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This is a discussion on Another SCAM!! within the Open Talk forums, part of the General Information category; Anybody else get this idiots email? NOTICE DEAR CUSTOMER. You have a bank draft of $780,000.00 USD, which awaits demurrage ...

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Another SCAM!! - 03-06-2009, 09:43 PM


Anybody else get this idiots email?

NOTICE DEAR CUSTOMER.
You have a bank draft of $780,000.00 USD, which awaits demurrage payment of $275USD with TNT express. The bank draft is to be delivered to you upon the payment of the demurrage fee {$275}.Contact the TNT Express for delivery with your delivery information. Contact person Mr. West Oduduwa, Email: tntcours827@nl.rogers.com
Tel; +234-706-243-1369

I contacted him and asked if he could just charge it to my UPS account??

No return.. HMMM imagine that..

Darn. I guess it just wasn't meant to be..
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03-06-2009, 09:48 PM


I'd offer him a free portrait sitting instead. Or,, maybe a nice fruitcake
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03-07-2009, 11:40 AM


Email him back and tell him his photo package is waiting for his $275.00 deblurrage fee...Ben

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03-07-2009, 11:45 AM


Tell him he can pick up his $275 and give you the $780,000 in person outside the FBI office.

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03-07-2009, 04:26 PM


I've been getting these also lately. Mine I don't have to pay anything, just claim my million dollars. Gee....
I also got one from a "gentleman" from some God-forsaken country who was coming to Texas and getting married, and was I available to shoot his wedding.
HMMMMMMM
Don't think so.
They all ended up in the deleted folder.

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03-07-2009, 04:30 PM


Why do people even open these? They usually go straight to my "junk" folder and I just delete.
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Originally Posted by L Stegall View Post
Why do people even open these? They usually go straight to my "junk" folder and I just delete.
It's kind of like channel surfing on the TV. Once in a while I stop at the Jerry Springer show just to remind myself how bad it is...
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03-07-2009, 06:39 PM


I too get them, I think the deeper the recession, the more of these people are going to see. But with all the notification, and warnings, I'm surprised they're still trying this one. I guess that's one business that isn't slowed down by the economic downturn. Sad thing is some people maybe so deseperate, they may feed into it. I delte mine as well at least they are persistent.
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