A very nice man
from Nigeria contacted me recently by email. He offered me a great deal that I just couldn't refuse. All I had to do was wire him £500 to help him sort out some legal red tape so he can get his hands on his £1,000,000 fortune! AND he's promised to give me 10% of this fund when he eventually gets his hands on it. (He is the crown prince of somewhere-or-other, you know).

But I'm not a mug.

I expect there will be legal fees to pay, and what with the exchange rate I may only come away with about ninety grand.
(Big Grant, Wed 27 May 2009, 11:51, 5 replies)

What are the odds?

The exact same thing happened to me!

Truly we are fortunate to have both been chosen for such a fantastic opportunity.

*clicks*

*waits for cheque to come through the door*
(Mr Twisty Cheeky The worst kept secret in B3ta..., Wed 27 May 2009, 12:21, closed)

I'm going
to buy loads of bling.

And then I'm going to buy even more bling to go with my bling.

I aim to look like a white Mr. T.
(Big Grant, Wed 27 May 2009, 12:38, closed)

I love

I love getting these e-mails. I always reply with a mix of genuine sincerity with moderate sarcasm and ask the sender to forward me a few quid so I can get things moving at my end.

Best when they personalise it.. last one I got was some fella in kuala lumpar whose client had the same surname as mine but who had died and he just needed me to pretend to be his nephew...

'oh uncle spoke so highly of you, when can we meet ? what can i do to help this project ? '

you have to laugh - that and turning the tables on cold calling sales people... as soon as they ring, ask for a moment of their time and then tell them about some exciting project that they'd be fools to pass up.... keep it funny though, those poor sods have a hard station..

j
(The Cats Twat, Wed 27 May 2009, 13:27, closed)

Speaking of scamming the scammers...
I take it we've all seen this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQqd17p9_0
( Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Wed 27 May 2009, 15:57, closed)

I thank you
You just made my day
(SarcasticBarSteward wants to be good at Photoshop when he grows up, Wed 27 May 2009, 23:52, closed)