Yet another email scam doing the rounds

[faroogoo]

Received this in an email today.

Attn: Parcel Owner, This is to notify you of a parcel containing a cheque worth800,000.00GBP(Eight hundred thousand great britain pounds) issued to us byone Mrs.Brenda Howell in your favor through random selections of email usersworldwide. She is running a foundation in Africa to help the less priveledge all overthe world presently not in the country. You can reach her on +447035995437for further instructions. She has authorized us to issue it to you. She left in our office, your emailto enable us inform you so you can come for claim immediately.You are required to fill in the below form for confirmation of claim: Full Name: Delivery Address:Age:Occupation:Phone: Note: You are only responsible for DHL security keeping fee, $120.00 USD,which is included in your winning cheque as she has already made payment forthedelivery of your parcel.You must reply to this email via this your selected email address foridentification purpose. Contact: Mr.Henry MoscoPosition: Dispatch OfficerEmail:dhlcourierdeliveryservice1@msn.comTel l:+2348078593137

[Stressball]

lol @ the email address. I would imagine DHL have their own host

[Jesterarts]

You'd have to be Properly mentally retarded to fall for those... seriously lol.

[ink]

yA GOTTA WONDER JUST HOW MANY SUCKERS FALL FOR THIS SHIT, there must be plenty,. as if it were a waste of their time and didnt reap rewards, I doubt they'd bother.

[Rufus®]

You'd have to be Properly mentally retarded to fall for those... seriously lol.

Damn it!! you mean I've just blown $150 and still don't have my 800k?? This must be the 4th or 5th time these bastards have tricked me!!

[social]

lol i wonder how this parcel s going to contain $800,000 lol

[Stressball]

yA GOTTA WONDER JUST HOW MANY SUCKERS FALL FOR THIS SHIT, there must be plenty,. as if it were a waste of their time and didnt reap rewards, I doubt they'd bother.

That's it mate, it only takes a couple every now and then to keep them afloat.

A lot of banks, mine included, now have token things that you have to use to get a 6-digit code etc to get into your account. Some banks have nothing but name and password, thats it. They are the banks who work on the principle that social engineering is responsible for fraud now, not cyber-crimes such as being l33t h4ck3r d00ds and mooching from people's accounts.

I think they're right. There is a huge abundance of stupid people in this world now, it wouldn't be overly difficult. I guess it might be a little harder to find someone that stupid who has an amount of money worth stealing though, lol.

[Cobez]

Once again, you must be stupid to fall for that jazz. Most companies in general won't contact you about that kind of stuff by email at all due to hoax emails doing the rounds for a long time now.

They will ring you, send you a letter in the mail, or courier companies that drop stuff off at your house will leave a note telling you where to go to pick up your parcel, like Australia post do.

[Trayner]

Waits outside for postman to come , But serioulsy you would have to be thick as 2 bricks to fall for this

[acarmody]

Wow I didn't think I was that bad off, could have sworn some starving kid in Africa was deemed more worthy of the money.

Also I would be VERY worried if DHL where opening my parcels and telling me what it contains. Also why would I contact DHL on a non-Australian number. Funny as.

Has anyone tried ring that number for shits'n'giggles?

[Goon]

I get scams every week through hotmail lol!! Reporting them is all u can do really..

[System]

I get scams every week through hotmail lol!! Reporting them is all u can do really..

what about their email addresses? surely THEY can be hacked into....

or do they delete and make new ones?

[doyab]

lol here's my latest one.

oggatha5@yahoo.co.jp

From Miss.Magdalene Barack
19 Bp 2002 Abidjan 19 Bp
Cote d 'Ivoire

Hi Dearest ,

Request to assist me transfer an inheritted money and assist me come over to your country to continue my education.I know how surprise this letter will be to you, But I would advice that you consider it as a request from an orphan for assistance.

l am Miss Magdalene Barack, the only daughter of late Engr and Mrs Michael Barack .My father was an Engineer and Contractor with the Government of Cote D'ivoire in Abidjan here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was poissoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on business
While my father was rushed to the hospital , he quickly sent for me as the only born daughter before his untimely death.He told me all about this (US$5.7
million ) Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand Unite States dollars ,he deposited here in a bank for future investiment on my name as next of kin.

But as you may be already aware by now, my country (Cote d'Ivoire) is presently at war caused by political crises. Rebels have already taken over the whole Northern part of the country and making efforts towards the capture of the commercial center of the country Abidjan, where i am now. For this urgly development in this country,I have now decided to take quick actions and have this money transferred out of this country before it is too late. I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To assist me to transfer the money into your bank
account.

(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and then settle there parmanently.I will offer you 20% of the total money after transfer.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep this contact confidential till when this money get to your Custody,this is to ensure
that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.No matter what your decision may turn to be I humbly begging you to reply to me
Thanks and God bless you
Miss.Magdalene Barack





LOL LOL LOL

[shiftySLE]

Nah this one crap, it inly offers 20%. At least if you get scammed you want to think you going to get the whole amount. And it must be a hell of an education for 5.7mill LOL, poor people who beleive them, that or desperate with no other options

[red_vb]

one of my girlfriends brother was duped by a russian girl, they meet online he went over there meet her, came home he thought all was good, then she started asking for stuff and money for a plain ticket out here but instead of getting her the ticket, he sent her the money she had him going for about 8 months in the end he was out over $5000. poor guy.

[D-Man]

i get sooooo many of these at work. Commbank, Bank of America, this bank that bank
it's rediculous the amount of crap there is.

not to mention our fax machine goes mental in the morning - faxes saying you have WON!!!! 1000000 dollars from your distant cousins pets uncles aunty twice removed who was married but died.

and it's yours with the downpayment of 1000 dollars it's alll yours!!

sooooo lame.