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Old 04-05-2010 | 10:46 AM
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Is this a scam?



Originally Posted by eltonford00112@gmail.com

Greetings,

private and urgent
I want you to assist in a business venture involving Eighteen Million Great British
Pounds
18,000,000,00.GBP from a deceased customer(BANK OF SCOTLAND,LONDON) I am seeking for
a reliable person who will be capable to provide either an existing bank account or
set up a new or empty Bank account immediately to receive this fund.

I am Mr Elton Ford An accountant of Corporate (BANK OF SCOTLAND,LONDON) , During the
course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened
in this bank in 1997 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account, From my
investigations and confirmation,i discovered that the owner of the account who is a
foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the
account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into
the bank's reserve.

The management is ready to welcome any person a foreigner who has corrects
information of this account, which i will give to you immediately if you are
interested to conclude this transaction with me. You will take 30% of the total
amount If you can do the deal with me, 70% will be for me, therefore i want you to
standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and the funds will
be released to you after the necessary processes have been followed I look forward
to your earliest reply.
Mr Elton Ford
Old 04-05-2010 | 10:50 AM
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Don't be a *****. This guy seems legit.

Old 04-05-2010 | 10:52 AM
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Dam, how do people get so lucky. It seems pretty ligit, nothing I haven't seen before.
Old 04-05-2010 | 10:57 AM
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do it paul! how often does a person get a chance like this! LOL
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Old 04-05-2010 | 10:58 AM
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You BETTER **** with this guy.
Old 04-05-2010 | 11:50 AM
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Mr "Elton Ford" sounds as believable as me being named "Max Power" or "Brick Rockchest."
Old 04-05-2010 | 11:56 AM
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I'm going to start sending some of these out and see what kind of response I get.

Best regards,

Harry Seaward

Yours,

Oliver Clothesoff
Old 04-05-2010 | 12:45 PM
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O rly lol... sound like an amazing once in a life deal
Old 04-05-2010 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ryball
You BETTER **** with this guy.
This.
Old 04-05-2010 | 01:11 PM
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Mr. Ford, I has "corrects information" for you over here...

seriously tho, REALLY?

Old 04-05-2010 | 01:57 PM
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You should mess with him. One time I got one of these guys to go a long way and ended up Fedexing me a fake check for $10k. turned it over to authorities, but they couldn't do anything.
Old 04-05-2010 | 08:07 PM
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my friend scammed one dollar from one of these guys. his excuse was that he needed one more dollar to pay for some account fee.
Old 04-05-2010 | 08:15 PM
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most 419/nigerian scammers know me as

"heywood jabloughmei" and i live in beverly hills 90210... the beverly hills gets 'em all the time.
Old 04-05-2010 | 08:36 PM
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Seems just as legit as the one I got from "Dr. McWealth"
Old 04-05-2010 | 08:37 PM
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I think something is up with this. I got the same email. Does that mean that we have to share 30%?


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