Another scam email

“FROM: GEORGE WALKER BUSH
DEAR SIR / MADAM,

I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU
IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE
SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE
IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ.
MY PARTNERS AND I SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING A TRANSACTION BEGUN
BY MY FATHER, WHO HAS LONG BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EXTRACTION OF
PETROLEUM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BRAVELY SERVED HIS COUNTRY
AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

IN THE DECADE OF THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES, MY FATHER, THEN VICE-PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SOUGHT TO WORK WITH THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ TO REGAIN LOST OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE
NEIGHBORING ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. THIS UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE WAS SOON
FOLLOWED BY A FALLING OUT WITH HIS IRAQI PARTNER, WHO SOUGHT TO ACQUIRE
ADDITIONAL OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE NEIGHBORING EMIRATE OF KUWAIT, A
WHOLLY-OWNED U.S.-BRITISH SUBSIDIARY.

MY FATHER RE-SECURED THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF KUWAIT IN 1991 AT A COST OF
SIXTY-ONE BILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($61,000,000,000). OUT OF THAT COST.

THIRTY-SIX BILLION DOLLARS ($36,000,000,000) WERE SUPPLIED BY HIS PARTNERS
IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER PERSIAN GULF MONARCHIES, AND
SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000,000) BY GERMAN AND JAPANESE PARTNERS.

BUT MY FATHER'S FORMER IRAQI BUSINESS PARTNER REMAINED IN CONTROL OF THE
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ITS PETROLEUM RESERVES.

MY FAMILY IS CALLING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING THE REMOVAL OF
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ACQUIRING THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF
HIS COUNTRY, AS COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING HIM FROM POWER.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PARTNERS FROM 1991 ARE NOT WILLING TO SHOULDER THE
BURDEN OF THIS NEW VENTURE, WHICH IN ITS UPCOMING PHASE MAY COST THE SUM OF
100 BILLION TO 200 BILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000,000 - $200,000,000,000),
BOTH IN THE INITIAL ACQUISITION AND IN LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT.

WITHOUT THE FUNDS FROM OUR 1991 PARTNERS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE
THE OIL REVENUE TRAPPED WITHIN IRAQ. THAT IS WHY MY FAMILY AND OUR
COLLEAGUES ARE URGENTLY SEEKING YOUR GRACIOUS ASSISTANCE. OUR DISTINGUISHED
COLLEAGUES IN THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION INCLUDE THE SITTING VICE-PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RICHARD CHENEY, WHO IS AN ORIGINAL PARTNER
IN THE IRAQ VENTURE AND FORMER HEAD OF THE ALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY, AND
CONDOLEEZA RICE, WHOSE PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION TO THE VENTURE WAS
DEMONSTRATED IN THE NAMING OF A CHEVRON OIL TANKER AFTER HER.


I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
(10-25 %) OF YOUR YEARLY INCOME TO OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT
VENTURE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL
FUNCTION AS OUR TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY. I PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE THIS TRANSFER
BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH (15TH) OF THE MONTH OF APRIL.


I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE
AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE
DAY. A BOLD STEP TAKEN SHALL NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. PLEASE DO BE
INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL. IF YOU DO NOT WISH
TO CO-OPERATE IN THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR INTERMEDIARY
REPRESENTATIVES TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE MATTER.

I PRAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR PLIGHT. MY FAMILY AND OUR COLLEAGUES WILL BE
FOREVER GRATEFUL. PLEASE REPLY IN STRICT CONFIDENCE TO THE CONTACT NUMBERS
BELOW.

SINCERELY WITH WARM REGARDS,

GEORGE WALKER BUSH”

“Folks, I'm a-tellin' you, you have to get right in on this.”

“that's pretty funny ghoul, too bad it's all caps. tough on the eyes.”

“That's how those Nigerian email scams come.”

“nigerian what?

i thought that was just a transcript for a new W. add”

“Haven't you seen those Nigerian emails asking for a bank account to stow some ungodly sum of money ... all you have to do is give them an account number and deposit a nice sum of a few thousand dollars to open it?

I get them all the time.”

“Anyone fooled by this needs to be taken out of the gene pool.”

“i was just kiddin ghoul



and i agree with bmag - which would take out what, ohh... about 1/2 our countries population.”

“Haha”

“People have been fooled by the Nigerian email scams. This is quite obviously a parody, and a funny one at that.”

“I got a scam e-mail from a real idiot I know. She forwarded it also to everyone she knew. It said to click on an icon to remove this virus from your e-mail and to remove all your e-mail addresses so they don't get compromised.

So if you listened to her, you would delete your own address book, LMAO!!!! Then if you clicked on the icon, you would probably be giving yourself a virus. I guess it's kind of a do it yourself virus, lol. This gal is not too smart.”

“I don't understand what they are trying to do, but it's a scam:

HELLO Sir/Madam
I‘M Mr.JOHN LEE FROM NIGERIA. I WILL LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER WITH YOU, BUT FIRSTLY I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN SHIP TO LAGOS NIGERIA AND ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WILL BE PAYING VIA MY CREDIT CARD .

IF YES, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR WEBSITE SO AS TO MAKE THE SELLECTION FOR THE PRODUCT NEEDED

AND ALSO FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO CALCULATE THE SHIPPING COST TO THE SHIPPING ADDRESS BELOW VIA ANY OF THE COURIER LISTED USPS,FEDEX, DHL, TNT.

SHIP TO: ADENIYI JONES
15 OTEOMI STREET
PAPA AJAO MUSHIN
LAGOS NIGERIA
23401,

I will be expecting your reply back immediately you receive this message
Regards
JOHN”

“I email them back and ridicule them.

I'd ship them a bucket of chicken guts but don't want to get into trouble with the shipper.
last edited: 3/30/05 8:27:22 AM”

“Best not to respond to those emails. It just triggers more of the same. They're trying to get people to respond. They figure sooner or later you'll screw up and give them credit card or bank info.

Along those same lines, there has been an increase in "offers" and fantastic deals sent via email. Again, they want info. I consider all emails as phishing unless I know for a fact it is not.

My favorite is "Christian Lending." Yeah, right!”

“Snopes fully explained this..

The bottom line is that whatever they buy.. the check will get mailed to you.. you will go cash it.. and you will be smiling.. thinking.. stupid people.. but they get the last laugh.. when the check gets back to the parent bank.. and bounces.. once it gets back to YOUR bank.. (2-3 weeks later).. they ain't happy.. and you won't be neither.”

“Geo, I respond with a dummy address that never gets checked.

Gem that's a form scam sent to owners of domain names. Usually addresses harvested from a domain registrar. Those of us who have domains but no store just blow it off and ignore it. Those who actually have web stores who aren't wise to this might respond so they don't miss a sale.

The scammer gets a bite and then they work the mark over.

TD, that's one scenario but the worse one is that they want to send you more than the item is worth and ask that the overage be sent to their "shipping agent".

End result, you are out cash AND the product.”

“You can also arrange a bank transfer and give them the ABA and Acct number from those stupid promotional checks sent out where if you cash the check, you sign up for the service.

Just be careful to NOT disclose the check number because that does link back to you.

Make this a financial battle of
spammer versus scammer”