Interesting new E-mail scam

[Jorath Calar]

Today I got this email, it's a new twist on the Nigerian scam, it assumes a lot, first of all that I'm dishonest enough to send a person I got a "incorrect" email from my information to get a credit card and that anyone would actually do "business" to someone who loses a important business partners email... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Any here goes...

Good day,dear Vincent! One more time,I ask You to excuse my bad English))) A few days ago I almost lost Your e- mail,cause my computer was breaked,but now all OK,as You can see.I am OK,the money from Your Baltic partners are received by me.Of course,in that time I shall not a bank transfer,becauce I dont want to excite Your fiscal administration))) I put all money at credit card account «VISA".And now I can send this card to You or to that man,whose name and adress You inform me.I shall send card by Fedex or DHL or others of Your choice.Already I ve get my unassuming per cents,but I think Your 87500$ make glad ever You))) (By the way,it is more than You awaited,isnt it?))) I hope I shall not teach You to use credit card VISA))) Moneys recipient (You or Your man) will be absolutely anonymous for US goverment,because this card was opened for fiction person in Russia.Its a nice scheme,isnt it?Of course,it will be a some expensive,than a bank transfer,just a little,but I think its a better for me and You. So,during this week,I am waiting an information from You about name and adress of man,who I shall send the card. Now lets about a rest.Vincent! I ask You to inform Your Partners from Estonia,they must prepare a new contracts about road-building,but not about marketing or audit,becauce it will be more convenient for me.(the Russian Laws is always changing).However,i am not sure You understand what I say about))) How is the weather where You lives? Our weather is bad now,its very cold.I hope it will better after our President elections))) I shall always very glad to talk with You not about business,but You are always busy.Write me at this e-mail at any time,as You wants.Best reggards! Always Yours,Nicolai. P.S. Pin-code from card I send You at this e-mail or send with

[slicer15]

Right...what exactly is the point of this mail, anyway? I don't realy see one...

[img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] What the heck...you really got that mail.....
you didn't just make it up now did you? [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

[Gnarf]

Mebbe them scammers really be good guys, and whenever they cause something bad to happen, they edit the mails they're sending to make fake-nes even more obvious, so that it won't happen again...

[Kakero]

Should be new one, never seen this scam before.

[Sir Kenyth]

Sounds more like a hoax than a scam. A scam would ask you for some kind of account or CC information. Maybe they'll try and get that from you later?

[Albromor]

I've gotten those, too, Jorath, but nothing like you received content wise. I'm still getting them from "Nigeria" in two flavors: 1) I am a former official of our country's former President... and I got all this doe and you acan help me out... blah, blah, blah, and 2)I a a pastor and we got this money and I need a place to secure, and how God directed us to you, blah, blah, blah. The last one I replied to stating it sounds like it is Satan talking here and not God.

[Kaltia]

The English in that hoax...

Babelfish?

[Bungleau]

This one is a case where someone's trying to play on your voyeurism and greed. You're getting a glimpse into someone else's conversation, and they're hoping you try to sneak some of it for yourself.

And perhaps, since it wasn't addressed to you, they feel it will afford them some protection if the case goes to court. After all, they never solicited you directly... you just foisted yourself on them.

Cool! I got to use "foist" in a sentence without sounding like Curly from the Three Stooges!