Dirtbag of the Day

The scammers and scumbags of the world never fail to amaze me. Derivations of the Nigerian Scam still abound. Here, for your reading enjoyment, complete with headers, is one that we just received today.

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From: "larrysule@katamail.com" <larrysule@katamail.com>
To: larrysule@katamail.com
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:50:27 +0000
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FROM THE OFFICE OF:LARRY SULE (MNIM)

OFFICE TELEPHONE NO.: +234 1 776 7824, MOBILE PHONE NO.: +234 803 305 2148, FAX:
+234-1-759-9278.

Dear Sir/Madam,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL: TRANSFER OF US$10.2M (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS). BUSINESS INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP.

Good day to you.

The reason for this proposal is that your help is required in order to
facilitate and successfully complete a profitable venture that is of immense
benefit to you, and us the originators within a stipulated time frame.

I am Larry Sule, a director with the Power and Steel Department(PSD)and the
Secretary of the Contract Award and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) of the PSD.

This profitable venture involves the sum of US$10,200,000.00 (Ten million Two
hundred thousand United States Dollars) which is presently in an account of the
PSD. We need your help as a foreigner to help transfer this sum of US$10.2M
(Ten million Two hundred thousand United sates dollars). We cannot make this
transfer on our own or in our names for the fact that we are civil
servants(still in active service). But you as a foreigner can assist us in the
sense that the money to be transferred will be paid to you as money meant for
investment purpose

The money in question is ready for transfer into an overseas account which we
expect you to provide.

We have agreed that the money will be shared according to the ratio statedbelow;
a) 10% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of thefund.
b) 85% to us originators (which if possible we may enter into a partnership with
you).

We will require from you:
a) Name and address of Company/ Beneficiary.
b) Details of the account which you are the only signatory that the money will
be transferred into.

The above requirements is to initiate and faclitate the transfer of the money.
Be informed that the reason we are sending you this letter is because we know
that the only way to succeed is to seek the help of a foreigner. Your
professional status is not a matter of hindrance in this transaction. Please,
your assistance is highly solicited.

We have no doubts at all that this money will be released and transferred if we
get the necessary foreign partner to assist us in this deal. Therefore, when
the business is successfully concluded we shall through the same connections
withdraw all documents used from all the concerned government ministries for
100% security. All expenses regarding the opening of an account if not already
in existence shall be borne by you, all expenses are however reimbursable on
the conclusion of this business transaction. It is of high hope that you will
consider this humble request and respond positively.

If you are still in doubt after the receipt of this letter please do not
hesitate to contact and ask any question(s)that may hinder your decision on
this matter.

Please an acknowledgement of the receipt of this letter will be appreciated. For
more details on this transaction you can call me on my mobile telephone number
+234-803-305-2148 or office number +234 1 776 7824. The Telephone line may be
busy, please keep on trying till you get through.

While awaiting your early response, thank you in anticipation of your most
valued assistance.

Yours Faithfully,
Larry Sule (MNIM)
P.S. PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

Alternative email address:larrysule@yahoo.ca

Kain, people are gullible (sp) and greedy. What seems like an obvious scam to you or me makes someone else go "cha-CHING!"

How about those people who get roped into buying fakes stocks and vacation packages from telemarketers? I mean, "they've" only been telling people to not give out their cc info on the phone since the caveman days. Yet still people get taken for a ride.

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Kain, people are gullible (sp) and greedy. What seems like an obvious scam to you or me makes someone else go "cha-CHING!"

How about those people who get roped into buying fakes stocks and vacation packages from telemarketers? I mean, "they've" only been telling people to not give out their cc info on the phone since the caveman days. Yet still people get taken for a ride.

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NOTE TO SELF: Remove the Gudes from my telemarketing phone list.

There is one universal RULE: They would not do it if they were not making money from it! Same for SPAMMERS! It makes absolutely no sense for anyone to engage in SCAMMING/SPAMMING if they were not profiting from it.

They have been news stories about this for years. People have individually lost tens of thousands of dollars. One fool actually went over to Africa to collect his $$$ and was taken hostage if I recollect properly.

If you want to stop telemarketing calls, get the CALL INTERCEPT service from Verizon. It's about $5/mo. I have not had one telemarketing call in months. If the caller has no CALLER ID or is blocking their number (as all telemarketers currently do), the system intercepts the call and requests them to identify themselves. If they choose not to do so they get disconnected. On your end, if the caller does identify themselves, you get a special ring. The caller's announcement is played and you have the option to accept the call, send them to voice mail (if u have it) or send a prerecorded msg that says "I don't talk to telemarketers." The bottom is line is that telemarketers hang up as soon as they get the automated response.

If you have a friend or family member who calls you from a number where they don't have CALLER ID, you can just give them a 4-digit code to bypass the system. You then get a custom ring letting you know that you have someone "special" calling you.

The only people who bother me is AT&T. You tell them not to call anymore and it goes into one ear and out the other.