New Scam

[macdoug]

I just received the following email which i think is a new twist to the old Nigerian scam:
  From: MRS LOI C ESTRADA <mrrssjjjoseph@netscape.net>
To: macdoug*
Reply-To: mrrssjjjoseph@netscape.net
Subject: URGENT
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:03:31 +0200

Dear Friend,
My name is LOI C.ESTRADA,The wife of Mr. JOSEPH
ESTRADA, the former President of Philippines located
in the South East Asia. My husband was recently
impeached from office by a backed uprising of mass
demonstrators and the Senate. My husband is presently
in jail and facing trial on charges of corruption,
embezzlement, and the mysterious charge of plunder
which might lead to death sentence.
The present government is forcing my husband out of
Manila to avoid demonstration by his supporter. During
my husband's regime as president of Philippine, I
realized some reasonable amount of money from various
deals that I successfully executed. I have plans to
invest this money for my children's future on real
estate and industrial production.
My husband is not aware of this because I wish to do
it secretly for now. before my husband was impeached,
I secretly siphoned the sum of $30,000,000
million USD (Thirty million United states dollars) out
of Philippines and deposited the money with a security
firm that transports valuable goods and consignments
through diplomatic means.
I am contacting you because I want you to go to the
security company and claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the consignment belong to
my foreign business partner. You shall also be
required to assist me in investment in your country. I
hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will not
sit on this money when you claim it, rather assist me
properly, I expect you to declare what percentage of
the total money you will take for your assistance.
When I receive your positive response I will
let you know where the security company is and the
payment pin code to claim the money which is very
important.
For now, let all our communication is by e-mail
because my line are right now connected to the
Philippines Telecommunication Network services.
Please also send me your telephone and fax number.
I will ask my son contact you to give you more details
on after i have received a responce from you.through this
email address  mrssliocestrada@netscape.net
Thank you and God bless you and family.
MRS LOI C ESTRADA


*Note: macdoug, I took the liberty of removing your email address from the above message so you don't get more of these unwanted scams.
...krissel  

[dakota]

I get at least five of these a week.  I usually send them to the web site which takes reports of Nigerian scams .

[()]

just bounce them right back to the sender, i use to get them but no more.

They pick up your email address from places such as Yahoo ( i never will advertise with them again) and eBay (not as bad as Yahoo) i think Yahoo sells our email addresses to people...

Just keeping bouncing the fony emails and you will soon be rid of the jerks!

 

[krissel]

macdoug, see edit to your post above...

[Bbob]

I think, "just bounce them right back to the sender" is a great idea. How do I go about doing this with Outlook Express?

Bbob with a Cube

[tacit]

QUOTE(Bbob @ Oct 27 2003, 3:34 AM)

I think, "just bounce them right back to the sender" is a great idea. How do I go about doing this with Outlook Express?

Bbob with a Cube

 "I think, "just bounce them right back to the sender" is a great idea. How do I go about doing this with Outlook Express?"

You can't. Outlook Express can't bounce an email; this is a function of OS X Mail.app.

When you get these emails, forward the email to

419.fcd@usss.treas.gov

This is the United States Secret Service 419 Nigerian Advanced Fee Fraud task force.

[Bbob]

Thanks, Tacit.  Your help is greatly appreciated.

Bbob with a Cube

[gunug]

I didn't save the email and don't remember the details but I got one that was supposed to come from Thailand and had a "very" similar story!  What a great opportunity for crime the internet provides!