My latest E-mail scam

[jfrenaye]

Just got this in my email box......

Bonjour
Avant tout chose, je voudrais m'excuser de mon intrusion dans votre vie privie. Je me nomme Mlle Meite Soumaila, Cadre au Dipartement de la Comptabiliti ` la CITIBANK - Ctte d'Ivoire. Un compte a iti ouvert au sein de notre banque en 1985 et depuis 1990, aucune opiration ne s'est effectuie. Ce compte prisente ` ce jour dans nos livre, un compte criditeur de 4.5 millions de dollars amiricains. Aprhs avoir consulti miticuleusement toutes les archives et les dossiers relatifs ` ce compte, je me suis rendu compte que je pouvais disposer aisiment de cet argent si je riussissais ` le virer sur un compte ` l'extirieur.
Le possesseur de ce compte fut feu John Kouakou, un expatrii, directeur de Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc, inginieur en chimie, dicidi suite ` un accident de la circulation. Personne ne sait ` ce jour l'existence de ce compte. Ce compte ne posshde aucun autre binificiaire aussi bien dans sa famille que dans son entreprise.
Je voudrais transfirer l'argent de ce compte dans un compte s{r ` l'itrange, mais je ne connais personne ` l'extirieur. C'est ainsi que l'idie m'est venue de vous contacter et de vous faire la proposition de virer cette somme sur votre compte bancaire, pour partage, cest ` dire moitii-moitii.
J'ai conscience que ce message vous surprendra car nous ne nous connaissions pas auparavant, mais soyez s{r que c'est une viritable opportuniti que je vous offre.
Je vous demande de me ripondre le plus vite possible.
Coordialement.
Mlle Meite Soumaila

....and the Google translation:

Hello Before any thing, I would like to excuse me my intrusion in your life privie.* I name myself Miss Meite Soumaila, Cadre in Dipartement of Comptabiliti ` the CITIBANK - Ctte d' Ivoire.* An account has iti opened within our bank in 1985 and since 1990, no opiration is effectuie.* This account prisente ` this day in our book, an account criditor of 4.5 million dollars amiricains.* Aprhs to have consulti miticuleusement all the relative files and files ` this account, I realized that I could aisiment lay out of this money if I riussissais ` to transfer it on an account ` the extirior.* The owner of this account was fire John Kouakou, a expatrii, director of Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc, inginior in chemistry, dicidi continuation ` a traffic accident.* Nobody knows ` this day the existence of this account.* This account posshde no other binificiaire as well in its family in her company.* I would like transfirer the money of this account in an account s{r ` the itrange, but I do not know anybody ` the extirior.* Thus the idie to me had contacted you and had just made you the proposal transfer this sum on your bank account, for division, cest ` to say moitii-moitii.* I am aware that this message will surprise you because we do not know each other before, but are s{r that it is a viritable opportuniti which I offer to you.* I ask you of me ripondre as quickly as possible.* Coordialement.* Miss Meite Soumaila

Hell, even her French is poor!

[travel]

I get at least 4 of these every day, from different parts of the world. I hear from our computing services department that they have stepped up in targeting University addresses. I guess they figured out that we're usually more liberal and contribute more money to causes, but missed the fact that we're also typically a little more educated than the average bear.

[REDJIM]

Originally posted by jfrenaye@Nov 10 2005, 12:36 PM
Just got this in my email box......
....and the Google translation:
Hell, even her French is poor!
13316


The heat intensifies...

In just the past week, I've gotten more than 10 of these solicitations. B-O-R-I-N-G.

[missalf]

Okay, now the Nigerians are using French to spam us....goodie. The sad thing is I actually know someone who fell for this scam to the tune of over 6K -- thought he could use the money to help his elderly, frail parents.

What's next, German, Chinese or Norwegian spam?

[stephen_s]

Here's a site if you want to take a look at the stuff that's been sent to peoople. The authors themselves actually reply and it's an interesting (sometimes funny) back and forth:

http://www.scamorama.com

[weblet]

OMG! The G8 representative from France mauled by a sasquatch?!? How did I miss that issue of National Enquirer?!?

[Guest]

Hi, I received this mail too. I'm french, I'll try to translate it for you.. I'm not very good, because too young, but better than google bot I guess ;)



Hi,

Before anything else, I'd like to apologize for my intrusion in your private life. My name's Meite Soumaila, I word in the Compatibility Department of the Ivory Coast Citibank.
A bank account was opened into our bank in 1985, and since 1990 there hasn't been any bank operation. Today, there are 4.5 millions of american dollars on this account.
After looking carefully in every files concerning this count, I became aware that I could get this money for me, if I managed to transfer it on a foreign account.
This account's owner was John Kouakou (who's dead), an expatriate, director of Petro-Technical Support Services INC, engineer in chemistry, who died from a car accident.
Nobody currently knows this account exists. This account doesn't have an owner anymore, neither in his family nor his work.
I'd like to transfer this account's money in an account, in an other country, but I don't know any foreigner. This is how I got the idea of contacting you and propose you to transfer this money on your bank account, to share the half of it with you.
I know this message will surprise you because we didn't know each other before, but be sure it is a great opportunity I'm giving you.

Please answer me quickly.
Yours sincerely,

Miss Meite Soumaila





And the subject of the mail is : I APOLOGIZE !!

Strange Oo But I dare say it makes me dream -_- F***ing hoax, I want money !





Chloe.

[Ned]

I get at least a half dozen emails of this scam and its variations every day. Thank goodness my email client (Eudora) has a great junk mail filter, which puts all this stuff into my junk box for a quick scan, to see if there's any good mail in there, before deleting it all, include the porn, viagra and cialis ads, other pharmacy ads, as seen on Oprah ads, etc. I don't know about you all, but last year, 89% of my incoming email was spam. What a waste!

[stephen_s]

If you enjoy this kind of stuff, got to http://www.scamorama.com. It's a hoot.