Well, guess I'm a millionare...

OK, so I just got an E-mail from some Nigerian dude and he wants me to send him my banker's name, telephone, account, and fax numbers! He also wants my private telephone and fax numbers! Not to mention my letter-headed paper stamped and signed in exchange for 25% of $47,500,000.00! Guess I'm too rich to be talking to you guys. My new Nigerian friends might find out. By the way here's the E-mail they sent me:

LAGOS, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO

DEAR SIR,

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00 (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT, EXECUTED COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS (5) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR. THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APEX BANK.

WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND OVERSEAS AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT; THAT IS WHY WE REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: 70% FOR US, 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE TRANSFER.

THE TRANSFER IS RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDES. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). IF YOU FIND THIS PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE, WE SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

(A) YOUR BANKER'S NAME, TELEPHONE, ACCOUNT AND FAX NUMBERS.

(B) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS -- FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND EASY COMMUNICATION.

(C) YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER STAMPED AND SIGNED.

ALTERNATIVELY WE WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE TEXT OF WHAT TO TYPE INTO YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER, ALONG WITH A BREAKDOWN EXPLAINING, COMPREHENSIVELY WHAT WE REQUIRE OF YOU. THE BUSINESS WILL TAKE US THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH.

PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.

BEST REGARDS

Well, guess I'm off to do millionare things!

that happened to me once too!! apparently i had an unknown relative in south africa who dies and left me vast amounts of moneyg-unit248

hahaha I've gotten that one...really, do people think this stuff is funny? I guess somebody...SOMEWHERE...MUST be falling for it? Maybe?

You should actually respond and waste their time. At least they won't get a real sucker to fall for it if they are wasting time with you. Also, you'll get a kick out of it.LukeAF24

Sucker? What are you talking about? By the way anyone else who got E-mails about this we should totally throw a millionare party.

You should actually respond and waste their time. At least they won't get a real sucker to fall for it if they are wasting time with you. Also, you'll get a kick out of it.LukeAF24

I dare you to reply, "Do a barrel roll!"Never_Fear

[QUOTE="Never_Fear"]I dare you to reply, "Do a barrel roll!"garrett_duffman

What do you mean?

o rlly what is the email address??? you should create a separate account and email them a letter almost exactly the same and say your from like china. see what happens

dude dont waste your time. what a pile of bull. any english people here will know of a show called fonejacker which this reminds me of.he rings people up and tells them BS like this, its really funnyjpph

Sounds like someone is jealous of the vast fortune I'm about to cash in on.

http://ninjapirate.com/

Update 2-25-06

It won't open for some reason, but if it would you could all see OP is either Thilo or a loser

http://ninjapirate.com/

Update 2-25-06

It won't open for some reason, but if it would you could all see OP is either Thilo or a loser

zeppelin6591

No one cares about your crackpot theories now shut the **** up and leave my thread.

Have fun with your money! Oh also burn everything you have right now because you can buy it back later!!Denjin_hadouken

When I have my money I'm going to travel to a lot of overseas places like Canada.

[QUOTE="LukeAF24"]You should actually respond and waste their time. At least they won't get a real sucker to fall for it if they are wasting time with you. Also, you'll get a kick out of it.nht12101990

Sucker? What are you talking about? By the way anyone else who got E-mails about this we should totally throw a millionare party.

[QUOTE="nht12101990"]

[QUOTE="LukeAF24"]You should actually respond and waste their time. At least they won't get a real sucker to fall for it if they are wasting time with you. Also, you'll get a kick out of it.quiglythegreat

Sucker? What are you talking about? By the way anyone else who got E-mails about this we should totally throw a millionare party.

My new mansion that I just got a loan for and totally know that I'm going to pay for it on they give me my %25? We can bask in the ambience of my jacuzzi filled with my hundred dollar bills and make fun of every one that isn't rich.

Dude u should sell everything in house and ur house then get the money from that guy.Then by better stuff trust me.MgamerBD

Why sell it? I'll do what the other guy told me to do and burn it. I'm just that **** rich.

I'm suspicious about the legitimacy of this thread itself. But, if you are serious that you got that e-mail, I have one word to describe this situation: scam. Seriously, is there any logic in a Nigerian businessman calling a total stranger and giving them money? Absolutely not. All they want is your personal information.nuclear_cookout

yep scams...they want ur bankers name, ur account....the could find a way to get ur pasword and take all of ur money out of ur bank account.

I'm suspicious about the legitimacy of this thread itself. But, if you are serious that you got that e-mail, I have one word to describe this situation: scam. Seriously, is there any logic in a Nigerian businessman calling a total stranger and giving them money? Absolutely not. All they want is your personal information.nuclear_cookout

Internet. Serious Business

[QUOTE="nuclear_cookout"]I'm suspicious about the legitimacy of this thread itself. But, if you are serious that you got that e-mail, I have one word to describe this situation: scam. Seriously, is there any logic in a Nigerian businessman calling a total stranger and giving them money? Absolutely not. All they want is your personal information.iam2green

yep scams...they want ur bankers name, ur account....the could find a way to get ur pasword and take all of ur money out of ur bank account.

Yeah, seriously if you're thinking about giving your details to a "Nigerian businessman", who wants to send you funds of millions...then you don't deserve a bank account.

[QUOTE="nuclear_cookout"]I'm suspicious about the legitimacy of this thread itself. But, if you are serious that you got that e-mail, I have one word to describe this situation: scam. Seriously, is there any logic in a Nigerian businessman calling a total stranger and giving them money? Absolutely not. All they want is your personal information.iam2green

yep scams...they want ur bankers name, ur account....the could find a way to get ur pasword and take all of ur money out of ur bank account.