These kind of emails make me laugh!

[smoothballs]

Had one pretending to be from national lottery too saying I had a prize claim although havent bought a ticket in years! and they both use a yahoo email address!

this one is from united nations....ummm yeah right!

UNITED NATIONS(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS B PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attn: Beneficiary.

RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have actually been authorized by the presidency,Federal
Republic of Benin and the Governing board Central bank of
Republic to investigate the unnecessary delay of your
payment, recommended and approve your claims for payment
if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with
dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert
your money into their private accounts, to forestall this,
security for your funds was organized in the form of your
personalidentification number (PIN) and your transfer
access code (T.A.C),

This will enable only you have direct control over this
fund, we have also agreed with the presidency that we will
handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the officials of the Central bank of
Benin.

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your
payment from the presidency we are happy to inform you
that based on our recommendation, instructions. Your
entire Inheritance/Contract fund has been credited in your
favour through our overseas paying Bank.

You are therefore advised to contact Mike Ebele
International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office
Federal Republic of Benin on Tel+229-97 276 811 or Email
address( unpayment.office2006@yahoo.ca ) to collect your
original payment slip with your pin and transfer access
code.

As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to
your bank they will credit your account without delay.
Note you are advised to furnish Mr.Mike Ebele the details
listed below to avoid transfer of this fund into a wrong
person.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
Be noted to you that the above information will enable him
get your original payment slip and identification number
(PIN) and also your transfer access code (T.A.C) As soon
as this information is received.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us
monitor this payment effectively.

CAPT.JAMES C.WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

[heidi84]

Yer they are funny cos we know they are total shite.

Ive just been talking to one of my friends who just got a new laptop and she didnt even know how to download MSN, so people like her probs do fall for it. I never thought anyone would fall for this kinda thing until i spent the last week helping her out. Hehe

[daveydude]

God yeah I sometimes get clueless acquaintances coming to me with computer problems - when I tell them to do a virus scan they say "what's a virus scan?" and another part of me dies inside.

On the subject of dodgy emails, check this (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1710265) out - very funny...

[psl]

Just got this in my email in box.....its fuckin sick..
anybody know how to bombard this address with millions of emails?

Mrs Mary Parker <info_uk07@bellsouth.net>
Delivery-Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 11:06 AM
To: info_maryparkerfamily@yahoo.com
Subject: MY LAST WISH





From:Mrs Mary Parker.


Here writes Mrs Mary Parker,suffering from cancerous ailment.

I am married to Mr. Robert Parker, my husband worked with the

Chevron/Texaco in United Kingdom for twenty years before he died in the year

2003.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of £ 17.5 Million (Seventeen

Million

Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in United Kingdom.


Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the stroke

and cancerous problems I am suffering from. With this hard reality that has

befallen my family and me, I have decided to donate this fund to you and want

you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of

widows, orphans and less-privileged individuals.


I took this decision because I do not have any child that will

inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very

wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be

misused.


Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address:maryparker_family01@yahoo.de

With God all things are possible.


Your Sister in Christ,

Mrs. Mary Parker

[Scottybuzz]

Yer they are funny cos we know they are total shite.

Ive just been talking to one of my friends who just got a new laptop and she didnt even know how to download MSN, so people like her probs do fall for it. I never thought anyone would fall for this kinda thing until i spent the last week helping her out. Hehe
yes unfortunitley this is the sad reality. we may laugh, but i have seen some of those phishing emails by paypal and other banks, it is horrific how well they are put together and to be honest i would not be surprised if lots of even intelectual people have fallen for that trap. :joystick:

[JT]

Yer they are funny cos we know they are total shite.

Ive just been talking to one of my friends who just got a new laptop and she didnt even know how to download MSN, so people like her probs do fall for it. I never thought anyone would fall for this kinda thing until i spent the last week helping her out. Hehe

A few years ago, my business partner who was a very clever person, a designer who used a computer and email etc all day every day, was all excited when I came into work one day becuase some nigerian had said he had $6million dollars blah blah, I was amazed.