Comments on: What Happens When The Regular Spam Email Becomes Real… http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/ Funny Geeky Videos and Pics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DeletedSpam http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11486 DeletedSpam Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:50:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11486 It also seemed staged to me but funny nevertheless. I believe anyone who watch this will realize it´s suppose to be a joke... except those who were/are/will be scammed by this kind of schemes. If you ask me I think it can even be considered pedagogical. Thanks for the laughs :) http://deletedspam.co.cc It also seemed staged to me but funny nevertheless. I believe anyone who watch this will realize it´s suppose to be a joke… except those who were/are/will be scammed by this kind of schemes. If you ask me I think it can even be considered pedagogical.
Thanks for the laughs :)

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]]> By: jethelred http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11467 jethelred Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:58:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11467 It looks very staged. What are the odds that the guy that's greedy and stupid enough to risk it is going to then throw the money at a small NPO that helps a vastly different demographic and that he (most likely) has no personal attachments to? In the real world, none. I'm proving that I'm the wrong kind of person for this sort of experiment, aren't I? Bugger. It looks very staged. What are the odds that the guy that’s greedy and stupid enough to risk it is going to then throw the money at a small NPO that helps a vastly different demographic and that he (most likely) has no personal attachments to? In the real world, none.

I’m proving that I’m the wrong kind of person for this sort of experiment, aren’t I?

Bugger.

]]> By: Angela http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11466 Angela Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:17:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11466 Good to know there aren't dick heads in the UK. Can't say the same for the US. Good to know there aren’t dick heads in the UK. Can’t say the same for the US.

]]> By: David Mark http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11460 David Mark Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:53:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11460 Except for your mom right? Except for your mom right?

]]> By: David Mark http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11459 David Mark Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:52:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11459 ATTN: Dear Sir/M, I am Mr.David Mark. an Auditor of a BANK OF THE NORTH INTERNATIONAL,ABUJA (FCT). I have the courage to Crave indulgence for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in the future. Some years ago, an American Mining consultant/ contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar months, valued $12M.USD (TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account. On maturity, The bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, The bank sent another reminder and finally his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation wrote to inform the bank that he died without MAKING A WILL, and all attempts by the American Embassy to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore, made further investigation and discovered that the beneficiary was an immigrant from Jamaica and only recently obtained American citizenship. He did not decla re any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank deposit paper work. This money total amount$12M.USD ( TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS)is still sitting in my bank as dormant Account. No one will ever come forward to claim it, and according to Nigerian Banking policy, after some years, the money will revert to the ownership of the igerian Government if the account owner is certified dead. This is the situation, and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the next of kin to beneficiary, and OPEN a Bank Account abroad to facilitate the transfer of this money. This is simple, all you have to do is to OPEN an account anywhere in the world and send me its detail for me to arrange the proper money transfer paperwork, and facilitate the transfer.The money will then be paid into this Account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35 % for you and 5% for expenses that might come up during transfer process. There is no risk at all, and all the paper work for this transaction will be done by me using my position and connections in the banks in Nigeria. This business transaction is guaranteed.And the first phase of the transfer will be ($4M.USD)FOUR MILLION DOLLARS as advised by our insider in the bank.If you are interested, please reply immediately through my personal email sending the following details: (1) Your Full Name/Address (2) Your Private Telephone/fax Number. Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest some of my share in your country. I look forward to your earliest reply. Yours, Mr.David Mark. ATTN:
Dear Sir/M,
I am Mr.David Mark. an Auditor of a BANK OF THE NORTH
INTERNATIONAL,ABUJA (FCT). I have the courage to Crave indulgence for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in the future. Some years ago, an American Mining consultant/ contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar months, valued $12M.USD (TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account. On maturity, The bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, The bank sent another reminder and finally his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation wrote to inform the bank that he died without MAKING A WILL, and all attempts by the American Embassy to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore, made further investigation and discovered that the beneficiary was an immigrant from Jamaica and only recently obtained American citizenship. He did not decla re any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank deposit paper work. This money total amount$12M.USD ( TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS)is still sitting in my bank as dormant Account. No one will ever come forward to claim it, and according to Nigerian Banking policy, after some years, the money will revert to the ownership of the igerian Government if the account owner is certified dead. This is the situation, and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the next of kin to beneficiary, and OPEN a Bank Account abroad to facilitate the transfer of this money. This is simple, all you have to do is to OPEN an account anywhere in the world and send me its detail for me to arrange the proper money transfer paperwork, and facilitate the transfer.The money will then be paid into this Account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35 % for you and 5% for expenses that might come up during transfer process. There is no risk at all, and all the paper work for this transaction will be done by me using my position and connections in the banks in Nigeria. This business transaction is guaranteed.And the first phase of the transfer will be ($4M.USD)FOUR MILLION DOLLARS as advised by our insider in the bank.If you are interested, please reply immediately through my personal email sending the following details: (1) Your Full Name/Address (2) Your Private Telephone/fax Number. Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest some of my share in your country. I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours,
Mr.David Mark.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11457 Carlos Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:20:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11457 Oh my! Quentin Tarantino is the winner!!! Oh my!

Quentin Tarantino is the winner!!!

]]> By: Fuzz http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11456 Fuzz Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:52:22 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11456 Dude they gave the money to a project that was running bottom up to help stop the forcible removal of the clitoris and labia. Quit your bitching. Anyway anyone with half a brain still knows how to spot a scam. Just send a fake bank acct. if you really wanna go with that .001% chance that someones trying to really give you cash; it's not like they actually checked that guy's acct. number for validity. Dude they gave the money to a project that was running bottom up to help stop the forcible removal of the clitoris and labia. Quit your bitching.
Anyway anyone with half a brain still knows how to spot a scam. Just send a fake bank acct. if you really wanna go with that .001% chance that someones trying to really give you cash; it’s not like they actually checked that guy’s acct. number for validity.

]]> By: Clark Cox http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11455 Clark Cox Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:39:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11455 I have to disagree with everyone who claims that this is irresponsible. Anyone gullible (and greedy) enough to fall for one of these scams deserves what they get. Protecting the stupid from their own stupidity only encourages more stupidity. (and yes, the man in the video, assuming that this wasn't staged, was stupid; kind and giving, but stupid) I have to disagree with everyone who claims that this is irresponsible. Anyone gullible (and greedy) enough to fall for one of these scams deserves what they get.

Protecting the stupid from their own stupidity only encourages more stupidity. (and yes, the man in the video, assuming that this wasn’t staged, was stupid; kind and giving, but stupid)

]]> By: 5318008 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11453 5318008 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:07:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11453 Irresponsible or not, anyone who replies to those e-mails thinking that they'll suddenly become rich deserves what they get. Nothing in life is free. The REAL irresponsible act was to give the money to Nigerians. Their chief export is theft. There are hundreds of more worthwhile charities that could have benefited from that cash. Irresponsible or not, anyone who replies to those e-mails thinking that they’ll suddenly become rich deserves what they get. Nothing in life is free.

The REAL irresponsible act was to give the money to Nigerians. Their chief export is theft. There are hundreds of more worthwhile charities that could have benefited from that cash.

]]> By: Grant Robertson http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/the-honest-10000-spam/#comment-11452 Grant Robertson Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:01:56 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/?p=1856#comment-11452 I agree with many here that this was entirely irresponsible. It almost seems as if they set this whole thing up to influence gullible people to be even more gullible. I agree with many here that this was entirely irresponsible. It almost seems as if they set this whole thing up to influence gullible people to be even more gullible.

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