Greetings all I just got this addressed from one of our lady members. I suspect someone got into her mail box. . .

" am in a hurry writing you this message cos i don't,have much time on the pc here,so i have to brief you my present situation which requires your urgent response..Actually, I had a trip to Canada yesterday but unfortunately for me all my money got stolen at the hotel where i lodged due to a robbery incident that happened in the hotel.I had been so restless since last night cos i have been without any money i am even owning the hotel here as well moreover the Hotel's telephone lines here got dissconneted by the robbers and they are trying to get them fixed back.I have access to only emails at the library because my mobile cant work here so i did,nt bring it along,please i want you to help me with money so please can you send me $2,500 so i can return back i would refund it back to you as soon as i get home,I am so confused right now and don,t know what to do,you can have it sent through western union but My passport is with the Embassy here so not sure if i can use my name to collect it now,But you can send it directly to the western union manager here and i would get it through her, I have already spoken to her,so will get it immediately its sent but let me know if you can help me then i will make findings.please let me hear from you so i can collect her full name and address where you can send the money to today please.Its really urgent for me as i don,t know what to do right now than to leave here soonest you send it to me and i'll pay you back immediately i get home..Thanks a lot for your kindness,

I will really appreciate your quick response.

Best Regards"
real name deleted to protect the innocent

Ahem..... Scam

Would be interested to see where the IP address of that email leads to. I wonder if it is Canada for real. Probably it is more something like sunny Togo, or Nigeria... Or the ever present Abidjan.

Western Union? Cue alarm bells...

want to feel good about yourself, ring 555-HAPPY and pledge $20 to our happiness staff

Its hard for me to believe that the RCMP wouldn't help a damsel in distress!

Well, the Mounties probably wouldnt, but your consulate definitly would. Thats one of a consulates main jobs....getting distressed travellors home. You have to pay them back after, but they do front you a ticket. Also, western union doesnt really have a presence here. I suspect this scam is like another friend here said, located in sunny Nigeria.

That is such a bad attempt at a scam that it is comical. Thieves steal money from a hotel room but then cut the phone lines? I suppose they cut the phone lines at the library too.

GB

I wonder if the sender graduated from The University of Nigeria?

Sounds a lot like the time the "Spanish Lottery" sent a letter here to Belgium informing me i had won the national jackpot of 500,000 Euro...
What will be next?
Pledge 2,500 € to the "Help Guus Hiddink train a national football side that makes it past a semi-final Foundation"
Seriously though, after the government has taxed almost half of what you have earned why would anyone even contemplate on giving the rest away..and to a stranger?

Write back to her and say "Damn, I didnt know hotels in Nigeria cost so much?? You should use your time on the PC more wisely and go to hotels.com or Priceline.com next time! In the mean time, you should start selling a$$ to pay that hotel bill and make use of the room while you have it!!" LOL

This has scam writing all over it . If it was that big of a robber it would have been our news stations here in the great white north . and why would the embassy have her pass port any way ?

Get some tips here:
http://www.419eater.com and get "her" to send you money so that you can wire her some cash!!

The link above shows how to fight back against these scammers and is quite amusing in the process

I just got this;



CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have just won £2,500,000GBP on the on-going (e)-NL ( (e)-NATIONAL
Lottery) promo.
Your Serial Number is ENL9955/08. To claim your price call the
fiduciary agent, Mr. Willie Banks on +44-70240-66208 or send him an
email to his official email address; [email protected] more
informations.

i think i have got all your emails beat, i received an email a couple of days ago saying i have been awarded a voucher for the sum of £1000. this sum will be deducted from the total cost of any one of four personal organ enlargement operations i wish to select . go figure

Sounds like a sincere and honest person in need of help.....LOL

Just curious...
If I send all the members of Armorama PM that they "have won free model kit of their choice, just send me $5 for shipping", will I make enough to pay off my house?

Sounds like a desperate ploy to get some drug money or to pay of the dealers

really.

When I was a kid and told me old Irish grandmother I wanted something ................. she would tell me to .......... " Hold sh*t in one hand and want in the other and tell me which one gets heavier first "

Cynics! Shame on you all!

I wrote to her and am driving up to personally deliver the money this weekend. But my Rand McNally is off--where in Canada is Abuja?