They still send these things?

[VooDooPC]

I got this today in my e-mail:

 

From: Edward Smith <edwardssmith51@gmail.com>

To: edwardssmith51@gmail.com

Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Date: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 12:02 pm

 

From: Mr.Edward Smith

Account Manager,Hsbc Bank-West Africa.

Mobile:+2348032301762

Email: edwardssmith50@gmail.com

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

How are you today.I saw your good profile on the internet and i want to do

business with you,this is why i wrote urgent mail to you for assistance.

 

I work in a bank here in Africa and there is one of our foreign customer who

deposited money in our bank since 5 years now and recently i confirmed that

he is late now because he died in a plane crash last two years ago.

 

Please i need your reply so that we can arrange to transfer the money into

your bank account for our sharing and you will represent as the next of kin

for the claim and i will like to investment my share in your location,reply

for more details.

 

Also you will be entitled for 40% while 60% for my investment into your

country.

 

The amount is US$2.6 Million

 

This is very urgent business information

 

My personal email: edwardssmith50@gmail.com

 

Thanks,

Mr.Edward Smith

 

These African bank e-mails seem almost like internet memes at this point.

[stutters]

almost?

[Peckles]

This Message Is Respectfully Yours.'

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due respect , trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patient and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone through your remarkable profile, honestly' i got your profile in google data base when i was searching for a reliable person who could stand as my Trustee, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation, Amina Kipkalya is my name, a girl of 23yrs of age, single and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June,2008.

 

 

You can read more about the crash through the below site:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

 

After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold my father's property to an Italian Expertrate which the shared the money among themselves and live nothing for me.I am constrained to contact you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. they planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile i wanted to escape to the USA but they hides away my international passport and other valuable travelling documents.Luckly hey did not discover where i kept my fathers File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where i am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou , Republic of Burkina Faso.

 

One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the documents which he has deposited huge amount of money in bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival, the Bank Director whom I met in person told me that my father's instuction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of the money to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister.

 

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinc ed me that you may be the true person to help me. Moreso, My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$5.800,000) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in your country. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my 1year in the university when my belove father died. It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above.I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

 

Awaiting your urgent and positive respond. Please do keep this only to your self for now untill the bank will transfer the fund. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone ,I thank God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited these money with my name as the next of Kin.I have the documents for the claims.

Yours Sincerely

Amina Kipkalya

 

Rather long, but I like the part where she clearly states that she is single, and where she says she has a wicked stepmother (keeping in mind that it was her father that supposedly died).

 

Edit: This was from October 6th.

Edited October 15, 2010 by Peckles

[Preacher]

I'm just glad to see that the refugee camps have internet access