BS: The best Scam email yet

Subject: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: olddude
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:01 PM

I love it, they never stop trying do they. Got this one in my email .

ttention!!

>From The Desk of:
Barry Hunter

One of our officials stopped a Diplomat here in JFK International airport (New York) the diplomat was carrying a Consignment that was being delivered to your residence.

We need you to kindly affirm that you are aware of the delivery of the Consignment so that the Diplomat will be allowed to make the delivery to you.

I am writing to confirm if you are aware of the delivery of the Consignment to you,Your quick response will ensure that you receive your Consignment without any further delay.

You are to reconfirm your name,phone number,address with zip code and Nationality.

I await your urgent responds

Yours Sincerely

Commandant,
Barry Hunter
A G Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP)
Securing America's Borders.

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:07 PM

In what way is any one of those details confidential or unascertainable thru normal channels?

Puzzled as to the purpose of this scam

~Michael~

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:09 PM

Whatever could be in this consignment olddude? Personally delivered by 'a Diplomat'! Sounds very interesting. But as all they want is your name, address, Zip code and nationality, I'd have thought any telephone directory would have those details in it?

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: gnu
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:14 PM

But, you opened the email. Better run a virus scan quick like. No?

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: olddude
Date: 04 May 11 - 05:28 PM

Oh they start by gathering the simple info then search for the rest on the web ... by the way that is enough to pull up a credit report ... then they call and get the rest or whatever info they can get ... that is purpose to fish and see who response then they go from there.   No virus attached GNU ... I can't get them ...

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 05 May 11 - 02:59 AM

Is it me? But, as they have this interesting Consignment, I would assume that it would have an address label, stating you name, address, zip code, etc, already!

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Marianne S.
Date: 05 May 11 - 03:09 AM

Anyway, don't diplomats have diplomatic immunity?

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: olddude
Date: 05 May 11 - 07:52 AM

It must have been the hot burrito sauce I ordered from Mexico :-)

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 05 May 11 - 02:13 PM

I've decide that I'm never going to fly to Burkina Faso.....It's getting near 7 plane crashes a week....All of them with a multi millionaire on board, whose accountants want to give me all the money....(as long as I send them.......etc, etc, !!)

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: gnu
Date: 05 May 11 - 03:26 PM

"No virus attached GNU ... I can't get them ... "

Oh? How so?

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 05 May 11 - 05:09 PM

Does anyone ever respond to these scams nowadays? Surely the world and his wife know the things are sent by crooks. Yet still they arrive!

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 May 11 - 05:59 PM

I dunno, Eliza. I think scam e-mails have become an art form. I suppose people don't respond to haikus and limericks very often, but they certainly are interesting art forms.

Maybe we need to start a thread to encourage people to write entertaining e-mail scam messages...

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 05 May 11 - 06:24 PM

I agree, Joe, there are some very funny ones, especially those written in wonky English. And the convoluted tales to persuade you to give your bank details are hilarious. I think there's a website about the 419 scams (mainly Nigerian) which lists hundreds of them, and the very creative replies by naughty responders, just to string them along!

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: Gurney
Date: 06 May 11 - 01:00 AM

I think that they merely want to open a correspondence, and the nitty gritty comes later, when they are in your address book.

I have had several emails purporting to come from a bank, three different banks in fact, including my own. They say something like warning me that they are removing large sums on my credit card, or asking me why my account is in arrears. If I was daft enough to 'reply' to them then there would be an entry in my address book seemingly from that bank, and who knows where that could lead.

I reported all the contacts to the banks concerned, but only my own bank was interested enough to answer me.

Subject: RE: BS: The best Scam email yet
From: EBarnacle
Date: 06 May 11 - 06:34 PM

Refer them to me and I will be happy to show up at JFK airport to pick up the package in exchange for 10% of the contents. I'll show them my credentials if they'll show me theirs. EB