, to enable the immediate release of this fund to
your position I will need your to give me an address which I can use to
do the underground work and forward the application text to you for
direct
submission to the Institution/Bank to enable transferring the credit
balance
of the said Deposit to your nominated bank account in overseas, On This
ground I request your unreserved but sincere cooperation devoid of
greed
in carrying out this transaction to avoid jeopardize or leakage .

I am prepared to split at 60%/40% for you, provided that mine (60%)
will
be intact at the end. if the contents dose not meet with your personal
and
business ethics I apologise in advance,be
assured that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will
protect us from any breach of the law, upon your acceptance I will
clarify
you more about this deal and the total amount involved . Be warned not
to
reveal this deal to any third party to avoid jeopardize this
transaction
and my position in this office, please treat this matter as urgent as
possible.
kindly contact me ONLY on my alternative email as a matter of urgency
through
this email prince017ihe@yahoo.fr I will also need your Phone and Fax
for
easy communication . expecting your soonest response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr PRINCE IHE.

I can't believe anyone would actually believe that. I recieved that message on the 8th. Anyway, discuss all internet scams here. BTW, sorry if there was a thread like this recently, in which case feel free to lock it.

Honestly, I believe everyone has recieved the "I'm a prince from another country.. donate money... blah blah blah" scam.

I don't know who would actually fall for that sort of scam, but obviously there is someone out there donating, or else they wouldn't be going around as they are.

Seriously, it's things like these that make me want to start an auction on eBay saying:


"Hello dear internet traveler, I am the prince of New Jersey. For this limited time, I am allowing you to have my entire kingdom! Please bid... this kingdom has become too much of a burden on myself, and I can no longer run it.

Good luck to all bidders, and may the best prince win!"


And it would sell. Legally.